As I write, I am listening to a song by Arcade Fire. The song is called, "In the Month of May". How about the month of June in South Carolina?! According to the locals, the heat is uncharacteristic of this time of year. However, does that stop me from doing Brob's Challenge? No...it does not; but, it sure makes me think twice about doing the WOD after 10:00 AM!
I have gotten behind in our challenge. For this, I am disappointed. I do not like to make excuses. However, this time, I must acquiesce. The lower-right portion of my back has been limiting me lately (let's say for the past six weeks!). Because of that, I have been sticking to lower weights. In addition to the decrease in loads, I have been restricting my "pulling" exercises. And this is why I have refrained from participating in Brob's #33. Do not fear my CrossFit brethren--I will make up this WOD!
Heat aside, this WOD was rough! It tested the ability to move your body (without any additional weight) as quickly as possible, with your heart beating out of your chest! The "pre-rowing" and "post-running" added a challenging component to the WOD.
Check out a short video of me struggling through...
Monday, June 27, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Brob's: Catching Up (#33)
As you can see it has been difficult for us to keep up. Well no excuses or why's. It's just time to catch up.
Being in the sunshine state for 4 weeks gave me a lot of opportunity to be able to train. However, not knowing when and if I would always be able to make it into a box and train was a lot of times questionable. Most of my workouts were in a park by my family's house. Some of them where at CF Jax and at CF En Fuego. To both boxes I am very grateful for their kindness and support.
Being in the sunshine state for 4 weeks gave me a lot of opportunity to be able to train. However, not knowing when and if I would always be able to make it into a box and train was a lot of times questionable. Most of my workouts were in a park by my family's house. Some of them where at CF Jax and at CF En Fuego. To both boxes I am very grateful for their kindness and support.
Both represent what I love about CF. Community!
This challenge came to light with the need to find out how much weight could be moved in a very limited time frame while being active between the 1rm efforts. Three minutes is not a lot of time. However, it's good to see what am I capable of doing after 4 weeks of almost no barbell movements.
This challenge came to light with the need to find out how much weight could be moved in a very limited time frame while being active between the 1rm efforts. Three minutes is not a lot of time. However, it's good to see what am I capable of doing after 4 weeks of almost no barbell movements.
The Challenge:
Max pull ups in 1min
Max weight for 1rm back squat in 3min
Max pull ups in 1min
Max weight for 1 rep overhead squat in 3min
Max pull ups in 1min
Max weight for press in 3min
Max pull ups in 1min
Max weight for push press in 3min
Max pull ups in 1min
Max weight for push jerk in 3min
Max pull ups in 1 min
As you will see, staying focused and knowing what weights to start with is also important. Especially if you are going from kilo's to pounds.
BTW, In the video you will see me holding my finger. I believe somewhere between bowling and box jumps I messed my finger up. ;-P
BTW, In the video you will see me holding my finger. I believe somewhere between bowling and box jumps I messed my finger up. ;-P
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