David walked into the valley With a stone clutched in his hand He was only a boy But he knew someone must take a stand There will always be a valley Always mountains one must scale There will always be perilous waters Which someone must sail Into valleys, into waters Into jungles, into hell Let…
The following is a guest post from Caitlin Carrigan, a fellow CrossFit athlete and Holistic Health Counselor. She received her training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she was trained in more than one hundred dietary theories and studied a variety of practical lifestyle coaching methods. Caitlin now offers health and wellness counseling and great…
This past Tuesday, Terry, a friend and member of my CrossFit gym, passed away. He was only 45 years old and is survived by his wife and children. The news of his death was absolutely shocking and devastating. I can’t remember the first time I met and worked out with Terry at TwinTown CrossFit, but…
A few weeks ago, my coach Brock complemented me on how far I had come in my ability to squat. He could see a clear difference in my form and depth from when I first started. As someone who has struggled so much with the movement, it was one of the nicest things someone has…
Love ’em or hate ’em, burpees are an ever present part of our fitness routines. Love ’em? What am I talking about? Everybody hates burpees. I don’t know one person who would volunteer to do burpees without there being a gun pointed to their head. If the famous saying went, “Give me burpees or give…
One of the extra benefits in my life of competing and this blog is that my network of like-minded athletes, friends and supporters continues to grow. One clear example is my burgeoning relationship with RxNetworking.com, a social media platform designed for CrossFit enthusiasts to meet and connect. The founders have been showcasing some of my…
My friend Shannon has been on an amazing journey over the past few months training and teaching yoga classes, both here in Minneapolis and abroad. In early April, she invited me to attend one of her classes at Modo Yoga. While I have been incorporating yoga into my overall fitness routine for awhile, thanks to…
Adam Kendhammer is a seasoned veteran of the Minneapolis Mayhem Rugby Football Club. As a prop, he is a self-described “tank of the rugby field”, a physical power force ready to hold the opposing team back at whatever cost. In our interview, he discusses the training required for such an intense sport and the importance…
As a kid, I loved the Choose Your Own Adventure book series. For those of you deprived of this fun 80s reading experience, essentially every few pages you were forced to make a decision about what happens next. If you choose to go to talk to the mysterious old lady, you flip to page 35;…
All last week, MMG hosted “March Bamfness”, a single-elimination bracket-style tournament to crown one of the eight benchmark CrossFit “Girl” WODs as the most bad-ass.Well the results are in and we have our Final Four. In Round 1, it was Jackie versus Grace. People had to pick their poison between a combo of rowing, thrusters…
Man Meets Goat 