I promised I’d post about my experience floating, but first (as an awesome bonus) – firsthand experience from one of my awesome Paleo f(x) roomies, Brendon. One of my (awesome) Paleo f(x) roommates, Julie, and I had mentioned maybe floating while in Austin (why not), then Brendon said she was in too, so, there we went. 🙂 … Continue reading
Floating away (is awesome) – tips (part one)
(This post has been sitting as a draft for a month. Oops…) Float tanks were mentioned a few times at Paleo f(x) – Evan Brand mentioned it in the Hacking Stress panel, and a few people mentioned it here and there in discussions. (Then I tweeted about it and The Paleo Drummer said yes, go.) … Continue reading
Paleo f(x) 2014 (late) recap and knowledge gems
Paleo f(x) in one word: awesome. Two words: SO awesome. Austin is so pretty. And there are fun signs like this: The Whole Foods is HUGE. Look at all this outdoor seating! Before I say anything else, I have to confess – I didn’t take enough photos. I mean I actually didn’t, I’m not saying … Continue reading
28 Day #loveyourbodychallenge and more photos of me than you probably ever want to see
I have SO much to say about how awesome Paleo f(x) was, but I feel like I need another day or two to digest all of the info, and I really really really want to get this out. Body image, psychology of eating/cravings/stress, eating disorders, etc., came up so many times in so many panels. … Continue reading
14.5 aka I’m steaming and I’m dizzy…and glad it’s over!
I don’t really “hate” many things, but burpees and thrusters are two things that I absolutely DO NOT LOVE. I am horribly slow at burpees. We had a 3-minute burpee test last week (a few days before 14.5) and I got like 30. In three minutes. That’s ten a minute and that was more than … Continue reading
14.3 and 14.4, aka just keep breathing…
Confession: I completely forgot to post about 14.3, and now it has been so long I kind of forgot that the workout was and I literally just had to look it (and my score) up. (And then I was sick. And then my laptop stopped charging, so I finally gave in and am typing this … Continue reading
14.2 (aka next year I’ll have pull ups)
I’m not going to lie, I was not happy about pull ups in 14.2. I mean, they were coming sooner or later, yeah, but I thought it would be later? Fat CrossFitter summed up exactly how I felt about it in this post: Yes, OF COURSE they have to weed people out. Guess what—a workout … Continue reading
14.1 recap, on to the next one
This is how I felt last Thursday: It feels like Christmas Eve, except there aren’t any presents, we’re all waiting for Santa to beat us up… #crossfitproblems #crossfitopen — Optimal K (@theoptimalk) February 28, 2014 Yep, and now I feel like it’s the eve of Christmas Eve again! You know what is awesome about the … Continue reading
Paleo in NYC (aka Hu Kitchen = paleo heaven)
I have never liked visiting New York City in the past. There are so many people (and so many rude people), so much trash, everything is expensive and inconvenient, everyone is always so busy and in a rush, etc. But family trip already planned + really wanting to try Hu Kitchen = totally went and … Continue reading
Best time to set goals? After a PR!
For the last nine weeks, I’ve been doing a strength program at my box. I was excited before it started, then honestly got kind of bored/tired with it after the first few weeks. I missed regular CrossFit workouts. (I went from doing 4 wods a week + 2 endurance wods to 3 strength workouts a … Continue reading
The Optimal K 