Aug 30, 2010
Posted by Mel
Still recovering from last week’s Legstravaganza, my legs = Jell-O + lead.
Warmup400m runbutt kicks, high kness, lunges, punter kicks
SkillsPVC squat warmup3 X [10 overhead squats + 2:00 rest]3 X [10 back squats + 2:00 rest]My numbers: OH squats: 45 – 55 -60 / back squats: 110 – 110 – 110
WOD800m run7 X [5 unbroken overhead squats 45# + 5 kipping pullups, blue band]800m runMy...
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Aug 27, 2010
Posted by Mel
Words, arranged in kickass order, from CrossFit Watertown:
Pick a priority today. One thing that you want to do better. Today and today only. Not for tomorrow or next week or next month or next year. One thing you want to improve today. Just one day at a time....
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Aug 27, 2010
Posted by Mel
A few days ago, I read the article “Top Ten Checklist: Do YouTrain?” and lamented that it’s been too long since I’ve run sprints and gotten my fanny under a bar for heavy back squats – numbers 1 and 4 on the checklist.
I thought to myself: Self, when we get back from Prague, let’s go to the craptastic gym and lift some heavy stuff once a week… and wouldn’t it be...
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Aug 26, 2010
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In September, Dave and I are going on a 2-week holiday to Prague. I’m going to eat a dumpling (and a strudel), wear a black leather jacket, and walk on cobblestones. I’ve been asked so many times, “Why Prague?” that I’ve decided to show you.
It’s the Prague Photo of the Day (POD).
How could I not be excited about a city that inspires this?
[photo]
According to the...
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Aug 25, 2010
Posted by Mel
Beautiful. Powerful. Mesmerizing. Check out these NYTimes videos of kickass tennis players smashing the hell out of the ball while simultaneously looking like princess ballerinas… who could kill you with their pinkies if they wanted to.
Included in the slide show are Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, Jelena Jankovic, Samantha Stosur, Victoria Azarenka, and Vera Zvonareva.
Watch them...
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Aug 24, 2010
Posted by Mel
In September, Dave and I are going on a 2-week holiday to Prague. I’m going to eat a dumpling (and a strudel), wear a black leather jacket, and walk on cobblestones. I’ve been asked so many times, “Why Prague?” that I’ve decided to show you.
It’s the Prague Photo of the Day (POD).
[photos]
From all accounts, Prague has a kickass public transportation system that...
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Aug 24, 2010
Posted by Mel
I slept lousy last night. I watched the first 5-10 minutes of three episodes of Knight Rider, so that should give you some indication of what it was like.
Snooze –> wake up with a start –> remove eye mask –> turn on Knight Rider –> drift off –> repeat
(I know what you’re asking yourself: “Why on Earth is Mel watching Knight Rider?”...
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Aug 23, 2010
Posted by Mel
Bonita and I have been throwing around the idea of a swimming WOD for months. And since it’s been over 100 degrees in Austin for more than a week, now seemed like the ideal time to jump into Deep Eddy and swap running the track for swimming laps.
I dug up a workout from an old CrossFit Journal article, put my own spin on it (i.e., shortened the swimming intervals because most of us hadn’t swum...
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Aug 20, 2010
Posted by Mel
In September, Dave and I are going on a 2-week holiday to Prague. I’m going to eat a dumpling (and a strudel), wear a black leather jacket, and walk on cobblestones. I’ve been asked so many times, “Why Prague?” that I’ve decided to show you.
It’s the Prague Photo of the Day (POD).
[photo]
Let me preface this by saying that I am not a big drinker.
I am a light-weight,...
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Aug 20, 2010
Posted by Mel
I totally want to try this… although maybe with a 15-lb. plate to start
(That’s Neghar Fonooni of...
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Aug 19, 2010
Posted by Mel
Delighted. Charmed. Aghast. Amazed. Inspired. Amused.
Jealous.
These are the feelings that surged through me as I scrolled through these astoundingly awesome and colorful and wacky costumes at the Miss Universe Pageant.
Like any good drug dealer, I will give you a free sample, and then you can visit the links below for the whole shebang.
You’re welcome.
Miss Universe 2010 National Costumes, Part...
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