A certification and the rest of a challenge!

The last week or so has been fantastic! Let me try to share what has happened with you!

First of all my wonderful son is now 2 years old- He is the light of my life!

I am now a level 2 trainer within CrossFit!

This weekend we attended a seminar in Manchester where Jenny attained her CrossFit level 1 certification, and I got my level 2 certification.
It was a fantastic seminar. We had the pleassure of having coach actually show up and share his wisdom, enthusiasm and insight on CrossFit with us all. Coach only rarely does seminars these days, so it was a treat to have him there. Along with coach Nicole, Andy, Jimmy and Todd (Scott as Jimmy referred to him more than once during the weekend) were the ones who were in charge of the certification- and they really managed to make it all worth the trip over to Manchester. They went through the basic moves utilized in CrossFit and stressed the importance of correct execution of these movements- the magic is in the movement- at the same time as they shared their enthusiasm of CrossFit, and the knowledge they have of everything from olymtic lifts to diets.. It is a rare treat to have them in Europe, actually the first time they were here for an open seminar!
If you have not yet attended a certification then book yourself on the next available seminar, and change the way you look at training for the rest of your life! If you have already been certified, then hurry to the next certification and refuel your enthusiam and your knowledge- it is worth every second..

Beside the things that are scheduled for these seminars, there are other gains to be made! Some truly fantastic people come to these certifications, and it is impossible not to make a bunch of new friends. I had the pleasure of doing the level 2 certification with just that kind of people. Karl, Davie, Colm and many more whose names escape me now were just as much a reason for the success of this certification as the knowledge gained. I promise that I will make a point of keeping these new found friendships close, and hopefully we will all meet again soon!

Like I said- Do a cert asap!

The rest of a challenge!

I have decided to post the remaining days of the challenge I set out to do. The reason for this is that I have to rest for a week or so in order to get my bad knee completely back on track- but that does not mean that you should all have to wait before you can continue, so here comes the rest of the challenge:

Day 23
"JT"
Ring dips
Push ups
Hspu
21-15-9

In honor of petty officer 1st class Jeff Taylor, 30, of Little Creek, VA, who was killed in Afghanistan June 2005.

Day 24
Rest

Day 25
Deadlift
1-1-1-1-1-1-1

Day 26
7 Front squats
1 Rope climb
200m Run
7 rounds for time

Day 27
Shoulder press
3-3-3-3-3

Day 28
Rest

Day 29
"Grace"
135 pounds clean and jerk
30 reps for time

Day 30
For time:
150 box jumps
- every time you stop for more than a second, do 50 ab mat sit ups

Day 31
Weighted pull ups
3-3-3-3-3


This was all for now, but I weill be back soon

Much love

Mads