Southwestern Frittata

Tired of plain eggs in the morning?  Check out this breakfast recipe I found on everydaypaleo.com

Southwestern Frittata

1tablespoon coconut oil

1/4 cup yellow onion, finely diced

1 small jalapeno, seeds removed and minced

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 cup sweet potato, peeled and grated

1 pound grass fed ground beef 

1 tablespoons chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 cup salsa verde

12 eggs

Sea Salt to taste

Preheat oven to 350. In a large saute pan, saute the onions and minced jalapeno in the coconut oil over medium heat until the onions are translucent.  Add the ground beef and cook just until it starts to brown and add the grated sweet potato and garlic.  Cook until the beef is completely browned and the sweet potato is soft.  Add the chili powder, cumin, and salsa, stir and cook until heated through.  Taste and season with a little sea salt if desired.  Transfer the meat mixture to a 11×7 glass baking dish and spread the meat mixture evenly over the bottom of the pan.  In a large mixing bowl, beat together the 12 eggs add pour over the meat mixture in the baking dish.  Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.  Uncover and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes or until the eggs are set in the middle when you jiggle the pan.

Hope you all enjoy this, I can't wait to try it myself!!!  

~Aggie

"Strong is the New Sexy"

What Defines YOU?

 

Many of you already know that last week I injured myself during "Diane" (21-15-9 deadlifts @155lbs and HSPU's).  Well, after a 3 hour doctor visit and x-rays, I was diagnosed with a herniated disk, which hits a nerve that sends shooting pain all the way from my right lat, under my arm pit and underneath my breast.  Basically, making it feel like my rib is jabbing my lung, causing me to be short of breath.  "WHAT??!!  You've got to be kidding me, right?  The week before the CrossFit Games Open and I injure my back??", was my instant reaction.  "How can this be happening?", I asked myself.  Not only that, but hearing the doctor say "Anytime in the future, that you lift heavy weight overhead or on your back, this could happen."  Ummmmmmmm....that's my JOB!  Needless to say..I was bummed.  

I had been training for the Open for almost 6 months and now it was all over?  MAJOR wake up call....who am I, if I don't compete?  Then my amazingly smart (so he thinks) ;-) boyfriend, hit me with it..."You just have to realize that you may not be the person that can RX everything and be good with it."  HUH??!!  Not RX??  Are you nuts??!!!  It was like he was speaking some other language lol. 

But he was also, although I HATE to admit this... RIGHT.  Yes, I am a competitor, but first and foremost I am a COACH.  I truly didn't become a CrossFit coach to be a Games competitor.  I became a coach, because I LOVE helping and motivating people to reach their goals.  I'm a true believer in the saying "Everything happens for a reason".  Even when it's something that hurts me, emotionally or physically, I still  believe in my heart there's a bigger reason it happened to me.  There was a reason I was married for 15 years - it gave me my amazing son!  There was a reason I got divorced - it allowed me to be the person I was truly meant to be!  With that being said, there is obviously a reason I injured my back, and soon, I'll know what that reason is.  Competitions don't define me.  I define ME.

Since being injured, my class members and clients have been nothing but supportive.  One of them even said "I don't care if you ever pick up a weight again.  I know you CAN, but it doesn't matter to me.  What matters most, is that I KNOW you are there for ME."  Makes me tear up just reading it!!  So, with that, I leave the sadness, and disappointment behind me.  Because, really...what do I have to be sad about?  I can still workout (as soon as I heal, of course....that was for you Adrien!!), I still have the dream job I love, and I can still help people.  That's what it's all about!!  That competitor will always be inside me, but as long as I am living up to my coach "label", I'm good with being exactly that!

***A few SHOUT OUTS!!!****

Thank you, Team mom, for taking me to the doctor and sitting with me for an entire day.  I know you have tons of work to do all the time, so it meant a lot that you stayed to make sure I was ok :)

A BIG Thanks to my #reborn challenge team, PTFO, for sending me that DELICIOUS Edible Arrangement - you're the best!!

Thank you CP, for checking me out and sending me to the doctor!!

Thank you to my babes, for helping me to always see the brighter side of things.  I love you!! 

Thank you to ALL of my friends, family, members and clients for all of your well wishes.  And remember...just because I can't lift something right now, I can still kick your butts in class :)

XOXOXO-

coach Aggie

"Strong is the New Sexy"

 

Doing it for Herself

When I first met Candi, she was the typical CrossFit "non-believer".  She would come in and do the WOD, but there wasn't really any talking or real commitment in her eyes.  Then something clicked...she began to see results and started bonding with the other members.  This is Candi now....

 

True commitment to herself and her health, has helped her shed over 20 pounds!  She's also using RX weight in most of her WOD's and coming in first for women on the whiteboards.  Oh, how I LOVE  stories like this!!  To have a "non-believer" and then watch them transform into someone that not only believes in CrossFit, but believes in themselves...it's a very powerful thing.  

 

Here she is, in her own words, explaining her journey.

"Crossfit has changed my life in so many ways.  I am now physically, emotionally, and mentally stronger.  I had been looking for that support group, that helps encourage me to do better, and I have found it at CFRR.  Coach Aggie has helped me during my journey, by pushing me to do better each time, as well as, all the women in the class.  She makes sure you get the best workout for your body.  I started this journey with my best friend, because she wanted to do it, but now I do it for me." 

I am SO incredibly proud of you Candi!!  You have come so far, in such a short amount of time.  The future holds nothing but more accomplishments for you and I'm so excited I get to be the one to guide you, push you and share in your achievements!!  

XOXO, 

coach Aggie

Attitude is Everything

Positive or Negative...

Attitude is Everything.  

 

Self Improvement.  Personal Betterment.  Whatever you want to call it, you have to have the right attitude in order to do either one.  Do you really think you're going to get that max height box jump of 30, 40 or even 50 inches if you doubt yourself?  What about that new position at your job you've been working long hours for?  If you have negative thoughts, it won't happen.  You've got to put those positive thoughts in your head and say "I KNOW I CAN DO THIS!!".  

We've all had days where we wake up on the wrong side of the bed, but that doesn't mean you have to stay there!!  Brush off what's bothering you and make the decision to be positive....it's really that simple.  With the right attitude you can achieve more than you know - bettering you AND those around you.  So...choose to get better or stay stuck where you are?  It's your choice!!

- coach Aggie

"Strong is the New Sexy"

Above and Beyond

We use the term "PR" a lot at CFRR.  It stands for "Personal Record".  When someone hits a PR, I can't tell you the satisfaction I get!!  To see their faces light up, because they went above and beyond what they had previously lifted, ran or rowed, is a truly amazing experience.

As CrossFitters, we sometimes get caught up in, who has the best time on the whiteboard, or who got the most rounds in an AMRAP, but what it all comes down to is YOUR personal betterment.  When we do benchmark WOD's, like our 5k this week, and people can actually SEE that they're improving, it's so unbelievably gratifying to watch that light bulb go off in their head "I AM getting faster!". 

I can't tell you how proud I am of each and every one of my class members.  EVERY class had amazing PR's and the amount of support everyone showed for one another was a beautiful thing to see.  CONGRATS TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!  Keep on keepin' on!!!