I seriously doubt any of you are drinking as much water as your body wants. Start doing so. Side benefit: you'll have to go to the bathroom often enough that you will always have an "out" in any situation. Example: "I think I love you...!" "Ohhhh....I...um...drank 77 oz. today, I HAVE to run to the bathroom..." Or something like that.
I recommend the always classy gallon jug filled with water. Drink the whole thing throughout the day and you're more than likely good. What's that? Too lowbrow? Too slow?
(can also be used to get in your 100 oz. of...liquid)
Have any of the bodyweight challenge participants been practicing their movements? Anybody try out the programs?
All right suckers. A blog post. Hooray for us. First things first, we have some class names! The winners are:
6am is now "Bitch Slapped Before Breakfast". BSBB was dominant in the polls and you can thank Bruce for the solid name suggestion.
6pm is now "Six Shooters". I'm not exactly sure what that means or implies, but it squeaked out a win so we'll take it!
Maybe we'll make some shirts...and then wear them and bully the other classes. I think that sounds like the appropriate thing to do. Not unlike a gang. What of it, 5:30pm?! Punks.
I have had a couple requests about strategies for the bodyweight challenge. What follows is my blanket answer. If you need any further help or are completely confused, let me know.
Way(s) to get better at bodyweight movements:
practice. A LOT. You are trying to get better at moving your body through space and the best way to get better at that is moving your body through space. Fortunately your body goes with you everywhere (I hope) so there is no excuse for not finding time to practice these movements. You can practice at work, at home, at the grocery store, in a house, with a mouse, whilst eating a grouse. Proper use of "whilst"? Probably not.
I would recommend doing all different versions of the movements. Jumping pullups, pullups, band pullups, negatives (lowering from above the bar), pushups, knee pushups, negatives, planks (holding top pushup position for time), squats, jumping squats, lunges, etc.
I went out and scoured the internets for a few ideas on how exactly to practice these movements. I have personally used some of these, they work.
NASA program (no, I don't think it's THAT NASA): it's in comment #7 in this thread. Read, follow, succeed.
One Hundred Pushups: can't really vouch for this one, but people seem to dig it.
Any one of these will work. The biggest thing to remember when working on movements like this is CONSISTENCY. This is the case with all training, but it really is true. If you do one of these programs for two days and give up I assure you it won't work. You'll lose to Betty and I'll cry. Even if you don't follow one of these programs, consistent practice is the key. Be relentless about it. Make these movements your bitches. Put them under your heel and grind them into the ground.
If you are learning the kip, the same applies. Practice before and after class. Ask questions. Look dumb on the bar, don't be afraid. Watch other people do them, watch videos, be persistent.
Also, when practicing your situps, be sure you know where your cats are:
I gathered all of the nominations I could find and put them together in the polls at the top of the blog. Clearly the 6PMers were a little more inspired to name their class. I imagine it has something to do with the 6AMers not giving a shit what I call them at 6AM in the morning. If any of your 6AMers come up with a nomination you want to add, throw it in the comments and I'll put it in the poll.
ANYONE can vote for these. I don't care if you're Tyler (who?) or a Nigerian prince who stumbled upon this blog ready to ask for some money...VOTE! You can vote for more than one choice if you wish. Your future is in your hands. I think I'll let South Park and Diddy (or Puff Daddy, or Sean Combs...) take this one:
On an unrelated note, everyone did a fantastic job with the double metcon today! There were some killer performances in both classes. The two workouts tend to expose different weaknesses in CrossFitters. Have a hard time with the heavy weight in "Grace" but crushed the 2nd metcon? Or kill "Grace" but have a hard time with those gymnastic movements? Or maybe you killed both. Or maybe you got rocked by both. Use them to determine which thing you want to focus on. For the ladies in the bodyweight challenge, I will give you a suggestion...focus on the gymnastic movements. Before and after class, at home, in your sleep, whenever you can, practice! I'll talk more about this in the future.
If you're feeling fired up and angry about the "Vote or Die" campaign, here is arguably the cutest puppy ever:
If you're not smiling right now, call your emergency contact. You're dead.
