Power Position

Strength WOD:

2-2-2-1-1-1
Snatch

Conditioning WOD:

3 Rounds for time of:
12 Thrusters (115#/75#)
6 Muscle-ups

Results

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Spencer hits the Power Position:

Power Position_Spencer

The power position or “pockets” phase of the snatch is the position of the bar in the second pull near the mid-thigh or hips when the acceleration begins and the power is shifted from the heels into the floor as the athlete begins the “jump” with straight arms. Think “speed” and “power” through the middle while keeping the bar close and the knees out. This phase is crucial to generating a strong finish before transitioning into the third pull quickly under the barbell. 

Practice this position with a PVC and empty barbell and then master it at light loads so it becomes subconscious.

Cueing the Power Position: CrossFit Journal

Behind the Games: 2013—Part 4

Big day tomorrow. Go Hawks! OnRamp, Team WOD, and Advanced awesomeness all on tap before the Saints get crushed!

  MU Couplet_Sean and Josh

"4 x 500"

Strength WOD:

3-3-3-1-1-1
Shoulder Press

Conditioning WOD:

4 Individually Timed Rows:

500m Row
Each row is a max effort. Rest 3 minutes between rounds.

Results

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Row Hard

Rowing interval sprints are a great tool for increasing your overall fitness.  Why sprint to the finish line? Read on and incorporate a strong finish every time you do rowing max efforts.

Rowers: Why You Must Always Sprint ergrowing.com

Interval Training Concept2.com

Media:

Behind the Games: 2013—Part 3

Bartendaz: ‘Mind Up’” – CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Press

Work Capacity

Skills WOD:

15 Minutes to practice:

Gymnastics skills and progressions: Muscle Ups, Handstand Walks, Holds and Freestanding HSPU, Ring Dips, L-Sits, Backward Roll to Support, etc.

Conditioning WOD:

AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible) in 20 Minutes of:
8 Burpees
10 Kettlebell Swings (53#/35#)
12 Air Squats

Results

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Burpee_Jill

Skill work today was a great opportunity to work the many components of the above movements, as well as time to focus on the building blocks for muscle-ups, dips or handstands. For our resident gymnasts Matt and Rob W. they just spent 15 minutes trying to outdo one another with their Cirque du SnoRidge routine. After that was a good 20 minute work capacity test of how much you wanted to keep moving and not rest. 

Congrats to Saer on his 100th WOD!

Last day tomorrow to make up the Stop the Slop Performance WOD!

Behind the Games: 2013” Part One preview – video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Behind the Games: 2013” Part Two preview – video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Elbows Up

Strength WOD:

5-5-5-3-3-3
Front Squat

Conditioning WOD:

5 Rounds for time of:
12 Wall Ball (20#/14#)
12 Toes-to-Bar

Results

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Kaylee_FS

If you want in on the Stop the Slop Challenge (either nutrition, performance or essay) then sign up and pay the buy-in of $25 to the pot. Last day for make-up’s for the WOD and weigh-in’s are only through Wednesday!

Note: If you are in then please let us know what specific challenge you are buying into.

CF Games Update:

Here is the 411 on the Open.  Registration opens Jan. 15th and we would love to see a lot of participation in the gym again this year. Each Friday the WOD will the weekly Open WOD for all class times. Since you will be doing it anyways then you might as well sign up!

What’s New in 2014

Your Chance, Your Choice, Your Open

2014 CrossFit Games Open and Regional Schedule

"Stop the Slop" Performance Challenge 2.0

For Time:
400m Run 
40 Squats
30 AbMat Sit-ups
20 Push-ups
10 Pull-ups
20 Power Snatch (115#/75#)
10 Pull-ups
20 Push-ups
30 AbMat Sit-ups 
40 Squats 
400m Run

Results

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Sisterly Support:

Sister Support_Stop the Slop

Today was day 1 of our annual “Stop the Slop Challenge”; a 30 day nutrition, performance and essay challenge. This time we brought back the mash-up WOD but with a twist of “Baseline” and “Isabel” at a lighter load. Pairing up with someone to serve as your judge/counter enforced quality of movement and helped push your performance.

There are three challenges you can choose to participate in but you must “buy-in” to be eligible to win any of them. For those who are opting in to take any/or all three challenge(s) make sure you sign-up and bring your buy-in ($25 cash money for each challenge) no later than Wednesday Jan. 8. If you want to do two challenges and be eligible to win two then it’s $50 into the pot. 

To better understand the specific challenges READ YESTERDAY’S POST.

  • For the performance challenge we will revisit this WOD on Feb. 4th to see who makes the most improvement. However you scaled this WOD to start the challenge is exactly how you will repeat it.  This way we can measure % improved to determine a winner.
  • For those tackling the nutrition challenge make sure you get your weight recorded by Wed. of this week. On Monday 2/4 and Tuesday 2/5 we will do the final weigh-in’s to calculate the person with the most % of weight loss.
  • Anyone choosing the essay challenge must submit their essay by Wednesday 2/6. All essays will be judged by the coaches and voted for the best essay.
  • Prizes will be determined based on number of participants who buy-in. 

Make-ups:

If you are buying-in to the Performance Challenge and missed today’s workout you can make it up this week through Wednesday 1/8 but you will have to re-test on 2/4. If you don’t want to participate in any of the above challenges then simply show up for class and hit the workout hard each day. Nothing new.

Coach’s Tips:

For the next 30 days make them count. If you want to see positive results you have to have consistency. Consistency in your workouts, nutrition, recovery, and mobility. No matter what challenge you enter remember you cannot work your way out of a poor diet. You will see better results by sticking with a clean and healthy nutrition plan every single day then you will by coming in here and getting your ass kicked 2-4 times a week.

If you do this then you will see positive changes at the end of 30 days and beyond. Changes in your appearance maybe, but definitely changes in how you feel, recover, and function. If you make it through the first 30 days by stopping the slop you will have reached a point where you will likely know what effects both processed, refined sugar, alcohol and low carb crap has vs. what clean, natural foods have on your body. Then you will have an informed lifestyle choice to make.

We encourage everyone to eat clean and have provided everyone resources to use. If you aren’t following a paleo diet or a strict Whole30 then consider the Advocare 24 Day Challenge that is a 10 day Cleanse followed by a 14 day MNS (Metabolic Nutrition System) Phase that enhances weight loss when combined with clean eating.

Questions about food? Dig out the Whole9 Nutrition Guides you got in OnRamp and read up on what you should and should not be eating. Give it a shot. What have you got to lose?

The other part of the challenge is to focus on technique. Make every effort every time you come in the gym to learn, practice and perfect your movement. If you do that the PR’s will come and the injury bug will stay away.  3-2-1 Go!

Nutrition: How To Win An Argument With A Nutritionist – authoritynutrition.com

Interview techniques: Danny Broflex: Episode 1 – The Interview – video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Get Ready to "Stop the Slop" Beginning Tomorrow!

Main Class:

For time (Teams of 2): 

40 Dumbbell Manmakers (40#/25#)
600m Run 
80 Deadlifts (250#/165#) 
400m Run 
120 Over Box Jumps (24″/20″)
200m Run 

* Partner up. Alternate reps but team must complete each run together. 
** One pair of DB’s, one bar, one box.

Advanced RX Class:

Strength WOD:

Every Minute On the Minute (EMOM) for 7 minutes complete:
1 Snatch (Floor) + 1 Hang Snatch (use 75%-80% of 1RM)

Conditioning:

21-15-9 Reps of each for time:

Deadlift (225#/155#)
Overhead Squat (135#/95#) 

Results

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Manmakers - 1 Manmakers - 2 Manmakers - 3

Nutrition:

Tommorow (Monday 1/6) we will kick off our annual 30 day Stop the Slop Performance challenge. There will be a new change to the WOD with a different barbell movement. All other rules the same.
 
* Weigh-in’s and buy-in ($25) are Monday, as well as the Performance WOD. If you can’t make it in then weigh-in/buy-in and make up the WOD by end of day Wednesday 1/8.

When: Official start and weigh-in begins Monday 1/6 and Challenge ends with a re-test on Tuesday 2/4.

Read: The Stop the Slop Challenge Strikes Back” for more background on each challenge and additional resources. We will follow last year’s challenges and rules. You get to choose which ones you participate in. This starts Monday.

Details:

  • Date: Runs from Mon. 1/6 – Tue. 2/4
  • Buy-In: $25 per person (you can choose which challenge you want to participate in; 1, 2 or all 3)

    • You could participate in the Performance Challenge and not the Nutrition Challenge. Or vice versa. Or just not write an essay. Or write a creative essay about why you did neither (that I would love to see). It will cost you $25 once for a chance to win. 
  • Weigh-in: In the gym beginning and end of challenge required; no weigh-in during. (Stay away from the scale until it’s over)
  • Performance Test WOD: You will be paired up with another athlete to serve as your “judge/counter” to ensure everyone gets the most out of their “sweat equity”
  • Nutrition logs optional. They are valuable and if you want a coach to review with you then track it and turn it in at the end of each week (either manual or electronic – we recommend using Beyondthewhiteboard.com)
  • If you don’t have one then ask us for a Whole9/SRCF Nutrition Guide and Whole30 Program handout (Comprehensive nutrition guide with practical info on how to implement, shop, prepare, and maintain a Paleo diet as well as a “how to” Whole 30 manual)
  • If you are intending to complete an Advocare 24 Day Challenge or 10 Day Cleanse then see Michelle to get set up
  • One winner in each category: 1) Nutrition Challenge, 2) Performance Challenge and 3) Essay Challenge
    • Nutrition Winner will be the person with highest % weight loss overall
    • Performance Winner will be the person with the highest % time improved overall on the Performance WOD (scaling will remain the same for test/re-test unless the athlete chooses to move from scaled to RX – this would be your “gamble”)
    • Essay Winner will be the person whose essay is unanimously chosen as the best by your coaches
  • Prize cash money, cool SRCF swag, and CF Treasure for the winners will be determined based on how many enter.

The All New Whole30.com Whole9

Push It Up

Skills WOD:

12 Minutes:
Pick a skill and work on it: Bodyweight or barbell.

Conditioning WOD:

For Time:

10 Muscle-Ups
100 Push Press (75#/55#)
1000m Row

Results 

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Push Press_Don and Jules Push Press_Jeremy

Video: Rich Froning 6:44 from 2011 with 100 Unbroken Push Press by CrossFit

Today’s skill work was time to work on goats, skills and things you just want to be better at. Take advantage of that time to drill a weakness or refine a strength, either way just use it and focus on technique, form, positioning and strength.

Nutrition:

Next Monday on 1/6 we will kick off our annual 30 day Stop the Slop Performance challenge. Will we see a minor tweak to the WOD? Unknown and unknowable. Read up on last year’s at the link above for more details and get ready to clean it up! 

The All New Whole30.com Whole9

Back Down

Strength WOD:

20 Minutes to find a 1RM:
Back Squat

Conditioning WOD:

15-12-9-6-3 reps of each of the following for time:
Back Squat (115#/75#)
Burpees

* Alternate Back Squat and Burpees. Must clean or snatch bar from ground.

Results

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Back Down

PR’s all around today! After the latest cycle of back squats with 5 rep, 3 rep, and 2 rep loadings it was well past time to see what our 1 rep maxes were. 

PR_Saer

The 2014 CrossFit Games Open is almost upon us! Registration starts 1/15 with the first WOD announced on Thursday 2/27.  The Open will run 5 workouts over 5 weeks through 3/27. The Northwest Regionals will be held on Weekend 2 of the Regionals on 5/16-5/18.

2014 CrossFit Games Open and Regional Schedule

Nutrition:

Next Monday on 1/6 we will kick off our annual 30 day Stop the Slop Performance challenge. Will we see a minor tweak to the WOD? Unknown and unknowable. Read up on last year’s at the link above for more details and get ready to clean it up! 

The All New Whole30.com Whole9

So Long 2013!

In Teams of 2 complete for time:

10 Handstand Push-ups
20 Pull-ups
30 Box Jumps (24″/20″)
40 Toes-to-Bar

50 Kettlebell Swings (53#/35#)
60 Walking Lunges 

70 Push-ups
80 AbMat Sit-ups

90 Air Squats
100 Double Unders

90 Air Squats
80 AbMat Sit-ups
70 Push-ups
60 Walking Lunges 

50 Kettlebell Swings
40 Toes-to-Bar 

30 Box Jumps
20 Pull-ups
10 Handstand Push-ups
 
* One person working at a time. Break up reps and go in order. 
** 30 Minute Time Cap, if you cap post total reps completed.

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Tag Team_L  Tag Team_R

This was a pretty fun team WOD to end the year. As we look back on a pretty eventful 2013 we saw another year in the gym of record growth, fun traditions continued, community and family grown, and everyone improving their fitness and health. We are grateful for all of you and what you bring to the SRCF family! Happy New Year and we wish everyone a PR filled 2014! 

2013: Beloved Suffering” by Hilary Achauer, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

Jim M. Bringing It In:

Bring It In

Just Thrusters

Strength WOD:

3-3-3
Thruster

Conditioning:

Complete As Many Rounds As Possible (AMRAP) in 12 Minutes of:

200m Run
12 Thrusters (115#/75#) 

Results

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Rest then Thruster

Read: “Sharing Is Bad, mmmmmkay?” Rainier CrossFit  We agree, wash your hands, wipe ALL the equipment down that you use, and clean up your mess after your WOD. We need to keep the zombie plague away from the gym!

Schedule:

New Year’s Week:

  • 12/31: 0630, 0830, 0930, 1030 classes ONLY on Tuesday! NO PM CLASSES! We are doing a Team WOD at each class time.
  • 1/1: CLOSED  Happy New Year!
  • 1/2 – 1/4: Normal schedule Thursday through Saturday

Backward Roll to Support at CrossFit Headquarters – video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

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