CrossFit 864 – No WOD Today
Next workout – Monday December 27, 2010 at 4:15p.m.
Hope that everyone is having a great “Christmas Eve”
Slow down and enjoy this season!
Give your body a chance to rest a little over the Christmas season but don’t use it as a time to get lazy! Get out and enjoy a little activity with your children and friends and don’t let all of those tempting useless calories sneak up on you. We plan enjoying some good food over the holidays, just don’t get carried away and if you get off track a little don’t get frustrated just get back on track the next day. It’s all good!
Very proud of everyone that did “A Frogmans Christmas” on Thursday! You did more work at one time than most people will do in a week. Hope that you are not too sore today. Some good stretching, range of motion, mobility drills post workout is very beneficial and may help keep you from being quite as sore and will definitely help your range of motion.
This is what it’s all about-
“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
– Luke 2:11-14
Today’s off the wall fact that probably means nothing to anyone is:
A few fun Christmas facts…
-Germany made the first artificial Christmas trees. They were made of goose feathers and dyed green.
-Rudolph” was actually created by Montgomery Ward in the late 1930’s for a holiday promotion. The rest is history.
-If you received all of the gifts in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” you would receive 364 gifts.
-The Nutcracker” is the most famous Christmas ballet.
-The first state to recognize the Christmas holiday officially was Alabama.
-Clearing up a common misconception, in Greek, X means Christ. That is where the word “X-Mas” comes from. Not because someone took the “Christ” out of Christmas.
-“Xmas” is a common abbreviation of the word “Christmas”. It is sometimes pronounced /ˈɛksməs/, but it, and variants such as “Xtemass”, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation, /ˈkrɪsməs/. The “-mas” part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for “mass”, while the “X” comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός, translated as “Christ”.
-Christmas became a national holiday in America on June, 26, 1870.
-In Mexico, wearing red underwear on New Year’s Eve is said to bring new love in the upcoming year.
How are you going to spend Christmas this year? Big travel plans or staying close to home and spending time with family and friends? Share with us – CrossFit 864 Facebook
BE STRONG!
Jay and Janice