CFC Members:
As a Rest/Skill day you have the options of (a) taking the day off, (b) coming in and working on skill/movement of your choice, (c) making up a WOD from the immediately prior 3-day rotation if you missed it, or (d) just coming in and hanging out with us.
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My martial arts instructor, and very good friend, Jim Mahan, of LetsGetTraining.net and Harker Heights Martial Arts, recently attended his first Level 1 CrossFit Certification Seminar. Below is part 1 of his experience:
My CrossFit Certification Experience, Part 1
As some of you may know, I had the opportunity to attend CrossFit’s level 1 Instructor/Trainer seminar this past weekend over in Allen, Texas.
Though an amazing turn of events, my duty position at work became that of Battalion Master Fitness Trainer. And not only just fitness, but CrossFit.
I was introduced to CrossFit by my great friends, Matt and Pam Munson of CrossFit Champions several years ago. I had just returned home from a tour in Iraq and was still somewhat injured due to an Insurgent mortar attack. My back was really messed up and nothing really was making it any better.
So, once when I was visiting with Matt and Pam, they said that I really had to start doing CrossFit’s method of exercise specifically using the Ab mat for situps and using the GHD machine. And, it worked. I am back on full duty capacity and going 200 mph on a daily basis.
On to my CrossFit certification. As I said earlier, my chain of command tasked me with establishing a CrossFit program for the Soldiers in our Warrior Transition Unit. Oh yeah, and they wanted it in October this year…
So, I jumped on the phone and called up Matt. He graciously listen to me ramble and excitedly shout, then gave me the information I needed to answer questions that my command had as well as put me in touch with Deana at CrossFit HQ to be able to attend a certification quickly.
Matt also put me in touch with several CrossFit Affiliate Instructors who had a great deal to do with helping other Warrior Transition Units and Wounded Warrriors with CrossFit. I have been in contact with them and am getting tons of information for our Wounded and Injured Warriors.
I had the opportunity to attend the CrossFit Level 1 certification this past weekend at CrossFit FX TX in Allen, Texas. The owner and employess right off were first rate. The seminar signup and other paperwork was done efficiently and quickly.
After one of the first lectures, Pat, Chuck and the other Instructor Ninjas offered us our first “treat” of the weekend. A introduction to the Tabata Protocol, Air Squat Tabata’s to be exact. Just at 10 body shaking minutes later, we were ready to listen to the next lecture. Gotta love CrossFit!
Part 2, Introduction to the 9 Principal Movements of CrossFit tomorrow!
