Who’s Who: Jake
23 Feb
2/24/2010 WOD Post time/load to comments
4 rounds:
Bear crawl 4 trips
2 rope climbs
200m sandbag carry @ 1/2 BW
Stretch Mobility Focus
1-2 rounds:
Pullover stretch x10 + 10 sec hold
Active shoulder lift x10 + 10 sec hold
Down dog shoulder stretch x 30 sec
Next up in the Whos Who we have Jake. You may know Jake as the guy who leaves a lake of sweat on the floor after a hard WOD, and he often parks his truck outside with his bulldog Mingus inside.
How were you introduced to Crossfit?: My wife and I actually went through that “as seen on tv” fitness program called P90x..it was pretty cool and I got some good results but I got bored after a while…someone at work said they heard of this fitness program called crossfit …and said it was putting some marines in the hospital…I called Xi Xia the next day and did baseline.
Favorite WOD/lift: anything but fran…God I hate her..
I have always wanted to: I’ve got a huge bucket list of stuff to do..cliche kinds of stuff…having ripped abs is right up there
1 word people use to describe me: Determined
Outside of the gym I like to: Go out on the town with my wife, drink beer with buddies, hang with my dogs, work in the yard.
Something nobody knows about me or would be surprised to know: about me: I had cat scratch fever when I was 21…the most sick I’ve been inmy life..no joke..its not just a song…a cat scratched me…I developed a big abscess the size of a softball in my armpit which exploded while I was in a big performance rehearsal…standing up playing a saxophone feature …gross.. but ….awesome! After that, I was always introduced to crowds as “Jake McLain…with his explosive saxophone playing” …oh yeah after that incident this one kid liked to put newspaper out under my chair in class…what a jerk…I think he’s a politician now..
Favorite physical activity outside of Crossfit: downhill skiing, wakeboarding, working on my yard/house and walking my two dogs…hunting cats…relax I’m kidding ..I own a cat…but I don’t like it..
Favorite place to eat in Portland: many places but currently I’m having an affair with fire on the mtn
Song that gets me pumped up for a workout: I like working out to rage against the machine …but I don’t really listen to that kind of music much on my own…
Proudest accomplishment: I’m proud of a lot of things but mostly, I’m proud to be happily married to my wife Lisa, I’m proud of putting myself through school and receiving three degrees: BS Music, Masters in Education, BS nursing. I’m proud of being a professional jazz musician at one point in my life..haven’t been playing or teaching much these days though. I’m proud of quitting smoking over two years ago, losing thirty pounds or so and making physical health a priority in my life.
After the 9:15 class today (Wednesday), Paterson and Kaitlyn are going for a couples “Grace” off. Can it be as epic as Jay and Erin’s was?
Grace Off from CrossFit Portland on Vimeo.
Jake is the strongest Jazz musician, maybe in the world…stronger than Clarence Clemons I bet. It is inspirationsal for me to see Jake be so “all out” and having so much fun hitting the WODs.
If only we could harness Jake’s sweat and use it for the power of good. I think the real question is: Why isn’t everyone else sweating just as hard as Jake? Are we all holding back???
Looking forward to doing many more all-out WODs with you in the future! Keep up the strong work.
Considering the sweat, maybe newspaper under Jake during workouts isn’t such a bad idea either. I remember when Jake threw down a dumbbell and accidently hit a piece of chalk that then exploded, not unlike his pit abcess. Jake you animal, you’re like Ivan Drago in Rocky, what he hits, he destroys. Way to lay the smack down.
I love how you have Mingus as your entourage…that just makes you even TOUGHER! Nice work!
What about Stinky, in the back? Can’t the girl get any love?! I love these Who’s Who – I just learned so much about you Jake. You rock!
WOD time Rx=41:25
#100 sand bag
rope climbs from sitting/no feet
funny comments!…maybe I shared too much…exploding armpit + sweat lakes = gross Jake…at least that’s what my wife says…I tell her its man power juice
…I have so much fun WOD’n it with all you guys..looking forward to continuing this journey with you all!
That Grace-off was sick!
Way to go Jake, great comments, I was never a cat person until one adopted us.
today’s WOD w/ extra special sauce (200m carry + TGUp’s
32:53 #80 bag
rope climbs definitely with feet, your crazy!
now I have a crick in my neck so big it should be a roadside attraction.
Jake, what a Renaissance man you are!! And a sweaty one at that, apparently.
That is a fantastic Grace-off! Xi Xia, there was an awful lot of cheering for Jay in that video from you – good thing we had Lara in the background cheering Erin on.
Jake, that cat doesn’t look like it likes you any more than you like it. What a look.
Jake. Seriously. You just popped up ten notches in my book with that pit story. YOUR AN ANIMAL MAN. AN ANIMAL.
PS Mingus is a GOOD BOY – I LOVE HIM!
Jake your the man plus you’ve got a good name.
Jake, nice to meet you. That cat is the cutest ever.. let me know if you need a home for him. I will take.
– Karen at CFFV