Alt EMOM 10 mins: Muscle-ups and Strict Handstand Push-ups & Chipper

SnoRidge CrossFit_Box JumpsAlt EMOM 10 mins: Muscle-ups and Strict Handstand Push-ups

Every 1 min for 10 mins, alternating between:
3 Muscle-ups
5 Strict Handstand Push-ups
*Odd Minutes MU, Even Minutes Strict HSPU

Chipper: Run, Push Press, Box Jumps, Power Snatch, Pull-ups, Burpees

For time:
Run 800m
50 Push Press (75#/55#)
40 Box Jumps (24″/20″)
30 Power Snatches (75#/55#)
20 Pull-ups
10 Burpees

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Photo by @robcwilson

SRCF Semi-Elite Competitive Exerciser Count: 40 Registered

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How It Works at SRCF:

Open WOD 16.1 will be announced this Thursday at 5pm and we will have it live on the TV in the lobby. Come join in the excitement/horror at what awaits us all!

The WOD will be programmed on Friday all day for all classes.  Make-ups are to be coordinated in advance so the coach can be prepared for having a judge and any logistics planned. Make-up times can be requested if you are unable to make a Friday class.  You have until Monday at 5pm PST to submit your score correctly.  Don’t be the person that every year does an Open WOD and forgets to submit their score on time and gets a “0” or DNF for the Open.  We will repeat this each week for all 5 weeks of the Open.

“Friday Night Lights”:

Many people choose to complete their Open WOD on Friday in the PM Classes. We encourage people to make that time their fitness festival, their Exerciseapalooza, or their Happy Hour where you can bring some drinks and laugh at everyone else as they freak out prior to doing a workout that is basically what we already do everyday just with different movements, loads and time domains. Meaning CrossFit.

If you are registered then you will be able to choose to perform either the Open WOD as Rx’d or Scaled.  There are two versions. If you choose the RX version you will complete as many RX reps in the specified time. If you cannot get past a certain movement then your official score will stop there. To get a good workout we encourage you to scale from that point to improve your fitness.

If you are choosing the Scaled Open WOD then you must not scale the WOD any further than it is specified to post a valid score. If you cannot get past a certain movement then your official score will stop there. To get a good workout we encourage you to scale even further from that point to improve your fitness.

You will get to decide each week whether you are RX or Scaled.

Class announcement:

During the entire Open we will have a 6am Class time on M/T/W/F and no 6am Thursday class. This will begin this Friday and will allow for Friday and Monday options to complete the Open WOD for the early risers.

Judging for the Open:

How will judging work? As in previous year’s, we will run waves or “heats” with each class.  You will buddy up and one will judge while one completes the WOD.  As a judge your responsibility is to monitor that movement standards, range of motion, and recording the rep count requirements are met. That is your main purpose.

Cheering and pushing your partner along is on you. So long as you hold them to the standard, we absolutely encourage you to motivate your partner (as long as they want that too). When they are not meeting the standard the expectation is that you “no rep” and ensure they adjust.

If you are uncomfortable judging simply let your coach know. You won’t have to judge!

If you want to learn how to be a better judge and develop an eye for range of motion I suggest taking this Online Judges Course from CrossFit.

The CrossFit Open, Explained.

 Rent “Froning” Documentary for 99¢ (Feb. 15 – 29)

Results

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EMOM for 11 mins: Hang Squat Snatch & AMRAP 12 mins: Air Squats, Push-up (hand release) and Toes-to-bars

Every 1 min for 11 mins: Hang Squat Snatch

2 Hang Squat Snatches, pick load

Every 1 min for 11 mins.
Do not have to be UB.

SnoRidge CrossFit_Toes to BarAMRAP 12 mins: Air Squats, Push-up (hand release) and Toes-to-bars

Complete as many rounds as possible in 12 mins of:
20 Air Squats
10 Push-up (hand release)
5 Toes-to-bars

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Photo by @robcwilson

Judging for the Open:

Please read yesterday’s post on how the Open will be run at SRCF for the next 5 weeks.

How will judging work? As in previous year’s, we will run waves or “heats” with each class.  You will buddy up and one will judge while one completes the WOD.  As a judge your responsibility is to monitor that movement standards, range of motion, and recording the rep count requirements are met. That is your main purpose.

Cheering and pushing your partner along is on you. So long as you hold them to the standard, we absolutely encourage you to motivate your partner (as long as they want that too). When they are not meeting the standard the expectation is that you “no rep” and ensure they adjust.

If you are uncomfortable judging simply let your coach know. You won’t have to judge!

If you want to learn how to be a better judge and develop an eye for range of motion I suggest taking this Online Judges Course from CrossFit.

Update Show: Men to Watch in 2016

How to Watch the Open Announcements

Results

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Team WOD: 1RM Bench and Clean & AMRAP Wall Ball and Run

SnoRidge CrossFit_CleanTeam WOD: 1RM Bench and Clean

Bench Press 1RM, using heaviest weight per set
Clean 1RM, using heaviest weight per set

*30 minutes as a Team of 2-4 to find a 1RM Total of Bench and Clean. Manage your time to include warm up for both lifts for entire team. Start with Bench or Clean first, team choice.

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AMRAP 14 mins: Wall Balls and Run

As a Team of 2 complete as many rounds as possible in 14 mins:

9 Wall Balls (20#/14#)
Run 100m

*Partners will alternate each full round (one works, one rests).  Tag up after each run.

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Photo by @robcwilson

We have 37 semi-competitive exercisers registered for the Open. If you are waiting to sign up then wait no more. Sign the F Up!

How It Works at SRCF:

Open WOD 16.1 will be announced this Thursday at 5pm and we will have it live on the TV in the lobby. Come join in the excitement/horror at what awaits us all!

The WOD will be programmed on Friday all day for all classes.  Make-ups are to be coordinated in advance so the coach can be prepared for having a judge and any logistics planned. Make-up times can be requested if you are unable to make a Friday class.  You have until Monday at 5pm PST to submit your score correctly.  Don’t be the person that every year does an Open WOD and forgets to submit their score on time and gets a “0” or DNF for the Open.  We will repeat this each week for all 5 weeks of the Open.

“Friday Night Lights”:

Many people choose to complete their Open WOD on Friday in the PM Classes. We encourage people to make that time their fitness festival, their Exerciseapalooza, or their Happy Hour where you can bring some drinks and laugh at everyone else as they freak out prior to doing a workout that is basically what we already do everyday just with different movements, loads and time domains. Meaning CrossFit.

If you are registered then you will be able to choose to perform either the Open WOD as Rx’d or Scaled.  There are two versions. If you choose the RX version you will complete as many RX reps in the specified time. If you cannot get past a certain movement then your official score will stop there. To get a good workout we encourage you to scale from that point to improve your fitness.

If you are choosing the Scaled Open WOD then you must not scale the WOD any further than it is specified to post a valid score. If you cannot get past a certain movement then your official score will stop there. To get a good workout we encourage you to scale even further from that point to improve your fitness.

You will get to decide each week whether you are RX or Scaled.

Tomorrow I will explain judging and how that will work.

Class announcement:

During the entire Open we will have a 6am Class time on M/T/W/F and no 6am Thursday class. This will begin this Friday and will allow for Friday and Monday options to complete the Open WOD for the early risers.

The CrossFit Open, Explained.

Lisa Wins for Best SRCF Open Athlete Profile

Results

Advanced RX: CrossFit Total II & AMReps 10 mins: Run, Bar Muscle-ups, Front Squats

Advanced RX Class:

SnoRidge CrossFit_1RM MissCrossFit Total II

Clean 1 rep
Bench Press 1 rep
Overhead Squat 1 rep

Clean is from the ground, power or squat.

AMReps 10 mins: Run, Bar Muscle-ups, Front Squats

As many reps as possible in 10 mins of:
Run 800m
1 Bar Muscle-up
1 Front Squat (185#/125#)
2 Bar Muscle-ups
2 Front Squats
3 Bar Muscle-ups
3 Front Squats
4 Bar Muscle-ups
4 Front Squats
5 Bar Muscle-ups
5 Front Squats
6 Bar Muscle-ups
6 Front Squats
7 Bar Muscle-ups
7 Front Squats
8 Bar Muscle-ups
8 Front Squats
Continue to add +1 rep each on Bar MU and FS until 10 min cap.

Post total reps.

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Photo by @robcwilson

We have 37 semi-competitive exercisers registered for the Open. If you are waiting to sign up then wait no more. Sign the F Up!

How It Works at SRCF:

Open WOD 16.1 will be announced this Thursday at 5pm and we will have it live on the TV in the lobby. Come join in the excitement/horror at what awaits us all!

The WOD will be programmed on Friday all day for all classes.  Make-ups are to be coordinated in advance so the coach can be prepared for having a judge and any logistics planned. Make-up times can be requested if you are unable to make a Friday class.  You have until Monday at 5pm PST to submit your score correctly.  Don’t be the person that every year does an Open WOD and forgets to submit their score on time and gets a “0” or DNF for the Open.  We will repeat this each week for all 5 weeks of the Open.

“Friday Night Lights”:

Many people choose to complete their Open WOD on Friday in the PM Classes. We encourage people to make that time their fitness festival, their Exerciseapalooza, or their Happy Hour where you can bring some drinks and laugh at everyone else as they freak out prior to doing a workout that is basically what we already do everyday just with different movements, loads and time domains. Meaning CrossFit.

If you are registered then you will be able to choose to perform either the Open WOD as Rx’d or Scaled.  There are two versions. If you choose the RX version you will complete as many RX reps in the specified time. If you cannot get past a certain movement then your official score will stop there. To get a good workout we encourage you to scale from that point to improve your fitness.

If you are choosing the Scaled Open WOD then you must not scale the WOD any further than it is specified to post a valid score. If you cannot get past a certain movement then your official score will stop there. To get a good workout we encourage you to scale even further from that point to improve your fitness.

You will get to decide each week whether you are RX or Scaled.

Tomorrow I will explain judging and how that will work.

Class announcement:

During the entire Open we will have a 6am Class time on M/T/W/F and no 6am Thursday class. This will begin this Friday and will allow for Friday and Monday options to complete the Open WOD for the early risers.

The CrossFit Open, Explained.

Lisa Wins for Best SRCF Open Athlete Profile

Results

Back Squat 4-4-4-4 & 4 RFT: Double Unders, Walking Lunges, Ball Slams and Handstand Push Ups

SnoRidge CrossFit_Back SquatBack Squat 4-4-4-4

Back Squat 4-4-4-4

Use the heaviest weight you can for each set.
Rest as needed between sets.

4 RFT: Double Unders, Walking Lunges, Ball Slams and Handstand Push Ups

4 rounds for time of:
40 Double Unders
30 Walking Lunges
20 Ball Slams
10 Handstand Push Ups

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Photos by @robcwilson

SnoRidge CrossFit_Coach Jill

We are excited to announce that Jill will be one of our new coaches! Jill has been shadowing other coaches and an Intern for the past two months to learn and prepare to be a SnoRidge Coach. She completed her CF Level 1 Certificate Course awhile back while living in Ohio (along with her CF Kids Course) and is now ready to jump into coaching.

She will be coaching the 6pm Friday class as well as a *new* Monday 6am class.  The Monday 6am class will begin on 2/29 to coincide with the 1st week of the CF Games Open. Coach Lindsay will be coaching during the week on Thursday at 5pm and taking over one of the other weeknight classes. Next time you see Coach Jill give her a high five and congrats!

2016 CF Games Open:

We are at 37 people signed up the Open. I know there are some who registered but haven’t joined the team.  To do that you need to sign in and on the Registration page, look at the line that says “Team” and click edit.  Search for our gym and join.

If you are going to be traveling and will miss one of the Open WOD’s here at SRCF you might still be able to complete it at another affiliate.  Look up where you are traveling to and see if there is an affiliate nearby. Email them and ask if they are participating in the Open and if they are okay with you dropping in for the Open.  If the answer is “no” then I would encourage you to find a different affiliate to drop in at. After the Open WOD you will submit your score online for them to validate by selecting the gym you completed it at. They will validate it. Remember to pay their drop-in fee, follow their rules, thank their coaches and buy a T-Shirt. It’s one part of our CF Community example I still strongly support.

The last Open announcement is going to be a good one. At the “Ranch” in Aromas, CA (the home of the original Games); we will see Ben Smith take on Rich Froning and Mat Fraser for the final announcement.

Open Announcement 16.5: The Ranch

Results

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Push Jerk 2-2-2-2-2 & AMRAP 8 mins: Deadlifts, Hang Power Cleans and Thrusters & "Tabata" – Hollow Rocks : 8 x 20 secs / 10 secs

Push Jerk 2-2-2-2-2

Push Jerk 2-2-2-2-2

Use the heaviest weight you can for each set.
Rest as needed between sets.

AMRAP 8 mins: Deadlifts, Hang Power Cleans and Thrusters

Complete as many rounds as possible in 8 mins of:
7 Deadlifts (115#/75#) or (135#/95#)
5 Hang Power Cleans (115#/75#) or (135#/95#)
3 Thrusters (115#/75#) or (135#/95#)
* Two versions. Choose either 135# or 115#.

Checkout:

“Tabata” – Hollow Rocks : 8 x 20 secs / 10 secs

Tabata Hollow Rock

The Tabata interval is 20 secs of work followed by 10 secs of rest for 8 intervals.
Tabata score is the total reps performed in all of the intervals.

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SnoRidge CrossFit_Hollow Rock

Photo by @robcwilson

They are mixing things up this year for the Open WOD announcements! Not only are they announcing them all in advance with which athletes are going head to head but they are also switching more things up. For the first time there will be a garage gym as one of the gyms and for another week we will see the 2015 Games Teens Champ (16-17 Boys) take on the 2014 and 2015 Masters Champ (40-44 Mens). Everything will kick off this coming week.  Stay tuned for details coming this Monday on how we will run the Open and what our schedule will be.

Open Announcement 16.1: NorCal CrossFit

Open Announcement 16.2: Garage Gym

Open Announcement 16.3: CrossFit JAX

Open Announcement 16.4: Colorado Springs

Results

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“Stop the Slop Challenge” 2016 Winner

SnoRidge CrossFit_Wall Ball_LisaAlt EMOM 10 mins: Squat Snatches and Double Unders

Every 1 min for 10 mins, alternating between:
3 Squat Snatches, pick load
25 Double Unders
Not touch and go. Scale DU to number of DU you can accomplish within timeframe or do 25 Single Unders.

AMRAP 12 mins: Power Snatches, Wall Balls and AbMat Sit-ups

Complete as many rounds as possible in 12 mins of:
5 Power Snatches (135#/95#)
10 Wall Balls
15 AbMat Sit-ups

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SnoRidge CrossFit_AbMat Sit-Up

Photos by @robcwilson

2016 Stop the Slop Challenge results are in:

The Performance Challenge AND the Nutrition Challenge winner is Michael M. (pictured above) with a 24.1% time improvement in the “Stop the Slop 4.0” Performance WOD. He PR’d by 3 minutes and 51 seconds in the retest! It was very close race (or WOD) to the top spot. Michael also won the Nutrition Challenge with 4.7% change in bodyweight over the course of the 30 day challenge. That’s a change of 8.4 lbs. lost in 30 days! This challenge was also close as there was one person right behind him by less than 0.5% difference.

Here’s the crazy thing. Michael really didn’t make much of a diet change other than to cut back significantly on his sugar and refined sugar intake. By avoiding bars, sweets and anything with sugar on the label everyday he dropped weight; which in turn drove a performance improvement. Dialing in your nutrition further to balancing your macronutrients (Fat, Protein, Carbs) and eating clean sources of those would yield even better results. Nutrition is the key to truly changing body composition and athletic performance.

Runner Up for the Performance Challenge:

  • 2nd Place: Raquel (198 seconds/21.7% improvement)

Runner Up for the Nutrition Challenge:

  • 2nd Place: Lou D. (10 lbs. lost/4.3% improvement)

For winning both challenges Michael will receive the following prize package:

  1. $200
  2. A choice of 2 Bags of Xendurance Extreme Endurance or SFH Protein or Push
  3. Choice of (1) SRCF Short Sleeve T-shirt or SRCF hat or SRCF Socks

Congrats and shout outs to everyone who participated in our 6th annual challenge. Whether you won a prize or not; the point of this 30 days was to clean up the nutrition, dial in your workout performance and consistency, and have a goal to work towards. Make those changes that helped you get healthier permanent!

Results

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Team WOD: Clean & Jerks, Hold Plate Overheads, Burpee Onto Plate, Front Rack Hold, Toes-to-bars, Deadlift Hold

SnoRidge CrossFit_Static Hold Team WODTeam WOD: Clean & Jerks, Hold Plate Overheads, Burpee Onto Plate, Front Rack Hold, Toes-to-bars, Deadlift Hold

As a Team of 2 complete 2 rounds for time of:
30 Clean & Jerks (135#/95#)
Partner Holds Plate Overhead (45#/25#)
40 Burpee Onto Plates (45#/25#)
Partner does Front Rack Hold (185#/135#)
50 Toes-to-bars
Partner does Deadlift Hold (185#/135#)

* One bar, change weight as you go.
** One works, while one holds. You must wait for your partner to start hold before completing reps. Alternate as needed.
Post total time.

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Photo by @robcwilson

Static hold fun in the team workout today to mix things up and make you earn that “rest”.

The 2016 CrossFit Games Open begins in 12 days.  Remember when you register remember to select our affiliate to join the team. We are at 34 signed up so far.

2015 Masters Competition: Part 1

Results

EMOM for 8 mins: Deadlift & AMRAP 12 mins: Wall Balls, Hang Power Cleans and Box Jump Overs

Every 1 min for 8 mins: Deadlift

3 Deadlifts, pick load

Every 1 min for 8 mins.

AMRAP 12 mins: Wall Balls, Hang Power Cleans and Box Jump Overs

Complete as many rounds as possible in 12 mins of:
10 Wall Balls (20#/14#)
10 Hang Power Cleans (115#/75#)
10 Box Jump Overs (24″/20″)

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SnoRidge CrossFit_Hang PC

Photo by @robcwilson

80 names on the board today might be a PR!

Events:

Tomorrow (Thursday) we are going to program the retest of the 30 Day Stop the Slop Performance Challenge WOD.  Rain or shine come ready to push yourself to PR. You will use the same scale or modification(s) as you used 30 days ago. Weigh-in’s will be conducted before you workout for those in the Nutrition Challenge. Make-up day is Friday. We will calculate and announce the winners on Monday after everyone is complete.

I Love the Open: Julie Foucher

Results

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Advanced RX: EMOM for 7 mins: Power Cleans, Hang Squat Cleans and Front Squats & 7 RFT: Legless Rope Climbs, Double Unders, Handstand Push-ups and Run

Advanced RX Class:

EMOM for 7 mins: Power Cleans, Hang Squat Cleans and Front Squats

Every 1 min for 7 mins do:
1 Power Clean, pick load
1 Hang Squat Clean, pick load
1 Front Squat, pick load
(As a complex 1 PC + 1HC + 1FS)

7 RFT: Legless Rope Climbs, Double Unders, Handstand Push-ups andRun

7 rounds for time of:
1 Legless Rope Climb, 15 ft
30 Double Unders
8 Handstand Push-ups
Run 200m

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SnoRidge CrossFit_Everyday Warrior_Group

Photo by @robcwilson

This Thursday we are planning to retest the 30 Day Stop the Slop Performance Challenge. If weather does not look like it will cooperate we will move it to this Wednesday. Stay tuned!

There are too many who haven’t signed up for the Open yet but are planning to. Don’t wait. Sign up now!

Results

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