74th madness

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The Evolution:

1)
15 mins of snatch
(singles, doubles, or triples)

2)
50ft farmer carry heavy
10 dips
50ft overhead carry heavy
10 pull ups
(max rounds in 20 mins)

3)
Max reps of front squat in 10 mins
(65# for F 95# for M)

"I have never met a truly strong person who didn't have self-respect. I think a lot of inwardly and outwardly directed contempt passes itself off as self-respect: the idea of raising yourself by stepping on someone's shoulders instead of doing it yourself. When I see guys working out for cosmetic reasons, I see vanity exposing them in the worst way, as cartoon characters, billboards for imbalance and insecurity. Strength reveals itself through character."
- Henry Rollins (An excerpt from "The Iron" originally published in Details Magazine)

73rd madness

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The Evolution:

1st
TGU !RM


Then
10 HSPU
20 walking OH squat
30 deck squats
40 burpees
50 bo rows
60 split jump
70 KB swings
80 flutter kicks
90 mountain climbers
100 hang power snatch


"I discovered that it is necessary, absolutely necessary, to believe in nothing. That is, we have to believe in something which has no form and no color--something which exists before all forms and colors appear... No matter what god or doctrine you believe in, if you become attached to it, your belief will be based more or less on a self-centered idea."
— Shunryu Suzuki Roshi

Jessica Pamanian Crossfit Games Introspective

Can be seen on The Crossfit Journal. Get a little taste of her training. It's a nice piece. Great job Ian and everyone at Again Faster for churning out high quality pieces like this one.

An Invitation To You

For those of you who are unable to join us due to locale and, at your own risk, choose to follow an Evolution without guidence, please feel free to post an introduction and share in your endeavors. Technology destroyed your anonymity long ago.

EFC, Its Evolutions, And the philosophies laid down on these pages are meant to be read, applied, and to enhance the work you've piled in front of yourself. This holds true regardless your methodology, or school of thought. All are welcome. The aim is to complement, not to compete.

Thanks for reading. Please feel free to share with us.

72nd madness

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The Evolution:

"The Agoge"
max DB OH LUNGE in 8 minutes
max MAN MAKER in 8 minutes
max BOX JUMP in 8 minutes
max DB SNATCH in 8 minutes
max AIR SQUATS in 8 minutes
max SIT UPS in 8 minutes
max CRAB CRAWL in 8 minutes
max DISTANCE RUN in 8 minutes

In ancient Sparta, young boys were taken from their families at the age of seven to begin a twelve year intense program of physical education, strategy, and martial skill. They called it The Agoge. Each year would culminate with an evolution that would last eight days and eight nights. Some didn't make it.

Thanks to Paul from Crossfit Queens for stopping by and getting a little taste of the mad. We'll see you and your posse next week. Also, thanks Jessica for programing this evil, and subbing for Justin.

"Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces. "
-Sigmund Freud

71st madness

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THE EVOLUTION

1st
newbies worked clean n press
vets did:
15 kb swings
15 kb goblet squat
15 kb goblet lunge
15 kb sdhp
(5 rounds 20 min cut off)

Then
10 burpees
50 ft KB wounded bear crawl
20 pull ups
50 ft kb walking sotts press
30 jump squats
50 ft KB wounded bear crawl
40 sit ups
50 ft kb walking sotts press
50 hspu
(25 min. cut off)

Then
last man standing plank

The Way is one of introspection. The outward stimuli of that which makes the lesser get stuck in the ruts of past illusions is what we seek to tune out and ignore entirely. False celebratory remarks do not have wings in our arena. We are our own critics, our own judges, our own executioners. To keep things light is important but to expect an outcome is fruitless. The outcome is a byproduct of the work and the work is different per individual. The work may be as simple as understanding the effects of a certain grip, or as difficult as putting to rest a psychological hurdle that takes one off the migratory route that their consciousness is set upon. Regardless the work, the individual would do well not to seek praise nor credit. This is not purposeful endeavor. Purposeful endeavor comes from within. Know yourself, know your purpose and resist wasting your vital creative energy on attaining credit from an illusory environment. This will always disappoint. Channeling that vital creative energy inward, taking inventory as you do, leads to a place to of sharing. Please post your shit.