Walnut Crossfit

Please remember that some changes to the schedule have been made for the month of August.

1) The Wed. 7 am class has been removed

2)  There now is 6 am Class on Wed. morning and a 8am Saturday class.

If you forgot the paasword to the view the Schedule on the website, send me a text or e-mail.

Becky, Darlene, Nancy & Art doing "Karen"....woohooo!

How familiar are you with the movements that we do in our workouts? Many of you know what a clean is, for instance. But how well do you actually know the movement? Could you give 3 easy cues that would get someone unfamiliar with the movement to perform a reasonable version of it? Could you describe it in one sentence? You may find that being unable to answer these questions about a movement is your block to being able to perform the movement well. See if it makes a difference to get intimately familiar with a movement you struggle with rather than just pound away at it workout after workout. You may find that the ability to teach it could be the breakthrough you are looking for in your own performance.

Do you remember your first day at CrossFit? Maybe it was exciting, maybe it was overwhelming, or more likely it was some combination of the two. Chances are, you had a little voice in your head that was somehow convincing you that everyone else in the room knew exactly what they were doing and you were the ONLY one who didn’t know how all this stuff works. You may also have been convinced you were going to be dead last in the workout and slower than anyone ever previously seen at Walnut CrossFit. None of those things were true, of course, but they felt true that day. And what may have helped you through those early scary days was a friendly smile or helpful suggestion from a veteran classmate. Remember that! Now that you’re a pro at this stuff (and you ARE), when you see a new face in class, say hello. If they look lost, show them where things are. YOU can make a difference in the experience of your classmates, and ultimately, their journey toward health and fitness

Art, Nancy, Becky, & Darlene

 One would think that since the number of cardiologists in the U.S. grew from 500 in 1950 to 30,000 in 2010 (a 60-fold increase), the impact of those doctors on the disease they are trained to combat would have been significant, with some sort of reduction in it’s numbers. But that’s simply not the case. In fact, it’s just the opposite – heart disease is currently our number one cause of death when in the early 1900’s, it didn’t even make the the top 10. As it turns out, the American diet is playing a significant role, and the world is just starting to pay attention.

In Health Benefits of a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Saturated-Fat Diet, Donald Miller, MD, traces a simplified version of the history of the American diet and food industry from the 1920’s until now. It is relatively short and too the point (unlike many of the books written on the topic). It left me feeling deeply disturbed how we got to the point we are today – and with the information that the mainstream feeds to the majority of Americans, the situation may not improve until it is too late. When you read this, please click through to the article, read it, and share it with as many people as you can. Re-post this blog in as many places as possible. People deserve to know and understand.

Hey you! Wake up! Yes, you! It’s Monday… and just a quick reminder that you have the power to create whatever you want today, and, for that matter, every day. So if you’re not feelin’ it… figure out why, let it go, and create something new, something fresh, something fun. Life’s too short to dwell in hard, dreary, misery.

Tina on the Deadlift

I notice that when things in life start getting really crazy for me I end up looking for the thing I can quit to make things more manageable. I know that I feel that if I had less commitments I would be able to handle the things that are important to me. The problem is, anything that I’m actually committed to IS important to me and I really don’t WANT to quit! If I do drop something I end up not only missing it, but feeling like I sold myself out. One of the easiest things to let fall to the wayside is working out. Most of us don’t see ourselves in any immediate danger of having something terrible happen as a result of missing a workout – and we’re not. The danger is that it can always be something that get’s done “tomorrow” – and tomorrow never comes. Step back for a moment, change your context, rearrange things. Try to do things differently than the way you’ve always done them. Don’t just walk away before getting what you insist matters to you! Ask for help. Talk to m or  a friend. Even if you do decide to pare something back you can always make it a part of getting everything in the long run. Make your plan using your commitment rather than your impulse to quit. You may find you actually can have it all.

Luz and Marty on the Clean & Jerk.

 One of our slogans here at Walnut CrossFit  is “I Do The Impossible.”  Now this begs the question, if you can accomplish something, is it really impossible? Well sure! There are many things that have been accomplished that were once unquestionably impossible. The four minute mile? Impossible! Man taking to the skies? Impossible! Heart transplants? Impossible! Landing on the moon?!? IMPOSSIBLE! Now you may find yourself saying, “Well these things were never impossible, we just didn’t know how to do them yet.” But just think for a moment. There was a time when based on who we were these things WERE impossible. It was not inevitable that any of them happen. Huge dreams, vision beyond imagination, being something new that we never had been before brought them into existence. Literally recreating who we were such that what was impossible became possible. Being here is your chance to do that every day. Smash the boundaries of who you know you are and do what you currently know to be impossible!

“There is no use in trying,” said Alice; “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour every day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” How many impossible things are you willing to believe every day?