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The World According to Shankle

January 27, 2012

This is a little late, # dosage but here’s the 2011 Recap from Talk To Me Johnny. TTMJ is the CrossFit Football “thoughts” blog. Part of me thinks I’ve posted this before, # buy but even if I did, approved it’s worth a re-read. John is so no-nonsense in his approach! Speaking of no-nonsense. I had some back stuff going on the other day, and was uncomfortable enough that I was up in the middle of the night. When you’re up in the middle of the night, what do you do? Watch Olympic weightlifting videos, of course! I’ve been watching the video streams from California Strength in San Ramon. It’s run by Glenn Pendlay (he makes the bumper plate we use), and they have some great athletes. I met a bunch of these guys at my USAW Cert. They are STRONG! As you watch the videos, you’ll be struck by...

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Another comp in Fresno and beware packaging…

January 26, 2012

I get contacted with CrossFit competitions all the time, purchase and this one is short notice but sounds cool. CrossFit Combat Fitness in Fresno is holding a couple’s competition on February 11. This is a different twist on the competition, page and what better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than smoking your better half in a WOD! We’re 10 days into the Paleo Challenge. This is my first time doing this, and it’s been an eye opener. I still get major cravings, but for the first week, I experienced major cravings for sweets, and even had headaches at times when my body “expected” an insulin response. I’ve been a little surprised at how restrictive Paleo can be, but for good reason: so many calories, usually in the form of sugar are hidden in our foods. Take this sugary tale from CrossFit Invictus for example. The fact that becomes more true,...

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What is your goat's name?

January 25, 2012

How To Kill Your Goat by Freddy C from One World. I agree with Freddy’s 3 steps to killing your “goat”. FYI – you “goat” is a movement, # exercise, buy weight, ailment time domain, or more that you suck at. I’ve been doing CrossFit for over five years. After I got fit, I felt like I was pretty good, but not great at everything. Once I started competing, I found there were things I was pretty good at, and some things I was bad at. The more I do CrossFit, the more I feel like I have “goats” to work on. It’s probably best to follow Freddy’s approach, and pick ONE AT A TIME. Be warned, I am the worst guy in the world at this. Here’s my advice on working “goats”. In the beginning, practice them fresh, in small bits. Let’s use Double Unders (DU) for example. Come...

Guitar Zero. I caught about 2 minutes of the author, remedy Gary Marcus, visit web being interviewed on NPR on Sunday morning. This isn’t a book about how to learn the guitar, it’s the story of learning and setting goals during a time in your life when many people have given up on learning new things. What do learning/mastering a musical instrument and developing a mastery level of fitness have in common? Pretty much everything! I’ve posted on this before, but in a 2 minute snippet, Marcus said to learn an instrument, you need to: Give yourself slack, but practice. There is no substitute. Practice makes permanent. Be patient, and put in the hours, but enjoy each incremental advancement. It will take time, maybe years. Embrace the journey. Target your weaknesses. As CrossFitter’s we talk about this a lot, but there really isn’t a better way to achieve a higher...

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We know you love new equipment!

January 23, 2012

I made a scheduling mistake. I thought the Fresno Comp was this Saturday, drugs it’s next Saturday, # Feb 4th (Super Bowl Weekend). That gives you an extra week to tighten up your game. OR, purchase you can compete, do 3 WODs, and have a massive, cheat day on Super Bowl Sunday! They will have a scaled division, so even if you are new to CrossFit, you’ll have a chance to throw your hat in the ring. I’d like to get a caravan to head down to Fresno, as we have at least 4 athletes competing (Emm, Lou, Don and I). If your interested, sign up quick! We’ll put up a tent, sit in the parking lot, talk trash and do some workouts. Who needs a Super Bowl when you have CrossFit Saturdays? Before you head down, make sure you pick up a CrossFit Oakdale t-shirt! We...

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