Please study the photo and find the obvious violation of CFW rules during the 6am session. (Which had 5 people today! Whoo hoo! Thanks to Kirk, Greg, Alex, Jenny, and our new studette Tracey for coming in this morning!)
In other news, one typo from a school system is funny. Two days in a row is just sad. Witness today’s e-mail from the Watertown School System: To allow for improved road conditions following yesterday’s storm, the Watertown Public Schools have a 90 minute delayed opening on Thusday, January 8, 2009.
It’s called “Spell Check” and it’s on your computer. Live it. Love it.
Big News! After hours and hours of refining our rope-climbing technique, we’ve discovered the quickest way to climb the rope, never get rope burns, and really bring our WOD times down all in one! We’re flippin’ geniuses! Watch this amazing video of our new technique!
January 8th, 2009 at 10:48 am
The violation is my orange beanie.
January 8th, 2009 at 10:52 am
ooooh, oooh, Tracy’s not wearing a beanie hat. And her plates on the right side have the numbers facing outward… that’s how the powerbarners lost most of their teeth.
January 8th, 2009 at 10:52 am
I know, I know, nobody is wearing parachute pants…as for the Rope ascender, I’d still like to work on climbing the rope myself. What if the “ascender” get’s jammed half way up the ascent?
January 8th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Great point Barry!
January 8th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Also, Alex is wearing WAY too much UConn gear (sorry Rich and Mary and you other evil uconn fans).
January 8th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Hey Lis, to answer your last post, photo evidence is in the Vacation photo album on facebook.
January 8th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Hey – morning folks – what was the workout today? I’m trying to plan my rest day (either today or tomorrow).
January 8th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Tracey, please put the plates facing inward so that my dog will come home
January 8th, 2009 at 11:43 am
WTF.. I woke up this morning only to find out I was knocked up and my dog died!!! Way to go with the improper plate loading! Novice!
January 8th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Poor Tracey — trial by fire! (Note: It’s important to remember that if we pick on you, we like you. We are, essentially, fifth graders.)
The WOD, Miss “195″, is not the insane pull-up thingy on the main site (although you’re welcome to do that after tonight’s WOD!) but instead the infamous 1 (x5) Press with the delicious 3 (x5) Push Press, followed by a dollop of the sublime 5(x5) Push Jerk.
January 8th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Who is this mysterious “k” posting on our CrossFit Watertown web site?
January 8th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I heard that “k” was snooping around CFW twice in the last week! I also heard she had a hot affair with Tabata last night.
January 8th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
oh yeah.. it was really hot. It got so hot n heavy I had to stop because there was puke in my throat.. thanks Frankies!! Plus the burger must have touched fish cause I had an allergic reation 2day.. wtf lol
January 8th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
My dentist called me this morning and said he had a dream that some newbee Tracey!!!!! had improper plate usage and wanted to know what time I was coming in.
@Kirk, you could be in fashion too with a little UConn gear
January 8th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
@Lis, I’m sure the school system was writing in olde english and thus tis ok
aint nothing wrong with UConn gear, only thing i notice is a complete lack of giants gear – total foul
also i’ve been looking for my dog since about 6 this morning……he ran away again
January 8th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
The menagerie of presses will be fun considering we totally blasted our shoulders with the HSPU WOD. I see nothing wrong with UConn gear.
I find that putting the plates on with the wording exposed to the world makes the bar a wee bit lighter…
January 8th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
I have a giants winter hat….I’ll have to bring it next Tuesday AM.
Even after the HSPU workout, my shoulders were eager for more this morning. I might have been able to do 5 more pounds, but the press would have been questionable at that point.
January 8th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
OK after much chatter! My fish died, My dog got knocked up and the only very obvious rule broken this morning is that I am missing from the picture wearing my very fashionable beanie! LOL
January 8th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Ahhh.. sooo sorry Tracey, it is what it is… learn to arm yourself with a list of comebacks lol
January 8th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Poor Tracey she’s not even on the blog and K’s givin’ her sh*&. Get’er done K
January 8th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
LOL.. thanks Jen! lol
@ Chris.. my buddys band- Pristina- Is playing Toads 2moro nite, they r on at 9.. I can’t make it.. but if ur down for a good show, def check them out..
January 8th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
emo?
@ David, very cool pic on facebook with you Josh & Max Mormont, from the videos I would of guess Max to be much bigger but I guess Josh just makes everyone look small
January 8th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Becky-way to push through all of the presses. You are definitely getting stronger and I know your kipping pull-ups are not too far away.
January 8th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
do any of you speak english anymore? honestly….
January 8th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Thanks for the warm welcome all! This certainly is a blast…
January 8th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
@Donna — obviously you don’t know the severe, though unintentional, consequences of improper plate loading. (I heard it’s even responsible for global warming.)
But, in fairness to Tracey, I believe it might have been Jenny that contributed to the IPL and its consequent canine deaths, wanderings, and birth control device failure.
Tracey, time to go to http://www.gravatar.com and link up a photo! And then practice your smack-talking, ’cause that’s our other hobby!
P.S. The women at the Power Barn get to row less than the men. Pass it on.
January 8th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Sure blame it on the Canadian! G’head. I resemble that remark.
January 8th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Jen…. notice… that no one else caught our drastic mistake this morning.. including the two certified CF trainers… (giggle)
January 8th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Ah, but your plates are your own responsibility.
Otherwise you end up cross-loaded and can’t figure out why things feel funny — right, Becky and Sue?
January 8th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
then luckily i read this blog.. otherwise I would have never been the wiser… and what the (bleep) is “cross loaded”… (I need a CFW manual)..
January 9th, 2009 at 12:06 am
@ Tracey… your going to be just fine. I think your going to fit right in with this crowd
January 9th, 2009 at 12:36 am
Don’t listen to Beanie Squat. He’s high from drinking too much Tang.
And, to understand more, go here: http://www.crossfitwatertown.com/2008/09/04/lighting-up-the-sky/
January 9th, 2009 at 6:33 am
I did ask Tracey in the middle of her last set yesterday ‘You didn’t pay for easy… did you?’. Then she shot me ‘the look’…. the F’ You look. That’s when I knew she’d be fine.
January 9th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Yesterday was definitely insanely hard. I was on the verge of tears by round 4 of push jerk. Thanks to Mary, Melissa, Ben, and everyone else at the 5pm for their encouragement.
And “‘nother” Greg – awesome job with the main sight WOD. You guys should have seen him!
@ Tracey – Cross loading is something I like to do to Sue – put extra weight on one side of the bar. I especially like to do it when she is going for a PR. Now she knows better than to let me load plates. Come to think of it, no one lets me load their plates without supervision…
January 9th, 2009 at 10:40 am
For the record, the Power Barn invented the numbers in plate loading technique. It improves air flow, and makes 500# deadlifts come up soooo much easier! We have been known to put a little more weight on one side of the bar than the other, just to try and screw people up … btw, teeth are highly overrated.
January 9th, 2009 at 10:45 am
What’s for dinner tonight? Mmm… tasty front squats! See you at 5:00
January 9th, 2009 at 10:56 am
@ Chris – The WOD this morning is awesome. I loved it once I figured out how the rack the stupid bar vs letting my wrists hold up all the weight by themselves in an awkward position. Doh!
Lis has a nice Mini-MetCon for after the front squats. It’s a great one paired with the WOD. I don’t want to spoil the fun for you guys. So, ya’ll will just have to wait until you show up tonight to find out about it. I might show up at 5 tonight just to do some skill work. Plus I miss all you guys
January 9th, 2009 at 10:57 am
LOL — Larry! Ask Rich about teeth! And then ask Sue to spot your bench press . . . (Sorry, Sue! But her new motto is “No more chipped teeth on my watch!”)