June 16, 2009

Five rounds for time of:
75 pound Thrusters, 21 reps
21 Double-unders
There is no listed rx'd female weight- so let's say based on Fran weight, it's 45# (20 pounds less than Fran weight, just like the men's).
Plus, continuing with time trials- 100 situps for time.
5050- 63-63-63
I've noticed the beginner class at 5 pm has been very light. Newsflash, people-- and I want you all to read this-- EVERYONE should be taking that class. There is perhaps a percentage of a percent of people at our gym that don't need to work on form-- and that percentage basically consists of Kim. Last week we had someone try to take the Advanced class who had only been training for about 5 weeks... Guys, we need to recalibrate. Listen up. Crossfit is a SKILL, it's not like going to the globo gym and working machines in which you strap yourself in and your movement is isolated. Did you know that Russian Olympic weightlifters, when they first begin training, practice with a PVC pipe for between 3-5 YEARS before ever lifting any weight? How many of you don't have pullups yet? How many get shrieked at to keep their backs straight, weight in their heels, etc. etc. Come to the beginner class. You should WANT to come to that class to get better at this, particularly if you have long term goals within Crossfit. If your instructor suggests you make it, make it. Don't let your ego get in the way-- that's the best thing about our joint, guys-- that we don't have MMA weirdos with big egos running around (sorry, MMA weirdos). Alan says that if I had called it something else, like "Skills training," people would come more willingly. But don't tell me you guys are susceptible to such cheap psychological techniques!
Now, here's a girl who doesn't need form training... Kris Clever shows us all how it's done this past Saturday.