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The Bear
Power Clean, Front Squat, Push Press, Rear Squat, Push Press, and done… sounds easy right? HA! This series of exercises comprise “The Bear” or “The Bear Complex” I’ve always included Power...
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Check Your Ego at the Door…
There is nothing sweeter than the taste of success, and conversely one might say that failure is a bitter pill to swallow. Almost anybody who is alive and breathing has seen meme after meme extolling...
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You Don’t Know Squat
“To tell you the truth, you girls are scaring me to death.” This is the response I got today when I asked the dude behind the counter at our local gym, to spot me for a barbell back squat. Say...
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I am a Fraud
Please don’t put me on a pedestal. I was chatting with a girlfriend the other day. She shared with me some struggles that she was having with regard to her self-esteem and that she was working on...
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3 Devils in Paradise
I don’t know exactly what sleeping dragon is lurking deep within my psyche that demands I bite off more than I can reasonably chew, but it is there and it has been there for quite some time. It really...
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I love Crossfit and I am NOT competing in the Open.
I have not written a blog post in a long time. I would like to offer an explanation of sorts. I am treading water in my personal life, and the blog has fallen to the bottom of the priority list. Rest...
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Max the stack… Beast Mode
As the big burly dude at the gym looked in my direction, he watched my set and then growled at me, “Beast Mode”. As I was in the middle of a heavy set, I could only grunt in response, but I’m certain...
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Choosing to Wait.
The 2016 Crossfit Open is well under way. When I declined to compete during 2015’s Open competition, I fully believed that this would be my year. A lot can happen in a year. Over this past year, I...
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The Struggle is Real
I feel myself sinking lower. I am being swallowed alive, devoured completely; the candle still burns, but the wind is strong and threatens to snuff it out. Holidays, grief, and depression are a...
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Sugar is the Devil
The week before Christmas was an absolute food hell for me. There were several times that I had to ponder just how many burpees would I need to suffer through in order to burn off the dozen Christmas...
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