Archive for October, 2009

Wednesday 102109 – Deadlift

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Deadlift 1×5, then: 6 Rounds of: 10 DB Cleans 100m Sprint 10 Pullups 1 Minute Rest between rounds Log Weights and time for each round Scheduling note – There will be no open house workout this saturday due to a scheduling conflict, sorry for the inconvenience. Stay tuned for an upcoming open house workout in [...]

Tuesday 102009 – Endurance

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

50-40-30-20-10 reps of each exercise for time: Pushups Walking Lunges Situps Mark’s Daily Apple discusses how to improve your posture. If you do functional strength training like deadlifts, squats, and olympic lifting you’re well on your way!

Monday 101909 – Overhead Squats

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Overhead Squat 3×5, then: 9 Handstand Pushups 400m Run 6 Handstand Pushups 400m Run 3 Handstand Pushups 400m Run

101809 – Rest on a Sunny Minnesota Sunday

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Enjoy the beautiful day!

Saturday 101709 – Filthy Fifty

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

For time: 50 Box jump, 24 inch box 50 Jumping pull-ups 50 Kettlebell swings, 1 pood Walking Lunge, 50 steps 50 Knees to elbows 50 Push press, 45 pounds 50 Back extensions 50 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball 50 Burpees 50 Double unders

Friday 101609 – Kettlebells

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

AMRAP (As many rounds as possible) in 15 minutes of: 5 KB Snatch (each arm), 1 Gasser, 10 Pushups A gasser is a sprint usually done on a field, where you go down/back/down/back the width of the field as fast as you can.

Thursday 101509 – Power Cleans

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Power Clean 3×3, then: 10,9,8,…,3,2,1 reps of DB Push Press Burpee A study in New York showing that listing caloric content in restaurants hasn’t caused people to eat less.

Wednesday 101409 – Back Squat

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

New Fundamentals Class Starting next week – We’ll be starting our 2 week fundamentals class Monday the 19th, meeting M/W/Th @ 6pm. Space is limited to 6 people, email us at [email protected] to sign up. Back Squat 3×5, then: 3 rounds for time: 500m Row 20 KB Swings

Tuesday 101309 – Fran

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

For time: 21-15-9 reps of Thrusters (95#/55#) Pullups A NY Times article on the health benefits of pets.

Monday 101209 – Push Press

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Push Press 3×5, then: 21-15-9 reps of Box Jumps Situps Matt Lalonde (CrossFit Nutrition Seminar instructor) discusses his successes in implementing a low-carb paleo diet, despite the conventional wisdom that high intensity exercise requires high amounts of carbohydrates; from Robb Wolf’s excellent nutrition blog.