Prosthetists and Crossfit

I have been intrigued by this new (to me) idea of crossfit as a workout plan.  I asked a friend recently to describe the concept to me, and he said it is a mixture of gymnastics, weightlifting, and something else (I forgot the third one).  A crossfit "box" or gym offers a daily workout called, fittingly, the workout of the day, or WOD.  The best I can understand, members of the gym then show up when they want to and do the WOD either alone or with a group.  Part of the experience is to develop a team and have a support system to both encourage and push you to reach your goals on a given day or over a period of time.

One thing I have realized since becoming a prosthetist is that I am exhausted and starving at the end of a workday.  So, if I am going to work out, I usually do so in the mornings before work.  As I was contemplating this idea of the WOD, I realized that I already have a WOD.

The daily WOD for a prosthetist goes something like this:

• Modify and smooth 3 plaster molds: aka, intense triceps workout
• Lift some combination of mixed (wet) plaster and/or solid plaster molds, 10 reps x2: biceps workout
• Run or walk back and forth between patient rooms and lab, 10x per day: cardio
• Squat down and duck under parallel bars, back and forth 20x per day: glutes, hamstrings
• Squat down as low as you can in order to best observe gait, 10x per day: glutes, hamstrings again
• Try to sit up straight in your chair while writing notes: abs (just kidding, there is no sitting during the day)
• Grind and smooth test sockets or other devices in machine room: shoulders, back
• Loosen/tighten bolts with t-handle wrenches, unlimited/day: wrist, forearm
• Cut pylon with pipe cutter, 1-2/week: wrist, forearm, biceps, abs (if you are me, it takes all these muscle groups to make it happen)
• Lunch is optional

And there you have it, the prosthetist's WOD.  We don't need no stinkin' crossfit.