http://www.brynith.com Life is all about balance. Finding it, keeping it, Recognizing when you're out of it. This blog is about my journey to stay in balance- with some fitness tips and workout tricks woven in. Contact me at bee@brynith.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:45:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, this morning I woke up with the sniffles. Not only did I do last night's WOD (even though every muscle in my body was aching from Murph on Saturday), which attributed to my aches and pains, but my live-in partner is getting sick- which means it's only a matter ... http://www.brynith.com/blog/2009/01/06/my-only-beef-with-crossfit-and-staying-primal-in-a-big-city/ Okay, so I know that Murph is about an amazing Navy SEAL that received the 'highest honor' (i.e. medal of honor) for his bravery in sacrificing himself to save his fellow SEALs. I know he's been called an "an iron-souled warrior of colossal, almost unbelievable courage" and that he is ... http://www.brynith.com/blog/2009/01/05/oh-murph-you-suck/ After an afternoon of toying with whether or not to go (and NOT because I didn't want to, but because I didn't know if anyone was going to be there) I made it to Crossfit on Tuesday for my LAST elements class. It was Court's night- and since I never ... http://www.brynith.com/blog/2009/01/02/the-birth-of-a-future-fire-breather/ This was a post I wrote long ago for calorie-count, a site I'm a featured blogger on. Thought after these last weeks of holiday craziness it might be nice for both body and mind if you re-set yourself by a nice winter detox.  I know Grok might not like that ... http://www.brynith.com/blog/2008/12/30/thinking-of-detoxing/ Last Monday at Elements Day #7 we worked on Olympic lifting. Cleans, Jerks and Snatches. I don't have much of a background in Olympic lifting, so I thought I'd do some research and explain. The Power Clean The power clean starts from the ground position, and ends at what they call the ... http://www.brynith.com/blog/2008/12/30/happy-holidays-with-olympic-lifts/ Turns out Burger King's fragrance Flame is not getting the kind of press it wanted to (read my original post here). I think most people thought it was a joke, initially, until figuring out that you could actually buy it for $3.99 at Ricky's. Turns out one unlucky blogger was ... http://www.brynith.com/blog/2008/12/19/update-on-flame-the-new-fragrance-from-burger-king/ Mark from Mark's Daily Apple- the reason and inspiration behind my decision to go primal, is coming out with a book of the primal blueprint. Here's a sneak preview here! The great thing about going primal is that it's a holistic approach to living, in a way that we all (espeically ... http://www.brynith.com/blog/2008/12/19/the-primal-blueprint/ Turns out that winter solstice (also known as the 'shortest day of the year' or 'depression in a day' as we called it in AK) - this Sunday,  is also doubling up as the third annual Global Orgasm Day. Yup. Otherwise known as G.O.D. Now, I'm not as harsh of a ... http://www.brynith.com/blog/2008/12/19/seeing-god-and-no-not-him/ Well, all I have to say is that I wish I caught the guy who videotaped me for a little bit yesterday, because I would make sure that tape never went rogue and hit the net. Of course it was at the beginning so you'd think I'd look good, composed, ... http://www.brynith.com/blog/2008/12/18/a-fight-gone-bad/ Last night I had Elements Day #5 at Crossfit BK. We first went over movements for Fight Gone Bad (where I found out my wall ball's suck) and then I went through Fran. 21-15-9 Thrusters (I did 58lbs) Pull-Ups (I'm still using a band) Time: 6:19 I have to say- it's gotta be ... http://www.brynith.com/blog/2008/12/16/fran/