CrazyWife CrossFit: The "Crazies" were REALLY Crazy Today

"What is CrossFit?"

CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide.

Our program delivers a fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive. Our specialty is not specializing. Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist.

The needs of Olympic athletes and our grandparents differ by degree not kind. Skiers, mountain bike riders and housewives have found their best fitness from the same regimen.

--courtesy of www.crossfit.com

World Class Fitness in 100 Words

Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat.

Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast. Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense.

Regularly learn and play new sports.

--Coach Glassman

Zone Rules for Dining Out

- Never eat the rolls. If you're going to eat carbohydrates, save it for dessert.
- Always choose a low-fat protein entre and ask to replace any starches or grains with extra vegetables.
- While waiting for dinner, have a glass of water.
- If the low-fat protein you order is significantly larger than the size of your palm, take the excess home.
- Determine whether the carbohydrates on your plate are favorable or unfavorable. If you're eating favorable carbohydrates, have double the volume of carbohydrates compared to the protein portion.
- If dining out is not complete without dessert, then don't eat any carbohydrates during the meal. Order whatever you want for dessert, but eat only half.
--www.crossfit.com

Welcome to CrazyWife CrossFit!!!

My "Crazy" wife has been the force behind buying all of our gym toys and kicking our CrossFitting into high gear. Hence, the coolest name for a CrossFit affiliate ever. ("This is all tax-deductible right?!?!?")

CrazyWife and I are both full-time Active Duty Army Officers that are hooked on CrossFit. CrossFit is literally changing our lives and we are excited to spread the word and offer others a taste of the "Kool-Aid".

Check out www.crazywifecrossfitkids.com for more information on our CrossFit Kids program.

Monday, October 20, 2008

The "Crazies" were REALLY Crazy Today

We didn't expect a big turnout today right after the Combat Medic 5k but Crazy Leah brought one of her friends and Big Dan also managed to drag himself in after a fun-filled night of PlayStation 3 I'm sure.

Dan and I hit some Rapid Ascent from Dan John for some good barbell work on Power Cleans, Shoulder Press and Front Squats. One of my favorite all around strength programs...

Leah, her friend and CrazyWife hit some Dumbbell Bear Complex for about 20 minutes to get in a good sweat. They were glad they didn't laze around on the elliptical for an hour when they were done...

Hopefully our numbers will continue to grow as we continue to collect funny looks from the few gym patrons there on Saturday mornings who just seem to be going through the motions...

FORGING ELITE FITNESS IN THE LAND OF THE MORNING CALM

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