WOD – Page 571 – SNORIDGE CROSSFIT

"Helen"

3 Rounds for Time:

400m Run

21 Kettlebell Swings (54# M / 35# W)

12 Pull-ups

This benchmark WOD is tough. Travis summed it up with “that was deceiving”. Everyone improved today by either scaling up a kettlebell or band for pull-ups. Or both!

Helen is a WOD that always seems to start great and by the end you are telling yourself to not let go of the kettlebell or pull-up bar as the time just speeds up. This is one that the best of times simply are achieved by going fast and “unbroken” through all three rounds.

Here’s a “Helen” video from CrossFit.com of two incredible athletes showing a mind-numbing pace for Helen. This video shows a race between one man and one woman with different strengths at play. Dutch Lowy is a well known CrossFit athlete that placed 7th in last year’s CrossFit Games and Jessica Langford is an accomplished marathon runner. Watch how strength in kettlebell swings and pull-ups takes on a fast runner and see who wins.

Fight Gone Bad

More like “Day Off Gone Bad”.

Great job this afternoon for Deb, Curtis and Jim. You inspired us with your effort and output!

3 Rounds of Max Effort for 1 Minute each of the following exercises:

WallBall (20#/14#)

Sumo Deadlift High Pull (75#/55#)

Box Jump (24″/20″)

Push Press (75#/55#)

Row (for Cal)

Continuous clock with 1 minute rest between rounds. Score total reps.

Memorial Day

Remember the reason for today. The following is a video with the faces of the Heroes for whom several of the WOD’s we do are named after (posted on the CrossFit main site). Rest in peace.

CrossFit Heroes

Happy Memorial Day!

We are having a group WOD today at 3:30pm. Come join us or call for details!

Man-makers

For Time:

10, 9, 8, 7, 6… down to 1 alternating the following exercises:

Dumbbell Hang Clean

Man-maker Push-up

The man-maker push-up:

Using dumbbells perform a push-up. As you complete the push-up pull the dumbbell upwards into a one arm row. Alternate the row with each arm after you complete the push-up. These will make the man (or woman).

Travis, Deb and Curtis were fortunate enough to try these with a WOD that used the man-maker and the dumbbell hang clean.

"Nancy"

5 Rounds for Time

400m Run

15 OH Squats (Prescribed Weight: 95# M/65# W)

The Overhead Squat is a weightlifting movement that requires strength, coordination, flexibility, power and a stable midline. Its ability to test the strength of your core, shoulders, and legs is unsurpassed. It’s a technical lift that requires practice, practice, more practice and then patience, but once you get it you quickly see a change in your speed and power. We have been focusing on these quite a bit with PVC pipe both in Elements and then in warm-ups. The weather made for a perfect time for several of you to try it with a barbell or load to feel the difference so we ran everyone through a scaled version of “Nancy”.

Quote of the Day:

“I felt like a Nancy while trying overhead squats.” ~ Curtis

Here is a great video taken from the CrossFit Main site “Exercises and Demos” section. It shows good OH Squat form as well as keys to safely lifting, lowering and dumping the barbell.

Overhead Squatting Safely

Learning the Clean and Jerk

The power clean is a very important movement that teaches power and explosiveness. It leads to being able to rapidly getting weight up to your rack position for going overhead. The push jerk is essential to pushing heavy weight overhead. This combination of two movements are a huge benefit to the athelete in strength and conditioning.

This can be a tough movement for those new to Olympic Lifts but that is why we use the PVC pipe so much. After a month of working through many of the fundamental movements Deb, Adriana and Curtis moved on to the more complex barbell exercise. They all learned the Power Clean and Jerk and steadily improved on form, coordination and technique throughout the WOD. Great job all of you!

Elements

Your first few sessions with us will cover the “Elements” or the foundational movements you will use often in CrossFit. For more information on what Elements is all about, please click on the following link: Getting Started (which is also on the left side of our page under “Resources”).

Welcome to both Jim and Deb who just recently started with us and are underway with Elements. We look forward to your progess!

Technique and the Deadlift

Today the emphasis was on the Deadlift and refining technique and form first. We spent time with our friend the PVC pipe to review stance, grip, chest position, head and neck angle, lumbar curve and how to pull off the floor. After a brief 3 sets of 3 reps to a moderately challenging load we established a comfortable working weight. We then finished with a 3 round metcon workout of rowing, kettlebell swings and deadlifts.

Travis during the WOD:

Up and running

Well that was kinda fast. But I should expect nothing less than “3-2-1 Go” from CrossFit HQ. Our site is now linked on the CrossFit Main Site! As of today we are the latest affiliate listed towards the bottom.

We have shifted our focus north from the Dupont / Ft. Lewis area and recently left as co-owners of CrossFit No Limits. We wish Amy at CFNL and the friends and clients we left there all the best as we embark on bringing CrossFit to the local Snoqualmie and North Bend area. Stay tuned for pictures and posts on all things CrossFit as we get underway with our new clients here.

Curtis and Deb and Michelle all sharing some dumbbell love.

Travis and Adriana do some walking lunges.

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