Comments on: Debunking Conventional Myths: Lifting makes women bulky

By: CrossFit Intrepid » Athlete Profile: Viviana

CrossFit Intrepid » Athlete Profile: Viviana — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:04:58 +0000

[...] buff” and only occasionally graces us with her presence now. (Maybe she should read Ruth’s post on “getting bulky”, or either of Sean’s on the beauty of strength and women lifting heavy.) While she claims to [...]

By: CrossFit Intrepid » Women & Heavy Lifting

CrossFit Intrepid » Women & Heavy Lifting — Sun, 09 May 2010 13:07:05 +0000

[...] an early CF Intrepid post, Ruth posted on the myth that lifting heavy will make women bulky and cleared the air by addressing the million [...]

By: CrossFit Intrepid » Strong Is Beautiful

CrossFit Intrepid » Strong Is Beautiful — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:03:41 +0000

[...] Ruth’s post from October discussed why it is near impossible for women to bulk up to bodybuilder size , so I’d like to spin off of Ruth’s topic and discuss a little about beauty. I know this is a widely debated topic because of its subjectivity, however, I think that there are some things we all can appreciate. As CrossFitters, we come to have a new found appreciation for hard work and bettering ourselves through intense physical training, development of mental fortitude, improved nutrition, and invovlement in a community that encourages the pursuit of individual excellence. We also come to understand that positive results, whether performance or aesthetic in nature, take time and require a dedication and patience that is hard for many to comprehend. We slowly learn what it feels and looks like to be more healthy and fit as we increase our work capacity across broad time and modal domains (in layman’s terms: performing better in a wider variety of time durations and situations). The following CrossFit Journal articles are collages from the 2009 CrossFit Games that recognize the human form and the will in CrossFit’s top female and male athletes. [...]

By: serena

serena — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:19:59 +0000

Boo, Nick … No fun….

By: Nick Healy (Nick #2)

Nick Healy (Nick #2) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:08:41 +0000

Thanks all for the great welcome and workout!

I had a good time and you will probably be seeing me again!

6:19 on the loop

Serena- no way does that high five qualify me for a photo shoot in hawaii straddling a walkway….

By: serena

serena — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:16:38 +0000

5:16 (I think) 33#

@ Michael I think you used the 45# bar. I should have used that bar, which would have meant another 5 mins to my time.

@ Nick R – Yay! Great seeing you sweat with us
@ Nick #2 – Welcome! Great job on your first WOD!
@ Ruth – You rock, as usual

By: Nick R.

Nick R. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:31:26 +0000

that was supposed to say 21 SP/21 RDL

By: Nick R.

Nick R. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:29:52 +0000

Ha, thanks Michael, was happy to be able to get a full workout in with all of you.

Nick, welcome to the next place that’s gonna make you want to cry, keep showin up.

Serena, awesome, as always.

5 Rounds with 18lb kettlebell each hand
21 KB
21 RDL’s
6:43

By: Marcus

Marcus — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:51:39 +0000

Nice times on the WOD guys! When I did this horrible one about 3 months ago, my time was nearly 30 minutes!

Oh and yes, CrossFitting women are the sh*t. UGG boots are just sh*t.

By: Michael H

Michael H — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:19:38 +0000

Look at how much dialogue this blog has generated, this blog has been bookmarked

On to some serious business. awesome job everyone.

Did you see Serena smoke us all, wtf, when did they start selling crack over the counter?
Nick has to have adamantium in his bones because no one recovers that quick after surgery and just hammers it!
Nick welcome to CF, hope to see ya out again it’s only the beginning to no end

5 Rounds
21 Shoulder Press
21 Good Morning (in the evening)
6:50 33#