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CrossFit Update
Published on 21 Nov 2009 at 9:25 am.
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Reader Mark, acknowledging that yes, the CrossFit website is obtuse, recommends contacting your local affiliate for an orientation. And offers this quick-and-dirty rundown:
CrossFit
Published on 20 Nov 2009 at 9:28 am.
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Reader Pat likes CrossFit, a dynamic combination of all kinds of things reportedly employed by various military and police units. Sounds like a great concept. I think this is what my cop brother-in-law was talking about, need to check. I enjoyed the torture session where he made me and our sons run up and down Coast [...]
Rat Happy
Published on 19 Nov 2009 at 8:52 am.
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It’s one of the dirty little secrets of intense exercise. Do it, and you’ll feel happy. Rat happy, as an inner rat-like calm spreads over you. NYT’s Health section explains:
Fit Fight
Published on 17 Nov 2009 at 11:57 am.
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I may not be up for his full iron-pumping, cooler-carrying regime, but J.D. Johannes is getting under my skin.
Fit For Combat?
Published on 16 Nov 2009 at 10:34 am.
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Hardly, by J.D. Johannes’ standard. Got my copy the other day, read Part I and skimmed Part II. Six months since re-engaging my body, down 25 pounds, wind up, I might qualify for what he’d call “Fit (Enough) for Combat.”
RCAF Plan
Published on 13 Nov 2009 at 11:11 am.
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Reader Bill B. weighs in on our running “Live Forever Or Die Trying” program. At 67, he’s knocking out more pullups and pushups than I have since at least 2003, so maybe he knows what he’s talking about. “LFODT” Part 10:
Working Out On The Go!
Published on 12 Nov 2009 at 8:54 am.
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How To Live Forever Or Die Trying, Part 9.
It’s always hard to keep up an exercise regimen with all the demands of a hectic modern lifestyle, especially if you have to travel for business. J.D. Johannes, freelance embed and author of Fit for Combat: When Fitness is a Matter of Life or Death,* explains how he [...]
Ready To Hurt More
Published on 5 Nov 2009 at 8:22 am.
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Two more waiting to receive their copies of Fit for Combat: When Fitness is a Matter of Life or Death for a total of 18 since last month.
Two got The Complete Guide to Navy SEAL Fitness. One got The Official United States Navy SEAL Workout. And one, sensibly, got the Joist Mount Chin Up Bar. Which is a [...]
Hurt More
Published on 4 Nov 2009 at 10:20 am.
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Before we get around to that “injuries” post I mentioned yesterday, here are some more ways to hurt.*
The Official United States Navy SEAL Workout by Andrew Flach. The boss passed this on at work yesterday, I did a quick flip-through. A lot of basic information about the SEALs, with easy-to-follow photo guides on how to hurt [...]
Injuries
Published on 3 Nov 2009 at 1:12 pm.
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Lynne in comments on Danger Zone! is interested in a “How To Live Forever Or Die Trying” post on workout injuries:
Danger Zone!
Published on 2 Nov 2009 at 12:09 pm.
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It’s the horrible nexus of holidays and winter, arriving right around the time that you might be losing a little steam from your summer/spring startup. Finding it a little harder to get out and work out. The kids just brought home bags of Halloween candy and there will be more piled up at work. What are you [...]
