Double under aren’t going away so you may as well get a rope and master them. Having your own jump rope is nice because you can cut it to a length that’s best for you. The gym ropes are what they are and may not be sized best for you.

Clarke brought in his new rope and it was roundly approved by our best rope skippers and a bunch of us who are mere wannabes. If you want to pick one up for yourself you can find it at buyjumpropes.net. They provide a number of different ropes and they are very affordable.

The snow is almost melted and it’s time to get back to work

The snow is almost melted and it’s time to get back to work

They said this was supposed to turn to rain.  Grrr!

In light of the continuing snow there will be NO 7:30pm Class Thursday.

4:30/5:30 times are open as usual, drive safely.

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I enjoyed this article about yoga.

Jason not doing Yoga after the WOD

Over several years of doing Fran, the WOD has changed as pull-up versions have been used. Chin on top of bar was a standard then chin to the height of bar became popular to accommodate the butterfly kip. I have never liked the bastardization of the pull-up standards. I’m not saying you shouldn’t kip or butterfly in Fran, I’m just pointing out that it used to be looked down on not to put your chin over the bar.

Here is a link to the Original Fran posting from CrossFit.com.

Next time we do Fran, that will be the pull-up standard.

You know I was looking for an excuse to tighten up the pull-ups.

Caleb goes overhead

Jeff and Charity Vale of CF Snohomish passed along a great website that is filling my time and adding to my knowledge of traditional cooking.

Nourished Kitchen describes itself as a place to “Learn about traditional foods including soaking and sprouting grains and legumes, the importance of wholesome fats, how to make bone broth and sourcing high-quality ingredients.”

I am nearing the end of my first week of NK’s recommend perpetual bone broth and am loving it! I used the stock to make chicken and vegetable soup and am having a coup mugs of it each day. I know, I am doing another weird thing. My new goal is to get as many of you to try it out.

Take some time to explore Nourished Kitchen, it will be well worth your time.