Author Archives: Wally
O’er Head
You’re not scared of the overhead squat anymore. You used to be but no longer. You realized how difficult of a move it was for you so you’ve been hard at work on your weakness. You’ve been doing pass throughs … Continue reading
Counting is Hard
Are Tabata protocols 4 minutes or 2 minutes? Is it 8 sets or 4 sets? I suppose they could be either but the official protocol is 8 sets (which means 4 minutes). Never the less when I looked at the … Continue reading
Theme of the Week: Spirit
One of the stated goals of Mo Duk Pai is to train the mind, body and spirit of the student. Mind is strategy, body is technique and conditioning but what is spirit? Come in and train with black belt Sean … Continue reading
Shall We Talk About the Weather?
Welcome, August – so glad you could come. Why don’t you provide us humble CrossFitters with an extra variable? Stifling heat? Sounds great. We’ll meet you outside, in the sun for a little 1000m run. Which leads me to my … Continue reading
Squat Heavy, Squat Often
For today’s squat menu we had weighted back squats. For tomorrow, who knows? I scan the menu and everything seems to have squats in the ingredient list. Wall balls? Thinly disguised front squats.Thrusters? Not disguised at all front squats.Cleans? More … Continue reading