Do you? As a matter of fact- yes, you do have resources. Some of which you might not even know about! I would like to point out one today that I know many of you can benefit from. There are many days that I know some of you would train if you could, but life …
Category Archive: Training
Feb
23
“Helen”, Games, Inspiration and Fun! : 120224
…And they’re off! The 2012 CrossFit Games are officially under way, with the first Open workout now being scored. We now have access to a live leaderboard that shows the rankings of over 55,000 athletes from all over the world, doing the exact same workout! The leaderboard can be separated out to show any division: …
Feb
08
The Worst Part About an Injury : 120209
Being injured sucks. If you think I’m picking on you with this post, don’t take it too personally. Yes I want you to take this message to heart but my own experience sparked this post. I woke up yesterday with a bruise on my calf almost the size of my fist – and I don’t …
Feb
05
Support : 120206
WOD: ME: Split Jerk Rack Supports Then… 3 Min AMRAP Ground to overhead anyway, 135#/95# Today’s Split Jerk Rack Supports will be performed inside the rack, with the barbell resting on the safety arms at approximately level with the top of your head. We will start the movement from a standing position, jump, then land …
Feb
01
Get Your Head in The Game : 120202
For some, weight lifting can be a form of meditation. Sometimes it’s only for a few seconds, sometimes it’s longer but perhaps you’ve experienced a moment in your workout where you were so present in your work, that you forget about everything else. The music might be loud, but you don’t hear it. There may …
Jan
17
Competition, Training and Age : 120118
I saw a great quote the other day: “The will to win is worthless, without the will to prepare.” There was no credit given but I love the sentiment. I think it’s easy for us to picture ourselves winning at something. We can see ourselves at the top of a mountain, but when it’s time …
Jan
16
Raw Strength : 120117
Today was supposed to kick off a big batch of Clinics but with all the events and changes of the new year, they got lost in the shuffle! The last series of Clinics we did were almost all sold-out, this time hardly anyone has signed-up. I can only assume it is because of the busy …
Jan
09
Cycling it down…: 120110
This coming Saturday is our CrossFit Total Event. For those of you planning on hitting new PR’s that day, we will begin cycling down the volume and intensity of your workouts this week. Trust me, it’s not a waste of time! You will not only perform better on Saturday, you’re likely to do better all …
Jan
04
Workin’ on a Chain Gang…: 120105
WOD: ME: Hanging Chains DL Finisher (not for time) of: 50 Hip Extensions 40 Barbell Bench bridges 95#/65# 30 Goodmornings 95#/65# 200m FWD Sled Pull (walk – don’t run, should be heavy but do-able) 10 GHR This workout is going to trash your posterior (in a good way). Just be warned. Tomorrow we’ll even you …
Jan
03
Open Hips Make a Stronger Posterior! : 120104
WOD: 3 Rounds for time of: Run 400 20 Pull-ups 15 Box Jumps 24″/20″ To get the most out of your box-jumps you need to open up your hips on the jump down as well as the jump up. In this series you can see that Ned has a straight line posture from chest to …
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