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CrossFit Open – 18.5
For the last Open workout of 2018, the director of the games, Dave Castro, gave the community a choice of…
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I saw a sign the other day for a story contest. The topic was either song or games. I couldn’t…
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I really like this workout, and not just because it put me in the unusual position of being one of…
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18.3 was a beast of a workout. In 14 minutes, complete 100 double unders, 20 overhead squats (115 lbs for…
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I thought about growing my hair out. Not a lot, but just a little. Enough to make cute little pigtails…
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I was diagnosed a couple years ago with IBS-C, which is irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. Irritable bowel syndrome is…
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After using a 35 pound dumbbell in 18.1, I wasn’t quite as nervous upon hearing about the dumbbell squats in…
Continue ReadingIn Which I Write About Exercise, IBS and Pooping
Lately, I’ve been experiencing diarrhea fairly regularly on the weekends. Looking at what I typically eat on the weekends, I’ve…
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Last Thursday, I watched the live stream of the announcement of the first workout of the 2018 CrossFit Open. It…
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