19 Jul 2013
Do Your Hands Rip?
Guys in the Vending Machine is the amazing product from a former student of ours Big Red.
If your hands rip easily, or are even ripped after Murph this week, get some and try it out!
18 Jul 2013
Have you been eating Monsanto
For those of you who haven’t heard of this company, this is the Wiki description. All I can say is do your research and know where your food is coming from. you are bound to find a lot on these guys. 
Monsanto Company is a publicly traded American multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri.[3][4] It is a leading producer of genetically engineered (GE) seed and of the herbicide glyphosate, which it markets under the Roundup brand.[5] Founded in 1901 by John Francis Queeny, by the 1940s it was a major producer of plastics, including polystyrene and synthetic fibers. Notable achievements by Monsanto and its scientists as a chemical company included breakthrough research on catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation and being the first company to mass-produce light emitting diodes (LEDs). The company also formerly manufactured controversial products such as the insecticide DDT, PCBs, Agent Orange, and recombinant bovine somatotropin.
Monsanto was among the first to genetically modify a plant cell, along with three academic teams, which was announced in 1983,[6] and was among the first to conduct field trials of genetically modified crops, which it did in 1987. It remained one of the top 10 U.S. chemical companies until it divested most of its chemical businesses between 1997 and 2002, through a process of mergers and spin-offs that focused the company on biotechnology.
Monsanto was a pioneer in applying the biotechnology industry business model to agriculture, using techniques developed by Genentech and other biotech drug companies in the late 1970s in California.[7] In this business model, companies invest heavily in research and development, and recoup the expenses through the use and enforcement of biological patents.[8][9][10][11] Monsanto’s application of this model to agriculture, along with a growing movement to create a global, uniform system of plant breeders’ rights in the 1980s, came into direct conflict with customary practices of farmers to save, reuse, share and develop plant varieties.[12] Its seed patenting model has also been criticized as biopiracy and a threat to biodiversity.[13][14][15] Monsanto’s role in these changes in agriculture (which include its litigation and its seed commercialization practices[16]), its current and former agbiotech products, its lobbying of government agencies, and its history as a chemical company, have made Monsanto controversial.
Friday
W/U:
coaches choice
Tech: review progressions for muscle up & H-S-P-U
“Nate”
Complete as many rounds in twenty minutes as you can of:
2 Muscle-ups
4 Handstand Push-ups
8 2-Pood Kettlebell swings
Saturday’s Team workout
W/U: Irish wedding dance
Tech: 50 linked armed situps
Workout: A little like FGB
In Teams of 4, spend 1 minute at each station and repeat 4 times. Every team member will start at one of the stations.
The clock does not stop between exercises. On call of “rotate”, the athletes must move to next station immediately for best score. One point is given for each rep.
a- rest
b- sdhp (red/black)
c-burpees
d- dumbbell thrusters (20/35lbs)
17 Jul 2013
A Message from Uncle Ben!
For those of you who haven’t had a chance to meet him, Ben is a part of the fast track apprenticeship program. He is from Northern Alberta and has been working with me for the past few months. He is a stand-up guy…a good athlete…and on his way to becoming a fantastic coach. The Mad Lab Youth Warriors have given him the nickname “Uncle Ben” and here is a little message from him:
(Charlie)
Like everyone else in this world you probably want to get better at everything you do. Better to your family and friends, better employee at work (so you can make more $$$), better to yourself. So how do we improve? We fuel our bodies with premium foods and eliminate junk foods from our diet. We attend classes consistently and polish up on our technique. We read current material. And we attempt to smash our own personal records whenever we can…. All good.
Don’t forget to rest your body as well as your mind.
Your body and mind both need to recover from the stress of exercise. Make sure you enjoy yourself and don’t forget to STRETCH daily.
- Uncle Ben
Warmup/Tech:
a good running warmup & work on your goats.
WOD: Run run run!
Go hard, all you got on each of them!
200 meter run, rest for 90 seconds
400 meter run, rest for 3 minutes
800 meter run, rest for 6 minutes
1 mile run
Compare your times to your personal best times for each run. Post total time (minus the 10 minutes and 30 seconds of rest time).
-CFP
16 Jul 2013
Aim for the Sky!
I saw this kid the last week on tv and started watching some YouTube videos on him…highly entertaining! Titus is 2 years old and has an amazing shot. His ability to vary his shot based on different hoop heights is what I find unbelievable. Check out Titus in this Jimmy Kimmel piece:
Today’s WOD has wallballs so think of Titus when you are aiming for that white line!
-Charlie
Warmup: 5 mins of double unders
Tech: Deadlift or sumo deadlift
(5-5-5)
Workout:
Dirty 30
30 Squats
30 Sit Ups
30 KB Swings
30 Box Jumps
30 Burpees
30 Wall Balls