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Arbel “Oly Shoes” Meidav

• Favorite WOD: Grace
• Favorite Lift: Over Head Squat
• Fastest 500m: 1:25
• Age: 33
• Little Known Fact: Only missed 1 question on the Math Section of his SAT’s
• Favorite Cheat Meal: Hav’a Chips
• Least Favorite WOD: Filthy Fifty
• Been CrossFitting Since: November 2009

Recent Accomplishments:

• April NLP – 11th
• August NLP – 45th (damn pull overs)
• CrossFit Level 1 Certified
• 1st Annual Paleo Challenge Winner

For those of you who have made it to a 6:00am class know how difficult it can be to crank out WOD’s at your highest intensity during that time of day. This post is to highlight one of the most consistent and intense 6:00amer’s  at CrossFit South Bay.

I first met Arbel back in December when I started at CrossFit South Bay. I thought two things right way: 1) Wow, someone else who’s crazy enough to workout this early, 2) Hey, Arbel kinda looks like Jesus…

After I came to the conclusion that he was just another CrossFitter (not Jesus), I developed an admiration for his commitment to technique,  ability to pick up new skills quickly and desire to grow as an athlete. For those of you who don’t know him that well, Arbel is the only guy at CFSB that can pull off baggy shorts and still blow through the most difficult of WOD’s.

Ive witnessed Arbel do some crazy cool things like 60 overhead squats un-broken along being one of the few that completed the monthly burpee challenges (twice). No matter how long it takes him to finish a WOD, he sticks around cheering on the remaining CrossFitters, pushing us all to new levels of excellence.

I can only think of one to celebrate this great athelte we’ve created a workout worthy of his name!

Workout of the Day 9/2/2010

For Time: Arbel

A. Overhead Squat 3-3-3

B. 500M Row (Max Effort)
10 Overhead Squat (115/75)
15 Box Jumps (24/20)
20 Kettlebell Swings (2Pd/1.5Pd)
8 Overhead Squats
20 Box Jumps
25 Kettlebell Swings
6 Overhead squats
25 Box Jumps
30 Kettlebell Swings