12/1/12 "Sweaty Christmas Balls" & a Big Island Christmas Tree Farm!

-Written by KC

On Teamwork: "Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together."  - Vesta Kelly

Super Saturday

Like most Saturday classes here at CrossFit AllStar in Waimea, Hawaii...today we delivered a partner WOD like no other! Afterwords we took the kids to Dana Ching's parent's Christmas tree Farm, Fair Olen Farm at the top of Kaloko. The farm is literally the very last house at the top of Kaloko Drive in Kona, owned by Ed Fair & Janet Olen (808)325-7490. Dana & husband Kalani are athletes here at AllStar (Dana is in the picture at right tossing a ball to Cindy in the sit up portion of the workout) so it was fun to meet their parents and check out where Dana grew up and raised her kids Jevin & Holden who also have trained here! Check it out:

Workout of the Day

"Sweaty Christmas Balls"

*All work done with a partner and a medicine ball 20#/14# or scale appropriately.

*Allowed to switch out medicine ball for different movements

*10 Burpee penalty if the medicine ball touches the ground

200m Run (carrying ball)

40 Squats (with ball at chest, pass to partner split up work alternate 1:1)

40 Alternating Sit Ups

200m Run

40 Overhead lunges w/ ball

40 Over Bar Tosses

200m Run

40 Burpee Chest Pass

40 Toes to Bar with ball between ankles/knees

*REPEAT*

Super fun workout!

Our Christmas Tree adventure!

I felt good about getting a tree that was grown right here on Big Island, for this specific purpose. They plant 2 trees for each tree they cut and have a nice little farm there! (It's kind of secret, they don't do any advertising just word of mouth but they run a great little business) It was especially fun to let the kids pick out there tree and be there, it was an event for us, and the memories will last a lifetime!

Below: Dana's parents with the kids and myself. at the Fair Olen Christmas Tree Farm in Kona at the end of Kaloko Road. Call (808) 325-7490

 Saturday workout AND got a fresh Big Island grown Christmas tree. SWEET!