My new strict press PR. Set it quite unexpectedly yesterday. Was doing the Lyssa combo, my fallback combo of exercises I need to work on: 5 reps strict press to 5 reps OH squat, 3-5 sets Last time I was in the gym, I bumped it up to 80# for 3 sets, so I did this…
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CrossFitters everywhere … including MooJesus!
I can’t remember if I’ve spoken on xlyssa before about MooJesus! … I know I have written about it here and here and here on thisislifeinaustin. Anyway, MooJesus! is the raw milk dairy we go to in Seguin, Texas, about an hour-ish away from Austin. It’s a little slice of heaven, and the next time…
Breakthroughs
People in the CrossFit community talk a lot about breaking through certain fears. Being upside down, lifting heavy weight, whatever. I have never been scared of those things. I can’t do a handstand pushup, but it’s not fear, it’s strength (lack thereof). So I don’t get those “breakthroughs.” But in skiing I face a lot…
Around the Fitness Horn: All Sorts ‘o Stuff
Five random things I found super-interesting! Thoughts on any? Against Barefoot Running Shoes (I still love them) Acceptance vs Resignation (interesting …) CrossFit is Legit (Press Release about Level 1 cert) Ever-Changing Nutrition Game New Eating Disorders
There are only so many things I can be serious about at once
I got to work out with the lovely Coach Alex Janss’ class last night at CrossFit Central RunTex. She is a great coach and has an easy rapport with her clients, so it was a blast to drop in. The workout, however, featured the elusive handstand pushups. I’ve chronicled my HSPU journey extensively–from slamming my…
I Am Rocky
Hahaha. OK, maybe not all the time, but last night some unfortunate circumstances forced me to work out solo even though I am in Austin and all I wanted was to work out with people again since I work out alone all the time in Aspen! It was a cold, misty, almost-stormy night when I…
I Snowboard.
Remember when I learned to ski? Here’s a photo. I’d say learning to snowboard went much better … In all seriousness, I liked snowboarding a lot and picked it up faster than skiing. I felt more confident … don’t know if it’s the strapped-in feet, that I already knew the mountain, or that I had…
Stealin’ Workouts
Lately I’ve been stealing CrossFit Austin workouts … it’s not exactly stealing, but you know what I mean. Anyway, last night I performed this one, in MY gym crowded by high school boys (apparently their gym is shut down for winter break) who were stealing the squat rack to perform squats far too heavy for…
Hey, can we snatch with you?
I’m at the gym tonight working on a 1 rep snatch max so I can partake in a fun CrossFit Austin workout (which, it turns out, I later mangled anyway). A few guys are also in there working out, and they’re not slouches–one of them is doing almost-handstand-pushups suspended from the TRX (the point? not…
Working out with friends
Saturday morning in Austin I got the chance to do something very, very rare: work out with friends!! Alex, Veronica, and I tackled Alex’s programmed workout from Wes at CrossFitAustin. It was a fun workout, but more importantly for me, it was fun to workout with friends! When I was in Austin all the time,…