Repetition builds confidence. Confidence builds strength.

Last February, Open workout 14.1 was announced. It consisted of double-unders & 75lb snatches. Back then, a 75lb snatch scared the crap out of me. I remember watching the live announcement from our coaches house, alongside 30 other super-fit athletes. Right after they announced the workout, I said to myself, “I …

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I’m getting fat & I like it

[sung to the tune of Katy Perry’s 2008 hit single “I Kissed A Girl”] I had a doctor’s appointment today, and the nurse asked if I knew how much I weighed, or should she put me the scale. I thought I weighed between 165-170, because I’ve floated in that range …

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Stop Thinking & Drop Your Butt to the Ground

I’m not surprised that I’ve struggled with the barbell movements of CrossFit. I’m 5+ months into my CrossFit journey, and I’m still very much a beginner at just about all the olympic lifts. Even after 4 weeks of training specifically with the “Barbell Club” (albeit 1 coach & 1 other …

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CrossFit: Whitten’s WOD

Today we did a hero WOD. If you’re not familiar, a hero WOD is a workout created in honor of a fallen soldier. It’s usually a longer, more grueling version of a typical CrossFit workout (if you can believe that). I’ll briefly explain the workout below, but the real story starts …

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CrossFit: We got your back, Coach.

CrossFit Addict, Richmond VA - Trey McFerren

Today, after our last class of the day, we heard our coach talking about how we was getting ready to do today’s WOD. As is the norm for every workout at CrossFit Addict, no one works out alone. We weren’t about to leave our coach hangin’, either. He’s been a little …

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CrossFit: No Plateau

CrossFit Richmond VA - CrossFit Addicts at work

We had 3 new people show up for class today at CrossFit Addict. While all 3 of them kicked butt, it was a comment I overheard from one of them that stuck with me today. I heard Linda mention the dreaded workout plateau at cardio/free-weight gym like Gold’s. We’ve all …

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CrossFit: Encourage, Chase & Congratulate

When I got to the gym tonight for the 6:30 class, Whitney was already there putting in some work. You might remember her from a few days ago when we were both trying to nail our first muscle-up. If she hadn’t stayed after class & tried them, I might still …

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CrossFit: My first overhead squat

When I first started CrossFit a few months ago, I couldn’t even do an overhead squat with PVC pipe. My mobility was that bad. It wasn’t the squat. I could go below parallel on both back & front squats. That wasn’t an issue. It wasn’t the arms overhead part. I …

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WOD – July 28, 2013

For time… 100 double-unders Then: 21-15-9 of: Pullups Decline pushups (feet above hands) One-handed dumbbell ground-to-overhead (30lbs) 17:25 Notes I got the double-unders in about 2:45. Started round 3 of 21-15-9 at 15:15. Once I learn how to do kipping and/or butterfly pullups, I think I can get this under …

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