Affiliation Application

 God I Love You!!!  I am pretty pumped about how much you have changed in the last two weeks.  I'm very excited to start this chapter in our lives and I think it will remarkable for both of us and our family.  I love you with all of my heart.  I hope my essay was good enough.  Email said two weeks to hear back on the affiliation due to the volume of applications.  Cleaned up the website and blog to reflect more CF influence.  Can't wait to see the new, improved you...

Here's what I sent in on our application to CrossFit:

First let me start by saying that it is an immense relief to finally realize what I want to be when I grow up.  I've spent 14 years in the military trying to answer that question so I would have something to look forward to after 20 good years of service.  I spent a year in Iraq bored out of my head (mostly), REALLY trying to figure out what I wanted to be.  It was there that I finally said, $hit or get off the pot and started up a fitness website to start dabbling in personal training as a hobby.  I had just read up on everything I could find from Matt Furey and his Combat Conditioning products and I thought that was going to be my future.  His bodyweight workouts were tons better than the crappy Army PT I'd been slogging through for years.  Then I ran across some kettlebell workouts and ended up with 5 bells for my birthday and a new addiction.  Did I mention I am madly in love with my wife?  She has helped me and supported me and motivated me to work on achieving any crazy goal I've come up with and she is the motivation for "Crazy Wife CrossFit".  Not sure if that would really be the name, she also likes "CrossFit Warriors" or "Warrior CrossFit".  Last choice would be "CrossFit Nomads" since we are both still active duty Army Officers that still have 6-8 years of moving around every 2-3 years in front of us so our "Gym" would end up spreading the word in many places around the world before we are done.  The only problem with the kettlebells and the Matt Furey workouts is that they let me down when it came time to take my bi-annual PT Tests.  There wasn't enough focus on running which is my kryptonite at 6'3" and 220 pounds.  This was September of last year and I was nearing yet another let down at the October PT test after spending a few really good months training with kettlebells.  I started an Army PT website on our internal AKO email websites that only we can view and someone posted the link to the CF site and I checked it out.  Immediately I was hooked, the Pregnancy Pull ups video sealed the deal for me.  I have always hated pull ups more than anything in this world because I was always terrible at them.  I was either 6'3" and 145 pounds in junior high and too weak to do them or 75 pounds heavier and still too weak to do them.  After reading the articles and watching all the videos, I was hooked.  As an Army Instructor, I've gotten my boss to buy off on incorporating CF principles in our PT sessions for our classes of 100+ students.  This JAN-MAR class had some very positive feedback for the variety and intensity in the workouts.  In my next small group of 15 students that starts next week, we are going to try to figure out a good rotation at the gym with dumbbells and barbell work to really show them something new and different.  Once I started CrossFitting as much as I could last OCT (after another crappy PT Test) I've acquired a C2 rower, a 24" "man" box, barbell, bumpers, the 5 Kbs, sandbags, a big a$$ tire, gonna get the sledgehammer set this weekend, rings, dynamax medicine balls (20/14) AND a GHD bench.  More than enough stuff to train probably 10 people at once if I really had to.  Wouldn't that be fun to try to figure out.  So all of this has led me slowly but surely towards finding my way into the CrossFit community but it wasn't until the wife got sent away to Tampa for a month for work that we (she) started to get serious about it.  She's been CrossFitting every day with CrossFit Sparta for the last two weeks and she is finally dropping the last of her baby weight and truly feeling good about herself.  We have worked out together in the past but I could never convince her that she could conquer anything she put her mind to.  It's been her experience at CrossFit Sparta that has shown her that she can do ANYTHING.  I love it, I love talking to her on the phone again, it's like when we first started dating and we thought we could do anything (like get married and stay 3,000 miles apart for the first three years and still make it work).  She signed me up for the Level I cert in May in Houston last week, is talking about Level II and Olympic Certs too, and this week she deadlifted for the first time in her life and pulled 225# and now she wants to go to the cert with me (if there is space) and she wants to open up an affiliate and get other people addicted to CrossFit just like we are.  Wow, not sure if any of this makes any sense so let me just say that we really, really, really want to affiliate with CrossFit so our kids can grow up and grow strong in our little garage/box.  Thanks for our attention.  Mike & Lillian

Love you babe,

mdp

10-min Warrior Challenge (487)

WEDNESDAY 080319

Perform the following exercise for ten minutes straight without resting.  Only jumping jacks are authorized as a rest period.  Keep track of the total number of points (from reps) from each exercise and record your max score after 10 minutes.

Squats (1 point each)
Push ups (2 points each)
Pull ups (3 points each)
Burpees (4 points each)


Performed 10 reps of each exercise the first set for 50 points.  Performed 5 reps of each after that and added 10 squats extra to get 60 points per round up to 450.  Added another 10 extra squats and almost 3 push ups at the end.  Next time I will start with burpees and work my way down to squats.  Will probably try a pyramid of 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for 550 points.  Should be fun.


Added a round of Tabata Sprints to the end of this workout.  What a smoker!!! Loved it.  Not too much running but it's still a killer workout.  Going to use these at least once a week from now on.  What a great protocol.  I think I will track how far I get around the track and/or my HR from now on.  Should be fun.


TUESDAY 080318

Rest Day

Knee Rehab

MONDAY 080317

Worked the knee rehab with the blue band and more practice on pistols to get my quads stronger and get my knee back into "whack" cuz I guess it's outta whack now, some new-fangled medical term...damn doctors...LMAO...

Treadmill Fun

SUNDAY 080316

Ran downstairs to the treadmill in the tiny hotel gym because I know I won't want to workout after a day of running around with the 'fam.

Warmed up slow and easy for 5-min.  Spent 20 minutes actually working out, working my way up to 177 bpm on my HR monitor in the first five minutes and ratcheted down the intensity while maintaining 175 bpm for the last 15 minutes.  Seemed to be alot of work though, maybe too much volume and not enough intensity.  I'll probably stick to Tabata sprints if I'm ever stuck on a treadmill again.  More bang for the buck and more time to work on stretching or push ups or some other weakness in addition to a shot of running.

CrossFit Sparta (Round 2)

SATURDAY 080315

Evil Deck'o Cards (pinochle deck)
9-10-J(11)-Q(12)-K(13)-A(14)
Hearts - burpees
Diamonds - pull ups
Clubs - push ups
Spades - squats

45-minutes of sheer torture...loved every minute...

FRIDAY 080314

Rest Day
Soooooo...sore

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CrossFit Sparta (Tampa)

THURSDAY 080313

Round Robin of Torture (twice)
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Box jumps
Push ups
Squats
Dips
Lunges
(12:03, 11:36)

WEDNESDAY 080312

Rest Day

TUESDAY 080311

Rest Day

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Knee Rehab

MONDAY 080310

Knee rehab
Lunge stretch
Band lateral walks
Pistol practice
2x25 Hindu Squats

SUNDAY 080309

Rest Day

SATURDAY 080308

Rest Day

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Fran (5:58*)

Perform 3 rounds for time of:
(21-15-9)
45# Thrusters
Pull ups

THURSDAY 080306

Rest Day

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Row-Push-Pull (14:00)

3 rounds for time of:

   500m Row

   Pushups (26-14-10)

   Pull ups* (26-14-10)

   14:00

 

 

TUESDAY 080304

 

   Rest Day

 

   Ultimate Frisbee

 

 

MONDAY 080303

 

   Rest Day

Tabata Push ups (55)

SATURDAY 080301

6 20-second rounds with 10-seconds rest between:

14-12-11-6-6-6

SATURDAY 080301

Rest Day

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Lil Runny Angie (17:01)

FRIDAY 080229

Run 400m - 50 push ups
Run 400m - 50 pull ups
Run 400m - 50 sit ups
Run 400m - 50 squats
17:01,1:45,1:50,1:45,1:40

THURSDAY 080228

Rest Day

Ultimate Frisbee

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1-min Pullups (12)

WEDNESDAY 0802227

Perform 1 pull up the first minute, 2 pull ups the second minute, 3
pull ups the third...

1-12,5,6,7,5,6,7,5,9 (128)

TUESDAY 080226

Rest Day

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Push up - Sit up - Squat 10x10x10

Perform 10 repetitions of the following exercises every minute on the minute for 10 minutes:

   10 Push ups

   10 Sit ups

   10 Squats

 

Will do it for time next time, should take about 8:30 unless pushups give out early.

 

HooverBall

 

 

SUNDAY 080224

 

   Rest Day

 

 

SATURDAY 080223

 

   Rest Day

Tabata Somethin' Else

FRIDAY 080223

Tabata Somethin' Else
   Perform each exercise in sequence using the 20-sec work, 10-sec rest Tabata Intervals for a total of eight rounds of each exercise (16-min).

   Pull ups     (64) 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
   Push ups   (100) 15-15-13-12-10-10-12-13
   Sit ups      (81) 10-10-10-10-9-11-10-11
   Squats      (125) 15-17-15-15-15-15-15-18

THURSDAY 080222

   Rest Day

   Ultimate Frisbee vs. Woodlock's group

Row 5,000m (19:51)

500m WU
Row 5000m

SUNDAY 080217

Rest Day

SATURDAY 080216

Rest Day

FRIDAY 080215

Rest Day

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Kb Circuits

Perform 4 rounds Tabata intervals for 12 exercises.
20# Wall ball
Sit ups
Push ups
Kb swings (16kg)
Perfect push ups
Box jumps (24")
Push ups
Sit ups
Kb Thrusters (2x12kg)
Jump rope (green monster)
Kb swings
Handstand

24-min (10/20; 15/15; 2x20/10)

TUESDAY 080212

Rest Day

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Chad

4 rounds for time of:
Run 400m
25xThrusters (rock)
25xPush Press (water can)
25xDeadlifts (ammo can)
25xFront Squats (sand bag)
25xPush ups
10xBurpees

SUNDAY 080210

Rest Day

SATURDAY 080209

Rest Day

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Chelsea (9+3)

Perform one round every minute for 30 minutes of:
5 pull ups*
10 push ups
15 squats

Got to round 8 and the push ups gave out. Note to self, don't mention
"muscle failure" out loud if you wanna keep going...

THURSDAY 080207

Rest Day

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800-50-50 (21:50)

WEDNESDAY 080206

Three rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
50 push ups
50 sit ups

800s (3:40; 4:00; 4:10)
50-50 (3:10; 3:15; 3:35)

Ultimate frisbee

TUESDAY 080205

Rest Day

MONDAY 080204

Rest day
Ultimate frisbee

SUNDAY 080203

Rest Day

SATURDAY 080202

Judo Tournament (Dallas)

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ANGIE* (15:58)

Complete the following for time:

   100 pull ups

   100 push ups

   100 sit ups

   100 squats

 

Still using the bands although I think they are getting easier.  100 total pull ups is still a smoker any way you slice it.  Was on pace for 15 minutes for the first half then fell off from sets of 5 to sets of 3.  Great workout though.  PR by almost 3 minutes, got 18:41 last time.  Really helps when someone in front of you is smoking it.  CPT Brett ended up with like 14:30.  Could be an animal when he grows up...

 

THURSDAY 013108

 

Rest Day

 

   Played ultimate frisbee in the gym after Combatives.  Good workout.  Played 5-on-5 but kinda crowded.  Will try 3-on-3 or 4-on-4 next time.

 

WEDNESDAY 013008

 

Rest Day

 

   Cheered my guys through Operation Chad today.  That looks like a smoker.  Can't wait to try it myself.

 

TUESDAY 012908

 

Rest Day

 

   Played Hooverball at the gym on my "Off" Day.  That was a smoker.  Great workout with the 4-lb medicine ball.  Can't wait to try the 6 pounder.  Also played Ultimate Frisbee in the wind with my Small Group in the afternoon.  That game always hurts now.  I wonder if I was too young to feel the pain in the past?