May 24th, 2012 | By crossfit
HAPPPPY BIRTHDAY ALEX, Dana and Mickey!!!!!!!!
(sorry Alex for the late post, I was out of town)
SAN JOSE WILL BE ADDING A 7:30PM CLASS effective Monday
MONDAY WE WILL HAVE A LIMITED SCHEDULE AT ALL LOCATIONS
Workout for Friday:
Mickey and Dana’s choice for their Birthday WOD!!!
Bear Complex
1 Power Clean
1 Front Squat
1 Push Press
1 Back Squat
x 7
5 Rounds
* Rest between sets as needed. Goal is max load in a set.
Rules of the Bear Complex:
1. No resting on the ground (even to re-grip). Failure to do so designates a failed set and the athlete must stop.
2. Failed sets absolutely count as one of your five.
3. Athletes can break up or combine the movements as long as the following are met: the clean starts at the ground and finishes standing with the hip at full extension, squats go below parallel and push presses finished locked out overhead.
4. Push jerks are acceptable.
5. There is no time component for a set, the athlete can rest anywhere EXCEPT on the ground.
6. Athletes perform 7 rounds of the sequence to get through one set. There are 5 sets.
Some mobility work at Mountain View:
Watch out for watered down CrossFit. (had some time on a plane and started typing)
Just this week alone I have been contacted by three separate “globo gyms” who want to bring CrossFit in to their space. They are reaching out to find out how to do it. All of my conversations start the exact same way….Why do you want CrossFit? Ultimately the answer is…..to add another revenue generator.
These gyms are missing the point. Yes CrossFit needs to pay the bills, but CrossFit is a lot more than just a way to pay the bills. CrossFit changes lives. Crossfit is the single greatest contribution to fitness I can think of. That’s a very bold statement, but seriously think about it. CrossFit is slowly changing people’s perception of what Fitness is. It’s empowering people to make changes not only in the gym but outside. I have first hand seen hundreds if not thousands of people achieve their fitness goals and as a by product become more successful outside the gym. Can you accomplish these results in the normal gym, absolutely. However only a very very small percentage of people do…..the conventional gym gives you no direction, no community and most importantly no awareness of what it will take to get where you want to be.
However, CrossFit is showing people a new way of looking at things. Everyone is always looking for the easy way out. CrossFit is showing people that hard work is the only way to achieve what you want. I love that about CrossFit, no bullshit, just hard work.
Ultimately the growth of CrossFit opens the gates for watered down CrossFit to pop up. I guess it’s a good thing that our industry is trying to be copied…better than not having anyone do what we are so passionate about, even if it is a bit watered down.
We assure all of you that the CrossFit you are receiving at NorCal is the way it was meant to be. Challenging, technical and rewarding! Come in, have some fun, get some results.
