Wednesday 20080820

Rest Day

“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.” –Teddy Roosevelt

Kyle Maynard, CrossFit Journal Preview – video (Win)(Mac), courtesy of CrossFit.com

Tuesday WOD 20080819

Deadlift 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

CFOZ version

Two minutes of cardio (your choice), samson stretch, CFWU x 3 (x 2 if in first two weeks of WODs)

If you have access to a weights, do this WOD as Rx. Otherwise, use a pvc pipe or broomstick to practice your form. This is not done for time. Each rep is to be done with increasing weight. You are looking for your one rep max effort (1RM). Take as long as needed to recover between sets.

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Deadlift Intro Lecture Clip (Win)(Mac). Demo and picture courtesy of CrossFit.com

Kyle at the CrossFit Training Center Level I Certification

Kyle Maynard is an extra-ordinary young man I have had the pleasure of meeting. What’s your excuse?