You know you’ve been away from Austin, Texas for far too long already when an 82-degree day feels sweltering. I need to get back to my hometown for a good dose of triple-digit reality. In the meantime, here’s the WOD I’d call the Hot Legs and Abs WOD, because everything in it engages leg and…
Tag: gym
SicFit Austin = Love
I hit up SicFit Austin today, only the best garage gym in Austin!! It was so unbelievably fun. It’s what CrossFit is supposed to be–weights, random objects, and you. It’s why I think I can get away with working out outside on the playground or by the river, because it all seems so simple. And…
How to Get Hit on in the Gym
Just go to a “regular” gym and do some CrossFit. Or, not even some CrossFit, just some Olympic Lifts. Or, not even some CrossFit or some Olympic Lifts but a Burgener warmup with a wooden pole. Or, not even some CrossFit or some Olympic Lifts or a Burgener warmup but some simple shoulder mobility pass-throughs.…
“Awkward Capri”
I often find funny keywords that led people to this site in my google analytics, but rarely does one of those end up in my “Top Searches” section! Enter “awkward capri.” … Now, I know for certain that I don’t WEAR awkward capris. Hell, I barely even wear capris, unless it’s for yoga and/or they’re…
Raaaaar Strength in THE GYM!!
I lifted heavy weights today! Still don’t have a gym membership, but scoped out one of the gyms in town and got in an all strength workout today. LOVE. Agilities 3 x 5 Snatch 45 / 65 / 85 3 x 5 Power clean 85 / 105 / 125 3 x 5 Back Squat 135…
15 – 10 – 5 in the SNOW
I cannot get over the fact that it is SNOWING here in Aspen. It’s May 12! The mountains are closed! What is the snow doing here?! Though tempted to use the cold and my inherent desire to be warm as an excuse not to go workout, the thought of seeing my river (yes, it’s mine…
Rock Burpees
I’ve tried to write this post no less than five times, and each time wordpress has somehow deleted it. It’s not even that great! I recorded myself doing one workout, and couldn’t get the film into iMovie (something about being too big). Frustrated, I thought, at least I can show them the blurry (why is it…
I found my people … with egos
When you’re traveling, hitting a new CrossFit is a special treat: you get to do movements you know but with entirely different warm-ups and cool-downs and atmospheres and progressions and people. It’s awesome. I arrived at Roaring Fork CrossFit (in Basalt, about 25 mins from my home base in Aspen) 10 minutes late–Texans don’t drive…
Group Motivation: Me in the Gym
Today’s .com workout: Most of the comments went something like this: “wow that’s gonna suck” I, on the other hand, was excited. I love the olympic lifts and I need to work on rowing–a perfect combo of loves and not. I did decide before the workout even began that I’d scale to 3 Rounds. Breathing…
Interview with: the fellas of CrossFit Austin
As CrossFit blows up and takes Austin–and me–by storm, I thought I’d sit down with the fellas that got me hooked and let them talk about the sport they’ve built their life around. I say life because roommates Wes Kimball and Boone Putney share a lot—they met through a shared best friend, were co-Best-Man in…