kevbone Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 What the F is Gym Jones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 gym jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstrickland Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Man that cat upthread go pretty riled with the Kool Aid comment, especially considering that the name of the gym is a take-off of Jim Jones, the cult leader who has his entire "congregation" commit suicide by drinking poisoned kool-aid. I thought that was pretty common cultural knowledge, maybe not. Â While no, John, I have not received an invitation to train there, something doesn't quite square with all the posturing they do about elitism and training for performance over training for appearance, etc. What I'm referring to is the fact that they readily accepted the task of "training" the actors for the film "300". Â Heath Ledger's recent passing not withstanding, I wasn't previously aware that acting in a hollywood movie was an elite physical undertaking with life or death consequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Man that cat upthread go pretty riled with the Kool Aid comment, especially considering that the name of the gym is a take-off of Jim Jones, the cult leader who has his entire "congregation" commit suicide by drinking poisoned kool-aid. I thought that was pretty common cultural knowledge, maybe not. Â I'm glad someone thought it was funny. Sheesh when did this place get so serious?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 My understanding is that gym jones has a separate session per day that "applicants" can attend and assuming they stick with it will achieve the various levels required to train @ the main "full prescription strength" session/WOD. Â My gym does the same thing... it offers 2 sessions for non members to attend/check out the program and if they are interested as well as we think they would be quality addition to the gym they receive an invitation. Â But I'm avoiding the question right... Â Yes the actors were trained/shaped by Twight... I honestly dont know if they did it in SLC or not... but did they earn the right to train @ gym jones? Likely but who knows... I dont... I am willing to bet that by the end of program he put them through they did... IMO just about anyone put through that program would be "fit" enough to train @ gym jones @ the "full prescription WOD" Â Yeah... poking fun at at 300 is easy... yeah Twight really likes to preach... and yeah: the posturing doesnt fit with the movie. Â I'm okay with it. You? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 My back hurts just watching those flingy dead lifts so I guess I'm not worthy to pay someone to ridicule and denigrate me while working out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Where in the gorge do you live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 My back hurts just watching those flingy dead lifts so I guess I'm not worthy to pay someone to ridicule and denigrate me while working out. Â From what I understand, they only ridicule you before you join. Then it's buddy, buddy, once you're in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 John....are you making fun of 300 the movie? I loved that movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstrickland Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I'm fine with it John, because really it's none of my concern one way or another. A man's gotta eat, and hollywood doesn't seem to be short of money or afraid to spend it. But for someone who crows so much about actions being the important thing, the irony is pretty rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Where in the gorge do you live? If your asking me, I live in North Bonneville, WA. Which is about 5 minutes (by car) east of Beacon Rock State Park. 5 Miles west of Stevenson, WA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couloir Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I've been in SLC all week and he won't see me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Man that cat upthread go pretty riled with the Kool Aid comment, especially considering that the name of the gym is a take-off of Jim Jones, the cult leader who has his entire "congregation" commit suicide by drinking poisoned kool-aid. I thought that was pretty common cultural knowledge, maybe not. Â I'm glad someone thought it was funny. Sheesh when did this place get so serious?? Â Whoah, you are totally right. I reread my response the other day, and I'm sorry for flaming you man. I think what I meant to say was 'my boss is a total fucking asshole". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 "We have tried to be clear about who we are and what we do but apparently we have failed" Â Considering how verbose the home page is, I'd say this is the most accurate statement Twight's come up with so far. Â Some people go for the urban samurai shit. Some just train properly and try to have fun doing it. The best competitive athletes I've known subscribe to the latter philosophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 kevbone: 300 was a fucking terrible movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_chalk Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 John....are you making fun of 300 the movie? I loved that movie. Â I'll make fun of the movie Tried watching but it was too scary for me at the begining if I remember correctly. Not an ideal flick before beddy time. *wimp* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 300 sucked Trojan horse cock. I wanted everyone to die within the first 5 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 The people of Sparta made the Nazi's look like hippies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 So is Mark Twight to blame for 300 sucking so bad? I didn't think so. Now if they had only put Mark Twight in charge of the script. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 It's too bad the Spartans didn't follow a suicide cult. Then '300' might never have been made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I personally get a lot out of gymjones.com and mark's commentary. Â I think that many people think of cf, erroneously, as a great specific workout when it clearly isn't. CF is great for general conditioning, but it's crap for specific training. Â I think gymjones does specific training very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I think that many people think of cf, erroneously, as a great specific workout when it clearly isn't. CF is great for general conditioning, but it's crap for specific training. Â What he said. Â CrossFit aims to increase work capacity across diverse, unfamiliar, or even unknowable physical challenges. CF's vehicle in pursuit of this end is constantly varied, if not randomized, functional movement executed at high intensity. Â CrossFit + climbing specific training (like going climbing) = Â Rock and Ice #166 pg52: What the heck are Max and LP doing in that photo? Hmmm... could it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 i find that simply getting lighter gear ups my "effective" fitness, no?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Depends on how you define "fitness" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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