- “The more you know”… Total classic!
Since this topic was so much fun last time, I thought we should play another round of “You Know You’re a CrossFitter When…” I collected this bunch from CrossFit Verve:
?- Your shins have more scrapes than a twelve year old boy.
?- You know better than to say, “That looks easy”.
?- You’ve spent HOURS watching videos of other people working out (who does that?).
?- CrossFit t-shirts dominate your wardrobe.
?- When you travel, your first concern is if there is a local affiliate close by.
?- Refresh is your favorite button after 9 pm.
?- 3 on-1 off takes priority in your schedule.
?- The words Snatch and Jerk have lost there comedic value, but farting while deadlifting has not.
?- There are days you have to talk yourself OUT of going to the gym because it’s a rest day and that means you are supposed to rest, right? You are confused at this and ask your coach if you can still go for a run. When they tell you rest means rest, still confused, you ask if that means you should do nothing or is there something else you could do…?
?- You shave your hands.
?- Pain is a relative term.
?- You know the ten general skills by heart and can recite them at social gatherings.
?- You have posted pictures of yourself working out on facebook.
?- You believe in sweat angels.
?- Tape and chalk are at a premium.
?- You used to bite your nails and now you pick at your calluses.
?- Almond butter is the nectar of the Gods.
?You know that the benchmark WOD’s are named after real people and you would find it interesting to talk with some of them and find out WHY?
?- You think in blocks not calories.
?- Fat is delicious, you laugh at fat free.
?- You know that a 70%+ dark chocolate bar can sub as 3 blocks carbs.
?- You must workout with loud obnoxious music, but never hear a word of it.
?- You consider other CrossFitters family.
?- You believe the world would be a better place if everyone was a CrossFitter.
Got any more new ones? Post to comments!
Today’s Workout:
Buy-in- 3 rounds of: 10 kbs, 4 goblet squats
WOD – Strength then Baseline
First: 5×1 front squats – work up to a heavy single in the front squat
Then: Baseline –
Time to check in on this friends! If you’ve only done the Baseline once, it’s time to see how far you’ve come. If this is your second or third time, let’s lay down a PB and take a spot on the leaderboard! Good luck 🙂
For time:
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Row 500m
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40 squats
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30 situps
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20 pushups
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10 pullups
Games Prep: If you have time, do 3 rounds of Baseline – hit a PB on the first round, rest as needed in between rounds 2 and 3. Wind down with a 5 min row.
Record your max front squat and baseline time as different scores.
Cash-out: Partner stretches – single leg hamstring, quads. Contract for 3 sec, relax for 7 sec x 4 per leg.
Loved this post – not many parties you can go to where the dog licking the deadlift sores on your leg doesn’t completely gross everyone out (okay, just a bit), I’m going to Portland next month and am already reading the blog on the Crossfit gym there, I LOVE HIGH FAT FOODS and feel great eatting them, and sadly might not come to the gym this week because my body seems to be screaming for a rest (but I’m thinking maybe I can scale everything). Or maybe spend a week of Yoga….
When your husband asks you what you’d like for your anniversary and you request crossfit equipment instead of jewelry 🙂
love this WOD. I will be there to PR (hopefully) lol
I still don’t understand this “rest day” concept. Very confusing. I’m pretty sure it means I can still go to CrossFit but just take it easy…
Thanks for the laugh…I am howling out loud while sitting in my office at work….Mondays always need a good laugh.
Last night of teaching on Mondays nights!!!! Sad to miss this workout 🙁
Have fun all!
I’m slightly disturbed by how many of the above things describe me.
I’m currently trying to decide if yesterday can qualify as my rest day since I ONLY ran 10km…or today, but I just went for a lunch run and am planning on WOD’ing tonight…but might do something other than what’s posted…like work on goats…that’s a rest, right?
Also – I totally shaved my hands on Friday, but regularly sand them with Justin’s sanding tool thingy that’s in the office.
I got in trouble last week for biting my calluses… is it really that gross??? Is this why I am single..haha!
Great work on the Baseline wod today everyone, lots of PR’s going around these days!! Seeing some big jumps in strength – 20-40+ pounds in deadlifts and front squats, crazy! Plus some great improvements in work capacity.
Things are going in the right direction, let’s keep this ball rolling – looking for some more records in the clean and jerk and OHS tomorrow!
Turts
PS that Baseline de-stroy-ed me….!
Why is the Angry Kitten still single??? TRAVESTY!!!
it is because we are all too old, or that is what harrison tells us. we are single because we are so old…
You know you are with a bunch of crossfitters when your entire business discussion is turned over on its head with the work “paleo”.
. . . when you buy your wife kettlebells for your anniversary and she loves it!