Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Timed Sets

Buy in:
  • TGU
  • 12kg
  • 3l/3r

WOD:
  • 1/2 Snatch (14kg)
  • 4 rounds
  • 30r/30l  for 2 min, 30 second rest
  • 5/5 - 6/6
  • 5/5 - 6/6
  • 5/6 - 6/6
  • 6/6 - 6/6

  • Clean (16kg/14kg)
  • 4 rounds
  • 30r/30l for 2 min., 30 second rest
  • 16kg: 6/6 - 6/6
  • 16kg; 6/6 - 6r/7l
  • 16kg: 6/6 - 7/7
  • 14kg: 7/7 - 8/8

  • BU clean (8kg/12kg)
  • 2 rounds
  • 30r/30l for 2 min., 30 second rest
  • 8kg: 6/6 - 6/6
  • 12kg: 5/5 - 5/5

NOTES:
H Snatch
* no hand issues today. 
*"Speared" my hand when at the top of the snatch. 
*Snatch form looked and felt good. nice and slow allows for good form for me. 
*could have gone one more round with the 14kg!
Clean
* still the hardest exercise of today.
* long cycle clean
* was able to stay with the 16kg for 3 rounds - last week dropped to the 14kg after 1 round
BU clean
* my new favorite exercise! I really like this one!
* went up in weight for the 2nd round today.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Timed Sets

Buy in:
  • 2 easy rounds of Cindy:
  • 5 pullups
  • 10 push ups
  • 15 squats

WOD:
  • Clean and Squat (14kg)
  • 2 rounds
  • 30r/30l for 2 min, 30 sec. rest
  • 4l/4r 

  • Press/Push press (14kg)
  • 2 rounds
  • 30r/30l for 2 min. 30 sec rest
  • 4l/4r

  • Swing (14kg)
  • 4 rounds
  • 30r/30l for 2 min. 30 sec. rest
  • 18l/18r

  • Press + Windmill (14kg)
  • 2 rounds
  • 1:00r/ 1:00l for 2 min; 30 seconds rest
  • 4L/4R

no cash out

NOTES:
* Very happy with todays workout - last week after the clean and squats I had to drop to the 12kg, this week I used the 14kg for all the exercises =)

Friday, August 27, 2010

TSP & variety day

Buy in:
  • 20 swings (8kg)
  • 10 box jumps (16"- since its a warm up)

WOD:
  • 1/2 Snatch
  • 6 rounds (ended up doing 9 rounds*)
  • level 4
  • 1 round: 
  • 14kg 5/5r
  • 4 rounds: 
  • 12kg 6l/6r
  • 4 rounds
  • 12kg 7l/7r

cash out:
  • Deadlifts
  • 3X3 
  • sets across
  • 100#

NOTES:
1/2 Snatch
* I was having so much fun with the snatch, I did 3 more rounds!!! =)
* really tried to slow it down and work the time. I found myself once or twice trying to match my numbers instead of working the time.....working on fixing that.
* started with the 14kg but realized I would never make 15 min. with it, so switched to the 12kg.
Deadlifts:
* haven't done deadlifts since Dec. so backed off on weight A LOT, and just went with 100# to work on form, form, form!
* I missed them, I am going to try to add them in once a week.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Timed sets progression (tsp)

Buy in:
  • pullup/pushup pyramid to 5
  • total: 15 pullups/ 15 pushups

WOD:
  • Push Press (16kg)
  • 5 rounds
  • level 1
  • 5r/5l each round


  • Swing 
  • 4 rounds
  • level 4
  • 2 rounds 16kg 18/18 each round
  • 2 rounds 14kg 19/19 each round

  • Squat (14kg) racked squat
  • 5 rounds 
  • level 1
  • 5l/6r
  • 6/6
  • 5/5
  • 5/5
  • 4l/5r

NOTES:
* felt really strong today, went with the 16kg as long as I could
* the racked squats were the hardest! especially the last 2 rounds!
* tried really hard to slow it down and work the time!! Need to remember that ;)

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Variety Day

from b2d - see link above

Buy in:
  • 3 rounds
  • at the top of each minute:
  • jump rope :30 seconds (white manila)
  • 2 pullups 

WOD:
  • Running the Bells
  • 4 rounds
  • 8kg up to 20 kg and back down to 8kg = 1 round
  • HS swings
  • 10 - 2 handed swings each bell
  • set up bells as follows:
  • 8kg
  • 12kg 
  • 14kg
  • 16kg
  • 20kg
  • total swings: 330
  • time: 14 minutes**

cash out:
  • 3 rounds:
  • 10 kte's (form was spot on!)
  • 90 second mt. athlete abs

NOTES:
* fun workout. a definite do again!
* really works your grip!
** took a 20 second break after the 3rd round otherwise, went straight from bell to bell, no breaks in between.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Timed Progressions

Buy in:
  • TGU
  • 12kg
  • 3l/3r

WOD:
  • 1/2 snatch (14kg)
  • 4 rounds level 4
  • 7l/7r each round

  • clean - did the long cycle clean
  • 4 rounds level 4
  • 1st round: 16kg 8l/8r
  • 2-4th round: 14kg 9l/9r, 8l/8r, 8l/8r

  • bottoms up clean (8kg)
  • 2 rounds level 4
  • 1st round: 8l/8r
  • 2nd round: 6l/7r

NOTES:
* todays workout was hard - hardest exercise was the clean!!! that surprised me, I thought it would be the bottoms up clean!=)
* first time I've ever done the bottoms up clean, I liked it, but it was hard to hold it a beat at the top - sometimes it tipped over.
* last round of 1/2 snatches, form was beginning to suffer, if I had to go more rounds, I would have dropped to the 12kg.
* when noting each round, number is consistent for both minutes of the round (i.e. clean 8l/8r - consistently cleaned 8l/8r for both minutes of the round.)

Monday, August 23, 2010

New Program - Britt Buckinghams Timed Progressions

Buy in:
  • 2 easy rounds of Cindy:
  • 5 pullups - all unassisted
  • 10 pushups
  • 15 squats

WOD:
  • 2 rounds level 4
  • clean and squat (14kg)
  • 5l/5r each round

  • 2 rounds level 4
  • press/push press (12kg)
  • pressed till I couldn't press any more, then continued to finish out the time with push presses
  • 7r/7l each round

  • 4 rounds level 4
  • swings (12kg)
  • 19l/19r average each round

  • 2 rounds level 2
  • press & windmill (14kg first round/ 12kg second round)
  • 1st round: 4l/4r too hard to continue with this weight
  • 2nd round: 5l/5r


cash out:
  • none - I was fried! =)


NOTES:
* great workout.

* really challenging and humbling that I had to drop my weights!
* tried my best to slow it down and work the time.
* All the exercises were really tough when working them under time!!

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Are ALL Farmers that puffy?

 from crossfit 603.....

Buy in:
  • Sampson stretch
  • moving bb and stuff needed upstairs  and out side

WOD:
  • 5 rounds, for time
  • 25 Push ups
  • 25 Overhead Walking Lunges (women 45#)

  • TIME: 16 minutes

Cash out:
  • Farmers walk, 50 steps, using ONE 45# kettlebell
  • Change hands as often as you need  to 

NOTES:
*VERY happy with my time. 

* last time I did THIS WORKOUT I was inside - made a big difference being outside!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Skills Practice Day

A little bit of everything...

buy in:
  • pyramid 1-2-3-2-1 pullups & pushups
  • OHS 3X5 30# BB


WOD:
  • TGU
  • 16kg
  • 5 minutes
  • 5l/5r


cash out:
  • Snatch Tabata
  • 14kg
  • held at top for rest period
 

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

RoP - variety day

....need a break from rop today - short on time and woke up late-

buy in:
  • 8 kg
  • 10 halos
  • 10 pushups
  • 10 squats

WOD:
  • Swings (20kg)
  • 6 minutes (rolled the dice)
  • at the top of the minute:
  • 15 swings
  • 25 jumprope

cash out:
  • pullups - 3X3 ladder

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

RoP - variety day

The "Furnace" workout
from Dave Whitely's blog
"a little 12 minute ditty"

buy in:
  • jumprope white manila
  • 3 rounds:
  • 1 minute on
  • 30 seconds rest

WOD:
  • 16kg 
  • begin from standing with kettlebell locked out overhead -
  • 45 seconds work/ 15  seconds rest- transitions
  • 1. Overhead lunge left
  • 2. Overhead lunge right
  • 3. Swing
  • 4. Kneeling windmill left - did regular windmill
  • 5. Kneeling windmill right - did regular windmill
  • 6. Swing
  • 7. Getup to palm left
  • 8. Getup to palm right
  • 9. Swing
  • 10. Full Getup left
  • 11. Full Getup right
  • 12. Swing

NOTES:
* NO cash out - I was a sweaty mess =)
* Great workout!!!
* I did a regular windmill, since I don't know what a kneeling windmill is

Monday, August 16, 2010

RoP - light day

buy in:
  • 8kg
  • 10 halos
  • 20 swings
  • 10 squats

WOD:
  • 5X3 clean and press ladder with pullups (14kg)
  • 1 clean, multiple presses
  • all pullups unassisted
  • 1 minute rest between ladders


cash out:
  • Snatches (14kg)
  • 7 minutes
  • at the top of every 30 seconds:
  • 3l/3r

Saturday, August 14, 2010

RoP - Heavy Day

buy in:
  • 2 rounds
  • 8kg
  • 10 halos
  • 20 swings

WOD:
  • 5X5 clean and press ladders with pullups (14kg)
  • all pullups unassisted
  • 2 minutes rest between ladders 1-4
  • 3 minutes rest between ladders 4+5


cash out:
  • Swings (20kg)
  • 7 minutes
  • 30 seconds on/ 30 seconds off

NOTE:
* Haven't done a 5X5 since June 30th!

Thursday, August 12, 2010

RoP - variety day

Double Tabata

buy in:
  • jumprope - white manila
  • 2 minutes straight

WOD:
Double Tabata:
  • alternate every round:
  • box jumps
  • jumprope

cash out:
  • TGU (20kg) 1l/1r
  • ABS:
  • 1 minute straight arm plank
  • 30 seconds rest
  • 1 minute bent elbow plank
  • 30 seconds rest 
  • 1 minute mt. climbers

NOTES:
box jumps - 9- 10
jumprope - 44-46

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

RoP - moderate day

buy in:
  • 2 rounds
  • 8kg
  • 10 halos
  • 20 swings

WOD:
  • 5X3 clean and press ladders with pullups (14kg)
  • 2 minutes rest between all ladders

cash out:
  • Swings (20kg)
  • 3 minutes
  • 30 seconds on/ 30 seconds off

NOTES:
*what made todays workout so hard were the pullups- all unassisted, but by the 4th ladder I was throwing in some chinups. 
* I rested before and during the pullups - the c&p's were the easy part of todays workout! ;) 

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

RoP - variety day

Jane's workout
thanks Jane! =)

buy in:
  • Jump rope 3 minutes to AC/DC's Runaway Train
  • white manila

WOD:
  •  21-18-15-12-9 reps of
  • Box Jumps
  • Kettlebell Deadlifts (16kg)
  • Kettlebell Swings (16kg)
  • Squats
  • 50 jump ropes after every set of every exercise

cash out:
  • 4X5 kte's
NOTES:
* great workout! a lot of fun and tough! 

Monday, August 9, 2010

RoP - light day

back to early morning workouts
started today at 6:20am

buy in:
  • 10 halos (8kg)
  • 10 pushups
  • 10 squats

WOD:
  • 5X3 clean and press ladders with pullups (14kg)
  • all pullups unassisted
  • one clean, multiple presses
  • rested 1 minute between ladders 1-4
  • rested 2 minutes before 5th ladder

cash out:
  • Snatches (14kg)
  • 5 minutes
  • pyramid - 
  • a new set starts at the top of each minute 
  • 2l/2r
  • 4l/4r
  • 6l/6r
  • 4l/4r
  • 2l/2r

NOTES:
* previously on the c&p's I was resting 2 minutes between ladders for the 5X3

Saturday, August 7, 2010

RoP - light day

buy in:
  • 10 halos (8kg)
  • 10 pushups
  • 10 squats
  • 1X3 c&p ladder (8kg)

WOD:
  • 3X1 c&p ladder with pullups (16kg)

cash out:
Swings ala Tracy
followed THIS workout with out snatches
  • 16kg
  • 100 swings rest 30 seconds
  • 100 swings rest 30 seconds
  • 100 swings rest 40 seconds
  • 100 swings rest 60 seconds
  • 100 swings 

Thursday, August 5, 2010

RoP- variety day

buy in:
  • pyramid -pushups/pullups/chin ups
  • 1-2-3 pushups/pullups
  • 2-1 pushups/chin ups

WOD:
  • TGU
  • 20 kg
  • 5 minutes
  • 3l/2r

cash out:
  • 4X5 kte's

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

RoP - moderate day

afternoon workout

Buy in:
  • 2 rounds
  • 8 kg
  • 10 halos
  • 20 swings 

WOD:
  • 3X2 clean and press ladders with pullups (16kg)

Cash out:
  • Swings (20kg)
  • 6 minutes
  • at the top of the minute:
  • 15 swings
  • 20 jumprope

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

RoP- variety day

crossfit HQ

Buy in:
  • jump rope - white manila
  • 2 minutes 30 seconds on/ 30 seconds off
  • 1 full  minute jumping continuously 

WOD:
  • 5 rounds for time of:
  • 45 pound barbell Overhead walking lunges, 50 feet
  • 21 burpees

Cash out:
  • carry a 45# dumbbell 50 steps, changing hands as needed

NOTES:

* outside
* TIME: 18:16
* 50 feet = 17 overhead walking lunges
* burpees were pushup burpees
* for the cash out, I just used the barbell instead of a dumbbell

Monday, August 2, 2010

RoP - Heavy day

change in plans this week because of schedule conflicts:
today is heavy day, friday will be light day

buy in:
  • 2 rounds
  • 8 kg
  • 10 halos
  • 20 alternating swings

WOD:
  • 3X3 clean and press ladders with pullups (16kg)
  • all pullups unassisted
  • added on 1 chinup at the end

cash out:
  • Swings (20kg)
  • 10 minutes
  • at the top of the minute:
  • 15 swings
  • 20 jumprope
....ended up being 40 seconds on/ 20 seconds off

NOTES:
* had a few push presses....in the 3rd ladder
* cash out was HARD!!!