REMINDER:  Alia and Holley are competing at the Next Level Invitiational today down at the Orange County Marketplace.  Come on down if you get a chance to cheer the ladies on and look for Intrepid tent when you get there!  Both the 9am and 10am classes will continue as scheduled.

Drank Kool-Aid: Full time CrossFit in Sept 2010
Favorite Lifts/Movements: Olympic Lifts, Box Jumps, Deadlifts
Least Fav Lifts/Movements: Olympic Lifts (a love/hate thing depending on the day), Overhead anything, burpees, pistols
Fav WODs: Anything with deadlifts and box jumps.  Thrives on long or mentally demanding met-cons like “The Bull”
Least Fav WODs: Anything involving his goats (like this past Tuesday’s WOD w/ pistols & HSPUs)
Favorite CF Accomplishments: Hit my goal of a 250# Clean in April (thanks in large part to Ruth’s coaching), and learning how to be comfortable with the uncomfortable
CrossFit Goals: 2012 CF Games, Clean 300#, OHS BW+ for 15 reps

Nik, originally from the LA area, is a student at Western Michigan University and followed the Intrepid blog remotely for a long spell dropping in for Oly lessons and workouts whenever he was home from school.  His talent and personality have made quite an impact given the short amount of time Nik has physically been in the box.  For example when Nik was back over his Spring Break we were just beginning the Vertical Jump Challenge where he set the highest jump in the initial test.  Just this past weekend Nik flew in on Friday to begin his summer vacation only to drop-in on Saturday and join in the Intrepid Powerlifting Competition getting 2nd overall.

When he’s in the gym and not actually engaged in lifting or a WOD he is usually badgering the coaches with questions.  Outside of the gym, Nik can be found playing golf with his Dad, cooking and/or eating stupid amounts of food, taking long walks on the beach (don’t judge…he can’t get enough of the sunny weather saying  that he went a solid two months in Michigan where the sun didn’t break through the clouds).  Nik is a superb athlete and a great addition to the Intrepid community with a thirst for knowledge and ways to improve himself in all facets of his life.  Happy Birthday Nik!

WOD 05.07.11

“Kanadian Killer”
Run 1k
20 Pullups
30 KB C&J (sub HPC & PJ)
20 Pullups
Run 1k

*Today’s WOD is a version of the WOD Alia & Holley will perform today at the NLI*