When I was a kid we had crossfit...

Jason Wallis · 04-13-2012, 01:19 PM

... we just didn't call it that
40m sprint x 15-20 rounds was called Red Rover.
Rope climbs were called Getting up to the Treehouse
LSD exercise was called Riding My Bike To Where I Was Going
Farmer's Walks were known as Take 4 Buckets of Feed to the Cows
Mobility Work was Getting Your Arm Twisted by the Neighbor Kid
Cleans and Push Presses were called Loading Hay
Heavy Deadlifts were called Loading Wet Hay
Squatting was Putting Another Kid on your Shoulders to Play Chicken
We meditated too, we called it "fishing"

Anyone else Crossfit as a kid?

Jason Wallis · 04-13-2012, 01:21 PM

I forgot one...
Double Unders were called Showing Off at Recess

Jeremy Moss · 04-14-2012, 11:07 AM

You forgot Kettlebell swings...

Chopping the firewood.

More deadlifts...

Loading the freshly cut sections of tree trunks onto the farm truck to transport home for more Kettlebell swings.

Firemans carry...

Tying a freshly gutted deer's legs onto a stick, slinging it onto your back and walking it out of the woods to the nearest road.

Jason Wallis · 04-14-2012, 01:55 PM

You forgot Kettlebell swings...

Chopping the firewood.
Absolutely correct!
More deadlifts...

Loading the freshly cut sections of tree trunks onto the farm truck to transport home for more Kettlebell swings.
Yep
Firemans carry...

Tying a freshly gutted deer's legs onto a stick, slinging it onto your back and walking it out of the woods to the nearest road.
We just drag them, a la sled pulls! Sometimes not an easy task in the Ozark Mtns!

Matthew Swartz · 04-15-2012, 08:59 AM

Paleo was eating cheezits in my basement while playing Starcraft.

/thread

Gotta throw something in here about digging post holes.

Arturo Garcia · 04-16-2012, 07:04 AM

I wish I had grown up on a farm. I'd be stronger now.

Collin Thompson · 04-16-2012, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthew Swartz

Paleo was eating cheezits in my basement while playing Starcraft.

/thread

Gotta throw something in here about digging post holes.

hahah +1. don't forget about the taco bell and mountain dew.

Craig Horstman · 04-18-2012, 12:14 PM

-sled pushes involved a lawn mower and 4 acres
-sled drags involved said mower out of gas
-raking said grass after it was mowed
-my dad sold brick and kept a lot of samples at home, so there was a lot of moving those around
-sprints aka chasing my little brother

Clint Harris · 04-18-2012, 02:09 PM

- bar muscle up over fence to get ball/escape dog/short cut home
- forward rolls when chain on bike came off sprocket/snapped
- overhead carry; whatever you wanted to keep dry getting across stream
- snatch (or C&J), to get bike over fence
- when older, lots of pushing cars (jump starts, to gas station, broken down etc)

Kim Thornton · 04-24-2012, 11:17 AM

Skin-the-cats on the playground bars so you could hook your knees, hang upside down, then swing to flip off.....

Monkey bars....

Swings...the beginnings of a kip...

04-13-2012, 01:19 PM	#1
Jason Wallis Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Marshfield MO Posts: 1,179	When I was a kid we had crossfit... ... we just didn't call it that 40m sprint x 15-20 rounds was called Red Rover. Rope climbs were called Getting up to the Treehouse LSD exercise was called Riding My Bike To Where I Was Going Farmer's Walks were known as Take 4 Buckets of Feed to the Cows Mobility Work was Getting Your Arm Twisted by the Neighbor Kid Cleans and Push Presses were called Loading Hay Heavy Deadlifts were called Loading Wet Hay Squatting was Putting Another Kid on your Shoulders to Play Chicken We meditated too, we called it "fishing" Anyone else Crossfit as a kid?

04-13-2012, 01:21 PM	#2
Jason Wallis Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Marshfield MO Posts: 1,179	Re: When I was a kid we had crossfit... I forgot one... Double Unders were called Showing Off at Recess

04-14-2012, 11:07 AM	#3
Jeremy Moss Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Buckhannon WV Posts: 23	Re: When I was a kid we had crossfit... You forgot Kettlebell swings... Chopping the firewood. More deadlifts... Loading the freshly cut sections of tree trunks onto the farm truck to transport home for more Kettlebell swings. Firemans carry... Tying a freshly gutted deer's legs onto a stick, slinging it onto your back and walking it out of the woods to the nearest road.

04-14-2012, 01:55 PM	#4
Jason Wallis Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Marshfield MO Posts: 1,179	Re: When I was a kid we had crossfit... You forgot Kettlebell swings... Chopping the firewood. Absolutely correct! More deadlifts... Loading the freshly cut sections of tree trunks onto the farm truck to transport home for more Kettlebell swings. Yep Firemans carry... Tying a freshly gutted deer's legs onto a stick, slinging it onto your back and walking it out of the woods to the nearest road. We just drag them, a la sled pulls! Sometimes not an easy task in the Ozark Mtns!

04-15-2012, 08:59 AM	#5
Matthew Swartz Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Centreville VA Posts: 1,110	Re: When I was a kid we had crossfit... Paleo was eating cheezits in my basement while playing Starcraft. /thread Gotta throw something in here about digging post holes.
	__________________ "If your goal is to get stronger, stop counting and start eating, as you are wasting valuable time that could be put into food prep or the consuming of calories."

04-16-2012, 07:04 AM	#6
Arturo Garcia Member Profile: Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Posts: 1,873	Re: When I was a kid we had crossfit... I wish I had grown up on a farm. I'd be stronger now.

04-18-2012, 12:14 PM	#8
Craig Horstman Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Schweinfurt Germany Posts: 274	Re: When I was a kid we had crossfit... -sled pushes involved a lawn mower and 4 acres -sled drags involved said mower out of gas -raking said grass after it was mowed -my dad sold brick and kept a lot of samples at home, so there was a lot of moving those around -sprints aka chasing my little brother
	__________________ 33/M/5'9"/188lbs 1RM Bench:240, Squat:255, Press:150, Dead: 365

04-18-2012, 02:09 PM	#9
Clint Harris Member Profile: Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 524	Re: When I was a kid we had crossfit... - bar muscle up over fence to get ball/escape dog/short cut home - forward rolls when chain on bike came off sprocket/snapped - overhead carry; whatever you wanted to keep dry getting across stream - snatch (or C&J), to get bike over fence - when older, lots of pushing cars (jump starts, to gas station, broken down etc)
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04-24-2012, 11:17 AM	#10
Kim Thornton Member Profile: Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kansas City MO Posts: 282	Re: When I was a kid we had crossfit... Skin-the-cats on the playground bars so you could hook your knees, hang upside down, then swing to flip off..... Monkey bars.... Swings...the beginnings of a kip...

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