“Burn (Lift) Your Bird…”

Some Gyms… Some Boxes… Some Had A Rest Day For Thanksgiving… Hell… Some Gyms/Boxes Are Having Rest Days Thursday-Sunday!!!

Not RainCross…

Now Don’t Get Me Wrong… The Past Few Days… Weeks… Months… Have Been Pretty Rough And ALL Of You Have Been Bustin’ Your Butts Off Day In & Day Out!!!

Do I Think You Deserve A Rest?!?! Heck Yea!!!

And That’s Why We’re Only Having 1 Class During The Thanksgiving Holiday… So You Can Come In… Destroy The WOD… Then Rest For The Remainder Of The Day!!!

Rest & Be Thankful…

I Was Fortunate Enough To Have 2 Thanksgivings…

1st One Was Spent With All Of My “In-Laws”… They’re My Family… Not In-Laws… For An Early Dinner…

2nd One Was Spent With My Mom, Dad, & Lil’ Sis @ Their House For A Late Dinner Which Just Turned Into A Card Game Because I Was Still Stuffed!!!

As I Sat Down To Dinner… And As I Sat Down To A Card Game… I Started Staring @ Everyone’s Faces & Just Took Everything In… And Started To Think About Everything I Am Thankful For…

Danielley Is My Heart… Without Her… I’d Be Lost & I Would Not Be Where I’m At Today… I Love You Momma Bear…

14… My Family… There Will Never Be Enough Words To Describe How Much My Family Means To Me… I Went To War For Them & I’d Do It Again… They Have Carried Me Through The Hardest Of Times… And I Know I “Silently” Carried Some Of Them Through Their Hard Times… 14…

And You Knuckle Heads…

If You Haven’t Figured It Out Yet… I’m A Pretty Quiet Guy… I Say What Needs To Be Said & Observe…

“God Gave You 2 Ears & 1 Mouth For A Reason…”

And I Really Hope You Don’t Take That Quietness For Being An AssHole…

Though I May Not Tell You That You Are Even More Amazing Than A Pink Unicorn Everyday… Or Compliment Your Brand New Matching Shoes & Outfit…

Know That I Care About All Of You…

And I Am Very Thankful To Have The RainCross Family Apart Of My Life…

I Had No Clue Where My Life Was Going To Go When The News Came That RC CrossFit Was Going To Shut Down… I Clearly Remember Filling Out Applications For Jobs I Knew I Would Hate… But Hey… It’s A Job…

I Remember The 1st Class I Told… And… Nothing But Silence… And Then… People Wiping Their Eyes…

Then Came The Question…

“Well… What Are You Going To Do??? Are You Going To Open Your Own Gym???”

Followed By Everyone In That Class Nodding Their Heads & Asking The Same Question…

And That Did It For Me…

I Told Danielley… And She Supported Me 110%…

Then The Waiting Game…

Days… Weeks… Months Of Not Being Able To Give You Any News On A New Location…

Then Good News Would Arrive!!! Only To Be Shot Down…

Until Finally… We Got The Station!!!

I Am So Thankful For The Station… Literally My 2nd Home…

I Am So Thankful For The RainCross OGs… You Ladies & Gents Went Through That Whole Crazy Transition!!! Enough Said…

I Am So Thankful For The Old School RC CrossFit Athletes Who Disappeared For A Bit Only To Step Foot Into The Station Ready To Train!!!

And I Am So Thankful For All The New Athletes Who SOMEHOW Found This Little Gym That Used To Be Gas Station!!!

No Matter Which Of The Above Categories You Fall Into…

All Of Us Represent The RainCross Family…

And I Am Thankful To Be Apart Of Such A Strong Family With So Much Heart… Dedication… Drive… Spirit… Talent… & Athleticism…

And We’ve Only Just Begun…

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ALRIGHT… HERE WE GO!!!

***ONE CLASS HELD @ 9AM!!!***

Could Be A 2 Person Team WOD… Or Individual WOD…

Let’s See Who Shows Up!!!

But I Will Give You A Few Details…

1st WOD… Deadlifts & Burpees…

2nd WOD… AbMat Sit Ups & Front Squats…

3rd WOD… “Shoulder To OverHeads” & Double Unders…

4th WOD… Burpees & Clusters… TIME!!!

ADV Weights…

M-205/185/155/135/115… F- 135/115/105/95/85…

Rx’d Weights…

M- 155/135/115/95/75… F- 105/95/85/65/55…

Sx’d Weights…

M- 115/105/95/75/55… F- 85/75/65/55/35…

You Must Be Able To Deadlift… Front Squat (No Racks)… “Shoulder To OverHead” (No Racks)… & Cluster OR Clean & “STOH” Each Weight!!! Obviously… We Can Go Lighter Or Make Any Other Adjustments Before The WOD Starts…

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3…2…1…GO!!!

Mando