FITNESS AUTHOR
Monica Brant
KICK MO’S BUTT
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at CrossFit Renew
n This month, Brant ventures over to CrossFit Renew for a circuit workout with Coach Sadie.
JULY 2021
66
s I traveled to CrossFit Renew, I was curious and excited about this KMB session. It had been a minute since I did a CF workout, and I was excited to put myself to a new test. Also, my 18-year-old goddaughter, Daisa, got to tag along for the workout since she is still working remotely for school and was able to participate with me. The location was easy to find and, since we had already downed our favorite beet pre-workout, we were ready to jump in the action. Coach Sadie greeted us and quickly helped us set up the proper seat height on our bikes. We got started on the warmup almost immediately. This warmup consisted of a handful of exercises that I was familiar with, and I enjoyed how they flowed: 3 rounds: • 10 arch rocks • 3 inchworms • 10 kips (she modified this for those of us who do not regularly do kips) • 10/7 cal bike After the warmup, I was feeling good, warm and ready to move into the 20:00 E2MOM workout. For those who might not be familiar with the term “E2MOM,” it means “every two minutes on the minute.” If this is your CrossFit workout of the day, then you would perform the specific exercise or pattern for two minutes. Any time that remains after you have finished can be used to rest. Prior to starting the 20-minute
