The couch thread

[WildGorillaMan]

The only fucking thing gayer than fucktards paying a premium price for a genuine, authentic "mil spec" bag of fucking sand is two vendors getting into a fight over the design and intellectual property rights surrounding a genuine, authentic "mil spec" bag of fucking sand.

Ring Ring! It's the Cluephone, calling for you! Telling you that's it's a bag of fucking sand.

[Kraj]

Ring Ring! It's the Cluephone, calling for you! Telling you that's it's a bag of fucking TACTICAL sand.

Fixed.

[Kazuya Mishima]

Can't you just get an old navy bag from a surplus store and fill it with gravel or sand?

I mean really.

Designer bags, and pricey certs to boot.

Buy my DVD...I'm going to show you how to pick up heavy shit for fun and fitness.

[WildGorillaMan]

Ring Ring! It's the Cluephone, calling for you! Telling you that's it's a bag of fucking TACTICAL sand.

Fixed.

I stand corrected.

[Alfred_E._Neuman]

Can't you just get an old navy bag from a surplus store and fill it with gravel or sand?

I mean really.

That's what I did.

I even went top shelf and bought river rocks for my bag. The smooth stones didn't chew up my bag and I didn't need any plastic garbage bags to keep sand from going everywhere.

[WildGorillaMan]

You know, I probably overspent building my sandbag. I bought two heavy mountaineering type duffels from MEC, $30 each, one slightly smaller than the other. I poured 55kg of sand into a contractor-grade hefty bag, put that in the smaller bag, and put that in the bigger bag.

It's ten years old, and granted 55kg isn't a freaking huge sandbag, nor does it get abused by dipshit @fitters who have no respect for equipment, but it's still holding up just fine.

[Kazuya Mishima]

You know, I probably overspent building my sandbag. I bought two heavy mountaineering type duffels from MEC, $30 each, one slightly smaller than the other. I poured 55kg of sand into a contractor-grade hefty bag, put that in the smaller bag, and put that in the bigger bag.

It's ten years old, and granted 55kg isn't a freaking huge sandbag, nor does it get abused by dipshit @fitters who have no respect for equipment, but it's still holding up just fine.

Well, I can understand going first class a little on a DIY project in order to make something that lasts.

Now, if you told me you spent...I dunno...a $1,000 for a cert on how to lift it...

[The Nightman]

Can't you just get an old navy bag from a surplus store and fill it with gravel or sand?

I mean really.

That's what I did.

I even went top shelf and bought river rocks for my bag. The smooth stones didn't chew up my bag and I didn't need any plastic garbage bags to keep sand from going everywhere.

Rubber mulch works well, $8 for 30lbs. Cost more than sand but no mess or dust. Mtn Athlete uses pellets for wood burning stove/heaters.

[WildGorillaMan]

Well, I can understand going first class a little on a DIY project in order to make something that lasts.

Now, if you told me you spent...I dunno...a $1,000 for a cert on how to lift it...

I don't know about that, but if any @fitters are reading this and are interested in a Gorilla Spec(tm) sandbag that will last for as long as their @fit training careers, I'll be happy to custom fabricate them at $100/10kg, plus shipping and handling.

[Kazuya Mishima]

I like that rubber mulch idea!!!

[JohnnyBadAss]

And Greg Everett offers a dose of reality to the Kool-aiders.

[The Nightman]

I like that rubber mulch idea!!!

Well, tough shit, I own the intellectual property....so unless your in the mood for a pretty heated interwebz pissing match, don't even think about it.

until you come to my MulchFit(tm) cert, you wont know how to properly use it and you'll use the wrong mulch. Our Tactical Mulch is 100% recycled from the tires of Elite Spec Ops transports vehicles that saw time in the desert, shredded to our exact spec, thus making the most tactical on the market.

[WildGorillaMan]

Chris Caruso
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Re: ROGUE Tactical Sandbag Review
You guys should be ashamed to be having a 'my bag is more veteran/military-approved than your bag' slapfight on this day of all days. I'll be sure to make my own sandbag when I want one.

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Re: ROGUE Tactical Sandbag Review
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What a ridiculous comment.

[WildGorillaMan]

There are even more douchebags in that sandbag thread than in this video:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iWahht9dk8[/youtube]

[Gin Master]

That's a good ham wallet right there.

[Mickey O'neil]

There are even more douchebags in that sandbag thread than in this video:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iWahht9dk8[/youtube]

LOFL!!! That is fucking hilarious...dooshes!

[Mickey O'neil]

That's a good ham wallet right there.

Sure fucking is. Love the socks, too.

[WildGorillaMan]

Must be bangin' her Couch. Her husband just didn't fit into her @fit lifestyle, he must not have wanted to go 100% paleo.

I'm guessing since she got used to being the girlmeat in a fuck sandwich between two shirtless 20-something @fit trainers, it was an easy choice to make. The way the 'var makes her hornier than usual was probably a factor too.

[sanchezero]

Well, I can understand going first class a little on a DIY project in order to make something that lasts.

Now, if you told me you spent...I dunno...a $1,000 for a cert on how to lift it...

I don't know about that, but if any @fitters are reading this and are interested in a Gorilla Spec(tm) sandbag that will last for as long as their @fit training careers, I'll be happy to custom fabricate them at $100/10kg, plus shipping and handling.

1st rule of marketing - know your target customer. 10kg is too high.

[Gin Master]

Couch has dropped 50 pounds (still no discernable delts or pecs, though). He either caught something from the cert strange or he's on the transplant list for a new liver.

In this video, he proudly talks about not returning journalists' phone calls. Of course not. Why would you do that when you control your own media and thousands of sheep hang on his every word?

Despite being sober and articulate for this interview, he still couldn't resist his trademark grabbing-the-grapes gesture.

http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/Cros ... review.mov

[WildGorillaMan]

1st rule of marketing - know your target customer. 10kg is too high.

I stand corrected.

[Mountebank]

This comment section is rich with both @Fers trying to reel in Bony Pudding delusions of grandeur and typical @F Kool-Aid drinkers, all at the same time!
CrossFit Games Vs. The Olympics

Some examples:

As someone who attended and competed (affiliate cup) in the Games this year and also attended the last Olympics in Beijing, I think the comparison is a little premature if not laughable. Let's not get ahead of ourselves on this one. First, Crossfitters aren't the happy family that Tony makes them out to be. Anyone that paid attention to the Eastern Canada regional and the message board would have to disagree with Tony. I can also tell you that Olympic athletes have plenty of camaraderie. Not all of them, but many of them. I think the "trash talk" that Tony speaks of is rather rare. It may be much different because some of the sports are contact sports. It also must have something to do with the amount of money involved in the Olympics. Medals equal money. Period. I would venture to guess that in 5 -10 years when the winner of the Games actually wins good prize money that the attitudes of a few competitors may change. I hope not, but I'm a realist. Tony also claims that Olympic athletes know what they are training for while Crossfit Games events are unknown and unknowable. Try telling an Olympic wrestler that he should know exactly what is coming at him in a match. Do you think every basketball game plays out the same? At the same time, Games participants probably performed every movement at the games (except maybe the hammer/stake event). I am in no way trying to knock the Games. It was an incredible event with incredible competitors. But things are getting a little out of hand when we start discussing the Olympics and the Games together. I understand that HQ needs to hype the event, but there has to be a more realistic way to do it. Things like this tend to, in my experience, turn people off to Crossfit.

Ugh what is the point of this video? Regs, awesome points in your posts, totally agree. Tony, what experience do you have with the Olympics, Olympians, behind the scenes mental game etc?

Stuff like this is just fodder for people to make fun of CF and the games with. Keep it in perspective.

And just to be fair, some Kool-Aid:

Crossfitters are free to compete in the Olympics, and some do. Olympians are free to compete in the Crossfit Games. Crossfit Games competitors are the fittest athletes in the world. Olympians are the best specialist athletes in the world. The two sets of athletes have different goals. Never the twain shall meet.

Some Olympians probably have a high enough level of general conditioning, in addition to their specialist skills, to place high at the Crossfit Games. It's yet to be seen. Gymnasts, swimmers, and middle distance runners would be my picks. Ping pong players and weightlifters? They're too specialized. They wouldn't make it past the Qualifiers.

Just because you are a world class athlete does not mean you are fit.

We'll all be waiting for the names of the @Fers competing in the Olympics to be dropped on us...much like Glassman's little black book of super-duper-elite-athletes-in-sports-other-than-exercise-itself, I doubt the names exist at all...other than maybe some rowers adding a bit of GPP to their regimen.

EDIT: I so hope that some of these competitive rowers (aka elite specialists) go to the @F qualifiers on a couple months of training and kick some ass...that will be too funny.
http://games2009.crossfit.com/competito ... ation.html

To return the favor, we have invited the top eligible male and female winners of the CRASH-Bs to compete in their Regional Qualifier for the 2010 Games. We say eligible because the true winners are likely to be competitive rowers, and the Games season coincides with their rowing season (which is why the CRASH-Bs are in Feb, not June). We are going to send them to a local affiliate to prepare before heading out into the most competitive CrossFit arenas.

[Mickey O'neil]

God damn I hate @fit.

[Crust Bucket]

God damn I hate @fit.

Spoken like a true gentleman.

[Fuzzy Dunlop]

TitsNewYork is now stronger than POD'n'BOTO

http://www.board.crossfit.com/showthrea ... post694863