Saturday, May 30, 2009

Saturday 090530

“Kelly”

Five rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
30 Box jump, 24 inch box
30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball

Instead of wall ball, I substituted 20lb dumbbell thrusters. I was only able to get 3 rounds in before daycare closed though.

Times:

Round 1 - 6:00

Round 2 - 5:34

Round 3 - 4:43

Round 4 - NA

Round 5 - NA

Total time: 16:17

Friday, May 29, 2009

Friday 090529

30 Muscle-ups for time

If you cannot do the muscle-ups do 120 pull-ups and 120 dips.

I don't have rings available to me so I did the pull-ups and dips.

Final time: 18:40

Cash out:
Rear delt raises x 50

I started with 15lb dumbbells for 25, 12.5lb for another 15, and 10lb for the last 10 reps.

Thursday 090528

Thrusters

165-175-185-195-205-225 (PR)-230F

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Tuesday 090526

“Barbara”

Five rounds, each for time of:
20 Pull-ups
30 Push-ups
40 Sit-ups
50 Squats

Rest precisely three minutes between each round.


Big Dawgs:
As Rxd

Pack:
“Barbara lite”

Five rounds, each for time of:
10 Pull-ups
20 Push-ups
30 Sit-ups
40 Squats

Rest precisely three minutes between each round. Post time for each of five rounds to comments

http://www.crossfitbrandx.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/6969/


Puppies:
“Barbie”

Five rounds, each for time of:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Sit-ups
20 Squats

Rest precisely three minutes between each round. Post time for each of five rounds to comments

Puppies if you cannot do pull ups do beginner pull ups.


Wow, something so simple can be supremely difficult sometimes. I started out doing the Big Dawg workout and finished it my first round, but realized there's no way I'd be able to do all the rounds at that level. I downgraded the second round to the Barbara Lite, but that proved too much. My third round I did Puppy and that's when I hit the wall. No 4th or 5th rounds for me tonight. That's what I get for working out right after eating dinner. Stupid!

Monday, May 25, 2009

Monday 090525

Today was supposed to be a 5K, but the holiday nixed that. I needed the rest anyway.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Sunday 090524

"CrossFit Total"

Back squat, 1 rep
Shoulder Press, 1 rep
Deadlift, 1 rep

Compare to 0900410.


Totals:

Squats 365, failed on 405 and tweaked my lower back.

Shoulder press: 205

No deadlifting because my lower back was hurting and crazy sore from yesterday's back extensions. Maxing out is definitely something that requries a day's rest before attempting.

Saturday 090523

This should be a rest day, but I'm getting caught up from Thursday so here we go again...

“Michael”

Three rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
50 Back Extensions
50 Sit-ups

This is going to suck.


UPDATE:

This sucked as bad as I thought it would, but that has more to do with the humidity than anything else. I only got two rounds because the daycare closed, which is my fault for not getting there sooner. But at least I tried and got 2/3rd of the workout in.

Round 1 Total: 9:08

Run - 4:31; Back Extensions - 2:05; Situps - 2:32

Round 2 Total: 9:41

Run - 4:35; Back Extensions - 2:25; Situps - 2:41

Round 3 - NA

Friday 090522

“Twins”

Two rounds, of each couplet, for time of:
750 meter Row
20 Handstand Push-ups

115 pound Thruster, 20 reps
20 L-Pull-ups


http://www.crossfitbrandx.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/6931/

Pack:
Two rounds, of each couplet, for time of:
750 meter Row
20 Handstand Push-ups (or appropriate progressions)

95 pound Thruster, 20 reps
20 L-Pull-ups (tuck pull ups or pull ups as a sub if unable to do L-pull ups)

Puppies:
Two rounds, of each couplet, for time of:
500 meter Row
10 Handstand Push-ups (or appropriate progressions)

25-45 pound Thruster, 10 reps
10 L-Pull-ups (Beginner pull ups or assisted pull ups are and acceptable sub)

Buttercups:
Two rounds, of each couplet, for time of:
500 meter Row
10 Push-ups (or appropriate progressions)

pvc-15 pound Thruster, 10 reps
10 L-Pull-ups (Beginner pull ups or assisted pull ups are and acceptable sub)

Handstand Push up progressions:
http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFit_HSPUVariations.wmv

http://www.brandxmartialarts.com/videos/HandstandPushups.wmv


I have a funny feeling I'll be doing Pack or Puppies today. My gym doesn't have dumbbels heavier than 80lbs and I don't know where I'll be able to do handstand pushups at in the gym.

Final Time: 25:30


I did better than I thought. I did everything in the Big Dawg workout except I couldn't manage the 115lb thrusters so I went with 50lbs dumbbells. For the L-Pullups I did get 12 as prescribed on the first round and then finished the remaining with a blend of regular and kipping pull-ups. The second round wasn't so good. I got 4 L-pullups but hit the wall. At that point I had to do assisted pull-ups on the machine with 40lb assist. On the flip side that's the lightest I've gone using the assist machine yet, so I'm getting stronger on the pull-ups after all.


Thursday, May 21, 2009

Thursday 090521

Inadvertent Rest Day.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Wednesday 090520

Four rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
50 Squats


Final time: 17:08


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Monday, May 18, 2009

Monday 090518

For time:
Row 500 meters
Body weight Bench press, 30 reps
Row 1000 meters
Body weight Bench press, 20 reps
Row 2000 meters
Body weight Bench press, 10 reps

Final time: 34:10

For the record my body weight bench press is 205. That first set of 30 reps took way longer than expected. It was almost 10 minutes by itself, which makes sense since 3 sets of 10 (where I fail on the 10th) usually takes me about 10 minutes with rest between sets. This time there was really no rest, just recovery from a series of hitting failure every 3 or 4 reps after the first 10.

Sunday 090517

Four rounds for time of:
100 ft Walking lunge, carrying 30 pound dumbbells
24 inch Box Jump, 30 reps
30 pound Weighted pull-ups, 20 reps

Post time to comments.

http://www.crossfitbrandx.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/6906/


The Porch:
Four rounds for time of:
100 ft Walking lunge, carrying 20-25 pound dumbbells
24 inch Box Jump, 20 reps
20-25 pound Weighted pull-ups, 10 reps

Pack:
3 rounds
100 ft Walking lunge, carrying 15 pound dumbbells
20 inch Box Jump, 20 reps
15 pound Weighted pull-ups, 10 reps or 35 reps no weight

Puppies:
3 rounds
100 ft Walking lunge
12-15 inch Box Jump, 20 reps
20 Beginner or Assisted pull ups



Started out doing the Rx workout, but soon realized I can't do the pull-ups and I wouldn't have the time for 4 rounds since the gym was closing, so I backed it down to Pack. Using an analog clock to track my time I did it in about 15 minutes.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Saturday 090516

“Diane”

21-15-9 reps of:
225 pound Deadlift
Handstand push-ups

Final time: 18:56

http://www.crossfitbrandx.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/6904

Handstand pushups are no joke!

Friday, May 15, 2009

Friday 090515

Rest Day

Thursday 090514

Five rounds for time of:
30 Glute-ham sit-ups
25 Back extensions

Total time: 15:20

However, I forgot the exact number of reps I was supposed to do and thought it was 25 for both exercises so that's what I did.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Wednesday 090513

I'll be doubling up my workouts today.

First will be yesterday's workout of Power Cleans for 1-1-1-1-1-1-1.

155-155-170-170-170-170-175



Second will be today's workout:

"Cindy"
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats

OR

"Mary"
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Handstand Push-ups
10 One legged squats, alternating
15 Pull-ups


Ended up doing "Cindy" for 10 rounds. Oh, this was the first WOD involving pullups where I didn't need manual assist via a spotter or machine.

Tuesday 090512

Another inadvertent Rest Day. Too much stuff going on last night to hit the gym.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Monday 090511

This was a scheduled rest day, but I did back squats instead to make up for the day prior.

275-275-300-300-300

Sunday 090510

This was supposed to be back squats for 5 sets of 5, but I was way too sore and just made it a rest day.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Saturday 090509

Four rounds, each for time of:
800 meter run

Rest as needed between efforts.

http://www.crossfitbrandx.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/6856/

Final Time: 19:42

I didn't realize we were supposed to clock each round and then just rest comfortably between them. Next time...

Note: I did the first 3 rounds for 1.5 miles in 14:05, which isn't too bad for not running regularly. I need to shave off about 40 seconds in order to pass my PT test though.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Friday 090508

“Grace”

135 pound Clean and Jerk, 30 reps


http://www.crossfitbrandx.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/6847/


Final Time: 12:06

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Thursday 090507

Rest Day

Wednesday 090506

Push Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

http://www.crossfitbrandx.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/6836/

Buy in:
2 Sets of dumbbell lateral rasises for 10 reps @ 15lbs

Push Jerk:
185-210-225-225-225-230-235

Cash out:
2 sets of shoulder presses for 15 reps @ 95lbs

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Tuesday 090505

Ten rounds for time of:
3 Weighted Pull-ups, 45 pounds
5 Strict Pull-ups
7 Kipping Pull-up

For weighted pull-ups place a 45 pound dumbbell between the legs above crossed ankles and jettison the dumbbell after third rep and continue with strict pull-ups and then the kipping pull-ups. Coming off the bar or going to ground constitutes termination of a set.

Post time and number of sets to completion.



http://www.crossfitbrandx.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/6822/

Puppies:
5 rounds
5 assisted or beginner pull ups
10 practice kips on the pull up bar

Puppies if you are unable to kip at all, max hang each round.

Total time: 9:35

Monday, May 4, 2009

Monday 090504

Front squat 3-3-3-3-3 reps

135-160-185-210-225

http://www.crossfitbrandx.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/6812

I've can't remember doing this for that rep range so I took it easy and worked up to what I felt would be a good weight for this exercise. 210 or 225 seems about perfect as it doesn't strain my shoulders too much. One thing I found I liked about this move is that I can get really deep into the squat and not feel strange. The lower I got the more I came up off my heals, but I still kept my balance really well.

Sunday 090503

Rest day

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Saturday 090502

“Hansen”

Five rounds for time of:
2 pood Kettlebell swing, 30 reps
30 Burpees
30 Glute-ham sit-ups


http://www.crossfitbrandx.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/6803/


Well, I thought I could do the full WOD, but midstride I realized this was much tougher than anticipated, so I tried to back it down to the following:


The Porch:

Three rounds for time of:
2 pood Kettlebell swing, 30 reps
30 Burpees
30 Glute-ham sit-ups


However, I completely ran out of gas doing the burpees on the second round. I ended up splitting them 10 reps followed by 10 ghs's, then another 10 burpees, followed by 20 ghs's, and then the final 10 burpees of the second round. I was completely soaked with sweat, had nothing left to give, and called it a day.

Final Time: 23:03

Friday, May 1, 2009

Friday 090501

“Tabata Something Else”

Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by ten seconds of rest where:
The first 8 intervals are pull-ups
The second 8 are push-ups
The third 8 intervals are sit-ups
and finally,
The last 8 intervals are squats.

There is no rest between exercises.

Post total reps from all 32 intervals to comments.

http://www.crossfitbrandx.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/6792/

Buy In: CFWU

Tabata as prescribed:

Pull-ups 5-4-5-5*-6*-7*-5*-5* = 42 total

Push-ups 18-20-15-15-14-10-12-10 =114 total

Sit-ups 11-15-10-12-11-10-10-11 = 90 total

Squats 9-15-14-15-13-13-14-16 = 109 total

Total Reps: 355


*Done on weighted assist machine with 50lbs

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