1 Rep max lift for the following exercises: Back Squat Press Deadlift Perform 2-3 warm-up sets for each exercise, and then you have 3 attempts to find your 1 rep max for each lift. The total is the weight of all three lifts added up. Read Mark Rippetoe’s CrossFit Journal article explaining the CrossFit Total [...]
Archive for the ‘Back Squat’ Category
Tuesday 081010 – CrossFit Total
Monday, August 9th, 2010Tuesday 080310 – Back Squat
Monday, August 2nd, 2010High bar back squat 1-1-1-1-1, then: 8 Rounds for time of: 7 Back squats (65% of 1rm) 8 Standing broad jumps (6′/5′ minimum) Post loads and times to comments A compelling case for giving up coffee. Another study on low-carb vs low-fat diets, guess which one came out on top.
Tuesday 072710 – Fran
Monday, July 26th, 2010PRIZES FOR THE PALEO CHALLENGE WINNERS HAVE BEEN FINALIZED – 1st place men & women will win $175 cash, 1 month unlimited membership, and a 1 hour massage with Anna B – a $420 value! 2nd place men & women will win $150, and a $50 credit towards membership – a $200 value! Low bar [...]
Monday 071910 – Back squat
Sunday, July 18th, 2010High bar back squat 3-3-3-3-3, then: 3 Rounds for time of: 20 Burpee box jumps (24/20) 20 Body rows Prescribed height for body rows is 2″ of slack remaining on the rings, back of heels resting on the ground. Post loads and times to comments. Please note updated logistics for the Paleo Challenge: HOW IT [...]
Tuesday 071310 – Back Squat
Monday, July 12th, 2010Low bar back squat 3-3-3-3-3, then: 21-15-9 Reps of: Sumo deadlift high-pull (135/95) Burpees 30 day Paleo challenge is starting Saturday July 24th, details to come!
Tuesday 070610 – Back Squat
Monday, July 5th, 2010High bar back squat 3×5, then: For time: 50 Back squats (95/65) 50 Pull-ups 500 M Row Athlete Spotlight – Mary K. When did you start with CFSP? I started in fall 2009, and I’m happy to say we did our CFSP fundamentals class in the Kosir Garage with a wonderful small group of people, [...]
Tuesday 062910 – Helen
Monday, June 28th, 2010Low bar back squat 3×5, then: 3 Rounds for time of: 400m Run 21 Kettlebell swings (53/36) 12 Pullups *Compare to 040910 & post loads and times to comments*
Thursday 062410 – Back Squat
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010High bar back squat 3×5, then: 10 x 20 erg pulls, rest 30 seconds between sets Log meters for each round and total meters Lisbeth from CrossFit Watertown tells ladies to Kill that Voice (relevant for guys too).
Wednesday 051910 – Annie
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010Back squat 1-1-1-1-1, then: 50-40-30-20-10 reps of: Double unders Situps Find your one-rep max around the 3rd work set, and finish the sets at 90% of that max. Lifters can utilize the high-bar or low-bar version if they have a strong preference for a version; if you aren’t sure which lift you’re stronger in [...]
Tuesday 041310 – Back Squat
Monday, April 12th, 2010Back squat 5×3, then: 75 Box jumps for time (24″/20″) *Compare to 102209* An Atlantic article compares food quality at Walmart to Whole Foods, with some surprising results.