It seemed simple enough. I mean there was the 12 minute run and the bench presses, but the WOD itself was a few letters and a number…KB 150. For crossfitters it was kettle bell swings 150 times. But every minute on the minute, stop to do 5 box jumps.  Not a complicated exercise. Nothing fancy […]

You  ask why. What is the purpose.  But both during and after it makes perfect sense.  The Crossfit today included the century situp challenge. 100 situps as fast as possible. Understanding that this was just the warm up I realized it  was going to be a sweaty morning. The situps were done in my new […]

It was a tough one. Especially in the “box” , as we all lovingly call the Crossfit space, with the heat and humidity being at, what seemed to be, crazy highs. But there we were, the warriors of the morning. Rings dips. Snatches. Jumping rope. Squats and more. Over and over and over. As I […]

I sat on the pavement with my back to the wall. The sun was still beating down. My shirt was soaked through. The prowler push high/low was the last part of the workout that tipped the scales to “nothing left”.  An other Crossfit moment. In that odd way it felt great. The idea of “nothing […]

The question was asked at a recent Crossfit workout. What does 100% of all you got 100% in the moment feel like. Basically, 100% squared. Add to that doing 100 squats, 100 sit  ups plus a 2000 meter row and you have 100 magnified. It got me thinking about putting it all out there each […]

The Crossfit WOD included taking the sledge hammer and pounding the Mack truck tire over and over and…well, you get the idea. It was the last section of a rough hour of pushing ourselves to our personal best. It got me thinking about pushing ourselves each day to our personal best in all we do. […]