Added by markdavis on August 10, 2009 at 11:00am —
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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 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…
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Added by markdavis on August 7, 2009 at 4:05pm —
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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…
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Added by markdavis on August 5, 2009 at 5:00pm —
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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…
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Added by markdavis on August 4, 2009 at 8:43pm —
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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 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…
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Added by markdavis on August 3, 2009 at 9:43pm —
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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 - alternating 3 minute rounds of hitting focus mits
then 2 altern…
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Added by markdavis on August 2, 2009 at 9:00pm —
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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 while taking Lipitor as well as Allegra, Advair and Albuterol. Notice the round stomach, love handles and face…
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Added by markdavis on August 1, 2009 at 12:30pm —
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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 last time we had done the same was a month or two ago. At that session, I got a 165 strict press, and just missed 170. I wanted it bad. But not to be on that day.
That same day Melissa noted that I also had an issue with the Jerk, and instead was mostly…
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Added by markdavis on July 29, 2009 at 11:15am —
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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 to today. I am not sure if 4 exercises makes a chipper, but I just like the visual of a calling string of exercises that you go through once for time being compared to going in one end of a wood chipper and coming out the other.
Jerry led a solid warm-…
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Added by markdavis on July 25, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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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, it’s the shoes. OK, that is not true at all. But my improvements from Crossfit are slow and steady - get a little better everyday. And although the Primal Blueprint has changed my weight and my view of food, it too is a gradual pound a week kind of th…
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Added by markdavis on July 24, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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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 thing though. Soon as I ordered, saw a fellow Crossfitter. No names, cause she was equally trying to sneak some.
Jerry has people everywhere.
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Added by markdavis on July 22, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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Just saying "snatch" can make you giggle. Until you see it in a workout, and immediately realize that there is nothing at all funny about it.
I can’t remember the last time we hit the snatch (see the jokes just write themselves!) But today’s WOD was:
Snatch * 12 @ 75lb
Pull ups * 12
Burpees * 12
Nothing funny about it. You could tell me 101 snatch jokes right now, and I would not even smile.
It has been a while since we did this exercise. I think I have done it twice ever. So first thing I d…
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Added by markdavis on July 17, 2009 at 10:31am —
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Dr in the am. Cholesterol check.
Kids camp pickup at lunch.
90 degrees and humid afternoon.
Rest day it is.
WOD sounded good and I was up for it.
I am going to just kill the Fri WOD - whatever it is.
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Added by markdavis on July 16, 2009 at 10:44pm —
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Right on the heels of the Sat cleans clinic, we had a max weight clean day. And for added fun we did the O/H Jerk too. My max clean to date was 185 and I have never tried a clean & jerk of more than 155 when we did in the two lifts per minute drill a few months ago.
I have a lot to work on form wise. Given all that, I was mildly pleased with 175 and a near miss at 185.
One bright spot. The Jerk. A month ago when we did max weight Jerk presses, I did push presses all the way to 200. Today,…
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Added by markdavis on July 16, 2009 at 10:30pm —
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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 in my head I thought that I could average 1 minute per station and come in near 15. First round through I actually was ahead of pace. Then the wheels fell off the truck. Specifically the push ups. I can do some push ups, but they quickly vanished. Leavi…
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Added by markdavis on July 15, 2009 at 11:28am —
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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 month, while at the same time I have definitely packed on some muscle. As pool season has started, I have been getting comments from friends and looks from strangers, and my daughter told me that I have Popeye arms. Being compared to a cartoon icon by a…
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Added by markdavis on July 13, 2009 at 4:14pm —
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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 would have struggled mightily through 30. A few weeks ago, I might have chosen 30 and called it a day. Especially because some of the 10 exercises listed are not my personal favorites. I dislike KB swings, my double-unders are broken and ankle scarring. Wal…
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Added by markdavis on July 10, 2009 at 11:30pm —
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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 foolishly so. And I have always been able to strict press – yes I was a college cheerleader. So that day, sharing a bar to me meant that whatever weight he had on the bar, I was going to do it – if not add more. By wound 3, my adrenaline was kicking in a…
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Added by markdavis on June 30, 2009 at 3:20pm —
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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 always fit together. Such as when my visit to Boca Raton CF with 4 rounds of 100m walking lunges (on pavement no less - ouch!) followed 2 days later by more lunges today at CFOT.
Plus - I have hit 5 days in a row this week - which is a first and likely not…
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Added by markdavis on June 26, 2009 at 9:13pm —
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A quick business trip is no reason to for me quit CrossFitting. There are affiliates all over – including a good one in Boca Raton.
CrossFit Hardcore is the home of Omar “Bionic” Torres and his 2 minute Fran and 1:32 500m row that I saw on You Tube. They are located in a business park and unless you were looking for it, you would not know it was there. They have a 2-garage door warehouse type gym that hosts both CrossFit and regular gym equipment. Met a powerlifter there who was 6’3” and built…
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Added by markdavis on June 25, 2009 at 12:26am —
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