WOD – Page 580 – SNORIDGE CROSSFIT

Great Basin Qualifier

5 Rounds for Time:

7 Deadlift (275#/185#)
30 Squats
7 Handstand Push-ups

* From the 2009 Great Basin Regional Qualifiers

Results

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Scaling Handstand Push-ups:

The scaled HSPU on a box with Jorge:

Pick a box (the higher the box the more load on the shoulders)
Walk your legs back onto the box, keeping them straight (no knee bend)
Pike your body and walk your hands in until the top of your head is directly over the ground
Lower yourself so the top of head touches the ground
Keep your eyes on the box and not the floor
Push up and lock out as if you are doing a shoulder press
Carefully walk your feet off the box

We find this scaling works well for getting people strong enough to progress towards inverted HSPU’s on the wall. Simply doing a handstand and then putting several AbMats under head limits the range of motion and avoids the toughest part of the HSPU; the point at which the arms are fully bent and the head is touching the floor (or one AbMat). If you cannot press out of that position you need to work on developing your press strength with either the box or a barbell.

In conjunction with developing the press and HSPU, don’t forget to practice the handstand! Do static holds, get upside down and learn to get in the “hollow” position.

Notes:

Eli hit his 100th WOD milestone today! Congrats and welcome to the club. Hitting this many workouts ain’t easy!

Welcome back Maria, we are all glad to see you back in the box! You picked a heck of a WOD to come back to!

We welcomed a visitor from CrossFit Morristown drop in today for a WOD. Kristen is a CrossFitter from NJ and works out with our close friend from high school (Derek). She also competed on her affiliate team in the Northeast Regional Qualifiers. She introduced her friend Andy to his first WOD; “mini-Cindy”. Hope they stay friends!

Sean counting Kristen:

If you are signed up for the Whole 9 Workshop this Saturday you can go pre-pay online directly to them by going here and using the PayPal button. If you already dropped off a check you are good to go. Note the time is 1-5pm.

"Helen + 1"

4 Rounds For Time:

400m Run
21 Kettlebell Swings (53#/35#)
12 Pull-ups

Results

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Fran and Nan – Hard Work Pays Off:

Today was a tougher “Helen” primarily to kick off the week with a tough WOD and to train the mind to think about exceeding a benchmark standard every once in awhile. Everyone was able to call out their official Helen time if they desired and then finish up the 4th round. Several PR’d and two of you stuck with all of your pull-ups to complete this benchmark (plus) as prescribed with pull-ups. Congrats to Nan and Fran for not only this achievement but also for patiently practicing and working on your pull-ups day after day. It paid off! The leaderboard for Helen is re-written both for men and women after today!

Evidence Based Fitness: Graham commented this past weekend he placed 5th (Congrats!) in a downhill mountain bike race and was not gassed after his run for the first time ever. Jorge went flying (paragliding) this weekend and noted he hiked up Tiger Mountain and back down with his rig in record time and did not feel anywhere near as gassed as he has in the past. Both credited CrossFit with their improved conditioning. Good stuff!

In Graham’s own words:

“The downhill mountain biking race that I went in Port Angeles was in the NW Cup series. I placed 5th in my class (out of 15), but the part that I was so stoked about is that I haven’t trained at all for DH riding or racing in 8+ months due to baby #2.

I literally took my bike off the hook, dusted it off, pumped up the tires, and headed to Port Angeles. I wasn’t tired on my race run AT ALL, whereas in past years I have been anaerobic the entire second half of the race, gasping for air. Crossfit totally works, I haven’t been training specifically for cycling at all, and felt stronger on the bike more than ever.”

CF Games “Let the Games Begin” – video [wmv] [mov]

Great Swings:

Notes:

Whole 9 Workshop Update this Saturday from 1-5pm is open to all:

Several spots remain open so contact us for registering. Details over on the right hand side on what the workshop covers. Cost is $75 a head to come learn about nutrition and why this is the most important ingredient to being successful as a healthy and strong athlete.

BBQ is immediately after and will celebrate our 1 year anniversary as an affiliate as well as kick off our inaugural Fish Game Tournament. Be there!

Double Your Fun!

Today is the last day of week 2 of the double-under challenge! Knock ’em out!

My attempt at fixing my donkey kick double-unders included taking Sean’s suggestion and tying my shoe laces together:

Now to a more important topic, how to properly chalk up by Davis

Step 1: Reach with both hands INTO the bucket

Step 2: Chalk hands IN the bucket lightly and then remove hands

Step 3: Dust hands over bucket and voila! No mess!

Notes:

Our “Paleo for Athletes” and “Stretching Series” books have talking some walking lunges out of the gym. If you have borrowed these please let us know and bring them back in. Thanks!

Whole 9 Workshop, Fall City Race, BBQ, and Fish Tournament are next Saturday. What else can we cram in? Oh yeah, there will be one 10am WOD as well! (No 11am) If you are still on the fence on the workshop there are spots left so jump off and sign up.

"Hammer Gone Bad"

Compete 3 Rounds of 1 Minute of max reps of each of the following exercises:

Sledgehammer Swing – Right Side (16#/12#)
Box Jumps (20″)
Sledgehammer Swing – Left Side
Hang Squat Clean (115#/75#)
* Rest 1 minute between rounds

Score total reps and reps per round

Results

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Hammer Time:

Max A$$ kicking:

Hammer Gone Bad is all about doing more work. The only way to get your score higher is to do more work. It was great to beat on a tire and get the hammers some use today. Being able to do it in the sun was a bonus. Doing this variant on Fight Gone Bad makes me realize it’s been awhile since we’ve done the original version and that there are other versions out there we haven’t done. Maybe that will need to change.

Notes:

First there were Sectional qualifiers in February, then Regionals last month, now it’s time for best of the best to meet at the CF Games in July.

Highlights from the CrossFit Games Sectionals competitions video [wmv] [mov]

Oh Squat!

Every minute on the minute with a continuously running clock perform:

Overhead Squat plus 1 rep (95#/65#)

* Add one rep each consecutive minute, meaning 2 the 2nd minute, 3 the 3rd minute, and so on. Continue until you cannot complete the required number of reps in the given minute.

Score total rounds and partial reps in the last round completed.

Results

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Don’t mess with these women or they will overhead squat you:

Love this WOD! Tough lift, starts easy, then catches up to you quick. It demands a strong core, shoulders, legs and good flexibility. Click here to compare to the last results.

Get ready to hit it hard tomorrow. With a sledgehammer that is…

Battle of the Champs:

2010 Games Epic Match-up 1: Jason and Mikko

Notes:

Saturday Schedule: Everyone who signed up for 10 or 11 is good to go, it was great to see you all remember to post despite me not posting it last night! We have room so if you are unsure to show up for either time go ahead and just come in as the WOD will be one in which we can accommodate slightly more people than usual. It will be a fun one!

We will also have the USA-England World Cup match on at 1130 so we can watch Team USA crush the English! Go USA! (Sorry Lucy)

There are still around 10 open spots for the Whole 9 Nutrition Workshop!

Details:

Date: Saturday 6/19
Time: 1pm to 5pm (4 hour workshop – no kiddos)
Cost is $75 per person
RSVP via email or blog
Learn what you should eat, how you should eat, when you should eat, and why you should eat optimally for your health and fitness
Limited to 40 people

Paleo BBQ after:

Time: 5pm to ?

Open to all (Kids welcome, bring a Paleo friendly dish if you can)

C2 Rower Fish Tournament – Row like you hear banjoes!

Building Blocks

Strength WOD:

Deadlift
5/5/5/5/5

Checkout WOD:

4 Rounds for Time:
5 Deadlift (225#/135#)
10 Knees-to-Elbows
15 Burpees

Results

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The deadlift is one of the building blocks to getting strong and developing a solid core. Done consistently the gains will more than pay off across the board in other strength exercises and WOD’s in general. The deadlift forms the core lift we use any time we pick up a barbell, dumbbells, med ball, kettlebell, etc. Get strong so you can go faster and lift heavier.

Talk about getting strong, here are a few examples of some of you who smashed some PR’s today from the last time we did a 5RM deadlift: Eli who went up 30 lbs. from 175 to 205 lbs., Rob who went from 205 to 285 lbs. and Michele B. (Mish) who went from a 1 rep max at 205 lbs. to a 5 rep max at 205 lbs.!

Coaching Tips: The Deadlift with Rob

Think “Stance, Grip and Position” on every single lift
Stance: Feet under hips, bar is around 1″ from the shins
Grip: Symmetrical on the bar, use either parallel, alternate or hook
Position: Lumbar curve, core tight, shoulders in front of bar and scapulae over bar, head straight ahead, weight on heels
The Lift: 1) Hips and Shoulders rise together 2) Weight stays on heels 3) Arms are straps (no bend) 4) Stand straight up 5) Bar travels up in a straight line along the legs 6) Stand tall, open hips and don’t hyper-extend by leaning back dramatically

Notes:

Welcome Maria and James who both finished Elements this week!

“Questions” with Jason Khalipa – a CrossFit Games video [wmv] [mov]

Watch the best explanation for how to butterfly kip I have seen yet. If you cannot already do dead hang or kipping pull-ups well then stay patient and focus on those. The butterfly is an advanced technique to progress to once you have a very solid kipping pull-up.

The Butterfly Kipping Pull-up explained with Chris Spealler:

"Power Clean Cindy"

For Time:

10 Power Cleans (135#/95#)
5 Rounds of Cindy
10 Power Cleans
5 Rounds of Cindy
10 Power Cleans

* 1 Round of “Cindy” =
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats

Results

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Quote of the Day: “That was horrible… I loved it!” ~ Jana post-WOD

PC Cindy with Nan and Jeremy O:

Rob and Rona rocking pull-ups together:

Hope you all liked this one today. We didn’t like the original modified Cindy we had programmed so we made up this one yesterday after looking at a WOD called “Grindy” that follows this format. That one is a combo of clean and push jerks to make it “Grace” and “Cindy”. Seeing as we just recently did Grace and then threw in thrusters this week we thought power cleans would be perfect. Judging by the feedback we got I think you agree.

Watch Eli continue his Jedi-Ninja training with new skills:

Jedi Eli from Tom Nugent on Vimeo.

Notes:

We still have some spots for the Whole 9 Workshop so get back to us ASAP. We have also opened it up to our CrossFit friends and it is filling up fast. Let us know if you are in by shooting us an email. If you have emailed us already you are a “3-2-1 Go” for a spot.

Watch “CrossFit: Not Your Average Gym” on CNN Video

"Pushing Helen"

3 Rounds For Time:

400m Run
21 Kettlebell Swings (53#/35#)
12 Handstand Push-ups

Results

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All warmed up and ready to go…

Synchronized Swings:

Handstand Push-ups and their variations:

Maintain a “hollow” position, think feet over hips over chest over hands, core tight with hips pulling into abs slightly.
Hands are flat and shoulder width to just slightly wider, fingers are splayed apart.
Point toes to the sky.
Hold the breath tight, lower yourself with top of head to floor (not forehead) and push up similar to a press, exhaling at the lockout position.

Scale using:

Pike floor push-up, keeping your legs as straight as possible, touching head to floor.
Pike push-up off of a box, keeping legs straight, top of head to floor. Adjust the height higher and walk your hands in closer to the box to increasingly place a larger load on the hands and shoulders to press or push-up.
Work your way to pike push-ups with feet on a wall then gradually being inverted with a full range of motion.

John and Jenna demonstrate:

Notes:

It’s not everyday you open the local paper and read about one of your clients. Autumn is a local web-lebrity! Read about her and her business partners endeavor with Macaroni Kid in the online version here.

If this video clip doesn’t get you motivated to hit the wod then what will?

The 2010 CrossFit Games, “Are You Ready?” [wmv] [mov]

Perseverance

For Time:

10 Thrusters (95#/65#)
Run 200m
9 Thrusters
Run 200m
8 Thrusters
Run 200m
7 Thrusters
Run 200m
6 Thrusters
Run 200m
5 Thrusters
Run 200m
4 Thrusters
Run 200m
3 Thrusters
Run 200m
2 Thrusters
Run 200m
1 Thrusters
Run 200m

* Advanced Goal: Go Unbroken or Go Heavy

Results

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“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination” ~ Tommy Lasorda

Mary tackling the Thruster:

Tonight I watched perseverance in action. Imagine you are Mary: You have just completed elements and walked into a group WOD for your first time. You see a whiteboard that says “Thrusters and 200m Runs” in some weird combination of 10 reps down to 1 and running in between each round. The board is filled with names and numbers and times. People are warming up all around so you fall right into it. Warm-up run, box step-ups, pass throughs, no problem. You start practicing a thruster and instantly have a coach standing in front of you giving cues and tips that likely seem like driving directions to a strange place you’ve never been. After getting some adjustments, coaching, scaling and further practice on a thruster you feel more relaxed. “I can use this bar” you think and move to set up your spot outside with the rest of the crew. Before you know it though you literally have to thrust yourself into the workout at the count of 3-2-1 Go!

Bodies and barbells begin to fly around you, people dumping weights and zipping past, many screaming “Round” every once in awhile. Music is thumping, people are moving and you are just chipping away. You have that same coach giving cues and tips (wider stance, toes out, touch the ball!) and you just keep on lifting the barbell and then running. As people finish around you it must cross your mind “I’m barely halfway through and people are done!” You ask him if others have ever struggled and if others have ever felt sick. “Yes” he says. “People struggle, people have been sick. Breathe. You can do this.” You walk back to the bar, pushing one rep at a time. Round after agonizing round goes by. Everyone is almost done. Then something happens. The coach offers you the chance to call it a workout if you want, asking if you want to stop or if you think you can keep going, but your answer is instantly “No, I am finishing, I will do this!”. You move to walk/run, but someone says they will go with you. You finish the next round of thrusters, then another person runs with you, and then both of them. One is your friend, the other a stranger. Round after round, they run with you even though they are done. You think it is taking forever. But before you know it, you are done too. Done with the workout. All of it.

This is what I imagine Mary might have felt tonight. It’s partly what I saw and also what I thought might be her experience. Tonight I saw one of the things that makes CrossFit so cool, community built through shared struggle and determination. Mary didn’t want to quit. No backing down, no giving up. She set her mind on it, had some help along the way and just did it. High five’s and chest bumps all around to Mary for completing her first group WOD; and to Michelle D. and Jana for running with her!

Also speaking of perseverance, I want to give a huge congrats to Steve who dropped in from Level 4 Fitness tonight and after the warm-up got not only his first but also his second muscle-up! What a huge accomplishment, no doubt you’ve been working on this one. Be proud!

“Finding My Way” with Coach Greg Glassman (CF Founder), a CrossFit Journal Preview video [wmv] [mov]

Notes:

The Whole 9 Nutrition Workshop is “ON”. We are stoked and super excited! Michelle is emailing updated info to all. We took into account the Fall City 5k/10k race that morning as well as the Saturday WOD and are able to hold the workshop from 1pm until 5pm. Afterward we will have a Paleo BBQ for all at the box to celebrate our recent 1 year anniversary as an affiliate (May ’09). Oh and the C2 Rower Fish tournament too! Look for an email with further details on the Whole 9 workshop.

Whole 9 Nutrition Workshop Details:

Date: Saturday 6/19
Time: 1pm to 5pm (4 hour workshop – no kiddos)
Cost is $75 per person
RSVP via email or blog
Learn what you should eat, how you should eat, when you should eat, and why you should eat optimally for your health and fitness
Limited to 40 people

Paleo BBQ after open to all (Kids welcome, bring a Paleo friendly dish if you can)
C2 Rower Fish Tournament – Row like you hear banjoes!

Rona runs while Cathy lifts:

Recharge and Refuel

Kid-Vest Training is all the rage:

Do your double-unders to close out this week. Starting tomorrow you get to add to the total per set!

Pics from yesterday’s Benchmark Saturday:

Attention CrossFitters:

We are working to schedule a nutrition workshop at our box with Whole 9 founders Dallas Hartwig and Melissa Urban. Details below:

Date is Saturday June 19th (short notice we know but make it work people!)
Time is TBD but it will be a 4 hour workshop
Cost is $75 per person
What does it cover? Click here
Learn what you should eat, how you should eat, when you should eat, and why you should eat optimally for your health and fitness
Limited to 40 people

Before you come up with a reason to say no; I’d ask you to consider this:

In the time it takes to go to a movie, you can learn valuable information to literally change yours and your families eating habits.
$75 for this is far better than a month’s worth of latte’s; or a Mariners game ticket, food, drink and parking; or one lululemon top or CrossFit T-shirt plus shipping!
These people are experts, this is what they do, we are lucky enough to get them to our box while they are traveling to do workshops at CrossFit affiliates around the country, so you can’t just pick a future date.
If you have been struggling with diet and what to eat then it’s time to use this as a starting point.
Even if you haven’t been struggling use this to learn how to fine tune your nutrition and eat for an excellent fitness level.

Michelle is sending a mass email out today so stay tuned and the first 40 who commit get a seat!