Shane got busted this morning. Everyone who walked by his workout area said the same thing: "Oh man....Brad's gonna be pissed!"
The History: Brad is the guy who vacuums and mops the floors all week. Trust me when I tell you that you all are very spoiled when it comes to working out in a clean gym. I've been to some dirty ass CrossFit gyms in my day. It's nice to lay down on the floor and not get up with dirt and grime all over yourself.
Cleaning chalk hand prints off the rubber is a bitch. You have to scrub it first with a stiff brush, and then mop it. In the past, besides hand prints, there have been footprints and a chalk outline of body. Before Brad figured out the stiff brush method, It took several moppings until the chalk would come out of the rubber mats. That dead body was there forever!! We don't care if you use chalk and then you put some hand prints on the floor. Just keep your chalk under control. A couple of chalk facts.
- More chalk does not make you stronger or faster.
- Too much chalk is a sure fire way to tear your hands if you have a huge kipping pull-up or butterfly pull-up.
- Chalk should not be used when doing wallballs.
- You are not LeBron James. Pat off that excess chalk in the chalk bucket before you pull your hands out.
- Unless you have excessively sweaty hands, you should chalk only once or twice a workout. Anything more is just you finding an excuse to rest.
By the way, don't blame Shane for excessive chalk. He's law enforcement. All that excess chalk reminds him of a powdered donut. HAHA!
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MAKE-UP DAY 1/24/2012
Make-up a workout you missed the last cycle....OR....work on a skill....OR....rest!!!
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It should be called "The Chalk Toss-off"
Well Brad is definitely not missing me, I am a proud chalk whore.
Posted by: Jahed | January 23, 2012 at 22:32
Knocked out a 50 miles run to rest. Warmed up with 30 rounds of cindy.
Posted by: Long Distance Liar | January 23, 2012 at 23:29
Hey, chalk whore is not fuunny man,last 2 weeks i had help Brad clean our Santuary floor and Freedy is right about cleaning those danm chalk marks off the rubber is a bitch.And he is also corrrect about other crossfit gyms are dirty and nasty floor,so take some pride and keep that chalk under control,please.Who gives a flying F..K if i like the Raiders and Niners.LOL
Posted by: Big Tony | January 24, 2012 at 00:19
The LJames chalk video is the best. Kind of thought it was a spoof, but people really got into him tossing the chalk.
Posted by: jason | January 24, 2012 at 03:58
The chalk toss reminds me of when I used to watch WWF, when HHH spits out water in his intro. Big Tony and Brad, if I'm there and there's chalk everywhere, I don't mind helping clean up that mess. Freddy helped me develop a habit to make sure everything was put away, clean and tight after a WOD by posting similar things about keeping the gym clean. Thanks Freddy!
Posted by: Joe Nepo | January 24, 2012 at 08:00
We will be o-lifting this Saturday at 10 a.m. Who's in?
Also, we were in LA yesterday for the taping of the The Ellen Show. That episode will air today if you are watching. Seal was on the show. We are sitting in the front row in the middle section behind the railing.
Posted by: angela | January 24, 2012 at 09:52
I remember when I first moved to Japan and was watching the sumo basho I kept wondering why they chalked up their hands and then threw it into the air...and then why some of them would taste it before slapping it onto their belts. Finally asked and found out it was salt and used for purification....duh....
Posted by: Jor | January 24, 2012 at 16:17