Sean Payton's Suspension, Power Snatches and 7×7
Anyone who follows the NFL knows that Patriot’s coach Sean Payton was suspended for “bounty hunting.” This is a “game” among players in which they earn money for knocking out or injuring players on opposing teams. Though Mr Payton was not directly involved in “bounty hunting”, he knew it was happening and apparently did little to halt the internal program. Why does this matter to us???
Mr Payton spent his time away from football immersed in a CrossFit training program that allowed him to put on muscle while dropping 20 pounds. He ran his first half-marathon (a year after sustaining a series of gruesome leg injuries following a sideline collision) and, last November, found himself joining more than 100 other workout warriors in a CrossFit competition in Dallas. “It was the only time during my suspension that I really got that game-day rush,” Payton recalled. “I must have peed three times before we started. I didn’t want to embarrass myself.” He didn’t — and, now that he’s back in charge of a Saints team that went 7-9 in his absence, he’ll channel that same competitive energy into his team’s revival.
CrossFit works, for all!
-Beth
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Wednesday’s WOD:
Power Snatch – Find 1rm
7 Rounds:
7 Power Snatches (115/75)
7 Box Jumps (30/24)
Compare to: 9/21/12
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