Cathedral Village Arts Festival



Saturday was a huge success. The rain sucked but the intermittent training that we did kept us warm. I think most of you did about 10-15 mini workouts.

Some random snapshots that come to mind: Cory's deadlifting spectacle, Deb's PR on the deadlift, Catie and Ryan's box jumps, Pumpkin and Joey workin' the crowd, Pumpkin's 200 clean and jerks, Cory perfecting the flux display, 10 double patty cheeseburgers, fries, no bun, from the Mercury Cafe, Ariane riding, all small town like, in the back of Deb's pick-up truck, Jane drinking coffee, Rylin frantically searching for his candy, Charity sweet talkin' the masses, Jasinta being Jasinta, and Traci's thoughtful gift to me.

Thank you to all who helped Charity and I out on Saturday. I was beaming with pride the whole day.

Photos are on the way!

Hormones and Beef



http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/vet/faq/growth_hormones_promoters_croissance_hormonaux_stimulateurs-eng.php

http://beyondfactoryfarming.org/get-informed/health/hormones

After traveling the countryside and meeting with about half a dozen farmers, my dad has found flux CrossFit some good, quality steers and heifers. What do I mean by good quality? He mentioned to me that the animals he found are calm, which suggests they are used to being around people. And, the steers and heifers we are buying have not been injected with federally approved synthetic growth hormones. I always assumed that prior to the cattle going to a feed lot they were relatively 'untouched,' but it turns out the desire and need for maximum growth and efficiency begins on the farm. Dad did some investigation and found out that these growth promoting hormones are legal in Canada and the US but not in the EU. I have attached some information on the hormones that are injected in the animals that are sold on the conventional market. In other words, these hormones are in store bought meat.

Thanks Dad for all of your investigation and critical inquires! Oh, and he also fixed the fences. Three cheers for Verne!