Category: CrossFit

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I Can Only Do Me

by crossfitmomm, posted in CrossFit

At my gym, they give us time domains and goals to hit. The workout will have a suggested time domain to finish in. For the most part, I miss these time domains unless it plays to my strengths.

This week, I mostly worked out in my garage. I was still recovering from FrostFit, a CrossFit competition in Colorado Springs, so I was taking it easy.

I did a workout that had a suggested time domain of 31 minutes. I finished in 42 minutes.

It was at that point I realized I can only do me. I wasn’t going to push myself to the point of failed reps or injury, so I went at my own pace.

I can only do me, and you should only do you.

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The Importance of Grunt Work in Crossfit

by crossfitmomm, posted in CrossFit

Grunt work is where the magic happens. If you talk to professional athletes, they’ll tell you this. For this new year, I’m focusing on grunt work, and, to be honest, none of it is very fun.

I’ve been doing grunt work for squat snatches, deadlifts, chest to bar pulls up, deadlifts, and now ring muscle ups. Below are some of my videos I’ve made documenting this.

When you put in the work, you’ll be rewarded. Or, at least I hope so!

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The Trials of Aging & CrossFit

by crossfitmomm, posted in CrossFit

We all know that aging sucks.

I’ve never met someone who enjoys getting older every day.

When you CrossFit, aging will get everyone eventually.

Last weekend, I did a CrossFit Competition at CrossFit SOCO. It was tame compared to many CrossFit competitions I’ve done. But, I now have to recover two days, whereas when I was younger, I would have been good to work out again on Monday.

For me, it’s usually always something with CrossFit — either a tweak here or a strain there.

Already in 2022, I’ve been battling a right shoulder issue. I think it’s because I’ve been snatching more than usual.

Now, my leg hurts from that CrossFit competition.

It’s all incredibly frustrating.

The days I wake up and am 100% are few and far between.

For masters’ athletes, it’s about the rest, taming the volume, and being smart with your recovery.

I’ve being smart — only doing active recovery when I need it.

But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t suck.

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Those Rare Moments of Brilliance in Crossfit

by crossfitmomm, posted in CrossFit

If you’ve been doing CrossFit long enough, you know that most of the time it’s just a grind. Yet, there are those rare moments of brilliance where you shine and where you love it.

Today was one of those days. The WOD was:

EMOM 15 minutes of:

  • 5 Clusters 95 lbs
  • 10 pistols
  • 15 GHD sit ups

This workout I loved and was, in my opinion, brilliant. The clusters (a front squat with a push press from the ground every time, or a thruster from the ground every time) were surprisingly easy for me. The pistols I’m working on getting deeper in my squat, and I love GHD sit ups. This workout was fabulous for me. Here I am doing a bit of the pistols:

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My Thoughts On The Firing of Dave Castro

by crossfitmomm, posted in CrossFit

I was very sad to hear about Dave Castro being fired from CrossFit. Although he had his quirks, he made the CrossFit Open announcements interesting. Plus, there’s no doubt the man knew his CrossFit programming. Taking CrossFit from its beginnings to where it is today is no small feat.

If there’s one constant with humanity, it’s that things change. Still, that doesn’t mean we have to like it or even accept it. All it means is that we move on from here. CrossFit will go on. The question is: will it be better or worse? Only time shall tell.

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CrossFit Hero WOD Klepto

by crossfitmomm, posted in CrossFit

I recently did CrossFit Hero WOD Klepto. Named for U.S. Air Force Major David “Klepto” L. Brodeur, 34, of Auburn, Massachusetts, who died on April 27, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from gunfire.

This CrossFit workout consists of:

4 Rounds for Time of:

  • 27 Box Jumps
  • 20 Burpees
  • 11 Squat Cleans (100 lbs for women)

This was a fun workout that was relatively short for a CrossFit Hero WOD (known to be grueling, long, and mentally taxing). Squat cleans take time, but the other moves are simple. Have fun with this one!

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CrossFit Expenses 2021

by crossfitmomm, posted in CrossFit

It’s a tradition of mine to post how much I spent on CrossFit for the year:

  • CrossFit gym memberships: $1440
  • CrossFit competitions: approximately $1000
  • Runs: approximately $300
  • New wallballs: approximately $150
  • 25-lb weights: approximately $60
  • Massages: approximately $1000
  • Chiropractor: $1750
  • Orange Theory membership: $695 (I’ve moved to a punch card)
  • CrossFit clothes: approximately $300
  • No Bull Shoes: $120

Total is: $6815. Self-care led the pack this year. When you are a masters CrossFit athlete, self-care is crucial in order to avoid injury and keep moving.

This may seem like a lot (it does so to me), but it’s truly the only thing that keeps me sane. Some people see a psyhologist; I just beat the crap out of my body. Does the same thing probably for about the same cost.

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CrossFit Goals 2022

by crossfitmomm, posted in CrossFit

Every year, I set CrossFit goals I hope to achieve.

For 2022, these are it:

  • Ring muscle ups
  • Butterfly chest-to-bar pull ups
  • String together more toes to bar
  • String together more butterfly pull ups
  • Improve my squat snatch
  • Improve my handstand walks

For the past two years or so, I have not cared much about progressing in CrossFit. I was injured a good part of that time (last year, it was my back), so my only goal was to keep moving. This coming year, I feel good and hope to stay that way, so I think I can at least make progress with these goals.

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When All You Can Do is Row

by crossfitmomm, posted in CrossFit

I woke up today extremely sore. I had done a CrossFit Hero Workout, Lorenzo, the day before and did a HIIT workout at Orange Theory. I had no mental capacity to do anything.

Still, I got dressed like I did. I put on all my gear and headed to the garage.

I grabbed my barbell. I did one power snatch with an empty bar. Then I abruptly put the barbell back.

I hit my TruForm runner. Even that didnt’ feel good.

So, I ended up on my rower. It was the only thing that actually felt decent and that I had the mental capacity to do. So, I rowed for a bit. Did some farmer’s carry just to get up off the rower. And then I rowed some more.

There are days in CrossFit when all you can do is row.

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Overcoming “I Can’t Do This” in CrossFit

by crossfitmomm, posted in CrossFit

There is no doubt that CrossFit becomes more mental than physical as you progress in the sport.

For example, I recently did CrossFit Hero WOD Sisson. When I read it, I thought, “I can’t do a weighted rope climb.” I almost didn’t do the CrossFit workout because of it. However, I convinced myself to just try it, and surprisingly, it was easier than I had originally thought. AND it was fun! So think about what I would have missed if I had listened to the “I can’t.”

CrossFit Crossing Over Into Life

This is life, too. As the new year approaches, I am trying to decide what I want to do with the next 20 years (I know, lofty). I have all of these skills:

  • SEO and content marketing
  • Video editing
  • Drone photography
  • CrossFit (yes, that’s a skill that I am counting at least!)

So how do I combine these into something that I love doing and can grow into a business?

I have all of these blogs/websites/YouTube Channel:

If you have any ideas, let me know!

For now, I’m going to go and lift heavy in my garage and see what God reveals to me.

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