The 2010 Crossfit Games Announced

The 2010 CrossFit Games will take place at The Ranch in Aromas, CA on July 16 - 18, 2010.
Stay tuned for more details. This year, you will have to qualify for the Regionals by being a top performer at one of many smaller Sectional competitions. That is, unless you competed in the 2009 Games, in which case you are automatically qualified for the Regionals.
There are not quite as many regions, and most regions will not be sending quite as many competitors. Only 100 athletes will make it to the Individual competition in Aromas '10, fifty men and fifty women.
The events and scoring system for the 2010 Games will be kept a mystery until right before the competition. Only one thing is known: they will be different from any of the past CrossFit Games.
How do you prepare for a competition of an unknown nature? Easy! Specialize in not specializing. Overcome your weaknesses. Fortify your strengths. Get comfortable being uncomfortable. And, develop tremendous power across broad time and modal domains.


3, 2, 1..... Train Hard!

Where Do You Get Your Motivation???

(How many times have you seen this clip...might be as much as me, then again-maybe not!)

So, I often ponder how much Crossfit is perceived to be a cult. You know, it having it's own vocabulary, so called "leader", diet, etc...(John Welbourn noted this fact in the movie Every Second Counts.)

So, here are the Fight Club rules, let's compare them to Crossfit...something fun to talk about. Not doctrine, so feel free to chime in and give them your flavor.

Fight Club Rules:

1) You Do Not Talk About fight club!-----no one wants to hear you talk about Crossfit anyway, with their silly 'kipping' fake pullups...that stuff is just a fad! right?

2) You Do Not Talk About Fight Club!----They won't talk to you anyway cause you're wearing a Crossfit shirt.

3) Someone Yells Stop, Goes Limp, Taps Out, The Fight Is Over!---This holds literal truth for any Crossfit workout.

4)Only 2 Guys to A Fight!--- Same here, just you and your ego...no one else can help you....ahhh, sorry.

5) One Fight at A Time Fellas!---Do I even need to say one workout at a time....I do, oh, ok....next time just try and do a Helen, Linda, or even Grace right after you are done trying to PR with a Cindy, Mary, Elizabeth....take your pick.

6)No Shirt No Shoes!---Although you may find just about everyone is Crossfit with no shirt, no weight lifting belt, no gloves, A/C, heart rate monitor...you get the picture.

7)Fights Will Go On As Long As They Have To!---Same holds true for Crossfit workouts, no exceptions.

8)And The Eighth and Final Rule, If This Is Your First Night To Fight Club, You Have To Fight!---Yes!!!

Fittest Man Alive!

Mikko Salo: The Cyborg from CrossFit Ireland on Vimeo.

We will be hearing and seeing a lot more from this man that claimed the title Fittest MF out there. He finished second on the run, right behind Chris Spealer, and I do mean just a couple of seconds. Next was the deadlift workout, he placed 17th on that. Well, let me just say that he deadlifted 495lbs and failed on the final lift of 505. There were 16 competitors total that completed 505 including Jeremy Thiel, so that is why he got 17th. The rest of the weekend he would do equally as impressive.

Like coach said earlier this year, "whoever wins the Crossfit Games, everyone is going to immediately want to know where did he come from and what the hell has he been doing."

Well, I want to know, and I will find out. Congrats Mikko.

A Day At The Crossfit Games

Week of The Games

Crossfit HQ has invested almost $100,000 worth of upgrades to the ranch that hosts the Crossfit Games. My mind can get lost if I think about where that money went. Also, if you check out the list of equipment that has arrived at the ranch, the speculation continues....One thing is for sure, none of it matters.

With 5 days until competition, I just focus on settling my excitement. I always get restless before war....

Thanks Will...

We Go Hard..We Go Hard

(From Crossfit Games site)

Lance Cantu ... [wmv] [mov]

Carey Kepler ... [wmv] [mov

Crystal McReynolds ... [wmv] [mov]

Jeremy Thiel ...[wmv][mov]

Champions!!!

Fight! Survive! Fight! Survive! Are you willing to endure the pain it takes to become victorious. Are you aware that your opponents would die at the chance to beat you. Muscles filled with poison, body feels like rubber, light headed, can't see straight, heart about to explode, legs want to fall off, can't straighten my arms, can't hold onto anything.....are you ready for that?????

With all that I am........HELL YEAH!!! BRING IT!!!

The Spartan 300 Kickoff

The Spartan 300 Challenge kicked off Sat and what an amazing turnout by everyone. Great job to all the competitors, and a special thanks to all the volunteers who helped out, we really could not have done it without you.

I am committing myself to the same standards that I am requiring from my athletes. My number one goal is to optimize my performance, so nutrition is going to be the major role in doing so. Back to weighing and measuring, no more gorging out with almond butter and apples anymore(my desert:)!) Making sleep a priority, and sticking with the program the Jeremy and I are going to lay out for the next 8 weeks!

All these I must do if I am going to be able to look in the mirror going into the Games and truly tell myself I have done everything I can to give myself the best opportunity to do my best. Cheesy, cliche, lame, whatever..... my reality and I love it!

From the Crossfit Games site..... a motivating video! The extended version is right here ... [wmv] [mov

WOMEN ROCK!!!

From the SoCal Regional Qualifiers.... Women's 1st Workout Teaser ... [wmv] [mov]
MOTIVATING!!!!!

Whoa!!!

(From the 2009 Crossfit Games webiste)

Hmmm....SPEACHLESS; Jeannie Bassi Games prep video ... [wmv] [mov]

March 9, 2009

Monday 090309
Complete as many rounds as you can in twenty minutes of:

5 Handstand Push-ups

10 L Pull-ups

15 Steps, Walking Lunge

as rx'd: 10 + 5hspu's and 4 Lpullups.

INTENSITY!!!!

"It's tough to describe, there's another gear but most people don't know how to go there. You're gonna need to go there to win at the Crossfit Games. It's ignoring the pain. It's another knotch of intensity I don't know how to describe it."

-Josh Everett-(movietrailer) at 185lbs shown above clean and jerking 155kg. (that's 341lbs.!)

MY LAST 3 WODS:

February 2, 2009

Monday 090202

30 Muscle-ups for time: rx'd- 4:49

3hours later;

"Kelly"
Five rounds for time of:

Run 400 meters

30 Box jump, 24 inch box

30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball

rx'd- 19:59

February 3, 2009

Tuesday 090203
Back Squat 5-5-5-5-5 reps

275/285/295/305/315f(3)

My Road To The Crossfit 09 Games

So, this is a highlight video made by Von Ware of the Crossfit Games this past summer. This link is to crossfit.com and you will see another video, actually a trailer for a movie coming out soon, a movie about Crossfit and the Crossfit games. So, if you Crossfit, and you want to see what you are apart of, please go check it out and let me know what you think.

My Story:

I moved to Austin in the beginning of this last summer, train Crossfit for about a month, and go compete at the Games in Aromas. Not a good recipe for a top contender.

Since, I have been focused on one goal.... The Games of 09. The level of competition keeps getting better with every new face, new workouts, or just time. I am doing whatever it takes to give my self the best opportunity to reach my potential. Some might call me an extremist to my approach. I AM A CROSSFITTER. No other way to express it.

I am going to Qualify for the Games this year. And it doesn't stop there!

December 15, 2008

Monday 081215
Five rounds for time of:

275 pound Deadlift, 5 reps

10 Burpees

as rx'd: 2:50

1:20 faster than my games performance.

Visualize Your Success!!!!!!!

It's no coincidence that after spending the day downtown at the Austin Convention Center for the Austin Get Motivated Seminar, I get a email from a friend, Jackie Munoz from CrossFit and Fearless, about athletes mental toughness and what psychologists have to say about it.
Why is that coincidental? I put it out there to Jackie a while back that I was on a mission to do anything and everything I can to set myself to take the Crossfit Games. I have talked many times with Jeremy on what separates the elite athletes(which I think we can all become if we do what it takes.... this could take years) from those who seem to be "superhuman" or just "genetically gifted." He has confirmed many of times what I read in this article today.
And, how do I link this article to today's seminar about motivation, or the Crossfit Games?
Read the article and let me know what you think I mean.

Here is the link, http://www.utexas.edu/features/2008/11/24/athletes_minds/ about an athletes mental toughness, and what psychologists seem to have observed.

I want to highlight the 5th question from University of Texas at Austin alumnus Garrett Weber-Gale is a U.S. Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Photo: Texas Athletics....
"5. Top athletes often use visualization to improve their performance—how does that work for you?A great coach named Mike Bottom once told me that there is a defining moment in every race when you are really going to start to hurt. This moment is at a different point for every individual. However, what each competitor thinks and does at this moment is what truly sets the champions apart from the other competitors. Mike told me that I need to visualize being at that point and focus on what that will feel like, how I will handle the pain, what I will do emotionally. I do visualize that moment—the moment when my arms feel like sandbags, when my legs are burning and my back feels like it's tightening up like a rubber band. I get myself to the point where I am completely prepared for the pain. After imagining this point for a long time, I know I am able to endure the emotional stress and physical pain. I look forward to this point because I know I will conquer it!"
Amen! He has stated what Jeremy has stated to me several times, what I heard more than once today, and what I have seen and heard from many other successful people.... VISUALIZE YOUR SUCCESS!


MY WOD

December 2, 2008

Tuesday 081202
Rest Day

3,2,1...snooze!

Let's Hear Your Best War Cry For Victory!!!

The stage is set. In any competition, anything can happen. You have to understand this. It does not matter who looks good on paper, statistics do not take into account HEART. A pure, burning desire to overcome any obstacle to succeed. I know this. I respect this.
After the 2008 Crossfit Games this year, I set out a mission to get into shape. I was not in shape this last summer, but I still went out there and competed with the heart of a Lion! And because of that, I was average.... I was average.... I was average.... Just let that vibrate in your body for a minute. The day I accept mediocrity in my life, pull the plug for me please.

Since leaving the games, I have been on a mission to do everything in my hands to become an Elite Competitor at any competition. I was on a steady rise of gains for 3 months after the games. For the past few weeks, I have not been feeling the same. I had dinner with Jeremy tonight, just another night it would seem like. But, advice that comes from people you care about is always appreciated. But, when you get to take advice from someone that is close to you and they just happen to be a badass, then you have a slight edge. Until someone else places in the Crossfit Games that can give me better advice, I am going to do what works, and I would be stupid not to. Anyone would.

People often ask me, how can I look like her, or him? How is he so in shape? How can anyone do what others do???? Simple, do what they do. If you want to be rich, hang around rich people and mimic them. People that communicate well can show you how to do the same just by being around them. Fit people can get you fit. It's a pretty simple concept, but like so many things in our lives, we over-complicate things and loose sight of what could be.

So, the question really is, what do you want? But, you have to understand what you are asking for, and know that you have to pay your dues for what you are asking for. No such thing as "something for nothing." That's not how this universe works. Saying all this................

Tomorrow is a challenge. It will be a blast. Anything can happen. After I recover from the past few months of hitting it hard in the gym, I am going to do everything that gets me vibrating at a higher frequency, and exclude everything that puts me down. EVERYTHING! Anyone will to do the same, please join. My question- what is my potential? My answer can only come from doing everything I can do give me the best opportunity to find out. Get some ehh.

Crossfit Games on the Horizon

The 2nd Annual Crossfit Games are just around the corner, the curiosity builds for what Coach has install for us. "And, in case you were wondering, the format is significantly different from last year. It will, though, reward athletes with tremendous work capacity in broad time and modal domains."(Coach-crossfitgames.com) Enough said on that topic...

We as athletes must know what any competition entails for us. Its starts and ends with what is inside. What you tell yourself, what you believe, and most importantly what you visualize to be true is the only thing that matters to each of us. No amount of caffiene, spark, mystery pill, or even sleep can replace the fuel that comes from within.

Competitors from accross the globe are going to Aromas, California to take part in history. The event will be nothing short of total inspiration. With only 20 days until competition, I am.... I am.... I am... READY FOR COMPETITION! This is the only thing that matters now. I will see you guys at the games!