[affiliate content network] New Article from Again Faster
- From: "Jonathan Gilson" <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: crossfit@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:56:33 -0400
Hey Guys,
I just did a write-up on CrossFit, sport-specific training, and the Scott
Firefighter Combat Challenge. Check it out, and if you like, feel free to
post it per Affiliate Content Network Guidelines:
The Toughest Two Minutes
by Jon Gilson, Again Faster
Dubbed "the toughest two minutes in sports" by ESPN, the Scott Firefighter
Combat Challenge <http://www.firefighter-challenge.com/> is tailor-made for
CrossFitters. The participants, all active firefighters, scale a five-story
tower with a 45-pound high-rise pack, pull a second pack up from the ground,
rocket back down the tower, and hit every step en route. Picking up a
9-pound plastic hammer, they drive a 160-pound slug three feet along a
skid. Abandoning this setup, the firefighters sprint through a serpentine
course, pick up a charged fire hose, and drag it thirty feet through a pair
of saloon doors. Pulling a handle, they unleash a jet of water on a
circular target.
Ten feet distant, 175 pounds of dead weight waits for rescue. Grabbing the
man-sized dummy around the torso, the firefighters backpedal fifty feet to
the finish line, collapsing to the ground to the sound of a buzzer. The best
athletes run the course in under 1:30.
Click here to continue reading. (Link to:
http://www.againfaster.com/articles/the-toughest-two-minutes.html)
Thanks!
Best,
Jon
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