An awesome group of CrossFit gals is hosting a sweet workout (it’s a partner WOD so come ready for some high reps!) at the Lamar Middle School track on Sunday, April 18th at 9am to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. They’re asking for a $10 donation that will go towards Lindsay Spurck’s…
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Fonda San Miguel Happy Hour
Long the hidden hipster hot spot (celebs flock to the dark corners when they’re in town), Fonda San Miguel’s new Happy Hour in the Patio Bar should introduce the venerable interior Mexican restaurant–it’s been around for 35 years–to a younger Rosedale crowd. HH features $1 off tequila, $4.95 house margaritas, $5 House wines by the…
Free Sugar Mama’s Cupcakes!
Y’all all know that Sugar Mama’s are my fave cupcakes in town. Tuesday night, you can snag some free ones alongside tea, coffee, and some world famous t-shirt designer named Johnny Cupcakes. Johnny Cupcakes (http://www.johnnycupcakes.com/) sells t-shirts out of a van. He’s touring the country, making stops at the best art galleries, coolest retail spaces,…
LAX / L.A.X winner!
Roxie, who said: Have an awesome time this weekend!
Nuts and Anti-Nuts
We’re all nuts! What is CrossFit & Why Would I do it? … eh, you don’t need to read the article, the answer is because we’re all nuts! Feasting on Fitness’s Starter Series 3. Eat Fat … explains why a lot of us have suddenly decided we have low-grade nut allergies. Untrue. We just aren’t…
Badass Lax/L.A.X party + GIVEAWAY!
In the spirit of things combining in Austin that don’t normally mix and inspired by the X Games, LXM PRO is throwing the lacrosse party of the century. Lacrosse is becoming more and more mainstream in Texas, and events like this are only going to up the sports popularity. The all-day action kicks off Saturday,…
Let’s Make Up Some Stuff For You to Do
This is Mike’s new M.O. with my training: just combine some stuff and see what happens. Gimpy WOD: 5 x 5 16kg kettlebell step-ups WTF, right? First round was on 24″ box, then moved to 20″ box so that I could fully extend my single leg before bringing the other up. Who knew there was…
Lunge Circus
Gimpy WODs still suck. Today was my only two-a-day of this week (I think) and it was fine, I wasn’t tired or anything, but I’m TIRED of exclusively working my legs. Is this even good for me? Should I be yoga-ing instead? I can’t put my arm overhead with yoga either … Anyway, our warmup…
Calorie-Free Cupcake Cuteness
Austinite Jennifer Ross spent well over a year testing cupcake recipes, interviewing bakery owners and collaborating with a professional baker to create her own confection, a debut novel: THE ICING ON THE CUPCAKE. This is the story of a young woman’s decision to leave everything she knows behind and start a new and delicious life…
South Austin Sushi: Yanagi
GREAT GREAT sushi. Terrible service. It’s a shame. I’ve heard a lot of people complain about service in Austin restaurants, but I don’t usually share their sentiments. However, Yanagi’s service was bad, and worse than that, when confronted about it, they acted clueless as to what went wrong. (Clue: ordered appetizer sea bass at the…