Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today’s edition was chalked up while hanging out at CrossFit Back on the Bar owner Justin Baumgartner in Scottsdale, AZ.
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CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HIT THE BOX
THE ULTIMATE WOD
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
CHALK UP READS
In it’s search for the fittest athletes, the Reebok CrossFit Games pushes its athletes further than almost any other sporting event. The blistering heat, packed schedule, and unknown events are all part of the challenge and allure for CrossFit® athletes. Despite including more and more varied events each year, such as swimming and the peg board, I can’t help but feel that they are hiding from one of the most fundamental human movements.
The Reebok CrossFit Games as mentioned have one objective: to find The Fittest on Earth™. But what exactly is meant by fitness?
Reading Greg Glassman’s fitness, though, I can’t help but feel that there is a movement group that would fit perfectly into the mold. A very different movement group: full contact, minimal rules fighting, or simply Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).
“The Legend of That One Leg Monster” by Athlete Daily
There’s no explanation for how the 240-lb. Mitchell can deadlift 606-lb., beating able-bodied competitors on one leg and with a right hand that won’t fully close. Or how, after eight months of trial and error, he was able to back squat past parallel and now has a 485-lb. lift.
Mitchell, a former Army staff sergeant, is not just an amputee missing his left leg. There are five screws, ruptured meniscus on both sides of his knee and ankle pins in his right leg. He has battled depression and addiction and had nearly 40 surgeries.
CHALK UP AFFILIATES
FOR YOUR NEXT CHARITY IDEA — A reader emailed in a new project called Boost It, where you can challenge friends, your coach, Dave Castro, or anyone you’d like to do something and raise money for a cause. Here’s an example.
For your Affiliate holiday party — Extreme donut eating contest.
Cristoforo Romano, owner of CrossFit Vesuvio, tried out for the Atlanta United Football Club this weekend.