No Mirrors, No Machines, No Egos
“Zeke, yesterday when I had finished deadlifting 315 lbs. 3×3 you commented that a few months ago, that was my max. I just wanted to add, a few months before that, back in June, my blood pressure was around 150/90. Today my BP averages 127/77 and my resting pulse 62. Who says you need drugs……a monthly membership to Crossfit is a heck of a lot cheaper than a regimen of blood pressure medicine, not to mention everything else an exercise program helps………..DTrain….aka…..Randy…..aka… Dwight Cowart, PharmD”
“Zeke, this was a great work out. I improved my box jump by 10 inches from when I first started last summer. Thanks to you, Hunter, Sam, and Lidia, for everything all of you do.”
“Zeke, I got an early Christmas gift, my sore left arm no longer hurts. I have not taken any Advil for 5 days. Thanks for modifying some of the exercises part of the time for me. It only goes to show, no matter what your injury, what you should not do is stop going to Crossfit Coastal.
“All a person needs to do, is to notify your instructors, listen to your body, and let the healing process run its course. Also, I prayed a lot, too, I don’t want to leave the big guy out. Thanks again.”
~Dwight
“What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters as to what lies within us. Today my gluts, my thighs, my groin, my calf’s, were hurting because I gave it everything I had in the workout and wind sprints yesterday. A little voice inside me said, lay out today you deserve it, then something my dad always said came to mind, some where some one is practicing while you aren’t. I really wish I could forget that stuff he told me 40 years ago”……………Dwight
“When Pilsbury found out I had signed on with Crossfit Coastal, they fired me, put out a contract on Zeke, and signed on another doughboy. Now, I have to support my family solely in the health care field. Thank goodness everything was finally resolved peacefully. This June 15th, I will have been at Crossfit for one year.
June 15, 2008 Now
Belt size 42 36
Blood pressure 150/100 128/78
Box jump 20 in. 30 in.
Dead Lift 275 lb. 350 lb.
Shoulder press 125 lb. 165 lb.
Age 52 53
Thanks Zeke, you guys do deliver on your promises.”
“Crossfit is a direct reflection of how we live our life. If we quit or “cheat” at crossfit, we will quit and cheat in life. If we push ourselves to the brink and don’t finish within the alloted time or lift or squat some particular weight, then as someone said long ago, some goals are so worthy, there is nobility even in failure.”
“Yesterday, I had a headache, felt like I was going to throw up, was sleepy, was tired, over worked, hectic day, everyone was bitchy or dropped the ball and felt I was obligated to cover for them, my muscles ached, my left forearm hurt from lifting my mom’s concrete bird feeder 20 feet to a “better place” in her back yard. ”
“I thought, I think I’ll go home and watch MASH and eat a bag of Dorito’s. Instead, I went to Crossfit, worked out, felt better, and increased a PR to 190 lbs. on the Jerk (I think I could have done more, only I wanted to be sure to beat Zeke).”
“Trying to stay in shape in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries and working out at Crossfit Coastal sure does help a lot. Wouldn’t you like to get away? (and do 50 burpees as a warm up)”
“Everybody knows your name and they’re always glad you came (especially Zeke, Sam, Lidia, Hunter, and that old dude that puts stuff together and washes cars). You wanna be where you can see – we all sweat the same. ”
“You wanna go where people know, the workouts for everyone are the same, you wanna go to Crossfit Coastal where everybody knows your name.”
“I will be at Crossfit, unless I can’t tie my black work out shoes.”