Saturday is Masters Madness show up and cheer on these 2
plus Dan and Krisztina
Friday 5-10-13
Back Squat
3 Rep Max
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“Christine”
3 Rounds
500m Row
12 Deadlifts (BW)
21 Box Jumps (step ups)
““To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children…to leave the world a better place…to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thank you!! To everyone who came out to compete in or cheer for the Open workout 13.2 Sunday. I love hanging out with all of you!
Well, that that was an easy one! Riiight!! Bodies writhing on the floor in pain. Breathing like guppies pulled from the water…Keep up the good work my friends! Now we wait for Wednesday’s announcement of workout 13.3! What kind of fun will be in store for us next?
Monday 3/18/2013
Clean and Jerk
3-3-2-2-1-1-1
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2 rounds for time:
800 m run
30 pull ups
30 hand release push ups
“I have about concluded that wealth is a state of mind, and that anyone can acquire a wealthy state of mind by thinking rich thoughts.” Andrew Young
“To uncover your true potential, you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.” Picabo Street, Former American alpine ski racer
It’s the balance that leads to the greatest gains.
Every person will have a different balance.
Here are a few of the key reasons to listen up and back down .
1) Sudden sharp pain – just stop.
You may have done some damage, don’t make it worse.
2) Rapid increase in muscle tightness
When this is happening you have a high risk for a pull or tear.
3) Mild to moderate pain that increases over time.
You could be in the process of developing chronic problem.
4) Increase in training and decrease in performance.
Good chance you are not getting adequate recovery.
Most training injuries are completely avoidable.
When any of these signals show up it is time to evaluate how to best take care of yourself and prevent injury before it happens.
As you get to know your body and improve in your mechanics you will be able to safely push closer to the edge.
For athletes competing at a high level the potential reward may warrant a higher level of risk. In many sports it is commonplace to be working with minor injuries. How the athlete deals with these injuries has a lot to do with his or her long term success.
On the other hand if you are focused on a career and raising a family and any competition(Open, hint, hint) you might do is for fun, personal challenge and community more than victory. . .then it is wise to play it more on the safe side.
When your body sends you a warning sign, let “Live to fight another day!” be your mantra.
“It ain’t about how hard you can hit it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.”
Flat to hill transition from flat 200 mark to the #3 on hill
Some of you were asking about the 10k race. it was a busy morning for me, so I ran a 10k tempo close to home instead. If anyone is interested in going to running races lets create a carpool.
Josh Phillips and Jay Heath are signed up for the Courage Games. If you want to try your hand at CrossFit competitions join them! If you aren’t sure about competing go as a spectator and cheer on the CFSR team.
Goal is to work the full 20 seconds of each exercise.
4 exercises x 20 sec = 80 seconds per round x 4 rounds =320 seconds.
Your score = 320 minus the # of seconds you stopped during work periods. Keep a paper handy and write it down during your 10 second breaks.
Part B
12 min AMRAP
12 Deadlift 115/75
9 Hang Power Clean115/75
6 Push Jerk 115/75
100 m run
Endurance
For total time including breaks:
Hill mile
3 minute break
Flat 1200 m
3 minute break
Hill 800 m
2 minute break
Flat 400 m
I had an attack of an old habit.
(See comment under Registration on Auburn Triathlon 2/3 of the way down this page. Yeah, I am known for irrational bouts of jumping into things I am not prepared for.)
New Years Eve around 10:15 pm I decided to see if there was a running race on New Years Day. So, there I was at 8:30 the morning running a Half Marathon around Lake Chabot. I haven’t run for most of the last year due to injuring my knee in the parkour accident. I have done maybe 2 or three runs over a mile in that time and only in the last month have I been able to run a few days of intervals. Not exactly prepared:) As one would expect it got a little ugly.
After 3 miles my legs, already sore from a double CrossFit workout 2 days before, turned into overstuffed sausages and I knew I was going to pay for going out too fast. It was slower than I used to run but not slow enough. I eased back on the throttle settling into a very easy pace, just staying light and quick. I was feeling good and enjoying the run allowing myself to forget that I still would have to pay the price for my previous mistake.
Around mile 7 the piper came for payment. I felt the twinge in the hamstring. The cramping started. No problem, been here before, down shift again switch from running correctly(hamstrings) to shuffling (hips). Only 6 miles or so left to go. In need of electrolytes and energy to slow the cramping I hit the feed zone. At this point of break down the typical nutritional rules get thrown out the window. I searched for anything they had that was likely to help… GU and some nasty sports drink in hot pink (Is food coloring an electrolyte?), and part of a banana.
Pressing onward I managed to keep running, cramps threatening anytime I tested my ambitions against the snails pace. I find it somewhat enjoyable like a chess match with my cramping muscles. I move on, they try to stop me. I subtly shift my body position and alter my movement at the slightest hint of a twinge, outmaneuvering the cramp and gently keeping enough loading on the muscle to stop the spasm without the overload that could make it worse. I ran through it to the finish never stopping accept at the one feed station for about a minute to refuel.
My result?
2:18:15 118th overall 16th in my age group 10:29 per mile pace.
A bit more than a half hour slower than I expected, but one of my most enjoyable New Years mornings on record. There is something special about reaching limits and persevering, about the process of dealing with challenges. That process can be as rewarding as having the winners medal hanging around your neck.
Catch the Endurance WOD’s and join me for the Next One January 26th!
“Sometime we are lucky enough to know that our lives have been changed, to discard the old, embrace the new, and run headlong down an immutable course” ― Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Thursday 8/11/11
Weighted Ring dip
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
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Against a 10 min clock:
Run 800m
then
30-20-10
Wallball shot
Pushup w/hand release
Then
Max reps parallette handstand pushups
Alex decided to do Fran in his firefighter turn outs today for his birthday. Hell of a way to celebrate your Bday, great job!!!
Friday 7/1/11
Deadlift
5-5-5-5-5
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for time:
40 Deadlifts (135/95)
30 Hang power cleans (115/75)
20 Thrusters (95/65)
10 Burpee bar hops
Coaches corner: For the 2nd part of the WOD you use the same bar for each lift. Strip weights off the bar as you go. Cool site I just found, plenty of nerdy stuff. Zone 5 endurance
Push press
5-5-5-5-5
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As many rounds possible in 10 min:
10 Walking lunges w/ bar in rack position (75/55)
10 Thrusters (75/55)
Any time the bar come out of the rack position stop and complete 5 burpees
Overhead squat
3-3-3-3-3
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“Death by 10m”
Complete 1 10m sprint the first min, 2 the second, 3 the third and so on until you cannot perform the correct amount within that min.
Coaches corner: For death by 10m we will be starting at 5 min and you have to touch your hand on the line each time instead of just your foot
If you havent done the new WOD yet check out this demo and get a few pointers. Here’s a tip, move fast!
As usual we will be running heats on Saturday at 10am and Sunday at 1pm. Let me know which heat you will be attending. EVERY POINT COUNTS so come hit it har and lets get team crossfit SR into the regional competition
Masters Madness Competition in Martinez
May 11Th 9am -4pm
Paleo Lean Out!!
Starts Wednesday May 15 at 7:30pm BE HERE!!!
Sign up at Gym before May 8th.
$25 for 5 sessions!!!!!
$150 Optional (healthy) supplement package to increase fat loss may be split between 2 people.