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 "bus" 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...]
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...]
Muscle Up or Not to Muscle Up: 15.3
There is much controversy with the RX and Scaled version of the 15.3 workouts. The RX version is as many rounds as possible in 14 minutes of 7 ring muscle up, 50 wall balls and 100 double unders. The scaled version is as many rounds as possible in 14 minutes of 50 wall balls and 200 single unders. … [Read more...]
Mama’s Lesson: 15.1 Complete
The first workout of the 2015 CrossFit Open is complete. Workout 15.1 included two separate scores: 15.1 and 15.1A. The first portion of the RX division was as many rounds as possible in 9 minutes of 15 Toes to Bars, 10 Deadlifts at 115 lbs for men and 75 lbs for women, 5 Snatches at 115 lbs for men … [Read more...]
Mother or Athlete…Crossfit Athlete?
This Thursday, I will be competing in the Crossfit Open for the very first time. Even though I am competing for a spot on my box’s team, I am finally competing for myself in a way that I have never done as an athlete. In Crossfit, I train to improve my personal weaknesses and enjoy increasing my … [Read more...]
How to Coach Your Athlete at Home
I read an article by Asha Forster Grebenik this week titled “How to Coach Your Gymnast at Home” – it honestly should be required reading for all sports parents – feel free to substitute your child’s sport for the gymnastics references in the post – and for that … [Read more...]
Turkey Trot 10K Recap + First Postpartum Win via @MegganFranks
11/15/14 - Turkey Trot 10k - 40:51 for 1st overall person (11 weeks postpartum)2 mile w/u, 1.5 mile c/dResultsAs much as I hate to say it, I was a tiny bit disappointed with this race. It was suppose to be more of a "see where I am" type effort, but I got a little too competitive in the first half … [Read more...]
Top Reasons Girls & Young Women Need Sports
(Original Post) I remember being told by my male gymnastics coach once when I was younger: “You run like a girl.” As I walked back towards the end of the line after finishing my vault routine, I recall thinking to myself: “But I am a girl…Rude!” What does … [Read more...]