So I was having a conversation with a good buddy of mine the other day. He told me that he happened across an acquaintance of his that he used to see at the globo-gym back in the day. When asked where my friend had been lately, he responded that he’s been doing CrossFit for about a year now. The other guy responded by saying something along the lines of “Oh you’re doing CrossFit? That stuff is bad for you.”
- it cares more about how you feel and perform rather than how you look
- the community gets involved in your life
- the workouts are hard
- they make you take it slow to learn correct technique first
- the workouts expose your weaknesses
- you lay down in a pool of your own sweat after the WOD is done
- lifting weights off the ground and over your head is dangerous
- moving quickly is dangerous
- gymnastic rings and barbells are dangerous
- the people high five and cheer for you no matter if you finish first or last
- they expect you to be educated about proper nutrition
- they don’t use machines
- they don’t do back&bi or chest&tri days
- the coaches make you hate them eventually
- it makes women too strong
- they are too supportive of the local and global community
- they do “Challenges” to improve your overall quality of life
- they support the military and first responder communities
- they make you set goals
- they demand your personal accountability for those goals
- they encourage you to leave your ego outside
- they teach you how to be proactive in preventing injuries
- it works you above the special “fat-burning zone”
- you will leave crying at some point
- it will push you far beyond your physical, emotional, and mental limits
- they care about how you warm up
- they will push you beyond your comfort zone
- they do “legs” more than once a week
- they consider a squat to be below parallel
- all this squatting is “bad for your knees”
- you can’t put on your headphones or read a magazine and veg out
- anything where you need a coach can’t be good for you
- it’s too hard for “normal” people
- its about pursuing REAL fitness
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If you are a TLC 2.0 participant and cannot perform your retest on Friday, then today is the day!! You will do it instead of the one below.
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A. Skill:
1) 4×10 Pendlay Rows, heavier than last week (Demo Video)
2) 4×10 Good Mornings, heavier than last week
B. MWOD:
Hammy Stretching!
C. WOD:
NOT For Time –
3 x 1min ME Burpees
3 – 5 x ME Wall Balls (20/14) to 10/9′ target
*Note: I realize this one is vague, but it’s only because there is more explaining to do once you show up. It’s worth it, trust me!
