tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564600064815594464.post3217714909816279067..comments2023-06-29T08:52:20.311-04:00Comments on The Savage Society: The Garage Gym Hits PubertyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564600064815594464.post-64283469651498518642009-01-09T15:20:00.000-05:002009-01-09T15:20:00.000-05:00I agree with you 100%, Kevin. The way you explain...I agree with you 100%, Kevin. The way you explained it is how we ended up doing it (although trying to rep out through 2 rounds is pretty F-ing difficult!! haha)<BR/><BR/>The real point I think you are helping reinforce and that I want people to take away is that WOD's are designed as general guidelines. If they were intended to be interpreted as "Law" then CrossFit is no longer able to call itself "Infinitely Scalable" to the individual athlete. This is an interesting time for a conflict like this to come up as well, because I am already neck deep in bringing concepts and related anectdotal evidence to light in various posts we make so that everyone has the tools to educate themselves. <BR/><BR/>The more everyone peeks behind the curtain of "adaptation to training" and the related processes involved the easier it becomes to read a WOD once and not go OCD over some poorly worded semantics.<BR/><BR/>I like the way you think, dude, you are already an asset to our progress as a community here.SRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546213944953573797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564600064815594464.post-10871750728065585262009-01-09T12:42:00.000-05:002009-01-09T12:42:00.000-05:00Looks sick Samy, Can't wait to meet some of you gu...Looks sick Samy, Can't wait to meet some of you guys next weekend for Melissa's KB thrashing. I read up on that WOD, and straight from Coach....the time component is there, and the objective is to complete the WOD as quickly as possible. Dropping off the bar doesn't DQ you though, it just ends a "set" where a "set" and a "round" are distinct. Therefore, the objective is also to finish the WOD in the FEWEST number of sets it takes to do 10 rounds. So you could do 2 rounds in one set....or take 3 sets to finish one round. So basically there are 2 distinct metrics in this WOD. I agree as posted, it's very confusing.Kevin Daiglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05385748974447440922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564600064815594464.post-35066392660831252902009-01-09T12:03:00.000-05:002009-01-09T12:03:00.000-05:001. I wish I could come by tonight! Scott is teach...1. I wish I could come by tonight! Scott is teaching karate, so I have to go home and let the dogs out. I'll send you a note - maybe I can come by tomorrow?<BR/><BR/>2. I'm doing my Level I at Guerrilla Fitness in Montclair, NJ on February 7/8. It's a fantastic box, great coaches and the hotels in the area are cheap. I can help him with arrangements if he decides to come along. Keep me posted.<BR/><BR/>3. Let me know if you've got someone coming to "my" gymnastics cert, too!<BR/><BR/>MelissaMelissa Urbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768186905639582260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564600064815594464.post-70309230160246594132009-01-09T12:00:00.000-05:002009-01-09T12:00:00.000-05:00Hell yeah, I think "Jefe" is going to hit up that ...Hell yeah, I think "Jefe" is going to hit up that cert and you will meet him next Sat at the earliest. What are you doing tonight? Want to come meet the crew at 5pm? No worries if you can't, and with your grip I will show you kind of a progression to shift through as your arms give out which is kind of like the WOD yesterday where you went from one Pull-up to a variation of progression that let you get 15 reps even though you were gassed out at 3.<BR/><BR/>Oh wait, where are you going to your LVL 1? I read that a few days ago I think and we want to get him set to hit up that cert. It would be cool for you guys to know someone else there. I might volunteer and show up if you are both going as well. Was it in NJ?SRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546213944953573797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564600064815594464.post-35323139580890258842009-01-09T11:36:00.000-05:002009-01-09T11:36:00.000-05:00Crap. I definitely need more practice on a bar wi...Crap. I definitely need more practice on a bar with a thicker diameter. The pull-up bars at CF Potomac (where my gymnastics cert is being held) are thick, and I just know I'm going to end up kipping my ass right off 'em. Yet another reason why I need to come see you ASAP.Melissa Urbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768186905639582260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564600064815594464.post-72149747770566534202009-01-09T11:16:00.000-05:002009-01-09T11:16:00.000-05:00Chris: It feels great to see you like what we are ...Chris: It feels great to see you like what we are running with, dude. I am counting down the days til you move back up here. You having fun making the shirts yet? People are starting to ask about them and I think we might have a coup once we tell them you can't just buy them but have to actually earn 'em haha. I'll talk to you tonight and fill you in on everything else. You and Ben are going head to head so prepare yourself...<BR/>He is covered because I am going to make sure he DEMOLISHES you on a cellular level...heh...heh heh.<BR/><BR/>Melissa: I feel pretty strongly about what you mentioned with keeping things open to interpretation. I think a lot of people fear going outside the realm of RXing things and it's not a knock on anyone to say so...I just think it has an iron tight coorelation to the depth of understanding in the principles of physiology and CrossFit's various paradigms. Take x movement and run it through a filter to get ANY STIMULUS YOU WANT... the constraints here are usually self-imposed, don't you agree?<BR/><BR/>The Pull-up bars are pretty serious and heavy duty as hell. When you come here expect to develop some forearm strength, they are THICK. Plus I like the word Galvanized Steel ... If I were to procreate at some future date I might use that for a name.<BR/><BR/>Hmm, yup it's settled: First born named "Flesh Rended" Second Born named "Galvanized Steel"SRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546213944953573797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564600064815594464.post-36472097617133043872009-01-09T09:32:00.000-05:002009-01-09T09:32:00.000-05:00This is what I love about CrossFit, though... you ...This is what I love about CrossFit, though... you make it your own. So for me, I would do that Main Site WOD as a strength/skill session. That's MY scale. I'd go as quickly as I could, without worrying about the "dropping from the bar" requirements. If I had to kip one pull-up at a time, that's how I would get through it, because my goal right now is to get STRONGER. And I'd be serving that goal far better to get through them slower, but on my own, versus faster (using a band). <BR/><BR/>I like that you are keeping these workouts open to interpretation, because what might be "right" for me isn't going to be "right" for the rest of your guys. Keep up the good work, Samy... and I'll be in touch for my drop-in soon.<BR/><BR/>PS THANK YOU for installing some honest-to-goodness REAL pull-up bars, instead of the bullshit hybrid split bars I have at the rest of my gyms.Melissa Urbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768186905639582260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564600064815594464.post-73157944604197634592009-01-09T08:56:00.000-05:002009-01-09T08:56:00.000-05:00God Father (Samy), dude, the website never siezes...God Father (Samy),<BR/> dude, the website never siezes to amaze me. seriously. i wana make animal love to this website. pull up bars look freaking great man. seriously. give me a call tonight will ya so we can catch up and talk about the future for the savages. stay savage (especially you bam bam)chris toomeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164668964200654178noreply@blogger.com