BARRIER HOP BURPEES

Posted by Tommy Mo On August - 15 - 2009

We love olympic lifting. We love developing our strength. We also love those opportunities to showcase our conditioning during randomly programmed METCON's. Running, Pull-ups, Squats, Double Unders and yes, even Burpees. But not just your normal regular "run-of-the-mill" burpees, we're talking "Barrier Hop Burpees" which include parallets. Why be predicatable anyway? It's boring. It's uneventful. It's so un-gang-like. After 6 minutes of high-intensity barrier hop burpees, we all caught our breath and took a moment for a post-METCON pose. It's a box norm for us. Get used to it.

The Gang

BEAST STRENGTH!

Posted by Tommy Mo On August - 19 - 2009

To be clear: There is nothing like loading up the bar with a shit-ton of weight and then lifting it off the ground all the way over your head. N-O-T-H-I-N-G! It's a rush. It takes hard work. It takes concentration. It takes well executed technique. Most of all, it takes HEART. Every day we get up before most of the free-world for the opportunity to develop our technique and strength. We coach one another. We grunt. We leave sweat puddles behind. But most of all, we work our asses off to set new PR's. To call us strong is a borderline insult. We prefer you call us all Beasts. Why? Because we deserve it!

Beast-Like Strength

SUPER DAVE = SUPER BUTTERFLY

Posted by Tommy Mo On August - 19 - 2009

Sometimes "pretty technique" is both more efficient and fun to watch. Notice I said sometimes and not all of the times. Olympic lifting is kinda pretty. Kettle Bell swings are not pretty. Now, Butterfly Pull-ups? Yeah, those are pretty. Come on now, how can you not agree? When executed properly they are both pretty and extremely efficient. Like anything else, all it takes is some good 'ol fashioned ball-busting practice. Execute these well and you're assured of a faster "Fran" time. But, don't get me started on that evil bitch. For now, we'll relish on the beauty of the Butterfly.

Butterfly Pull-ups

LOYAL FRIEND: "SWEAT ANGEL"

Posted by Tommy Mo On August - 22 - 2009

Isn't it nice to always have an "angel on your shoulder?" Let's be serious here for a moment. To feel as if you have an angel watching over you is a good thing. It's healthy. It's a positive sense of security. It's spiritual. It's inspiring. Sound familiar? It's another way the gang defines CrossFit. No wonder why we all openly welcome our Sweat Angel to the box every day. She's a positive byproduct of who we are, what we love, and how hard we work. Go ahead, give her a hug. It's okay. If you're lucky, she might even hug you back.....after you call "TIME!" of course.

Sweat Angel

PALEO GREATNESS!

Posted by Tommy Mo On August - 19 - 2009

Grains? You're outta here. Sugar? Sugar feeds cancer! Dairy? Don't even get us started, 86 that garbage too. Meat? Yum! Nothing less than one pound please. Eggs? Oh yeah! Whip me up a dozen will ya? Avocado? Oils? Bacon? Nuts? Seeds? Yes! Yes! YES! Hell YES! Keep it coming! Anything that falls into the paleo diet, we'll eat it up and by the truck load. Anything from the FDA derived recommended daily allowances food pyramid that falls outside of being "paleo approved" and we'll run that same truck right over it. Now pardon all of us while we knaw on the bone. Someone's gotta support the cavemen. It can't be just GEICO. That's just not patriotic.

Paleo Greatness

COMPETITION. RESULTS. RESPECT.

Posted by Tommy Mo On August - 23 - 2009

Know what one of the of the most admired fixtures in our box is? No, it's not the bumpers. Certainly not the rowers. Dare we say it's not even the beloved pull-up bar. It's the whiteboard. Without question, it is the most coveted fixture in our box. We grimace in front of it. We smile in front of it. We sweat, scream and shout in front of it. We even celebrate in front of it. But all of us gang members respect the hell out of it. It is loved. It is feared. It draws all sorts of sound and facial reactions. But, at the end of every WOD, be it great, good, or bad results, we give it the love and respect it deserves and we write on it.

Paleo Greatness

"I wish I had scaled the weight on the deadlifts so I didn't have so many weights to put away" - The Garth Show, post-workout, 6:23am

Posted by Dave Eagle On 8:00 AM
10/16/2009

Press: 5x5x5x3x3x3

Metcon: 5 rounds of:
5 deadlifts (125kg)
10 burpees

I think we were all shocked to see ANOTHER shoulder exercise on the board when we walked into the Fort this morning. After a week of shoulder movements (and does anyone else's elbows hurt from muscle up progressions?), we all were hurtin'. No matter, we had a great showing (Season, Barbie, Audra, Craig, Mark Ritchie, Garth and Dave) and were ready to take this one on.

For the metcon, The Garth Show is the only one who went RX'd - the rest of us scaled to meet the 3:00 - 6:00 goal of the workout. We had a close race between Dave and Craig, who both scaled to 100kg. In the end, Craig won by 2 SECONDS! ... 4:42 against Dave's 4:44. Truly, every second (or in this case, every two seconds) truly does count. Way to go, Craig. You're a great competitor!




The Garth Show locking out his presses at 55kg

Super Dave fighting for that lockout at 60kg

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2 Response to ""I wish I had scaled the weight on the deadlifts so I didn't have so many weights to put away" - The Garth Show, post-workout, 6:23am"

  1. Garth Huckabay Said,
    October 16, 2009 at 9:02 AM

    Go ahead Tommy Mo! Drag your sorry ass in there tonight and let's see a sub 4 minute time on the WOD ;)

    Honestly, I was sore as hell this morning and burpees got the best of me. I expect I have a faster time in me but it'll have to be on the next go around and early in the week!

     

  2. "Tommy Mo" Said,
    October 16, 2009 at 10:45 PM

    As requested, I did drag my sorry ass into the box tonight.

    And this guy with his sorry ass posted a sub-4:00 time like you challenged me too.

    3:39 MOFO!

    FYI, we're all sore brother because we're all working really hard. Just sayin...

    Muwahahaha

     

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