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What, how, why??? Zaggora hot pants weight loss pants? SMH
I ran across a groupon for these Zaggora hot pants that are supposed to have "weight loss technology." Seriously? WTH? http://zaggora.com/hotpants/ I'm pretty competent in biology, physiology, and science... Can someone even speculate how these things work??? Not in broscience terms... No, I'm not planning on getting a…
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Couples CrossFit, not your normal team WOD
Thought you might be interested in this. Our box is starting a new "Couples" class that focuses more on teamwork and communication between the couple rather than pounding out a million reps for time... Check it out... http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/aggiesrar05/view/crossfit-couples-class-a-different-kind-of-therapy-588599
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Olympic Lifting WOD
I looked at our WOD for today and it is completely Olympic lifting. 50 Power Snatch (with good form) 50 Squat Clean and Jerks (with good form) It goes on to say this WOD will not be for time or weight. Anyone have and advice on how to go about this WOD or what kind of weights to even attempt? I can Snatch 65lb easily in a…
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CF Competition - a good, bad, and super ugly experience
Hey all. I just wanted to share my experience at my second CF competition that I had on Saturday. It was UGLY. I should preface this with the statement that I should have withdrawn before the competition. I'd been sick for about 2 and a half weeks with a nasty upper resp grossness, that turned into lower resp and…
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Red petechiae (little splotches) from Handstand holds
I've noticed that I get this when I do lots of hand stand holds. I get little red petechiae on my skin around my eyes from handstand holds. Basically it's little red splotches from surface blood capillaries bursting. They go away in a day or 2 but I was wondering it anyone else has seen this? Someone else mentioned that…
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Favorite way to be active in Houston?
Houston is full of incredibly fun things do to and see all while being active! I'm always looking for new ideas and new ways to get in activity (doesn't have to be hardcore, walking is activity) fun things in Houston. My question to each of you is what is your favorite active thing to do in and around Houston?? For example…
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CrossFit Levels
Thought this was interesting. I ended up printing it out as kind of a checklist to what I want to work towards. http://www.crossfitsouthbrooklyn.com/crossfit-levels/
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SocialWOD
Does anyone's box use Social WOD to track workouts/PRs? What is your experiences or what do you think about it? We just started using it and I haven't had a chance to play with it much. I usually just take a pic of the whiteboard and then enter my numbers into a spread sheet.
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Mobility WOD
So maybe I'm late to the party on this one but it's worth a look. We've really started incorporating things from Mobility WOD into our CF classes. It helps. The other day we added a squat mobility WOD where we pretty much hung out at the bottom of a squat for 10 minutes. I can't get up to 10 min yet, and I can't exactly do…
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CrossFitters who eat Paleo/Primal
I know I've talked to at least one of you individually about this but to everyone, if you eat Paleo/Primal what do you aim for in your macros, protein/carbs/fat? I've been stalking the Paleo/Primal support group and have an interesting idea of what some people's macro goals are (some of which are insanely low... and…
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History of the Burpee... now we know who to blame
I posted this in the Fitness/Exercise forum, but thought you all might get a kick out of it too. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/684082-history-of-the-burpee-now-we-know-who-to-blame ***************************** This showed up on my CrossFit affiliate website this morning. Apparently there is a person! Royal H.…
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History of the Burpee... now we know who to blame
This showed up on my CrossFit affiliate website this morning. Apparently there is a person! Royal H. Burpee, American Psychologist who used the "burpee" as a test in which a "series of burpees would be executed in rapid succession, designed to measure agility and coordination."…
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Ladies, do you work out in Lulu?
Hey Ladies, I was talking to a couple of my female CrossFit coaches the other day and both of them swore by Lululemon. Especially to keep the girls strapped down. One of my coaches is a recent mommy to twins and is breast feeding so she really needs to keep the girls strapped down. What do yall think about Lulu? Being a…
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Surprise Tri was announced at CrossFit Games
Yah yah, I know I've crossed over and am infiltrating the Tri group with CrossFit talk. I just thought this was interesting. That CrossFit games (like CrossFit Olympics) start on Friday... or so everyone thought. SURPRISE! The game coordinators just announced that the individual athletes will be starting the competition on…
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Increasing cardio/endurance in WODs - Suggestions
Hi all, I posted this as a status the other day (thanks for the feed back!!) but thought that I might be able to get more suggestions for all you amazing people. I am signed up for the women's scaled division in a local CF competition at my box at the end of September. I was talking to my coach and she told me that I'm…
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Grip Strength
I'm getting a lot better with pullups using resistance bands (eventually I'll get to an unassisted pullup!!) but one of the things have some serious issues with is my grip on the pullup bar. To put it simply, my hands HURT! We were talking about this yesterday and it was said that no matter how much I build up my hands…
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Passing people and getting passed in a pool swim tri
My sprint tri this weekend is a pool swim. Theoretically one person is starting every 15 seconds seeded by what we said our 300m swim time was at registration. I did good, I estimated what I thought I could get my time to and my 300m time is exactly what I said it would be (I might be a little faster). To the seasoned…
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CrossFit Fall Invitation Competition (Local Competition)
So this is exciting... after 3 months of CF I'm seriously debating entering our box's Fall Invitation Competition in September in the Women's Scaled Division. Standards are 135 deadlift, 75 overhead, and toe pushups. As of right now I can do the deadlifts and overhead, but the toe pushups need some work. I have 3 months to…
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First Tri DONE!!
Finished my first sprint tri on Sunday. It was AWESOME!! I wrote a longer blog post about it here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/aggiesrar05/view/my-first-tri-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-283629. But my overall impression was 1) Pool swims are annoying... by the time we got to where I was seeded it was utter chaos.…
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Timing chip question
Actually I have 2 questions (one is probably a lot dumber than the other) I picked up my packet yesterday and they are using a disposable timing chip worn around the ankle. Here is the dumb question, it's a chip that just slides onto the disposable ankle bracelet (looks like a hospital bracelet). I wear a Road ID when I…
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torn up hands - advice
Ok fellow awesome CrossFit MPFers, my boyfriend tore the hell out of his hands on Friday. Do any of yall know anything he can put on his hands to help speed healing? Thanks in advance!
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Paleo and electrolytes during activity
It's getting *HOT* (and that's an understatement) down here in SE Texas. I've been doing some reading myself but am looking for some suggestions. Prior to Paleo I used G2 gatorade and electrolyte gummy blocks during long bike rides (2hrs+) while training for my triathlon and endurance bike ride. Early Saturday morning I'll…
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Some musing on bacon...
To be completely honest before Paleo I couldn't tell you the last time I ate bacon. It really just wasn't something I had considered. It has been touted as a fairly fatty food high in saturated fat and contributing to increased LDL and subsequently CHD. MayoClinic recommends <16g saturated fat and 200mg cholesterol daily…
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Perspective...
People at our box have been complaining about the heat since someone turned the sauna on here in TX... This showed up on our box FB page today... bet no one complains now.
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Paleo... not just chicken breasts and steamed veggies!
I've heard for several people that I've told that I'm doing a 60 day paleo challenge with my CF box that "It's going to suck because all you get to eat is chicken breasts and steamed veggies" NOT THE CASE!! Other than feeling better (most of the time) I'm have a blast (again most of the time) cooking and figuring out all…
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Eating Paleo and counting calories
Hi all, I've been on MFP for several months and just recently started eating 100% strict Paleo. I am highly active, training for a sprint tri, endurance bike ride, as well as CrossFit 4x per week. My CrossFit box is actually what got me started with Paleo, as we are doing a 60 day Paleo Challenge. My question is, my…
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"You realized you've joined a cult... and you like it"
Hi all! Someone pointed me toward this group and I just wanted to say Hi! I'm in my 2nd month of CrossFit and am addicted. I realized that this morning when I emailed a friend of mine (who also does CF) and told her, "I'm tired, sore, bruised (incident with a bar, collarbone, and the rack position), and just shelled out a…
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Eating Paleo and training for longer distance events
I do CrossFit multiple times per week and at the same time am training for a Sprint Tri at the end of June and a longer distance uber hilly bike ride in October. I'm considering doing a 60 day Paleo Challenge with my box but am concerned how it will impact energy levels and training for longer distance events. I am very…
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CF WOD = Dog Tired?
I really hope I'm not the only one that feels like this... 95% of the time after a WOD I'm dog tired to the point that I feel like all I want to do is collapse on the floor in utter exhaustion. Feelings of possibly vomiting sometimes there, sometimes not. Usually, I feel better after I cool down and eat/drink something but…
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100 Day Burpee Challenge
So this kind of started out as a challenge with my boyfriend, then it got mentioned to one of my MFP friends who joined in on our crazy train, then I blogged about it and it seemed like people were interested. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/aggiesrar05/view/burpees-we-all-love-to-hate-them-264416 So now I'm officially…
