1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Deadlift
5-5-5-5-5
Deadlift Alignment Part 1, Mark Rippetoe...[wmv]
Deadlift Alignment Part 2, Mark Rippetoe...[wmv]
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
080430
Front Squat
1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Deadlift Alignment Part 1, Mark Rippetoe...[wmv]
Deadlift Alignment Part 2, Mark Rippetoe...[wmv]
1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Deadlift Alignment Part 1, Mark Rippetoe...[wmv]
Deadlift Alignment Part 2, Mark Rippetoe...[wmv]
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
080426
Rest Day
Overhead Squat Competition...[wmv]
Metabolic Conditioning Glossary, by Greg Glassman, Jun 03 CFJ
V02 max: Maximum amount of oxygen that can be used continuously divided by body mass. Long the gold standard of aerobic fitness, the slight advantage that endurance athletes have over anaerobic athletes in V02 max can be attributable to the low body mass of endurance athletes. I can use a similar definition of strength – by dividing lifts by weight - to show that little guys are stronger than big guys.
Read the full article in PDF
Overhead Squat Competition...[wmv]
Metabolic Conditioning Glossary, by Greg Glassman, Jun 03 CFJ
V02 max: Maximum amount of oxygen that can be used continuously divided by body mass. Long the gold standard of aerobic fitness, the slight advantage that endurance athletes have over anaerobic athletes in V02 max can be attributable to the low body mass of endurance athletes. I can use a similar definition of strength – by dividing lifts by weight - to show that little guys are stronger than big guys.
Read the full article in PDF
Friday, April 25, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
080424
"Ultimate Fight in the Garage"
In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating three times.
The stations are:
Wall-ball: 14 pound ball, 10 ft target. (Reps)
Sumo deadlift high-pull: 75 pounds (Reps)
Burpees (Reps)
Push-press: 75 pounds (Reps)
Row: calories (Calories)
The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. On call of "rotate," the athlete must move to next station immediately for good score. One point is given for each rep, except on the rower where each calorie is one point.
Fight Gone Bad Demo & Explanation...[wmv]
Killer Workouts, by Eugene Allen - May 05 CFJ
Rhabdomyolysis was first described in the victims of crush injury during the 1940- 1941 London, England, bombing raids of World War II - and more recently in Eugene’s garage.
A rugby player performs intense sets of squat jumps on a hot day, collapses, and is rushed to the hospital, where he spends two days in intensive care. Doctors notice that his heart is beating abnormally and that he has unusually high levels of potassium in his blood. A soccer player runs a series of 100- meter sprints at near maximum intensity. After his eighth sprint he collapses to the ground; when he gets to the hospital he is found to have high levels of potassium and myoglobin in his bloodstream. He spends several days in the hospital and is unable to train for several weeks. A highly fit marathoner holds a 6:30 pace for 26 miles but collapses only a few feet short of the finish line. Blood tests reveal a potassium concentration three or four times the normal level and he dies.
Read the full article in PDF
In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating three times.
The stations are:
Wall-ball: 14 pound ball, 10 ft target. (Reps)
Sumo deadlift high-pull: 75 pounds (Reps)
Burpees (Reps)
Push-press: 75 pounds (Reps)
Row: calories (Calories)
The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. On call of "rotate," the athlete must move to next station immediately for good score. One point is given for each rep, except on the rower where each calorie is one point.
Fight Gone Bad Demo & Explanation...[wmv]
Killer Workouts, by Eugene Allen - May 05 CFJ
Rhabdomyolysis was first described in the victims of crush injury during the 1940- 1941 London, England, bombing raids of World War II - and more recently in Eugene’s garage.
A rugby player performs intense sets of squat jumps on a hot day, collapses, and is rushed to the hospital, where he spends two days in intensive care. Doctors notice that his heart is beating abnormally and that he has unusually high levels of potassium in his blood. A soccer player runs a series of 100- meter sprints at near maximum intensity. After his eighth sprint he collapses to the ground; when he gets to the hospital he is found to have high levels of potassium and myoglobin in his bloodstream. He spends several days in the hospital and is unable to train for several weeks. A highly fit marathoner holds a 6:30 pace for 26 miles but collapses only a few feet short of the finish line. Blood tests reveal a potassium concentration three or four times the normal level and he dies.
Read the full article in PDF
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
080420
"Chelsea"
Complete the following each minute on the minute for 30 minutes:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
080418
For time:
2000m Row
50 Dumbbell Snatches, 35 lb.
50 Box jumps, 20 inch box
50 Deadlifts, 135 lbs.
50 Push-ups
50 Pull-ups
50 Wall ball shots, 20lb. ball
Thursday, April 17, 2008
080417
"Elizabeth"
21-15-9 reps of:
Clean 135 pounds
Ring dips
Post time to comments.
Elizabeth (as Rx'd) (Annie and Greg)...[wmv]
How Fit Are You, by Greg Glassman - Apr 03 CFJ
We’ve long desired to offer a fitness competition consistent with our fitness model (See CrossFit Journal October 2002, "What is Fitness?") and have found the task fraught with difficulties.
Early we realized that the logistics of running an on-site fitness competition like STREND are both complicated and ultimately limit the number of participants. The fitness test, or competition, that we offer this month is conducted at a facility and time of the athlete’s choosing.
Our initial hope was to design a competition that would not only reflect CrossFit's broad fitness concept but would also accommodate men and women, large and small athletes, the young and seniors, and individuals of all fitness levels. Additionally, we wanted a competition that would motivate and reward fitness improvements among our fittest. Specifically, we set out to motivate an improvement in the absolute strength, relative strength, and gymnastics foundations of all CrossFit participants. Unfortunately this last consideration rendered the design troublesome for many who are other than already very fit and male. So, what we ended up with was a competition where the ability even to complete the test suggests a fairly advanced level of fitness.
Looking at the ten general physical adaptations to exercise (cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, stamina, power, speed, flexibility, agility, accuracy, coordination, and balance) we saw that advanced calisthenic and weightlifting movements present an excellent opportunity to advance neurological skills like agility, accuracy, coordination, and balance.
Read the full article in PDF
21-15-9 reps of:
Clean 135 pounds
Ring dips
Post time to comments.
Elizabeth (as Rx'd) (Annie and Greg)...[wmv]
How Fit Are You, by Greg Glassman - Apr 03 CFJ
We’ve long desired to offer a fitness competition consistent with our fitness model (See CrossFit Journal October 2002, "What is Fitness?") and have found the task fraught with difficulties.
Early we realized that the logistics of running an on-site fitness competition like STREND are both complicated and ultimately limit the number of participants. The fitness test, or competition, that we offer this month is conducted at a facility and time of the athlete’s choosing.
Our initial hope was to design a competition that would not only reflect CrossFit's broad fitness concept but would also accommodate men and women, large and small athletes, the young and seniors, and individuals of all fitness levels. Additionally, we wanted a competition that would motivate and reward fitness improvements among our fittest. Specifically, we set out to motivate an improvement in the absolute strength, relative strength, and gymnastics foundations of all CrossFit participants. Unfortunately this last consideration rendered the design troublesome for many who are other than already very fit and male. So, what we ended up with was a competition where the ability even to complete the test suggests a fairly advanced level of fitness.
Looking at the ten general physical adaptations to exercise (cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, stamina, power, speed, flexibility, agility, accuracy, coordination, and balance) we saw that advanced calisthenic and weightlifting movements present an excellent opportunity to advance neurological skills like agility, accuracy, coordination, and balance.
Read the full article in PDF
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
080414
Weighted pull-ups 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
Post loads to comments.
Weighted Pullup Variations...[wmv]
Men's Journal - Health and Fitness
50 Greatest Health & Fitness Websites
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Weighted Pullup Variations...[wmv]
Men's Journal - Health and Fitness
50 Greatest Health & Fitness Websites
Sunday, April 13, 2008
080413
"Tabata Something Else"
Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by ten seconds of rest where the first 8 intervals are pull-ups, the second 8 are push-ups, the third 8 intervals are sit-ups, and finally, the last 8 intervals are squats. There is no rest between exercises.
Post total reps from all 32 intervals to comments.
WOD Demo - video [wmv]
Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by ten seconds of rest where the first 8 intervals are pull-ups, the second 8 are push-ups, the third 8 intervals are sit-ups, and finally, the last 8 intervals are squats. There is no rest between exercises.
Post total reps from all 32 intervals to comments.
WOD Demo - video [wmv]
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
080407
"Joshie"
Complete three rounds for time of:
40 pound Dumbbell snatch, 21 reps, right arm
21 L Pull-ups
40 pound Dumbbell snatch, 21 reps, left arm
21 L Pull-ups
Post time to comments.
These are squat not power snatches.
The Pull-up, by Greg Glassman - Apr 03 CFJ
Interesting, intelligent, useful information about the pull-up is not easy to come by. Here’s an interesting article we found from Clarence Bass’ site on Pavel’s theory of "greasing the groove" (http://www.cbass.com/Synaptic.htm). Find us another. Please! There are internet sites and message boards dedicated to bench press technique, mechanics, routines, and performance, where nothing similar exists for the pull-up.
How can a movement of such enormous import stir such little interest? It doesn’t make sense that the pull-up doesn’t inspire the same discussion, analysis, and overall attention that so many other movements do like the bench press and squat.
But, first let’s back up a little bit and give a definition of the pull-up. We’ll use Merriam Webster’s definition of "chinning" - "to raise oneself while hanging by the hands until the chin is level with the support" to describe what we call a "pull-up."
Notice that we make no mention of grip, underhand or overhand (supinated or pronated). We don’t care, and we don’t want you to either. When you can do 40 pull-ups you won’t care much if the grip is underhand, overhand, wide, narrow, or mixed – it all starts to feel the same. The lesson is - mix it up.
How significant is the pull-up? In our view the pull-up is:
• At least as important as any other upper body exercise
• An essential part of athletic training
• Perfectly functional
• A gateway exercise to highly developmental gymnastics movements
• Singularly unique and valuable, and so has no replacement ("lat pull-down" is a weak substitute)
Read the full article in PDF
Complete three rounds for time of:
40 pound Dumbbell snatch, 21 reps, right arm
21 L Pull-ups
40 pound Dumbbell snatch, 21 reps, left arm
21 L Pull-ups
Post time to comments.
These are squat not power snatches.
The Pull-up, by Greg Glassman - Apr 03 CFJ
Interesting, intelligent, useful information about the pull-up is not easy to come by. Here’s an interesting article we found from Clarence Bass’ site on Pavel’s theory of "greasing the groove" (http://www.cbass.com/Synaptic.htm). Find us another. Please! There are internet sites and message boards dedicated to bench press technique, mechanics, routines, and performance, where nothing similar exists for the pull-up.
How can a movement of such enormous import stir such little interest? It doesn’t make sense that the pull-up doesn’t inspire the same discussion, analysis, and overall attention that so many other movements do like the bench press and squat.
But, first let’s back up a little bit and give a definition of the pull-up. We’ll use Merriam Webster’s definition of "chinning" - "to raise oneself while hanging by the hands until the chin is level with the support" to describe what we call a "pull-up."
Notice that we make no mention of grip, underhand or overhand (supinated or pronated). We don’t care, and we don’t want you to either. When you can do 40 pull-ups you won’t care much if the grip is underhand, overhand, wide, narrow, or mixed – it all starts to feel the same. The lesson is - mix it up.
How significant is the pull-up? In our view the pull-up is:
• At least as important as any other upper body exercise
• An essential part of athletic training
• Perfectly functional
• A gateway exercise to highly developmental gymnastics movements
• Singularly unique and valuable, and so has no replacement ("lat pull-down" is a weak substitute)
Read the full article in PDF
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