The Times They Are A-Changin'

Teamwork

2009-04-20T11:24:00.000-07:00

I love Uninspirational Posters.

O Felix Culpa?

2009-04-12T00:00:00.000-07:00

"O felix culpa quae talem et tantum meruit habere redemptorem,"
-"O happy fault that merited such and so great a Redeemer."

Happy Easter everyone!

My little soap box

2009-04-09T21:27:00.000-07:00

PLEASE ignore the messed up titles on here. Im working on it.
This blog was originally intended to be my little soap box. As such I have always intended for it to go into a philosophical/ theological/ and everything else in between type of direction. However, my school load has been heavy. However, I have almost completed all of the homework for the rest of the semester. Since I am graduating ( from the Master's College) in approx. 3 weeks I have plenty of time now to post about stuff that really interests me. In order to launch this new direction here's a video for you. Watch the whole thing and tell me what YOU think. Whatever it is I'd love to hear it. This blogger takes no offense to any comments or statements!

1100 pushups???? Ouch

2009-04-03T23:41:00.000-07:00

Who would bring this upon themselves? Here is the newest Crossfit Radio Episode summary. If you have the CF journal then check out the interview!

Joe Decker, Guinness Book of World Records "Worlds Fittest Man" record holder.

The following is a summary from the Crossfit Journal site.

"Joe got his record by completing the following in 24 hours:
Cycling 100 miles
Running 10 miles
Power walking 5 miles
Kayaking 6 miles
Hiking 10 miles
Swimming 2 miles
3000 Abdominal crunches
1100 Jumping jacks
1000 Leg lifts
1100 Push-ups
Rowing 10 miles on a C2
Skiing 10 miles on a Nordic Track
Accumulating 278,000 lbs. of weight lifting

DUDE!

Yes, I do think it's cheesy

2009-03-28T15:16:00.000-07:00

Here is a really cool video I came across on youtube. BEFORE YOU WATCH it...yes, I do think it's cheesy and the guy needs to get a pair of shoes and the music is lame-o. However, I thought it was a great concept. Just watch the video for the first minute and you already see him doing muscle ups, knees to elbows, throws, climbs, pulls, and everything else we do in Crossfit- even Parkour! He's like the ultimate Crossfitter but with a great tan! Is he gonna die from doing the stuff he does? Quite probably, and soon, but I'd still like to do some of that stuff. Pair this concept with Crossfit and you've got the ultimate human. BTW- make sure to watch it in HD! Its even better.

While the two man wrestling scene was a little slow and thus uncomfortable for me I thought about how we could implement this into our training...hmmm. Any ideas?

No excuses, right?

2009-03-19T21:47:00.000-07:00

I did "Michael" ( the workout) today but ran into a LITTLE problem. No BEM( short for back extension machine- this not a legit abbreviation... just made it up) . For those of you out of the loop Michael consists of:
3 Rounds of
-Run 800 m
-50 back extensions
-50 situps
For time.

Okay, for your info I always rock this WOD( okay in my mind at least-as always) cause I can do back extensions pretty fast as well as sit ups. The hiccup of having no BEM turned out to be a lot tougher than predicted. I never realized how much better a real BEM is due to the way it holds your feet nice and snug.

No Excuses, right? Got this idea( sorta) from THIS VIDEO...watch the whole thing!

The upside: easy to set up and if you put enough plates like I did you will have plenty of room to extend all the way down getting that full extension in without cheating. Also, if you want to work your hammies a lot better than just a regular BEM USE THIS, SERIOUSLY. This makes you use JUST your hammies and since theres no foot holder your legs kind of raise making it somewhat of an isolation. Isolation isnt what we usually go for. However, if you are working on power/olympic lifting this is the REAL DEAL. Strong hammies that pop you out of a squat is of the utmost importance.
The downside: see that little strap...doesn't hold as well as a regualr BEM. You kind of have to hold on real tight rather than focus on just the up and down of a BEM making it hard to do it for time.

Finished in 25:02- crappy time? Yes. But Tony the Tiger thinks I'm great.

No I Dont Keep Ice Cream in the Fridge

2009-03-14T19:06:00.000-07:00

I just started a new zone this week- ELEVEN blocks. What is that...like... 852.5 calories !?!?!?!!?!? CRAZY! I never thought in a million years I would be doing a calorie restricted diet this low. I usually zone at 13 blocks. Its a far stretch from what I used to do- Precision Nutrition( which is great too by the way- it just doesn't cater to my specific goals anymore) for which I would consume 2,500-3,000 calories PER DAY.
I decided to go to eleven this week because twelve and thirteen blocks were too much food for me. I know, I could replace some carbs with Higher GI stuff but I cant bring myself to do it. Turns out eleven blocks is perfect for me and I love it. Here is my diet thus far( the numbers next to the meals indicate the blocks)

3- Eggs, oatmeal, peanut butter( I'm not being specific because I am lazy)

3- Chicken or Scoop of vanilla protein, one banana( can you believe one banana is three blocks of carbs?)

1- String Cheese, 1 very small apple, avocado or peanuts

3- chicken, green beans, asparagus, olive oil

1- String Cheese, 1 very small apple, avocado or peanuts

There it is! And it is gooood. That's what I eat every day. Of course, I deviate. We ran out of food a few days ago so for my carbsI had four blocks of Ice Cream( no, I dont keep ice cream in the fridge- it was someone else's). I used to like Ice Cream before this unpleasant incident- not anymore. 1 block= 1/2 cup. You get the picture.

What I looked like...minus the tidy whiteeees

FYI: in case you havnt noticed I am not trying to be all profound and pithy with the titles of my posts. They are simply excerpts from the post itself. I do this because 1) I hate thinking of clever things to say and 2) I hate when people think of clever titles for their posts- its unnatractive.

A Fat Kid With a Cookie

2009-03-02T01:59:00.001-08:00

I am excited to announce that tomorrow marks the first "Crossfit Classics" WOD. I am nervous- I get the pre-WOD jitters. I feel like I'm going into battle everytime I begin to think about what the next WOD will be-thats probably the best way to describe the pre-WOD jitters. I start strategizing in my head but then remember that i shouldnt do that because the whole point is to be able to perform any task at random. Ugh... its a vicious cycle but I like it. Its all just part of the game. Everyone in our group has been doing it long enough that we all get them. You get butterflies in your tummy right before. The funny thing is that they go away instantly and after your done you get this "Adrenaline High". I find that newbies dont get them- it takes a while until you realize what your actually doing and then you get them consistently. Ryan and I( along with a few others in our group ....cough*mark medina* cough) have a sort of nervous tick right before the WOD. We stretch...A LOT... right before a workout. "Oh, hold on! I dont think I stretched my right lat yet...darn...i guess i still need a minute." I think were trying to avoid the 15- minute-near- death- experience called Crossfit.

You can read up on what exactly the Crossfit Classic entails on the FitQuest blog found in the links. What makes me really nervous is that we are picking the workouts the night before. Im really hoping to not see Isabel or Jackie come up. I dont wanna have to scale which I might have to if Isabel comes up. I can already feel my lungs burning. But, at the same time, I feel like a fat kid with a cookie- I crave these workouts soooo much! I hope a few newbies join in too so they can experience all of these things- their first time doing Fran, the arm pump, and the Pre-WOD Jitters. Ahhh the smell of newbies...refreshing.

Contact

2009-02-13T11:00:00.000-08:00

Contact Information

Name:Charis Secor
Email: charisandryan@gmail.com
or
simmonscr@masters.edu

Contact me anytime for questions, comments, etc and I will try to get back to you as soon as I can.