I’m actually a big fan of the TRX Suspension Training System Workouts. It offers you the ability to train almost anywhere that you can setup the straps. TRX workouts are portable and versatile, and perfect for servicemen, traveling businessmen, and home gym trainees who need to be able to train anytime, anywhere. However, I [...]
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This is what Mt. Katahdin looks like on a clear, sunny day around the time of year that we climbed it. Notice the hint of snow on top and the beautiful Fall foliage. A fellow fitness blogger, Dave Soucy, of www.DaveSoucy.com published an article posing the question “What Does Get In Shape Mean to You? Not only do I think it is of paramount importance to know exactly WHAT you want to do, and have laser-focused goals to identify that desire. I also think everyone needs a [...] I’m leaving tonight to climb Mt. Katahdin in Baxter State Park, ME with my brother and some friends from Adventure in Progress. Mt. Katahdin is at the very north end of Maine, and it will prove a worthy challenge tomorrow. I thought I’d leave you with something truly inspirational for the weekend, so you [...] Not too long ago, I received a comment that was held for moderation on my blogpost about CrossFit. Here is the comment word-for-word:
Let me paraphrase that for you… Quit hating on CrossFit!!!! You’re an idiot and so is everyone that listens to you. I am enlightened, but won’t share my secrets with you because I don’t want you to beat me on today’s WOD, Fran! All joking aside, and in my defense, I think I offered a well-balanced perspective on CrossFit. I mentioned the pros and cons of the system from a non-biased perspective, and even concluded with a suggestion to attend a CrossFit seminar (with some precautions in mind). I definitely wasn’t hating on the system at all. I am a strong critic and an eternal skeptic, and some significant aspects of CrossFit concern me greatly. For instance, the founder Greg Glassman admits that “[CrossFit] can kill you” (NY Times article here) Things like that tend to raise a warning flag in my book, among many others. Needless to say, I didn’t publish the comment because it offered nothing of value to the discussion, but it got me thinking… |
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