A very unique line up of qualified beasts
Warm up: DYMO
S-WOD
Back Squat (warm up- bar, 10, 5)
5-5-5
D-WOD
3 rounds for time of:
15 Squat Cleans
10 C2B pull-up
*If max sq clean is >225/155
then use 115/75
*If max sq. clean is <225/155
then use 95/65
Mobility: Dynamic Stretch
please train smart this week if you are competing in The Battle of the Best, athletes. This is no time to get hurt. plan on tapering after Wednesdays WOD. The taper for competitors will be listed in addition to normal WODS starting WEDNESDAY. We are looking forward to a great weekend before Xmas.
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ReplyDeleteThe following was written this Sunday by "bingo", a much-beloved Crossfitting doctor. He always posts his "musings" every Sunday on the Crossfit Main Site and all of his posts are worth the few moments it takes to read them. I thought of our Chad Sullivan, soon leaving for the Air Force, and our Chas Mills, currently serving in the Navy, and of course, the true Heros our Crossfitting community honors. Bingo's latest musings are listed here for your reflection, if you'll take the time...please do...
A side note: "Whitten" is this Sunday's WOD, another hero WOD in a small attempt to honor those who sadly gave all in the purchase of our collective pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness...
"Whitten", and heroes before and to come...
ReplyDeleteWe are all part of a rather unique and special community, whether here in the cyber-gym or members of a Crossfit Affiliate gym. There are many reasons for this to be sure, but one in particular stands out today as it does each time we are introduced to a new "Hero". We acknowledge those who have made the ultimate sacrifice on our Nations's behalf, not as a political statement or with an underlying agenda as is the case with many of those newspaper lists, but with a true thankfulness bordering on reverence.
This, after all, is how it SHOULD be. It is how it was in the wars and conflicts of our forefathers. Neighborhoods, towns, entire states would reach out in solidarity and support for the families of the fallen. As a nation we seem to have forgotten how to do this, lost as it were in the debates about the propriety and righteousness of whatever conflict might be at hand, as the historically quiet discomfort with such things has been replaced by the braying of the disenchanted here in the present.
You may think the quiet discomfort felt in the privacy of the homes left behind by those serving is the ideal. You may be convinced that the "means justifies the ends" approach of more contemporary protesters represents a high watermark in a maturing nation. Frankly, I don't care, and how I feel is irrelevant in this discussion.
But what you mayn't do is forget. It is not permissible to forget that there are people who serve, some in far-enough away places that it might be EASY to forget. While we as a nation of people have not really been asked to share in any hardship through open sacrifices like rationing or the like, we must STILL openly and consciously acknowledge these men (and women) who make the ultimate sacrifice on our collective behalf.
How? How might we do this? Well, I've talked a little about this in the past, but there are a lot of new "faces" here chez Crossfit, so it probably bears another telling. The introduction of a new "Hero", indeed the posting of any "Hero" WOD, is not only an invitation to remember that this particular Hero gave his life in the line of duty, but because we choose to willing accept the suffering induced by the WOD it is an invitation to remember that there are LIVING heroes and heroines on the line right now. They leave behind families who live each day a little more fearful of what might come than, say, the family of an ophthalmologist.
ReplyDeleteHow do we express our support for those on the line, outside the wire? Easy. We circle the wagons a little bit around those families they left behind when they boarded the transport, or stepped into the cruiser, or hopped on the back of Engine 44. Grand gestures are not really necessary; small kindnesses are enough. It's now winter above the Mason-Dixon line. Maybe you go a little further with the snowblower and "forget" to stop until you've done the walk in front of that Marine's house. It's the Holiday season in much of the world--it's just too easy to bake and deliver an extra dozen cookies to the cop on the corner. You travel a bit for business, and the bill for that burger is magically paid for that private in the airport who looks like he's 14, hungry as he starts or finishes his journey.
It's little stuff, I know, but not trivial stuff. These are gracious people; they will understand. They chose their paths and they do not NEED these gestures to validate their choice, but the subtle "thank you" still feels good. The knowledge that the sidewalk is clear of snow brings a small but real comfort.
So today, or whenever you get to it, as you suffer through "Whitten", think not only of this young Captain but also about all of his brethren still on the line. Think just a bit about some small, concrete way to express your support for them and their families. For this, I am sure, is also what Coach has in mind when he offers up these epic challenges and names them after those we have lost.
This, I am sure, is what makes our community just a little bit different.
Comment #34 - Posted by: bingo at December 12, 2010 6:43 AM
Thanks Stickler for posting that...great words! Hats off to Chad as he starts his journey...although i may take the sentiment back when he's kicking our butts on the field this weekend.
ReplyDeleteAs I read this I am reminded of one of my all time favorite quotes from one of my all time favorite presidents....Teddy Roosevelt. It is both an inspiration as well as a tribute to the very men and women who have both served and our serving our great country. Thank you Chad and all of the others who have served.
ReplyDelete"The Man in the Arena"
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 them 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, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in 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 fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.