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Sharyn Alfonsi profiles Greg Glassman, a brash, former gymnast who created the CrossFit workout. Our deadlifting granny makes an appearance at the 4:32 mark. Check it out at the link below!
60 Minutes: King of CrossFit – http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/king-of-crossfit-2/
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BLOOMINGTON — CrossFit Bloomington-Normal and the Bloomington-Normal Athlete Factory will serve as host for a fundraiser workout on April 11 to benefit the family of Normal Community High School senior baseball player Jake Wegner, who is battling cancer.
Wegner, 18, trained at the Athlete Factory before being diagnosed recently with neuroblastoma, a cancer of the sympathetic nervous system. He has undergone surgery to remove a 10-pound tumor.
The event seeks to raise money to help with Wegner’s medical expenses. A donation of $10 or more will allow participants to perform the WEGS WOD (Workout of the Day) with heats running every 15 minutes beginning at 9:30 a.m. No preregistration is required.
The workout will include 1 power clean lift, 7 pull-ups, 8 ball slams and 10 push-ups. The 1 represents the fact Wegner is a leadoff hitter, the 7 is his uniform number, the 8 is his position in the outfield (center field) and the 10 represents the size of the tumor that was removed from the top of his spleen.
There also will be a potluck meal following the workout so participants are encouraged to bring a dish to pass.
CrossFit Bloomington-Normal and the Athlete Factory are located at 401 Bronco Drive, Unit D, Bloomington. For more information, go to www.crossfitbn.com or call 309-662-5678.
Source: Pantagraph.com
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Most of Sandra Foli’s contemporaries gave up competitive sports a long time ago.But the 73-year-old Bloomington woman is proving that age really is just a number by recently setting a powerlifting record in her age group. Foli completed a clean deadlift of 181.5 pounds at a recent competition. “She went out there and put up a pretty serious weight for a woman of her age,” Foli’s trainer, Chad Hobbs, said. “It’s an inspiration to a lot of people, where so many people become sedentary later on in life, she’s doing something about it.”
Even more amazing, Foli only picked up the sport five years ago after suffering from septic shock.
“I said I just need to get fit after my illness,” Foli said. “It was touch and go for awhile, but I fought it and I recovered.” The grandmother says she’s going to continue training and hopes to break her own record.
“I see people one or two years older than me in a wheelchair, and I don’t ever want to be there,” Foli says.
Source: NBC Chicago
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She’s 73-years-old, a grandmother of THREE, and she just set a POWERLIFTING RECORD after an illness could have claimed her life. Sandra Foli’s 180 degree recovery, and her CrossFit style workout, in your Around Central Illinois report with Mark Rivera.
