Who’s Who: Mike!
23 May
WOD 5/24/2010
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A. Back Squat 60%1RM x 3; 70% 1RM x 5; 80% 1RM x amrap.
Rest 3 min b/t sets; perform @ 20X0 tempo. You must maintain tempo on amrap set!
Stretch shoulders b/t sets.
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Airdyne Baseline!
2 at a time start head to head:
Airdyne 25 “units”, then
Run 400m
40 Squats
30 Situps
20 pushups
10 Pullups or 20 Jumping Pullups
Flexibility/Mobility Focus
Standing DROM;
neck, shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, and ankle circles, etc.
For this next Who’s Who we have Mike!
How were you introduced to Crossfit?
After years of working out off and on (mostly off) at typical gyms, I found myself leaving feeling bored, tired and very frustrated. It was was time for a change. Plus, Des was calling me out on my fatness and general laziness around the house so I hit the internet and stumbled on a article on MSNBC about a training program designed for firefighters, law enforcement and military. I expanded my research and sent a email to Crossfit Portland and got an immediate reply from Rochelle to come check it out. After that first WOD, the people I met and the great vibe I felt, I was hooked. Cheema said it best, this has has become a part of our lives. And more important than that, Des and I have met some of our best friends through CrossFit Portland.
Favorite WOD/lift:
WOD: Fran. Hands down. It is also the WOD I hate the most. Of the three times I’ve done “her” it’s been a completely different experience every time 
The 2nd time I don’t even remember half the workout.
Lifts: Deadlift and Squat
I have always wanted to
Attend every major championship game in professional and college sports. Super Bowl, NBA Championship, World Series, Final Four, etc.
1 word people use to describe me:
Loyal
Outside of the gym I like to
Spend time with my beautiful wife, awesome friends, bad-ass dog and loving family. Nothing else makes me happier.
Something nobody knows about me or would be surprised to know about me:
I smoked cigarettes for 15 years before joining Crossfit. When I started I couldn’t run 400M without stopping and I couldn’t do one pull-up.
Favorite physical activity outside of Crossfit:
Anything outside when the sun is out (running, golfing, hiking, skiing, outdoor concerts, etc) and laughing so hard at some of the conversations with Crossfit friends outside the gym. You know who you are!
Favorite place(s) to eat in Portland:
Top 2:
Nob Hill Bar and Grill: Regular cheeseburger, tater-tots, and two PBR’s. Yup, not Paleo.
Andina. We’ve never had anything bad on the menu
Song that gets me pumped up for a workout:
I really like Huey Lewis and the News. However, their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when “Sports” came out in ’83, I think they really came into their own, commercial and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He’s been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humor…In ’87, Huey released, “Fore,” their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is “Hip to be Square”, a song so catchy, most people probably don’t listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it’s not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it’s also a personal statement about the band itself.
Proudest accomplishment:
Muscle up! However, considering I cannot do it consistently…well it’s frustrating as hell.
Got to love that Breamer guy! As Mike has recommended, for a good time, call “FRAN 21-15-9″.
Mike, I’m with you on the good friends, laughs, and the muscle up frustration. Good write-up. You kick ass Mike.
Good stuff, my friend.
Thanks for everything.
Amazing Huey Lewis insight Mike…Always a pleasure being in the gym (or Puyallop) with you!
Gonna try this workout tonight at my hotel in Seattle.
Mike- well played, sir. Well played… Not too many people can quote American Psycho with as much proficiency as you did…
Squat: 185/215/245×3
Metcon: 4:20
Incredible. That’s all I can say about Mike.
Websters Dictionary:
Incredible = not believable
Seriously though, Mike is one LEGIT dude.
Squat: 185/215/245×2
Metcon: 4:18
Mike, let me be the first to call out your subversive American Psycho reference with all that Huey Lewis chatter. Great Book, ok movie, even better shout out by you on the who’s who. Now please fill us in on Phil Collins’ influence on moving Genesis toward a poppier sound…Kooz
I don’t think I’ve ever seen an American Pyshco quote worked into something like this, very well played…I’m sure you were torn between the Huey Lewis or Phil Collins/Genesis reference…
Damn you, Mike! Now I can’t get Hip to Be Square out of my head.
I’ve been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn’t understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins’ presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group’s undisputed masterpiece. It’s an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Christy, take off your robe. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. Sabrina, remove your dress. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Sabrina, why don’t you, uh, dance a little. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I’ve heard in rock. Phil Collins’ solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.
That’s all man right there.
Good write-up, Mike, but I just figured you were a music critic wannabe. It’s been great getting to know you and Des outside the gym.
Squats 185/215/245×5
Metcon: 5:10
I am so lost. But impressed. Awesome write-up Mike.
Mike,
Since all I need is a “Couple Days Off,” I’m writing this from Nueva York. I met Huey Lewis in Montana after he bought a hot springs resort for a home outside of Missoula. It really doesn’t get any better than when he sticks his face in the bowl of ice water in “I Wanna New Drug.” Very refined tastes, Mike. Perhaps you could be the next marketing personality for Dos Equis as the “Most Interesting Man Alive.”
Send that weight up Breamer,
Det. Brad
backsquat: 135/157.5/180×6
metcon: 4:55
squats: 135/157.5/180×4
metcon: 6:31
You are so awesome to workout with Mike! Nice profile
Apparently American Psycho is a guy thing, but it sure makes for an interesting read! Hope to get you know you better, Mike.
Keep up the good work!
Ha! That is hilarious!
Mike, you always make me laugh!
I don’t know you all to well, but the times that I have worked with you I have enjoyed. The fact that you subversively injected the american psycho quote into your bio makes me automatically like you though
Mike, I always enjoy WODing with you in the evening class. Always with a kind word and a smile.
what a coincedence that the main page’s WOD of the day is…..you know it,Mike’s fav “FRAN”.
Back Squats: 138/165/185×6
WOD: 4:34