Friday, March 29, 2013

March 29th, 2013


Workout of the Day

A. Work up to a heavy 1 rep Front Squat

B. Back Squat as many reps as possible with that weight

C. Every Minute On The Minute for 10 minutes
Odd Minutes - 4 Muscle-ups
Even Minutes - 10 alternating pistols


A. 295 Felt pretty good, but stopped here as it was starting to feel pretty heavy
B. Did five reps.  Did not want to push it much today, a little sore
C. Got all reps.  Did pistols in inov-8s


Wednesday, March 27, 2013

March 27, 2013 - 13.4


Workout of the Day


CF Open 13.4

Complete as many reps as possible in 7 minutes following the rep scheme below:
135 pound Clean and jerk, 3 reps
3 Toes-to-bar
135 pound Clean and jerk, 6 reps
6 Toes-to-bar
135 pound Clean and jerk, 9 reps
9 Toes-to-bar
135 pound Clean and jerk, 12 reps
12 Toes-to-bar
135 pound Clean and jerk, 15 reps
15 Toes-to-bar
135 pound Clean and jerk, 18 reps
18 Toes-to-bar...

Score: 75 reps (round of 12 + 15 Clean and Jerks)

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

March 26th, 2013


Workout of the day

A. 3 x 5 Press

B. 12-9-6-3 reps for time of:
95 pound Power snatch
Burpee

A. 135 x 5 x 2 (Failed @ 3 reps on third set)
B. 4:13 (slow!)

Sunday, March 24, 2013

March 24th, 2013

Workout of the Day

A. Complete as many reps as possible in 4 minutes of:
1 Clean (power or full) 205#s
1 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Up
2 Cleans
2 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups. . . and so on up the ladder

**Rest exactly 8 minutes, and then:**

B. Complete as many reps as possible in 4 minutes of:
1 Clean (power or full) 155#s
1 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Up
2 Cleans
2 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups. . . and so on up the ladder


December 8th, 2011
5 rounds + 6 PC/3 C2B
6 rounds + 7 PC/1 C2B
2 rounds + 250 row/23 KBS

December 2012
A) 6 Rnds + 2 Power Clns (+ 5 reps from 2011)
B) 6 Rnds + 13 reps (7 PC/6 C2B)
+ 5 reps from 201
C) 2 rnds + 25 KBS
+ 2 reps from last time

Today
A) 5 + 5 PC
B) 6 + 5 PC
Slipping…L

One a brighter note, my daughter Joanie worked out with me today.  She did:

A. Complete as many reps as possible in 4 minutes of:
1 Deadlift with 52 #s
1 Banded Pull-Up
2 Deadlift with 52 #s
2 Banded Pull-Ups
**Rest exactly 8 minutes, and then:**

B. Complete as many reps as possible in 4 minutes of:
1 Deadlift with 42 #s
1 Banded Pull-Up
2 Deadlift with 42 #s
2 Banded Pull-Ups

A. 4 rounds + 5 DLs
B. 5 + 6 DLs

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

March 19th, 2013


Workout of the Day

A. Three sets, not for time, of:
Double-Unders x 40-50 reps
Muscle-Ups x 3-8 reps
Kettlebell Push Press x 10 reps
(pause for 2 full seconds overhead and work on pulling your rib cage down and stabilizing)

B. Take 15 minutes to build to today’s heavy Clean & Jerk

C. For Max Reps:
30 seconds of Ground to Overhead (155/105 lb)
90 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Ground to Overhead (170/115 lb)
90 seconds of Rest
30 seconds of Ground to Overhead (185/125 lb)

D. Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 6 minutes of:
10 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups
20 Wall Ball Shots (20/14 lb.)


A. DUs: 40, 40, 37 (unbroken)
Muscle-ups: 4,4,4 (singles)
KB Push press: 35, 44, 44

B. 215
Clean a little off. Jerk was pretty solid.  Just not a lot of zip after yesterday

C.  Scaled weights to 145, 155, 175
5, 4, 4
Slow today.

D. Did C2Bs & thrusters yesterday
Modified to..
6 min AMRAP:
- 10 burpees (Open standards)
- 10 wall ball shots w/30 poundball

4 + 3 burpeees


Monday, March 18, 2013

March 18th, 2013


Workout of the Day

1.  Overhead Squats
5 x 5 OTM, climbing to a heavy (not max) weight.  These can be taken from a rack.

1.  AMRAP 20:
10 Thrusters w/115 lbs.
10 C2B

3.  GHDSU
3x25 reps, not for time.


1. 135-145(F @ 4 rep)-135-135-135

2. Did 4 rounds for time, 9:27

3. skipped

Saturday, March 16, 2013

March 16th


Workout of the Day

A. Three sets for times of:
6/4 Muscle-Ups
12 Handstand Push-Ups
12 Toes to Bar
Rest 2 minutes

B. Four sets of:
Bench Press
Rest 2 minutes
Weighted Chest-to-Bar Pull-Up
Rest 2 minutes
Rep Scheme for both Bench and Pull-Ups:
*Set 1 – 3 reps @ 80%
*Set 2 – 2 reps @ 90%
*Set 3 – 1 rep @ 95%
*Set 4 – 1 rep @ 95+%

C. One set for max reps of:
Bench Press @ 80% of today’s heaviest single
If the athlete pauses more than 2 seconds at the top, the set should be terminated.

D. Three rounds for time of:
20 Walking Lunges with KBs (24/16 kg)
20 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups
20 Ring Dips


A. Did not do this for time. Feeling a little blown out today.
Scaled to 4 muscle ups, 8 HSPUs, 12 T2Bs x 3
B. 225/20, 255/35, 270/40, 275/40
C. Skipped. Had to break down the bench press set up before class
D. 13:12

Saturday, March 9, 2013

March 9th, 2013


Workout of the Day

A. Three sets for times of:
15 Pull-Ups
20 Shoulder to Overhead (95/65 lbs)
25 Push-Ups
Rest 2 minutes

B. For max meters:
3 Minutes of Rowing
Rest 3 Minutes
2 Minutes of Rowing
Rest 2 Minutes
1 Minute of Rowing


A. 2:21 – 2:58 – 2:41

B. 847 – 581 - 320

Sort of wiped out from yesterday.  Tried to a do a low intensity ‘recovery row Friday afternoon and just was not feeling it all and stopped rowing at about 2 minutes in.
Short Workout today.

Friday, March 8, 2013

March 8th, 2013


CrossFit Games Open 13.1

Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 17 minutes of:
40 Burpees
30 Snatches (75/45 lbs)
30 Burpees
30 Snatches (135/75 lbs)
20 Burpees
30 Snatches (165/100 lbs)
10 burpees
As many Snatches as possible (210/120 lbs)

Died on this one.  Not happy with my score.
Did not make it to the 165 # snatches.  Got 147 reps (30 snatches @ 135 + 17 burpees)
Tie-breaker time (time for last completed set of 30 snatches) 15:11


Wednesday, March 6, 2013

March 6th, 2013


Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 5 minutes of:

5 Power Cleans (135/95 lb)
10 Wall Ball Shots (20/14 lb)
20 Double-Unders
(Practice your transitions – how would you lay out the rope, where would you set up your barbell in relation to the ball and rope, etc…. This is light and fast, so your success will be determined in part based on how quickly you can keep yourself moving in transition.)

4 rounds + 10 Wall balls

Monday, March 4, 2013

March 4th, 2013


Workout of the Day

A. Three sets, not for time, of:
Toes to Bar x 10-12 unbroken reps
Box Jump-Overs x 10 reps
(work on speed and efficiency)
Muscle-Ups x 3-8 unbroken reps

B. Four sets of:
Hang Snatch + Snatch
Rest 2-3 minutes
Build over the course of the four sets.

C. Four sets of:
Snatch x 1 rep
Rest as needed
Continue to build with singles for four attempts.

D. Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 6 minutes of:
115/75 lb Hang Snatch x 5 reps
Handstand Push-Ups x 10 reps
Double-Unders x 20 reps

E. Back Squat
* Set 1 – 5 reps @ 60%
* Set 2 – 3 reps @ 70%
* Set 3 – 2 reps @ 80%
* Set 4 – 1 rep @ 90%
* Set 5 – 1 rep @ 90-95%
* Set 6 – Max reps @ 85%
(no significant pause at the top, just take the time to breath, brace and go)
Rest 2-3 minutes between sets 4, 5 and 6 – less between the first 3 sets.


A. 12 x 3 T2Bs
10 x 3 Box jump-overs
No ring set up for muscle-ups

B. 115, 135, 145, 145
Full squat on hang and snatch

C. 155, 165(F), 165(F), 155
Split – had nothing here

D. I think I got 3 + 6 HSPUs?
Scaled to 95#s for hang snatch and 7 HSPUs per round.
Should probably have down 115 and 5 HSPUs.  Played around with the hang snatches after and got 115 x 5 power snatches.  Getting better at stringing these together.

E.
5 x 210
3 x245
2 x 280
1 x 315
Quit – back felt weak.  Skipped last two sets.

Did 2 x 10 back extensions 

Saturday, March 2, 2013

March 2nd, 2013


Workout of the Day

A.  Three sets, not for time, of:
Muscle-Ups x 3-7 reps
Box Jump x 10-12 reps
(practice cycling with feet on the box when hips open)
Toes to Bar x 12-15 reps

B.  CrossFit Games Open Event 11.6 and 12.5
Complete as many reps as possible in 7 minutes following the rep scheme below:
3 Barbell Thrusters
3 Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups
6 Barbell Thrusters
6 Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups
9 Barbell Thrusters
9 Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups
12 Barbell Thrusters
12 Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups
15 Barbell Thrusters
15 Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups
18 Barbell Thrusters
18 Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups
21 Barbell Thrusters
21 Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups…
This is a timed workout. If you complete the round of 21, go on to 24. If you complete 24, go on to 27, etc.
Males – 100 lbs; Females – 65 lbs

C. Three sets of:
GHD Sit-Ups x 15-20 reps
Rest 90 seconds
Ring Dips x 15-30 reps
Rest 90 seconds


A. 3x3 muscle-ups (singles)
Box jumps 3x12 (24")
T2B 3x12

B. 101 reps
106 last year on 12.5.  Broke up the thrusters too much :(
Felt strong on the movements. Conditioning still not quite at 100%.

C. GHD 15-15-15
Ring dips 15-15-12/3

Friday, March 1, 2013

March 1st, 2013


Workout of the Day


A. Five sets of:
Front Squat x 1 rep
* Set 1 – 70%
* Set 2 – 80%
* Set 3 – 90%
* Set 4 – 95%
* Set 5 – 95+%
Rest as needed

B. Take 15-20 minutes to build to a heavy Clean & Jerk
Let feel dictate the load for your lifting today – if you feel fast and your mechanics are good, keep building. If not, stay lighter and work on speed and mechanics.

C. For time:
5 Cleans (245/155 lbs)
20 Burpees Over the Barbell
10 Cleans (195/125 lbs)
15 Burpees Over the Barbell
15 Cleans (145/95 lbs)
10 Burpees Over the Barbell
20 Cleans (95/65 lbs)
5 Burpees Over the Barbell
Guys will use a barbell with eight 25 lb plates. Ladies will have a 15 kg barbell with eight 15 lb plates. Strip a plate from each side after you finish the set for that given weight.
You may either full or power clean the weight.


A. 215/245/275/285/285
Felt heavy today. I am sure it was partially because I am working off new 1RM

B. 205 lbs.
Weights felt heavy today. Stayed pretty light and worked on form

C. 10:51
Scaled first round to 225 lbs. The rest as Rx’d. Squat cleaned the first round and power cleaned the rest.