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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today’s edition was chalked up while on our way to Viva Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show. If you have a box recommendation, send us a note.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday.” — Unknown
CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
Brooke Ence is going LIVE on Facebook with Brute Strength, today at 4PM PT. Onnit just released a TON of Marvel superhero themed fitness gear for you to WOD in. Sam Briggs is now an ambassador for The European Championships. This new Apple Watch upper-arm strap is designed specifically for sports that require full wrist mobility like CrossFit (think kettlebell snatches), but will anyone really want to wear it? Alyssa Ritchey squats 250 pounds for a new 6RM. Shelia Barden, “This is what five years of hard work, dedication and perseverance look like.” Cassidy Lance has a near miss at 255 pounds. Sara Sigmundsdottir reps out some double kettlebell snatches. Maddy Myers decided it was time to start doing strict muscle-ups.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Not even close to CrossFit related, but it’s really awesome. NASA live streamed Earth from outer space yesterday. The hours long live stream covers so many beautiful aspects of the blue marble you’re going to want to have two screens open at work for this one.
CHALK UP READS
Business owner, coach, pig mom. Cortney Batchelor does it all. Not to mention she’s a two-time national champion weightlifter, member of the Pan Am team and American Record holder (86 kg snatch).
Batchelor, who initially started weightlifting as a way to stay in shape for high school basketball, won gold at last month’s American Open in both the snatch (83 kg/181-lb) and clean and jerk (100 kg/220-lb), winning the 53kg class. Her efforts helped Team Juggernaut women win the team championship.
Athlete Daily: Give us a brief overview of your diet.
Well, it’s that time of year again. Winter is upon us. If you live in a cold-weather state like me, well, you know the story. We don’t spend a lot of time outside in January and February, thanks to blizzards and snow days.
Truly being stuck in your house is not what I would consider ideal. On those days we can’t even make it to the gym — what a tragedy!
But in all seriousness, a little living room camp-out never hurt anybody. Plus, I don’t really have to let my fitness suffer because of it. This fitness coach has a few tricks up her sleeve. They’re called at-home workouts and anybody can do them.
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
Meet Iris Trivino, who went from 256 pounds in 2016 to under 200 pounds today. After a year-long prodding from a friend, she joined CrossFit Hinesville in Georga. “No one said anything. No one looked at you wrong. Everyone was just pushing you to do your best and just keep going. I definitely just had to put that (shame) aside and not think about it and just do it.”
A Q&A with CrossFit Hinesville (Hinesville, GA) owner Tina Carson.
Husband and wife’s business went up in flames over the holiday weekend, and in true CrossFit community fashion, members of CrossFit Stonington in Pawcatuck, Connecticut are holding a fundraiser to help them get back on their feet.