CrossFit – Fri, Oct 27
CrossFit Evergreen – CrossFit
CFE INSPIRE
“I define anxiety as experiencing failure in advance.” – Seth Godin
It’s not abnormal to feel the nerves before something big. We have a several thousand year-old survival mechanism that wants to protect us. A bit outdated maybe, but it’s still alive and well.
This made sense when being chased by predators, or at risk of running out of food. Yet, our day to day actions are different now. Not only do we not need to prepare for catastrophic failure… we should resist it.
What we think, we will become. And if we dwell on the thought of failing, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. We start to focus, on a subconscious level, on the reasons we will fail. Of course, we’re not in an imaginary world here… we will fail… but it’s the paradigm shift we’re after. Think less about all the reasons we’ll fail, and more, about all the reasons we will succeed.
HALLOWEEN COSTUME / SUPER HERO / FAVORITE ORANGE AND BLACK FRIDAY FRIYAY!!!!
Fight Gone Bad (3 Rounds for reps)
3 Rounds For Total Reps in 17 minutes.
1 minute Wall Ball Shots (20/14 lb)
1 minute Sumo Deadlift High-Pulls (75/55 lb)
1 minute Box Jumps (20 in)
1 minute Push Press (75/55 lb)
1 minute Row (calories)
1 minute Rest.
Perform 1 minute of work at each of the 5 stations. Move immediately to the next station after 1 minute. The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. One-minute break is allowed before repeating each round. One point is given for each rep, except on the rower where each calorie is one point.
Score is the total cumulative number of repetitions completed of all movements in all 3 rounds.
– Beginner: 150-250 reps
– Intermediate: 250-350 reps
– Advanced: 350-450 reps
– Elite: 500+ reps
While there is often a lot of strategy and gaming in workouts like this, today we are looking to simply find a balance of constantly moving while not hitting a wall of muscular fatigue. It will be slightly different for each athlete, but the goal is to move as much as possible within each 5-minute round and save rest (to the extent possible) for the designated rest periods.
Rather than trying to keep track of reps at each station, athletes can keep a running count. For example, if athletes get 20 Wall Ball Shots in the first minute, they can count their first couple Sumo Deadlift High-Pulls as 21, 22, 23…and so on.
“Fight Gone Bad” is meant to be light and fast. You should keep the intensity high so you feel breathless throughout the WOD. If you’re asking yourself what your name is after time is called, you did it right.
Most athletes should be able to stick with the interval pattern. Beginners should reduce the loading and height of the box. Intermediate athletes can handle the prescribed loading in this workout.
Beginner
Men: 10-lb. ball to 9-ft. , 45-lb. SDHP and press, 15-in. box
Women: 6-lb. ball to 9-ft., 35-lb. SDHP and press, 12-in. box
CrossFit – Thu, Oct 26
CrossFit Evergreen – CrossFit
CFE INSPIRE
“For most of us, the problem is not a lack of goals. But rather too many of them.” – Roy F. Baumeister
Goal setting can be exciting. We all love doing it… thinking about the future. To plan, visualize, and dream. It’s arguably a major strength of ours, as there rarely ever is a shortage we can list off.
The quote brings to light that this strength is however a double-edged sword. For we can create so many goals that we actually dilute our focus. And dilute our time and effort. It’s not that some aren’t important to us, but… if everything is important, then nothing is important.
Less can be more. In the words of Confucius, “Person who chases two rabbits, catches neither”.
PAJAMA THURSDAY!!!
The CrossFit Total (Total Weight)
Back Squat (1 Rep Max)
Shoulder Press (1 Rep Max)
Deadlift (1 Rep Max)
Back Squat (1-rep max)
Shoulder Press (1-rep max)
Deadlift (1-rep max)
Attempt each lift 3 times. The weight must increase after each successful attempt at each movement. The weight may not be decreased after the first attempt. A failed rep counts as an attempt. Take the Back Squat and Shoulder Press (aka: Strict Press) from the weight rack.
Score is the sum of the best of all three lifts.
Good Score for “CrossFit Total”
– Beginner: <500/<300 lb
– Intermediate: 600-800/300-500 lb
– Advanced: 800-1, 000/500-700 lb
– Elite: 1,000/700+ lb
Tips and Strategy
During the WOD, take your time. Rest for several minutes between attempts. Adequate rest will ensure that you find your true “CrossFit Total.”
And warm up aggressively…
Specific Warm-Up
For each lift use the following schema:
5 reps at 30% of 1RM
3 reps at 50% of 1RM
2 reps at 60% of 1RM
1 reps at 65% of 1RM
1 reps at 75% of 1RM
1 reps at 85% of 1RM
First attempt in the workout should be about 90-95% of 1 rep max.
Intended Stimulus
“CrossFit Total” should feel heavy and slow. There should be several minutes of rest during the WOD. You should feel mentally exhausted at the end of “CrossFit Total” due to the number of times you have to come face to face with maximal loads.
If you’re brand new to the movements, increase the reps and decrease the load so you can practice the movements; but if you have some experience with these lifts, complete the WOD as prescribed and use it to measure your personal strength gains over time.
Cool Down (No Measure)
Thoracic Roll Out
Figure 4 Crossover
Banded Hamstring
Happy Baby
Puppy Pose
On The Wall: Pike, Straddle, Knees in with snow angel arms
CrossFit – Wed, Oct 25
CrossFit Evergreen – CrossFit
CFE INSPIRE
“When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth.” – Kurt Vonnegut
It can be easy to forget that even the greats are full of awkwardness and clumsiness. Yet the man quoted above is known to have changed the face of American literature.
But despite Vonnegut’s success, he didn’t start that way. It was full of fumbles, false starts, and embarrassing mistakes. Yet where others in his shoes stopped, he chose to keep going. Forcing himself to move forward. He kept taking one more step, even when the process did not seem rewarding.
Awkward and clumsy is not just OK… it’s part of the way.
80s NEON WEDNESDAY!!!
Power Snatch (1 RM Power Snatch)
You will have 10 minutes to warm up with your BB into your working weight for your Power Snatch.
3 Attempts are recommended. 1 at a weight you know you can do.
1 at a weight that will challenge you.
1 at a weight you have never done before.
Challenge yourself until failure today!
2k Row (Time)
Max Effort 2k Row
– Conditioning Category: Threshold
– Damper Setting: Between 5 & 6.
– Score: Total time it takes to complete 2,000 meters.
Monitor Setup:
* Select Workout
* New Workout
* Single Distance
* Set to 2000 Meters
* Set Splits to 500 Meters
* Set Pace Boat to Desired Split Time (Optional)
* Change Display to Show Pace Boat (Optional)
STRATEGY 1
* Simple strategy
* Think of this as a 4×500 Meter Row
* Take 20 hard pulls at the start of each 500 meter interval
* Settle into a manageable pace for the remaining meters
STRATEGY 2
* More complex strategy
* Start: 10-15 Hard Pulls
* First 500: Desired Split Time +4 Seconds
* 500-1000: Desired Split Time +3 Seconds
* 1000-1500: Desired Split Time +2 Seconds
* 1500-1700: Desired Split Time +1 Seconds
* Last 300: Sprint To Finish Below Desired Split Time
Prep
50 Meters (+2 Estimated Average Split Time)
50 Meters (At Estimated Average Split Time)
50 Meters (-2 Estimated Average Split Time)
Modifications
2,000 METER ROW
– 4,000m Bike
– 1,600m Ski Erg
– 1,600m Run
– 1,200m Air Run
CrossFit – Tue, Oct 24
CrossFit Evergreen – CrossFit
CFE INSPIRE
“You’re not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you
drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re not your (expletive) khakis.” – “Fight Club” (Movie)
The football player wears shoulder pads and a helmet. The chef puts on an apron. The accountant brings a suitcase everywhere she goes. These are materialistic identifiables, but it tells us nothing about who they really are.
If we were to strip ourselves of all materials, who are we? If we were to take away our job, our possessions… How would one describe us?
Let character be what defines us. Let it be our loudest statement.
70s DISCO / HIPSTER TUESDAY!!
Clean and Jerk (1 RM Clean and Jerk
)
You will have 10 minutes to warm up with your BB into your working weight for C&J.
3 Attempts are recommended. 1 at a weight you know you can do, 1 at a weight that will challenge you. 1 at a weight you have never done before.
Challenge yourself until failure today!
Jerks can be push or split. Your choice.
Fran (Time)
21-15-9
Thrusters, 95# / 65#
Pull-ups
Perform the 21 Thrusters and 21 Pull-Ups, then 15 Thrusters and 15 Pull-Ups, then 9 Thrusters and 9 Pull-Ups, as fast as possible.
Score is the time it takes to complete all 90 reps.
– Beginner: 7-9 minutes
– Intermediate: 6-7 minutes
– Advanced: 4-6 minutes
– Elite: <3 minutes
Prior to “3…2…1…GO!” pick a tough (yet realistic) rep scheme that allows you to go fast. If unbroken sets isn’t appropriate for your fitness level yet, try this:
Break the sets of 21 into 3 sets of 7 reps; break the sets of 15 into 2 sets of 8 and 7 respectively; and go unbroken on the sets of 9. Rest minimally during breaks.
“Fran” should be fast and light. During the WOD, you should (at least once) wonder why the hell you agreed to this.
Scaling
This WOD is meant to feel light, fast, and evoke pain—the good kind of pain. Both the thrusters and pull-ups should be done in large or unbroken sets. Scale the movements so you can go FAST—sets of two and three repetitions won’t get your lungs/legs/arms burning in the way they were intended to burn for this WOD.
Intermediate
21-15-9
Thrusters (75/55 lb)
Pull-Ups
Beginner
21-15-9
Dumbbell Thrusters (2×15/10 lb) OR BB – 55/35lb
Ring Rows
CrossFit – Mon, Oct 23
CrossFit Evergreen – CrossFit
CFE INSPIRE
“If you can’t fly, then run. If you can run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King Jr
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld had a daily practice, which was a promise to himself. To “never break the chain”.
Every day, Jerry promised himself that he would write a joke, every single day. The length, the topic, and even how funny it was came second to the fact – that it was completed. Some days the jokes were incredibly funny. Other days, hardly. Some jokes were long, some were barely a sentence. But he “never broke the chain”.
What Jerry was doing, was committing himself to make forward movement, every, single, day. Some days it was an inch, and some days it was a mile. And this seemingly simple practice, to place tangible action into every day, resulted in one of the greatest comedians of his time.
As Martin Luther expresses, it’s not about the magnitude of the progress. All that matters is that we’re moving forward.
Bergeron Open Test (AMRAP – Reps)
“Open Test”
AMRAP 20:
50 Wallballs (20/14)
50 Double Unders
40 Box Jumps (24/20)
40 Toes to Bar
30 Chest to Bar Pull-ups
30 Burpees
20 Cleans (145/100)
20 Jerks (145/100)
10 Snatches (145/100)
10 Ring Muscle-ups
This big, long chipper hits many of the movement we may see over the course of the Open.
With a high rep count, the goal for most athletes will be to see how far they can get within 20 minutes. To hit the proper stimulus, we want athletes to reach at least the jerks.
Coaches can assist in modifying loading and/or rep schemes to accomplish that. The weight on the barbell should be something that athletes could complete in 1-2 sets when fresh. For athletes who have no aspirations of competing locally or in the Open, we can replace ring muscle-ups with burpee pull-ups. There are a lot of moving parts and things to touch on, so today we’ll walk through things in order during movement prep, familiarizing athletes with the flow and giving them one thing to think about with each movement.
Power Cleans
Push Jerks
Power Snatches
JERSEY DAY MONDAY!!!!
CrossFit – Sat, Oct 21
CrossFit Evergreen – CrossFit
Move it or Lose it (AMRAP – Rounds and Reps)
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