Janese (top left) doing ball slams with a 20lb. basketball filled with sand(no bounce!), Cassie (middle) working on L-Pull ups, and Alyson (bottom) on the DB swings.
All three of these ladies have been super dedicated over the past month, having made exceptional gains in strength, lung capacity, and flexibility.
At 8:30 this morning, another free UTB workout was put on by Crossfit Central. 80+ people from all walks of life, and all different athletic abilities came together for an hour and did a workout at Town Lake. Take a look at this photo of a local 9 year old going through the shrug/high elbow portion of the Burgener warm up. This is a progressed warm up the gets you ready to perform an Olympic movement called the snatch. After a warmup, the workout group performed a series of functional movements, geared at teaching the body how to move. The final event consisted of a relay run, where all had fun.
This past weekend the Crossfit Games were held in Aromas, CA. I wasn't there, but I've heard stories, seen pictures and even videos that could inspire anyone. The top athletes that performed at the games are truly elite. Mess with the bull..you get the horns. Crossfitter's will gladly face a bull anytime, anyplace, anywhere. And mainly because we can. Jeremy Thiel of Crossfit Central took 3rd place this year after after going into Sunday's event in 11th place. Click here to read more about Jeremy's experiences/thoughts/preperation for the games. Someone else whom I do not know, but has proven through performance she is probably the Baddest Ass 14yo girl around gave a truly inspiring effort during the last event at the games. She is a classic example of what you can do when you put fear on the back buner, and set your mind to something. At last..if you can perceive, you can achieve! This video of Kallista Pappas is a must watch for everyone. Watch Video
