1,000 AIR SQUAT CHALLENGE

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On Friday, August 27th Athlete E.G.O. and I are bringing you the "1,000 Air Squat Challenge". You have from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on 8.27.10 to complete 1,000 Air Squats. This will be a World Wide Challenge. The challenge can be followed through the Twitter hashtag #1000Squats. The first person to video tape ALL their squats and send it to me and Jorge will win an $25 Elite FTS gift card. (Note: The video taping is optional, just for those trying to win the gift card.)
The winner will not be notified till day's end. Obviously because we want EVERYONE to finish.
Check out EliteFTS and the gift card here ..... http://bit.ly/chfs7y.

Here is an instructional video with the proper cues
on how to air squat:

Find Jorge Sanchez on Twitter @AthleteEGO &
more on me @JoePetrusky.

CFL 8.23.10 W.O.D.

Tabata Box Jumps
Tabata KB Front Squat
Tabata KB Push Press
Tabata KB Squat Thruster

Tabata is :20 sec on; :10 sec off; 8 rounds per exercise.
Use one kettlebell throughout the duration of the workout.
Alternate hands during each :20 set.

Get Some.

THE GREATEST BACON RECIPE CHALLENGE - RESULTS!

The emails, tweets and linkedin messages have come in for a week now. And the final results are in. I was very happy to see some well thought out and delicious recipes. Some cracked me up, some looked not so great and we had a few repeats. But the winner is the ....

Michael Whities
Hamburger Turtles

HE CALLS IT BACON EXPLOSION!!

And he is our winner of a
CFL T-Shirt & OMAHA STEAK BACON!!

Here is the exact primal recipe Michael sent to me ...
ENJOY, I know I am!! (No turtles were hurt during this challenge)

Handmade ground beef patties, topped with sharp cheddar cheese, wrapped in a bacon weave, then the next step, add hotdogs as the heads, legs with slits for toes and tail.

Next step. Place on an oven rack, covered loosely with foil and baked for 20-30 minutes at 400 degrees. A little crispy, not too crunchy....

STAY CONNECTED FOR THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE ......

Find more info by following me on Twitter @JoePetrusky.

CFL Links of the Week

Love Park on 7.19.2010

I will start you off with an oldie. Fast Company's "Balance is Bunk". A great read for those struggling to find that happy middle ground. That is pretty much everyone I know, so read up.

Success Magazine talks about "Maximizing your Potential". It concentrates on generating wealth and gives some great insight.

Now, on to the strength and conditioning side of things. EliteFTS is always a major contributor and here are their best of the week. Dave Tate writes "PartVII: So you Think you can Bench?". Dave is always informative and comes off humorous in his straight forward approach. Kasey Esser teaches us about "Classifying your Clients".

The hustler, Zach Even-Esh bring us "7 Ways to Keep your Edge and Become a Gladiator".

Jimmy Smith of the Diesel Crew along with Nate Green teach us about "Building the Death Grip".

Robb Wolf's "The Paleo Solution" Pre-order page is up on Amazon. Order your copy now.

And lastly find out "What has Brock Lesnar learned on the ground."

THE GREATEST BACON RECIPE CHALLENGE

BACON, BACON, BACON!!

Today, I am kicking off:
THE GREATEST BACON RECIPE CHALLENGE.

We all love it.
We all can eat a pack at a time. Hell maybe two!
Now share with us your favorite bacon recipe.

The Most Creative, Appetizing, and Fun entry will win a:
CROSSFIT LOVE T-SHIRT & A WEEK SUPPLY OF BACON!

The rules are as follows:
1. You must send a detailed recipe (cooking directions and ingredients).
2. You must supply us with a picture of all the prepped ingredients.
3. You must have a ready to eat recipe picture.The more creative the better!
4. Turkey Bacon Recipes will count.
5. Deadline August 21, 2010 @ 12pm EST.
6. To follow our Twitter chat use the hashtag: #baconrules.

SEND ALL ENTRIES TO: joe.petrusky@crossfitlove.com
Use BaconRules on the subject line.

Aliza Getting After Her Pullups

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