On the heels of admitting that things have been going wrong for a while and that weight has come back, I had a week at crossfit that gave me faith again. I was able to modify the WOD’s to a point where I was still getting my ass handed to me but I wasn’t aggravating … Continue reading
Last week was empowering {and ultimately painful}. This week is the exact opposite. I am injured, and yes I have been cleared to workout if I don’t run or jump, but when I tried to do an overhead squat today at 45# I fell forward and tweaked my heel again. And really hurting myself for … Continue reading
Yesterday I did something I have never done before–I went into my box*, looked at the WOD** and went home. It was a moment of instant frustration and anger plus intimidation–to the point that I didn’t think clearly, got in my car and went on my way. So what happened? What could this WOD have … Continue reading
I have been feeling pretty good about myself. I feel like I am doing some good weight for just starting crossfit and I feel like I am doing well with form. Well, I went to a Canadian CrossFit place this week called CrossFit Altitude and their strength portion of the workout was overhead squats. I … Continue reading
On Wednesday my friends Hayley and Debbie and I decided we would try out the “real” crossfit class at our gym. You might be confused…haven’t I always been doing a crossfit class?? I have been doing a bootcamp at the Crossfit gym, where the weights are lower and there is less cardio. Frankly, I hadn’t … Continue reading
Xine's Battle of Her Bulge 