“It’s like Fight Gone Bad except waaaaay f*cking harder.”
-Kyle (after he finished the Luke Air Force Challenge)
WORKOUT
In honor of Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Taylor, 30, of Little Creek, VA, who was killed in Afghanistan June 2005
“JT”
21-15-9
Handstand Push-Ups
Ring Dips
Push-Ups
Competition
The competition was a blast! The workout was 25 pull-ups, 40 snatches (95#/65#), 50 box jumps (18in), 1000m row, 50 sit-ups, 40 Wall ball (20#/14#), run 200m to the humvee. Push the humvee 100ft. 25 burpees 25m tire flip then 25 burpees. Run 100m to the pool. Jump into the pool and carry 2 kb’s (53#/35#) half the length of the pool and back. Done. Each of the 4 team members had to complete the reps at each station before the team could move to the next one.
It was great to see everyone cheering each other on, I couldn’t stop smiling. This workout hurt, hearing familiar voices telling you, “Just a few more reps” and “You can do this” helped push out the inner voice of self doubt. I wish all of you could’ve been there to see and feel what I’m trying to explain. We have an amazing crew! If you were on the fence about this competition, you should do the next one. The only pressure you have is the pressure you’re putting on yourself. Work as hard as you can, and you’ll leave the competition with an enormous amount of respect from all of us. And a huge sense of accomplishment for yourself. The anticipation is always worse than the workout, always remember that.
Angie by far had the best workout. She seemed pissed off that she had to do jumping pull-ups, but killed it after that! She was more determined and focused than I’ve ever seen her. Andrew said he was trying to keep pace with her but she finished before him on the snatches, sit-ups, and wall ball. Excellent work Angie.
For all of you who competed, leave a comment and tell us what you thought. Adrian is working on putting a competition together here at Core in a few months. What do you guys think?
Crew
Illana, Adrian, Drew, Ali
Chayet
Norm, Andew, Steph, Angie
Angie
Casey, Chayet, R, Petey Pablo
Andrew
Steph G, Jenn
Good job everyone. The pictures look like the competition was a blast. It makes me look forward to the FGB challenge when i get back. Also the pictures are awesome.
ReplyGreat job yesterday everyone! We really do have a great crew here at Core and it was truly amazing to watch. Not only did they cheer eachother on, they cheered on everyone around them. I also think we had the most fun by far! Someone was always cracking a joke and it felt like we were always laughing! It would be awesome to have a competition here at Core! … does that mean we’re getting a pool?
ReplyYesterday was phenomenal, I could not be more proud of the Core crew. Looking around the room at the different teams assembled by their respective gyms, I think we were wearing the most smiles and had the most fun. But not only did we have the most fun we also killed it, I was super impressed with our ladies that went out there and crushed this monster WOD. There was never an ounce of hesitation, at all times they showed supreme confidence and fired on all cylinders. Im very inspired by people like Angie who absolutely killed it and had a huge performance and also Ali who has no idea what the word quit means, there was NO way Ali was not going to finish this WOD Rx’d. Our gym went out there with the most people, the most cheering, the most smiles, and we left with something that is difficult to describe. The Core family is a special bunch and I’m very grateful to be a part of it!
Replyp.s. a Core competition would be bitchin!
ReplyYou guys are all badass that competed….Angie you make me proud! And competition at Core…hell yes!
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