Xtreme Athletix - South Tampa's Elite Strength & Conditioning Boot Camp Gym

CrossFit vs the Globo Gym, Part 2

So there I was, in a Globo Gym performing my last set of 5 sets of OverHead Squats with 135 lbs, when a trainer wearing a green Boot Camp T-shirt came over with her trainer's clipboard and came dangerously close to me, while I basically had her total bodyweight in iron and bumpers overhead.

Although everyone else around stood clear of me, understanding the high degree of difficulty, she approached even closer, clueless and oblivious to the danger that she was putting herself and myself in.

If you are uncertain on how difficult the OHS is, just grab a broomstick and try to do it and let me know what your results were. My clients can attest to how difficult it is when they worked on the OHS this week with 25-45 lbs, much less 3 times that weight.

I’m not telling you this to boast. The weight I was using is too light to be respected by serious Olympic caliber lifters. I just wanted to put into perspective the high degree of strength, flexibility and balance it takes to perform this lift.

Now, any strength coach worth his salt would have immediately yelled at her for not staying clear of a lifter training a lift. I could only imagine what Coach B would have said to her!

Not trusting her sense of self-preservation, I began to chant louder and louder, “Stay clear, watch yourself”, by the third time she heard me and stepped back, just enough for me to dump my bar.

She then made an obvious sexist remark,  “there is way too much testosterone here”, before moving away from us.

I found the fact that she was wearing a Boot Camp T-shirt quite ironic . I also wonder what her reaction would have been if I made such a blatant sexist remark. No need to wonder, we all know how she would have reacted, don’t we?

As I removed the rubber bumpers for the bar, I shook my head and told one of the gentleman nearby “that’s pretty unprofessional for a trainer to say.” 

What he then said shocked me. “Well there are a lot of pu$$y trainers that work here.” – Hey, don’t get mad at me, his words, not mine.

“What you are doing there was pretty tough. Much tougher than what I was doing.”  I thanked him for his kind words and wished him well.

At least someone recognized true effort.

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You can Have Excuses or Results, Not Both!,

Coach Charlie
www.XtremeAthletix.com

My Trip to the Local Globo Gym

It’s been 3 or more years since I have consistently gone to a Globo-Gym.

They hate us CrossFitters. To them, we are “loud, weight dropping, chalk dust leaving, fitness freaks performing dangerous tricks and slinging around too-heavy weights too quickly.”

We usually cause a stir and get kicked out.

Sheesh - wouldn’t want us to upset the commonly accepted training dogma of 3 sets of 10 and running on shiny new expensive machines.

If you want proof, and a laugh, just check out the sign below posted at a Globo-Gym, somewhere in the good and free US of A.

So this weekend I decided to go into enemy territory at a local popular Globo-Gym, Lifestyle Family Fitness, to see how “fitness” in one of these places has evolved.

Nothing has changed.

Well, actually, the machines look so much more expensive. And less functional.

A sea of “functional” equipment, namely machines, occupying over 75% of the clubs floor space.

I really got a laugh at the bicep machine, which I figure would cost about $7k or more. Got to keep those machine manufacturers in business.

While finding a good pull up structure to do my CrossFit workout was hard, they did have two C2 Rowers, which I am sure, are hardly used except by CrossFitters who don’t know about us yet.

I quietly pulled out my chalk, I wasn’t trying to be the quickest CrossFitter to get kicked out of a Globo-Gym, and began my pull-up workout.

Once I jumped down from completing my first round, I turned around and I was greeted by that always funny “dear in headlights’ look by at least 7 guys.

No mean looks yet, thought I would get at least one.

Once I finished my pull up workout, I decided to test the C2, especially since it was a newer model than the one we have and performed a 5k on it. Don’t know if I was just pumped, but I thought my classic C2 was harder.

Tonight, I plan to do Cleans and Dips, CrossFit style. I’ll let you know how it goes.

You can Have Excuses or Results, Not Both!,

Coach Charlie
www.XtremeAthletix.com

LaLane Embraces CrossFit Training

"Eliminate the time between the idea and the act, and your
dreams will become realities."

-Dr Edward Kramer

There is also the Last Picnic Island Adventure Race on the
same day, later that evening.Click here for a cool map
of the race! Please contact me to let me know if you are
going to compete or not. I look forward to many of you to
be there!

I would like to thank Joe and Dave for their donations of some
items that will be helpful for all of us.

I also would like to congratulate the following new recruits for
joining us: Tracy, John, Stephanie, Brian and Laura.

Below read about LaLane embracing CrossFit.  

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Deadlift 5-5-5-5-5 reps

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Coach's Note: The deadlift is the most ignored and vital
posture trainer for both post and pre-rehab. Get good at this
movement and  you will deminish your risk or fequency of
back problems and pain. Proper posture is the foundation for
our Musculo-Skeletal health!

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LaLane Embraces CrossFit Training. See article below!

"Fitness Guru has Inspired Protege" by Carl Steward - Inside Bay Area.com

Squat

"Because somewhere out there, a girl is warming up with your 1 rep max."