Powdered Donuts.... PART I
Freddy: "Yo Big Josh, let me get a picture of your hands....they look like giant powdered donuts.
Big Josh: "Oh man... I haven't had one of those in a long, long time."
Freddy: "You know, I haven't had a donut in a long time either."
Big Josh: "Oh I've had donuts... just not powdered donuts...."
Big Josh slapped all that chalk on his hands before he attempted each of his sets during a 5x5 deadlift at 395#. By powerlifter standards, that's not a huge lift, but for a guy who never was into deadlifting before, that is actually pretty good. It's one of the bigger 5x5 deadlifts at One World. That chalk serves a purpose: to improve his grip on the bar. Big Josh doesn't want his hands to slip at all. Powdered donut hands in this situation is perfectly acceptable.
When is it unacceptable? This much chalk on your hands when you are doing pull-ups. Your hands need to slide around that bar a little bit, otherwise they tear, especially if you are performing a huge kip and don't manage your callouses. If you are doing wallballs and chalking your hands this much (WTF??? Seriously, I've seen it happen....), you are just going to make a doughy mess. Mabe you can fry that dough up and make a true paleo donut... Be smart with your chalk use!!
Powdered Donuts....PART II
A donut (or doughnut) is a dough food that is deep fried. YUMMY! What doesn't taste good deep fried? There are many ways to make the deep fried dough spectacular: glazed, powdered sugar, granulated sugar, jelly filled.... the list goes on and on!
I'm a cop, and though I haven't had one in months, I love a good donut! It is what it is..... The problem is that a good donut is hard to find. Those THINGS they serve at Krispy Kreme are not donuts. Those are just some airy fried dough with a shitload of sugar glaze on them. There are way better offerings. In my opinion, a good donut should be meaty and airy at the same time. The glaze should not be so thick that it totally makes your teeth hurt... Amy's in Union City offers one of the best glazed donuts I have had to date.... Nothing like a donut and a pint of milk at the end of a graveyard shift. That's why we cops get associated with donut shops.... It's the only thing open at 4:30-5:00am so thats where we hang out. There were donut shops long before there were Starbucks opened that early...
Unfortunately, a donut is not your best choice for a meal. Likely it has been made from bleached flour. It is deep fried, and though that makes it wonderfully delicious, it also makes it spectacularly bad for you. Plus, I've heard that donut shop kitchens are not known for their exemplary sanitary conditions. Eggs and bacon is always a better choice, but hey, nothing wrong in treating yourself to a good donut every now and then. If definitely won't kill you or make your lose ten pounds off your max deadlift.....
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WORKOUT 8/13/2010
Strength:
Power clean 1/1/1/1/1
Conditioning:
Run 400m four times. Rest exactly two minutes between attempts.
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Big cop eats lots of donuts.....
Let him eat his way to a myocardial infarction, diabetes and necrotic tissue of the lower limbs. More 02 for me when I try for a sub 5 Fran.
Posted by: Mikey | August 17, 2010 at 02:07
Hey Freddy, Not sure if you remember this at SW Regionals, Masters Max Thruster event. Chalk...its a helluva a drug.
http://crossfitexcel.com/WOD/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/chalkman.jpg
Posted by: Terry | August 13, 2010 at 23:07
Funniest thing about that video might be that Medical Alert bracelet on him. Perhaps a diabetic?? Or a cardiac patient? Neither go well with copious amounts of donuts!!
Posted by: Bill Quillen | August 13, 2010 at 20:12
Mmmm donuts!!!
Posted by: Lancaster | August 13, 2010 at 17:14
BAD COP! That was disgusting to watch! YUCK!! I'm not having a donut anytime soon.
Posted by: Anna | August 13, 2010 at 13:57
If I was a thief in his right mind, I would have made out, well... like a thief anywhere within a mile of that place!!!
Posted by: @sushi | August 13, 2010 at 02:47
Haha! Now that's funny dunce..... thanks for the spell check.
Posted by: freddy c. | August 12, 2010 at 21:26
what is unexceptable? Not being able to spell acceptable.
Posted by: dunce | August 12, 2010 at 21:23
Man I love donuts. I used to be a pork product (LEO) and not only were there donuts thrown at my wedding (damn best man and groomsmen) but I went over a year as a cop before I ate a donut.
Posted by: Jim Glover | August 12, 2010 at 18:38
Hahah this is funny stuff... Everyone knows when I eat powdered donuts I leave no traces of them...apparently I need to step my game up when it comes to lifting big weights, thanks Freddy... Ha!
Posted by: Big Josh | August 12, 2010 at 16:24