The New Improved Gibson Garage Gym

Measured to the bottom of the boards, the ceiling rafters are over 10ft high.  You can go overhead with a loaded barbell under the garage door and garage door opener with plenty of clearance.  You can do muscle ups inside without your head getting anywhere near a board.  I could go on and on...look at the picture, the possibilities are endless.  I have a few more ideas to make some improvements, more to come.  Thanks for looking!

Thanksgiving

Davey working on the rings.  By the way, his feet are not on the floor.

Lately, I have felt so blessed.  I guess it took some time and some maturing to realize just how great life is no matter how good or how bad it seems to be going at the time.

God has blessed me and my family so much, I am overwhelmed.  Let's all take this opportunity of Thanksgiving to remember how blessed we really are as we think about what is really important...Faith, Health, Happiness, Family, Friends, Thankfulness...  And remember to do what you can to be a blessing to others with your thoughts and actions so that they too can be reminded what this life is really all about.

I send my sincere thanks to everyone out there who has been a part of my life in anyway.  We are all on the path...enjoy it.

On another note...Karen PR'd on deadlift yesterday!  Pulled 225lbs and I can tell she has a lot more there as her confidence builds.  Great job Karen!

Tell me...what are you thankful for?

We've Moved! Literally...

Okay, so we have been pretty quiet for a while...because we have been stupid busy selling our house, packing up and moving out!

We are very fortunate in that our house sold so quickly, but this was very unexpected as we were not sure that our house would sell at all in this market.  So my Parents opened their doors to us and have let us move in with them while we take our time selecting our next home.  This way we don't end up in another house that we outgrow and want to sell in under 4 years.  I can't thank my Parents enough, they are really amazing.  Pretty much 90% of our stuff is in storage, but we are just about completely set-up and settled in at their place.  My Parents were also so kind as to basically give me full reign in their huge garage which has allowed me to set up an awesome CrossFit garage gym.  We now reside in Porter, TX which is just north of Humble which is just north of Houston.

I finally did my first WOD in the new set up yesterday.  It was great.  I am going to take pictures this weekend and post them up.

Much more to come!  Hopefully we will get back to more regular updates now.  Thanks for reading!

-Shane

"Leap" - RePost from CrossFit LA

Written by Andy Petranek, originally posted at http://www.crossfitla.com/

"Leap"

Leaping into the abyss... the unknown, the future, a place full traps, sinkholes, obstacles, danger, and uncertainty. We've all lept at some point in our lives, but for many of us, it's been a long, long time. Why? Are you simply comfortable and content with what you've got? Or, are you afraid of "rocking the boat," getting hurt, or maybe even of failing?

By not leaping, you're missing the world that children frequent every day - a world full of wonder, possibility, aliveness, fun, excitement, energy... life! So if it's been awhile, or if you avoid taking the leap in certain areas of your life in which you're playing it safe... here's an invitation... LEAP!