Honey Badger

The honey badger is the most “badass” creature in nature.  It just doesn’t give a sh*t.  The Honey badger or ratel is a tenacious small carnivore that has a reputation for being, pound for pound, Africa’s most fearless animal despite its small size.  In fact the Guinness Book of World Records calls it “the most [...]

Shaft

What’s funny about the name of this WOD is that Solomon and I always joke that my dad was a Jew fro version of Shaft in the 70s. We imagine him walking the streets of Brooklyn with gold chains, bell bottoms and a butterfly collar shirt saying to people “shut yo’ mouth.” It’s funny, I promise. [...]

Truffle Sweet Potato Fries

In our efforts to eat more variety, Solomon and I are also experimenting with new side dishes as well as our main dishes.  We always love roasting vegetables but sometimes it gets a little boring (side note…we don’t really eat a lot of grains with meals.  That’s OK, right?).  Anyway, we knew we wanted sweet [...]

Helen

There are a series of benchmark workouts simply called “the girls.”  There are a variety of benchmark WODs which you won’t do too many times, but are used to track progress.  They allow you to see how you’ve improved from the last time you did that WOD. Today was Helen.  Bitch. We warmed up with [...]

Open WOD 11.5

I have my first Crossfit badge of honor.  My hands are getting nice and rough.  Nothing says sexy like a callous, right? We started with some gymnastics type moves, which I basically sucked at.  Things like L sits and shoulder taps while in  handstands.  I’ll get there, I know, but for now it’s a matter [...]

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