Health & Wellness by Lexa's Journal

My mission in life is to not merely survive, but to thrive: and do so with passion, compassion, humor, and style. – Maya Angelou

Category: Fitness

  • At 7:30 Sunday morning, I was in the kitchen cooking.  I would have rather stayed in bed, but sleeping late wasn’t an option. Another busy week for this working mom and wife includes, CrossFit, a day or two of jogging, football, work, tutoring for my son, blogging, laundry and a few other chores mean I…

  • SWOD: 6 minute EMOM 3 rep strict pull ups w/weight (Max Effort) WOD: 7 rounds of: OTM 1- row 100m + 8 SDLHP (55/35) OTM 2- 1 rope climb (sub 6 chin ups) + 8 T2B or 16 K2C OTM 3- 6 Burpee Sandbags  + 2 sled push Buy out: 3 rounds 30 Sec AMRAP…

  • Be Blind!   I love this video so I shared it with my son.  Over breakfast we watched it on my iPad.  At his request, we watched it over and over and over again!   LOL!  Gotta Love it! Keep it movin’ and stay motivated! Have a fabulous day!

  • Warm Up:     Coaches Choice Mobility:       8 Min WOD: TRIO – 500M Row – 40 Air Squats -30 Sit Ups -20 Push-ups -10 Pull-ups 500 Meters didn’t seem like much.  Ha! Ha! I was very wrong!  Only after the first round, my legs felt like rubber bands.  As I moved on…

  • Warm Up:  Each Athlete Takes A Turn To Run 100M While Other Athletes Pass A Med Ball While Sitting In A Circle At Bottom Of Squat Position Mobility:  6 MINS SWOD:          4 MINS:  Every 30 Secs Do 5 Reps @ 75% Of 1RM of Back Squat WOD:    40 – 30 – 20 1…

  • “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t–you’re right.”           -Henry Ford Warm Up:     Coaches Choice (Which involved 600M of running & more) Mobility:       6 Min WOD:             “Row Gone Really Bad” 7 RDS   1 Min AMRAP of Each: Cal Row + Air Squats 1 Min Rest In Between Each Round Then Do: 50 DU’s or…