Good news, I'm still alive! I'd like to apologize for my abscence these last few weeks as I have been quite busy traveling for volleyball and therefore also catching up on school work. We were just in Missouri this past weekend and went 4-0 and beat the #1 ranked DIII team in the nation to finish out the trip. Unfortunately because of the time I was gone I wasn't able to do the 12.2 Open wod, BUT I was happy to see that many of you did! 

You all have so inspiring, I wish I could watch you in person. I was pleasantly surprised to see so many of you men throwing up 135 lbs on the snatch and ladies at 75 lbs. Awesome!

I'd like to talk about the mental aspect of CrossFit for a little bit. I've touched on it this subject before, but I want to readdress it after I interviewed Heidi Fish (2nd place 2011 Games finish 50-55 Masters) for the NorCal Regional website. Heidi is a seasoned CrossFit veteran, but even she faces problems that us less experienced crossfitters go through every day. Heidi mentioned how she puts so much pressure on herself that she had contemplated not competing because it simply was not fun anymore. CrossFit stopped becoming a workout and instead turned into a nuisance. She was constantly worried about how others were doing compared to herself instead of focusing on how she can improve her game. She told me a quote that she had heard from Annie Sakamoto that seemed to really resonate with her.

"Victory is in the effort"

Think about it for a minute. It is such a short, yet powerful statement. If you can be happy with your performance then you are successful. I think it is something to keep in mind as some of us are competing against others for the first time in the CrossFit Open. You might have set a goal for one of the workouts (which is awesome!!!), but maybe you didn't reach that goal. That is perfectly ok. If you gave an all out effort and are left gasping for air or unable to pick up the weight anymore, then you have succeeded. 

If you all are interested in another read. Here is an article I wrote on Masters competitor Christopher Kulp.

Looking forward to 12.3!

Good news, I'm still alive! I'd like to apologize for my abscence these last few weeks as I have been quite busy traveling for volleyball and therefore also catching up on school work. We were just in Missouri this past weekend and went 4-0 and beat the #1 ranked DIII team in the nation to finish out the trip. Unfortunately because of the time I was gone I wasn't able to do the 12.2 Open wod, BUT I was happy to see that many of you did! 

You all have so inspiring, I wish I could watch you in person. I was pleasantly surprised to see so many of you men throwing up 135 lbs on the snatch and ladies at 75 lbs. Awesome!

I'd like to talk about the mental aspect of CrossFit for a little bit. I've touched on it this subject before, but I want to readdress it after I interviewed Heidi Fish (2nd place 2011 Games finish 50-55 Masters) for the NorCal Regional website. Heidi is a seasoned CrossFit veteran, but even she faces problems that us less experienced crossfitters go through every day. Heidi mentioned how she puts so much pressure on herself that she had contemplated not competing because it simply was not fun anymore. CrossFit stopped becoming a workout and instead turned into a nuisance. She was constantly worried about how others were doing compared to herself instead of focusing on how she can improve her game. She told me a quote that she had heard from Annie Sakamoto that seemed to really resonate with her.

"Victory is in the effort"

Think about it for a minute. It is such a short, yet powerful statement. If you can be happy with your performance then you are successful. I think it is something to keep in mind as some of us are competing against others for the first time in the CrossFit Open. You might have set a goal for one of the workouts (which is awesome!!!), but maybe you didn't reach that goal. That is perfectly ok. If you gave an all out effort and are left gasping for air or unable to pick up the weight anymore, then you have succeeded. 

If you all are interested in another read. Here is an article I wrote on Masters competitor Christopher Kulp.

Looking forward to 12.3!

Good news, I'm still alive! I'd like to apologize for my abscence these last few weeks as I have been quite busy traveling for volleyball and therefore also catching up on school work. We were just in Missouri this past weekend and went 4-0 and beat the #1 ranked DIII team in the nation to finish out the trip. Unfortunately because of the time I was gone I wasn't able to do the 12.2 Open wod, BUT I was happy to see that many of you did! 

You all have so inspiring, I wish I could watch you in person. I was pleasantly surprised to see so many of you men throwing up 135 lbs on the snatch and ladies at 75 lbs. Awesome!

I'd like to talk about the mental aspect of CrossFit for a little bit. I've touched on it this subject before, but I want to readdress it after I interviewed Heidi Fish (2nd place 2011 Games finish 50-55 Masters) for the NorCal Regional website. Heidi is a seasoned CrossFit veteran, but even she faces problems that us less experienced crossfitters go through every day. Heidi mentioned how she puts so much pressure on herself that she had contemplated not competing because it simply was not fun anymore. CrossFit stopped becoming a workout and instead turned into a nuisance. She was constantly worried about how others were doing compared to herself instead of focusing on how she can improve her game. She told me a quote that she had heard from Annie Sakamoto that seemed to really resonate with her.

"Victory is in the effort"

Think about it for a minute. It is such a short, yet powerful statement. If you can be happy with your performance then you are successful. I think it is something to keep in mind as some of us are competing against others for the first time in the CrossFit Open. You might have set a goal for one of the workouts (which is awesome!!!), but maybe you didn't reach that goal. That is perfectly ok. If you gave an all out effort and are left gasping for air or unable to pick up the weight anymore, then you have succeeded. 

If you all are interested in another read. Here is an article I wrote on Masters competitor Christopher Kulp.

Looking forward to 12.3!

Good news, I'm still alive! I'd like to apologize for my abscence these last few weeks as I have been quite busy traveling for volleyball and therefore also catching up on school work. We were just in Missouri this past weekend and went 4-0 and beat the #1 ranked DIII team in the nation to finish out the trip. Unfortunately because of the time I was gone I wasn't able to do the 12.2 Open wod, BUT I was happy to see that many of you did! 

You all have so inspiring, I wish I could watch you in person. I was pleasantly surprised to see so many of you men throwing up 135 lbs on the snatch and ladies at 75 lbs. Awesome!

I'd like to talk about the mental aspect of CrossFit for a little bit. I've touched on it this subject before, but I want to readdress it after I interviewed Heidi Fish (2nd place 2011 Games finish 50-55 Masters) for the NorCal Regional website. Heidi is a seasoned CrossFit veteran, but even she faces problems that us less experienced crossfitters go through every day. Heidi mentioned how she puts so much pressure on herself that she had contemplated not competing because it simply was not fun anymore. CrossFit stopped becoming a workout and instead turned into a nuisance. She was constantly worried about how others were doing compared to herself instead of focusing on how she can improve her game. She told me a quote that she had heard from Annie Sakamoto that seemed to really resonate with her.

"Victory is in the effort"

Think about it for a minute. It is such a short, yet powerful statement. If you can be happy with your performance then you are successful. I think it is something to keep in mind as some of us are competing against others for the first time in the CrossFit Open. You might have set a goal for one of the workouts (which is awesome!!!), but maybe you didn't reach that goal. That is perfectly ok. If you gave an all out effort and are left gasping for air or unable to pick up the weight anymore, then you have succeeded. 

If you all are interested in another read. Here is an article I wrote on Masters competitor Christopher Kulp.

Looking forward to 12.3!

Congratulations to everybody that competed in the CrossFit HB marathon/ half marathon! You all are so amazing and you inspire everyone at CrossFit HB to continue in the pursuit of success! If you haven't already don so, Like our facebook page to get instant updates on everything CrossFit HB! Here are some of the times:

Half Marathon:
Scott 1:39
Atilio 1:54
Tom: 2:06
Mark M. 2:31
Melissa 2:09
Alia 2:55 
Lilly 2:30
Rory 2:13

Marathon:
Mark T. 3:29!!

More congrats are in order for Todd finishing 5th in his division at the NLI CrossFit event held on Saturday!

Now its time for the CrossFit Open! Registration is now open and for $20, you can compete against the entire world! Sign up in the SoCal Region right here and click the "Sign In" link in the top right.

All in all it was a great weekend for CrossFit HB!