Warm up
5 minute hero pose
Then
5 rounds
25 jumping jacks
30 double down pulse
WOD
Every 3 minutes for 36 minutes
Even run
Odd shoulder to overhead
This is food as therapy.
Pumpkin pie is my favorite dessert, I love the filling and don’t usually eat the crust, similar to my pizza eating style.
It has been this way since I can remember, I always wanted pumpkin pie at thanksgiving and with my birthday usually within a week of it, I wanted it for my birthday too.
My mom passing suddenly seven months ago has, in quiet moments, highlighted some things for me.
I didn’t have the storybook relationship with my mom, I’m not a momma’s boy, my relationship was mainly out of respect and what I felt was the right thing to do. I love her and always will but like I said, not a storybook.
One of the few things I really remember about my mom is pumpkin pie, I can remember being so little and hearing from my grandparents how my mom was crave pumpkin pie when she was pregnant with me. That was her go to.
Every year going to her house or my grandparents on thanksgiving, there was pumpkin pie there, always.
This food provides me a time capsule. It’s not the only one, there are more associated with different people.
It’s not quite an escape but it’s like an old VHS tape and I just found a working VCR.
It’s glimpses and flashes of a time that has passed. It makes me appreciate now, it makes me really look at the ephemeral nature of what we have.
This upcoming holiday try to put the bullshit aside. Call and hug those you love. Let grudges slide off you. Try to be the person your children and pets think you are.
#cfqda #truth #realtalk #improvedaily #neversettle #fitfam #therapy #pumpkinpie
It's just three letters.
A group of words.
To a small group, a special group, it holds more power than typographical recognition.
To me it's a feeling of deep pride, that people will wear those letters on their chest or their head or their shins.
It means we are a group of people who all agree that easy does not suffice. That the hard things we choose to do make us better and are worth striving for.
That we are a family of people that hold each other to a standard and try with tremendous passion to pull each other up.
We push ourselves andthose around us to be better, to continue to improve, and to never settle.
We are the story tellers, we are the doers of things, we are not merely bystanders in our lives.
That's what it means to me, what does it mean to you?
I'm curious to know and cannot wait to hear responses!
#cfqda #crossfit #fitfam #buffalove #bebetter #motivation #inspiration #theobstacleistheway #allittakesisallyouhave #coach #personaltrainer
I have been thoroughly impressed with the amazing work thus far today.
One of the most rewarding parts of being a coach is the pieces coming together, the moments of understanding and connection, seeing the reason why we keep striving for excellence.
There is always room for improvement but that doesn’t mean there is not time for celebration, happy but not satisfied is a good space to be.
Today you get to see behind the curtain, see perfectly why position matters so much, why the scales are important, where the L sit becomes very important.
Cannot wait to see what the afternoon classes accomplish!
#cfqda #nevermissamonday #mondaymotivation #gymnasty #itsnotcalledgymnicetics #coach #pullover #iwasinverted
