“There is simply no other exercise, and certainly no machine, that produces the level of central nervous system activity, improved balance and coordination, skeletal loading and bone density enhancement, muscular stimulation and growth, connective tissue stress and strength, psychological demand and toughness, and overall systemic conditioning than the correctly performed full squat.” - Mark Rippetoe

More Bustin' Loose...

Hats off to all the crew who donned the pink and participated in the run...

Ray looking good in his pink tights after smashing the 5k in 21:25 1st in is category 4th overall!
Hell yeah!!

Bustin' Loose

Good luck to all the BadAss Badlands crew that will be sporting pink while running in the
Bustin Loose Race tomorrow!

Ray's ready!!! Hey...isn't that Tylene's tank?? :)

A Fundraiser for Dominque!

We had the pleasure of getting to know Dominique while he was training at the Underground in preparation  for his canoeing trip. The trip is to honour his uncle who died of a massive heart attack at age 42 and to raise awareness about heart disease. Dominique is in the process of canoeing his uncle's ashes to New Orleans from Saskatchewan. Check out his website Canoeing to New Orleans

Amber is spear heading a fundraiser to help Dominique obtain his dream. There will be a BBQ held at the Brick on October 20th.  On Monday, there will be a silent auction starting... some of the items up to grab are an autograph Steve MacIntyre hockey stick, gift certificate and more.... 

...rumor has it that two coaches agreed to put them selves up for auction :) The highest bidder will get to turn the tables around and put together a WOD for them to do... should be fun!

Th auction starts on Monday! Stay tuned for more details!

Fun Friday

...and nope Im not going to post the wod, u just have to come  :)

OMFQ!! :)

4 rounds

50 air squats
25 kbswings
10 pushups

Skins Canada at the gym!

SKINS are coming to BADLANDS UNDERGROUND Thursday, Sept 27!

Be sure to come out Thursday, September 27 from 4pm to 8pm as we welcome Rod Roblin from SKINS Canada to learn about the many benefits of training and recovering in these amazing garments.

“SKINS™ is the global leader in cardio-vascular acceleration gear and their products feature premium body-molded performance gradient compression with built-in BioAcceleration Technology™. The garments are engineered to provide the correct level of surface pressure to specific body parts, triggering an acceleration of blood flow that delivers more oxygen to working muscles to enhance their performance. Improved circulation also helps eliminate lactic acid build-up and other metabolic wastes so you can go harder longer and recover faster.”

“The improved oxygenation is most marked in recovery from vigorous exercise. As a result, muscle repair is faster, with a greater effect if your SKINS™ are worn for longer. The best effects on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), which can last for more than 48 hours, are seen after 8 hours during which pain, muscle weakness and alertness are dramatically improved.”

4 rounds

6 thrusters (heavy)
9 box jumps
12 T2B

2 rounds of

12-9-6-3

Power Cleans
Ring Dips

 

short and sweet :)

10-8-6-4-2

SDHP
Bar jumping burpees

5 rounds

10 push press
400m run

Post wod refueling!! Nice job Rob :)

Like Mother, Like baby!

Baby Schlamp is already doing CrossFit! Look at that headstand!!!

21-15-9

OVHS

Box Jumps

5 rounds

5   pull ups
10 power cleans
50 Double Unders


the early morning crew workin and stretchin

Buzz on Coffee

For all you coffee drinkers out there... as with everything moderation is key :) Not suggesting you start drinking coffee just thought these articles were interesting.

When researchers looked at specific causes of death, they found that coffee drinkers had lower rates of:

• Heart disease
• Lung disease
• Stroke
• Injuries and accidents
• Diabetes
• Infections

Cancer deaths were similar in frequency among those who did or did not drink coffee.
Observing a lower death rate among coffee drinkers does not prove that coffee itself is responsible. A study of this type cannot determine cause and effect....

By Robert H. Shmerling, 

M.D. Harvard Medical School

Many studies have recently been published suggesting coffee is not the health-damaging beverage it’s been portrayed to be; research now suggests coffee can lower your risk for type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, stroke, and cancers of the liver, kidney and prostate

mercola.com

When the coach is away ........... oh so busted!!

3 rounds

10 medball push ups
20 wall lateral throws against the wall
30 squats with the ball
20 ball slams
20 v situps with the med ball

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530 crew did:

5 rounds

400m run
20 GHSU/K2E/or sit ups
14 wallball shots
10 power cleans

Fun Friday

5 rounds

10 Ground to Overhead
8 Pistols
6 Push ups

5 rounds

6 HSPU
12 T2B
15 Air squats

How about Pajamas on WOD? Oh yeah Heindricks!!

Kaine lifts 445 lbs not once but 4 times!!

My aunt Delores stops by and shows us how to pull the 124lb kettlebell :)

front squat

5-5-5-3-3-1

then

7 min AMRAP of

10 Wallbal1

10 Mountain Climbers

20-15-10-5-10-15-20 

Kettlebell swings
Box jumps

A lot of deadlift PR's at the underground today! Hats off to Steve for joining the 400 lb club!!
Hell Yeah!!

Steve getting down and dirty at the Spartan Race

Team Underground remains undefeated!

Redemption Friday At Mosaic Place  - Moose Jaw

Guage fighting in the featherweight division defeated Mitch Stewart from Saskatoon and Jeremy in the welterweight fight defeats Dustyn Malinowski  from Moose Jaw! Congratulations boys!!

Moose Jaw Times:
"Medicine Hat’s Gauge Beck started the night off with a bang as he beat Mitch Stewart in 40 seconds, Beck landed a series of blows to Stewart’s head before forcing him to tap out."

Jeremy

FGB Friday!!

In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. We've used this in 3 and 5 round versions. The stations are:

1. wallball shots
2. sumo deadlift high pull
3. box jump
4. push press
5. row for calories

The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. On call of "rotate," the athlete/s must move to next station immediately for good score. One point is given for each rep, except on the rower where each calorie is one point

 

100 what??

Yep 100 thrusters...

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?..."

5 rounds

20 wallball
10 sit ups

Gym Closed Today

Too Much Sugar Makes You Stupid :)

 

 

Story at-a-glance

• A new UCLA study shows that fructose impairs your memory and learning; this is the first study to demonstrate that excess fructose consumption can directly damage your brain
• The research also indicates that omega-3 fats, specifically DHA, can mitigate fructose’s damaging effects on brain function
• Concern over skyrocketing obesity rates have inspired a new four-part HBO documentary series called “The Weight of the Nation”, which can be viewed in its entirety for free
• Dangerous type 2 diabetes drugs are again brought into the spotlight by a whistle blower who reports that Takeda Pharmaceuticals concealed and downplayed adverse events reports for its diabetes drug Actos, including hundreds of reports of heart failure; the drug has been banned in Germany and France and is the subject of hundreds of lawsuits, but continues to be sold in the U.S.

To read more and to view the HBO Documentary click the link:  

Too Much Sugar Affects Your Brain Health  

More interesting articles:

High fructose corn syrup: just another sugar? - CBC News

Cancer cells slurp up fructose, US study finds- Reuters.com

 

NO Classes Holiday Monday...

A good read...

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