Everybody who wasn't in attendance this morning missed the mission!
Putting our fitness to practical use, we scaled the wall to the fortress, found the bounty hidden within and returned from whence we came, after the deed was done. Obstacles placed before us amounted to nothing!
Well done, well done.
...a secret message was found inside Bernard's sweat angel...
Nice work Team 6,
-Bozman
CrosSFit is a strength and conditioning system built on constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity. CrosSFit works for anyone and everyone, from professional and Olympic athletes to those just getting started.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007
Taking it to the home front...
Hey Gang!
Something that always seems to come up is the ol' 'what can I do when I'm not at Crossfit?'. A valuable exercise is to practice writing down movements you can do with what you have. Even if you don't have any equipment, I'll bet the list will surprise you.
Here's a start:
Burpees, Pushups, Dips between chairs, Handstand Practice/Pushups, Squats, One Legged Squats, Lunges, Jumping Lunges, Sit ups, Overhead squat with broomstick...
Once you've established what you can do, decide how you're going to do it. A great way to start is pick a benchmark workout that we do and create a variation based on it.
Let's take Jackie
1000m Row
50 Thrusters
30 Pullups
This is esentially a big 'cardio' piece followed by a weightlifting exercise, followed by a bodyweight movement. You might decided on something like this:
75 Burpees Sub for Rowing
50 OverHead Squats with Broomstick Sub for Thrusters
30 Dips between Chairs Sub for pullups
Looks tough! I'm sure you'll get a good workout, even with Jackie's less afluent little sister.
Start a list of things you can do and keep it handy. Even if you can't make it in to Crossfit, you can still stay fit. No Excuses!
Another great idea is to buy a minimal amount of equipment. Here is an example of a great mini home gym. Total investment: Under $100 (get a dumbell instead of a Kettlebell and I'll bet you could do it for under $30). See how many combinations you can come up with using this equipment...
Stay Strong,
-Bozman
Something that always seems to come up is the ol' 'what can I do when I'm not at Crossfit?'. A valuable exercise is to practice writing down movements you can do with what you have. Even if you don't have any equipment, I'll bet the list will surprise you.
Here's a start:
Burpees, Pushups, Dips between chairs, Handstand Practice/Pushups, Squats, One Legged Squats, Lunges, Jumping Lunges, Sit ups, Overhead squat with broomstick...
Once you've established what you can do, decide how you're going to do it. A great way to start is pick a benchmark workout that we do and create a variation based on it.
Let's take Jackie
1000m Row
50 Thrusters
30 Pullups
This is esentially a big 'cardio' piece followed by a weightlifting exercise, followed by a bodyweight movement. You might decided on something like this:
75 Burpees Sub for Rowing
50 OverHead Squats with Broomstick Sub for Thrusters
30 Dips between Chairs Sub for pullups
Looks tough! I'm sure you'll get a good workout, even with Jackie's less afluent little sister.
Start a list of things you can do and keep it handy. Even if you can't make it in to Crossfit, you can still stay fit. No Excuses!
Another great idea is to buy a minimal amount of equipment. Here is an example of a great mini home gym. Total investment: Under $100 (get a dumbell instead of a Kettlebell and I'll bet you could do it for under $30). See how many combinations you can come up with using this equipment...
Stay Strong,
-Bozman
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Mobility Matters
In the current fitness/training exercise-osphere, there is much lip service given to the bastard fitness components of mobility and flexibility. And, in spite of how much talk there is about "stretching" and "yoga", ask yourself; "Am I serious about my flexibility?"
Chances are you are not alone if you answered by saying, "yes, I can stretch more."
But let's put the dirty chore in terms to which you can relate. I'm talking about performance. Hot, dirty, nasty performance. Wanna be faster, lift more, be more explosive? Of course you do. Taking your mobility and flexibility a little more seriously will get you there.
Take Whiskey here: She is able to generate more force with less effort because of her ability to maintain this difficult, flaw exposing position.
Coach K
Friday, January 19, 2007
Thursday, January 18, 2007
A Word on Nutrition
Exercise, sleep, stretch, hydrate, and eat right, right? Well, on how many of these things can you score yourself as an "A". Our good friends at the Performance Menu (see the link on our main page) have done some pretty extraordinary thinking about the "eat right" part. Check out the attached link, then once your mind is blown, subscribe to the P-Menu. By the way, the kids at the P-Menu are amazing.
Coach K
http://performancemenu.com/resources/proteinDebate.php
Coach K
http://performancemenu.com/resources/proteinDebate.php
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Got To Get up to Get Down
So, the Olympic lifts can seem a little daunting, but proficient technique is not that complicated. The Medicine Ball Cleans we've been doing are a prime example of how to 'suck' yourself under a weight once you've created upward momentum. With you moving in one direction (down) and the object moving in another (up), the object will be virtually weightless, relative to you, for a split second. This is really the goal behind cleaning or snatching any object. To Recap:
1)Create force to get object moving up. (The jumping motion of the clean)
2)Once the object is moving up, move YOURSELF down to create weightlessness.
3)Squat that heavy thang back up!
Try it with various odd objects you have around and see if you can get them all to 'feel' relatively similar.
We also saw the return of Adam tonight! Welcome home, Adam!
1)Create force to get object moving up. (The jumping motion of the clean)
2)Once the object is moving up, move YOURSELF down to create weightlessness.
3)Squat that heavy thang back up!
Try it with various odd objects you have around and see if you can get them all to 'feel' relatively similar.
We also saw the return of Adam tonight! Welcome home, Adam!
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Thoracic Extension Limiting (your rib cage is tight)
Hey Gang!
It is far too common amongst athletes to be stiff between their neck and the bottom of their ribcage (the thoracic spine or T-spine.) Most often, lack of mobility in this region is expressed by a resultant lack of shoulder flexion (raising your arms up over your head.) In most daily activites, poor t-spine mobility is hardly a limiting factor, but... In positions requiring overhead support like a press or overhead squat, positions of dynamic shoulder loading like the kipping pull up, and in positions of static strength like the front squat, it becomes painfully clear that lack of mobility of the T-spine leads to overall decreases in applications of strength and power throughout the kinetic chain. That is your overhead squat, the speed of your tennis serve, or the amount of glide you get during each swim stroke is likely a function of your t-spine mobility. The good news is, that mobilising this region of the spine is relatively easy and will lead to immediate, meaningful changes in functional status. So, ask your coach about how you can do something about your stiff rib cage.
Coach K
Excellent Thoracic Extension is one reason K Graves is so strong overhead.
It is far too common amongst athletes to be stiff between their neck and the bottom of their ribcage (the thoracic spine or T-spine.) Most often, lack of mobility in this region is expressed by a resultant lack of shoulder flexion (raising your arms up over your head.) In most daily activites, poor t-spine mobility is hardly a limiting factor, but... In positions requiring overhead support like a press or overhead squat, positions of dynamic shoulder loading like the kipping pull up, and in positions of static strength like the front squat, it becomes painfully clear that lack of mobility of the T-spine leads to overall decreases in applications of strength and power throughout the kinetic chain. That is your overhead squat, the speed of your tennis serve, or the amount of glide you get during each swim stroke is likely a function of your t-spine mobility. The good news is, that mobilising this region of the spine is relatively easy and will lead to immediate, meaningful changes in functional status. So, ask your coach about how you can do something about your stiff rib cage.
Coach K
Excellent Thoracic Extension is one reason K Graves is so strong overhead.
Monday, January 15, 2007
You Gotta Learn to Jump
Learning to Jump. Easy right? Think about it. In nearly every sport, applying force by extending the ankle, knee, and hip is the key to efficiency and power. But, time and time again, we see athletes with poor mechanics, poor motor recruitment, and poor jumping results. This is why we practice this univerally applied pattern everyday at Crossfit. You gotta learn to jump.
Check out these kids getting their jump on.
Coach K
Check out these kids getting their jump on.
Coach K
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Canopy Death....(moment of silence please)
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