Wodapalooza just completed it's huge fitness festival in Miami this past weekend, January 15-17, 2016. Competitions for multiple??divisions, just check out the leaderboard+ACE They started the new year off right+ACE You were able to see men, women, teams, youth, masters, adapted seated and adapted … [Read more...]
Too Many Competitions, Too Little Time
As October draws to an end I realized that this last month has been a journey of many competitions. Not sure why I decided to try so many new things the first month of school for the boys and after becoming their AYSO soccer coach for the Fall season, but I guess that is just me. In September, I … [Read more...]
How Athlete Moms Spend Their Time
We all have the same 24 hours in a day so do not tell me that you do not have the time to do something. What we do and say is all about life choices and what we value and prioritize. As a wife, mother, business owner, athlete and now volunteer soccer coach for my boys, I choose my time wisely. I … [Read more...]
3 Things I learned from the CrossFit Games 2015
Look What Women Can Do Now 1)??I was blown away not just by what the Individual women of CrossFit Games 2015 accomplished especially starting off in the ocean and then completing ???Murph??? with wearing a 14 lb vest, but what the Teenage division and the Masters divisions did. The image and idea … [Read more...]
The Games have Begun! Masters and Teens CrossFit 2015
The silence before the storm has finally ended. Wednesday morning, the Official CrossFit Games will begin for the individuals at Hermosa Beach in the ocean and on paddle boards.??The Masters (40-60) and the Teens (14-17) have already begun to show the World what they are made of. Champions and … [Read more...]
What Is The Right Age For Organized Sports?
I am currently debating if my twins age 7, and my youngest age 4, should play organized sports. There are the different sports each child wants to play, the +ACI-bus+ACI schedule of getting each child to their individual practices and the cost. How does a mother decide if she should put her child in … [Read more...]
Mommy goes to South CrossFit Regionals
I have taken a few days to reflect and recover from my first CrossFit Regionals Competition in Dallas this past weekend. I am proud to say that I got to compete with my CrossFit Max Effort team, Lindsay Andrew, Alex Chiaradia, Jennifer Hill, Colt Prattes and Marcos Rivera. The South Regional … [Read more...]
7 Tips on Investing in Your Health Year Around
Spring is here and it is tank top, shorts and soon...bikini time. Are you ready? Spring is a trendy time of year to get into shape, only second to the New Year's Resolutions that may or may not have happened. I call BS on jumping on the let's get in shape for Spring. We should look more towards … [Read more...]
15.5 Completed
The 2015 Crossfit Open has officially closed. My home gym, CrossFit Max Effort, hosted the 15.5 announcement, Thursday, March 26, 2015. It was a once in a lifetime event that sold out in a matter of days. All the former female CrossFit Champions were in attendance.??Sam Briggs, 2013 CrossFit Games … [Read more...]
Holding It Together: 15.4
For the women's RX 15.4, it was an increasing ladder of Handstand Push ups and Cleans at 125 lb. Unless you are a strong mighty quick ninja, most had a complaint either about the handstands or the weight of the clean. The strength of pushing your own bodyweight off the ground multiple times is … [Read more...]