Lead a Fit and Healthy Life
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Life is so Short and Family so Important
01 week ago
This pic makes me smile. It’s my niece Amelia and Sis In Law, Janine. 2 people I would love to be able to spend more time with in my life. 
It’s hard when you live clear across the country. It’s definitely easier now with Skype but sad that I don’t get to be a regular part of their lives. Life is so short and family so important — Hannah’s 5 year plan to move out West is sounding more and more like the right thing to do.
But like everything else, it won’t happen sitting on my butt and wishing. It will take work, commitment and focus to make it happen. And it’s not just something I can do solo — it will take team to make it happen and that’s where the issue is. I am not sure everyone is on board with the plan.
The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn’t like to do.
- Thomas Edison
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Accordingly a genius is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.
- Thomas Edison
In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Long shots do come in and hard work, dedication and perseverance will overcome almost any prejudice and open almost any door. John H. Johnson
Today’s workout was a good one. Deadlifts and Pull Ups, 2 moves I love! I love when I look at the workout for the day and smile because it’s going to focus on my strengths.
Warmup
1 lap
2x–
Inchworms
Bear Crawl
10 Squats
10 Push Ups
Skill
Rolling Out Hamstrings
Roman Deadlifts
WOD
It’s a Ladder!
15 DL
15 Pull Ups
12 DL
12 Pull Ups
9 DL
9 Pull Ups
6 DL
6 Pull Ups
3 DL
3 Pull Ups
Time: 7:57 at #155/#135
And if you want to know if I am sore from yesterday’s workout, the answer is YES! YES! YES!
It Happens For A Reason
01 month ago
I have talked about this before but the power of self talk and believing in yourself! This morning during our skill session, we were working on handstands. A new athlete walked up to the wall and said there is no way I can do this, right before she tried. I looked at her and pulled out my “Tony Blauer” voice and said — you are right.
If you remember, I talked about the Be Your Own BodyGuard and how you have to be mentally prepared for an attack and it’s about how you think about a situation that can seriously determine its outcome. Stop and think about that — it rings true for almost anything. It can certainly change how you get through situations, if not determine how it completely plays out.
A friend of mine lost their job this week unexpectedly. You can see it in her body language what a shock it is — she is still numb from it. She worked at this place for a long time, was successful and didn’t see it coming. That’s what Life is really. A roller coaster ride. You have ups and downs — and if you get too comfortable, life has a way of shaking things up again to keep you on guard. I don’t know what the key is to prepare for it — just hang on with a flexible mind and fit body.
I am a firm believer in things happen for a reason. Can be to teach us a good, hard lesson or send us on a new path -
I know personally, when things are supposed to go a certain way or I am supposed to do something – it falls into place with little effort. This has rung true for me every time there has been a big stress or life changing event in my life – moving, job change, fitness, illness, friendship, a big purchase, family. It goes back to how you think about things — sometimes you have to let go of the thoughts that you have control of things in your life. Sometimes, you don’t.
I know my friend will be just fine — and it will turn out better than she even expected, but the hanging on and having faith part sometimes is the toughest of the journey.
Living the Good Life
03 months ago
Another birthday came and went — I can’t complain about anything. I have a great life hands down – great people around me, fun times and good health. My family is healthy, my siblings are living good lives, my parents are still parenting. I am so thankful for everything –
Today’s workout was an odd mix – Double Unders and then Deadlift and Lateral burpees.
Warmup
dynamic stretching
2x–
10 push ups
10 pull ups
10 Squats
10 ?? (i have an issue remembering the warmup exercises lately)
Then we did some Gymnastics!
handstands (shifting weight)
Handstand walks with spotter
Skill
Deadlift
WOD
3min max Double Unders
Death by …
deadlift/lateral burpees
total: 35 DUs
145# – round 7
I struggled through the DUs but managed to string a few along the more tired I got. After the partying and eating this weekend – I was glad it wasn’t a full on endurance workout. I think I may have hurled if that was the case.
And now, I’m done with the fitness portion of my day. On with the workout –
Go Shorty – It’s your Birthday!!
0I have a great life, filled with great family and friends. Look at the love surrounding me last night to celebrate my birthday. There is nothing greater than good health and good people around you!
Last year – my post was all about turning 40. I would say the 40th year was one of my best yet!
Perception is NOT reality
03 months ago
My daughter has been sick going on 3 days now — fever, chills, hallucinations. Those are the freakiest things to watch her experience. She sees and feels thing and has this wild look in her eyes. And of course she yells at me during them for not helping her. Moms sometimes can’t win –
Today is my rest day — Sun, Mon, Tues, and Weds were all CrossFit days, so I figured it was OK to rest today. I don’t think anyone would argue with me.
I just signed up for the CrossFit Gymnastics Trainer Course. From the CF website:
At the CrossFit Gymnastics Trainer Course, Coach Tucker and his staff will delve into basic, intermediate and advanced gymnastics forms in a lecture setting followed by practical application. Skills will be repeated until the student has a full grasp and understanding of how to learn, spot and teach instructed methods safely. Instruction will include how to scale and spot all demonstrated movements for beginners and accomplished athletes.
I’m beyond excited for this in April. You should join me if you are in the area – here’s some info on how to sign up.
I read this short blog post yesterday: When mean girls become mommies and I thought about how it can be applied so much broader than just mommies. We all JUDGE — think about how sometimes when someone walks through the gym door or through the office halls and you immediately snap to judgement on who and what they are. We all do it – some more, some less. Do you ever think about why?
One of the things I have been told that boils my blood is Perception is Reality. I seriously think this is the biggest load of bullshit and excuses people from owning their judgement and seeing and knowing what’s going on and who a person is. I get that we all have filters that we use when we observe a situation, but it’s not unreasonable to expect people to stop and find out what’s the reality instead of just relying on their perceived reality. It’s the easy way out and nothing worth having or experiencing comes easy. Think back to a time when someone or something surpassed your initial perception or judgement. You were glad you didn’t take things at face value and invested more time and found the value.
My friend Kimmy loves to share the story of the first time she met me – it was my first day at Boot Camp 3+ years ago. Look, I was no athlete and certainly didn’t look the part. I showed up 545A in July 2008 raring to go — with some fancy sunglasses on. I am not ashamed to admit it – I was there to ‘workout’ and it was sunny. She thought I wasn’t going to last very long — HA!
I quickly found out that it wasn’t practical at all to be wearing Coach sunglasses and jumping all over the place. Well — what if she took her judgement of me from that experience and didn’t take the time to see who I was — well, we wouldn’t be friends today and would have missed out on some really fun times. Just some food for thought — don’t let your initial judgement of someone cloud your ability to see the real truth.
Happy New Year – 2012
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What can I say about last year — it was a great year for me. I met some of the most inspiring, supportive people and had more fun than I have had in years. I made major progress in my fitness training, got my CrossFit Level 1 certification, spent time with family and friends, got rid of some of the less than healthy influencers in my life and broke free from some of my hangups. We officially hit the remission milestone in Scotty’s cancer journey, my husband is still my best friend, both of my kids are happy and healthy, met some amazing women who have shown me the benefit of true support and friendship and met a few guys who have helped whip my ass during training. I live a great life –
Oh and I learned how to do a cartwheel this year — thanks to Coach Jerry. Doesn’t get much better than that!
Now that it’s 2012 – It’s time to refocus my energy on eating healthy, working out smarter, and taking my recovery time seriously.
As for my family – focus on having more fun, creating memories and enjoying the moments we have together. Life is so precious and short and it’s way too easy to lose sight of that when you are in the thick of living it.
Career-wise – it’s time to not settle and begin to demand what I deserve. I will leave it at that –
I wish everyone who reads this blog, another year of inspiration, support and hope. I am not special. I am just like the rest of masses out there. I just choose to commit to living healthy and fit, for myself, for my husband, and especially for my kids. I sometimes take the harder routes in my journey but I always find my way back because I committed to living this way – no excuse will be a good enough reason for me to sway too far off the trail for too long. I have worked too hard, met too many amazing people, and feel too damn good to stop now.
Leading by example is the best way to show that it should and can be done. You can do it too!
Breaking Dawn
06 months ago
Good day today. Slept in, had some laughs with the family and then headed out to meet my pal Holly and see Breaking Dawn. Yes, I admit I am Twilight fan. I don’t hide it — i love it. It’s a very crazy story but there is something about the bond that was created in the story between Bella and Edward. As you are reading the story, you can feel the romance and bond between the couple. You get lost in the romance of the story – believable or not! I am not apologetic — I can like it if I want to.
I loved the movie too — it was the best one by far besides the original one. Makes me want to read the books all over again.
Here’s the end of the weekend. Looking forward to Thanksgiving!
Bad Economy means Great Deals
09 months ago
Thought this story may be interesting to some of my fellow parents:
The bad economy’s upside? Great coupons.
The good news about the bad economic news? Prolonged economic misery has created a heyday for bargains. Coupons are better. Maybe the best they’ll ever be.
Scouring for deals is nothing new. It’s been the American family norm for decades, and it only intensified recently as the economy nose-dived. What’s different now is that years of financial troubled times have provided the coupon industry the opportunity to grow and improve.
