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Tina Update

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Tina then

Tina now

So it's been a while since we have updated Tina's progress. Since July when she started doing Crossfit workouts she has lost 20 pounds, made significant strength gains and has a much larger work capacity. When she first started she had a hard time making it around the block without needing to rest. Last week she did a workout where she did 5 sets of 15 overhead squats and 5 runs around the block. She didn't need to take a rest the entire workout!

The most important result of the Tina project has been that she has finally found an exercise routine that she can stick to, have fun with and look forward to for many years to come.

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new group classes

Thursday, January 31, 2008

You asked for it so you've got it. We will be offering two new classes Wednesday and Friday morning at 7:00 am beginning Wednesday February, 13th. Hope to see you there!

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strength day

Thursday, January 31, 2008

We did a strength based workout in class tonight. We started with 5 sets of 5 deadlifts trying to increase the load each set then immediately did a max set of push-ups.

We did a short metcon for workout:

100 jump ropes

20 med ball cleans

10 squat thrusts

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What should I eat?

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Everyone is concerned about their diet and what they should eat. Every day a new health claim is devised to cure us of our fatness. We have gotten away from eating real food and most of our diets consist of processed foodlike substances. Author Michael Pollan's new book In Defense Of Food offers his recommendations on how to eat for maximum health. You should also be sure to check out his earlier book Omnivore's Dilemma. Here is a link to an interview he did with NPR earlier this month.