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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today’s edition was chalked up while giving out some hugs today.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“She was unstoppable. Not because she didn’t have failures or doubts, but because she continued on despite them.” — Beau Taplin
CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
Registration for the 2017 CrossFit Open begins Thursday. Nike wants you to stop exercise and start training. Josh Everett’s 4-year-old son is already doing legless rope climbs. Think you’ve got mobility, think again. Progenex just released a new protein pancakes mix. This is what it looks like to lift a 176 pound sand bag. This is the Reebok Nano 7.0promo spot you might have missed. Christina Seeley looked like and entirely different person 10 years ago and now she’s a CrossFit Games athlete. Tia-Clair Toomey hits some bicep curls. Tasia Percevecz gets all dressed up. A woman who was brutally raped when she was 21 has found her love of running and CrossFit key to her recovery. Paleolithics became the official sports nutrition sponsor of the CrossFit Games for the next three years.
WOW STRONGER
This five event, three person team strongman competition hosted at CrossFit Reykjavik featured athletes like Sara Sigmundsdottir, Thuri Helgadottir, Annie Thorisdottir, Katrin Davidsdottir, Hafthor Bornsson, Elijah Muhammad, Patrick Vellner, Alec Smith, and Paul Tremblay. Highlights: Annie Thorisdottir and Hafthor’s team won, Sara Sigmundsdottir did 18 unbroken muscle-ups, Annie Thorisdottir snatched 192 pounds, Alec Smith went head-to-head with Hafthor in the clean ladder, Hafthor strict pressed a barbell with Annie and Katrin hanging on, and here’s where you can look at a ton of pics from the event.
CROSSFIT FORT VANCOUVER CHAMPIONSHIPS
In the invite only 2-person team competition in Washington State, Carly Fuhrer and Caitlin Ritchey took first and Carleen Mathews and Jessica Core took second. Ben Stoneberg and Justin Ahrens took first on the men’s side. Check out the full leaderboard for the complete breakdown and here are a few highlights: Carly Fuhrer hang snatched a 185 pound PR, Carleen Mathews hang snatched a 165 pound PR, and Ben Stoneberg hang snatched 295 pounds.
ON THE RADIO
2X CrossFit Games athlete Carleen Mathews gets really vulnerable with the Mind Muscle Project, sharing her journey from anorexia and alcoholism to getting sober and qualifying for the CrossFit Games. She starts getting real around the 8:30 mark.
CHALK UP READS
“I am thrilled with my improved quality of daily life” by Jon Rowley, 2020 CrossFit
“I am so very fortunate to be a now three-and-a-half year member of the 2020 Fitness community. While always maintaining a fairly active lifestyle over the years as primarily a runner, I have never experienced such a universal way to build endurance, strength and mobility as the outstanding coaching staff have provided me and the other members of this unique community!
“As a husband, father of three, and grandfather of four, I am thrilled with my improved quality of daily life to, as an example, walk 18 holes of golf and then take the grandkids to the park to run and play with them while feeling energized throughout. I look forward to many more years working with Jon, his tremendous coaching staff and being a part of this warm community of fun, supportive and energetic people of all ages! Thank you 2020 Fitness!!
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
Mom and owner of Proventus CrossFit in Mankato, Minnesota, is heading down to Wodapalooza after qualifying in the Masters Division. Full disclosure, she was a coach at your authors box a few years back and therefore we’re being biased in our coverage!