The Air Force WOD has haunted me for over a year...Not anymore...here it is at 5:48
Then my good buddy Clayton made an awesome Athlete Profile for me...it is amazing...
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
INSPIRATION & MOTIVATION...WHAT DRIVES YOU
The spirit of competition, elbow to elbow in a WOD, the fear of losing or failure, letting someone or everyone down...that has been my motivation for a long time. Recently I realized that not only was I putting a time limit on my progress into qualifying for the Games, but I was losing the luster that I once had for all out competition and fun.
I have been plagued with injury after injury for about 18 months off and on, and have been feeling sorry for myself a lot along the way. I have been really focusing on taking care of myself and keeping healthy, trying not to re-injure or cause any other injuries to my body. The other day I went through a grueling WOD that involved a bunch of HEAVY lunges, which left me somewhat crippled with soreness the next day. As I was laying in the floor on the foam roller, in quite a lot of pain rolling out the knots in my ass, a man walked through the door and changed my outlook on a lot of things. Keeping an anonymous profile, I will call this guy Bob. I will start by saying that this man has had a positive influence in my life and on me ever since I met him and his wife. Though they are not related to me at all, they are a big part of my very small family, and they both train with me at the box I co-own.
I have known the couple for over 6 years now, and started our relationship through business. In that time, my friendship with the wife became solid and un-wavered. She helped me in business decisions, morals, and gave me advice in some of my personal life as well.Bob worked on the East coast, doing stuff with computers that I don't even know where to begin to start to try and explain. He came home ever so often, visiting and making sure everything was okay, and then going back to work for months. Then it happened...RETIREMENT! He had worked all his life for this day, and it came! He moved back home with his wife, and life was good. Then one day he went for a physical, as directed by his wife, and revealed a monster. Bob was told that he was in Stage 4 Colon Cancer...devastating. Of course naturally, I would assume that one would lose hope, give up and just quit enjoying life, and worry constantly...but not Bob.Bob made a decision that day that he was going to give this thing one hell of a fight. Months of chemotherapy and being sick and weak all the time, and you ask him how he feels...the answer is always the same "I feel great!"
Getting back to the original story, we come to present tense. I am reflecting back to last week, when this man walked into my box, and while I was complaining about being so sore, he walks up to me asks if I would mind if he just rowed that day. With me laying in the floor, facing the entrance as he walked in, all I seen was a silhouette, but knew who it was. As I rolled off of the roller, got to my feet, and my eyes adjusted, I realized that Bob had a little backpack with him. Upon further inspection and information, I realized that Bob had finished his chemotherapy treatment the day before, and was carrying his pump that continues to pump the medicine through his body for 36 hours I think. So here is this man that I have the up most respect for, asking me if he can just row for a little bit that day because he was a little tired from his treatment.Now I ask myself, what is my inspiration and motivation...is it feeling sorry for this guy...HELL no, he would hate to think that I am...it is the will and drive of this man to not be defeated, to strive to maintain optimal health to his ability, and to not relent on his endeavors.Bob has what a lot of people want, but never claim, and that is a will to pursue his goals and achieve them. He has a heart of a champion, and that is my motivation and drive to keep up my relentless pursuit of my goals, so whether it is a 550# deadlift, a 300# clean & jerk, to make it to the Games, or to just be the best person I can be, Bob will be a huge motivator and inspiration to me.
I have been plagued with injury after injury for about 18 months off and on, and have been feeling sorry for myself a lot along the way. I have been really focusing on taking care of myself and keeping healthy, trying not to re-injure or cause any other injuries to my body. The other day I went through a grueling WOD that involved a bunch of HEAVY lunges, which left me somewhat crippled with soreness the next day. As I was laying in the floor on the foam roller, in quite a lot of pain rolling out the knots in my ass, a man walked through the door and changed my outlook on a lot of things. Keeping an anonymous profile, I will call this guy Bob. I will start by saying that this man has had a positive influence in my life and on me ever since I met him and his wife. Though they are not related to me at all, they are a big part of my very small family, and they both train with me at the box I co-own.
I have known the couple for over 6 years now, and started our relationship through business. In that time, my friendship with the wife became solid and un-wavered. She helped me in business decisions, morals, and gave me advice in some of my personal life as well.Bob worked on the East coast, doing stuff with computers that I don't even know where to begin to start to try and explain. He came home ever so often, visiting and making sure everything was okay, and then going back to work for months. Then it happened...RETIREMENT! He had worked all his life for this day, and it came! He moved back home with his wife, and life was good. Then one day he went for a physical, as directed by his wife, and revealed a monster. Bob was told that he was in Stage 4 Colon Cancer...devastating. Of course naturally, I would assume that one would lose hope, give up and just quit enjoying life, and worry constantly...but not Bob.Bob made a decision that day that he was going to give this thing one hell of a fight. Months of chemotherapy and being sick and weak all the time, and you ask him how he feels...the answer is always the same "I feel great!"
Getting back to the original story, we come to present tense. I am reflecting back to last week, when this man walked into my box, and while I was complaining about being so sore, he walks up to me asks if I would mind if he just rowed that day. With me laying in the floor, facing the entrance as he walked in, all I seen was a silhouette, but knew who it was. As I rolled off of the roller, got to my feet, and my eyes adjusted, I realized that Bob had a little backpack with him. Upon further inspection and information, I realized that Bob had finished his chemotherapy treatment the day before, and was carrying his pump that continues to pump the medicine through his body for 36 hours I think. So here is this man that I have the up most respect for, asking me if he can just row for a little bit that day because he was a little tired from his treatment.Now I ask myself, what is my inspiration and motivation...is it feeling sorry for this guy...HELL no, he would hate to think that I am...it is the will and drive of this man to not be defeated, to strive to maintain optimal health to his ability, and to not relent on his endeavors.Bob has what a lot of people want, but never claim, and that is a will to pursue his goals and achieve them. He has a heart of a champion, and that is my motivation and drive to keep up my relentless pursuit of my goals, so whether it is a 550# deadlift, a 300# clean & jerk, to make it to the Games, or to just be the best person I can be, Bob will be a huge motivator and inspiration to me.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
2-12-11
My good buddy Clayton hooked me up with a sick video of a WOD I done a couple of months ago, which was 5 rounds of 3 M/U-HSPU, 10 Burpee Pullups...it was a fun WOD to do, very challenging movement and very taxing! Anyway here is the clip...Thanks again Clayton for an awesome video!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
2-10-11
Had a brutal cycle this week with a lot of squats, both weighted and body weight only. Started off with the CFT, then went to 5 rounds of a bunch of CRAP, including .....10 Push-Ups, 20 Pull-Ups, 30 Sit-Ups, 40 Double-Unders, and 50 squats per round......legs were trashed! Next day was KAREN...136 of the 150 Wallball un-broken, then a max on Barbell Complex( all that was required was crease of the hip below knee with barbell in rack,a solid lock out over head, a full depth squat with barbell on back, and a solid lock out over head)....legs wouldn't hardly support me, much less the 245# I finished on the complex. Then a lung -buster little WOD of 21-18-15-12-9-6-3 reps of Burpees, Lunges, Squats..What was I thinking? Soooo...now I believe I am suffering from a slight case of sub-clinical Rhabdo! Woohoo!
Here is the clip of the 245# Complex...It man-handled me!
Here is the clip of the 245# Complex...It man-handled me!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
2-8-11
Today was a pretty good training day for the most part. Started off with a 3 rep max OHS...started light and made pretty big jumps to get to 225, stuck 225 for 3, put 245 on the bar and managed 2 solid reps and just lost focus and dumped it. Since I had KAREN looming in the near future, I did not try to get it for 3 again.My whole objective in KAREN was to do more than 100 Wallballs unbroken. Hindsight 20/20, I paced just a little slow at first. I reached 100 reps at about 4 minutes and 30 seconds in, and felt fresh for the most part. My buddy hollered my time and I knew I needed to hurry up if I wanted to PR, so I kicked it into high gear. Ended up getting 136 reps unbroken, then finished the last 14 unbroken. Stopped the clock at 6:13,which was a PR, but not the time I was hoping for. I attempted to video the WOD, and got about a minute and a half before my camera took a crap on me, which I noticed after the WOD....soooo after my temper tantrum, Im in the hunt for a new camera. Here is the only video I was able to salvage...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
2-2-11
My strength WOD today..cleans from mid-thigh...still crash a little in the bottom, but pleased with my lifts. Here are the last 3 lifts...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
2-1-11
Yesterday was a monumental day for me. I hit a goal I had set almost 3 years ago in CrossFit, which was to Snatch 200#. Then I hit a brutal little Met-Con of 7 rounds, 7 90# KB swings,7 burpees, 7 pull-ups...stopped the clock in 6:54...Holy Forearms Batman! I have decided that if you can do one 90# KB swing, you can do up to 10 unbroken so I just have to quit being a sissy and do some work!
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