It is no secret that Crossfit girls have a tendency to lean towards wearing booty shorts. It may not happen right away, but just as with the blooming confidence to take off your shirt mid-WOD, it’s a seemingly inevitable outcome that seems to correlate with body confidence and self-empowerment that comes from the sport. PIN […]
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I’m part of a couple different ladies-only lifting groups on Facebook; I love them both because they are primarily made up of women who understand the importance of strength training and fueling for performance, from strong(wo)men, to powerlifters, to Olympic weightlifters to crossfitters, to those who work out at home or at a traditional gym. In […]
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Crossfit is a funny thing. I was inspired judging a competition last weekend to want to put more emphasis on WODs and endurance over Olympic weightlifting, which has recently stolen my heart. After a recent repeat of last year’s 14.4 in which I scored less than a year ago, and then being defeated multiple times in a […]
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I can give any person who is hesitant about signing up for the Crossfit Games Open a million and one reasons why you should. I can recount my own personal experiences or share why competitions are so important. I will tell you that it doesn’t matter what skill level you are, or how long you […]
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I did it. I am now an official weightlifter, with an official score, at an official sanctioned weightlifting meet! For the short story: Walked in with extreme fear and intimidation, made my weight class I was hoping for, missed both of my opener lifts, cried a little, didn’t try to PR, took home some bronze, […]
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I have been a bit quiet on the blog lately, but alas, the world of eat, sleep, WOD, repeat, has continued to go on. When I last checked in, it was an update on my current Outlaw Way training, which has been temporarily shifted to Outlaw Barbell in prepping for my first Olympic Weightlifting meet. A […]
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“New Year, New You.” While not a fan of that phrase, as we roll into the new year, a lot of women are looking to experiment with new things, and I am loving the increasing trend of women lifting weights! While I posted a version of this quite some time ago, here are my updated tips […]
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It’s been awhile since I had a “woe is me” post. The last four months of training have been pretty grand. I have had some challenges doing Outlaw and there were some times that I struggled in my lifting and some days where the WODs crushed me, but the feeling usually passed pretty quickly after. […]
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If you saw my holiday gift guides for Crossfit men or Crossfit women, you know I had to throw some Reebok on there. And better yet, Reebok is offering 40% off EVERYTHING!! Well, excludes YourReebok, Nano Honor Pack, Nano Flag Pack, and NHL jerseys, but really, now is the time to grab the shoes and […]
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Be sure to check out my other Holiday Gift Guides for the Crossfitters you know: Holiday Gift Guide for the Crossfit Man Holiday Gift Guide for the Crossfit Girl And today, I present to you.. a holiday gift guide for that person who needs all the mobility! (For all items on my gift guide, be […]
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