Growing up, I briefly attempted to learn boxing.

I remember a few things: stance and footwork, beating a heavy bag, and how to throw a straight punch.

But the thing I remember the most was the smelly ass gym.

It was FUNKY.

That sweat smell that gets into the gloves, clothes, floor and walls.

It never comes out, and eventually gets in YOU.

The memory is so vivid that when you see boxing gyms TV, you immediately smell the funk all over again.

It makes you think of the bell ringing, the sound of the bag, the whir of jump ropes, and working hard.

Back with CrossFit started, all of the gyms had that same smell.

You’d walk in, see the home-made equipment, the dark/dirty warehouse, and smell the smell, and it told you

“this place is serious”.

Things have changed over the years.

Nowadays if you walk in and smell that funk, it tells you

“they just don’t care”

That mixture of body odor and the chemicals they use to try and mask the smell is a signature of bargain gyms.

(except on Fridays at Planet Fitness, when it’s also the smell of free pizza)

Combine that with the poorly maintained equipment, and questionable people training alongside you and it’s no wonder you never want to show up to work out.

Good luck getting results in that kind of environment.

On the other hand, the best CrossFit-style gyms have ditched the old equipment, the dank and dirty warehouses, and opened the windows to let the smells out.

They are full of people who work hard and encourage each other, and owners who care about your experience, from the cleanliness of the floors to the quality of the coaching.

Most importantly, they care about your results not just your membership dues.

If your gym stinks like a place that doesn’t care, come check us out – /get-started/

Coach “smells coffee and Le Croix” Jay

PS – The Hale Throwdown is almost upon us! April 23rd is the date, look out for a big announcement next week.

PPS – Hale now offers sports massage! Romeo has been a professional massage therapist for over 5 years, focusing specifically on sports massage, and helping people recover from tightness or injury and getting them training again.

It’s only $30 for 30 mins, $60 for 60, and $90 for 90 mins.

He’ll be in every other Tuesday, starting March 22th. Email us to sign up or use the sign up sheet at the gym to check it out!

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Workout of the Day for (3-4-13)

Announcements:

Hale Open workout 16.2 Tomorrow 5:30-7:30pm.

Workout:

SCALED:
With a running clock, complete as many reps
as possible of:
25 hanging knee raises/sit-ups*
50 single-unders
15 squat cleans
If completed before 4 minutes proceed to:
25 hanging knee raises/sit-ups*
50 single-unders
13 squat cleans
If completed before 8 minutes proceed to:
25 hanging knee raises/sit-ups*
50 single-unders
11 squat cleans
If completed before 12 minutes proceed to:
25 hanging knee raises/sit-ups*
50 single-unders
9 squat cleans
If completed before 16 minutes proceed to:
25 hanging knee raises/sit-ups*
50 single-unders
7 squat cleans
Stop at 20 minutes

Rx’d:
With a running clock, complete as many reps
as possible of:
25 toes-to-bars
50 double-unders
15 squat cleans
If completed before 4 minutes proceed to:
25 toes-to-bars
50 double-unders
13 squat cleans
If completed before 8 minutes proceed to:
25 toes-to-bars
50 double-unders
11 squat cleans
If completed before 12 minutes proceed to:
25 toes-to-bars
50 double-unders
9 squat cleans
If completed before 16 minutes proceed to:
25 toes-to-bars
50 double-unders
7 squat cleans
Stop at 20 minutes