Wednesday, October 15

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.

Thomas Merton

Announcements:

  • We’re ordering hoodies! Design is HERE.

  • We are pre-ordering these, which means you sign up for them, we charge you, they get ordered and come and we hand them out to whomever pre-ordered.

  • $30

  • Sign-up at the gym or email ben@crossfitpisgahavl.com if you want one, just let me know the size you want.

  • Deadline Friday!

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

3 minutes of easy jogging, biking or rowing

-then-

2 Rounds, not for time, of:

10 m high knees

10 m butt kicks

10 glute bridges, with an empty barbell or unweighted

3-5 deadlifts, empty barbell

3-5 muscle cleans, starting from mid-shin

3-5 power cleans, starting from mid-shin

Strength/Skill

Before WOD:

For quality:

25 Box Jumps, pick height

Athlete Instructions

10-25 reps

The focus is explosive power.

You choose the height. Step down each time.

Height should be challenging, yet appropriate.

Movement Demos

After WOD:

For time:

75 Russian Kettlebell Swings, pick load

Athlete Instructions

50-75 reps

Choose a heavy load you can safely move. The goal is to accomplish this in 3 or fewer sets.

Movement Demos

WOD

For time:

Run, 400 m

15 Power Cleans, 185/135 lbs (Scale to 60% 1RM)

Run, 400 m

12 Power Cleans, 185/135 lbs

Run, 400 m

9 Power Cleans, 185/135 lbs

Athlete Instructions

For time, or not

Other Equipment Conversions: Replace each 400m of running with 1200m on the Echo Bike, 500m on the Concept 2 rower

Goals

Super Fitness Robot time / rounds: 

12:30 or less

More Likely time / rounds: (consider scaling if this seems unrealistic)

18:00

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Hamstring Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes per side.

Calves & Foam Rolling

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