Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Gillian Mousey
I could watch Gillian Mousey do “Dizzy Diane” (deadlifts, tumbling, and handstand pushups) all day.
Entries Tagged as 'crossfit'
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
How to Grow a Super-Athlete
How to grow a super athlete Russia is the birthplace of a group of athletes who have affected the World Tennis Association rankings in the same way that zebra mussels have affected the Great Lakes — which is to say, pretty much clogged them. The invasion happened swiftly: at the end of 2001, Russia had [...]
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Crossfit Games 2008
On Sunday (July 6th), I went to the 2nd Annual Crossfit Games in Aromas, CA. A lot of fun. Incredibly fit, half naked people everywhere. Sort of like Woodstock for jocks.
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Blackmail diet update — I made it!
On February 1st, 2008, I weighed 198.6 lbs. I had a 40 inch waist. As of yesterday, I weighed 180.0 lbs. I now have a 36.5 inch waist. Which means, that I met the target for my blackmail diet! Here’s some pictures I took today: Many thanks to evillinn for agreeing to monitor my progress! [...]
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
A Taxonomy of Female Athletes
Via stumptuous comes this wonderful photo essay of female athletes. Anybody know where I could get a poster of this? Ironmaven scanned the images by Howard Schatz from Sports Illustrated (October 14, 2002). Some of the women were later featured in his book Athlete.
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
Late starters can benefit from healthy habits
Late-starters can benefit from healthy habits: study WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Even in middle age, adopting a healthy lifestyle can lower the risk for heart disease and premature death within years of changing habits, researchers reported on Thursday. Middle-aged adults who began eating five or more fruits and vegetables every day, exercising for at least 2 [...]
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
Tough girl
High school runner breaks leg in meet, crawls to finish anyway It has been almost two weeks since Claire Markwardt’s horrific fall in the final stretch of the Ohio state high school cross country championship, and yet, the Berkshire High School senior has seen the video only once. Only once has she logged on to [...]
