Tag: CrossFit

How to go to the gym and not be afraid of scary gym people

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One of my goals when I came to Queen’s was to get in better shape. I knew, going into it, that this was going be difficult to achieve, but what I didn’t know was that the most difficult part of my journey would simply be making it to the gym. On my first trip to the ARC, I found myself surrounded...

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Swimming in sweat

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Squats, weights, conditioning, diligence, and dedication, repeat. This is my story of how I went from rolling my eyes at the word crossfit to lighting up when someone says AMRAP burpees and DL.  I grew up playing every sport under the sun. It wasn’t uncommon to see me running from piano practice to...

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Do you even lift, bro?

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An out-of-shape university student walks into a CrossFit gym for a lesson. That sounds like the beginning of a joke, right? Normally, that’s something I’d laugh at, but I was that out-of-shape student.  Let’s just say, I felt every slice of pizza, every bag of chips and every day where my iPhone pedometer...

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CrossFit caught in crossfire

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The conflict that took place between CrossFit Tricolour and Queen’s administration this past year has left me feeling like the University cares more about protecting the status quo than pursuing student-driven innovation and change. After one very successful semester of operations, the University...

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Club stalled indefinitely

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Only seven months after being sanctioned by Athletics and Recreation, CrossFit Tricolour has hit another standstill. The student club was forced to suspend operations indefinitely on Dec. 4, after learning they had been classified as a “for-profit” organization and could no longer be insured under...

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Sports in Brief

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CrossFit club officially sanctioned The months-long CrossFit Queen’s saga has finally reached an amicable conclusion. Organizers Callum Owen, Storm Patterson and Alex Wilson were informed in early May that CrossFit will be officially sanctioned as a recreation club under Athletics and Recreation —...

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Official club status denied

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CrossFit Queen’s is still in limbo. The organizers of the burgeoning student fitness initiative were notified last week that they won’t be ratified as a club through the AMS. The student government will instead support them in renewed negotiations with Queen’s Athletics and Recreation. CrossFit organizers...

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CrossFit challenged

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CrossFit Queen’s is searching for a permanent home. Callum Owen and Storm Patterson have been trying to establish a sanctioned CrossFit club at Queen’s since the start of the school year. They’ve organized group workout sessions at the ARC, expanding the CrossFit Queen’s Facebook group to over 550...

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