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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today’s edition was chalked up while eating some leftover smoked tri-tip for our Father’s Day smoke-fest.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The mind is the master and the body is the servant.” — Steve Cotter
CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
The correct link for Kara Webb’s 286 pound split jerk. Congratulations to Sean Sweeney and Kelsey Kiel on winning Battle Grounds in Reno, NV last weekend. Tia-Clair Toomey launched her new website which will offer programming for athletes and updates on her fitness journey. Going camping? Grab a tree branch. Maddy Myers clean and jerks a new Junior American Record of 269 pounds at the 2017 Junior Worlds. Christmas Abbott will be on Season 19 of CBS’ Big Brother reality TV show, premiering June 28-29th. Julie Foucher starts her first day of residency today. Carleen Mathews’ cool down is a 1 mile sled drag at bodyweight.
If you hate people who make double-unders look easy, then you’re really really really gonna hate this.
WHAT TO TELL YOUR WINO FRIEND WHO’S LOOKING FOR A NEW WINE TO TRY…
First off, it’s only Tuesday. Happy your isn’t till Thursday and you should settle down. But if you’re craving a glass, let us introduce you to vigneron Margaux Alvarez, the 5x CrossFit Games athlete/winemaker who’s Utah-based winery is now selling wine, shipping to North Carolina, Ohio, Washington, Oregon, Wisconsin, Florida, California, D.C., Idaho, Missouri, and New Mexico. The first shipment goes out August 7th, conveniently one day after the CrossFit Games and right now the pre-order is 20% off. Oh and by the way, do a CrossFit community solid and fill out this three question survey for Margaux. The more signatures the easier it will be for her to drop shipping costs.
THINGS TO…
WATCH: If Athletes Modeled Like Victoria Secret Angels
CrossFit athlete Jamie Hagiya joined other top female athletes from other sports to model lingerie like Victoria Secret angels while discussing strength, beauty and body confidence.
WATCH.
WATCH.
HEAR: The Smith Brothers
Both Alec and Ben recently qualified for the 2017 CrossFit Games and Dane placed 24th in his second Regionals appearance. Find out what makes this family so special on this episode of Mark Bell’s PowerCast.
TUNE IN.
TUNE IN.
EAT: Roasted Sweet Potato and Arugula Salad
The perfect lunch or dinner appetizer topped with a light honey mustard dressing packs well for eating at the office. Just add your favorite meat turn it into a full meal.
TRY IT OUT.
TRY IT OUT.
BUY: 30% Off Reebok Summer Styles
Summer is here, and to celebrate Reebok is giving you 30% off sitewide with code “SUMMER.”
GEAR UP.
GEAR UP.
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
24 hours of WODs to raise $90,000
Midnight on June 10th, CrossFit NoSurrender in Covington, LA opened their doors to welcome athletes from the North Shore community for 24 hours and 24 WODs to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. The sixth annual event would bring in more than $90,000 when it was all over.
As one reader who participated in the event shared: “I had my 3 boys Baylor, Brooks and Benton with me and they took part in the kids WOD. It was a amazing event with cancer survivors. The owner Shane is so humble and he is a great representation of what the CrossFit family and community are. It was truly a humbling experience. I will definitely be doing this every year from here on out.”
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STORY SERIES: How has CrossFit helped you achieve a goal?
“I joined CrossFit a month before my final Spartan race of the year in August 2016. It helped me get ready for the Spartan beast in Breckenridge, CO. It helped so much that I was able to finish the race in full.” — Erik Plate of Steamboat CrossFit in Steamboat Springs, CO.
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CrossFit Federal Hill in Baltimore, MD has been hosting free CrossFit WODs on the weekends at a park in downtown Baltimore.
On July 8, CrossFit Heat in Dallas, TX is hosting a competition and concert to honor the five Dallas police officers who were killed on duty. A group of police officers, FBI agents and the IRS Criminal Intelligence Division teamed up with CrossFit Heat to put together the fundraising event.
CHALK UP READS
“Scanner Planners” by Hilary Achauer, CrossFit Journal
John Swanson purchased an InBody 370 body-composition scanner in 2014 to prove a point.
The owner of CrossFit Fast Factory in Sartell, Minnesota, runs on-ramp programs for new members. When the on-ramp is done, Swanson and his coaches ask the members, “How are your pants fitting? How’s your movement? How’s your energy level? How’s your mood?”
“But coach, my weight didn’t change,” many people reply.
Swanson got tired of trying to explain how the scale is not an accurate measure of health, especially for a person who is putting on muscle. He’d tell the new members they were losing fat but gaining muscle, but the message wasn’t getting through because of the fixation on a traditional scale that measures only weight.