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August 22, 2007
CrossFit Works for Surfing, Too
James tearing it up in Indonesia earlier this year
James, who many of you know as "The Assassin," recently returned to CrossFit Oakland after 4 months of surfing in Indonesia (we should all be so lucky). Even with a long layoff from training, there are still glimpses of his old assassin-like self and we have no doubt that he'll be back in full force in no time at all. He's hardly missed a beat, it seems.
Upon his return to CrossFit, in addition to passing along some photos, James had the the following to say about CrossFit:
Good to be back at CrossFit Oakland, and to see the old faces, as well as new ones.
Most of my travels were in Indonesia searching for waves. I found them, and my past CrossFit training was right there with me. I want to show off a few pics and share how CrossFit helped me. I thought I might notice a difference in paddling and energy, yeah, but it was more about the impact CrossFit training had on my "core" that gave me a boost. I could feel the difference in bottom turns and cutbacks. They're right when they say the training is functional. Looking forward to getting back in shape. Nuff said....let's do a WOD!
Thanks for the endorsement, James. We're stoked to have you back with us again.
Rest Day WOD
After lots of rowing skill work, do the following:
15-12-9 Reps:
Kettlebell Swings @ 1.5 pood
Dumbbell Push Presses @ 40#
Posted by Mike Minium at August 22, 2007 9:48 PM
Comments
Awesome pictures James!
Amy and I went surfing for the first time last week...and those waves look pretty damn big to me. Nice work!
Posted by: Allen at August 22, 2007 11:17 PM
Beautiful pictures James...it's good to see you again!
Posted by: Nicole Okumu at August 23, 2007 6:16 AM
Hey James can I trade lives with you? No? Oh well...
Posted by: Maximus at August 23, 2007 6:30 AM
WOD today???
Posted by: Melissa at August 23, 2007 3:00 PM
What's WOD today?
Posted by: Melissa at August 23, 2007 3:00 PM