by Crissy | Jul 3, 2018 | Crissy's Journal, CrossFit
Hello again, friends! It has been a joy and pleasure to post my thoughts here with Texan Fitness, but it’s now time for me to pass on the proverbial baton! Writing the posts was much more interesting and challenging than I thought it would be....
by Crissy | Jun 20, 2018 | Crissy's Journal, CrossFit
THINGS I HAVE LEARNED IN CROSSFIT (not comprehensive and in no order ;-)) 1. There may be more acronyms in a box than there are in the military! Just when you were sure you knew all about BDUs and TDYs, you get thrown EMOM and AMRAP. 2. Sometimes you say things in the...
by Crissy | Jun 6, 2018 | Crissy's Journal, Mental Fitness
Author Jen Hatmaker: It is difficult for human beings to accept unearned mercy. It flies in the face of our merit-based system. We want to earn our goodwill; therefore, we want others to earn theirs. But grace is an inside job first. How do you describe yourself? How...
by Crissy | May 24, 2018 | Crissy's Journal, Fitness
Hey out there in the real world!! You probably thought I forgot about you, but I absolutely DID NOT! This blogging thing is a challenge. Not that I don’t have plenty to chat about 😉 but I want to be confident that it’s worth sharing and worth your time. I...
by Crissy | May 10, 2018 | Crissy's Journal
Are you familiar with the name Michael Phelps? He was the youngest swimming Olympian in the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia and later he won 8 Gold Medals, the most golds at one Olympics ever, in the Bejing Games in 2008. He is the most decorated Olympian of All Time...
by Crissy | May 2, 2018 | Crissy's Journal, Mental Fitness
One week prior to Olympic Trials in 1992, a teammate asked if he could jump off the 10M platform. It’s a pretty regular occurrence for swimmers to enjoy jumping off the platforms…unless you’re ME! My coach said we should all do it! If we have the...
