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Happy Valentine’s Day and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today’s edition was chalked up while grabbing one of our special swolemates for a WOD.
9 days, 11 hours until the first CrossFit Open WOD is announced
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Refuse to grow up!! You have the rest of your life to act old!!” — Geoff Westmoreland, Masters CrossFit Athlete
CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
MUST READ: Couples shares how staying fit together has helped their relationship. CrossFit Open week 3 live announcement: Mathew Fraser vs Scott Panchik vs Cole Sager in San Antonio, Texas. Cute kid alert: Rich Froning playing games with Lakelyn and Lindsey Valenzuela’s son wears mom’s sunglasses. A Canadian photographer wins an international prize for his work photographing Lindsay Hilton, a Halifax CrossFit and rugby athlete who was born without arms or legs. Congratulations to Lacy Baumgart, who had a successful delivery and welcomed a healthy baby boy into the world. Kari Pearce has joined the Caffeine & Kilos team.
Flashback to June 20, 2016 — Golf Digest cooked up one of the best anti-CrossFit whoppers of 2016: “If you’re a golfer and you’re wondering whether you should be doing Olympic lifts as a way of bolstering your power and overall fitness…DON’T?”
Flash Forward — Let us introduce you to Scott Stallings, professional golfer and CrossFitter.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Watch as Brooke Ence heads into the kitchen to cook up some Spicy Coconut Pineapple Chicken for her friends.
ON THE RADIO
Real estate consultant turned affiliate owner, Charles Boyett joins Episode 33 of Feed Me, Fuel Me to discuss his story of helping others, mindset, and passion. Charles is a serial entrepreneur who doesn’t fear taking risks in every phase of his life.
CHALK UP READS
Valentine’s Day is a day about loving a significant other and if you’re single, your best friends. The day is dedicated to other people but why can’t Valentine’s Day be a day to appreciate yourself?
Whether you’re in a relationship or flying solo this is the day to really love yourself. I’m not talking about buying one of those fancy festive lattes or treating yourself to a night of desserts; I’m talking about truly appreciating and respecting yourself the right way. Here are some GamePlan A-approved ways to appreciate and take care of yourself this Valentine’s Day.
“What Happens When a CrossFitter Does Yoga Every Day for 3 Weeks Straight” by Emily Abbate, Shape
I find the whole concept of CrossFit fascinating and invigorating. Soon after tackling my first WOD at Brick Grand Central, I was hooked. Each and every workout, I push my body to go farther and harder than I even knew was possible. I love lifting heavier weights, getting an inch closer to that perfect handstand push-up (yes, that’s a thing), and the camaraderie—well—that’s a whole other ballgame.
But the thing about CrossFit is that it involves a lot of heavy lifting. Squatting. Pulling. Pushing. All of these constantly varying functional movements at a high intensity, the foundation of CrossFit, can be hell on your joints. Which is why taking the time to focus on mobility is so, so critical if you’re drinking the Kool-Aid.
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
How CrossFit Big Dane is promoting participation in the CrossFit Open.
Affiliate owners share their tips for programming around the CrossFit Open.
A reader tells us that the fittest 77-year-old on the planet, Jacinto Bonilla will be guest coaching February 25 at Land Warrior CrossFit in Suffield, CT.
11-year-old Jordan, who was born with only part of her left arm, says to the world: “You can do anything.”