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Better happy meal???

Zoe uses some Happy Potter magic to climb to the top of the rope for the first time!

5/1/12
5 rounds of the following complex:
Push press
Push Jerk
Split Jerk
+
for time:
21-15-9
Power clean (135/95)
Burpee
+
Max reps stone to shoulder in 3 min

These 10 companies pretty much control everything you consume in your house

McDonald’s new happy meal

Does chewing gum make you dumb?

Easy……..


Caveman diet will send you to snap city!

Its funny because its true

Monday 4/30/12
20 rep max max squat
+
“Nicole”
As many rounds possible in 20 min:
Run 400m
Max pullups

Coaches corner: For the 20 rep max back squats add at least 5 lb to the weight you did last week. If you have not done it yet then establish your 20 RM. While perorming the squats really try to focus one breathing and staying relaxed in the head and neck. Dont excessively look up or shrug the shoulders, you may irritate nerves in the neck and result in a headache for a couple of days

How vegetable oils replaced animal fat in the American diet

This is awesome! The candy and the antidote 

Chiropractic manipulation of the spine may cause strokes and even death

I love these guys. Language warning


Crazy gymnasts!

Sunday 4/29/12

Take to min to establish your 3RM hang power clean

+
for time:
21 Deadlifts
Run 400
18 Deadlifts
Run 400
15 Deadlifts
Run 400
12 Dealifts
Run 400

Burpee challenge day 73

7 reasons why experts will always argue

Russian gymnasts are insane!

Check out Leigh in the update video


Make your kids go outside!

WordPress doesnt like me uploading pictures today so you will have to use your imagination. It was a picture of someone not using a lot of chalk….

Saturday 4/28/12
“J.J.”
For time:
185 pound Squat clean, 1 rep
10 Parallette handstand push-ups
185 pound Squat clean, 2 reps
9 Parallette handstand push-ups
185 pound Squat clean, 3 reps
8 Parallette handstand push-ups
185 pound Squat clean, 4 reps
7 Parallette handstand push-ups
185 pound Squat clean, 5 reps
6 Parallette handstand push-ups
185 pound Squat clean, 6 reps
5 Parallette handstand push-ups
185 pound Squat clean, 7 reps
4 Parallette handstand push-ups
185 pound Squat clean, 8 reps
3 Parallette handstand push-ups
185 pound Squat clean, 9 reps
2 Parallette handstand push-ups
185 pound Squat clean, 10 reps
1 Parallette handstand push-up

Burpee challenge day 72

Low levels of Vit D linked to decreased strength in young people

How Washington went soft on childhood obesity 

Demo of tomorrows WOD


Leftys are cooler than rightys

Nice recovery position!

Friday 4/27/12
In teams of 2:
for time:
Row 1000m
100 Overhead walking lunges (45/25)
75 Parallette shoot throughs
50 One arm dumbbell snatch (55/35)
25 Hang squat clean + front squat (155/105)
Run 1000m

Coaches corner: Break up the set work is anyway your and your partner decide. You both must complete the 1000m run at the end Also decide on your team name

Burpee challenge day 71

Two more common nutrient deficiencies(and what to do about them)

2 of them involve crossfit, see if you can figure them out. Most absurd things seen at the gym aside from your

Science explains why so few people are left handed 

Dudes lifting heavy ass weights set to rage against the machine. Thats some quality pump up fuel


30 more stupid days of burpees!

Gross!

Thursday 4/26/12
Shoulder press
1-1-1-1-1-1-1
+
3 rounds for max reps:
Max reps shoulder press (95/65)
Max reps push press (95/65)
Max reps push jerk (95/65)
Rest as needed between sets
+
against a 6 min clock:
50 Ghd situps
Run 800

Coaches corner: For part 2 of the workout the goal is to reach failure on the shoulder press first then without putting the bar down reach failure on your push press then without putting the bar down reach failure on the push jerk. Part 3, if you are new to GHD situps DO NOT do more then 25. The goal is to get back from the run under 6 min.

Burpee challenge day 70

New study blasts the ridiculous low-fat dietary guidelines 

The paleo diet rediscovered

Both of these dudes are 80+. Looks like to old is not a valid excuse…


Eat your eggs!

Do you see the funny part?

4/25/12
5 rounds of 2 cycles of following complex:
Hang squat snatch
Overhead squat
Snatch balance
Overhead squat
+
for time:
6 Burpee box jump over (24/20)
9 Handstand pushups
12 Burpee box jump over (24/20)
15 Handstand pushups
18 Burpee box jump overs (24/20)
21 Handstand pushups

*15 min time limit

Burpee challenge day 69

What really happens when you swallow your gum

Oh how I wish I could do this sometimes. Always hungery 

The superiority of eggs

For the ladies


Trampolines make burpees at lease 70% easier

Sarah finds a loophole in the burpee challenge contract and does her burpees on a trampoline!

Tuesday 4/24/12
5 rounds of 2 cycles of the following complex
Hang power clean
Push press
Front squat
Push Jerk
+
for total reps:
5 min amrap:
5 Pullups
10 Hand release pushups
15 Air squats
rest 2 min
4 min amrap:
10 Push press (135/95)
15 KB swings (53/35)
rest 2 min
3 min amrap:
30 Double unders
15 Deadlifts (135/95)

Keeping the heels down

18 images you won’t believe aren’t photoshopped 

Ummmmm


Wild hog WOD

Wild hog WOD. Sunday June 9th, mark your calenders

Monday 4/23/12
Find your 20 rep max back squat
+
3 rounds for max reps:
1 min max reps squat clean (115/75)
rest 30 sec
1 min max reps toes to bar
rest 30 sec
1 min max reps wallball shots (20/14)
rest 30 sec

Crossfit: The ultimate sporting challenge 

KFC rotten chicken lawsuit

How humans grew fruitful by devouring meat

Subtitles during 20 reps is pretty much how you feel if your doing it right

Sunday June 9th we will be helping Sarah put on a fundraiser to raise money for the Washington historical society to publish a book of 187 articles that her father had written. She came up with the idea of doing a miniture version of the tough mudder throughout some trails on Mt. Diablo around her house. Ending in a pig roast back at her house! We did a walk through today and thought of the obstacles/WOD, it will be a great time and a challenge at the same time. 

There will be 3 divisions to sign up for Rx/scaled/and “hikers and hecklers”. We are asking for a $50 donation to do the wod, including T-shirt, and all the pig you can eat. Non paleo adult beverages will be available for extra  donation. I will start a signup sheet at the gym tomorrow. Even if you cannot come to do the wod please donate some cash for Sarahs father. She has donate MORE than her fair share of her time and effort to keep us all fed and teach us about Paleo greatness, the lease we could do is donate a couple of bucks and have a great time at that. More info to come in the upcoming weeks


Thats a lot of bacon

The fan has made its long awaited return!

Sunday 4/22/12
Turkish getup
3-3-3-3-3(each arm)
+
3 rounds:
Run 400
Row 500

Coaches corner: Part 1 work up to a heavy turkish getup for 3 reps alternating arms. For part 2 time each run and row, rest as needed between intervals. 10 Burpee penalty if you are off by more then 5 seconds from your first run or row. Go all out for each

If you order 1050 slices of bacon, Burger King will comply 

Cola habit behind death of 30 year old New Zealand woman 

Aging muscles, hard to build easy to lose


Dont jump off mountians

Every lift Keegan does is a work of art!

Saturday 4/21/12
“Lumberjack 20″
20 Deadlifts (275/185)
Run 400m
20 KB swings (70/53)
Run 400m
20 Overhead Squats (115/75)
Run 400m
20 Burpees
Run 400m
20 Chest 2 bar pullups
Run 400m
20 Box jumps (24/20)
Run 400m
20 DB Squat Cleans (45/30)
Run 400m
*45 min time limit
Coaches corner: Depending on class size we will be using the same bar for deadlifts and for overhead squats

Burpee challenge day 65

McDonalds worker spits in tea. Dont eat fast food

This is insane!

For the coffee lovers

Pretty funny!


How fast can you clean and jerk it???

Josie gets set to do battle at the Good Times Cf invitational last weekend

Friday 4/20/12
Spend 15 min working on linking together big sets of muscle ups
+
“Grace”
for time:
30 Clean & Jerks (135/95)
+
for time:
Row 1000m

For the muscle up portion we are going to work on stringing them together or possibly getting your first one. If your still working on pullups then we will work on linking together big sets of kipping pullups

Burpee challenge day 64

Regional WODs are posted. Check them out and see how much “fun” we are going to have

USDA to let industry self-inspect chicken…….

Any kind of physical activity lowers Alzheimers risk

Fastest grace ever

This is awesome! Watch the whole thing


Baby pullups!

Steve pulls some serious poundage

Thursday 4/19/12
Deadlift
3-3-3-3-3
+
10 rounds for time:
1 Rope climb (to beam)
2 Thrusters (165/115)
*15 min time limit

Burpee challenge day 63

Autism linked to maternal obesity 

The 21 absolute worst things in the world

Start your kids off young!


We’re going retro

Read it

Wednesday 4/18/12
Snatch balance
2-2-2-2-2
+
As many rounds possible in 12 min:
5 Hang power snatch (135/95)
10 Ring dips
20 Double unders
*50 KB swing(53/35) buy in
+
max seconds L sit in 3 min

5 countries that do it right

The valsalva maneuver

Im sorry ladies, I admit that I have no idea how to get you guys in shape. You will no longer be doing crossfit, I called the local fitness museum and ordered some of these things. They will be here in a week


Move over Rob Orlando

Mom gets a 122 deadlift! She wont be with the band for long

Tuesday 4/17/12
Push press
3-3-3-3-3
+
As many rounds possible in 20 min:
Run 400m
21 Thrusters (75/55)

Crap! New feeding tube diet helps brides shed weight fast

Foods  biggest scam: The Kobe beef lie

I think I would really get along with these guys

This is awesome!

 


Team snap city!

Great job to team "Snap City". You guys did awesome today, very proud!

Monday 4/16/12
Take 15 min to establish a 3rm:
Hang power clean
+
for time:
Run 400m
3 rounds of:
12 Toes 2 bar
12 Burpees
Run 400

Coaches corner: Part 1 is your 3rm without letting go of the bar. Part 2 the goal it to complete toes 2 bar unbroken, everytime your feet hit the ground before 12 you must perform 20 air squats

5 worst breakfast foods

Onion and garlic for increased testosterone 

Happy Monday…..


Loooooong dayyyyyyy

This picture pretty much sums up how we all feel after todays comp.....

Sunday 4/15/12
Back squat
5-5-5-5-5
+
for time:
9-6-3
Squat clean (155/105)
Muscle up

Burpee challenge day 59

Dont forget that tomorrow Nik, Danielle, and Arnel are competing at the NorCal crossfit recovery comp tomorrow. If you have time come out and support team CFSR!

Weightlifter shoots himself with dumbbell

Easy!


Action packed weekend

Handstands + shadows = art!

Saturday 4/14/12
“Pheezy”
3 rounds for time:
5 Front squats (165/115)
18 Pullups
5 Deadlifts (225/155)
18 Toes to bar
5 Push jerks (165/115)
18 Hand release pushups

Tomorrow I will be gone at a competition in Sacramento but Jay will be taking over. If your looking for something to do over the weekend come out and support CFSR. Tomorrow Josie, Namoi, Keegan and myself will be competing in Sac at the Good times crossfit invitational. Also on Sunday Nik, Arnel, and Danielle will be competing as a team at NorCal crossfit. Get after it guys!

Burpee challenge day 58

Nearly half of supermarket chicken tainted by feces

This is how your brain ages

If a robot can do correct pushups then you have no excuse

WOD demo


Be ready for zombies

Bonus points if you climb rope dressed like this

Friday 4/13/12
In teams of 2:
for time:
7 Rope climbs
15 Wall climbs
then
6 rounds of:
10 Power cleans (135/95)
15 Abmat situps
20 Alternating jump lunges
then
15 Wall climbs
7 Rope climbs

Coaches corner: For the first and third part you can split up the reps in any way you want. For the middle part you alternate rounds, so each person does 2 rounds.

Burpee challenge day 57

This may come in handy in the future. Zombie survival map

Study comfirms not enough sleep raises diabetes, obesity risk

Whats inside a school lunch burger? 26 ingredients, only one is meat

HAHA!

 FYI. Sarah dropped off some order forms today for her famous paleo bread/pizza crust and other bread goods. If you want anything you have to fill it out by TOMORROW and give me the money. So the choice is yours, order some of the paleo greatness you love or cherry pick the rope climbs. Its up to you…

Congrats to Pops Sulon for getting is first ever rope climb. Thats a lot of man to get up that rope!


Thats why people hate us

Wade and Carolina keep their burpees up in Budapest!

Thursday 4/12/12
For 15 min work on:
3 Position snatch
+
for time:
30 Power snatch (75/55)
30 Wallball shots (30/14)
30 Pushups
15 Power snatch
15 Wallball shots
15 Pushups
*15 min time limit
+ (bonus)
Max calorie row in 2 min

Coaches corner: The focus of the 3 position snatch should not be on how much weight you can do but doing the lifts correctly. We will do 1 from the floor then when from the hang at the knees and then one from the high hang at the hips. Watch the video

Burpee challenge day 56

7 random things you wont believe are shortening your life

Jessica Biel does Crossfit and eats Paleo 

Best breakfast

The 3 position snatch

HAHAHA. Its elite



Happy birthday brooooooooo

Happy birthday to one of my long time BFFs. The creator of the now famous "Marios"

Wednesday 4/11/12
5 rounds:
Max reps handstand pushups
Max reps deadhang pullups
+
7 Rounds for total time:
10 Burpees
7 Deadlifts (275/185)
Rest 2 min between rounds

Coaches corner: For part 1 alternate between HSPUs and pullups. Note that they are dead hang. No kipping. For part 2 each rounds should be a SPRINT. The goal is to try to finish the rounds under 30 seconds

Burpee challenge day 55

Almost pizza

Why people fail on a paleo diet

12 fish you should never eat

Forrest Gumps daughter


Can you beat Klokov?

Now thats a great workout face!

Tuesday 4/10/12
Take 20 min to work up to as much weight as you can for the following complex:
Deadlift
Squat clean
Front squat
Push press
Split jerk
+
“Helen”
3 rounds for time:
Run 400m
21 KB swings (53/35)
12 Pullups

Coaches corner: For part 1 treat it like the bear complex, rest as needed between sets. Bar cannot be put down between movements. For Helen, if you’re feeling good then try the RX+ version with (70/53) KBs and chest to bar pullups

Burpee challenge day 54

The 23 funniest blogs that will make you LOL

Heart and stroke foundation health check on 10 teaspoons of sugar a glass

This is what we are doing tomorrow. Anyone who beats this gets a cool prize…

Please try this at home and sent me your video!!!


Its Monday again

When the Wades get together strange things happen!

Monday 4/9/12
Front squat
3-3-3-3-3
+
for time:
200 Double unders
*At the top of every min perform 3 thrusters (135/95)
*12 min time limit

Burpee challenge day 53

Why do zoo apes get heart disease?

Stop being full of s*#! when you celebrate strong

13 simple steps to get you through a rough day

Just when you feel good about your jump rope skills


Happy Easter!

Happy easter from the rowing eater bunny

Sunday 4/8/12
Split jerk
1-1-1-1-1-1-1
+
3 rounds for time:
50 Air squats
25 Pullups
15 Ring dips

NORMAL CLASS TIMES FOR EASTER

Burpee challenge day 52

Hot dog stuffed crust pizza…..

The easter buddy goes paleo

Watching old school weightlifting in Polish instantly makes you a better lifter


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