“Rough Week On The Body & Mind/CrossFit Filthy 150…”

Snatch Week Gave Me A Headache… Literally…

But…!!!

It Was All Worth It!!!

Now… Don’t Take It The Wrong Way…

You Ladies & Gents Didn’t Give Me A Headache… I… I Gave Myself A Headache…

Snatching Is Hard… Snatching Can Be Frustrating…

There Are A Few Movements That Can Really Ruin Your Day…

Snatching… Double Unders… Muscle Ups…

But Those Same Movements That Can Ruin Your Day… Can Also Make Your Week Once You “Get It”!!!

Weeks Ago… As I Was Typing Out This Past Week’s Programming… I Already Predicted “Sleepless Nights” For Myself…

Not Only Is Snatching Hard… Frustrating… It Can Be Dangerous…

Day In & Day Out… Night In & Night Out… I Was Constantly Thinking Of Safe & Effective Warm Ups… Not Only For “The Day”… But For Each & Every Class/Individual…

Some Pick Up Faster Than Others… Some “Get It” But Just Need More Time To Warm Up… Some… It’s Like Trying To Perform Open Heart Surgery Blind Folded With No Medical Experience What So Ever…

Not To Mention I Was Already Preparing For All The Moans/Groans/Complaints On Using The Hook Grip!!! Which… I Was Very Impressed With… If You Got Away With It While My Back Was Turned To You… Well… Shame On You.. The Quote @ The Bottom Is For You…

Trying To Balance All Those “Types” & Keep The Session Running Smooth Can Be Challenging At Times…

But We Made It Though!!!

There Were Good Snatches… There Were Bad Snatches…

There Were F-Ugly Snatches… And… They’re Were BEAUTIFUL Snatches!!!

Some Of You Got Smacked In The Head With A BarBell… Some Of You Got Some Bloody Shins…

But I Know That All Of You… AT LEAST ONCE… “Felt” That Perfect Snatch!!!

And I’m Happy With That…

Honestly… 1 Week Of “Snatch Training” Is NOTHING!!!

I Snatch & Clean and Jerk @ Least 4 Times A Week… No “CrossFit”… Just Lifting…

Some Days… I’m On One!!! 90% Of My Lifts “Feel” Good… There’s Always Going To Be A Few “Sketchy” Ones… But For The Most Part… “Feel Good” Reps!!! What’s Funny Is… Those Days Usually Happen When I’m “Not In The Mood To Lift”…

Some Days… I End Up Finishing The Session So Pissed Off & Frustrated Because Nothing Was “Clicking” For Me That Day… I May Have Lifted The Bar From “Point A To Point B”… But In An Ugly Fashion… And I Don’t Like Ugly… “Pretty Gymnast”… Funny Thing With That Is… That Usually Happens When I’m “Excited” To Lift… Maybe A Little Too Excited & I End Up Rushing The Lifts…

And Some Days… I “PR”!!! I Like Those Days… A Lot!!!

The Point Is… If You Finished Off The Week With A Few Reps That Were Memorable… Either In A Good… Bad… Or Great Way… AWESOME!!! Whatever You Did… Don’t Forget What You Did Or Didn’t Do…

Bad… Did You Pull Too Early??? Did You Not Open Up Your Hips??? Did You Land Too Wide??? Did You Not Punch???

Good… Did You Say “F The Clock” & Slow It Down A Little??? Did You Repeat In Your Head “Smooth Take Off… Speed Through The Middle… Close To The Body… Fast Turn Over… Drop & Punch.. Stick The Landing!!!”???

Great… Usually… You Don’t Know What You Did Or What Happened… You Just Turned Off Your Mind & Then BOOM!!!

Whatever Memories You Have… “Snatch Week” Is Over… And I Couldn’t Be Happier…

Rough Week On The Body… Rough Week On The Mind… But You Ladies & Gents Made Me Very Proud To Be Your Coach…

With That Being Said… We’re Performing 15 Snatches @ 80% of your 1 Rep Max Tuesday… Along With 15 Clean & Jerks @ 80% of your 1 Rep Max… Along With Some Gymnastic Movements… Along With… Well… You’ll See…

Remember Ladies & Gents… Thanksgiving Week Is Going To Have A Few Changes To The Schedule…

Monday-Tuesday Sessions:

5AM… 6AM… 7AM… 1215PM… 430PM… 530PM… & 630PM…

Wednesday Sessions:

5AM… 6AM… 7AM… 1215PM… 430PM… & 530PM… NO 630PM!!!

Thursday Session:

9AM “Earn Your Bird” WOD…

Friday Session:

10AM “Burn Your Bird” WOD…

Saturday Session:

9AM “The Left Overs” WOD…

Sunday: Closed…

The Following Monday, December 2nd, Sessions:

430PM… 530PM… & 630PM… All Morning Sessions & The 1215PM Session Are Cancelled!!!

The Following Tuesday, December 3rd… BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL!!!

And… The RainCross Christmas Party Saturday Night, December 7th!!!

Alright… It’s Saturday Night/Sunday…

Before You Go About Your “Active Rest Day”… If You Want To Lounge Around & Just Watch Other Athletes Work Out…

The 2020 CrossFit Games Season Is Upon Us!!!

The Open Is Over… But…

The First Sanctional Of The 2020 CrossFit Games Season Kicked Off This Past Friday In Dublin, Ireland.

This Is A 3 Day Competition… Here Are The Full Videos Of Day 1 & 2… Enjoy…

Day 1…

With All This “Snatch Talk” Above… The 1 Rep Max Snatch Event Begins @ The 4 Hour 23 Min Mark… CRAZY EVENT!!! Ladies Lift 1st… Then The Gentlemen… Get Your Phones (Calculator) Out… All The Weights Are In “Kilos”… So Just Punch In The Weight They Are Lifting & Multiply It By 2.2… Example… Highest Ladies… 95KG x 2.2 = 209lbs!!! 100KG/220lbs Miss… Highest Gentlemen… 135KG x 2.2 = 297lbs!!! 140KG/308lbs Miss…