Monthly Archives: December 2008

Monday 081215

“Little Linda” 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps of Deadlift, 150% Body-weight Dumbbell Clean, 30-50% Body-weight Ring Dips Linda, done by Gillian …[wmv][mov]

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Friday 081212

“Tabata This” Tabata Intervals ( 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest repeated 8 times) is applied in turn to the Squat, Rower, Pullups, Sit-ups, and Push-ups with a one minute rotation break between exercises. Each exercise … Continue reading

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Tracee

I was very skeptical of CrossFit at first, because my husband would come home from a workout and tell me how brutal it was. Nothing sounded inviting about that at all. Having let myself “go” after having Landon, it was … Continue reading

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Thursday 081211

20 Minutes Max Rounds: Sumo Deadlift High-Pull [wmv] [mov] Box Jumps Sit-ups (Video courtesy of CrossFit.com) Dr. Eades blogs about “Oprah’s Plight”. After reading the post I also noticed that Dr. Eades just did a photo log of his meals … Continue reading

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Wednesday 081210

Push Jerk 3-3-3-3 Split Jerk 3-3-3-3 Thinking about strength. Check out Chip Conrad’s “Define Strength” essay and for some prettier pictures of his “Spectrum of Strength” see yesterday’s “May The Force Be With You” post. The ideas behind the Spectrum … Continue reading

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Chris Gubbels

As a chiropractor and certified wellness doctor with a bachelors of science in exercise science and biology I highly recommend participating in CrossFit. I know it will greatly help you get more out of life and increase your enjoyment of … Continue reading

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Tuesday 081209

“Fran” 21-15-9 reps of: Thrusters, 95 lbs. Pull-ups Post your work and power output for Fran in the comments using the Catalyst Athletics Calculator.

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Monday 081208

“12 Days Of CrossFit” Burpee Pull-Up Turkish Get-Ups Knees to Elbows Wall Ball Shots KETLLEBELL SWINGS Box Jumps Push Presses Med Ball Cleans Double Unders Jumping Lunges Standard Push-Ups High- Pulls Just like the popular holiday song do one burpee … Continue reading

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Friday 081205

With a continuously running clock, do one kettlebell swing the first minute, two kettlebell swings the second minute, three kettlebell swings the third minute… continuing as long as you are able. Use as many sets each minute as needed. Men … Continue reading

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Thursday 081204

For time: 100 Wall Ball Shots, 20 lb ball 75 Sumo Deadlift High-pulls, 75 lbs 50 Weighted Sit-ups, 25 lbs 25 Knee To Elbows EmerFit On The Web We are experimenting with using “new” online tools to further bolster our … Continue reading

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