If you have been reading my latest entries at all you may be aware that I started Outlaw Programming in order to prepare me to sweep the California Affiliate League and maybe qualify for Regionals in 2013. I started doing the program about one month ago and I have zero regrets. Before I visited Outlaw back in May I was unable to do a muscleup (even though I had plenty of strength), I was unable to snatch properly (even though I have had a lot of one on one instruction), and I had no idea my squat and deadlift form were all kinds of fucked up (I competed in powerlifting for 6 years and no one told me). I don’t want to come off as sucking Outlaw’s dick or anything, but his shit will make you better. It will also get you kicked out of your current affiliate. If you don’t believe me just check out the comments section of the Outlaw Way.
If you do Outlaw programming you will be as welcome as Scumbag Steve
As of this publication I am currently still a member of my affiliate. Although I know my days are limited (the owner is on a 10 day beach vacation and will have quite a surprise when she gets back). My last post was mostly full of sarcastic shit about some things I notice when I visit gyms. But some of that is actually shit I have done personally. For example, I thought introducing jerk boxes to the gym would get me carried around on peoples’ shoulders. I thought I would be heralded as a king, a god amongst men. But in actuality I was verbally assaulted by a fellow member. I was told to remove the boxes since they are a liability to the owner’s clients. First off, this doucher wasn’t the own, he is some old man who has been severely scaling the workouts for years. Second, babies are allowed to crawl all over the gym while barbell work is happening. If that is not a liability my jerk boxes surely are good to go.
Less of a liability than my jerk boxes
Everyday, me and my small group of athletes following Outlaw go into our special reserved corner and wait to drop our weights so as to not disturb the class going on. We talk in the lowest voices possible. We try not to take all the bumpers or good bars. We use our own clock for timing. And most importantly we represent our affiliate in competitions. But the dirty looks from some members and the not so thrilling discussions regarding introduction of “new-fangled” gear is starting to make me and my fellows unwelcome. Just last night a coach told us there were official complaints against us. People apparently stated that we were a distraction to their workouts. There was some other shit that was reported too but I was not in the mood to hear about it.
Distracts me during my workouts… not a single fuck was given
Fortunately there is some talk around the Outlaw circles that a list of “Outlaw Friendly” gyms may be made. I will gladly create a link on this blog with a detailed list of locations, including addresses/phone numbers/workout times/etc. I know how much this would help out the other athletes who are being threatened with having their dues returned to them. So shoot me an email or comment on this post… I will start this project as soon as I start getting some feedback.
Relax dude, I can fix it… just send me your information
Send me your shit so I can make a list.
This is possible the greatest blog post ever as we were just recently banned from doing Outlaw at our gym.
Great post. Our affiliate isn’t lame as shit, so Outlaw is allowed at our box. Also, not that I’m your little groupie, but I saw you renege on the other portion of the post (about creating your own box at home). Looking forward to seeing how that plays out.
I accidentally published the post a little early and had to pull that part off. It is not ready yet. But since you called me out on it I will hint it to you. Basically I am setting up a couple gyms in this area with some different guys. One is going to be a garage gym. The post will entail the cost and headaches of setting up a garage gym.
Isn’t Outlaw just another form of Crossfit? I mean, movement-wise, it’s similar, right? Just the programming that’s different? Crossfitters drop weights. Crossfitters yell and grunt. Crossfitters sweat. Why do affiliates hate it? Mind boggled.
not really, sort of, definitely. My coaches actually love it when we do Outlaw. We crush gym records and bring home trophies. It is the other athletes that don’t like it. Haters going to hate. Remember when you were 5 and got a “Big Wheels” and all the neighbor kids hated you until they got their deadbeat dads to buy them one? Outlaw is the “Big Wheels”.
Recently banned as well. We’re opening up a gym and it’ll be outlaw friendly. Also we will herald those who build jerk boxes as conquering hero’s and offer them all of our virgins.
dude, there is no way you have virgins at your box… if you do, I am dropping in!
Drop in, drop loads.
Banned at our affiliate too. Damn near the same circumstances. So we all quit and will form a new box. See you at regionals 2013!
I’m on to you, even here in Hawaii. Good stuff though.
Now to figure out which one of you outlaw rebels is writing this blog!
Got it…Dan.
Why would a person drop $150+ per month to be a member at Box B if you’re not doing their programming? Smells like you’ve already run off and bought your own equipment for the house, though, so good move.
you’ve been found out, dude! Funny shit though! I must say, as one of the coaches at this affiliate.. we love you guys. Sometimes it’s difficult for us coaches to instruct over the clanging, banging and grunting going on back in the corner of the box, but we still love you! Even though you’re Outlaws, you’re respectful of everyone around you and I will kick anyone’s ass who says otherwise! We can all play well together in the sand box.
Fuck yeah for coach sus!
As a box owner, and seeing the results Outlaw has been getting, I have started following most of the programming, ( can’t do all of it, so I modify it when I absolutely have to) for everyone, newbies on up. I was following mainsite and not happy with the results despite having athletes make it to regionals this past year.
The way I figure is this, I can follow mainsite, program my own, or follow Outlaw. It is a no brainer, Outlaw = Results, so why would any affiliate not do it? We are in 100% and all the people here love it. If not, they can go to one of the pussy boxes who do group exercise and call it CrossFit.
Can’t agree with you more… Outlaw is like PEDs were to baseball, it makes that shit fun. But I can’t imagine you are doing OUTLAW-WAY programming in your box, that shit takes me 2+ hours per day. The Outlaw gym WODs, while still badassasfuck, are not the same as the WAY. The WAY is some crazy BB gymnasty followed by some strength, followed by a crazy metcon that Rudy dreamed up while in a heroin coma.
First of all I love your blog, I hope you keep it coming.
Secondly, I swore I saw a link to building your own jerk boxes on here, or was that on Outlaw? Regardless, I cannot find it anymore and I read all the comments. I even used the “Google” and came up with http://www.catalystathletics.com/articles/article.php?articleID=52
Do you have a better way to do this?
These are the boxes I built… Quite expensive unless you can find the lag screws cheaper than 60 cents each. Rudy claims he only paid 30 cents. I declare him to be a liar. http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~simonrl/wl/jerkboxes/