Monthly Archives: August 2009

Tuesday 090901

“Nancy” 5 rounds for time: Run 400 meters Overhead Squat 95 pounds for 15 reps Post your caption for this photo in the comments.

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Monday 090831

Strict Press 1 repetition maximum then Push Press 1 repetition maximum. Finally, see how many perfect air squats you can complete in 90 seconds. What is your favorite CrossFit video? According to YouTube the video below about the infamous 300 … Continue reading

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Friday 090828

Five rounds of: Row 500 meters 35 Sit-ups Join us for Suffer on Saturday at City Park tomorrow at 9:00 A.M. A few weeks ago Joe (pictured below) and Greg won our pull-up challenge. Joe added the most total pull-ups … Continue reading

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Thursday 090827

Overhead Squat 5-5-5-5-5 Work your way up to a “work weight” and attempt to use that load for all five reps of all five sets. This method is known as “sets across” as opposed to the “ascending sets” that you … Continue reading

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Wednesday 090826

“Fight Gone Bad” 3 rounds, max reps in 1 minute at each station, 1 minute rest at the end of each round. Stations: Wall Ball Sumo Deadlift High Pull Box Jump Push Press Row (for calories) Compare to 090722. This … Continue reading

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Tuesday 090825

For time: Run 1 mile 50 Pull-ups Run 1 mile Try to make the first mile your best mile even if it lengthens the time spent on the rest of the workout. We will record your time on the first … Continue reading

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Monday 090824

Deadlift: Find your 1 repetition maximum. Then, test how long you can hold a handstand. Today, we begin the testing we mentioned last week. We have a few guidelines for the 1 RM tests. We will review this in class … Continue reading

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Friday 090821

Front Squat 3-3-3-3-3 Go heavy and go home or practice something you suck at. We will have Suffer on Saturday tomorrow at City Park at 9:00 A.M. After this week we will have three more City Park S.O.S workouts. So … Continue reading

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Thursday 090820

Five rounds of: 12 Dumbbell Thrusters (35/25) 12 Pull-ups World famous climber John “Verm” Sherman stopped by EmerFit this week on his way through Fort Collins. Here he is pictured with Pat Goodman, Jess Goebel, and the EmerFit trainers. Remember, … Continue reading

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Wednesday 090819

Power Clean 1-1-1-1-1 followed by 3 minutes of Barrier Hop Burpees Rest 90 seconds 2 minutes of Barrier Hop Burpees Rest 90 seconds 1 minutes of Barrier Hop Burpees Rest 90 seconds Special Event Wednesday night at 8:00 P.M. EmerFit … Continue reading

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