Not Quite a Burpee Pull-up

10 Rounds for time of:

7 Burpees
7 Pull-ups

Results 

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“Junkyard Dog” Warm-up:

Junkyard Dog

This warm-up is effective and fun. Grab a partner, one sits with arms held out to the sides and legs straight while the other jumps over one arm, both legs and then the other arm for a total of 10 trips. After that one partner gets on their hands and knees while the other jumps over their back and then crawls underneath. Do this for 5 sets of jump and crawls. Swap partners and repeat.

Happy Halloween!

Skeleton

Squat Heavy

Strength WOD:

5/5/5/3/3/3
Back Squat

Conditioning WOD:

For time:

As Many Rounds As Possible (AMRAP) in 8 Minutes of:
4 Dumbbell Power Snatch R Arm (40#/25#)
8 Box Jumps (24″/20″)
4 Dumbbell Power Snatch L Arm 
8 Box Jumps 

Results

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Encouragement 
Checkout

Just like Coach Jeremy: 10’s, 10’s, 10’s on the Bar…

Tens on the bar

Some days are just perfect for squats. Pouring rain, not too cold, who doesn’t want to climb under a heavy barbell? Some good PR’s today where 1RM’s became 3RM’s and as a gym the high bar back squat is looking great. Remember chest up, knees out and weight in the heels.

Reminder tomorrow no PM classes! Happy Halloween!

Read: “It Should Be Hard” by Words by Lisbeth (I know. TWSS.)

The history and drama behind some of the most popular obstacle course races: “Playing Dirty” by Outside Magazine

2k Row

For Time:

2000m Row (Max Effort)

Checkout WOD:

For Time:

40 AbMat Sit-ups
30 Hollow Rocks
20 V-Ups

Results

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2k Row Laura_ME Row

Max effort rows are torture. The 2000 meter row is especially horrible. Blood turning to acid in your veins type of horrible. If you truly max out and go for broke at the end you usually end up on the floor with your feet still strapped in the rower and drool coming out of the sides of your mouth. I imagine the little bit of “abs” after was something of a cherry on top. 

Rowed out

Homework:

“Efficiency Tips: Knees To Elbows/Toes To Bar” with Chris Spealler by CrossFitHQ

“Efficiency Tips Pull-ups” with Chris Spealler by CrossFitHQ

Schedule Change:

  • 10/31 Wednesday: All PM Classes (5, 6 and 7pm) CANCELLED for Halloween festivities. Go trick-or-treat or pass out candy, just don’t pass out from too much candy!

"Frankenchipper"

Creepy Combination for time of:

400m Run 
21 Kettlebell Swings (53#/35#)
12 Pull-ups
400m Run
15 Overhead Squats (45#/35#)
30 Wallballs (20#/14)
2 Rounds of Cindy: (5 pull-ups, 10 Push-ups, 15 Squats per Round)
50 Push Press (45#/35#)
50 Walking Lunges 

Results


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Frankenchipper 

The Frankenchipper is a combination of benchmark “Girls” WOD’s. Like Frankenstein it’s part “Helen”, “Nancy”, “Karen”, “Cindy”, and Filthy Fifty. This WOD is a quick gasser that’s light but challenging. More so when you have a costume on. We had a big crowd of 5 waves all in costumes and ready to rock on Saturday. We even had two clones of Michelle and I that were spot on!

I got a mail today from Kandahar CrossFit (who I have been in contact with recently and helping design a specific month of programming for the troops over there) and was stoked to hear that 1) they will be using our “Frankenchipper” workout on Halloween and 2) they will be using my month of programming I sent to them for the month of December. Awesome news!

Cloned WOD Time

Broomstick Squat Fro Press

We also had our 4th annual Halloween party at our Castle last night. Open to the whole box; we had a big turnout of pretty much everything you could think of for a costume (or not think of). All of you were entertaining characters and hopefully had a good time. Count Tomula and Countess Shelvira had a blast hosting, drinking and eating paleo and faileo food with all of you. Thanks for coming! By this time next year we may be ready to open the Castle for another round.

Vampires

REMINDER: NO PM Classes this Wednesday 10/31. Classes at 0830, 0930 and 1130 only. Happy Halloween!

Sincerely, Your Coaches (minus Moe)


Coaches

Skill Day

Skills WOD:

Rope Climb Progression or Practice (Focus on foot lock and technique)
Muscle-Up Practice

Conditioning WOD:

As Many Rounds As Possible (AMRAP) in 10 Minutes of:

15 Wall Balls (95#/65#)
1 Rope Climb (15′) 

Results 

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Done

Schedule Change:

  • 10/26: “Frankenchipper” WOD! Tomorrow at 1000! We will run waves as needed. Costume required for the WOD. Otherwise there will be adjustments made to your workout to “compensate”. 
  • 10/31: All PM Classes (5, 6 and 7pm) CANCELLED for Halloween festivities. Go trick-or-treat or pass out candy, just don’t pass out from too much candy!

Kim D. and the Wall Ball:

Kim D_Wall Ball

165# No Hands Clean and Jerk. Don’t try this.

    

Spencer’s No-Hands Jerk from The Outlaw Way on Vimeo.

AMSNAP

As Many Rounds As Possible in 20 Minutes of:

10 Snatch (95#/65#)
10 Ring Dips
10 Knees-to-Elbows  

Results 

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“As Many Snatches As Possible”

Snatches

Frankenchipper tomorrow at 1000! Wear a costume or beware!

Good read below. Tell me you didn’t experience these things.

The Ten Things That Happen When You Begin CrossFit: TheReformedBroker.com

Nutrition:

Cooking With Massie: Thai-Style Chicken Curry

"Diane"

Strength WOD:

5/5/5
Deadlift (moderately heavy working load, not a 5RM) 

Conditioning WOD:

For time:

21-15-9 Reps each of:
Deadlift (225#/155#)
Handstand Push-Up

Results

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Benchmark day! Eric and “Diane”:

Eric B_Deadlift

What are the CrossFit benchmarks? Two great reads on the history of the “Girls” on the CrossFit Journal:

“Benchmark Girls” by Coach Greg Glassman 

“The New Girls” by Coach Greg Glassman 

Schedule Change:

  • 10/26: “Frankenchipper” WOD! Sat. at 1000! This is a CHANGE to the start time. We will run waves as needed. Costume required for the WOD. Otherwise there will be adjustments made to your workout to “compensate”. Don’t be “that guy or gal”!
  • 10/31: All PM Classes (5, 6 and 7pm) CANCELLED for Halloween festivities. Go trick-or-treat or pass out candy, just don’t pass out from too much candy!

Pull Your Load

Strength WOD:

3 Sets of ME (Max Effort – Ends when you come off the bar; rest as needed between sets)
Strict Pull-ups

Conditioning WOD:

3 Rounds for time of:

400m Run
15 Push Jerks (115#/75#)
30 Air Squats

Results

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Couple of Jerks:

Jerks

Notes:

  • 10/26: “Frankenchipper” WOD! Sat. at 0930. Costume required for the WOD. Otherwise there will be adjustments made to your workout to “compensate”. Don’t be “that guy or gal”!
  • 11/30: Advanced RX Test at 6pm (3 spots, you must sign-up in the gym – you must be ready and are expected to know the requirements of the test)

Nutrition and other:

Zucchini Spaghetti (Zoodles) & Meatballs by nom nom paleo

Cooking With Nick Massie: Bacon Sprouts CrossFit Journal

Why Do I Stink When I Work Out? Fox News Magazine

Tabata That

Perform 8 intervals of  20 seconds of work with 10 seconds of rest for each exercise:

Med Ball Cleans (20#/14#)
Double-Unders
Push-ups
Kettlebell Swings (53#/35#)

Results

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Tabata Push-ups

The Pop and Drop:

Pop and Drop

The key to the med ball clean is the shrug and pull under or “pop and drop”. Finish the shrug and pull under fast. Emphasize the speed through the middle and the “finish” with the shoulders back behind the ball while the arms are long then drop under quick into the receiving position or front squat. This is the same in the barbell clean and snatch.

The Burgener Warmup: Coach Mike Burgener – CrossFit Journal

Are You Ready For Some Mustache?

For Time:
75 Squats
50 Pull-ups
20 Ring Dips
50 Squats
35 Pull-ups
15 Ring Dips
25 Squats
20 Pull-ups
10 Ring Dips 

Results

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Who hit muscle failure today on either the pull-ups or dips?

Ring Dip_Michelle N 
Ring Dip_Josh

Alright SRCF MoBro’s: Movember is almost here! Hide your razors, it’s time to spread the joy and luxury of a mo to our loved ones while showing our support of the fight against prostate cancer. For the month of November I am programming “Mustache” every day for all the dudes. Think of it as an additional “checkout WOD”. You get to tell anyone who protests “I have to, it’s on the whiteboard. If I don’t then I am scaling the whole month.” Besides who would protest a mustache? That is like saying you don’t like bacon.

“Knowledge is power. Moustache is king.”

Movember_SRCF

Nutrition:

Cooking Seafood Bouillabaisse” with Nick MassieCrossFit Journal video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]

SNORIDGE CROSSFIT