Vince Lombardi 's famous number one speech

"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

"There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and that's first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win.

"Every time a football player goes to play his trade he's got to play from the ground up - from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That's O.K. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to p...

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BW = 105lbs , Snatch = 203lbs (enough said)

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/phys-ed-preventing-acl-injuries-in-girls/
New York Times article on "Preventing ACL Injuries in Girls"

The summation of this article is:

Land softly

Learn to control your trunk

Work on Body alignment

I understand tearing your ACL is a terrible experience and can take quite some time to repair. Here are some methods that I would employ ,to follow the above guidelines and prevent future injury.

Land Softly:
When doing plyometrics (our powerful speed and explosive work) emphasis on proper technique is very important.
Box Jumps: Start at a hei...

Dave's impressive back squat!

CrossFit London learned of some exciting news with the recent engagement of Dave Collie and Julia Stewart! They met at the gym this past summer when Julia signed up for a month-long Bootcamp, and they both quickly fell head-over-heels in love. Julia admitted that Dave’s fine physical physique kept her motivated to train at the gym consistently in the beginning stages of her CrossFit career. The wedding is planned for August 2010, although Dave may have to call it off if Julia remains unsuccessful in getting her first official pullup by that time. Congrats guys on your great news!!

PS The next 3 day/wk bootcamp starts March 8 (no promises ladies)
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Meagan having a post workout nap.

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Every once in a while someone will come through bootcamp and think that they can pull off a new trick to cheat a movement. The first thing I will say is that you are only cheating yourself. The second thing I will say is that we all have bad days. This is an opportunity for all of my members or other crossfitters to confess for skipped reps, cheating range of motion, Skipping class.... anything else that is less than was asked of you.

I think this is an important exercise because it reminds us where we came from and lets all the current bootcampers know, that everyone has been there...

Now that you have confessed do 2...