Friday, October 9, 2009

Do-it-yourself Sunday WOD

Hi! I'm out of town this Sunday; if you'd like to do a Sunday WOD, I guarantee this will kick your butt. It's simple to do, too.

You'll need running shoes and a stopwatch.

warmup your running legs, trunk (core) and pushup arms and shoulders.

For time:
6 rounds:
run 400 meters
25 burpees

That's challenging for the fittest people on the planet.
For mere mortals, here are scalings. Choose so that you can workout with intensity and still do a workout the next day. The scalings and categories are from Crossfit BrandX. I did the buttercups; it was tough.

Big Dawgs:
As rx’d

The Porch:
6 rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
15 Burpees

Set up under a bar that is one foot above your reach for the burpees. Jump and touch the bar for each burpee rep.

The Pack:
4 rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
15 Burpees

Puppies:
4 rounds for time of:
Run 200 meters
12 Burpees


Buttercups:
3 rounds for time of:
Run 200 meters
10 Burpees


What's a burpee? take a look:
http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFit_Burpees.wmv


If you like, do the workout where I did it. Downtown Houghton, start at the back end of the public library on the grass. Three light posts away is 200m; 400m is just shy of the gazebo thing. Run to one end, do the burpees, run back and do more burbees, rinse and repeat. ; )


You can do it!


Ciao,


Charles

CF WOD - 5 x max reps

2009-10-9



max reps: bp, pu, sq


Score: 30-10-21-27-12-23-22-14-17-13-11-17-0-0-0

Comments: Scaled to .25 x bodyweight. Pullups with the green band. 5 rounds scheduled; felt like I had better stop after the 4th round. That was a womper! KW is on the road today.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

CF WOD "Angie"



2009-10-6 angie
Pull-up (assisted) x 20 Reps
Push-up (honest) x 20 Reps
Sit-up (floor) x 20 Reps
Air Squat (honest) x 50 Reps
CW Time: 7:28
Comments: Scaled. I did one kipping, but only got eyes to the bar. BrandX scaling
says 25 assisted, but I forgot. I tried a couple more kips after, no better.
KW time: 6:24 - kipping pullups! Manly pushups! She's an animal! : )

Ciao,


Charles

Sunday, October 4, 2009

The Sunday WOD

2009-10-4



Helen

3 rounds of:

Time: 8:26

Comments: Sunday WOD. Time to start doing kipping pullups unassisted! : ) 

Others' scalings and times: Kirsten: run 400m, KB 15 x .75p, 9 kpullups; Time: 11:30 

David: run 400m, KB 12 x .75p, 6 strict pullups; Time: 11:59 

I'll be gone next Sunday, but I'll post a WOD you can do in the park with a stopwatch and running shoes on your own.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

CF WOD Saturday

2009-10-3
As many rounds as possible in 12:00 of:
Thruster x 5 Reps @ 45 Pounds
Clean (hang power) x 7 Reps @ 45 Pounds
Sumo Deadlift High Pull x 10 Reps @ 45 Pounds
Score: 6 rounds + 9 reps

Comments: Moderate pace, hanging back just a little for form's sake; still pretty tough.
KIrsten's score: 5 rounds + 10 reps, 35#

Ciao,

Charles

Friday, October 2, 2009

A-a-a-a-a-nd...

I almost forgot to tell you, I got my first strict pullup today! from
a dead hang to chin over the bar. I told Kirsten, who was inside
starting on dinner. She said, "I didn't see it," so we went out
together and I did another one! Woo-Hoo! I've been trying to get
that since July. I watched a video of trainer Adrian Bozman saying
that before a person works on kipping pullups, they should have at
least one strict pullup. So kippers, here I come!

Ciao,

Charles

CF WOD

2009-10-2


CW time: 7:33
KW time 6:36

Comments: Worked on squat clean form; room for improvement. Kirsten subbed 26# kettlebell swings (overhead.) 


Good luck To Deb & Dennis at the Tail of the Fox this weekend.

Also to MTU Crew at the Head of the Miss.


Ciao,


Charles