Competition…
It’s A Love/Hate Relationship…
All Competitions… Not Just “CrossFit” Competitions…
I’m Not A Big Football Fan… But I Am A Big “Eat Pizza On Sunday & Watch Football” Fan… LOL…
But If You Are A Football Fan… Think Back To The Rams vs. Saints Game…
I Can’t Believe How Much Controversy I Heard/FaceBook Memes I Saw About That Last Call…
What’s Crazy Is… If You Look At The 1st Picture… You Can Clearly See ALL The Players From Both Teams And At Least 1 Referee Witness What Was Clearly A Pass Interference!!!
Again… I Don’t Really Care Who Won Or Lost That Particular “Competition”…
But When It Comes To A Competition That Either I Or My Athletes Are Competing In…
Whole Different Story…
First The Good…
I’ll Go Back To Sunday Morning’s Post…
“Silent Coach…”
“I See/Watch/Hear Everything… I Say What Needs To Be Said… Coach What Needs To Be Coached… And Make Sure Everyone Gets Home Safe…”
Some Might Say The Way I Run My Sessions Is Very “Military-Like”…
Well No Shit… I’m A United States Marine!!!
I Expect You To Be On Time… And By That I Mean Early…
I Expect You To Have “SomeWhat” Of An Idea Of What’s Going On For The Day… That’s Why I Spend So Much Time Putting Up A Blog For You Every Single Night… I Don’t Expect You To Memorize Every Single Movement/Terminology… But Just Know That If The Blog Says We’re Going To Perform A 1 Rep Max Lift… Don’t Think We’re Going For A 5K Run…
I’ll Never Throw You In Blind Folded… And Even If You Think You Know What’s Going On… We’re Still Going To Have The “Huddle Up” & Go Over Everything…
Once Everyone Has A Good Grasp On What’s Going On… And We Go Over The Movements… I Expect You To Perform Them Correctly…
I’m Not Saying That They Will Be Performed Perfectly On Day 1… But If You Can Squat Below Parallel Once… Then You Should Squat Below Parallel All The Time… If You Can “Pop Your Head Through & Lock Out Your Arms” Once On A BarBell Lift… Then You Should Pop Your Head Through & Lock Out Your Arms All The Time On A BarBell Lift… If You Can Get Your Chin Over The Pull Up Bar Once… If You Can Hit An 8-10Ft Target While Performing Wall Ball Shots Once… If You Can Hit A Pull Up Bar With Your Toes Once… Well… You Might Not Hit Your Required Target… But I Do Expect You To “No Rep” Yourself When You Do Miss…
Have Integrity… I Will Call You Out If/When I See It… But You Need To Call Yourself Out When Nobody Is Watching…
Why Is This So Important???
Well… Many Reasons…
But… To Keep This About This Past Saturday…
None Of You Probably Know This… But As I Was Walking Around Between Heats…Either In The Gym Or Outside… Numerous People… Coaches… Competitors… Spectators… Came Up To Me Complimenting Both Myself… But Most Importantly.. All Of You!!! For Those Who Know Me & Have Followed This Crazy “RainCross” Journey… They Basically Said… “You Were Right… Nothing’s Changed… You Still Keep Everything Legit & The Standards High…” For Those Who Kinda Knew Me… Or At Least Knew That I Was The Coach… They Asked Who You Ladies & Gents Were & Where Is “RainCross”?!?! Followed By Numerous Compliments On How You Moved…
Every Competition I Have Been In… I Have Always Tried To “Move Well”… And I Have Been Told That I Have… Might Not Have Been The Fastest Or Strongest… But Form & Technique… On Point!
Every Competition I Have Coached… I Have Always Had People Compliment My Athletes & How Well They Moved…
From Push Ups… To Ring Dips… From Air Squats… To Snatches… From Pull Ups… To Spilt Jerks… Etc… Etc…
It’s Such A Beautiful Thing To Watch An Athlete Not Just Win… But Win Gracefully…
To Do Everything As It’s Supposed To Be Done…
No Cutting Corners… No Looking For The Easy Way Out…
Just Performing The Given Task As It Is Supposed To Be Done & Making It Look Easy…
And RainCross Did Just That This Past Saturday…
Whether You Made It To The Podium Or Not… YOU GOT NOTICED!!! In A Great Way…
You Know Who Else Got Noticed?!?!
ALL THOSE FUCKIN’ CHEATERS!!!
In The Past… I’ve Been Known To Jump Over The Tape & Get In Judges Faces About Some Shitty “No Reps” Given To My Athletes Or Some Shitty Reps That Were Given To Other Athletes… And It Was Very Hard For Me To Sit Back & Watch These Cheaters Given Reps That Were Not Even Close To Being A Good Rep… Especially In A Race So Close That It Might Have Meant Knocking One Of Our Teams Off The Podium… You All Saw Some… Everyone Saw Some… Well… Everyone Except The Judge Apparently… I Get It… It’s Supposed To Be “Fun”… I Get Giving A Warning Or 2… But To Allow An Entire Set Of Shitty Reps Go By And Actually Count Them?!?! Again… Very… Very Hard For Me To Not Cross That Tape… I Will Say… I Have The Upmost Respect For Mike… And He’s Probably The Only Reason That Didn’t Happen Last Saturday…
I’ll Even Take It One Step Further… It’s One Thing For A Judge To “Miss” Some Bad Reps… But When An Athlete Takes Advantage Of That & Just “Goes With It”?!?!
Some Of You May Not Know This… But There Was A Crazy Mishap During Drea & Charlene’s WOD 3… The Judge… Yes… The Judge… Thought The Rep Scheme Was “9/9/9… 7/7/7… 5/5/5…” I’m Pretty Sure ALL OF OUR COMPETITORS Have The Real Rep Scheme Embedded In Their Minds With How Many Times They Practiced It… (9/15/15… 7/10/10…5/5/5…) So Did We Let It Go?!?! No… Danielley Actually Called Mike Over & Told Him What Was Going On While Drea & Charlene Were Still Working Out… And They Made Them Re-Do Their Reps!!!
Would Other Gyms Do That?!?!
Who Am I To Judge?!?!
I’m Just Sayin’… We Have Integrity…
Competition…
It’s A Love/Hate Relationship…
I Love That RainCross Got Recognized For Everything Great…
I Hate Watching Cheaters Get Away With… Well… Cheating…
Again… Win Or Lose.. Podium Or Not…
You Got Noticed In A Great Way…
Proud Coach… And All Of You Should Be Proud RainCross Athletes…
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ALRIGHT… HERE WE GO!!!
***Please… Please… Please Be @ The Station By 9:15AM In Order To Explain Today’s Madness!!! Yep… It’s Gonna Be One Of Those WODs…***
9:30AM… President’s Day Team WOD…
“Mt. Rushmore…”
The 1st President of The United States… President George Washington…
Presidential Term… 4.30.1789 – 3.4.1797
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The 3rd President of The United States… President Thomas Jefferson…
Presidential Term… 3.4.1801 – 3.4.1809
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The 16th President of The United States… President Abraham Lincoln…
Presidential Term… 3.4.1861 – 4.15.1865
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The 26th President of The United States… President Theodore Roosevelt…
Presidential Term… 9.14.1901 – 3.4.1909
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3…2…1…GO!!!
Mando
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