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paleo recipes
I'm not in on the challenge, but here are a few Paleo staples from my kitchen:
More...awesome breakfast
I am writing this post really just to gloat. I was VERY pleased with my breakfast this morning: 2 eggs + salsa, 1 strip bacon, and a whole avocado. Mmmmm.
sinister-looking home gym
This is the newest addition to the home gym: a rope!! We bought it at the hardware store to do rope pull ups. If you look closely, you can see the Concept 2 rower behind the weight rack on the carpet. Not pictured: barbell, weight, PVC pipes for warm-up and form work, 2 weight benches, another pull-up bar (buy-in to kitchen with pull-ups).
More...salmon to go
I've had a busy few days, so I'm playing a little catch-up now. Eating fish challenge: this will be easy! On Friday I work a night shift at the hospital as a student nurse, so I packed a salad in Tupperware along with one of those vacuum-packs of wild Alaska salmon. Simple, delicious, a little more $$ than tuna but a nice change.
More...pregame
Every CrossFit workout is a competition: against the clock, against your own personal best. Not always, but sometimes, it's also a competition against gym-mates, and it pushes me to have either someone to chase or someone at my heels. I think that's why Crossfit pulled me in last Spring, and why it remains so engaging and intense eight months later.
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