Things have been crazy (which is a good thing) at Primitive CrossFit lately.
A few new faces lately. Olivia, Lee & Lynette are the newest members, Timm can no longer be considered new since he has been around a couple months. They have all been hitting it hard.
Everyone else is doing great, summer is almost over kids will be or already are back to school. Schedules should get back to a more normal crazy.
No excuses for not posting just haven’t been getting in done.
Train Hard
Matt
Everyone is doing great. I thought March flew by. Now I just missed the whole month of April and May is almost over.
Send out a big welcome to the newest Primitive athletes. Ed has been showing up regularly with Gabe. Mike & David just started this week and seem to be enjoying the suck. Chi is killing it with Sasha & Cynthia at the 7pm.
Anthony started kipping in a wod for the first time. Greg has been hitting full range pullups for a while. Scott is showing a lot of improvement. Eric should be ready for the mud run. Where is Joe lately? Good luck to Steve who is moving out to horse country. Chere we still miss you, hopefully your set back will get resolved soon.
Missing mother’s day sucked. The CrossFit Regionals were a lot of fun along with a lot of work. Congrates to all the competitors. See you in Carson.
Hopefully I’ll be posting before July.
The gym will be closed Friday through Monday.
Have a great Memorial day weekend!
SEMPER FI
Wow the month of March just flew by.
It has been very exciting at the Primitive Gym. Greg & Steve are in the 5am class. Anthony is a welcome addition to the 6am crew. Sasha smoked the on ramp program. I hope she is enjoying her time in Cancun. It’s going to be hell when she gets back. Scott & Gabe are just starting the new & improved Primitive on-ramp. thanks to Sean Waxman for his willingness to share.
Jon it was good to have you in the 5am class. It’s always fun to watch you suffer. Joe has really been hitting it hard. Cynthia has stepped it up lately. Brad has been missing in action. Eric we miss you but we understand when duty calls.
Chere is coming back to the 6am. I’ll take it easy on her for a couple days.
The gym is getting a make over during the next week as you all will see the work in progress but I won’t let it get in the way of any classes.
Saturday park workouts are back and will be announced from week to week depending on the schedule.
Look out April here we come.
The last couple months have been extremely busy. Posting here has not been the top priority. Making sure all my athletes are getting the best coaching possible is of greater concern to me.
New clients Sasha, Greg & Steve have been doing great.
The Politics of Machine Testing
To understand the popularity of computerised testing machines, one must understand the structure of medical insurance and academic research. In many medical claims, legal liability is on much more solid foundation if one can produce impressive figures which appear to give precise details of the human body. Production of the most convincing sets of graphically and mathematically analysed data wins cases and makes money for someone.
Similary, medical and sporting research using such machines as a sort of universal “Rolls Royce” standard can create numerous publications, attract big sponsorships, increase departmental size and enhance university reputations. One again, a money and status motive emerges. This is not to say that machine research is all contrived and useless: it is not. However, in many cases, far cheaper means of research, including the use of free weights, field tests and relatively inexpensive tests with existing university engineering apparatus, are possible. Unfortunately, the successful marketing of such devices has created an aura of mystique and quality perfection about them and research which uses other means does not seem to carry the same weight.
Thus, even though the lowly Volkswagen probably was much more reliable and efficient than the Mercedes Benz, the latter vehicle with its great running and maintenance costs, became a status symbol because of marketing propaganda.
Primitive CrossFit is starting a 50 day Burpee challenge. It will start on 1-16-10.
Here are the rules;
Day 1 will start with 2 Burpees. Every day you will increase the burpees by 2 until day 50 we will do 100 Burpees.
All days can be broken sets except day 25 & 50. Those days will be for time.
If you miss a day you must complete the burpees for the missed day plus the current day.
You can buy in at anytime after the challenge starts if you complete all the burpees that have been perscribed up to that day. ( if you start on day 10 you must do day 1-10 on that day for a total of 110).
The burpees can be scaled up to include some other exercise. Burpee box jumps, Burpee pullups, Burpee MU or some other variation.
You should report in everyday that you completed your burpees. Comments here, Facebook, email or text will be accepted. Please share any stories that may arise from where and when you do your burpees.
If there are any burpees in the WOD those do not count towards your daily requirement.
For those who require a Buttercup scaling you can start at 1 and increase by 1 everyday. Day 25 & 50 will still be for time.
Who is ready for the challenge?
Good luck to all the competitors!
800m Run: Jon 3:01, Eric 3:24
Rest 3 min
400m Run: Jon 1:16, Eric 1:27
Rest 2 min
200m Sprint: Jon :29, Eric :32
4 rounds Max effort pullups, 20 GHD Situps
Jon Rx’d 35, 14, 15, 16; 8:40
Eric Ring pulls Abmat w/17# ball 20, 10, 10 11; 7:35
“Diane your ass is looking great!”
As a Coach that is something I would never say but I guess other athletes can get a way with it.
Thank you Cynthia for the comic relief.
WOD #2 for OC Throwdown competitor Jon. Less than 40 days until the event.
Welcome aboard Mike. Semper Fi
Let’s get you to a 300 PFT & a respectable CFT before you head to OCS.
Everyone pushed it good. Welcome back Chere after missing 2 weeks.
Turned in to the Nesbitt hour.
Bob and his boys went hard at the WOD.
I am thankful for having such a blessed life.
Friends, Family, Health, Love, Life & Laughter are just a few of the joys in my life.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.
There will be a 7am Class on Friday come BURN OFF THE BIRD
