General Physical Preparedness

Looking back to your first Day at Madlab, you might remember your coach talking about GPP (General Physical Perparedness). We strive to better prepare you for any athletic activity in or out side of the school. At the most basic level we want you to continue to be able to sit down and stand back up with ease into old age. We vary our programming to make sure you are conditioned to improve strength, speed, endurance, structure and skill everyday.

During my 9-5 job the most physically demanding activity might be stacking awkward boxes of tutus or moving a heavy dance floor, non of which are life saving activities but I appreciate the efficiency in which I can perform these tasks in order to get more work done over all. A few months ago I stumbled upon this article written by Tyrell Mara of Crossfit 604 about his experience saving a woman’s life while on a surf trip on the Oregon coast, a great example of being physically prepared for any situation.  I know Tyrell from a few local competitions, he is an excellent athlete and naturally very strong but the most impressive part of this story is his quick calculated decision making. He was able to choose the most efficient way to get the job done to save a person’s life and keep himself safe while under extreme pressure from the natural elements around him.

Check out the story here; 

https://medium.com/this-happened-to-me/e533608a61e4

It feels trivial to compare this act of heroism to a Crossfit competition, but I think that it does give validity to the idea of be able able to perform an extremely physical task under pressure and with adrenalin pumping. I know that if I was ever in a life threatening situation I would want my Crossfit Vancouver teammates there to save me

Slingblade xo

Skill/Str:
8 min to build to a moderately heavy 3 rep Front Squat
8 min to build to a moderately heavy 3 rep Push Press
8 min to Build to a moderately heavy 3 rep Hang Power Clean

W/O:
‘Just 9 Minutes’ from CF Invictus
1 min Hang Power Clean (95/65)
1 min Front Squat
1 min Push Press
1 min Rest
3 Rounds

-Andy