Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 16, and this is your Morning Chalk Up. Did we miss something? Send us a tip at [email protected].
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I have done so much with my life and I owe it all because God allowed me to live a life of abundance. So today, on my alive day, I will celebrate every single second of the day with a smile and joy knowing that I am here and I am still breathing!” – Michael Mills, adaptive athlete
THE COMPETITION FLOOR
GAMES PREP
CrossFit HQ just made your life a lot easier and assembled the full list ofInstagram accounts for the Games athletes. Sam Briggs works out some heavy barbell complexes. Meanwhile, Sara Sigmundsdottir works out some even heavier barbell complexes. Josh Bridges is preparing for the unknown. Annie Thorisdottir mixes things up and trains Hafthor Bjornsson AKA “The Mountain.” Marcus Filly hits a nasty Regionals-worthy chipper.
#Finally – Road to the Games Episode 6 is out featuring Brooke Ence andJosh Bridges.
Meet Maddie Sturt – The 19-year old Games freshman from Australia, who only made it to Regionals after others decided to go on a team instead.
GRANITE GAMES
Week 1 winners are Colleen Fotsch and Chase Duke. Other names we recognized…6th Alec Smith…8th Jared Enderton…20th Nick Uranker…21st Tommy Vinas…4th Megin Oczkowski…12th Sarabeth Phillips…15th Kate Brierly…27th Molly Vollmer…33rd Melissa Doss.
Week 2 WOD will be released at 7PM Central. Hint for Week 2 WOD.
SPEED READ
IN 2 MINUTES…
This Dallas County High School volleyball team is doing CrossFit three days a week to prepare for next season. Verily Magazine on why all your friends are obsessed with CrossFit. Greg Glassman says fitness trackers belong in the junk drawer. This is what it looks like for Tommy Marquez when he films update shows. This is how athletes recovery from a WOD in Iceland. Jason and Ashley Khalipa attend their first gala fundraiser for pediatric cancer. This is why we can’t have nice things. This kid wears a shirt Scott Panchik gave her every night to sleep. Happy belated 29th Birthday Emily Bridgers! Alyssa Ritchey got some new Nike Metcons. Chelsey Grigsby does some handstand walks while pulling a sled. Meet Kris Webster, who’s video blogging his day to day CrossFit life, yesterday he tackled 100 thrusters for time.
A veteran finds home again – Kevin Foley “wasn’t the same person that left…I was fighting for control over my thoughts and actions. No veteran wants to be labeled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even though it’s a completely normal way for your mind to process traumatic events. Nothing felt normal to me at the time…internally I was slowly losing ground in the battle for my mental well-being….It started with a friend urging me to apply for a part-time coaching job at Reebok CrossFit ONE…Being a member of Austin Malleolo’s team inspired me and it wasn’t long before I made the decision to become my own affiliate owner. In honor of the Home Base Program at Mass General Hospital, I named my affiliate CrossFit HomeBase. My life was, and always will be, geared towards self-sacrifice rather than self-preservation.
HEALTH & MOBILITY
Beyond the Whiteboard says these are the 10 most popular CrossFit WODs that hit every modality XWerks makes the case for Lactic Acid. Rasmus Andersen demoes the front squat with the PurePharma. Colleen Fotsch tries some rope pull ups.
WHAT YOU’LL WANNA BUY
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