A quick stretch before their first WOD!

  As I write this, Eric and I are both a little bit worn out.  Nope, we didn’t just finish a brutal WOD, or workout ourselves in any capacity.  We did however, just run 80 boys ranging from 12 – 17 through their very first CrossFit workout.  Working with Los Prietos Boys Camp and Academy was one of our community goals for the year, and I have to say that it was truly an awesome experience.  The look on the faces on the kids once they realized that no, their team didn’t get to divide the reps up, but they actually had to each do 100 Squats, 60 Push Ups and 30 Burpees was priceless.  Every time that we said the word “burpee” we heard a resounding “YAY BURPEE!!” in return.  If we didn’t hear it, or hear it loud enough, motivational consequences ensued in the form of said burpees.
   All in all it was a great morning.  The kids got to work in teams, encourage each other, push their bodies to the limit and feel a great sense of accomplishment.  We got to share our love of CrossFit with the future of Santa Barbara, a group of young men that have the same hopes and dreams that we all do but were dealt a very different set of cards than most of us – through no fault of their own.  At the end, the staff of the camp couldn’t have been happier to get a very exhausted class returned to them after only an hour with us.  My favorite line of the day had to be, “Sir, my legs feel kind of weird.” – music to my ears.
   This was a successful outing for everyone involved and it is not the last time that we will be heading up to Los Prietos.  Eric and I will be sure to let you know when we’re going up again and invite you all to get involved and join us for out next outing.

 Today’s Workout:
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Deadlifts.