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Monday, December 19, 2011
Movin’ Up: Lindsay Schuill from CrossFit Costa Mesa on Vimeo. Workout of the Day Deadlift 1-10-1-20-1-30-1
Friday, December 16, 2011
Workout of the Day AMRAP in 5: Clean (165/110lb) Jerk (165/110lb) Session Notes At least there wasn’t any pull-ups. Todays’ workout was the third in the six open workouts for the 2011 CrossFit Games Open competition. We’ve got three more of these as we progress towards the 2012 Open. Link Love Watch - ”Tabata” with Erik [...]
Thursday, December 14, 2011
Workout of the Day 4 Rounds: 3min AMRAP: 4 Pull-ups 6 Squats 8 Push-ups 1 min rest Then rest 3min 7 Min AMRAP: 20 Unbroken Double Unders Link Love Read – Ignite the Fire, Katie Hogan’s great blog on all things CrossFit Christmas Party Alec and Erica Hanson are throwing their yearly Christmas party tomorrow [...]
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Workout of the Day Hang Power Clean 3-3-3-3 Then, after 5 minutes rest… AMRAP in 7: 7 Pull-ups 30m Bear Crawl Session Notes More pull-ups!?! You betcha. This week would should be a good learning experience about why proper maintenance of calluses is important. If you need to know more about how to maintenance those [...]
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
We (CFCM) don’t do this for the glory of CrossFit competition, what makes our business is not training one person to stand atop the podium. We do this because of people like Victoria, people dedicated to improving their life one hour long session at a time. It’s this commitment to what we jokingly call “Average [...]
Monday, December 12, 2011
They’re not supposed to feel good. Workout of the Day “Michael” 3 Rounds for time of: Run 800 meters 50 Back Extensions 50 Sit-ups Session Notes If you’re not walking upright tomorrow, you skipped round 2 & 3 of this workout. 150 Back extensions and sit-ups are no joke, and a great way to build [...]
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Workout of the Day In teams of 2, for time: P1 20 Pull-ups P2 KB Rack (2x 53/35lb) Switch, 2x through P1 20 Wall Balls P2 Wall Sit Switch, 2x through P1 500m Row P2 Plank Switch, 2x through P1 & P2 Accumulate 300 Double Unders
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Workout of the Day Overhead Squat 2-2-2-2 Then, after 5 minutes rest… 10 Minute AMRAP: 1 Pull-up 1 Ball Slam 1 Burpee 2 Pull-ups 2 Ball Slams 2 Burpees Continue this as high as possible in allotted time. Session Snapshots
Friday, December 9, 2011
On the box jump, ensure that the knees are pulled toward the chest with feet directly below them. You want to avoid swinging the feet out and around unless you wish for a blown upon arrival. Workout of the Day 2011 CrossFit Games Open – Week 2 WOD AMRAP in 15: 9 Deadlifts (155/100lb) 12 [...]
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Workout of the Day For time: 500m Row 50 Box Jumps (20″) 50 Push-ups 50 Sit-ups 50 Jumping Pull-ups 50 Back Extensions 50 Dips 20 TGUs (53/35lb) Link Love Read – The 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness Watch – Leading by Example: Games Athlete Laura Nielsen Schedule Announcement GYM Open this Saturday! [...]
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
You may wonder why these “Games” style push-ups are more difficult than conventional, there are many theories, here’s mine: releasing the hands compresses the diaphragm (harder to breathe) and the pause takes away the stored energy at the bottom. More on stretch reflex in the notes below. Workout of the Day 4 rounds for time [...]
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Workout of the Day 50-40-30-20-10 Reps for time: KB Snatch Sit-ups Link Love Read – The Great Global Warming Fizzle Schedule Announcements Bring a Buddy WOD – Wednesday, December 7th, 7:00pm Our last bring a buddy WOD was a total success, so we decided to have another one this coming Wednesday night. Please bring your [...]