Comfortable with Uncomfortable...

How far are you willing to push yourself physically? Are you afraid to push into an uncomfortable stage? If so why? I challenge you to tap into uncomfortable, whether its for 10 sec or 5 min. Everyone is different as to what their body and brain will tolerate, but I GUARANTEE YOU, YOUR BRAIN QUITS BEFORE YOUR BODY. I want you to taste it, feel it, and I want you to embrace the moment afterwards. You may be asking yourself, how do i do this? Many ways...sprint up a hill until you can no longer move forward, perform as many unbroken push ups as you can with no break followed by as many air squats as you can perform unbroken, then sprint 400m as fast as your legs will take you, lift a rock from the ground to overhead until you cant pick it off the ground anymore. Breath it in, embrace it, taste it....the feeling is addicting, its a drug, one that will make you stronger, mentally and physically, which WILL prove helpful in all aspects of life.


25 sumo deadlift highpull 95#
400m row
25 burpees
For time: 3:13
*did 24 SDLHP and 26 burpees on accident*

Food QUALITY Part I

Clean happiness


The European Union refuses to buy U.S. chicken
Few people realize that the European Union has banned the import of all US poultry since 1997. This month, EU agriculture ministers voted to continue the ban despite aggressive pressure from the United States. The issue? The standard practice in the US poultry industry is to wash the carcasses in chlorinated water to kill bacteria.

European health authorities are not convinced that it’s safe to ingest the small amounts of chlorine that remain on the meat and concluded that lifting the ban would “threaten the community’s entire set of food production standards.”

John Bowis from the UK was more outspoken. He told reporters that “lifting the ban would be “outrageous” and would degrade EU citizens to the status of “guinea pigs.”

Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of US citizens are unwittingly playing that role.

“EU Ban Remains on US Chickens” December 19, 2008, Meatprocess.com


**That is no surprise to me, there are numerous other reasons they dont buy our chickens. If you have ever seen the conditions that the chickens live in here in the U.S. you would understand why. They stand in 4 inches of their own shit all day, everyday, they recieve zero sunlight, and are fed so heavily their legs are not strong enough to support their bodies, so they walk for a few sec and fall (into their own shit). They are packed so tightly into cramped quarters that they have no room to even move. Hundreds die everyday from this environment but that is just factored as a part of business. Four major chicken producers provide 80% of the nations chicken, they are Smithfield, Tyson, Purdue and one other, i forgot. These four producers all follow these practices. For proof of that, because I am sure their are doubters, watch Food Inc. sometime, but dont plan on eating afterwards. Another thing you could do is ask anyone of these companies for a tour of their facilities, you will get a NO 100% of the time**

Eat local, eat organic, eat free range.


Citation- http://www.eatwild.com/healthbenefits.htm

David X First Muscle Up!

We spotted this bear on our trip to Inlet NY a few weeks ago, we got within 10 yards and I asked if he wanted to Crossfit with me, he said he only bench presses and runs on the ellipital, ha

Check this out..
http://www.vimeo.com/6196577


Awesome job Dave, another monster produced by OPT and Crossfit.

Song of the day

Flyleaf- I'm So Sick

This chick can sing....

http://music.aol.com/video/im-so-sick/flyleaf/1471637

OPT workout Phase 1

WARM UP:
sprint run 20-30 m @ 60,70,80 then 90%, rest as needed b/t warm up sets
then..
DRILL:
Run 400 m @ 50% effort Time= 1:47
rest 2 min
Run 400 m @ 70% effort Time = 1:34
rest 3 min
then..
WORKOUT:
Sprint 400 m @ 90% x 6
(rest as needed b/t sets; this should be anywhere from 2-5 minutes based on how this energy system and skill works for you; the goal here is maintenance of the same speed throughout while working at 90% of maximum effort; therefore if you need more time b/t sets, take it to ensure you are at the 90% effort each time)

Goal = 1:18/set
1:18 rest 2:30
1:16 rest 3:00
1:17 rest 4:00
1:22 rest 5:00
1:20 rest 4:30
1:14, Gave everything i had......


getting faster....

jump in everyone....what are you afraid of?

Some vids...

This was one of OPT's workouts the other day that we tackled

-Front squat 10 sets of 2 reps at 90% of your 1 Rep Max...
250lbs x 2
- 2 rounds for time
50 Double Unders
20 Knees to Elbows
2:21


The best programming in the world....M...O...N....S....T....E.....R....S....