Comments on: 6/17/2009

By: Christian

Christian — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:38:41 +0000

I retract my shout out to you… I meant Corey, not Will sorry. It’s just been so long since we’ve seen you in class, that I forgot.

I’ll also insult you a second time by saying the following.

I’d say we all miss you in class, however since you’re pretty much never in class anyway, there hasn’t been much of a difference.

OOOH!!!!!! How do you like them apples??? I

By: Will

Will — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:46:12 +0000

I appreciate the shout, Christian, but I think you may be having visions of the future. Pullups are in the works; by the time I leave I expect Tony and I will both be monsters. I can’t wait!

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:31:40 +0000

Steve,

Thanks so much for the article! It was very well written. All day you have recieved praise from clients at the gym for sharing your experiences. Hopefully they will expereince a SFC Sharp CrossFit smoke session in the near future!!!

V/r, Colin

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:18:52 +0000

Thanks for the kind words everybody! Will, I will start those burpees first thing in the morning!
As to the “strong enough” comments – everyone of you who came back to SKB after that first intro class should consider yourself strong enough! SKB has challenged you in ways you would have scoffed at before you started coming, it is no diffrent. Whether it is getting your first “man” pushup, pull up, or completing your first benchmark CrossFit workout as perscirbed, I have yet to see anyone just give up and not give it their all. That is the beauty of scaling the work, either use a smaller bell, or do push ups from your knees, just finish the workout! The people who aren’t “strong enough” to attend the cert already stopped coming to the gym, and they aren’t reading this blog. Here’s looking forward to another 4 weeks!

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:16:34 +0000

In another 4 weeks you’ll be doing pull ups of your own!!

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:30:41 +0000

I agree.. 4 weeks ago I was hurting on push-ups ..even a week ago I was hurting. Yesterday I did about 40 before I started to fall apart. Like I told Colin.. I’ve made more gains here in 4 weeks than 6 months at a gym by myself. I can’t wait to see what it’s like after another 4 weeks.

By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:08:25 +0000

Alas… you only saw my stellar first set. If you’d caught the not so stellar second and third sets, you would have a different impression. But seriously, yesterday made it clear to me that thanks to training here I have come a long way in my ability to get through a crossfit session.

If you want to put out some recognition though Will is a pullup beast. Sharp, Sapp, Moss, and Dr. Jeff are pullup machines too. I’m willing to bet Moss is great too, he’s also certified, but I haven’t seen him.

But thank you! I’m happy that my pullups left an impression. It’s all about the kip

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:51:59 +0000

Said the man who busted out some serious pullups yesterday… I aspire to be as ‘not good enough shape’ as you some day

By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:38:28 +0000

This is excellent info Mr. Sharp. Thanks! I’ve had a lot of questions around this. I would like to get certified at some point, I just don’t think i’m in good enough shape right now to make it through the cert.

Although with Colin’s help I’ve progressed tremendously over the past few months!

By: DieZel

DieZel — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:12:57 +0000

Wonderful, thanks for sharing. Sounds like you had a great weekend. I like how they spent a lot of time correcting your form. This is something I feel I always need help with.