The couch thread

[Shaun B. O'Murnecan]

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[Holland Oates]

I have to quit work to keep up.

This.

[nafod]

...and do ME back squats with 265.

<claps hands rapidly in succession> Oh, how I dream of the day...

[BTU]

We all know @F turns women into men and men into women. What the fuck will it do to men who are already women before they start?

http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?p=715650

men 5'4" and 160# should I go for womens bar?

Fucking. Hell.

PS Jack, awesome post

[ab g-d]

The Navy SEALS I trained with Pavel were all total studs when we got there. All hard as nails. We trained them 12 hours a day for 2 days straight and we were way more whipped at the end then they were. We were very mindful that we were not there to "teach" them how to get in shape. Hopefully we added a couple tools to their toolbox, maybe prevented a few training injuries down the road.

I've trained at a bunch of CFs, in I think 3-4 different states, and it's safe to say I didn't see a stud among them. Obviously they've got a few dozen among the thousands, who were also already athletes before they got there, they can trot out for clips.

As some one about to turn 50 I am not impressed by this clip which accurately reflects what I've seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5a5TbZoe-A

[Mickey O'neil]

As some one about to turn 50 I am not impressed by this clip which accurately reflects what I've seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5a5TbZoe-A

That is some pitiful, sad crap.

[KingSchmaltzBagelHour]

We all know @F turns women into men and men into women. What the fuck will it do to men who are already women before they start?

http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?p=715650

men 5'4" and 160# should I go for womens bar?

Fucking. Hell.

PS Jack, awesome post

Anyone still saying we should lay off on @ssfitters and focus on couch after reading this can fucking blow me!

[KingSchmaltzBagelHour]

reconsidering the gayness of the "women's bar" post.
this can't be real.
kudos to the troll...brilliant.

[Volume Knob Goes To 11]

...As some one about to turn 50 I am not impressed by this clip which accurately reflects what I've seen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5a5TbZoe-A

That a serious video? Really??? Soundtrack alone makes my tendons ache, not to mention the clean technique. Holy shit.

[Alfred_E._Neuman]

As some one about to turn 50 I am not impressed by this clip which accurately reflects what I've seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5a5TbZoe-A

That is some pitiful, sad crap.

That "clean" at 54 seconds hurts my back just watching it.

[Dan Martin]

As some one about to turn 50 I am not impressed by this clip which accurately reflects what I've seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5a5TbZoe-A

That is some pitiful, sad crap.

That "clean" at 54 seconds hurts my back just watching it.

The best part for me is that fuck at 54 seconds is my boss.

[Alfred_E._Neuman]

As some one about to turn 50 I am not impressed by this clip which accurately reflects what I've seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5a5TbZoe-A

That is some pitiful, sad crap.

That "clean" at 54 seconds hurts my back just watching it.

The best part for me is that fuck at 54 seconds is my boss.

Seriously? That's hilarious.

[wtfmate]

The injuries in that video are worth about a page of the injury forum at XF.

[Dan Martin]

As some one about to turn 50 I am not impressed by this clip which accurately reflects what I've seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5a5TbZoe-A

That is some pitiful, sad crap.

That "clean" at 54 seconds hurts my back just watching it.

The best part for me is that fuck at 54 seconds is my boss.

Seriously? That's hilarious.

Let the outing begin.

[Alfred_E._Neuman]

Let the outing begin.

At the bare minimum you need to make fun of him for pulling with bent arms from the word go, and using 20 10# plates to get 135# on the bar.

[Dan Martin]

Let the outing begin.

At the bare minimum you need to make fun of him for pulling with bent arms from the word go, and using 20 10# plates to get 135# on the bar.

Actually, I wish I hadn't watched it, but...what can you do.

The funny part, he came in 12th and I think his wife came in 5th or 6th.

[Sassenach]

Compare

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxpHF6N6qk[/youtube]


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5a5TbZoe-A[/youtube]

Forging elite fitness my ass.

[Anon]

Comprehensive list of character assassinations:

Personally handed out by the Couch:
Dan John - No squat
Mike Caviston - No Deadlift (did he not get a main page thrashing when the lifted a log in a video?)
Mark Twight - Plagiarizer, Thief
Josh Hillis - Liar, incredibly weak performer
Jack - super-obese, incredibly weak performer
Stephen - 26 minute Fran, incredibly weak performer
Robb Wolf - Non-Scientist, Driven by personal agenda
Garrett Smith - Quack
Greg Everett -
POD -
BOTO -
-others ?

Delivered by his employees, agents, minions or lackeys
George Mounce - Ethical and Integrity Violations
- others

I have to be missing some, and some details...help.

[Anon]

As some one about to turn 50 I am not impressed by this clip which accurately reflects what I've seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5a5TbZoe-A

That is some pitiful, sad crap.

That "clean" at 54 seconds hurts my back just watching it.

The best part for me is that fuck at 54 seconds is my boss.

lol - how long before a lurker sends him a link to this post?

[WildGorillaMan]

That a serious video? Really??? Soundtrack alone makes my tendons ache, not to mention the clean technique. Holy shit.

IMO the only music appropriate for affiliate training vids is Frank Mills' "Music Box Dancer"

[dead man walking]

Comprehensive list of character assassinations:

Personally handed out by the Couch:
Dan John - No squat
Mike Caviston - No Deadlift (did he not get a main page thrashing when the lifted a log in a video?)
Mark Twight - Plagiarizer, Thief
Josh Hillis - Liar, incredibly weak performer
Jack - super-obese, incredibly weak performer
Stephen - 26 minute Fran, incredibly weak performer
Robb Wolf - Non-Scientist, Driven by personal agenda
Garrett Smith - Quack
Greg Everett -
POD -
BOTO -
-others ?

Delivered by his employees, agents, minions or lackeys
George Mounce - Ethical and Integrity Violations
- others

I have to be missing some, and some details...help.

there's currently a caviston thread at nutfitness. glassman hasn't shown up, but a couple of true believers have weighed in, along with some guy, joey powell, who apparently is glassman's chosen trainer for the prescott nutfit box.

[Dan Martin]

As some one about to turn 50 I am not impressed by this clip which accurately reflects what I've seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5a5TbZoe-A

That is some pitiful, sad crap.

That "clean" at 54 seconds hurts my back just watching it.

The best part for me is that fuck at 54 seconds is my boss.

lol - how long before a lurker sends him a link to this post?

We use to train together years ago. (25+) He use to do power cleans with much better form.

[Dan Martin]

I'm rather ambivalent towards CrossFit actually. Anytime people exercise, it's much better than not exercising. However, if you live in a home with a garage, you can replicate most everything that's done at a "Box" for a fraction of the cost.

An Olympic set, a couple of stall mats, a portable squat rack, a couple of kettlebells and a pull-up bar is all you need. Want to get fancy? Throw in a medicine ball, jump rope and a sled.

[Gary John]

Don't ever let people take a video of anything. We have all made some ugly lifts.

When I pull 500, I will have it videoed (?), and I will post it. More for proof that I did it.
There will be comments, none sought. Cuz when I lock it out, I will have accomplished something few of you here have ever done. And I'll be fucking 61, in work clothes, on the way to do a job.

I have videos of some of my best hammer throws. Some are beautiful, some are ugly, but all fall within a couple of feet.

[ab g-d]

Comprehensive list of character assassinations:

Personally handed out by the Couch:
Dan John - No squat
Mike Caviston - No Deadlift (did he not get a main page thrashing when the lifted a log in a video?)
Mark Twight - Plagiarizer, Thief
Josh Hillis - Liar, incredibly weak performer
Jack - super-obese, incredibly weak performer
Stephen - 26 minute Fran, incredibly weak performer
Robb Wolf - Non-Scientist, Driven by personal agenda
Garrett Smith - Quack
Greg Everett -
POD -
BOTO -
-others ?

Delivered by his employees, agents, minions or lackeys
George Mounce - Ethical and Integrity Violations
- others

I have to be missing some, and some details...help.

I think was accused of pussyism for whining about getting sick after my 24 rounds of Cindy at 46 - and of course countless acts of traitorism for questioning orthodoxy, writing stuff for Performance Menu, and something about a cross post that started a long thread on an obscure training forum.