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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

June 22nd, 2009 brendan 9 comments

ThrustersOnly 7 Days left to list your score for the Thruster challenge!

  • 3 sets of max handstand pushups OR Thruster challenge
  • “Nicole”
    AMRAP in 20 minutes
    400m run
    Max pullups

    Note number of pullups completed for each round.

Monday, June 22, 2009

June 21st, 2009 Turbo 9 comments
Sweat Angel

Sweat Angel

Squat 3×5 (add 5lbs to last workout)
Press 3×5 (add 5lbs to last workout)

Then, 5 rounds for time:

7 Deadlifts
21 Double Unders

T-Shirt Slogan Contest Revisited

June 21st, 2009 Turbo Comments off

Graphic by David "Chef"

Graphic by David "Chef" Wallach from CrossFit Breakaway

LAST CHANCE!

We’re getting the T-shirts made this week, so this is a last chance to post your ideas and votes.

Some of the slogans we suggested were more popular than others, and a lot of you posted some great new ideas.

Please review the June 14th comments and let us know your top 3 choices.  You can also post your vote or ideas on the corkboard at the gym.

Categories: News

Sunday, June 21, 2009

June 20th, 2009 Turbo 5 comments
Annie Sakamoto, CFHQ

Annie Sakamoto, original 'nasty girl', photo courtesy of CFHQ

Nasty Girls

3 rounds for time of:
50 Squats
7 Muscle-ups
10 Hang power cleans (135#/95#)

Happy Father’s Day!

* Good luck to everyone running the Manitoba marathon in the blistering heat this morning!

* Congratulations to Gary, who is the proud dad of baby Lucas, born June 17.

* Just over a week left to complete the Thruster Challenge.  Coach B will be  disappointed when he gets back if we don’t get some more scores up on that board…

Saturday, June 20, 2009

June 19th, 2009 Turbo 3 comments
cheryl_tania

Getting under it

Hang power snatch 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

Then,  5 rounds for time:

6 pullups

9 wall ball shots

12 box jumps

Friday, June 19, 2009

June 18th, 2009 Turbo 8 comments
Baseline

Baseline

Deadlift 3×5

Add 5#.

Then, for time:

15 Clean & Jerks  (125#/85#)
Run 400m
10 Clean & Jerks  (125#/85#)
Run 200m
5 Clean & Jerks  (125#/85#)
Run 100m

Thursday, June 18, 2009

June 17th, 2009 Turbo 3 comments
Push

Push

Squat 3×5

Add 5# to last workout.

Strict Pullups 3 x max reps

Rest a few minutes between sets.

Then, for time:

1 suicide
25 Knees to Elbows
2 suicides
20 Knees to Elbows
3 suicides
15 Knees to Elbows
4 suicides
10 Knees to Elbows
5 suicides
5 Knees to Elbows

Categories: K2E, back squat, pullup

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

June 16th, 2009 Turbo 11 comments
jtdbcleans

Intense

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:

115-pound hang power clean, 15 reps
12 Ring dips
21 Sit-ups

Categories: clean, ring dip, sit-up

Tuesday, June 13, 2009

June 15th, 2009 Turbo 7 comments
Elbows Up!

Elbows Up!

If you weren’t in on Monday, sorry but you must do “Baseline”.

If you did Baseline on Monday…

Press 3×5

Add 5lbs to last workout.

Then, complete as many rounds in 15 minutes as you can of:

7 Front Squats (185#/125#)
7 Burpee Pull Ups

Categories: front squat

Monday, June 15, 2009

June 14th, 2009 Turbo 16 comments

The Bear

The Bear

“Baseline”

500m row

40 squats

30 situps

20 pushups

10 pullups

Then, 3 rounds:

10 GHD Hip Extensions @ 3010

Max time L-sit or tuck-sit hold

3010 means 3 sec down, 0 sec pause at bottom, 1 sec up and 0 sec pause at top.  This is not for time.  Go straight from the GHD hip extensions to the L-sits, but rest approx. 90 seconds between rounds.

Categories: baseline