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"If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?" -T.S. EliotI would like to elaborate on my answer. As much work as owning your own business is, and as stressful as it can be at times. Its still #firstworldproblems I cannot see myself ever doing anything else with my life. Carl and I have been doing CrossFit since around 2007, and coaching for a little over 5 years each. I recall telling Carl, if this whole CrossFit thing goes under, I will be going back to my garage, and I will make a living training people out of my garage. I don't think I'll ever wind up working for anyone ever again. Coaching athletes is an amazing job. The training is fun. The business and back of the house work is tedious but challenging. The creative control over what I am doing with the business keeps me enthralled. The people are what make a CrossFit gym what it is, you don't really get it until you become a part of it. Google "CrossFit" and "Community" and its almost as much of a buzzword as "Paleo" or "Gluten Free" Past members still have a lingering effect on the way I run my business. They have all shaped the direction of this gym whether they know it or not. When I first started coaching I had decided the way I wanted to run this gym, or at least conduct myself during the day to day operations. I wanted a place I could be myself, and a place where likeminded people would come along Coaches and members alike. For 5 years I've asked the same question to people when they walk in the door They sit down, and I ask. What are you looking for? What are your goals? In 5 years I've never had anyone respond.
"I'm looking for a community of unique, beautiful, amazing people from all walks of life that will become my close friends. " "I'd like them to be supportive and caring when I fail." "I would like for them to challenge me to grow and learn as a person" "I want to thrive as a human being along side these people."They never respond that way. They want to get more "Fit" and "Toned" But they will figure it out. That looking, feeling, and performing better are just a wonderful byproduct of this gym. Getting in shape brings people in. Its the Community that keeps us all together. Its why the doors are still open. and why I am still here banging on this keyboard. -B p.s. 8===D
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Kalsu
LT Robert James Kalsu (April 13, 1945 – July 21, 1970) was selected as an Oklahoma Sooner All-American Tackle in 1967. As an eighth-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills in 1968, he started eight games at Guard and was voted the team’s top rookie in 1968. He began fulfilling his ROTC obligation with the US Army following the ’68 season and started his tour of duty in Vietnam in November of 1969, where he served with Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 11th Artillery, 101st Airborne Division. His MOS was 1193-Field Artillery Unit Commander. LT Bob Kalsu was killed by mortar fire on July 21,1970 at Firebase Ripcord near the Ashau Valley.
Today you will be taking on one of Crossfit Football's Hero workouts. I'm not going to lie this one is definitely a battle. I would come in with a game plan on how many thrusters per minute you feel you can maintain and stick with that. This is one were you definitely don't want to go with the "fly and die" method.
Conditioning
KALSU On the minute perform 5 burpees and a max set of 135 lb thrusters. Keeping this pace till you complete 100 total thrusters.
At the beginning of every minute perform 5 burpees, for the rest of the minute perform as many thrusters as you can during that minute. At the beginning of the next minute perform 5 burpees and then max rep thrusters and so on until you reach 100 total thrusters. Go as long as it must take to complete the 100 thrusters.
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