Animal or Not They Don't DESEARVE it.

I was going to write a blog not long ago where I would make you imagine yourself as a gorilla from the Congo. All 600lbs of you crossing that awe inspiring landscape, looking for food, searching for a mate, tending to your young and whatever other things massive primates do. But then I decided to go against that. After watching an episode of the Fifth Estate last night I decided to tell you another story to make my point and to be brutally honest.

The show last night was about animal cruelty and specifically that of animals in the entertainment business as well as that of animals confined to zoos. They were speaking about Roy Perkins (animal kingdom, movies and cheesy shows that have titles like "When animals Attack."

A law student pretending to be a animal trainer so that she could gain access and do in depth investigations on animal training centers that focus on training animals for movies or entertainment. Now we have all heard that the animals can and have been treated poorly but we often forget or are not exposed to it enough to think of it.

Think of this for one 30 second commercial a chimps ‘trainer’ hit and forcefully clenched the animals mouth and head time and time again while barking orders at the terrified animal. The whines the animal let out were all for nothing.

At the training facility the law student noted constant hitting and threatening. The punishment was usually done with a foot or hand but there was also broom handles used as a means to enforce severe punishments. She went one to say that they would also hit the animals for no reason just as they were passing by to always ensure a submissive and attentive animal. Essentially they are merely breaking down their spirit and instinct.

And why are they removing these animals from their mother at 6 months to 2 years old and treating them horribly? Come on you know what it is, it is so obvious. Yes MONEY. The next time you watch a commercial and see the chimp dressed up as a human using a phone, typing or maybe driving a car, just think about how many times that animal was beat for our ‘entertainment.’

Part 2 tomorrow.

Tracy has been doing great work on her WODs. She seems stronger on each workout and her pull-ups look powerful and clean. Although she has always trained hard and harder then most she has admitted that crossift provides fast and, more importantly, effective results.

Lately, until her knee is better, it has been a mix of as many rounds in 10 or 20mins or 5 or 7 rounds of;

clean and press, KTE – Ball, Dumbell pushups, Pull-ups, Chins, Floor wipers, DB swings, DB snatches.

This weekend will be a little more strenuous and we might test to see her max Chins. I will also be attempting the "Lion of fallujah" or "Warriors Never Die" workout from CFOT, which is dedicated in memory of Major Doug Zembiec. I will be sure to discuss more on this and the Hero it is named after, the day that I attempt the task.

Today was back; Pull-up work, rows and flys. Followed by;

WOD; I wanted to do a great deal of core work today and from the gruelling hikes and running I decided again to avoid to much leg play. I tried a modified* Cora from Crossfit Regina. It has been a tiring week and can not wait for my rest day tomorrow as this laid into me rather well especially round 2.

Cora 3rds for time;

"Cora"3 rounds for time:

400m Run *I didn’t do the run only b/c the gym was so busy I would have lost my rack.

20 Floor Wipers - 20/45lbs *used 95lbs

20 Good Mornings - 20/45lbs *used 75

20 Hanging Knee Raises

20 Abmat Situps

Rd 1; 5:15, Rd 2; 6:15, new that was not good slowing that much and it was the KTEs that did it so I dug deep for Rd 3, 4:16. for a total time of 15:48. I shaved 2 mins off of rd 2 by forcing myself to just not stop and move faster.