Steal This Video: Open WOD #1...
"It’s pathetic how we can’t live with the things we can’t understand. How we need everything labeled and explained and deconstructed."
The CrossFit Games 2011 Open Forum has surpassed past regional and sectional events by leaps and bounds, and it doesn't look like it will stop anytime soon. The CrossFit Games are like .5% of what we are. And just like the Games, CrossFit as a movement seems to surpass even the dreams of the wildest on-lookers by a growth that turns even the heads of the biggest corporations.
In a newly implemented Practice CrossFit series, at least for the time being when we want to do something else, Practice CrossFit will toss up some sort of Video every Friday. This is to say we won't only do videos on Fridays, but it's safe to say some form of tutorial, nutritional education, motivational, or how to will be posted as long as the ideas keep rolling in.
Interestingly this idea stemmed from a question I get very often, and the reason for "Steal This Video". The question pertains to all those awesome individuals, clans or partners across America excited to death about CrossFit, ready to take that plunge, but still being held back by life, and all the chains it attaches to you.
The conversations usually start out the same. I want to open a CrossFit. How did you begin? What problems have you had? What would you do, or not do again? As you would expect all valid questions, all almost impossible to answer because every one is so different. One in particular may be hard to put an exact tangible answer to. What do you attribute your success to?
To answer that I always come back with, "whats your definition of success?" Here is where the numbers, and BS go far away, and the important stuff comes out. We define success as; The first time a newbie gets a pull-up. The smile and fear when someone touches the ceiling the first time up the rope. The wave of death and accomplishment after they survive Fran. The hug you get after a WOD. The two-year veteran chomping at the bit to help the two-week CrossFitter squat better. The massive number of people who have keys to our box going in extra just to play. The first time a Mother of three runs around the block. How heavy your athletes feel when they collapse in your arms after a regional, section, or any competition. The look on an athletes face when they are ecstatic-compared to weeks past when it was the very opposite. The fact that CF is the best part of our day...this is how I define success, and thankfully I have such an amazing team, they all think the exact same.
If your definition of success contains money, numbers, pie charts, and glory I can't really help you, but I'm sure you will do fine as CF is just that amazing. Success to us is just like the video above. A whole mess of awesome people together caring legitimately about what the others are engaged in, working harder than yesterday, and cheering their asses off until they end with nothing left...except tomorrow. That's success. That's CrossFit.
Strength:
Rest
For Score"
Max Rep- Bear Complex 65/95
AMRAP 3 Minutes
5 Rounds
*Each three athlete team must complete 20-Push-ups, and 20-Pullups every round for any bear complex to count. Two working bars per three athlete team.
Post team and time to comments.
Really awesome video, Josh. That really turned out well. Love the music too:)
Tonight was alot of fun. Congrats to all the PR's on the Power Clean, Julie, Dana, Alicia, Vicki!!!
I'm sure there were more.
Special shout out to Kara M. I've never seen someone drop to there knees to get a power clean then stand up with it. Talk about sold out, come hell or high water:) So awesome!!!
Every WOD was fun, thanks, Josh Kara F. and Mindy. You guys did well.
Ken and Cledith the food was PEEEERRRRfect!! Thanks!:)
See you in the morning.
Posted by: chas | March 25, 2011 at 09:20 PM
JB - great job on the video! Really shows our PCF family working together, encouraging each other to get the best from all of us - love it!
Tonight was great - you & everyone else are very welcome Chas. Cledith & I thrive on hospitality - can ya tell?! We love our PCF family!
Posted by: Ken | March 25, 2011 at 09:29 PM
i just love you all guys all so much. enough said.
Posted by: kara MIKOLAJEWSKI | March 25, 2011 at 10:49 PM
Love the video! We are newbies but we could not be more happy with every single person we have met and spent time with at PCF...I think you all so so very wonderful!! Thank you all for helping me on this journey!! :D
Posted by: Cindy Lou | March 25, 2011 at 11:43 PM
Josh,
I'm just an old guy doing WOD's in my garage in California and came across your blog the other day. I'm not sure I can post this but, you are fucking awesome. Your members are damn lucky. Keep up the good work, I'll be following.
Posted by: Don | March 26, 2011 at 12:15 AM
Don - our trainers ARE awesome and we all are indeed damn lucky to have them!
Posted by: Dana | March 26, 2011 at 12:57 AM
Don...thanks bro, if your ever in Ohio stop by.
Where in Cali??
Posted by: jb | March 26, 2011 at 07:10 AM
missed ya'll terribly last eve. no surprise it was a good time. cya soon...
Posted by: k | March 26, 2011 at 08:38 AM
I'm w Kara...Missed you all last nite as well:( Congrats to all on the PRs & hard work.
Posted by: Lori | March 26, 2011 at 11:23 AM
I missed everybody also!!! Don-ur right josh is fucking awesome but so is everybody else at our box :) having fun in Florida...but miss my PCF family!
Posted by: Angela(swimming with the dolphins) | March 26, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Friday night was so much fun!! Melanie and Alicia thanks for pushing me to get that PR.
Angela, so wish I were with you swimming with the dolphins! On my bucket list. We miss you too!
Don, glad you found us.
Posted by: vicki | March 26, 2011 at 01:19 PM
Bad ass Josh. Love the PCF family, nothing like it. Ken and Cledith thank you SO much, what an amazing time last night.
Posted by: Ty | March 26, 2011 at 01:35 PM
Our Team = Ryan, Ty, Kerry & me, the old fart.
did 30 pull-ups & push-ups each round
WOD Total = 168
You guys kicked butt - great work each of you, had fun today as always!
Posted by: Ken | March 26, 2011 at 02:39 PM
Jen W., Maggie, Colleen and Dana
197 (m) - some bear-complexes w/ the 45# bar
Awesome working with you Ladies!!!
And then got my 105# Power Clean that eluded me last night... :)
Posted by: Dana | March 26, 2011 at 04:26 PM
Missed you last night AND this morning, Foster!!!
Posted by: Dana | March 26, 2011 at 04:32 PM
Last night with such an amazing crew was again a testament to the folks we have walk through our doors everyday.....I vote continuing Friday Shenanigans after the Open.......
Angela..Im with the red headed beast...Dolphin swimming is atop my list also
Posted by: jb | March 26, 2011 at 04:41 PM
Vicki so glad to see you get that PR last night, you were amazing. The whole team was amazing, it was fun working out with everyone. Thanks Chas for judging me today, I greatly appreciate it
Posted by: Melanie | March 26, 2011 at 07:09 PM
Killer video! I had a kick ass time Friday night. I also vote we keep it rolling after the opens
Posted by: JN | March 27, 2011 at 12:28 PM
I showed this video to my athletes at CF Crave, what a great inspiration! They were all so amazed at the number of people who showed up and the support system. We've got the support system but working on the #s and after seeing you all they all said, "that's us next year right Ash?"
Good motivation, I'll watch this forever!
Posted by: ASH | March 27, 2011 at 04:07 PM