“Twins”
Two rounds, of each couplet, for time of:
75 SDHPs
20 Handstand Push-ups
115 pound Thruster, 20 reps
20 L-Pull-ups
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What's in the backpack Ed?
Four rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
50 Squats
Four rounds for time of:
30 Walking lunges, carrying 60#
Box Jump, 30 reps
30 pound Weighted pull-ups, 20 reps
Rob got some floor burn from his handstand pushups
50 SDHPs
60 Pushups
100 SDHPs
40 Pushups
200 SDHPs
20 Pushups
“Nobody ever died of discomfort, yet living in the name of comfort has killed more ideas, more opportunities, more actions, and more growth than everything else combined. Comfort kills!” T. HARV ECKER
Have you ever done something that you never thought was possible before? Way back when, you saw it as an impossible feat, and now, you are able to complete it?
Diane gave me that feeling today. I remember doing that workout on Sept.17, 2007 for the first time. I had to scale the deadlifts to 205# and the handstand pushups were assisted with someone pulling my legs up. At that point, I thought that I would never be able to do this workout as prescribed. But after working on my weaknesses, I managed to pull off Diane, no substitutions or scaling required.
In the comments, please share a story of something you’ve overcome or accomplished that you thought was impossible at one point.
“Diane“
21-15-9 reps of:
225 pound Deadlift
Handstand push-ups
MC coaching Heather through a workout. CrossFit is the only program where you have people cheering more loudly for the person that’s finishing last. What a great atmosphere!
I’m speechless. I really don’t know where to start. The whole night seemed surreal.
All the bachelors gathered at the Delta Beau at 5pm. Everyone introduced themselves and talked about how they got roped into the event. I just told people it was a long story. We met all the organizers who were done up extremely nice and you could tell they were pumped for what was about to unfold.
We all put on our black shirts and jeans, did a practice run on the catwalk, and found out what our entrance music was going to be. Ya, we had entrance music…just like in wrestling!
So at about 7p, after a few ‘tipsy-pops’, we went out to the lobby to meet the lovely ladies. We mingled and talked, answered lots of questions. This was where we had to ‘sell’ ourselves to the potential bidders. It wasn’t like a regular auction though…these bidders were dressed to the hilt and looked amazing!
It was 7:45 and show time! I was the second last bachelor to go on stage, so I had quite the wait. It gave me time to rack up my nerves a little bit. We had no idea how much people were going to bid. When the first guy went on, the auctioneer started the bidding at $300. Ya, three hundred! AND SOMEONE ACTUALLY BID! Everybody in the room was floored! Who would pay that much?! And then the bidding kept getting higher and higher. I think the first guy sold for $500. For a date!
So that set the stage. No one bid less than $400 for a bachelor. The third guy, Brian Gallant, was the first guy to go for over $1000! Insane!! Ernie Steeves was the first guy to go after intermission, and he went for $1850! Soon, it was my turn. I didn’t want to be the guy with the lowest bid, so I had to ham it up a bit on stage. My entrance music was “December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)”…and oh, what a night it was! I hit the stage, did some kind of strut thing, pointed to the screaming ladies in the crowd, shook my money maker, and milked every second on the catwalk.
Then the bidding started at $300. And it kept going up, and up, and up. There was a little bidding war between two tables, and it eventually made it to $750! The winning bidder was Lynne, who is an avid adventure junkie. She told me my sense of adventure is what sold her. We met up later last night (or this morning) at the Gate and got to talk over a few drinks.
Anyway, this event was not about having drinks or getting dates. It was all about raising money for an amazing cause, Crossroads for Women. The Moncton Women’s Progress Club put on an outstanding show, and managed to double what they expected to bring in…close to $20,000. The last guy actually went for $3000! It was an absolute honor to be a part of such a worthy event.
Talking to some of the potential bidders
“Cindy“
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats
OR
“Mary“
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Handstand Push-ups
10 One legged squats, alternating
15 Pull-ups
The workout is the Physical Abilities Requirement Evaluation (PARE). This is a test used to assess an RCMP recruits level of fitness. Rob is getting tested on Thursday, so let’s give him a pre-test.
There may be a special “treat” at the end…
