Tabata Total

Bodyweight Skills WOD:

Choose:

Tabata Chest-to-bar Pull-ups or
Tabata Muscle-ups

Perform max reps for 8 consecutive Tabata intervals of 20 seconds of
work followed by 10 seconds of rest.

Tabata score is the total number of reps performed in all of the
eight intervals. Post final score as Total Reps. 

Conditioning WOD:

3 Rounds For time:

400m Row
21 Thrusters (95#/65#)
400m Run

Results

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Tabata MU_Frank and Chris C2B_Michelle N

Good luck to all of our Tough Mudders who are racing tomorrow as a team! Kick ass, get muddy, and have fun. You all will earn that beer at the end.

Linds-Day!

4 Rounds For time:

400m Run
15 Toes-to-bar
9 Push Jerks (155#/105#)

Results

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Happy Birthday (way belated) to Lindsay!

Lindsay_Bday WOD

Getting ready to power clean into a round of push jerks.

100, 250 and 500 WOD shirts should be here tomorrow afternoon so we will have them at the box starting Saturday. 

Nate Schrader does an impressive complex of cleans from multiple positions and jerks.

Hangtime

Strength WOD:

3-3-2-2-1-1-1
Hang Power Clean 

* 20 Minutes max

Conditioning WOD:

3 Rounds for time of:

15 Hang Power Clean (135#/95#)
15 Burpees

Results

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Hang PC_Spencer PR

A few months ago we did a 1RM Hang Power Clean and then this checkout. Tonight we repeated it and saw a ton of PR’s across the board. Cleans (both full and power) are all up and improving (including some coaches) and we’re seeing much less of the “jumping jack” technique flaw of jumping wide when heavy. The depth on a power (or hang power) clean should go lower towards a full squat clean as the weight gets heavier, as your footwork should emphasize not repeatedly jumping the feet out. 

Just because Mobi class was cancelled tonight doesn’t mean you couldn’t stretch. Put in the work and read the following: Shut Up, Flexibility by Greg Everett, Catalyst Athletics

Back to Basics

Strength WOD:

5-5-5-5-5
Back Squat

Conditioning WOD:

AMRAP in 12 Minutes of:

21 Double-Unders
15 Hand Release Push-ups
9 Strict Pull-ups

Results

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After the skills focus on strict pull-ups and weighted pull-ups over the past couple months it’s great to see the improvements on pull-ups today for so many. This is a basic bodyweight movement everyone should work into their warm-up or post workout at least once a week.

AMRAP Back Squat_Saer

Bar Pull-up Progression by naka athletics Carl Paoli

Michele Letendre 15 unbroken Muscle ups

The CrossFit Games on ESPN start tomorrow, Wednesday, October 2nd, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT with the Women’s PoolBurden RunLegless and Clean and Jerk Ladder Events.

Daily Double

Complete 2 Rounds of the following 2 couplets for time:

2 Rounds of:
600m Row
30 Kettlebell Swings (70#/53#)

2 Rounds of:
30 2-for-1 Wall Balls (20#/14#)
20 Overhead Sit-ups (35#/15# bumper plate)

* Both couplets are completed in order with no rest in between

Results

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Two couplets, two rounds, two times the wall balls; all too much “fun”.

2 Fer 1

Start thinking about our annual Frankenchipper costume WOD we will run on Saturday 10/26. This is one workout that you must be in costume to participate in! Get creative and get shopping, I can’t wait to see what all of you characters come as.

Watch the 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games on ESPN, starting October 2nd! All times are EST.

ESPN Wed 10/2 8-8:30 p.m. Women’s The Pool
ESPN Wed 10/2 8:30-9 p.m. Women’s Burden Run
ESPN Wed 10/2 9-9:30 p.m. Women’s Legless
ESPN Wed 10/2 9:30-10 p.m. Women’s Clean and Jerk Ladder

Full Schedule here

Bears and Man-makers

Main Class:

As a Team of 2 Complete AMRAP in 20 Minutes of:

4 Dumbbell Man-makers (35#/20#)
8 Pull-ups
12 Box Jumps (24″/20″)

* Alternate each exercise with your partner. Post total rounds.

Advanced RX Class:

Strength WOD: 

3-3-3-3-3
“Bear Complex”

Each rep or complex consists of 1 of each of the 5 lifts in order. Complete 3 consecutive reps or complexes of the following sequence:

Power Clean
Front Squat 
Push Press or Jerk
Back Squat 
Push Press or Jerk 

Rules: 

  1. Bar must touch the ground each sequence but cannot rest on the ground or it terminates the set. 
  2. Increase loads each round to complete “The Bear” x 3 reps/complexes.  
  3. You must power clean the bar to full standing position before squatting the weight. 
  4. Thruster is allowed.

Conditioning WOD:

5-4-3-2-1 reps of each for time of:

Bear Complex (135#/95#)

Muscle-ups

Results

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“Elbow Position for the Jerk” with Kendrick Farris and Cara Heads Slaughter – video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

More PR's

Strength WOD:

5-5-3-3-1-1-1
Front Squat

Conditioning WOD:

3 Rounds for time of:

400m Run
10 Thrusters (115#/75#)

Results

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And the PR’s keep on coming. Nice work on the Front squats today!

Rob S_Thruster Don_FS

How Two Handstand Push-ups Cost Alessandra Pichelli $65,000 games.crossfit.com

Events:

On Sunday Oct. 20th there will be a dual SRCF baby shower for Meghann and Derek and Christa and Kyle. Amy will be hosting the shower(s) at her gym (Mt. Si Gymnastics) and we will do a pot-luck event. Registry info is below. Let Amy, Deb, or Frank know if you plan to come and what you can bring. We will also get to “play” like last time so be ready to jump, bounce, swing and slackline!

Christa and Kyle Registry: “We are doing a turquoise and brown for the nursery, with vintage airplanes. Registered at Babies R Us, Target, and Amazon.”

Meghann and Derek: “D & I are registered at babies r us and pottery barn kids. Our nursery is a grey and white safari theme.”

Snatch Problems

Strength WOD:

2-2-2-2-2
Snatch

* Re-grip between reps, not touch and go

Conditioning WOD:

As Many Rounds As Possible (AMRAP) in 7 minutes of:

1 Power Snatch (135#/95#)
2 Overhead Squat (135#/95#)
1 Snatch Balance (135#/95#)

Results

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Deadlifts and pull-ups yesterday definitely effected snatches for some today. That said it was still good to get the work in and focus on technique improvement through both parts of the WOD. 

The 2013 CrossFit Games on ESPN re-air Wednesday, October 2nd, at 5 p.m. PT.

Nutrition:

The Advocare 24 Day Challenge starts Saturday 9/28!

What is it? The AdvoCare 24 Day Challenge is a nutritional supplements bundle that is designed to help you detox your body, lose weight, lean out, and improve your health. Fall is here! It’s the perfect time to recharge your body and health and create good habits before the holidays! 

Details:

• The Cleanse Phase: Days 1-10 
This phase helps remove waste, preparing for optimal nutrient absorption.

• The Max Phase: Days 11-24 
During the Max Phase, you’ll give your body the best tools to achieve your weight-management goal.

The benefits of the Advocare 24 Day Challenge:

• It can be designed for everybody! Whether you are looking for weight management or if you are already fit and want to lose a few inches and lean out.
• Average person loses 10 pounds, 10 inches, & an average 3-4% body fat in 24 days.
• Removes toxins from your body.
• Discover hidden food allergies.
• Naturally replace harmful Candida in the gut with beneficial organisms.
• Reduce inflammation in the GI tract.
• Establish positive eating habits.
• Look and feel great!
• The 24 day Advocare Challenge helps you establish healthy eating patterns, improves digestion and nutrient absorption, and identifies foods that the body cannot properly digest.

Most common transformative changes:

• More energy
• Weight loss in weight and/or inches
• Less Inflammation/Less Pain
• Better Digestion
• Improved Mood

Common questions:

*Yes, you still workout! You do everything in your normal routine.

*Yes, you still eat the same. Unless you eat like crap. Then, I would suggest cleaning up your diet. And, there are no “specific rules” but it is a detox so it is recommended that you cut out alcohol.

*Yes, non-SRCF peeps can participate! If your spouse, your family member, your neighbor, your friend (etc) is interested in doing the 24 Day Challenge please pass on the information. They are welcome to play with us!

*Upon completion of the 24-Day Challenge™, these products can continue to be taken every day as part of a healthy lifestyle.

The COST of the 24 Day Challenge is $253.25 + tax. 
The 24-Day Challenge Supplements Bundle:
• One box of Herbal Cleanse – Citrus
• One bottle of OmegaPlex®
• One box of AdvoCare Spark® – Mandarin Orange
• One box of AdvoCare Spark® – Fruit Punch
• Your choice of one box of Meal Replacement Shakes 
• One box of MNS® Max 3, C, or E
• Two bottles of Catalyst®

That’s only $10 a day! And remember, Spark replaces your daily coffee/tea, so you’ll save that by not going to Starbucks!! You will also have Meal Replacement Shakes during your Max Phase so, again, that is money that you won’t be spending.

This is an investment in your health…. The best investment you can make!

**Join us Saturday, September 28th at 10:30 for a short presentation on Advocare and the 24 Day Challenge. Find out about what these supplements can do for you and pick up your products! ** 

To sign up or for more details or any other questions see Michelle.