Thurs WOD!!!!

by Ross 8. September 2010 21:59

 

"3rds For Time"

200m Run

10 Deadlifts (Body Weight)

15 Burpees

 20 Box Jumps

 

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one."
- Mark Twain

  

  

Got Fish Oil?

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Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids are two kinds of Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) that are not produced in the human body but that are essential throughout the human life cycle. EFAs regulate pain, control inflammation, help maintain good blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and may even help with depression and anxiety. The only way to get these EFAs is through our diet. Omega-3 comes mostly from cold water fish while Omega-6 fatty acids are found in corn, soybeans, safflower, and sunflower oil. It is important to have a balance between both of these essential acids, although we tend to eat way more Omega-6 fatty acids then Omega-3s. Because most of the fish we eat today is farm raised on a grain diet, it is difficult if not impossible to get enough Omega-3s without taking it as a supplement. For CrossFitter, Omega-3s are fundamental to optimal wellness and fitness. Besides helping the body run smoothly, you will have less muscle soreness, it will help with joint mobility, and it will increase energy and help you think clearly. Studies on how much to take have been inconclusive, resulting in most brands recommending a lower dosage then what is actually needed. Generally, CrossFitters take about 4 times the recommended amount on the label. Make sure you take a high quality brand that has good manufacturing standards and whose product does not smell or taste overly fishy (this means it has probably been exposed to oxygen and is becoming rancid).Because fish oil thins the blood, it is not recommended to take while using blood thinners, while taking large amounts of aspirin, before surgery or if you are in an area where risk of bleeding is high, such as if you are a soldier in a combat zone. Do some research and decide for yourselves what you think about it!

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Wed WOD

by Will 7. September 2010 21:51

"Warm Up" 

800m Run

25 Pullups

 

"WOD"

"Tons Of Weight"

For Males you must lift 8000lbs from Ground to Overhead with a lift of your choice.

Athletes are able to choose which weight they would like. Some of your options are:

155# x 52 reps

135# x 60 reps

115# x 70 reps

95# x 84 reps

75# x 107 reps

 

 For Females you must lift 5000lbs from the Ground to Overhead with a lift of your choice.

Athletes are able to choose which weight they would like. Some of your options are:

 

105# x 48 reps

95# x 53 reps

85# x 59 reps

65# x 77 reps

50# x 100 reps 

 



 

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Tues WOD!!!

by Ross 6. September 2010 22:00

"3rds for Time"

400m Run

5 Power Snatch 135#/95#

10 OH Squats 135#/95#

 

 

 

Awesome party to end our challenge Friday night! Thanks to everyone who came out and congrats to everyone on the challenge!
Big Congrats to the I AM CrossFit Winner
Ben Payne 

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Friday WOD

by Will 3. September 2010 09:00

"Warm Up"

20 Push Ups

20 Situps

20 Lunges

200m Run 

 

"WOD

21-15-9

Deadlifts M:205/F:155

Pullups 

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Thurs WOD!!!

by Ross 1. September 2010 23:42

"I am CrossFit WOD Again"

Well this is it CFMers we have reach the end of our 40 day challenge and everyone has done a awesome job! Today will be the repeat of the WOD we did on the first day of the challenge so bring your A game and come ready to CRUSH IT! The last three days we have seen some crazy PRs so lets not stop with the mile run or the total. Today show up ready to DESTROY THE WOD!!

Dont forget Friday there will be no class after the 11am class and the I am CrossFit party will be at 7pm! So if you have not signed up to lets us know what you are bringing today would be a good day to do so! 

 

 "When you are enthusiastic, nothing seems difficult"

Wayne Dyer 

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Wed WOD

by Will 1. September 2010 05:30

"Warm Up"

400m Run

50 Double Unders

400m Run 

 

"WOD

CrossFit Total:

-Deadlift

-Press

-Squat 

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Tues WOD!!!!

by Ross 30. August 2010 21:15

"20min AMRAP"

1 Mile for Time

then the remaining amount of time you will complete as many rounds of Cindy as possible!

"Cindy"

5 Pullups

10 Pushups

15 Squats

 

* So for example if you run your mile in 8 min then you would have 12 min left to complete as many rounds of Cindy as possible. The faster you run your mile the more rounds you can complete. This is your timed mile for the challenge.

 

We have only a couple of days left in the challenge so we will be maxing this week and also repeating our I am CrossFit WOD! Also Friday we will have no classes after the 11am class because we will be having our Challenge party at 7pm! For the party we are gonna let everyone that is coming to bring a dish, maybe you want to bring a Paleo meal that you discovered during the challenge or maybe you just want to bring something else. We will have a sign up sheet in the office for you to let us know what your going to bring. It wouldnt be good if 20 people all showed up with Paleo Taco Salad. Even though that is delicious we want some variety so let us know!

Great job to everyone during this challenge keep it up we only have a few days left!

 

"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors.  Try to be better than yourself!"

William Faulkner

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Monday WOD

by Will 30. August 2010 00:25

"Warm Up"

3Rds: 

5 Burpees

10 Pullups

15 Squats

 

"WOD

21 Hang Squat Cleans

800m Run

15 Hang Squat Cleans

800m Run

9 Hang Squat Cleans

800m Run

M:95/F:65 

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Friday WOD

by Will 27. August 2010 06:10

"Warm Up"

1 Mile Run

 

"WOD

Max Reps of HSPU

50 Box Jumps

Max Reps of HSPU

50 Box Jumps

Max Reps of HSPU

50 Box Jumps

24" Box/20" Box

10 Min Cap 

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Thurs WOD!!!!

by Ross 25. August 2010 20:01

"For Time"

20 Special Burpees

"then"

3 Rounds

5 Snatchs

5 Clean & Jerks

5 Thrusters

M:95#/65#

"then"

20 Special Burpees

 

Stole this pic from dot com but I thought it was awesome and hilarious!!

This is a Amazing article I read by CrossFit Games Competitor Blair Morrison so I wanted to share it with you guys

Fitness is…  Failure.


Get comfortable with it. If you’re not failing, you’re not getting better. And if you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse.
This idea represents two important things to me.
First, intensity is everything. A properly balanced program will vary its workouts in terms of style, movement pattern, and volume, but not in intensity. Whether the focus is strength, endurance, or metabolic conditioning; whether you’re working deadlifts, overhead presses, or sprints; whether its Angie or Fran; the intensity has to be maximum. This is not to say that every workout must put you on the floor. Intensity isn’t necessarily about exhaustion. It’s about focus, will, and the commitment to a full effort, regardless of the challenge. For example, my grandmother is training to lose weight through a combination of cardiovascular training, group strength classes, and Pilates. Needless to say, her ideal post-workout position is not sprawled on the floor next to a trash can. Her approach to fitness should, however, mirror that level of physical intensity in her concentration and dedication to completing her routine with maximum effort. This attitude will force her to test her limits on hikes, with weights, and on the Pilates mat, ultimately pushing her to the point of failure in many respects. This is a good thing.
The same can be said for Crossfitters, just in a more obvious way. WODs are designed to test limits in a wide range of physical and mental capacities. So test them! The people that get the most out of workouts are not the ones who complete them easily, or those who zone out halfway through in an effort to “just get through it.” If you ever find this to be the case during a workout, you’re missing the point. One inarguable beauty of this program is that, regardless of ability, every WOD can be met with the same level of effort and focus, and thus can impart the same physical and mental effects. The biggest beneficiaries are the people who fail over and over and over during the course of a WOD, and then get up to fail some more.
The second concept failure brings to mind is fear. People are so afraid to fail. From a young age, it is something we have been taught to avoid at all costs. This fact, combined with the knowledge that failure is actually essential to our ultimate success, makes this fear one of the toughest paradoxes for our psyche to overcome. I, for one, know this emotion too well. Before football games I would get this deep, paralyzing self-doubt regarding my own ability. Every week, I was certain the defensive back opposite me was stronger than I was, faster than I was, and, in general, better than I was. This usually didn’t subside until the first major collision of the game, when the intensity level became so high that I no longer had time to doubt myself, only to act.
Interestingly, I see the same thing happen all the time in gyms and Crossfit boxes. As Sarah wrote the chipper on the board at the Butcher’s Lab this past weekend, different people softly objected to elements they were weak on, or complained that they would have to scale. In Halmstad for the Scandinavian Challenge, I heard stories of people dropping their names from the competition when the WODs got posted, mostly because they were inconsistent with their personal strengths. Every time someone is embarrassed to bench press or back squat next to a guy that can double his total, it’s the embarrassment over his relative failure that holds him back.
How to conquer this fear? Rather than focusing on the competition between individuals, focus on the competition with the workout. Again, this should be the competitive standard for all workouts anyway. Then, when you really need it, when you’re just about to quit, when you’ve been pressed to the brink of failure, that’s when you start looking for extra motivation. That’s when you use the intensity of those around you to will yourself to the next rep. That’s when the community leans on itself, pushes its collective limits, and builds itself stronger than before.
The bottom line is that fitness requires failure. Your body adapts to challenges it cannot meet in order to better prepare itself for the future. This process involves levels of fear and intensity that are typically uncomfortable, but absolutely necessary. If you’re not outside your comfort zone, you will not improve. And if you’re not trying to improve, what exactly are you doing?


 

"The difference in winning and losing is most often.....not quitting."

Walt Disney

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