Performance Summit!

Hey everyone,

I want everyone to sign up for the Performance Summit! Even if you have to pay the extra 25$ it will be well worth it. We will be discussing the great world of CrossFit Omaha. It will be a great experience and its something you cannot miss. I know you will all get something out of it that will change the way you look at your fitness. If you have any questions or are hesitant of coming please contact us or pull one of us aside and ask.

Kahrs is the only one who posted about my last question, thank you to them but it seems like I need to get more followers! I hope more people come on here and use this avenue to express themselves. I want people to post on here about what they think and i will get back to them about what I think. Lets use it together to get more out of what you are getting from CFO.

"Mainsite pictures"

I can see how some might find it funny, degrading, stupid, or just don't care (kahrs). When I look at CrossFit and what it brings to the table as a community I put it above all others. Its a public forum and anyone can look at the mainsite. When I think of CrossFit Kids as being one of the links on the mainsite page it bothers me a little. Kids may go to .com to get access to CrossFit Kids link and having photos like that on the mainsite is a bit wrong.
I see what they are trying to do, again sex sells and it will always draw people to the site for whatever interest they may have. Just seeing the photos or actually going their for information. I agree celebrating our fitness and showing people we are not afraid to bare it all because we are proud of what we look like and also show people we can look good naked. There is also a fine line between showing a male or female working out in minimal clothes like we see at the games, and people posing for a picture.
I love CrossFit and what it stands for but don't go too crazy and try to be so different and daring that you lose the respect of the general public. Its fun to joke around about it but ask yourself this would you look at the photos around your kids or even at work. If you feel uneasy looking at the photos their then you know its leaning towards the wrong category.

Trust me I think we should all appreciate the human body, the way it works, the way it looks, and the uniqueness of each individual. I love the posters they put up on the mainsite after the games and show people the true beauty of men and women. Its something that everyone should see, men and women that have muscles and doing things that our body should be doing; lifting heavy weights, running, pull ups, HSPUs, and everything else we put people through. This is how we are built and people should see truly how we are supposed to look at a species.

Again this is one mans opinion, I never judge, people do what they want and like I always say "whatever makes you happy". If you like those pictures great, you don't great to. This is a blog that never judges only has ideas and opinions.

Next question #2 (kinda stupid, but we will see)
"Would you rather LOVE your job and have just enough money to get by, or HATE your job and not have to worry about money?" I want people to talk about what kind of stress money puts on their life and what kind of stress work puts on their life. While they answer this question.

Jon minus 10 pounds

Hey everyone great secret into losing 10 pounds "the hard way". Things were going pretty well for me fitness wise going into training for sectionals. Keeping up with the right people and eating right and just feeling good about workouts.

Then the outbreak monkey hit me and I couldn't eat for 3 days and got better for one and then got bad again for one. This is the reason for Thursday morning if you do not know already. I apologize for that, but no one would want to be around me during that time.

"Attempted" to workout the other day and did not make it half way through, and I am still feeling it. I came back too quick! I will be slowly getting my feet back and hopefully I didn't lose too much during that time. I will be eating everything in site to gain my weight back though. Today is "Christina" horrible story that should never happen. We have a very tight community and a lot of people will be doing this workout today and trust me its one that you wont forget. For many reasons. Cherish everyday and remember that making it through the day alive, healthy, and happy is a wonderful thing.

I will be back to posting on here I hope daily just random thoughts and things that come up but I want you to ask me questions. I have a different point of view on things than Ricky, Joe, and Amanda. We all do and that is what makes us a great team. Being able to have different ideas but really pushing people down the same path. The destination is the same but just many ways of getting there. I want everyone to learn something and I want people to START ASKING QUESTIONS!

I will start posting questions on here and I want your responses! If I don't get any then I will be sad!

1st question:
"What are your thoughts on the mainsite pictures of girls topless doing pull-ups, and now guys with no pants do pull-ups? Funny? Stupid? Don't Care? Hate it? What?"

My Favorite WOD

I think I saw Rick post something about asking people what their favorite workout has been. This brings up a great question. Most peoples favorite workout is probably the hardest one they have ever done. Something that really puts you on your ass, and reminds you that your fitness could be better. I love those! I feel when I get done with a workout and it makes me question what they hell I have been doing the past few months. Especially when I have been busting my butt to get back into shape. Those are the kind of workouts that always stick with me and remind me no matter how hard I work there are going to be workouts that will always get me motivated again.

My favorite workout- meaning the workout that kills me!

2009 Regional workout #1
300# DL x 10
400m run
3 rounds

I have done this twice, obviously once in Denver and once here at CFO.

This combines two of my weaknesses. 1st running (always) 2nd heavy and little higher reps. My back always gets tight when I run (poor running mechanics) and with the combo of DL it doesn't help my cause. I remember vividly about the time I did this in Denver. The second round during the run my mind and body were telling me hey you know what would make you feel better is to fall over and lay on the ground. Of course I did not but man did I want to. This one broke me mentally and I have been hating it ever since.

The last time I did is was sometime in the summer here at CFO and the exact same thing happened, the run killed me and the DL felt really heavy! This is just not one of my workouts. Its one of my favorites because no matter where I am at in my training I know I can go to this one and test how I feel. I may only do it once a year but its a good marker for my fitness.

If you have read my previous posts, it seems like DL is something that I need to work on. Well people what is yours either post it on the blog or post it on here. Explain why its your favorite, is it because its fun, hard, or just challenging for you. Let us know share your thoughts.

For Patsy

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mobilitywod.blogspot.com