The last workout of 2009 was a blast. Working as a four person team made it fun as did having two visitors from Australia. I don't remember their names, but they were a lot of fun. Happy new year!
WOD:
100 KBS (24/16kg)
200m Run
300 Push Press
400 Squats
400 Sit Ups
300 Push Ups
200m Run
100 KBS
Done in 4 person teams. Only 2 people can be working at a time.
This morning there were just two of us for the 6 AM workout and only one of us did the "cookie". I'm guessing the numbers will pick back up when the holidays are over.
WOD: Bench press
Work up to a working weight and do three sets of 5.
The workout concluded with a "cookie":
7 chest-to-bar pull ups
7 weighted lunges
Do the cookie 5 times without rest. My time was 5:27.
A handful of diehards showed up this morning for the 6am workout. After the warm up we worked up to a working weight for 3 sets of 5 dead lifts. When everyone was ready, we did the following.
WOD: 3 sets
400meter run for time
5 dead lifts (185lbs)
After the run, we had 5 minutes to recover and complete 5 dead lifts. Then we did it all over again twice more. My 400meter run times: 1:25, 1:29, 1:24
Shari brought us our work of the day this morning at 7 AM. After eating junk all day on Christmas we were greeted with "CrossFit Disco", from the CrossFit gym in Stockholm. I was dragging from the very beginning.
WOD: CrossFit Disco
70 double unders
60 kettlebell snatches (30 each arm)
50 box jumps
40 wall ball burpees
30 pull ups
20 clean and jerks (89lbs)
10 clap pushups
The two other people working out smoked me. I finished in 28:49.
Like the Thanksgiving workout, the Christmas eve workout put together by CrossFit Santa Cruz Central was a lot of fun.
WOD: “12 Days of Christmas ‘09″
Rope Climb
HSPU
Lunges (each leg)
DB Push Press (25#/35#)
DB Front Squat
DB HPC or Hang Split Clean
Pull Ups
Dips
Double Unders
Sit Ups
Calories on rower
Burpees
The workout is done the way the song of the same name is sung. Do 1 rope climb. Do 2 hand stand push ups (HSPU) followed by 1 rope climb. Do 3 lunges (each leg) followed by 2 HSPU and 1 rope climb. Etc. etc.
The workout is for time. I finished in 34:18.
12 Days of Christmas workout action shot at CrossFit Santa Cruz Central.
Today was a nice break after doing Fight Gone Bad yesterday. We worked on overhead squats. This was my first time doing them for real. Previously I learned them, using very light weight, during training.
WOD: Overhead Squats
Work up in weight as you go down in reps - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
My numbers were pretty low, but I jumped up in weight at the end as my form got better.
95lbsx5
117lbsx4
127lbsx3 (got one, then dumped it)
127lbsx2
135lbsx2
Mark Rippetoe: In the Gym with Coach Rip, Overhead Squats
Today was my first day back in the gym since being down sick for about a week. On the way to the gym (at the fine hour of 5 AM) I was hoping the workout would be semi-easy. I don't get breaks like that. As it turned out, the WOD was Fight Gone Bad. I had never done FGB, but I have seen some videos of it. It's a pretty intense workout.
WOD: Fight Gone Bad
One minute of each of the following exercises (no breaks in between). When you have finished all the exercises, rest one minute. Do three rounds.
Row machine
Wall ball (20lb)
Sumo deadlift (75lb)
box jumps
Push press (75lb)
Check out this video on how this workout got it's name.