BEFORE I SAY I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY FILLED WITH FUN, FAMILY AND LOTS OF FILLING FOOD,  I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE DISTASTEFUL BATHROOM SITUATION.  I KNOW I HAVE ALLUDED TO THIS ISSUE BEFORE BUT I GET IT, SOMETIMES OUR BUSY FULFILLING LIVES GET IN THE WAY OF SUCH ELEMENTARY TASKS.

NOW I KNOW I MAY BE A BIT OF A NEAT FREAK AMONGST SOME OTHER ISSUES I HAVE,  WHICH I AM WELL AWARE OF AND WHICH I AM TRYING TO RECTIFY WITH SOME INTENSE PSYCHOTHERAPY.  THIS ISSUE HOWEVER SEEMS TO ELUDE SOME OF US.
I COULD UNDERSTAND THIS PROBLEM IF IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE, SAY, UMM YOU JUST COULDN’T KEEP THE CHALK IN THE BOWL.  YA KNOW SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE I WOULD BE FAR MORE LIKELY TO UNDERSTAND DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF THAT TASK.

KEEPING YOUR HANDS OF WHICH YOU ARE IN FULL CONTROL OF IN THE BOTTOM OF A BOWL THE SIZE OF MY ASS SEEMS A BIT DEMANDING, I GET THAT.
I MEAN WE ALL DIDN’T LEARN THE BASIC COORDINATION EXERCISES WHEN WE WERE YOUNG CHILDREN.
SO THIS BEHAVIOR I CAN TOTALLY GRASP.   BUT THIS BATHROOM ISSUE, I JUST CAN’T FOR THE LIFE OF ME WRAP MY HEAD AROUND.

FIRST LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WATER SITS ON TILE AND DOESN’T GET WIPED UP.
WELL, LET ME FIRST SAY THAT MOLD NEEDS WATER TO GROW, WITHOUT WATER MOLD CANNOT GROW, REMEMBER THIS FOR LATER USE.
IT’S NOT JUST THE WATER THAT HELPS OR RATHER ALLOWS MOLD TO GROW, IT’S ALSO THE HUMIDITY IN THE AIR THAT HAS JUST OCCURRED FROM THE SHOWER YOU JUST TOOK.
WHEN THERE IS THE PERFECT STORM OF UNATTENDED WATER AND HUMIDUTY YOU HAVE THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT FOR MOLD TO GROW!!!
GET WHERE I’M GOING?
NOW, THIS CAN BE AVOIDED BY SIMPLY WIPING UP ALL THE WATER THAT YOU LEAVE ON THE FLOOR AFTER YOU SHOWER.  I KNOW, I KNOW, YOUR MOM ISN’T THERE TO DO IT FOR YOU SO THIS MAY BE SOMEWHAT OF AN ARDUOUS TASK BUT FROM WHAT I CAN SEE MOST OF YOU ARE ADULTS WHOM I’M SURE HAVE EXISTED IN SOCIETY UP TO THIS POINT.
SO IT SHOULDN’T BE TOO DIFFICULT A JOB TO ACCOMPLISH.

NOW, YOU CAN KEEP LEAVING IT THERE BUT THAT WOULD BE LIKE SAYING A BIG FUCK YOU TO ALL THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS YOU TRAIN WITH RIGHT!
I MEAN THINK ABOUT IT.
LET’S SAY SOMEONE SHOWERED BEFORE YOU AND TO YOUR DISGUST WHEN YOU WENT IN THE BATHROOM AFTER THEY WALKED OUT THER WAS A TRAIL OF WATER ON THE FLOOR.
WOULDN’T YOU FEEL LIKE “GOD DAMN, THAT MOTHER FUCKER! WHO THE FUCK WOULD DO THIS TO ME”.  WHO HAS THE AUDACITY TO LOOK ME IN THE FACE AND SAY FUCK YOU I HOPE YOU ROT IN THIS UNGODLY NAUSEATING FILTHY WATER I LEFT FOR YOU? (WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY TURN TO MOLD)
“I’M SO CONFUSED, I THOUGHT THESE PEOPLE WERE MY FRIENDS!”

WELL, SO DID I!
SO, LET’S NOT TREAT PEPOLE WITH SUCH LACK OF RESPECT.  ARE WE BETTER THAN OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS?
AM I BETTER THAN YOU BECAUSE I HAVE A NICER CAR OR A NICER PAIR OF SHORTS THAN YOU?  OF COURSE NOT!  WE ARE ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS TRYING TO EXIST IN A WORLD OF DISMAY.  SO LET’S TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT.
GIVE EACH OTHER HUGS, NOT FOOT FUNGUS!

WITH THAT SAID I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING, LET’S NOT FORGET THE HARVEST CELEBRATION AT THE PLIMOTH PLANTATION (YES, THE PLANTATION IS SPELT WITH AN “I”)  BACK IN 1621, I’M SURE THE PILGRIMS DID NOT TREAT EACH OTHER WITH THE PURE DISGUST THAT WE SOMETIMES TREAT EACH OTHER WITH TODAY.
ENJOY THE DAY WITH YOUR FAMILY, BE SURE TO TAKE NOTE IF ANYONE OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS LEAVES THE BATHROOM A MESS FOR THE REST OF YOUR FAMILY.  IF THEY DO LET ME KNOW I’LL WRITE THEM AN EMAIL.

I DON’T WANNA HEAR SHIT ABOUT MY GRAMMER!  THIS ONE IS PERFECT!

1.  DEADLIFT WITH A PARTNER @155/105

10 X 10

EACH PERSON DOES 100 REPS, YOUR REST IS WHEN YOUR PARTNER GOES

2.  THRUSTER WITH A PARTNER @95/65

10 X 10

EACH PERSON DOES 100 REPS, YOUR REST IS WHEN YOUR PARTNER GOES

3.  PULL UPS WITH A PARTNER

10 X 10

EACH PERSON DOES 100 REPS, YOUR REST IS WHEN YOUR PARTNER GOES

4.  GHD SIT UPS WITH A PARTNER

10 X 10

EACH PERSON DOES 100 REPS, YOUR REST IS WHEN YOUR PARTNER GOES

5.  KETTLEBELL SNATCH WITH A PARTNER @55/35

10 X 10

EACH PERSON DOES 100 REPS, YOUR REST IS WHEN YOUR PARTNER GOES

 

WORKOUT:

RUN 1 MILE
ROW 2K
BIKE 100 CALORIES
RUN 1 MILE

THE LONG WORKOUTS ARE MORE A MENTAL TEST THAN A PHYSICAL TEST.  LOOKING AT A LONG WORKOUT AND THINKING THIS IS GOING TO TAKE FOREVER IS A REAL MIND FUCK.
ATTACK THEM IN A DIFFERENT WAY, TRY TO JUST MOVE THROUGH THIS BY CHIPPING AWAY THE WHOLE TIME NOT JUST SPRINTING.
FORCE YOURSELF TO DO THE WHOLE WORKOUT AND NOT JUST GIVE IN TO DOING HALF.
YOU’LL BE HAPPY IF YOU DO.

LIFT:

SWINGS
10 X 10:  30

WORKOUT:

50 DUMBBELL STEP UPS
40 BURPEE OVER BAR
30 POWER CLEANS @165/115
20 BAR MUSCLE UPS
10  POWER SNATCH @165/115

BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR CORE TIGHT ALL THE WAY THROUGH EACH SWING, TO DRIVE THE BELL SQUEEZE YOUR ASS AND YOUR QUADS AND SNAP YOUR LEGS STRAIGHT TO BUILD UP THE POWER TO DRIVE THE BELL.
YOU ARE NOT JUST PUSHING THE BELL WITH YOUR HIPS AND LEAVING YOUR KNEES BENT.
YOUR KNEES AND HIPS SHOULD BE FULLY EXTENDED AT THE TOP OF THE SWING, NO HYPEREXTENDING YOUR BACK.
EACH REP SHOULD BE 100% EFFORT BREATHING A LITTLE BIT OF AIR OUT AT EACH REP.
SWINGS DONE RIGHT BURN A SHIT LOAD OF FAT AND BUILD UP YOUR POSTERIOR CHAIN TO INCREASE YOUR DEADLIFT AND SQUAT WEIGHT.
SWINGS ARE NOT JUST A MOVEMENT TO FILL A VOID IN A WORKOUT.

LIFT:

FRONT SQUAT
10 X 10: 90

WORKOUT:

50-50-50
Double Under
21-15-9
Deadlift @275/180
HandStand Push Ups

NOT ONLY IS IT IMPORTANT TO STAY TIGHT WHILE YOU’RE TRAINING, BUT THERE IS NO REASON TO RUSH THROUGH THE WORKOUT AS FAST AS YOU CAN WITHOUT ANY CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO YOUR POSTURE AND YOUR HEALTH.
I KNOW IT’S IMPORTANT TO FINISH QUICKLY AND TO KEEP THE WORKOUTS INTENSE, HOWEVER IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CORRECT POSTURE THROUGHOUT THE WORKOUT YOU ARE GOING TO GET HURT.
KEEPING YOUR CORE TIGHT, KEEPING YOUR SHOULDER BLADES TIGHT WHEN YOU’RE DOING PULL UPS ETC… IF YOU CAN’T KEEP TIGHT JUST TAKE A REST.

THE CLOCK IS NOT WORTH GETTING INJURED, YOU GET INJURED YOU WON’T BE DOING ANYTHING.

WORKOUT:

“LYNNE”

5 RDS WITH REST AS NEEDED

MAX REP BENCH PRESS
MAX REP PULL UPS
NO REST BETWEEN THE BENCH AND PULL UPS

REST AS NEEDED BETWEEN ROUNDS

USE THE WEIGHT YOU DID 2 WEEKS AGO AS A REFERENCE TO THIS WEEKS WEIGHT.

LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION SEEMS TO BE LIKE AN ONGOING PLAGUE
SEEMS TO BE IT’S DIFFICULT TO KEEP DOING FULL RANGE OF MOTION AS THE MOVEMENTS GET MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT.
IT IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO KEEP UP WITH PERFORMING FULL RANGE OF MOTION.  WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS A WEEK AGO, OR SHOULD I SAY I SPOKE ABOUT IT WITH MYSELF A WEEK AGO CAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE I’M TALKING TO MYSELF WITH THESE EMAILS.

WHATEVER!  YOU CAN’T BREAK ME DOWN,  I’M GONNA KEEP POSTING NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO!
UNTIL THE LAST PERSON READS THEM I’LL KEEP WRITING.
I DON’T PLAY HARD TO GET, I PLAY HARD TO GET RID OF!
I’LL KEEP GOING TILL ONE DAY YOUR GONNA BE IN THE SITUATION AND ONE OF MY EMAILS WILL COME TO MIND, “OH!  CHRIS SAID TO DO THIS LET ME TRY IT!”
AND THEN I’LL KNOW I HAVE DONE MY JOB!

BTW, IF ANYONE IS READING THIS FROM THE SITE AND YOU DON’T GET THE EMAILS PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO I CAN ADD YOU TO THE LIST OF EMAILS THAT NO ONE READS, YOU’RE GONNA LOVE THEM.  DON’T LISTEN TO ANYONE, THEY ARE ALL MASTERPIECES!

LIFT:

STIFF LEG DEADLIFT

10 X 6:90 REST

MAKE SURE YOU GET 90 SECONDS REST AFTER EACH SET OF 6

WORKOUT:

4 X 3 MIN ROUNDS WITH 3 MIN REST
TO COMPLETE
400/500 ROW AND MAX WALL BALLS

YOU NEED TO SPRINT THROUGH EACH ROUND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, YOURE GETTING AN AMPLE AMOUNT OF REST AFTER EACH ROUND.  NO REST DURING THE 3 MINUTES OF WORK.

WORKOUT:

ROW 50 CALORIES
50 PISTOLS (25 EACH LEG)
50 HANDSTAND PUSH UPS
50 POWER CLEANS @115/75
50 DUMBBELL STEP UPS @50/25
50 BURPEE
50 CAL BIKE
50 TOES TO BAR
ROW 50 CALORIES

LIFT:

SWINGS
10 SETS 10 REPS 60 SECONDS REST

WORKOUT:

12 MIN AMRAP
35 DOUBLE UNDERS
25 WALL BALLS @20/14
10 DEADLIFT @225/135

THIS WEEK YOGA WILL BE ON TUESDAY AT 7AM AND WEDNESDAY AT 8:15AM.
THIS MEANS THERE WILL BE NO CROSSFIT ON THOSE DAYS AND AT THOSE TIMES.

LIFT:

FRONT SQUATS
10 SETS 10 REPS 90 SEC REST @60%

WORKOUT:

Max rounds in 3 minutes of:
135/95 pound Power cleans, 3 reps (increase weight too 185 if you can)
5    PULL UPS
10  PUSH UPS
1 Min Rest

Two of your training partners recently killed it!
One of these maniacs Ran the New York City Marathon and the other maniac traveled all the way to Greece to run in the Spartan Trifecta in two days after being invited to run with the Top Spartan Racers in the country!

Lindsay Ran the Marathon in 4 hrs and 2 minutes surpassing my time of 4 hrs and 3 minutes set back in 1981.  Lindsay started training for the marathon at the young age of 36 and has never let herself down.   Trotting through Hurricane winds and Torrential rains whenever necessary.  She was recently quoted saying
“If Norman Rockwell can Paint it, I can Run it”!   Well you proved your womanhood once again Ms. Klausner.  Is that the picture of did your left hip swollen?
Harry, oh Boy! Harry
just got back from Greece on Tuesday Running the Spartan race in the place where Zeus once ruled over myself and the rest of the Greek Gods.
Congratulations to both you guys for accomplishing these simple everyday tasks.

This wall was actually covered with poisonous spikes and gasoline which was set on fire if you couldn’t make it over!
Yes, this was no ordinary Spartan Race, but Harry being 100% Greek when he came to this country working his way up the ladder of success as a we little thing of a man who now looks like a God himself and carry’s the torch of life through his never dying desire of being the best, chipping away at this ever changing cruel form of punishment Harry likes to call Life!

Speaking of The Spartan Race, there happens to be one of them coming up next Saturday in Bethpage.
You to can be a part of the Spartan Phenomenon!
**Sign up for Free through Team YOLO.
YOLO is a charity that little tiny Jen is a part of, she wanted everyone to know that if you go to:
https://www.yolostrong.com and click the Spartan tab you can be racing with the YOLO team which by the way is being sponsored by us.
**complete the registration form  (include Crossfit Syosset and /or Jenn Costanzo) in the field that asks how you got connected with YOLO
**If you are already registered
you can wear our t-shirt in support of the team and race at your already determined race time; or
join the tribe and change your team to Team YOLO Strong on your Spartan Registration info.

Jenn appreciates all your help and support and looks forward to running alongside everyone.
Apparently Team YOLO is 100+ Strong!

LIFT:

DUMBBELL BENCH PRESS
BANDED TRICEP PRESSDOWNS

SUPERSET THESE TWO MOVEMENTS TILL FAILURE FOR BOTH
4 SETS TOTAL

WORKOUT:

Alternate between Bike and Wall Balls each minute
Complete 150 Wall Balls and 150 calories in as few minutes as possible