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Posted by Becca Borawski :
Tuesday, Oct 06, 2009
When did you get hooked on CrossFit? For me I knew I was going to love CrossFit from the first workout, but I was really sold on what it was doing for me from about three months in, when my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teammates came to me and started asking what I was up to. They had noticed I was becoming stronger, faster, and leaner. From THAT moment, I was hooked. I thought, okay, not only is this stuff seriously fun and challenging, but it's really doing something, too!
What really hooked you into CrossFit - was it a particular workout? Was it an improved ability at your sport? Was it losing weight? Was it the community cheering you on at a Challenge? What made you realize, THIS is it!
Adam makes things go up.
Today's Workout
3 rounds for time:
12 deadlifts (225#/155#)
12 box jumps (28”/24”)
3rd round followed by 500m row sprint
Posted by Andy Petranek :
Monday, Oct 05, 2009
Most people don't start CrossFitting because they want to work on nutrition and/or the food that they eat. This usually comes many months or years into the game, when they realize that if they made a few better choices during the week, they could improve their performance and get better, faster or stronger. Are you there yet? Wether you are or not, Alyssa & Shirley are there to support - with great recipes and challenges... in the gym on the white board, and in our discussion forums here - "Sweet Cheeks HQ Nutrition Board". Check it out - next week's challenge, starting on October 12th - go a week without ANY refined sugar.
By the way - DailyBurn.com just came out with foodscanner app for the iPhone. You can enter the food you eat into your food log based on a bar code scan!
Going Overhead - Max, Vince & Brad.
Today's Workout
For time:
100 Squat Cleans (115#/75#)
Posted by Andy Petranek :
Friday, Oct 02, 2009
In a study recently done at the University of Oxford with the men's crew team, researchers found that members of a team that train together can tolerate twice as much pain as when they train on their own (read the article - thanks, Kevin!) Does this help to explain why CrossFit workouts are most effective when done in a group, with a community? Does this correspond to what you've found on your own? Do you scores improve, times drop, lifts increase when you CrossFit with a group as opposed to on your own? Post thoughts to comments.
One handed wall ball? Leslie, now I've seen everything!
Today's Workout
“Quarter Gone Bad”
5 rounds for total reps of:
15 sec - Thrusters (135/95)
45 sec rest
15 sec - Weighted Pull-ups (50/15)
45sec rest
15 sec - Burpees
45 sec rest
