I would like
to think that I am in good physical shape. I work out at the gym five days a
week, lifting weights, running, swimming and playing basketball. But when it comes to doing ranch work, I am
consistently weak, tired and sore. I can
bench-press 250 lbs., but I struggle taking down a 250-lb. sick calf. I can do
15 pull-ups, but I have to take a 5-minute break after pounding one T-post. On
the basketball court I might be able to set a screen on a 6’3” 250lb defender,
but when that mother cow comes at me to protect her calf you can find me
quickly climbing the closest fence.
Cross Fit is
the new fitness fad that will fade like Jazzercise. Cross Fit gyms are opening everyday across the
US. Cross Fit members use terms like WOD, which stands for Workout of the Day,
and the Cross Fit gym is called the Box. If you work out at a Cross Fit gym,
you are encouraged to video-record your clean and jerk max and then post it to
Facebook for all your friends to watch.
I am always
looking for a new business venture, so maybe I should start a Ranch Fit
Gym. I think it would be a simple
business model, paying me to keep you in shape doing my ranch work. Cross Fit
is similar to ranch work, lifting more than you should too many times with bad
form. The Box will be called the Ranch and the WOD will be called Work. If you’d like to video your
workout, it will be entertaining watching you getting mucked out by an angry
mother cow.
