As spring rolls around, there are lots of announcements: babies, graduation announcements, save-the-date cards, and so on. Since I have no news of that sort, I’m excited to celebrate a more Lyssa-like announcement: BlissFits Aspen Boot Camp! You guys know how much I love CrossFit, and sharing the word about fitness and how awesome it is. I’ve…
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HCG “Steak Day” Update and a Bam! Workout
On the HCG diet, if you gain 2 or more pounds from the weight you ended the HCG drops at, you have to do a Steak Day, where you eat nothing all day until dinner when you have the largest steak possible and an apple. After bingeing two nights ago on the most amazing flax…
I’m in the X Games!
OK, maybe not. BUT I am AT the X Games, last week, before they were the X Games officially, and I am trying out this new workout system called RipCoreFX, which X Gamers Gretchen Bleiler, Jen Hudak, Chris Klug, and Peter Olenik all use too. … not that I will ever, ever do anything as…
I Snowboard.
Remember when I learned to ski? Here’s a photo. I’d say learning to snowboard went much better … In all seriousness, I liked snowboarding a lot and picked it up faster than skiing. I felt more confident … don’t know if it’s the strapped-in feet, that I already knew the mountain, or that I had…
Stealin’ Workouts
Lately I’ve been stealing CrossFit Austin workouts … it’s not exactly stealing, but you know what I mean. Anyway, last night I performed this one, in MY gym crowded by high school boys (apparently their gym is shut down for winter break) who were stealing the squat rack to perform squats far too heavy for…
Around the Fitness Horn … yeah, it’s been awhile!
Power to the Plank – love this article. Do lots of planks in yoga, but adding more in! Body Fat Pictures and Percentages – very interesting … Why I Don’t Cook at Home – hilarious. The Oatmeal always is. My last workout at Bleeker was a super fun one: 5 Rounds: 250M Row 10 OH…
Intermittent Fasting or (gasp!) Not Eating Breakfast
Like many CrossFitters, I intermittent fast fairly frequently. Most mornings, I fast. Call it intermittent fasting, the 8-hour diet, whatever. For me, it’s what feels natural. Stop eating at 9pm the night before, fast until 1pm the following day (these hours aren’t set in stone). I’ve never liked breakfast foods, so I don’t miss that, and…
Olympic Weightlifting with Chad & Christi
Last week, I got to attend a Chad Vaughn weightlifting class at Crossfit Austin. Here’s his bio: Chad Vaughn is a renowned Olympic Weightlifter. He is a 2-time Olympian, 6-time National Champion, and the American Record Holder in the Clean and Jerk. Chad has been involved in CrossFit for the past year, and is CrossFit…
SicFit Basketball?
Or something like that … I immediately loved this WOD from SicFit Austin but knew that it would suck like crazy, so when I needed a pick-me-up today, I tried it out. I made a bunch of mods for my dog park and the fact that I finally found a rock that is heavy but…
SicFit!! Round 2: The Tale of Ripped Hands
I’ve railed against and railed against and railed against ripping your hands just to do pullups. It’s an injury, it’s not worth it, and it puts you out of commission for days. BUT today I ripped. And not just a little. Anywhere I didn’t tape, I ripped. I stopped every time I felt a blister…