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The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 200,000 times in 2014. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 9 days for that many people to see it.
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Last time, Louise and I competed together, we had to row a half marathon starting with a 2000 meter sprint.
Time to look into your rowing technique?
Get inspiration here: http://breakingmuscle.com/rowing/17-tips-for-getting-better-at-rowing
(Picture from the movie G.I Jane – badass scene where Demi More does one-armed push-ups)
Push-ups are great upper body training and should never be underestimated. They can be done anywhere, and almost anytime (although some situations might be more suitable than others). In order to be good at any sport, you need a lot of upper body strength and that applies to both genders. Given that women are usually said to posses only 40% of the upper body strength of men (compared to 60% for the lower body strength), it is even more crucial that you get enough stimuli for these muscles if you are a woman.
Doing the old 3 x 10-15 reps routine can be a bit boring, but it is a good place to start. However, if you need some motivation – check out our favourite push-up challenges:
REP challenge: 100 push-ups for time!
TIME challenge: max push-ups in 4 minutes
VERSATILITY challenge: Complete 10 sets of 10 different styles of push-ups (regular, wide grip, one-legged, diamond, weighted, hindu ext.)
DEATH BY: Do 1 push-up the first minute, then 2 push-ups the second minute and continue until failure. If it is too easy, start at a higher number or do larger increments.
Have fun!
Enter the Sculpture Army – Fall adventure
Are you ready to wow? A new season means a fresh new start with Casall Sculpture Army – a digital training force with exclusive access to customized training programs and fun challenges. It’s all about bringing out the best version of you – from the inside and out.
This fall five fierce training enthusiasts and top bloggers are put to the test in the Sculpture Army. With lots of charm and determination they will hit the challenging training programs designed by Casalls trainer Magnus Hagström. And they want you to join them! Sign up today and get access to the same exercises.
Get social – Sculpture army updates are posted on Facebook. Hashtag is #timetowow and #casallsculpturearmy.
Be inspired on: http://www.casall.com and http://www.sportmaster.dk
Have a great weekend!
Ditte & Sarah
This might be one of the (more) nerdy posts on health and nutrition, BUT since I have recently bought a “home made sprouts kit”, I wanted to share my experience.
First of all, the advantages of growing your own sprouts are numerous – it is cheap, a good source of vitamins and minerals and also quite fun. What surpriced me the most is how easy it is. Once the process gets going, all you need is to water your sprouts twice a day!
I tried fenugreek seeds which take a little like curry – and they worked really well in asian inspired salads. Plus check this list of healthy benefits:
Fenugreek seeds are rich source of minerals, vitamins, and phytonutrients. 100 g seeds provide 323 calories. (note that for a LARGE portion of sprouts you only use about 2 tablespoons, roughly 30 grams).
If this has inspired you, it is easy to find more info online about different types of sprouts and kits.
Enjoy 🙂 Ditte
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At the post-Games press conference, Dave Castro had this to say on the topic:
“I’ve been happy with the results of the programming for the selection process that we’ve had over the previous few years, but we’re going to switch it up a little. It will be appropriate and it will bring the [fittest] people to the Games… It’s a global move.”
Read the entire blog post by Box Life Magazine here: http://www.boxlifemagazine.com/community/castro-to-change-the-selection-process-for-the-2015-crossfit-games
Most CrossFit athletes are extremely passionate about their personal journey and experience with this fantastic fitness regimen. However, passion can sometimes blur our vision; our rationality takes a back seat to our emotions. It’s difficult to harness matters of the heart, so sometimes CrossFit fanatics can take their love a little too far. CrossFit should be about expanding our community, not turning people off with an abrasive demeanor.
To be sure you’re not coming off as a CrossFit snob, here are some bad-attitude indicators by Abi Reiland, Co-Owner/Trainer, CrossFit 8035:
http://www.theboxmag.com/crossfit-blogs/crossfit-snobs-when-passion-overrides-positivity/
Good read!
Have a great week!
Ditte & Sarah
It’s finally here, the new collection from Casall!
Update your training wardrobe here: http://store.casall.com/se/collection-2/wear
This Saturday, my best friend in the world and co-owner of this blog, Ditte, got married to Christian.
While writing my speech to Ditte, I gave friendship and competition quite some thought.
The combination of sports and friendship can be a nasty combination, and I’m forever thankful that Ditte and I have managed to stay true friends who want the best for one another both in life and in competition. It sounds simple, but is really unique to me!
Congrats on your big day, Ditte & Christian!
Hugs,
FIT AS FU*K 