I love that the final workout of this year's CrossFit Games Open was identical to that of the final workout of last year's open:...

A good day. After practicing snatches (5-3-3-1-1), we were treated to Fran : For time: 21-15-9 Thrusters (95lbs / 65lbs) Pull-...

This morning was all about knockin' off the rust, as Tim would say. Strength Skill: Kettlebell Snatches (Each arm: 5-5-8-8-10-10...

This morning, while doing our usual warm-up duck walks, a shooting pain raced up my right groin muscle. I paused before resuming my waddling...

There's no better way to start a morning than with a workout named after a 1930s strongman , the national sport of Japan, and a nasally...

In January, my cousin D asked to borrow my dog-eared copy of the P90X Nutrition Guide. "Sure,” I replied, “but I’m not a fan of it - e...

Which do you prefer: CrossFit Games Open Workout 11.5 or 11.6 ? Here's 11.5, which is a 20-minute AMRAP of: 5 power cleans (145 lbs ...

The alarm jolted me awake in the middle of a sleep cycle. Getting up was the last thing I wanted to do; it took the blinding lights of the b...

When M told me about her (second ever) WOD at CrossFit Palo Alto this morning, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Her class (alo...

I wish I'd watched this before yesterday's Fran workout . Then again, I'm pretty sure my thrusters would have sucked regardl...

I managed to get a full 8 hours' sleep, though not straight through. My six-year-old had to pee several times in the middle of the night...

Dead tired this morning. But I dutifully hauled my lazy ass out of bed and to my 5 a.m. class. Strength Skill: Jerks (2 sets of 5, 3 sets...

Strength Skill: Single-Leg Deadlifts Before this morning, we hadn't practiced single-leg deadlifts  since July . Not surprisingly, I...

I have no idea why I showed up for the 5 a.m. class this morning. Our kids spent the night at their grandparents' place last night, so I...

Woke up at an ungodly hour to prep for my 5 a.m. CrossFit class. Did wall-balls. And Turkish get-ups. Then: Fran . Now: Back to bed.

We’re (finally) back home from our family vacation, so beware: I am about to bore you with details of our Alaskan cruise. Alaska was beautif...

Got up at 4:30 a.m., threw on some clothes, ate some blueberries and yogurt, filled my water bottle, and headed out to the CrossFit gym. I w...