Meeting the Man Himself

In 2012 the CrossFit Tour came to Queenstown NZ, and apart from opening my own gym, it is by far the most exciting thing I have experienced in my career in the fitness industry. There were workouts throughout both days, both for the athletes of course, but also for the rest of us. There were also parties and dinners and one of the best talks from the man himself Greg Glassman. It all just confirmed I had made the right decision to pursue a career focussing on CrossFit. It has taught me almost all I know about fitness and believe it is by far the best way to make people fitter, healthier and better period. Even Castro had a chance to speak a bit before the athletes took on the CrossFit Total at the AJ Hackett Bungy Jump bridge which was really a ridiculous experience in itself.

In the morning, Jason Kalipa took us through a simple warm up before a run and push up WOD and he chatted to us about how it was important to keep things simple and to the point when training members. He also said other probably important stuff but I was busy thinking about how cool it was Jason Kalipa was taking the warm up:) Rebecca Voigt gave me a couple of pointers during the WOD and naturally when she talks, you listen.

It was a great experience and even though it is a few years ago now, I still remember it all. If they ever came back to NZ,  I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to everyone I know.

 

Christian

 

Monday 19/09/16

Strength: 5 x 5 Strict Press

Set 1-2 @ 65%

Set 3-4 @ 75%

Set 5 @ 85%

WOD: 12 min AMRAP

100 Double Unders

35 Wall Balls 9/6kg

7 Muscle ups