Gobs of Fun

3 Rounds for Time:

25 Burpees
35 Goblet Squats (53#/35#)
400m Run

Results

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Jana_Goblet Squat Nan_Goblet Squat

Goblet squats. New kinds of fun. Use either a kettlebell or a dumbbell. Hold tight to the chest, keep the elbows up and perform a weighted air squat. Stay on those heels and focus on keeping your chest up and maintaining your lumbar curve. Combine liberally with burpees for best results.

Welcome to Paul who completed Elements tonight and will be joining us in class soon! Also congrats to Steph who completed her first fully RX’d WOD today!

Jumping Jerks

Strength WOD:

3/3/3/3/3
Push Jerk

Immediately following complete AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) in 8 minutes of:
3 Push Jerk (135#/95#)
6 Jumping Lunges (1 rep = 2 jumps or both legs)
9 AbMat Sit-ups

Results

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Sherry Jerks

Bruce PJ Curtis Rack

Strength focus day. Each week we spend one day where the bulk of the class works on building strength with either an Olympic lift or basic barbell movement. The benefits are many: a focus on proper technique and form improvement in a slower paced workout, partner coaching, opportunity to build strength and determine your 1, 3, or 5 rep max, a base you can build upon for more complex movements, and improved strength and conditioning which will only lead to faster times and increased level of fitness. Strength WOD’s are what make the loads in everything else seem “light”. Don’t skip them! We will usually follow the strength portion with a short high intensity workout that gets the heart pumping.

Some great accomplishments all around today including Lyndi, Lorri and Moe all push jerking 100 plus lbs. and Jim C. getting 225 lbs.! Congrats to Eli for banging out 4 straight kipping pull-ups for the first time after the WOD with NO band!

Jumping Lunges

Notes:

Attention parents! We need your help! In the interests of safety and ensuring that everyone in the gym can focus on the workout please explain to your little ones to please stay and play quietly inside the “Squatch Cave”. There are plenty of cool toys, books and movies to keep them occupied. We also need to ask that kids refrain from playing outside unless you understand its at your own risk. Although the “Squatch Cave” is an unsupervised area it is a contained space that allows you to be able to keep an eye on them while concentrating on your WOD. We want to make sure you have an option to bring them while working out but also want all our kids safe and following some basic rules that keeps them off the workout floor and out of harm’s way. 

5 by 40

5 Rounds for Time:

5 Deadlift (115#/75#)
5 Hang Squat Clean (115#/75#)
5 Push Press (115#/75#)
10 Pull-ups
15 Box Jumps (24″/20″)

Results

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Fast and furious, this was a good WOD to learn hang squat cleans while progressing from the floor (deadlift), to the front squat and rack position (hang squat clean), to overhead (push press). 

Dan_Hang Squat Clean Lyndi and Fran

Notes: 

Our “Cut the Crap or Paleo Challenge” is underway. 8 weeks of dietary changes coupled with frequent doses of high intensity, constantly varied, functional fitness. If you want to make the progress and changes you are after; then consistency is the key. Both in diet and in training. Stick with it and really focus on cutting the garbage out. If you haven’t weighed in with your before weight get it done tomorrow and throw your money in the pot.

The new T-shirts should be shipping to us by the end of the week. We ordered one for everyone who signed up on the list or blog with just a few extra so we should be covered. Can’t wait!

Squatchswing_tshirt

Halloween Costume WOD on 10/31: Go time at 11 am. Make sure you get your costumes and get ready for the “Frankenchipper”! It will be a frightfully good time!

2k Row Results

Results from the 2k Row for time on Saturday after the rowing clinic (top four M/W times highlighted):

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Tips to remember from Rob and Lucy below. Thank you both again for the incredible instruction and also many thanks to Gregg for bringing his rower on Saturday. 

Pat and Jeremy dropped in for a tough team WOD at Chandler CrossFit this weekend. Nice job guys and glad you got to visit another affiliate!

Rowing Pictionary

Rest for the Weary

Rest Day “Fran style”:

Fran Burpee Rest position

Can’t wait to get back to it on Monday! For those in the Paleo Challenge, stay disciplined, stay consistent and stay motivated. It will pay off. 

Here’s a little “food for thought” for those tempted to cheat with some grains: 

Avoiding Grains Part One

Avoiding Grains Part Two

For those looking for recipes, check out these Paleo Recipe Sites. Bon Apetit!

Living Paleo: Paleo Diet Recipes

Performance Menu: Performance Recipes

Rowing Clinic Slideshow:

        

Whatever Floats Your Boat

For Time:

2000m Row

Results

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Rowers

Robin and Lucy out of the kindness of their hearts graciously decided to lend their expertise to all of us with some rowing coaching today. My guess is they were also tired of watching everyone butcher their sport! 

It was invaluable training that focused on the following:

  • Taking it back to rowing on water and why the stroke is how it is 
  • Dissecting the stroke (Stick man examples), parallels with weight lifting
  • Physical example of breaking down the stroke ( arms only, body lean, quarter slide, half slide, three quarter slid and then full slide)
  • Feet out exercise to help slow down the slide
  • Side by side rowing and individual coaching
  • 2K test for all

We are very grateful for their time and passion in wanting to share their knowledge and experience with the rest of our growing CrossFit community. Thank you both!

Take a Swing

As Many Rounds As Possible in 18 Minutes:

10 Kettlebell Swings (53#/35#)
10 Knees to Elbows
10 Double Unders

Results

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Double Under Dan

Notes: 

Saturday 10am class will feature Rowing coaching by Lucy and Rob (both former competitive rowers) who will teach all of us how to be more efficient and powerful rowers. Plan to spend time learning on the rower (ergometer) and building your skill with the erg! Come and join them and be ready to learn!

"Tabata Something Else"

Perform 8 intervals of  20 seconds of work with 10 seconds of rest for each exercise. This will equal a total of 32 intervals (8 pull-ups, 8 push-ups, 8 sit-ups, 8 squats):

Pull-ups
Push-ups
AbMat sit-ups
Squats

Results

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Tabata: The longest 20 seconds and the fastest 10 seconds ever. 

Blame Dan and Jim, they said we haven’t done this in awhile and they liked Tabata intervals.

Mo and Amanda

Max Push and Pull

Notes:

Don’t forget Saturday’s 10am class will have Rowing coaching by Lucy and Rob! Come learn how to row, row, row your boat from our former competitive rowers!

SNORIDGE CROSSFIT