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Competition Day Packing List
Festivus Games this weekend. For many of them it’s their first competition, and the idea of packing for it is as daunting as the idea of...
Oct 12, 20165 min read


Hero WODs & The Politics Of Our Gym
Backing up, there is a long tradition in CrossFit of writing Hero WODs to honor those killed in the line of duty. It’s a tradition that...
Sep 2, 20165 min read


CrossFit Games Gets Sponsored By A Gun Company, and the comments restore my faith in humanity
I mean…. WHAT THE FUCK. They combat the public health risk of Coca-Cola, and then give out guns as prizes. Nevermind that there is no...
Jul 13, 20161 min read


How Does Your Small Business Serve Your Community?
Packed into Rocket CrossFit after a big Holiday Workout My husband and I own a CrossFit gym. We squeeze more than 200 members into a...
Mar 18, 20166 min read


Please DO NOT Workout Today!
Me, clearly bumming, in my happy place. I spent the last two days doing the CrossFit Level 2 training, which was chock full of nonstop...
Mar 14, 20165 min read


Nick Symmonds, Nike, and The Corporate Sponsorship of Sports
Celia.Huddart at the Olympic Training Center, wearing her favorite Oiselle shorts. She has 3 pairs, because they gave them to her, and...
Aug 13, 20156 min read


Pride Isn’t What Comes Before The Fall
@Celia.Huddart, doing what she does, working hard and having fun. My daughter and I were driving to one of many appointments that...
Aug 6, 20158 min read


Maybe There’s No Such Thing As CrossFit
Yoga? Pilates? CrossFit? Or just our own mix of things we believe in? Hard to tell. I get asked, all the time, “What is CrossFit.” I’ve...
Jul 9, 20155 min read


Why We Compete, But Not To “Win.”
Kyrsten, totally in the zone on some serious Kettlebell swings. I am the least competitive person on the planet. If you tell me you want...
Dec 7, 20146 min read


Raising Children to Love Their Bodies (When We Don’t Love Ours)
Celia and I messing around in the gym. Photo by Tim Aguero. I am terrified of flying. I am the crazy lady who delayed a flight from New...
Oct 14, 20148 min read


Ballet, Barbells and Body-Image
I am watching her, but I see her, at age 4, in ballet class, with her underwear bulky under a pink leotard as her feet disobediently...
Oct 4, 20147 min read


How To Find A Good CrossFit Gym
Just another morning, hanging around at Rocket CrossFit. Of all the things I’m asked about CrossFit, the one I’m asked most often is “do...
Sep 19, 20145 min read


Mom’s Bikini Body, For Better Or Worse
Me, this summer, paddle boarding with the girls. Joy. That’s what it was, JOY. It only tangentially matters that I was in bed with my...
Sep 16, 20145 min read


Integrity: Keeping it Together While Running A Small Business
People talk about “integrity” in a way that is interchangeable with “manners” and “proper” behavior. As if “integrity” means “doing the...
Aug 31, 20145 min read


Women’s Bodies, CrossFit & Advertising
Let’s get something straight, something that I think we can agree on: BODIES ARE AWESOME. I’m not gonna pretend that one of the best...
Aug 25, 20144 min read


Just Redefine It: Kevin Ogar, My Broken Neck & CrossFit
With Kevin Ogar, and a look on my face that just screams, “I hate the way my foot tastes.” I ran into Kevin Ogar at The CrossFit Games. I...
Jul 29, 20146 min read


Why I Kicked an Athlete Out Of My Box
Me, look all concerned-coachy. My job as a coach is to make people stronger. It’s really that simple. It is mostly a physical task, as...
Jul 20, 20146 min read


Programming WODs Is Hard(er than doing them!)
Photo by Tim Aguero: http://www.aguerophoto.com I just finished my first week of programming WODs for Rocket, all by myself. Well, I...
May 31, 20147 min read


Not ALL CrossFit Gyms! (How to find a good one!)
Photo by Tim Aguero: http://www.aguerophoto.com UGH. I really tried to ignore this current round of “Bash CrossFit For Sport.” But...
May 30, 20149 min read


Is There Room For Women In A CrossFit Box?
Just a day at Rocket, all types of people, doing work, together. I am a woman in my mid 40’s. By the time I found CrossFit, I was past...
Apr 5, 20147 min read
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