Entries from March 2009

March 23, 2009

Snapshot of a Joust Kettlebell WOD

Welcome to Kettlebell class at Joust! After a long week at work, I was both excited and afraid to arrive at Friday 5:30 Kettlebell class and find The Filthy 50 on the chalkboard. It probably doesn’t help much that I’d been slacking on my Joust attendance for the previous week or so. I chose to [...]

March 16, 2009

David’s Progress

Some good news this month when we did my measurements again.  Stomach is down an inch and my arms and legs are up an inch.  Seeing results definitely helps keep me more motivated.  Still nothing drastic on my weight loss, but I gave up dessert for Lent, so I’m hoping to see results from that [...]

March 10, 2009

Self Defense Seminar This Weekend

Would you know how to protect yourself from an attack?
Not sure? Learn what you need to know!
Certified trainer and martial arts expert Ceren Kocak will teach you the basics of self-defense including awareness skills, verbal assertiveness, setting boundaries, escaping common grabs, and how to fight back through striking and combatives. Learn your assailant’s [...]

March 9, 2009

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Three months down and I finally feel as if I’m making some real progress. I’ve had some significant accomplishments in the last month:
- For the first time in over a decade, I weigh less than 200 pounds. 20 more pounds to go before I hit my goal for this project.
- My total cholesterol dropped from [...]

March 4, 2009

Joust recipe exchange

We’ve gotten a lot of requests to start a recipe exchange at Joust… and you know that we love to deliver on requests, especially those with potential deliciousness.
Please post any recipes you’d like to share to comments on this thread.

March 2, 2009

In her third month, Anna focuses on strength training

Since joining Joust in January, I’ve lost 10 pounds. Despite a foot injury that forced me to take some time away from running and training, I’ve been able to maintain some momentum; I’m back to running as of last week, and my running times are improving. Even though I’m not getting to Joust as much [...]