The couch thread

[The Nightman]

Danger. Alert. Couch has been given a stick of chalk, a fawning Tony Budding and a video camera.

http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/GG_A ... review.mov

Loads of information about what "core strength" means. OK, it's actually a couple of minutes of patent nonsense. But there is a cool stick figure at the end.

Preach it, my leader.

LO fucking L at the video. Anyone notice the totally rad, unused, bikes hanging in the garage?
Also, looks like couch just woke up and sounds like he has a cold.

Dude, he has to wasted. It's taking way too much effort to say words.

[Shafpocalypse Now]

that's the gin flu

[powerlifter54]

Hey Brad...your max isn't even quite to the top of my warmup sets. So much for "your workout is our warmup." Elite, indeed.

Brad...brodawg...

Your workout might make me puke. My workout would kill you.

[sanchezero]

Danger. Alert. Couch has been given a stick of chalk, a fawning Tony Budding and a video camera.

http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/GG_A ... review.mov

Loads of information about what "core strength" means. OK, it's actually a couple of minutes of patent nonsense. But there is a cool stick figure at the end.

Preach it, my leader.

LO fucking L at the video. Anyone notice the totally rad, unused, bikes hanging in the garage?
Also, looks like couch just woke up and sounds like he has a cold.

his immune system is suppressed from all of the cutting-edge-of-elite workouts he experiments on himself with. poor guy never gets time to let his body recover, such is his tireless dedication to making the world a better place.

[Jag Panzer]

The Evolve Your Fitness guy just told me he took a "newbie" to a 565lb deadlift in two years using random CrossFit workouts.

http://evolveyourfitness.blogspot.com/2 ... 7899065087

Was Couch right?????

[Mickey O'neil]

The Evolve Your Fitness guy just told me he took a "newbie" to a 565lb deadlift in two years using random CrossFit workouts.

http://evolveyourfitness.blogspot.com/2 ... 7899065087

Was Couch right?????

I find that hard to believe.

[clutch]

Speaking elite badassness...check out this amazing shit:


The best part is the comments:

Chad Cilli - 365? Nice
Brad Miles - Actually 335lbs. thanks
Chad Cilli - Those are some thick 10 pounders. That's a damn good lift!
Russ Greene - This is a badass picture.

Hey Brad...your max isn't even quite to the top of my warmup sets. So much for "your workout is our warmup." Elite, indeed.

Just thinkin' out loud here about 'leet athletes and badass videos.


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u10_Hs34K4E[/youtube]

[powerlifter54]

The Evolve Your Fitness guy just told me he took a "newbie" to a 565lb deadlift in two years using random CrossFit workouts.

http://evolveyourfitness.blogspot.com/2 ... 7899065087

Was Couch right?????

I find that hard to believe.

Devil is in the details. What workouts did the athlete do? Some posters already asked that question. The 365 SQ/565 DL split is abnormal and tells me the athlete is long and lanky. More here than the filthy fifty.

[Shafpocalypse Now]

I'm glad PL54 can pick up the slack sometimes.

[powerlifter54]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzlRC30_yTc[/youtube]

My new goal! I am going to do nothing but kipping pullups, burpees, and wallball. I think i can do this in less than 2 years.

[TerryB]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u10_Hs34K4E[/youtube]

Yes but what's his best med ball squat?

[The Nightman]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u10_Hs34K4E[/youtube]

Yes but what's his best med ball squat?

Come on Proto, you know it take years to break him and then build him back up before you could even attempt a max on such a complicated pattern of human movement.

This guys a fucking insect, you can't compare what he does to the high levels of virtuosity which oozes from the pores of even a low level @f'er.

[Jag Panzer]

It's an ineluctable truth defined through gin, not debate.

[JohnnyBadAss]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u10_Hs34K4E[/youtube]

Oh, cmon guys, he can't be that strong. He doesn't have bumper plates stacked all the way to the end of the bar to make it look like he's lifting a shitload of weight. I mean, what's this iron stuff he's using?

[KingSchmaltzBagelHour]

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[KingSchmaltzBagelHour]

Wendler comes thru with a grain of @fit hate...just before 2 min.
This nigger is a badass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_eEtGvf ... re=channel

[RyaWall]

I was at that seminar..Wendler was funny as shit. This was part of his top 10 list which was about 12 or 13. Dave Tate was there chiming in, Vince Decenzo was there and I forget who else from Elite. If you notice Ferrugia is in the background. Cosgrove was about 3 people to the left of Ferrugia. Another scary ass guy is Murph who you see pacing behind Wendler with the bald head and long goatee. Murph can kill a guy with a look.
During the "hands on" portion of the seminar Wendler was showing people how to squat. He had an average looking guy load the bar with 135lbs and told him to start squating. Wendler made some corrections in his technique and told him to keep squating and then he started to talk about something else as the guy kept squating. The guy must have done over 30-40 reps before he just collapsed mid squat. Wendler just turned and looked at the guy and said "Dude it's only 135".

[Botototo]

Another scary ass guy is Murph who you see pacing behind Wendler with the bald head and long goatee. Murph can kill a guy with a look.

Dude runs my gym. Good guy.

[The Ginger Beard Man]

Danger. Alert. Couch has been given a stick of chalk, a fawning Tony Budding and a video camera.

http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/GG_A ... review.mov

Loads of information about what "core strength" means. OK, it's actually a couple of minutes of patent nonsense. But there is a cool stick figure at the end.

Preach it, my leader.

LO fucking L at the video. Anyone notice the totally rad, unused, bikes hanging in the garage?
Also, looks like couch just woke up and sounds like he has a cold.

I don't understand how any dumb@ss can watch that clip and not see he's hungover. WTF is wrong with these people?

[Mountebank]

All I can say is, I see couch's red face and combine that with a bit of his known history, I think of liver symptoms (Traditional Chinese Medicine ones):
http://www.sacredlotus.com/diagnosis/pa ... liv_gb.cfm

Blazing Liver Fire

Signs
*Red face and eyes, Irritability, angry outbursts - Liver Fire rising to the head

Etiology
*Long-standing state of anger, repressed anger or frustration which causes Qi to stagnate and form Heat.

Diet
*Excessive consumption of alcohol

[Kazuya Mishima]

Lauren Plumey callin' out all ya'll HATERZ...

http://www.shorelinecrossfit.com/2010/0 ... -haterade/

[Shafpocalypse Now]

I like how Murph can get low with the 65# bar and plate combo, and that's worth a picture.

Those Shoreline folks are bizarre and delusional.

Grip Junky for the Win.

[___________]

That's Elite Fitness RIGHT FUCKING THERE! WHO THE FUCK AMONGST US CAN DO A CLEAN LOW AT 65 MASSIVE FUCKIN' POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WildGorillaMan]

I like how Murph can get low with the 65# bar and plate combo, and that's worth a picture.

Those Shoreline folks are bizarre and delusional.

Grip Junky for the Win.

If Lauren Plumey is going to scold me, I'd rather she do it in person, dressed like this:





Yardstick optional, but recommended.

[lasalle]

You know, as much shit as we give Couch, the guy knows how to make money. Here's the latest nugget of genius: the $1,000 pre-cert certification.
http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/D ... tid=812441

Spend $1,000 for a weekend in preparation to spend $1,000 to take your "Level 2" certification. And lulz that the Level 1 now offers a "certificate of attendance".

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