Different training

Sometimes people make weird faces at me when I workout. Sometimes people complain that I am too loud when I work out. Sometimes people say," this is not safe and YOU should not lift around a crowded area". Well, PEOPLE, all I can say is.................Watch This!

Once these people understand what the hell I am doing then the world will be more relaxed and accepting. But, that will not happen soon. So in the mean time............, lift heavy weights, go hard on metabolic wods and tell people to shut up and "Watch this". If they dont understand have them "Watch This" again.

Sometimes you gotta believe!

amwod:

21rep at 265

3min max double unders: 157

tabata erg: 776

pmwod:

on the min: 3 185# P. Cln., 5 KTE for 10 min

http://greyskullarticles.blogspot.com/2009/10/recently-ive-received-lot-of-emails.html

What is the most ridiculous WOD you have ever done?

Thursday:off

Friday: Murph with 45pound weight vest: 1:13.01(The most retarded wod I have ever done!!!)

Sat and Sunday :off

Start this week off right... post your success(PR, goals accomplished, what stupid wod you decided not to do) here! )

Allways Training

Whether you are running more than a 10k, lifting more than 300#, or just helping a friend move, physical fitness will benefit your body more than you think. Today I was asked by a neighbor of Kelly to help take his cement pounder out of his truck. He said to me,"this is the heaviest thing I had every helped carried". I helped take it out of his truck like it was nothing!!! Yet, I had to remember not to tweak my back while bringing it onto the ground. I did not want to hurt myself, although it was "light".

REmembering the basics of any and all movements- stability, strength and power is ingrained in my brain. The movements which are part of crossfit is only preparing one for the day that one has to safeguard ones body: a car accident, carrying two kids, helping a friend move..

See if you do daily activities the way you train...I bet you will and are happy that crossfit is the foundation of you not getting Jacked up!

wod:

shoulder press 5x2

95,135,155,175,185

Be smart- train smart

Being 10# heavier is not that bad- Im not sloppy fat. Im not chunky, Im not seeing a lack of work capacity. But I do see an increase in strength and endurance. Eat clean, program properly and do crossfit.

Then

Pick 3-5 things You Suck at. Do those things once a weekf or at least 15 reps.

example: I suck at handstands! Yesterday I did 50 within a WOD.

Todays WOD:

snatch- PR'd at 100kg and 102kg

clean and jerk:5x1 at 102kg

Rest=PR, like you did not know...

If you never been to Melbourne then I recommend you take a trip here and stay for a while. I had the great pleasure to stop by another crossfit yesterday- CF:Vic. Its a rad little box in the area of Fitzroy. The box is surrounded by cafe's, hipster shops, vintage book stores and, graffitti is tagged all along side narrow alleys. Prior to my 330pm wod(snatch, clean and jerk, f.s, and 5 round nate in 6:22) we ate at a dinky cafe named Marios. I had the best poached eggs/smoked salmon/avo/bacon in the history of my breakfast experiences. We then spent around 2 hours at a coffee shop learning about old techniques to "press" coffee and new techniques on how to buy a killer espresso machine( and A LOT of chatting in between with the sale women).

We then continued to walk along bruenswick st(the main st in fitzroy) and poked ourselves into random shops. Great afternoon!

I cooked kangaroo for dinner and it was bom-dig-ga-di!!!

Today we spent most of the day at Crown. Crown is a hotel casino in which a bunch of snobby Australians spend cash and lots of chinese people come to eat at the food court. That was most of the day since we started late, around 1030am. Auntie Carla and I went to Genisis which is one of the lamest gym in the world. This is why:

1. At the gym I was asked "how many more sets do you have".

2. All the trainers were teaching their clients how to punch with dumbells- like it was boxing day...

3. Australian pop music

4. All the trainers had shorts like Dial and Tuller...AHHHHH

5. Last but not least: Auntie Carla took the Ab class....sigh:(

hey, they did have a barbell with weights and a pullup bar...

todays wod: deadlift:60-5,90-5,110-3,130-3,160-3,180-3 press:50-3,60-3,70-3,80-2,90-1 which is a pr!!!Then on the minute do one chest to bar pullup without coming off bar: I got to 12min.

rest 30min: run/jog for 30min then tabata treadmill at 12%grade.

Week 2 of 2009 Asia/Aus holiday

Coconut H2O in Grand Hyatt Bali

Melbourne, Australia. October 5th 2009

Im staying in South Yarra area, a suburb outside of the city of Melbourne. Its a really cool place. The weather is very similiar to SF in that it is cloudy in the morning and then it burns off around midday. The cities makeup is of some hybrid of the mission district meets castro or chestnut st. meets soma. There is a lot of out side dinning area on the sidewalk while the style is very hipster like.

I, myself, standout- Bigger asian guy wearing a "ANGEL of DEATH" t-shirt and boardshorts. I walk around with a cup of americano, otherwise known as "strong long black"-(wth), and my grandparents. While I take cool shots of the landscape people are very nice saying "good day mate"- AWESOME.

Today I went to a local crossfit gym in Caulfield North area and did a wod:

21rep squat at 245

row piece: 300 rest 30sec, 600 rest 45sec, 900 rest 1min, 600 rest 45sec,300row.Total:2447meters

Cash out with 21 handstand pushups.

Stretch out for 15minutes

TOday is the start of a new strenght and conditioning program. Keep an eye out for newer wods/ programming