CrossFit East Bay Rest Day 8-25-08: Heavy Hitters

By Maximus on August 24, 2008 7:49 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

CFEB Heavy Hitters James, Jim, Elaine and Ev (left to right)

I was looking at doing a series of athlete profiles, which I plan to do soon, when I came across this picture of four of the most consistent athletes at CFEB. It is no coincidence that they have such great performance. Just showing up on a regular basis is the first key to improvement.

James is our resident Metcon champ: he got a 24+ round Cindy and did the recent 15-12-9 135# Thruster, Muscle-Up workout in a very respectable 22 minutes!

Jim recently got his first 300# deadlift, and got a 145# C&J and a 160 clean today just messing around with me after the WOD. He is the first CFEB athlete to achieve the new C2B (chest-to-bar) pull-up standard on all of his reps.

Elaine is the most consistent CFEB athlete and it shows. She comes to nearly 100% of classes and is quietly, constantly, improving. This tiny dynamo, at a bodyweight of 105 has, by my estimation turned 5 pounds of fat into 5 pounds of muscle, no mean feat for someone with her lean and mean genetics. She recently DL'd 165# and is constantly improving in every way. She also has the strongest grip to weight ratio of any CFEB athlete who is not a professional route setter.

Ev has a bit of an unfair advantage since she has been CrossFitting for several years now, but she has really stepped it into high gear lately, with a 240# Deadlift at a bodyweight of 120#, 2X BW, which is a CrossFit L3 (advanced) standard. I was glad to see I have some old video of her doing the "got grip" AKA "Blood On The Rope" workout with a 65# barbell (RX for women was 165#, which would be a joke for her now) and struggling to get 5 ring rows! She is working on getting a muscle-up and is one of a handful of CFEB female athletes who are very close to getting it. Check out this video of her first rope climb December 2006.

EV's New Blog

Here is the old video. Quite a trip and very, very inspiring.

5 Comments

By Ev

on August 24, 2008 9:16 PM

James, Jim and Elaine: you guys are truly amazing. I actually cried when I read this. Crossfit is such a wealth of support and inspiration and, in so many ways, helps me stay sane. Max, you're a remarkable leader and gifted coach. Thank you.

By Rebecca Ralls on August 25, 2008 8:20 AM

You sure have come a long way Ev :-) Fun video.

By Joe P on August 25, 2008 4:35 PM

hi max,ev

the new rooftop workout looks very cool, and you've got some killers over there.

joe p

By james

on August 25, 2008 9:36 PM

I'm grateful that James and Jim are there to set the bar high.

By Elaine on August 25, 2008 10:35 PM

It's funny that Jim is the only one doing any work in the pic. Beside from the fact that I am addicted to CrossFit, I find it much less painful to come consistently rather than in spurts. My body has adapted and I don't feel the tear-inducing soreness after the workouts now. By the way, I did not turn 5 lbs of fat into muscle, I gained 5 lbs of muscle because I only weighed 100. I call them Muscles by Max. :)