There is just too much going on to cover in one blog post! So I’ll keep it short and simple.
Please join us today at our new location at 397 N State Street! You can park under the building by entering the north entrance near the traffic light at “B” and State.
-OR-
You can park at the public parking lot off of State and Foothills and walk up.
The place is definitely a work in progress but we have committed to continuing our coaching schedule uninterrupted.
As always- the best is yet to come!
WOD:
“Cindy”
AMRAP 20 minutes:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats
Score total rounds and reps.
Thank you SO MUCH for all the help from so many of you! We appreciate every effort from each of you!
Every one let Coach Charlie know what you think of his awesome art work for the new space!
11 comments
JennyT says:
July 16, 2012 at 7:13 am (UTC -7 )
Looks fantastic, Charlie! Can’t wait to come see the new space!
Aimee says:
July 16, 2012 at 4:34 pm (UTC -7 )
Charlie…AMAZING work! That’s a God given gift you have. Can’t wait to check it out!
Warren says:
July 16, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC -7 )
Nice work, Charlie.
Ben says:
July 16, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC -7 )
Hey everyone, I thought this was really interesting:
http://optexperience.com/blog/item/june-18-2012
It’s a post from OPT’s blog, a side by side comparison of two high level athletes doing 30 squat cleans for time @ 225. What’s interesting is that despite having the exact same squat clean max (320), one of the guys blows through this WoD and maintains a great pace while the other starts to fade fast. Also notice how the fast guy maintains speed out of the bottom the entire WoD, while the slower athlete begins to grind reps out pretty early on. As OPT says in the post “1RM matters only a little, very little.”
PXTCody says:
July 16, 2012 at 10:33 pm (UTC -7 )
That’s an interesting comparison Ben. I’m not sure if his 1RM theory is universal. I mean, if two guys have the same 1RM but one can tolerate a higher lactic acid threshold, then yes, adding a few kg to your 1RM probably won’t make a huge difference but I would like to see a comparison of people with contrasting 1RM’s.
If a weight is 50% of 1RM it will almost always be easier to keep moving than if it’s 70% of 1RM.
I think what we are seeing there though is that it is possible to train at higher lactic thresholds without necessarily increasing 1RM.
Thanks for posting this though! I’m interested to study this concept further.
PXTCody says:
July 16, 2012 at 10:35 pm (UTC -7 )
I think Chris Spealer is a great example of what OPT is talking about though. Even though he can’t move the weights of the bigger guys he can keep moderately heavy weight moving.
Ben says:
July 16, 2012 at 11:02 am (UTC -7 )
I thought it was interesting because it was an epiphany for me, specifically that I’ve been approaching training for this sport all wrong.
Marge Rowan says:
July 16, 2012 at 11:18 am (UTC -7 )
Maybe not ALL wrong, Ben…Come on, now…
Cheri Govro says:
July 16, 2012 at 11:42 am (UTC -7 )
The art is fantastic!!! And, I love the gym, reminds a bit of the smaller more intimate space! Nice work!
Kevin M says:
July 16, 2012 at 1:28 pm (UTC -7 )
That looks Awesome Charlie! It looks even better at the gym.
kristen York says:
July 16, 2012 at 8:01 pm (UTC -7 )
Wow Chuck! That’s impressive!