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I am so done with posting blogs. Yeah right. Just a change of address. You can follow my current mindless ramblings here:
August 10
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Grace wins. Pre WOD checklist - I had 135 on the bar, the back corner of the room, loud/angry music on my iPod and a bad attitude. I was warmed up and ready to give maximum effort for this short test. I really thought I could go sub 3:00. And re...
August 7
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August 5
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Fight gone bad variation 5 rounds, 5 stations, 5 minutes on, 1 minute off 3,2,1 Go! Had to shuffle my schedule and go to class 0900. I bounce back and forth between that class and 1230 - and I like them both. Sometimes I just can make one and s...
August 3
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Hit a little boxing with Chad on Sun night. His normal coach / sparring partner was out of town so I was sort of a poor man's fill in. I was kind of hoping for a rest day since I hit 5 WODs last week, but why not. 2 - alternatng 3 minute rounds o...
August 2
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Today is August 1, 2009. I joined Crossfit OldTown Feb 2, 2009. Here is me, or at least me last fall. 185lbs, which is my PR. Body fat was 22%. Cholesterol was 205 and taking Lipitor, Allegra, Advair and Albuterol. Notice the round stomach, lov...
August 1
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Monday 7/27: Press x 1,1,1, Push Press x 1,1,1 Push Jerk x 1,1,1 Monday morning. I woke up thinking about a rest day. The prior week I had gone 6 days straight, and I was still sore after a Sunday off. But this workout got me up and at ‘em. The l...
July 29
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25 power cleans Rx 165 lbs (I did 135) 50 CTB pull ups 75 wall ball 100 ab mats Note that this was WOD 6 this week for me at Crossfit. Perfect attendance! And perfectly worn down. But the programming was just right, so I survived - barely. Back t...
July 25
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I love my Vibram five finger shoes. I love them as much as they stink – and they really stink. So don’t be fooled. My biggest gains came not from walking into Crossfit, not from the great coaching we get, not from reading the Primal Blueprint; no...
July 24
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Thought I could take my daughter for ice cream without having some. But it was hot, and what the hell - Dairy Godmother is good. It is the first time I think I have had ice cream all summer, which might explain how I have dropped 20 lbs. Funny th...
July 22
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July 17
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Hit the 5 pm. It is good to mix it up and see some other folks. The good cheer soon ended through as Chris had us frog-hopping and girl-skipping around. Then came the WOD. 5 rounds 15 pull ups, 30 push ups and 45 ab mats. Sounded easy enough and ...
July 15
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6 months in and 20 pounds down Actually, it is not quite 6 months. But the weight is really dropping off me. At first, all I did was start the CrossFit program and I kept eating crap. Since starting CrossFit, I think I have lost 2-3 pounds each m...
July 13
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Today we had a choice of doing a Dirty 30 reps or a Filthy 50 reps of 10 exercises. By my tally 75% of the almost 70 people who crossed through the door today, chose a Filthy 50 – and I was one of them. A few (5) months ago when I started, I woul...
July 10
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Sometimes working out with someone else can help, and sometimes not so much. Last week during Dan’s Club, I shared a rack with Chriss S. so that when he was doing strict press, I was on the pull-ups and vice-versa. I am completive and sometimes f...
June 30
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Holy hell that hurts. It hurt a little during, and a little more in the last 800m run. But after hanging out for a while and then sitting down for dinner - here comes the pain. That is one risk of doing CF in another town. The workouts don's alwa...
June 26

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First Friday Mark vs. Grace

Grace wins.

Pre WOD checklist - I had 135 on the bar, the back corner of the room, loud/angry music on my iPod and a bad attitude. I was warmed up and ready to give maximum effort for this short test.

I really thought I could go sub 3:00. And reps 1-15 flew by. Did 10 touch and go, dropped the bar and did another 5. Peeked up and it was just about a minute in. Then, as often happens, the wheels came off.

My final time was 3:45 - which is an amazing 2:04 better than First Friday in June. Or 35… Continue

Posted on August 7, 2009 at 4:05pm — 4 Comments

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Wed Metcon

5 rounds: 275m run, 9 ring dips, 12 pushups & 15 WBs

Time 15:14.

I came in 1st in the 1230 class - Actually 1st of all people not named Chad - which means 3rd. Have I ever beaten anyone named Chad -or Chris for that matter- at CFOT? Not likely.

Nice little workout today. Hurt intensely and then it was over. Am I the only one that questions Jerry's sanity for pairing 5 rounds of WBs and runs on the day after heavy back squats? My pencil legs are revolting and cramping up. I work at a desk… Continue

Posted on August 5, 2009 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

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Back squats 5x5

Top weight 215 x 5.

I never used to squat in the gym by myself. No surprise, my legs look like pencils.

When doing back squats my shoulder/rotator cuff continue to keep me from getting a low bar placement on my back. A high back squat throws everything off and limits how much I can do, but my shoulder pain allows only so much. Felt better today, but still not great.

As for the today, I never failed, but I was close. Saw some stars after reps 3 and 4 of the last set. Chriss said they were all… Continue

Posted on August 4, 2009 at 8:43pm —

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Team Competition

Fight gone bad variation

5 rounds, 5 stations, 5 minutes on, 1 minute off

3,2,1 Go!

Had to shuffle my schedule and go to class 0900. I bounce back and forth between that class and 1230 - and I like them both. Sometimes I just can make one and sometimes I can make the other. One of these days, I will go after work again as well. Since I am now 40, I can admit that I am sore and creaky in the am, and sometimes after work, I feel more ready to tackle the WOD. But today had to be 0900 and the tea… Continue

Posted on August 3, 2009 at 9:43pm — 2 Comments

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