The Bottom Line In CROSSFIT

Monday, May 28, 2012 Stacey Baker 2 Comments


If you want the results, you’ve got to do the work.
Burpees, they make your thighs smaller, and your tummy tighter. They make you sweat and gargle your heart in your throat. Now get going and give me 50!
It’s actually pretty simple. Either you do it, or you don’t.
The MAGIC is in the movement, the ART is in the programming, the SCIENCE is in the explanation, and the FUN is in the community.
OCD=Obsessive CrossFit Disorder
Don’t complain about being fat if you’re not going to do anything about it.
Does your workout make you nervous?…It should.
The easy road is no road at all.
CrossFit is like fine art – critiqued by many but understood by few.
A place to raise the bar and your spirits!
Other gyms use machines…CROSSFIT builds them.
No, it doesn’t ever get any easier. You wouldn’t want it to either!


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It's All About You

Sunday, May 27, 2012 Stacey Baker 0 Comments




Getting started is hard.
 Beginnings are rough for most of us ~ whether it’s beginning a project, working out, or a new way of eating. We all have our little voices that rationalize why it’s just better not to start.
Are you stuck at point zero?
Think you’re too fat, too late, and too old?
Think about the people you care about most. When they fail or disappoint you... do you still love them?
 Do you give them more chances?
 Do you still see the best in them? 
 Do you still cheer them on and encourage them?
 If you can try to extend the same generosity to yourself, it will make getting started quite a bit easier.
You can search for metaphors, quotes and sayings to inspire and motivate you.
 You can also just get yourself to CrossFit Iota. While we train hard and get amazing results, we are also known for cheering on our fellow CrossFitters and being most welcoming to those just starting.
CrossFitting may or may not be the solution to everything, but it is the best stepping-stone to better health, better fitness and a sharper you!
 But only you can press the start button.
 And once you do... you will be so happy you did...and you may even have some fun along the way.

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Athlete Profile – Tamra Sampson

Saturday, May 26, 2012 Crissfitgirl 0 Comments

Tells us about yourself… I am originally from Georgia. I grew up in the southeast. I moved to Logan almost 11 years ago and have been living in Smithfield for 4 years. I have been married for 10 ½ years to Travis and we have 3 cute, demanding, dramatic, emotional, amazing little girls. Taylor is 6, Camille is 4 and Brenna is 1. Oh, and I like to have fun.
What’s your day job? I am a Registered Nurse that gets to stay home full time to play referee and Candy Land most of the day.
How where you introduced to CrossFit? I was talking to Daeci one day and told her that my top half didn’t match my bottom half and that I was sick of jiggling when I walked. She told me to come try crossfit, just for 3 days, and see what I thought. I walked through that door and have been walking through it almost everyday since.
What’s your favorite WOD or Lift? I don’t know if I have a favorite. I have the ones that I am not very good at like THRUSTERS! But I really love any WOD or lift that I finish. The feeling of euphoria once I am done makes the hard work seem like play.
What is your favorite skill/movement that you have learned at CrossFit IoTA? I love Box Jumps and Burpees
How has CrossFit changed your life? Crossfit is for me. Most of my time is spent on someone else – driving little girls to dance, soccer, and parties; entertaining little people; cooking dinner; keeping the house in order; yada, yada, yada =) I do Crossfit because I found something that I love to do. It has also given me the confidence that I can do anything. I know that if I keep at it I can accomplish anything.
What keeps you motivated and coming back for more? I have no idea! Maybe I like to get my butt kicked, maybe I like the people there, maybe it’s fun, or maybe I am just totally addicted? It could be all of those things. Whatever it is, I keep going back and I like it.
What’s something you know now that you wish someone would have said to you when you started CrossFit? It is addicting. I never understood what Mindy Anderson meant when she told me it was her drug of choice. But that feeling you get when you look at a WOD and think there is no way I can do that. You start, you keep going, you finish and that feeling of breathlessness followed by complete satisfaction is irreplaceable. I love it!
One word to describe me would be… Driven
I have always wanted… to be a singer. But I suck at singing.

Outside of the gym, I like to… shop, camp, dress my 3 little ladies up, and clean. I love to clean! I love to eat too. I can eat A LOT!
Three things you would always find in my fridge… milk, cheese, eggs
Something nobody knows about me or would be surprised to know about me… I have been on ESPN! You know those dance competitions that make you nauseated when you watch them? Yep, I was on there. We did win 1st place though.
Favorite physical activity outside of CFI… I love to walk or ride my bike and run my mouth!
Favorite place to eat in Cache Valley … My gosh, if they cook food, I like to eat there! I really like Takara Sushi.
Song(s) that gets me pumped up for a workout... I like anything that is fast and PINK and not just because of her music! =) However, most of the time I don’t even hear the music. I am too busy trying to talk myself into picking up the bar or doing just 5 more reps or getting back on the bar. I am usually carrying on a conversation with myself in my head to finish.
The last thing I ate was… Banana Cream pie.
My proudest accomplishment is… My marriage. I am married to the most patient, non – confrontational, calm man ever. We have fun, we laugh, we fight, we make up, and we make time for our selves. It has been fun so far.
My six month goal is… I want to be on Crossfit IoTA’s bench mark white board. I am not sure I can do it in 6 months but it’s worth a try.
My favorite workout attire is… This might sound bad, but anything tight. I hate frumpy clothes that move around and are baggy. So if it’s tight, I’ll wear it. And I like my Georgia Bulldog T-shirts.
My favorite workout partner(s)… I love the ladies and Paul Fisher in the 9:15 class. They are my comfort zone. They cheer me on and motivate me to do better. Daryl is always so willing to help me improve on my lack of skill! He gets all the credit for me learning to do pull ups in about 4 weeks. Daeci and Brooke are incredibly awesome and accepting. Steph Hall is always there to demonstrate the proper way to do a movement and answer all of my crazy questions. However, my IoTa experience would not be complete without my favorite tush tapper Mindy Anderson. One of the only reasons I run is so that Mindy will give me some love somewhere on the route to give me that little extra push I need to finish! Occasionally my schedule gets thrown off and I go to another class and everyone is so wonderful. Everyone is great!
If you created a WOD and named it after yourself what would the workout be?
“TAM”
50 Weighted Walking Lunges
40 Burpees
30 Box Jumps
40 Burpees
50 Weighted Walking Lunges

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CrossFit in my life...by Lisa Perkins

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Stacey Baker 0 Comments

Paul –
I wanted to thank you for giving me CrossFit in my life. I can’t even begin to tell you how it has truly changed my life. Today’s workout (your anniversary workout) was so challenging to me and a workout that I honestly did not think I was going to make it through and I DID! I still can’t believe that I am able to do the things that I can do now.
I started CrossFit the beginning of January 2011 and was at a point that I had to make a change. Over the years, I had slowly been gaining weight, drinking more soda, and just not regularly exercising and as I approached my 40th birthday, I really was starting to feel unhealthy and overweight and knew I needed to make a change. I had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Spring 2005 and knew that if I did not change some habits soon, they were going to change for me.
It was my New Year’s Resolution to start exercising and I promised myself I was going to make the most of it and make it work even with my MS. I weighed myself, took my measurements and even took some not very becoming photos of myself. At this point, I weighed 165 lbs.
Over the course of the next year, I thought I was eating a healthy diet, I gave up soda completely, I tried to watch my portion sizes, etc, but I just ate what I wanted in moderation and thought with the exercise that I would begin losing weight and toning up. For the year, I had only lost about 3 ½ lbs, which I knew partly was due to gaining some muscle. I had lost some inches, mostly around my waist and hips, but not really anywhere else and I still wore the same jean size.
In January 2012, the “Throw Away the Scales” challenge was given to all of us and I knew that I wanted to do this and really challenge myself to be healthier. I had asked Paul many times in the past what I could do to lose weight and get rid of more of my mid-section and he always told me, it was my diet. I honestly did not believe that I ate that bad, but I thought it was the perfect time to do this challenge and really incorporate The Zone Diet that he always talked about.
It now is almost the end of May 2012, 5 months later, and WOW, I am absolutely shocked by my transformation. I have been doing the Zone Diet since January and have lost 21 lbs in just 5 months and I am now 140.2 lbs. The inches have just begun to melt away. I LOVE THIS…all my hard work has truly paid off. I have gone from a size 12 that I had been at FOREVER and I now wear a size 6 – yes, that’s 3 jean sizes. I have now lost a total of 8 inches around my hips since I first started, 6 ½ inches around my belly button and 4 inches from my waist!!! Since January, I have been able to really increase my weights and see more muscle definition and the only change in my life has been that I incorporated the Zone Diet – it really has been that simple. Now, I can’t even imagine eating my “old” way. I was really strict for the first 2 months during the challenge and now I allow myself to eat whatever I want for two meals a week and then follow the Zone for the remainder and I have truly never felt better in my entire life. My MS has been really good and although I still struggle during some of the workouts, it is at a much different point than it used to be in the beginning and I am SO PROUD OF MYSELF!
From the bottom of my heart…THANK YOU SO MUCH PAUL, I can’t even imagine my life now without CrossFit!!!
Lisa

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Athlete Profile – Stacey Clark

Saturday, May 19, 2012 Stacey Baker 0 Comments



Post settingsTells us about yourself… I am a cache valley native! Grew up in the big town of Lewiston. The middle child! (Yes feel sorry for me)I have two older siblings Rob and Amy and two younger Christina and Shelly. After I got married I moved UP to Clarkston. Brian and I have three handsome BOYS.. Colton-16, Dillon-11, Payton-8. They are all “momma’s boys”!What’s your day job? I am the office manager for Dr. Brett Skinner, he is a Dentist in Logan. I have worked for him almost 10 years! I love what I do, we have great patients, and an incredible staff! If you need a great Dentist… I can hook you up!
How where you introduced to CrossFit? DUH… the one and ONLY CP AKA Christina Palmer.. Man I love that women!
What’s your favorite WOD or Lift? Can’t think of a favorite! If you asked me what I hated.. Heck I would have a LONG list.. I like to run, so I am happy to see running during a WOD. Filthy 50 was my VERY first RX and DANG was that an exciting day!
What is your favorite skill/movement that you have learned at CrossFit IoTA? Who doesn’t love getting there pull ups and double unders! Of course mine aren’t perfect, and they come and go a LOT. But it’s just exciting to improve and FINISH! There is always something to work on, I have to be careful not to worry about the “white” board. Focus on the movements and in time the weight will come!
How has CrossFit changed your life? I love the accomplishment of finishing a super hard WOD. I love it when you finished the workout and in the middle you thought and told yourself I “can’t”, I’m not going to be able to finish! And you DO!! You Finish! That has helped me outside of crossfit to push past that TUFF times. You CAN do it… YES you Can just don’t give up! Just keep moving!
What keeps you motivated and coming back for more? The people! The people. THE PEOPLE.. It’s so amazing! It doesn’t matter what class I hit, SOMEONE knows me and cheers me on! I love that! I love the encouragement. So I love to encourage! My favorite is to come on Friday’s when I don’t work and stay for hours.. just watching and cheering everyone on! It’s good times and I’m good and loud! Everyone knows the “rush” you get when your done! It’s hard to explain. You can’t explain it to anyone that hasn’t experienced it. And I’ll be honest I didn’t “love” it the first few weeks. It wasn’t until I actually started meeting people that I started loving it! Guess it’s just me! But crossfit is hard work. It’s not easy, takes dedication and motivation, but it’s very rewarding!
What’s something you know now that you wish someone would have said to you when you started CrossFit?
Your gonna have man hands! Bruises all the time. AND It NEVER get’s easy and your always sore!
One word to describe me would be… Enthusiastic
I have always wanted… to be rich and famous!
Outside of the gym, I like to… Be with My family.. camping, shooting archery, I don’t hunt but I love to shoot. Love to spend time with my friends shopping, always need a good shopping trip! My sisters and I are all very close, we love to spend time together they all run and bike which makes it fun! Love the Sunday afternoon BBQ’s at my moms!
Three things you would always find in my fridge… Milk, Bread, Eggs
Something nobody knows about me or would be surprised to know about me… I am a twin, My Identical twin sister Stephany only lived 10 days.
Favorite physical activity outside of CFI… I love to run and bike, someday I would like to learn to swim so I can chalk up a tri.
Favorite place to eat in Cache Valley … Cafe Sabor, or Cafe Rio
Song(s) that gets me pumped up for a workout… Katie Perry ET, Pink- So What, The Ting Ting- That’s not my name…
The last thing I ate was… Junior mints
My proudest accomplishment is… My boys.. and it will be an accomplishment if I make it through theses teenage years.
My six month goal is… Run farther faster, bike farther faster and get my FREAKING push ups!
My favorite workout attire is… anything PINK.. I might have a small pink problem! Oh and I LOVE it when I forget my shoes and I get to wear my Mary Janes to run and do kettle bell swings! Boom Baby!
My favorite workout partner(s)… I have some pretty great people who I call my friends.. Dacie, Brook, Habb aka BH #1, Daryl aka BH #2, Holly Corbridge. Everyone is so great! It really like to work out with everyone! I don’t have any problem finding someone to talk to! But I love the 4:30 class! Friday 9 am class is pretty great too! Thanks to everyone who pushes and helps when.. your all great!
If you created a WOD and named it after yourself what would the workout be?
4 times
400 meter run
10- Dumb bell push press
20- sit ups
10- ring dips
finish with max set push ups – just because I need practice!

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