October 2011
5 posts
Tabata this: Learning something new at Cross Fit...
Through other people’s programming and my own workouts, I’ve gotten into what I now see as a two-pronged Cross Fit workout trend. Typically on any given day, there will be a skill instructional which is relatively lacking in intensity followed either by a strength workout (5x5 deadlifts for example) or by a very specific type of met-con (pick two or three exercises, three rounds for...
The travelling CF-er: Community and variety on the...
I do a fair amount of work-related travel. One thing I’ve learned over the past year or so of doing regular CF workouts is that there are a whole host of challenges and temptations for the travelling Cross Fit athlete. The most obvious challenge is the nature of travel itself: up early to the airport, sit in a confined space getting dehydrated, sleep deprivation in crappy hotel beds, jet...
On Giving 100%
So here’s something I’ve been struggling with mentally of late…I have some of my own ideas, but opinions and input are certainly welcome. I watch a lot of TED talks. For those of you who may not have been exposed to TED, it stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design…you can check their website out over here. Essentially, TED gets a bunch of really smart or really...
On Surgery and Setbacks
Nick has had some very good posts of late on 1) Listening to your body and 2) Failure/Setbacks; I’ve been out of the loop here for awhile and as a means of explaining myself, I thought I’d throw up a post in an attempt to reinforce the excellent points he’s made. A few months back (April or May I think) I was doing a CF workout at a non-CF gym near my office. I knew this...
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Over and Over and Over
The best way to get good at something is to do it over and over. That’s assuming of course that you’re doing it right. Otherwise, you’re just learning bad habits. In my latest attempt to correct some problems with my karate basics, I’m also having to relearn the movements. It’s difficult, it’s awkward, but I think it’s starting to pay off. For the last...