Meet Carlos Flores, Gymnastics & Sledge WOD
Carlos Flores came into the gym about 3 weeks ago with his bright eyes and big smile, and his one arm. He said he was bored with the gym and was ready to start CrossFit. I had the privilege of doing five private on ramp classes with he and Manny Hernandez, the owner of Metro PC, and I was continually impressed with Carlos’ work ethic and “can-do” attitude. Over the few weeks that we worked privately together we focused on all the basic movements, on midline stabilization, and his body changed in the process. He reported to be more comfortable, and that when he lay down that his torso now lay flat on the ground instead of lopsided. He was already a fast runner, and with the addition of Pose technique he is now speedier than before. In fact his nickname in Spanish is conejo, the rabbit.
Carlos works at the Mexican Bakery across the street from Napa High, and a year ago the owners of the bakery invited him to get out and start moving around with them. He discovered the joy of his body in motion, lost 35 lbs, and is now a hard core CrossFitter.
Carlos now comes to the 9AM class everyday, and is turning into a veritable beast. Soon we will have a Carlos workout on the board, and everyone in the gym will be challenged to do what he does daily: navigate all the basic movements with one arm.
Thank you Carlos for joining us. You are an inspiration to all!
-Beth
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Gymnastic work of coaches choice
AMRAP 15mins
10 Sledge Hammer Strikes R
10 Hammer Strikes L
KB OH Walk to stairs L (Rx 53/35)
Walk back R
10 KB Swings (same bell as walk)
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