After five grueling weeks, the CrossFit Open 2020 has come to a close. CrossFitters everywhere breath a collective sigh of relief, pop some Aspirin, lick their wounds, and return to workouts that are not 20 minutes of sanity-testing effort. As we all return to more reasonable forms of torture and exhaustion, most of us will reflect on skills that could be improved and lifts that we’d like to hit over the next year. … Read the rest
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20.5 & Why I Said Nope
This was not a particularly great fitness week for me. On Tuesday, I began having what felt like very strong and random back spasms that sent me to urgent care, begging for some form of relief. I hadn’t injured anything, hadn’t pulled anything, and honestly couldn’t pinpoint what was going on, other than all of the muscles in my mid-back were exceptionally displeased. … Read the rest