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Carrie’s Place

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Corey

Sunghee and I have been blessed throughout our lives by kind, generous, giving people.

When our friend Carrie heard of the troubles we were having with our accommodations, she offered us a temporary stay in her lovely Kitsilano condo while she is away in Montreal.

What a beautiful, cozy home it is! In the spring she will put it back on the market. Boy do we wish we were able to buy it from her!

In any case, it is a lovely temporary home as we prepare for our grand adventure and we are so grateful to her!

As you will see in my video, we have already donated or sold most of our belongings in preparation for our trip.

An interesting aside regarding Carrie: She was the teacher of the class Sunghee and I met in 15 years ago. I was Carrie’s classroom assistant and Sunghee was a student.

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Caution: “This is my morning workout on the terrace of my casa in LaManzanilla,
Mexico. The dumbells are actually just cheap, dollar store empty
plastic forms that I filled with sand, rocks and water.”

I should have dubbed her “Dedication”. Away in Mexico for 3 months and she still manages to train more regularly than most people. What a great role model!

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The Adventure Begins!

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Corey

It is official. Intentions declared. Tickets bought and paid for. Belongings sold, given away, donated.

March 31st will be my last day at CrossFit Vancouver. April 12th we depart for the adventure of a lifetime.

Plans? Schedules? Finances? Return date? Nope. Got none of that.

Read more about it on the “Adventure” pages of this site. Subscribe to my Youtube channel “CrossFit Ouitside the Lines” and follow our adventures.

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Floor Press, Bulgarian Ring Rows

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Corey

Did 10×10 Floor Press and Bulgarian Ring Rows today with T-Lyn. Exercises selected not to aggravate my back.

Completed the floor press at 185lbs and ring row with feet on a box.

Back actually felt better after though not ready to do any lifting. Have decided to throw in an extra WOD tomorrow to keep blood flowing and speed recovery.

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Overcompensating

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Corey

Friday I didn’t quite push hard enough. Today I over did it.

Elizabeth
21-15-9
Cleans @ 135lbs
Ring Dips

Personal best of 7:04. Still 2 minutes slower than my goal but no question I pushed the pace today. Sloppy technique on the first set of cleans lead to a sore back halfway through the first round and that really slowed down the rest of the workout. Suspect that if I slowed down the first set and focused on proper form I would have been able to finish faster. Icing my sore back now. Luckily not injured, just inflamed.

Remember this order for athletic development:

Mechanics
Consistency
Intensity

Try to change the order and end up sitting on an ice pack:)

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Personal Best, Not Good Enough

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Corey

Baby Boy joined me for today’s rescheduled WOD.

Navy Seal aka Jackie
1000m Row
50 Thrusters @ 45lbs
30 Pull Ups

I beat my previous best time by two and a half minutes, finishing at 8:52, one pull up behind Baby Boy.

Am I happy to score a personal best? Sure.
Am I satisfied with my performance? Not so much.

I was ahead of Baby Boy throughout the workout starting with a 100m lead on the row and a 10 rep lead through the thrusters. I was 7 reps into the pull ups when Baby Boy got to the bar. But mentally I just wasn’t there. I could have pushed that little extra bit to hold the lead but I didn’t. I pushed hard but not as hard as I could have. If I had pushed my limits and lost I’d be content that I tried my best, but I didn’t.

Will do better next time.

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Corey’s Perspective

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Corey

What would you do if money and time were no object? On your death bed what would you regret having never done? Given only months to live, how would you choose to spend them?

For me the answer is easy. Spend more time with my wife and son. See the world. As much of it as I can!

You really don’t know how much time you have. And neither do I. So I won’t waste any. It is time to start living my life. I’m not waiting until I can afford it. I’m not waiting until I have enough time. I’m not waiting until I have it figured out.

I’m making the time now. I can’t afford not to. The rest we’ll figure out as we go. At the end of our days we will have nothing to regret.

No plans. No safety net. Unscripted. A journey to unfamiliar places, unfamiliar customs, unfamiliar languages. No connections, no idea how we’re going to make it work. For a lifelong control freak, like me, it is a terrifying prospect.

Everyday as a CrossFit Coach I coach folks past their fears and limitations. Time for me to lead by example.

Along the way I will keep CrossFitting and sharing CrossFit with people I meet.

My dream is to outfit an expedition truck as Europe’s first mobile CrossFit box and take CrossFit to places it has never been!