12 minute AMRAP:20 KB swings20 GHD sit-ups20 wall ball You Are Not Special. As a caveat, you probably want to watch the video before you read this post… At my high school graduation a well-known congressman gave the commencement speech as his daughter was in our graduating class.  It was pretty good.  Two years later he gave the exact same speech at my brother’s baccalaureate.  Really, did he not think that any other family in the entire high school also had two children two years apart? – and did he really think his fellow Americans were that dumb not to realize?  I’m not bitter…but I sure wish the guy in THIS video would have spoke at my graduation. In the above video, David McCullough Jr. gives the commencement speech to the 2012 Wellesley High School graduating class.  In short, he reminds them that they’re not special. I think, occasionally, we...Read more

10 sets:10 box jumps5 front squatsPerform one set every minute on the minute. Lift % Sheets. Lift sheets: Shane put together handy sheets to use for the next 12 weeks in regard to our strength cycle.  Print it out.  Put it in a zip lock bag.  Bring it to class everyday.  Don’t spend your lifting sets computing numbers, that’s so not cool. Download here.  Read more

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4 rounds:AMRAP 4 minutes of:5 power clean 4 push press20 double-undersrest 2 minutes between rounds(135/95) Mrs. Killer A very special congratulations to Lori and her husband Josh!Read more

18-15-12-9-6-3C-2-B pull-upsoverhead plate lunge Class Schedule Updates and Reminders A number of classes have shifted or been added in the past week.  Check it out! CLASS ADDITIONS/CHANGES: Mondays at 6am added to the schedule WOD 1.0 added to Mondays at 5:00pm AND WOD 1.0 moved from 5:00pm on Tuesdays to 5:30pm CF Oly moved from Tuesday at 7am to Friday at 7am Friday 6:30am Strength moved to Friday at 6:00am EVENTS & NOTABLES: All group classes moved to North Boulder Park on June 30th to test out the 6 new pull sleds Summer Olympic Weightlifting Meet Saturday, July 21st at 10am October 6-12, 2012: Annual week-long shop closure      Read more