I spent my July 4th vacation in a convention center in Columbus, Ohio filled with whistles, the sound of volleyballs hitting skin and floor, and thousands of young girls between the ages of 13 and 17. Not exactly one’s idea of a peaceful and relaxing vacation let alone a place to reflect. But I found myself […]
So, if you have managed to read to here God bless you, you are a trooper. Here is how it ended, but be warned the hero of the story does not prevail… The final workout of the Crossfit Open is listed below: Complete as many reps as possible in 7 minutes following the rep scheme […]
The week 4 workout is: 12 minutes as many rounds as possible of 150 Wall Balls at 20lbs 90 Double Unders 30 Muscle Ups This workout is listed with as many rounds as possible but in reality very, very few will complete one round. The wall ball exercise is as follows – take a 20lb […]
Ah the drama continues…so much for my goal of 7 rounds. Life definitely does not always cooperate with my Crossfit plans. This week was also my wife’s 40th birthday and I had a big weekend event planned, which included renting a house for the weekend in Rehoboth and surprising her with flying a friend in […]
Ok if you have been following along we are in week 3 of the 5 week Crossfit open challenge. To recap, my goal is to finish in the top 25% in the world in my age group. Last week an aggravation of an old injury caused me to be 8 repetitions short of an easily […]
Ok so in my last post we talked about our company promoting fitness for employees and my participation in the 2012 Crossfit games open. Sunday March 4th was the last day to post scores for round 2 of the competition. Round 2 was the snatch tree 30 reps at the following weights 75, 135, 165, […]
One of the many awesome things about working for a Schell Brothers company is that our leader feels strongly that people who are healthier and more fit, make happier and more productive employees. As a result we have incentives and yearly contests for people to improve their overall health and fitness. This year CrossFit was […]
So you’ve just moved into your brand new home… You did a great deal of research to determine just the right builder and what design worked best for your needs. You went to the ground breaking, the house was built, you attended the settlement and signed a pile of documents, you moved in, the boxes […]