TWO GORUCK TOUGHS IN BOZEMAN!I am BEYOND excited that Bozeman in hosting it's first ever GORUCK TOUGHS in 2 weeks. I have traveled with Anne, Meg, Heather, Elisa, Laurel, Faith, Cari, Eilissa and Kerri to do GORUCK events in Tennessee, Nevada and Florida. It's so cool that we finally get "our own" GORUCK events. A GORUCK TOUGH is the original GORUCK team building challenge and for almost everyone is the gateway into the larger world of rucking events. We will be rucking (walking with weight) for an unknown distance, but at least between 15-20 miles, we will be doing an unknown number of workouts, it will take at least 10 hours and probably closer to 12. All the while we will be under the close supervision of former special forces operator, Cadre Danny. Expect to be wet, sandy, and at times very, very uncomfortable. Also expect that we will accomplish hard physical things, support each other mentally, and cohere as a team of badass babes (and whomever brave dudes care to join us). Four of our Badass Babes are doing BOTH TOUGHS! Would you like to join Anne, Elisa, Kerri and Laurel Friday night for the 9/11 GORUCK TOUGH? Click on the image below to join them! Saturday at 9PM those four Badass Babes will be joined by me and Kim for the Horse Soldier Tough. The Horse Soldier has a very, very cool history. According to GORUCK, "The initial battlefield plan, proposed in the wake of 9/11, called for a conventional force to invade Afghanistan with 60,000 troops. Due to weather and mobilization constraints, it would take six months. The Secretary of Defense rejected it, saying “I want men on the ground now!” The immediate solution became a few dozen Army Special Forces, aka Green Berets. Senior military commanders hoped, at best, that they would be able to buy time until the larger forces could mobilize in the Spring. But the Green Berets’ plan was textbook unconventional warfare: they would link up with the Northern Alliance, build rapport, and work by, with, and through them to defeat the Taliban. This included unconventional tactics, such as the first cavalry charge of the twenty-first century, and significant and unprecedented support from the US Air Force in the sky. It worked. Two months later, in the boneyard of the Soviet Empire, a new President was sworn in in Afghanistan. ‘Humans are more important than hardware’ is a maxim in Special Forces and this event highlights, in the historical context of the Horse Soldiers (portrayed in the movie 12 Strong), how true that was, is, and will always be. At your Horse Soldier GORUCK Challenge, expect to learn how a small, unconventional team can work together to accomplish big things while paying homage to this quintessential Special Forces mission." I am advising a man on how to best employ light infantry and horse cavalry in the attack against Taliban T-55s, mortars, artillery, personnel carriers, and machine guns – a tactic which I think became outdated with the invention of the Gatling gun. You can expect that we will be celebrating the end of the Bozeman TOUGHS with well earned drams of Horse Soldier whiskey! We would certainly love for more folks to join us! Right now we have 6 people from the gym doing a TOUGH and we want MORE. Join us for some serious TYPE II FUN! Some of you will earn your first bolts! These are a sign of exceptional mental toughness as it shows you completed 2 (ore more!) toughs in one weekend. Want to see how tough you really are? join us for our Bozeman Toughs! Click on any of the patches to register. WHAT TO BRING
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CrossFit ReOpenThe CrossFit Open is a worldwide ALL-LEVELS competition that is open to everyone! One of the things I LOVE about the Open is that we are all competing together and there are levels accessible to all participants. There's a level for everyone! Imagine the Olympics or the Superbowl hosting a competition that included the elites AND the novices. That's the Open! We are repeating the 2023 Open and we're calling it the REOPEN. We have done a REOPEN every August since 2015. We repeated the workouts every Monday, we finish today with 23.3. This year I'm challenging everyone to do an upside down REOPEN. What makes an upside down REOPEN? Since we're repeating workouts, I challenge you to try a different category. Last year, when I did the REOPEN I repeated all of the workouts Scaled since I had done them Prescribed during the Open. If you did the Foundations category, try Scaled. If you did the Scaled category, try Prescribed. For all of you Prescribed firebreathers, you might think the scaled is "too easy." I guarantee it's not. For an extra challenge try to beat this best scaled athletes from this year's Open. I dare you! I hope you enjoy our REOPEN. share with us in the comments your favorite OPEN memories. What's For Dinner? Corn, Lentils or Beans!WOOHOOOO! It's the end of the week. Finally it's FRIDAY! We have TWO more weeks remaining in our 800g Challenge. We are all feeling better, enjoying more energy, and loving how we feel with the increased vitamins, minerals and fiber with the 800g of fruits and vegetables we are eating every day. This week's bonus challenge is to eat corn, or beans or lentils. All of these foods get slaughtered on social media for being bad for us. Yet, these foods can have a place at the table. Especially when delivered in this amazing Beet & Walnut Lentil Salad from Dishing up the Dirt. I might be obsessed with them right now:-) Click on the image for the recipe. Enjoy! People freak out about lentils, beans and corn because of a phytochemical called lectins. Lectins are present in ALL PLANTS. Yep, it's true, every single plant we eat has lectins. Do you know what else? Lectins are denatured through cooking. Do dried beans, lentils, and some other food have more lectins that "fresh" food. Yep, they do, and they are removed by cooking. So, unless you're eating lots of uncooked beans and lentils you might have a problem. Um, if you're eating uncooked beans and lentils you have a bigger problem than lectins.
Harvesting VeggiesWhen I first started growing vegetables, I was confused at harvest time because I didn’t know just when to pick my veggies. I discovered I’m not alone. For many novice gardeners, our only knowledge of what ripe fruits and vegetables look like comes from the grocery store. Yet, when we begin to grow our own produce, it rarely looks like the blemish-free, polished and waxed fruit and vegetables at the store.
Here are some tips on how to harvest three popular homegrown goodies at the peak of their ripeness and flavor. Tomatoes Nothing can compare with a homegrown tomato. After one season of growing your own, you may never want to buy a tomato in the store again. Store-bought tomatoes can often be almost tasteless because they are often picked while they’re still green, and then sprayed with ethylene gas to force artificial ripening. The picking, transporting and storage process prevents natural ripening and sugar accumulation. Tomatoes undergo a very interesting physiological change when they are about half pinkish-red and half green. At this “breaker” stage, they form a thin layer of cells that seals the fruit from the stem. This layer of cells prevents any nutrient flow from the plant to the fruit. Tomatoes can be harvested at or after the breaker stage and they will ripen normally, but they need to ripen in the sun, such as on a windowsill, for the sugars to fully develop. Tomatoes that are left on the vine continue to ripen and develop sugars because they are exposed to sunlight, not because they are gaining anything from the plant. Store freshly harvested tomatoes on the counter or in a basket, as refrigeration kills their flavor. Some tomatoes, such as green zebra, German grapefruit, and lemon boy, never turn red. So, be sure to save your seed packets or plant tags, as these will often have pictures of the ripe fruit that you can refer to when deciding if it’s time to harvest. Eggplant Generally, eggplant should be harvested when the flesh is springy, and the skin is shiny purple and tight. Test for springiness by pressing into the side with your finger. If the flesh springs back, the eggplant is ready for picking. Eggplants that are past their prime are dull and soft with wrinkled skin. When ripe, white-skinned eggplant, such as Rosa Bianca, will have skin that is glossy white with pink stripes. Melons When trying to determine a melon’s ripeness, look at the condition of the stem and skin color. Cantaloupes “slip” from the vine, leaving a scar where the stem was attached. The bottom, or end opposite the stem, will be soft and fragrant. Their straw-colored skin should be bright. A ripe honeydew may remain attached to the vine, but should also be soft on the bottom side, opposite the stem. While on the vine, watermelons will have a small, curled tendril extending from the vine opposite from where the stem is attached to the vine. This tendril will turn brown and dry out when the melon is ripe. The stem should still be green and difficult to remove from the vine. The skin touching the ground should be buttery yellow. All melons continue to ripen after they have been removed from the vine, and should be stored in the refrigerator or a cool place. This is a reprint of an article I wrote when I was the commercial horticulture program coordinator for the western area of University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. For more specific gardening and horticulture advice be sure to visit your local Cooperative Extension office. |
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