04Jan
Wednesday 120104
Rest Day
Coach Mark’s Notes:
Alex told me recently how many hits crossfitmississauga.com gets and it really surprised me. But then I thought about how all those people visit this site everyday and yet there are rarely any comments. Start commenting! It's good for the gym and for all the members. Ask questions, talk about your WOD, or just try and start arguments, that's my favourite. Use other people’s names instead of your own to really cause some shit.
"Training in the Off-Season" with Mikko Salo and Dan Bailey, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Comments (9)
Okay Mark I will start today's discusssion with wtf was yesterday's comments on eating bears? I love reading the crazy, funny shit that you write but really, eating bears? You had to have just stomped out one massive mf'er of a reifer before writing down those thoughts yesterday! lol
How come almost all of the male trainers shave their heads? Do you guys have post-WOD roll-arounds and give each other lice?
I love reading anonymous comments from people who don't put their name.
Tell us what you think about anonymous comments from people who DO put their name??
When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, he had 3 missed calls from Chuck Norris.
Did the no rest Barbara today... I rarely get to train with Eric and I loved how he pushed the shit out of me. Like literally I'll be wearing a diaper the next time I know I'm going to train with Eric.
And by no means am I calling out favourites... I love all the trainers...friggen LOVE... they get the best out of me.
Today was Eric's day, though, so thanks Eric.
When I started at CFM I couldn't do more than 12 pull ups...today I did 40! F*ck yea!!
(I could only do 2 rounds of 5 today, but still an accomplishment on my end lol.)
Great workout. Makes me think that these days shouldn't be called "rest days" as there is no rest involved. "Alternative workout day" would give today more credence.
Owned by a Grizzly bear.
Yesterday, Wednesday January the 5th, I did a WOD that consisted of 10 power cleans and 10 burpies for time. I’ve done much harder WOD’s but because I had food poisoning, I wanted to name this WOD, Medusa because it stopped me stone cold in my tracks.
My diet on Wednesday was poor to say the least. I skipped what I consider the most important breakfast of the day, breakfast. By noon my stomach was eating itself because the night before, I did Medusa’s sister by the name of, no rest Barbara.
At lunch time, I had a small bed of brown rice flattened by a decent sized steak. Unbeknownst to me, this was the beginning of the end because the steak eventually gave me food poisoning. That afternoon, I also thought that I didn’t need to have a snack a couple hours before training because I was just going to work on my squat form and my flexibility (big mistake number 2)
In the previous weeks, Mark’s notes stated that we should eat meat from animal that are tough and hard to kill such as meat from an elephant in full musk or meat from a raging black rhino. I should have listened to him. If I listened, the wimpy cow meat wouldn’t have ruined me.
Fast forward 6 hours – I arrive at CFM’s rest day thinking great, I could saunter through this evening and work on my form and flexibility. Shortly after arriving, Eric joyfully walked over to Mike and me and asked us what we are working on today. I we’ll do Grace. I warmed up with a few clean and jerks and noticed that my reoccurring shoulder issue was causing me too much pain on the jerks. Being a wise x-seasoned athlete, I determined that self preservation is the best route.
I told Eric that I have to do something else because of my shoulder injury. He smirked and said, no problem, do 10 power cleans and 10 burpies, 3 rounds for time. I said to myself, peanuts, I’ve done much worse.
This was a race between Mike and I. The first 10 cleans were easy, Mike and I were neck and neck. By the time I started my 10 burpies, I started to see a white light at the end of a tunnel. I thought I was going to die. I get through the 10 burpies and start my next set of cleans. As I hoist of the weight and go down into a squat, I say to myself WTF... why am I not getting up so easily?!?!
After that round, I was going to throw in the towel but I remember Eric saying a Zen like quote before we started. He said something to the affect of, “As you are going through this work out, place yourself into a spiritual space where the physical is no longer the obstacle”. Because of this message, I continued through with the help of Eric and Fabio cheering me on until my spirit almost left my body during my last 10 burpies. My burpy form resembled that of a wounded bull moose being eaten by a Grizzly bear – (slightly graphic so be careful) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4K04aHTL-Q
At the end of the WOD, I was a hair away from seeing my maker. I sat on the bench for at least 45 minutes. I was dizzy, sweating, had shakes, chills and a hair away from ralphing.
Thanks to Mike for going out in the freezing cold to get my some gum to restore some energy and thanks a million to Michelle for getting me a few bottles of water.
During the entire work out, all of the cheers from the trainers were just muffled words because I was so drained. The only words I remember at the end of the work out were from Fabio and Eric. Eric’s words were “If you learn anything from this, it is to ensure that you come more frequently. Fabio’s words were to the affect of, “you already have your strength in your upper body, and you just have to work on your chicken legs. They were more chicken like before but you still need to build them up. All strong structures have solid foundations”
Fabio: These Ostrich legs will soon turn into bear hocks.
Even as I’m sitting her typing this message at 4:00am in the morning frequently visiting the white porcelain god, all I want to do is get back into the gym ASAP. Crossfit is an addictive disease.
Morale of this long message is, eat grizzly meat and eat often during the day.
Does anybody know where I can find some grizzly or black bear meat.
Yesterday I was a wounded moose being eaten by a bear; tomorrow I will be an alpha grizzly bear.
Thanks to grizzly bear slayers - Eric, Tony and Fabio for coaching me to become a panda bear slayer.