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10/29/12 WOD

Happy birthday to my little Mason!  Thanks for putting up with my CF training at the gym this past year. 



I trained with the 10 a.m. Elysium class today while Mason cried then slept in the kid zone. I'm so thankful to be able to train with CFE these last few days in North Park.

Skill: double-unders.  First time practicing my doubles in a while.  Wanted to try out the knee and see how it felt.  It's okay now, I'll know by tomorrow if I should proceed with caution or back off for a little longer.

Strength: pause front squats, 10 x 2 reps @ 60% 1RM. Pause for 1-2 sec at rock bottom before standing. I subbed my usual reverse lunges at 105 lbs, two on each leg with the pause at the bottom to spare my knee.

Met-con:
-15 wall balls (I subbed 1.5 pood kettle bell swings to spare my knee from the squats)
-25 straight legged sit ups
(5 rounds for time. 15 min time cap.)

***I finished in 8:06
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10/17/12 WOD

I trained during open gym at Elysium today since Mason's nap schedule is changing and I wanted him to sleep during my workout--success on the sleeping.

Strength: Power clean and jerk, work up to max.  I got up to 143 lbs. and then felt the knee a bit so decided to stop there.

Met-con: "Games Grace (modified)"
-30 power clean and jerks at 105 lbs for time.

***I finished in 5:52. 


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My last few days coaching at CrossFit Elysium

With great happiness comes great sadness.  Ben, Marlie, Mason and I are moving to Carlsbad in a few weeks to live by the beach--a long-time dream of ours.  The decision was bittersweet as Elysium has been a second home to us these past three years and we've made so many amazing friends.  Although my Elysium coaching days will be over, I still hope to train at CFE once a week or so after we are settled.  You (the members and coaches) have changed my life for the better and I thank you.  I feel honored and privileged to have trained along side some of the most dedicated and motivating people I have ever met and I look forward to hearing updates on everyone.

 
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BIO

I discovered at an early age that being active and fit feels great, so health and fitness have always played a major role in my life. When I was younger I was into dancing, track and field, rollerblading and bicycling. I enjoyed running and skiing all through my teens and twenties, and ran on the cross country team at CSU, Chico. After college, I trained for and ran several competitive races including the Silver Strand Half Marathon. Later I joined a big cookie-cutter gym, heavy on machines, where I designed my own workouts based on out-of-date methods I learned in college.

After my daughter, Marlie was born in early 2009, I really turned up the heat on my workouts to get back in shape. I followed my usual old routine including a moderate diet but was never able to quite get back to my original shape. A friend who was also a new mom invited me to her home a few times where they had a CrossFit garage gym. I was hooked after the first workout! It was different, intense, and best of all, not monotonous or boring. They were constantly doing something new. In only a few months, I had my pre-pregnancy body back and it was even better than before—this time I was stronger than ever, despite my previous attempts on the weight machines. Another great motivator is that the workouts are generally 30 - 45 minutes including warm-up and cool down, NOT 90 minutes like my old workouts. As a new busy mom, this is very important to me. It didn’t take long to realize this is the best thing I have ever done for my health.

I made more gains and improvements in my level of fitness during my first year of CrossFit than I had in the past 15 years of working out. I am now in my mid 30s and can easily say I am in the best shape of my life. I owe it all to two things, CrossFit and good nutrition. A healthy, well balanced diet that provides adequate sources of high quality protein, low glycemic index foods and the proper fats and oils will dramatically change your overall well-being and improve your workouts tremendously.

My successes inspire me to want to share this lifestyle with others. Health and nutrition have always been frontrunners in my life and those who value the same are invited to join us. I believe that if you’re going to do something, you should do it right; and when it comes to fitness training, that means CrossFit. CrossFit has been proven to work by measurable, observable, repeatable facts that we call “evidence-based fitness” so it's only a matter of time before you can see the results if you put the time in.

One of my mentors once told me I was training to “not suck at life.” I challenge you to do the same! Come by or email me and let’s get started!

Certifications/ Education-

- CrossFit Level I Trainer certification - 2009
- B.A: Journalism with an Option in Public Relations from CSU, Chico
- Minor: Health Sciences from CSU, Chico
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certified
- PADI Open Water Diver certified

Email: stacie@crossfitelysium.com