WORKOUTS
Challenge WOD: Holbrook (hero)
10 rounds, each for time of:
5 Thrusters, 115 lb (women 80 lb)
10 Pull-ups
100 meter Sprint
Rest 1 minute
Post time per round
Beyond the Whiteboard mean time: 13:18
WOD 2: Squat-Run (mainsite 110910)
Tabata “Bottom to Bottom” Squat
Run 1 mile — Clock starts for run on rising from last squat.
The Tabata Bottom-to-Bottom Squat is a Tabata Squat, but each rep begins at the bottom and ends at the bottom. The turnaround at the top is immediate—no pause. The 10-second rest for each interval is also held at the bottom of the squat as opposed to the top. Interestingly, this squat, in contrast to the “normal” Tabata squat, motivates full hip extension. Also, the 10-second rests don’t seem as short with this protocol! (Here’s that Tabata clock site again. This time it would only be for 8 rounds of 30 seconds each.)
Post number of air squat reps for each set and mile time to comments.
WOD 3: Squats (mainsite 110913)
Overhead squat 1-1-1-1-1 reps
Front squat 1-1-1-1-1 reps
Back squat 1-1-1-1-1 reps
Try to increase the load on each of the 15 sets.
Skill Challenge: Max effort 400 meter run
White: 2:04; green: 1:34; blue 1:19; black: 1:04
STRENGTH
SWOD 1: 3 – 3 – 3+ Deadlift
70, 80, and 90% of 90% of your (new, adjusted) 1RM
SWOD 2: 3 – 3 – 3+ Backsquat
70, 80, and 90% of 90% of your (new, adjusted) 1RM
SWOD 3: 3 – 3 – 3+ Shoulder Press
70, 80, and 90% of 90% of your (new, adjusted) 1RM
SWOD 4: 3 – 3 – 3+ Bench Press
70, 80, and 90% of 90% of your (new, adjusted) 1RM
GYMNASTICS
GWOD 1: V-outs
5 Rounds for Quality:
10 V-outs on Rings
Rest as needed between rounds.
GWOD 2: Splits
Hold 2 minutes middle split
Use a plyobox or chair to hold yourself up. Try to get as deep as you can while keeping the hips forward. Don’t sacrifice position for more depth.
GWOD 3: Iron Cross
Practice Iron Cross Progression 1
MOBILITY
MWOD 1: Shoulder Fix-Internal Rotation Tack and Stretch
MWOD 2: Something to Think About
And here is the page with episodes 37 and 38, which talk about fixes
MWOD 3: Getting Organized Before Squatting: The Two-Squat Squat
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Went for a roughly 5km round trip run at 5am with Anthony in LAWTON!!! Great campout and a great run. Not a cloud in the sky only the starry morning darkness.
[b]GWOD1[/b] (v-outs): Kind of fun.
[b]MWOD1[/b] (internal rotation): This hurt but it really feels better! Another set of muscles I didn’t know I had! I also had to do some work on my back and shoulder blades after two nights of camping. I’m actually learning how to fix myself! Mobility is a good thing.
[b]GWOD2[/b] (splits): I am ready to join the U.S. Olympic team with these.
[b]SWOD1[/b] (deadlift): 225-260-290(12)
for pics from yesterday’s Highland Games, visit here:
http://allthingsfitness-christy.blogspot.com/2011/09/strong-men-wear-kilts.html
Congrats to all the men who trained and participated in yesterday’s Games; you showed GREAT masculinity in these events. 🙂
CWOD: 25:50 @ 65#
Embarassing… Thrusters have always been really hard for me… they killed me.
I didn’t really do the 1 minute break…I sprinted the 100m and got annoyed with walking back so I just jogged back to do thrusters.
Also, been doing a lot of ‘couch stretching’ for my hips.
Ha! Love the Highland Games pics! Wish I could have been there to witness it!
[b]WOD3[/b] (squats):
overhead squat: 110-130-150-165(PR)-175(f): Hooray! A 10lb PR and it felt really solid.
front squat: 180-190-200(f)-200(f)-200(f): This was truly frustrating. 190 felt so good, and I simply [i]could not[/i] lift my elbows on 200.
back squat: 210-225-230-240(f)-240(not to depth): Another somewhat deflating effort. My "PR" on the Wendler scale is now 250 … but in the real world I’m not there yet.
Challenge WOD: Holbrook (hero)
10 rounds, each for time of:
5 Thrusters, 115 lb (women 80 lb) – I scaled to 65
10 Pull-ups
100 meter Sprint
time: 23:13 – eek
I did the same as Tab… sprinted the 100 meters, and then walked back rather than counting the minute. My hand ripped around the 6th or 7th round with the pullups, so I had to finish with jumping pullups instead.
SWOD 1
#250
#300
#325
Then to top it off went for three reps of 90sih% at #375
Challenge WOD: Holbrook (hero)
10 rounds, each for time of:
5 Thrusters, 115 lb (women 80 lb)
10 Pull-ups
100 meter Sprint
Rest 1 minute
Hello Pukie…
Not really, but almost. This was a real gut-buster – it reminded me of why I love Crossfit so much.
I didn’t time every round, but my first round was 1.02 and my last one was right around 1.25.
My time for the whole thing was 14.13
I still can’t decide whether the hardest part was the thrusters or the sprints. It was just really rough all around. My form was inefficient on the pullups too. I kept switching between regular kip and butterfly and I couldn’t fall into a real rhythm. Oh well, I still had fun…
Oh, I Rx’d on the thrusters as well.
SWOD 1- 160, 185, 205.
Afterwards I tried to increase my PR, went from 255 to 280! That made me happy.
Awesome job, Matthew!
[b]SWOD3[/b] (shoulder press): 80-95-105(8)
[b]WOD2[/b] (squat-run): squats: 19-19-18-18-17-17-15-15 (138 total); run: 6:56. Wow–it took me 400 meters or so before my legs felt like they had blood in them again. Quite the potent couplet here.
[b]SWOD4[/b] (bench): 105-120-140(8)
[b]GWOD3[/b] (iron cross): Something tells me there are quite a few steps between what I was doing tonight and what those brawny Olympic dudes are doing.
WOD3
Overhead: 45-55-65-75-85
Front: 95-105(f)-105-115-125-135 (lost my balance on 105)
Back: 145-165-185-185-195
I was just a hair from failure on the 195, definitely hit my max there.
[b]Challenge WOD: Holbrook[/b]: :59 – :58 – :58 – :59 – 1:01 – 1:05 – 1:08 – 1:12 – 1:12 – 1:06 : 10:40 total
I felt fairly consistent on the thrusters and pull-ups, but those last four runs just felt comically slow. And toward the end, those “one minute” rests felt like about 15 seconds.
WOD3
Overhead: 45-50-55-65-85(f) – lost my balance at 85
Front: 65-85-100-110-115-135
Back: 115-125-135-175-185
Inflexibility!
Every time I went down, my feet would turn out… which isn’t good. I know I didn’t reach full depth in my squat – especially when I got to 185 on the back squat. Gotta’ work on those hip flexors…
WOD 3: Squats
Overhead squat: 20-30-50-50-50
Front squat: 50-50-50-50-50
Back squat: 50-50-50-50-50
WOD 3: Squats
Overhead squat 1-1-1-1-1 reps
Front squat 1-1-1-1-1 reps
Back squat 1-1-1-1-1 reps
Try to increase the load on each of the 15 sets.
Overhead squats: [b](#)[/b] 35,45,55,65,75
Front Squats: [b](#)[/b] 55, 65, 85, 100, 110
Back Squats: [b](#)[/b] 100, 115, 125, 135, 145, 150
This one tested me. I find squats one of the hardest movements on my knees and hips. Yes it is a simple movement but I struggle with it :P. I like Back squats the most. 🙂
Before basketball this morning …
[b]MWOD3[/b]
After basketball …
[b]SWOD2[/b] (squats): 160-180-205(6)
[b]Skill Challenge[/b]: 1:04. This is the route I’ve been running for 400 meters by my house for some time. This seriously makes me question whether it is actually 400 meters. I’m thinking it must be closer to 200 meters.
Did a 5K run today with a time of 32:46. It went better than before, my stamina is improving with each run 🙂
GWOD 2: Splits for 2 minutes.
This one was harder than I thought it would be. I’m definitely less flexible than when I was ten 😉
Did an MWOD from last week: freeing your scapula. My shoulders are in pretty rough shape after Holbrook earlier this week. I felt better afterwards, but there is still a lot of tightness through my right shoulder and neck. Baby steps…
No WODS this weeks due to being a sicko 🙁
Challenge WOD: Holbrook (hero)
10 rounds, each for time of:
5 Thrusters, 115 lb (women 80 lb)
10 Pull-ups
100 meter Sprint
Rest 1 minute
I had to use just the Junior’s bar for my thrusters since I haven’t lifted weights in a very long time due to surgery. I still felt a bit weak but I also had to do jumping pull-ups because I can’t actually do a pull-up.
My first round was about 1:12 min and the rest of them averaged to about 1:20-1:30 min and the very last round was at about 1:07 min. as I pushed myself that time more than the rest of them. All in all it was a great exhausting workout. My arms felt like weak-sauce afterwords haha. My total time was 13.07 min.
WOD 3
Overhead: 45-64-85-95-105(f)
Front: 105-135-155-175-195
Back: 205-225-265-300-320(f)
I liked this workout. Squats are lots of fun, except overhead squats. Plus, I upped my PR on back squats. 265 was my last PR, so I was happy to hit 300. 400, here I come. 😛
WOD 2: Squat-Run (mainsite 110910)
Tabata “Bottom to Bottom” Squat
Run 1 mile — Clock starts for run on rising from last squat.
[b]SQUATS[/b]: total 102 ([i]Should have pushed harder… argh[/i])
[b]RUN[/b]: 5:56 ([i]I want 5:30 next time![/i])
So jocund it’s nearly the SABBATH!!!
WOD 3: Squats
Overhead Squats: 25-45-55-65-70
Front Squats: 25-45-55-65-70
Back Squats: 35-55-75-85-90
GWOD2 Really liked this – might keep it up till I can reach max depth!
WOD 2
Tabata: 20-16-17-15-15-13-17-15
1 Mile Run: 12 Minutes
WOD 3: Squats
Overhead: 35-55-75-85-85
Front: 35-55-75-85-85
Back: 35-55-75-85-85
…What? Squats with weights are just very challenging=) My form says no to weights for some reason=(
WOD 2: Squat-Run
Squats: 109
Run: 6:42
Challenge WOD: Holbrook (hero)
10 rounds, each for time of:
5 Thrusters, 115 lb (women 80 lb)
10 Pull-ups
100 meter Sprint
Rest 1 minute
TIME: 15:42