Why is everyone talking about CROSSFIT? Join me
Why is everyone talking about CROSSFIT?
First off let’s talk about what it is exactly.
It’s strength and conditioning brand that combines weightlifting, sprinting, gymnastics, power lifting, kettle bell training, plyometrics, rowing, and medicine ball training.
Crossfit contends that a healthy, fit person requires proficiency in each of ten general physical skills: cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, agility, balance, coordination, and accuracy.
It defines fitness as increased work capacity across all these domains and says its program achieves this by provoking neurologic and hormonal adaptations across all metabolic pathways.
Pretty intense huh? If you think the explanation was a mouthful. You should try one of these workouts. I challenged Drew, so now I challenge you. It does not matter what shape you are in, your age, or gender. (There is a 65 year old client at the crossfit I go to…I’m sure she’s in way better shape than 75% of women under 30 J)
I have been a Crossfitter for nearly a year. It changed my life. I have always been athletically inclined, so I thought I could rock it on day one. My first day, my good friend and trainer Casey Langdon slammed my ego right into the ground. I thought I had this workout in the bag, little did I know I was in for a treat as well as a life changer.
So why do I advocate crossfit so much?
Crossfit is a popular training style built around a “Workout of the Day” (WOD), published daily on the Crossfit site, and tends to be different everyday. Let’s look at an example below.
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
225 pound Deadlift, 6 reps
7 Burpee pull-ups
10 Kettlebell swings
Run 200 meters
All in that little time you just worked $h!t out of your body. No need for all those Ab workouts, your core just thanked you after a workout like that
Check out the video! Drew and I crushing Crossfit!
( Drew rocked out a muscle up for the first time! That usually takes a crossfitter a year to do)
So what’s the new skinny? WEIGHTLIFTING! Yes I said it
Weightlifting is a very new experience for so many women in our gym that I totally understand your hesitation and fear of doing it. No one in any important position is encouraging young female athletes to lift weights, because of the myths around weightlifting. Weightlifting, CrossFit and strength training are essential parts of any person’s life.
Yes, my ladies weightlifting is important to you too!!
Women are built to be athletes, just the same as any human, and that’s the fundamental starting point for empowering yourself and realizing your vision of why you came to Crossfit in the first place.
I’ll see you out there!
Crystal
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
I hope you are having an amazing week filled with love and blessings. I know I am. Just knowing that I have much to be grateful from the simple things of waking up and moving my toes, to smelling a wonderful cup of coffee in the morning….or better yet simply BEING!
A Kiss Of Gratitude
I know it’s really hard to think about positive and blessed things in our lives when we have a million things to do in a day.
Hey It happens to me too! You’re not alone! Let’s turn things around by doing some simple things together.
Many days, I try to humble myself and hold a 2-minute gratitude session. I simply sit or kneel, with no distractions, close my eyes, and think about what I’m grateful for and who I’m grateful for.
When I do have those moments , when I feel so flustered and impatient. I close my eyes and start my humbling process. Why should that be? Why should the simple
act of thinking about who and what I’m grateful for make such a big difference in my life? Here’s a couple good turning points it does for me.
- It reminds me of the positive things in my life
- It reminds me of what’s important:
- It turns bad things into goo things:
- It reminds you to thank others
If you enjoyed this video and are grateful, post what you are grateful for in the comments below.
Crystal
Read More »Sexy And I Know It. Lululemon
I think you are sexy.
But, what I think doesn’t matter. At the end of the day it all comes down to what you think about yourself. Today we taught a Lululemon bootcamp in San Diego… It was amazing. Everyone loved getting their sweat on and more importantly loved the mindset piece at the beginning of the class. We focused on affirming our positive qualities while burning a mega load of calories. Which is why we chose this song in the video. Questions of the day..
What types of thoughts are you putting into that brain of yours?
What types of words are emanating off of that tongue and out into the world?
What actions are you taking to show the world who you really are?
These three things have the power to change your entire life.
Start to recognize how powerful you really are, and use that power to make an impact in your own life and everyone around you.
I believe in you, and it is time to start playing a bigger game.
There is a reason you are reading this post. Enjoy the video I made for you, LMFAO knows how sexy he is in this song, and you should declare your sexiness in your own life… just don’t let me catch you in a speedo… deal? 
Peace in,
Drew
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A Beach Ready Body
Summer is right around the corner and unless you have a thorough grip on nutrition you probably don’t “really” know what to be pulling off the shelves and feeding to your family. We are going to assist you with that at FitLife.tv
My philosophy, is…
If it is out of sight it truly is out of mind and that starts with an action plan. Only your action plan for the grocery store is a list. Let’s just get straight to this…
Here is our FitLife Grocery List.
Download HereAlso, if you need help preparing healthy food packed with energy, vitality and longevity get our recipe book today.
Here is our recipe book! Click Here!
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Transformation Begins FitLife.TV
Transformation is a process where one moves from one form to the next.
You “shed” the old skin and become anew. Very few people have the ability to demonstrate this on command. They get stuck in the bad mental paradigms and constructs of, what if I try and fail? To transform we must see that in the failing you are over coming your learned behavior of not attempting and playing life the “safe” way.
It’s easy to stay where you are in life.
It’s hard to burn the ships and go for what you REALLY want? What do you really want in this life? Have you lost track of your dreams, goals and desires to play it safe?
In my humble opinion, if you are not playing to the edge, you are NOT playing at all. Check out FitLife.TV as they prepare to make their way across the country to help a transformation client in a 90 day challenge.
Check Out Kent’s Progress (Click Here)
Drew Canole
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Read More »Life Coach San Diego
Here’s this weeks line up…
1. What are three of your utmost priorities this week that will impact your life purpose?
2. What’s one thing you can recall mentally every morning to wake up and feel like you are on point?
3. What makes you unique?
4. What talents, skills and abilities do you have?
5. What major part of your life would you have to change to feel more alive and on purpose?
6. What do you anticipate that will be great about this week?
7. What are you committed to learning this week that will help you grow as a person?
8. What did you like about last week?
9. What will you need to feel great everyday in your life?
10. What actions can you take to transform your difficulties into extraordinary opportunities?
Upward and Onward,
Drew Canole
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Body Fat Test – The Bod Pod 3%
Drew and his buddy Carlo Lan decide to go to the “Bod Pod.” Needless to say it was like entering a scene from the hit movie “Contact.” Carlo went in and claimed to have been missing for 3.5 years. He went in with no beard and came back looking like Tom Hanks in the film “Castaway.” If you are looking at getting an accurate body fat test done, check out the Bod Pod. Below is a little information about it.
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The BOD POD Gold Standard Body Composition Tracking System is an Air Displacement Plethysmograph which uses whole-body densitometry to determine body composition (fat and fat-free mass) in adults and children. It is a complete turnkey system based on the same gold standard operating principle as hydrostatic (or “underwater”) weighing, except that the BOD POD uses patented Air Displacement Plethysmography, instead of water, for highly accurate, fast, and safe results.
The BOD POD also offers information on Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) and Total Energy Expenditure (TEE) as an optional component of every body composition test. This data is provided without requiring the subject to perform any additional testing maneuvers, and a complete assessment requires only about 5 minutes.
BOD POD Gold Standard Highlights:
* Proven accuracy using whole-body density measurement.
* Uses a dedicated computer system with data management capability.
* Option to either directly measure a subject’s Thoracic Gas Volume (TGV)
* Provides information on fat and fat-free mass, Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)
* Fast test time (about 5 minutes).
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Nursing Injury “Lifelong Massage” For Less Than $2.00
John Parker explains how he has been saving money and feeling great in 2011. This is an amazing new way to heal injury and release lactic acid in your muscles so you can preform at a higher level.
Leave a comment below, and let us know what you think.
Fit Is The New Rich,
Drew
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Lower Back Yoga Stretch – Locus Pose
Drew & Charis are at it again!
Release that lower back tension and get an amazing stretch with the locus pose.
Comments and feedback are always appreciated!
Stay Tuned!
Drew
FitLife.tv
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How To Grocery Shop For Health
Hey Fit Lifers!
Here is another round of the popular CASH CART!
We were sidetracked by the healthy contents of an empty cart at Costco. Only to find that the cart belonged to the lovely Patricia. We wanted to see what she knew about the contents of her cart.
Check out the video to learn more about eggs, protein, and see if she won the $$$$$$!
Enjoy…
Drew Canole
FitLife.tv
