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

Biggest Day of your Life!

Posted by Dave Eagle On 11:37 AM
12/14/2009

This past Saturday, we sent 15 Crossforters to the Windy City Crossfit Winter Weightlifting Meet (Olympic Lifting competition). This is what many of us GYG’ers have been training for for the past 5 weeks. Waking up at 4am to be at the Fort by 4:45am, coming in on evenings, staying late after Saturday team challenge, watching countless hours of snatch and clean & jerk technique videos. All to represent Crossfit Fire and the GYG to the best of our abilities.

Speaking strictly for the members of the Graveyard Gang, this is where we all finished:

69kg class:
Matt Weltzer, 2nd place with 119kg total: 54kg snatch, 65kg clean & jerk


Matt from Garth Huckabay on Vimeo.



77kg class:
Dave Eagle, 3rd place (out of 8) with 155kg total: 65kg snatch, 90kg clean & jerk


Untitled from Garth Huckabay on Vimeo.




85kg class:
Pete Rasmusen, 1st place (out of 11) and 1st place OVERALL with 210kg total: 87kg snatch, 123kg clean & jerk**Tom Mohr: 2nd place (out of 11) with **175kg total: 70kg snatch. Tom had to leave early, but he would have gotten a 105kg clean & jerk, giving him 175kg total and putting him in second place behind Pete



Pete from Garth Huckabay on Vimeo.




Tom from Garth Huckabay on Vimeo.




94kg class:
Mark Ritchie, 4th place (out of 6) with 180kg total: 70kg snatch, 110kg clean & jerk


Mark from Garth Huckabay on Vimeo.




105kg class:
Garth Huckabay, 5th place (out of 6) with 160kg total: 65kg snatch, 95kg clean & jerk




Garth from Garth Huckabay on Vimeo.



105kg class:
Zach Mitchell, 3rd place (out of 5 total) with 166kg total (1kg total behind 2nd place finisher): 66kg snatch, 100kg clean & jerk


Zach from Garth Huckabay on Vimeo.




We all did Power Snatches. Incredible to think how much more weight we’ll all be able to snatch when we catch it lower and really get under that bar. This will take drilling the movements over and over and over. And we’re all committed to do just that. Can’t wait for the next competition!
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