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Warning!! This hurts!!



Remember, this is how not to Deadlift!!!

For proper deadlift form, click HERE.

Effort takes place...

that's the beauty of it. You want to let your hands slip, but you can't. You want to do 20 instead of 21, but that's even harder. We want to walk back up the street, but something keeps pushing us. There is not enough time for another round, but there's still time. Every position your in is uncomfortable, so you hold it longer. Your hands rip, but your not torn from finishing. You can't breath, but your still moving. Shits' crazy, but it really isn't. It hurts so good.

Learning from Others

This past week I am reminded of how we can learn so much from the people around us. I am refering to any quality or trait you see in somebody else that, for some reason, has you admiring that about them. It could be the way the way they speak to people, their composure, or maybe their ability to always give great advice.


I recently did a partner WOD with Coach Lance Cantu, one of the fittest coaches at Crossfit Central. I knew he would push the threshold of intensity, which was just what I needed. We were lucky enough to engage in some friendly competition with the noon class, as well as Coach Carey Kepler, and her husband Kris Kepler. The Keplers took the win with excellent teamwork, not to mention they are both super fit. Pic below of how they made the "Barbell Fly". Being around a group of fit
individuals constantly reminds me
to elevate the standards of fitness anytime I get a chance.

"Positive peer pressure to do the right thing"
The quote above I got from Jeremy Theil at our last meeting. To recieve positive peer pressure, you must surround yourself with positive peers. Going through college I was surrounded by many peers, most of which applied peer pressure to do things I wasn't interested in. Not that they were negative, it just wasn't the direction I was headed in my life. For that reason, my mindset and outlook on life were different then my friends. For me, positive peer pressure has no pressure at all. Pressure (or resistance) did not occur in my case. Eveything just clicked.
I recently moved in with Coach Michael Gregory, and Coach Lance Cantu. Being around them on a daily basis has me evaluating, and redefining myself as a person. The positive environment we have around us (ie..the gym, our clients, other trainers) breathes productivity. The day to day things I never though about doing, I do now without thinking about. Anything I once thought was difficult is now simple, and the future I was looking at through a blurry lense is now becoming more clear. Nothing is impossible, and everything is relative.

D-Day Here

November 22 is finally here. The 6 Week Lean Turkey Challenge is finally coming to an end. I can only hope my team comes out victorious against the other coaches teams. There is no doubt everyone has been busting their butts the past 6 weeks, this only ensures their will be great competition during the challenge. Tabata Turkeys have one thing on their minds.... and thats eating steak and lobster all night long!

Power and Work: Crossfit

Power (physics), the amount of work done or energy transferred per unit of time.

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