11.20.09

CrossFit Gym in Buckhead Atlanta

DEADLIFTS

1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

If you are new and have not done deadlifts yet…you will be working on form and doing:

5-5-5-5-5

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Happy birthday to YOU! Happy birthday dear angry, old man Ray! Happy birthday to YOU! :mrgreen:

GOOD LUCK!!!

Rey and Jenny T at your cert this weekend!

CHICKS-R-BADASS UPDATE!

The Chicks Oly clinic is starting at 10:30 now, please arrive on time or before as we are having a special guest appearance!

CROSSFIT: THE NEW TRUTH SERUM

Article courtesy of CrossFit Watertown

Thanks to Liz for sending me this article. I wholeheartedly believe that this is true…

I really thought about it last night: the Q word. Quitting. Stopping. Saying “No mas.”

Somewhere in the second round of “D.T.”, I thought “Just stop. It hurts too much. Say you’re too old. Too tired. It doesn’t feel right.”

In all the CrossFit workouts I’ve done over the last three years, none make me want to quit as much as D.T. I could deadlift until the proverbial paleo cows come home, but the hang power clean is my nemesis, and the push jerk is its brother. I’d rather full squat clean everything — and the push jerk wouldn’t be so bad if it didn’t have to come back down. But it does. And it crushes me.

But who would I be if I quit? Who would I be if I just sat down and watched the others march deeper into the fight, the pain, the struggle — and I left them? How would I feel when they emerged on the other side — tired, but happy, and triumphant?

I would be a lesser person. And I can’t have that.

If I give up here, I’ll give up in other parts of life. If I fail to do my best here, I will fail when other people need my best.

CrossFit is like life: Either you’re someone who sees things through to the end, no matter how difficult or painful or hard — or you’re a quitter. Or a cheater. Or a liar. CrossFit can show your true colors in 15 mins with a barbell and a stopwatch.

The Japanese have an old belief that you have to see someone drunk to witness their true colors, but I think we have something better. Watch someone CrossFit: It’s the ultimate truth serum.

Decide who you want to be in life — and show that person to us on the gym floor. It really is that simple. Don’t just tell us the truth. Show us. CrossFit.

November 20, 2009 | Filed Under W.O.D. 

Comments

80 Responses to “11.20.09”

  1. Mighty Meaty on November 20th, 2009 8:53 am

    Happy birthday Ray!!! :D

  2. Khaki wishes she could squat like Becka on November 20th, 2009 9:00 am

    Happy Birthday Ray! :lol:

  3. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 9:03 am

    The Japanese have an old belief that you have to see someone drunk to witness their true colors

    Then we really cover all the bases then, don’t we?? Happy Birthday, Ra. I hope you have a great weekend where you have some great wine, jump off something very high, and get to shoot things, just not in that order..

  4. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 9:05 am

    Also, if anyone saw a sat of Volkswagen Keys around the gym last night, please let me know. Last I saw Khaki was taking them out of my bag and heading out the door.

    Also, the actual Volkswagen itself is missing…

  5. Daniel on November 20th, 2009 9:10 am

    That shit last night was evil.

  6. Jenn Mc on November 20th, 2009 9:10 am

    Happy Bday Ray!

    So… since Khaki is now the official CFPT thief. I think a nick name is in order. I will get the ball rolling:

    The Gap Grabber (get it – Khaki.. Gap.. get it??)

    Khaki “Key Stealer” Person

    Not my best work… but I am still half asleep. Help me out people… it’s friday and no one is working anyway. :lol:

  7. Jenn Mc on November 20th, 2009 9:11 am

    And that WOD yesterday blew my shoulder out! (and not in a good way) Booo.

  8. Scotty on November 20th, 2009 9:13 am

    Happy Birthday Ray!

  9. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 9:16 am

    Happy birthday, Ray!!

  10. jill on November 20th, 2009 9:22 am

    Happy Birthday Ray!

  11. Amy on November 20th, 2009 9:28 am

    Happy Birthday Ray!! We are glad you were born!

    Good luck to Jenny T and Rey this weekend!!

    Yay for Friday and working from home (actually my bed!!) :mrgreen:

  12. Justin on November 20th, 2009 9:29 am

    Hey Ray, Happy Birthday!

  13. Matt on November 20th, 2009 9:35 am

    Happy Birthday Ray

  14. SaraH Mayor of Shortville on November 20th, 2009 9:40 am

    Happy Birthday Ray! :mrgreen:

    Mike D, whats with all the typos this am? I thought you were better than that. Of course being that I was educated at Clemson I can deciper your messages. This is Elite blogging, get your head back in the game.

    HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!

  15. SaraH Mayor of Shortville on November 20th, 2009 9:42 am

    *decipher

  16. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 9:47 am

    McDirty – I have a Khaki/Gap story for you!

    In an effort to be a nice bff, I wrote “I <3 Khaki" on the little chalkboard that was on the door to her dressing room. When she came out and I proudly showed her what I'd done, she crushed my joy by saying that since we were at the Gap, that had a completely different meaning.

  17. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 9:49 am

    working from home (actually my bed!!)

    I know that’s right….

  18. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 9:49 am

    I posted a story and the blog won’t show it … :(

  19. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 9:59 am

    I posted a story and the blog won’t show it

    The last thing you posted on this site was the Death by 7’s workout, so maybe that is a good thing…

  20. Mel on November 20th, 2009 10:00 am

    Happy BIRTHDAY RAY!!!!!!!! I hope it’s a great birthday and it tops all the rest!

  21. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 10:03 am

    But it was a story that both showed my devotion as a friend and Khaki’s joy-crushing abilities. And it involved The Gap.

  22. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 10:04 am

    OK, let me try this again, but slightly different so as to confuse the blog …

    McDirty – I have a Khaki/Gap story for you!

    In an effort to be a nice bff, I wrote “I <3 Khaki" on the little chalkboard that was on the door to her dressing room. When she came out and I proudly showed her what I'd done, she crushed my joy by saying that since we were at the Gap, that had a completely different meaning.

  23. Mel on November 20th, 2009 10:04 am

    Mike D- I saw your message from yesterday and I will not be going to Montana- I’m going to hunt you down when the game is over and revel in the fact you have to do 100 burpees. I might have to remove my foot out of my mouth later but I can’t be quiet any longer- I bleed red and black and I have faith that my boys will come thru in the end. I’ll be praying to St. Jude the patron saint of desperate cases for AJ to heal by the tech game, no more turnovers, the defense to man up, our running game to step it up and for the idiotic penalties to stay low in numbers- I mean no penalties would be asking a bit too much. It’s a lot of praying but that is what good Irish Catholics do- that and drink and that is why my good friend- I will be drinking 8) We’re winning this one for UGA VII

  24. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 10:05 am

    Dang it! The blog wins today. I’ve posted that story in two different formats now and the blog insists it’s here … but it’s not. Dumb blog.

  25. Caroline on November 20th, 2009 10:07 am

    Happy Birthday Ray!

  26. AK on November 20th, 2009 10:09 am

    Happy Birthday Ray! I have to admit im a little disappointed the WOD isn’t the angry old man. I might DO IT in honor of your bday.

  27. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 10:13 am

    I bleed red and black and I have faith that my boys will come thru in the end

    Dawg, Please…..You couldn’t win last year at home with Moreno and Stafford, but you will win this year on the road without them?? Maybe C. Mark has another black helmets/black jerseys inspiration up his sleeve….You sound ike Jimbo before the Florida game…

  28. ray on November 20th, 2009 10:14 am

    Thanks for all the B day wishes! Have no fear Dan….I am older and angrier and have plenty of sadistic WODs in store. I just want to be there to give them to you in person! :twisted:

    Also..we will be putting in a security camera to monitor Khaki and her speedy hands! Keep your keys close! 8)

  29. Katy on November 20th, 2009 10:21 am

    Happy birthday, Ray!

  30. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 10:21 am

    So my boss just told me that I he noticed at our holiday client appreciation event last night that I had nice legs (awkward) and asked if I worked out. He was shocked when I told him how many times per week. Needless to say, I didn’t even mention the word CrossFit for fear of having to explain it to him. Then he said the cookie diet looked nice! :lol:

  31. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 10:26 am

    So my boss just told me that I he noticed at our holiday client appreciation event last night

    I thought the Pink Pony event was NEXT Thursday…

  32. Kenley on November 20th, 2009 10:34 am

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAY!!!! :lol:

    Becca – yuck boss!

  33. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 10:37 am

    You got your dates wrong, Mike. Too bad you missed it!

  34. Mel on November 20th, 2009 10:41 am

    Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike… First of all- Road game- ehhhh come on it’s Atlanta. Secondly we don’t speak of Moreno and Stafford any more their heads weren’t in the game while yall threw that triple option at us- they were just thinking about all the money they were about to make – errrrr- bitter yes.
    I know the odds are against us but they are my boys- I have faith.
    I’m going to cut you a deal- you can come on over to team awesome but you’ll have to do your 100 burpees and just remember wears the Captain pants

  35. Mel on November 20th, 2009 10:42 am

    rebecca- I’m worried about your boss- talking about your legs and wasn’t he the one that likes to sleep in the walmart parking lot- seriously do you work for Michael Scott?

  36. SaraH Mayor of Shortville on November 20th, 2009 10:44 am

    Sounds like an HR violation to me. You should have proceeded to drop and do an epic burpee “for height” right in the middle of the party. Then you really would have been the “retarded kid” :mrgreen:

  37. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 10:45 am

    I’m going to cut you a deal- you can come on over to team awesome but you’ll have to do your 100 burpees and just remember wears the Captain pants

    Does this mean you want in on the Burpees Bet, Mel?? I mean, if you have that much faith in your ‘boys’ and everything…

  38. SaraH Mayor of Shortville on November 20th, 2009 10:47 am

    AK, I will DO the Angry Old Man with you if you’re up for it…no no, I’m not talking about Mike D. Get your fist out of the gutter!

  39. Jenny T on November 20th, 2009 10:54 am

    Ha ha, you don’t drop and do burpees for height at celebratory functions unless you’re at your old director’s wedding full of people much higher than you in your company (one of whom, I shall remind you all, was the one screaming Yay BURPEES and did it first).

  40. Jenny T on November 20th, 2009 10:56 am

    Becca, you aren’t allowed to post shit after yesterday. Ouch. That’s all I’m going to say. Okay it’s not… that wod caused me to voluntarily subject myself to the hurricane that is Mike D at the end of a 7 rounds of hell WOD as I got in his face for the last round. I must have been delirious from the pain of my own WOD!

    Khaki wasn’t immune to my “last round all up in your face” gimmicks last night either!

  41. Jenny T on November 20th, 2009 10:57 am

    And speaking of hellish workouts, being delirious and not being able to feel your shoulders, HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAY!!! I’d make angry old man jokes, but I’m saving all my material for the big dog next year!

    That and Mike D might think it was just another day on the blog and we were all referring to him.

  42. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 11:00 am

    I do want to thank Jenny T for coaching me last night while directly in the spray zone…Anyone that thinks they are safe from sweat hugs until spring wasn’t in there last night…

  43. SaraH Mayor of Shortville on November 20th, 2009 11:01 am

    Oh lord, MDSH’s are always in season

  44. Jenn Mc on November 20th, 2009 11:07 am

    Jenny R – not sure if you check the blog or not, but I’m bringing in about 10 or so formal dresses and got two of my guy friends to donate anout 12 suits for your charity thing! I will put them in the back room/cage.

    Jenn Mc

  45. Jenn Mc on November 20th, 2009 11:08 am

    glad I signed my name… since it’s not posted right above my post. HA! I’m pretty.

  46. Mel on November 20th, 2009 11:10 am

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIPklHggHFM
    Becca this is your boss

  47. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 11:11 am

    rebecca- I’m worried about your boss- talking about your legs and wasn’t he the one that likes to sleep in the walmart parking lot- seriously do you work for Michael Scott?

    Mel, some days I do feel like I work for Michael Scott. I’ll keep y’all updated on his antics. It can get pretty awkward around here.

  48. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 11:15 am

    LOL on the video Mel!

  49. Mel on November 20th, 2009 11:15 am

    Mike- As for joining in to do 100 burpees… I’m a huge UGA fan but I’m not an idiot! I mean I will shit talk all day long but I actually have watched the games this season and I’m sweatin like a hog on slaughter day when it comes to this game. So I’ll let that lil bet stay between you, Joey and Becca. HOWEVER I will make this bet with you- after the game or any time after said game- loser has to buy the winner a drink and the toast has to be how the winning team is the best- winner can even write up with toast. That’s the best I can do
    GAME ON

  50. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 11:16 am

    Sorry about the awful workout yesterday, y’all. I’ll be showing up early tomorrow morning to do it if anyone wants to witness the torture.

  51. SaraH Mayor of Shortville on November 20th, 2009 11:16 am

    Jenn, you are pretttttyy.

    What on earth did you do wrong since you are being so charitable? 8O Jenny R, I also put a dress in the back for you!

  52. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 11:17 am

    HOWEVER I will make this bet with you- after the game or any time after said game- loser has to buy the winner a drink and the toast has to be how the winning team is the best- winner can even write up with toast. That’s the best I can do

    Incredibly feeble….

  53. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 11:17 am

    Oh, c’mon, Mel! Man up! Worst that can happen is that you do 100 burpees – chase your goats!

    I’m pretty sure the other Joey and James “not the singer” anted up as well.

  54. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 11:19 am

    In a Tech shirt or hat, Becca. If I lose, I am going with the Bulldawg Camo gear…

  55. Jenn Mc on November 20th, 2009 11:20 am

    SaraH… there are not enough donations or hail mary’s to repent for my 20’s…. just sayin.

    8O

  56. Jenny T on November 20th, 2009 11:21 am

    Becca, that thing was terrible. And I dont think some of the newer folks were warned about the belching (partially my fault since I’ve been somewhat absent with the move and getting sick). Ray, should yall add that to the info sheet in the packet cause I’m pretty sure it concerned some folks last night.

    Yeah Mike, pretty sure I was drunk with adrenaline cause I saw the puddle and still stepped directly in the line of fire…or sweat. Great job, though.

  57. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 11:21 am

    UGA will win if only for the reason that I look heinous in yellow. No one needs to witness that.

  58. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 11:39 am

    That whole info packet is focused on exercise and therefore woefully inadequate to cover the entire CFPT experience…the belching, profoundly bad language, the ability to find a sexual meaning in pretty much every workout or exercise description..we should cover all of that in an addendum titled “Meet your trainers Sara, Dirty, and Jenny T.”

  59. Joey on November 20th, 2009 11:50 am

    Hey, you bumblebee supportin’ dummy. Tech is full of nerds, and our offense (Stafford and Moreno) were far from the causes of that loss.

    P.S. Tech is full of nerds.

  60. Mel on November 20th, 2009 11:54 am

    feeble- I think not

    sorry Becca – I’d rather not bc I don’t like to welch on a bet and I know I will not do 100 burpees.

    Mike – we can make it shots if you prefer- just not sure if you can hang

  61. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 11:58 am

    Mike – we can make it shots if you prefer- just not sure if you can hang

    I like being on tv as much as anyone, but the opening scene on INTERVENTION wasn’t what I was thinking…

    Joey, kiss the baby…

  62. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 12:30 pm

    Kiss the baby?

  63. Haka Man on November 20th, 2009 12:33 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeMJOPlK-0E&feature=related

    …Wow

  64. Jenny T on November 20th, 2009 12:33 pm

    Mel and Mike – I’m thinking the social would be a fabulous time to make this bet happen. Just sayin. Not getting in on this since I don’t make bets about schools I didn’t attend (enter STD/GSU joke here, Mike), but I do enjoy watching other people carry their rivalry bets out! Hence me drinking beer in a lawn chair while Joey cranked out his burpees last year…hey didn’t we all go out and play trivia and get denied tacky team names by the big BOX at Stout last year?

  65. Haka Man on November 20th, 2009 12:34 pm

    Now picture Mike doing that

  66. Khaki "I'm innocent" Person on November 20th, 2009 12:43 pm

    Just think of all the sweet other things that I’ve taken that y’all didn’t find out about…like Mike D’s belief that he was getting full ROM on his kb swings…. or Becka’s #1 1000 row time.

  67. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 12:46 pm

    Joey mentioned that if he did lose he wanted to crank out Murph before he gets started, so I will leave it up to him to decide when….

    Becca, you have to keep up…

  68. Jenny T on November 20th, 2009 1:12 pm

    Khaki —bahahahahahhahahaah!!! That was pretty good. I’m glad I didn’t jump on that bandwagon and was at least positive while I was all up in your face last night.

    For the record and on behalf of Khaki’s defense team, she specifically rounded up keys at the end of the night to make sure none were left behind. I then proceeded to almost steal Nick’s keys.

  69. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 1:20 pm

    or Becka’s #1 1000 row time.

    I was in second place, thank you. And I didn’t even row as hard as I could. So there.

  70. Joey on November 20th, 2009 1:33 pm

    I tell that fool…kiss da baby

    http://haterlover.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ogre.jpg

  71. Mel on November 20th, 2009 1:54 pm

    Excellent Idea Jenny T :wink:

    BRING IT

  72. Amy on November 20th, 2009 2:05 pm

    I could jump on Mel’s bandwagon for the drinking bet. I did go to UGA…

  73. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 2:13 pm

    Amy, glad to see you are up after the late night at the movies. There is no drinking bet. Mel might do 100 shots, but that is not called “paying off the bet”; evidently, it is called “Friday” for Mel…..

  74. Khaki "I'm innocent" Person on November 20th, 2009 2:37 pm

    Oh that’s right, Bec, and now you’re in 3rd :-P Blahahaha.

  75. Jenny T on November 20th, 2009 2:37 pm

    Ha, or 1979 for Mike!

  76. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 2:55 pm

    Yeah, yeah, yeah. But who’s winning the Fran race? And the CFT race? Need I go on? :P

  77. Mel on November 20th, 2009 3:03 pm

    Touché Mike- I like where your head is- it’s like we finally understand each other

    Amy we can just drink and celebrate while Mike cries

  78. Jenny T on November 20th, 2009 3:55 pm

    If Mike cries like he sweats, I’m scared of this.

  79. MIke D., and I'm going platinum on November 20th, 2009 5:03 pm

    If Jenny farts like she burps, so am I….

  80. Rebecca on November 20th, 2009 5:10 pm

    Baahahaha!

Leave a Reply




:D :-) :( :o 8O :? 8) :lol: :x :P :oops: :cry: :evil: :twisted: :roll: :wink: :!: :?: :idea: :arrow: :| :mrgreen:

CrossFit Journal

CrossFit Football Affiliate

CrossFit Football - Forging Elite Strength

Atlanta Hotlist Winner