People dragging giant ice cubes through snow. That’s how they WOD in Iceland. Ok, I’m kidding. Contrary to what many people believe, this country is NOT covered in ice. In fact, according to my couch surfer host Snorri, it rarely snows any more in Reykjavik, the capital. Last week when I was visiting, it was […]
Hello all fellow aspiring CrossFit ninjas! How did you go in the CrossFit Open WOD 14.4 this week? It was a doozy, wasn’t it? If you’re unfamiliar with the workout, it went like this: 60 calorie row (800m-ish for me), 50 toes-to-bar, 40 wall balls, 30 power cleans and 20, ahem, muscle ups. Do as […]
So today I did the CrossFit Open WOD 14.3. If you’re not familiar with the CrossFit Open, it’s a competition where Crossfitters around the world compete against each other by completing 1 set workout per week for 5 weeks. Today’s WOD featured deadlifts that increased in weight very quickly. Deadlifts are notorious for causing lower […]
If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll know that I love experiencing new things that push me out of the routine of sameness and familiarity. I believe getting out of your comfort zone is the best way to learn, grow and make remarkable things happen. However, this week I found myself doing the reverse: seeking […]
I’m very proud of myself. I was going to record a podcast episode last night but I was so tired I decided to take the night off…and cook! I had high hopes for a shredded sweet potato pancake-thing, but – as often happens with my haphazard food experiments – it failed spectacularly, leaving me with […]
Happy New Year everyone! Hopefully you’ve recovered from the Christmas/holiday/NYE binge and are ready to launch into 2014 with unfettered energy and aplomb. Have you been thinking about the year ahead and what you’d like to achieve? If so, well done, kudos to you! And if not…here’s a good opportunity to! 🙂 I came across […]
