Active Rest

I have a love/hate relationship with rest days. One day I was talking to a friend about some health issues I was going through and she said to me, “I’m afraid the doctors are just going to tell you to rest for a while. But you don’t know how to rest…” It’s true. I’m probably an active rest girl! It’s hard to get me to sit down for any period of time…and that’s good and bad…

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Freddy’s Revenge

Freddy’s Revenge is a 2008 workout that was designed to highlight the strengths of Freddy Camacho, in a WOD against Jason Khalipa, winner of the 2008 Games, Pat Barber (4th overall), Kallista Pappas (the youngest competitor in the open division at age 14 in 2008) and Adrian Bozman. Freddy Camacho was the oldest person in the room. In fact he was old enough to be just about every other person’s father. But his heart as young and strong as his competitors.

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