My Daily Near Death Experience» Kettlebell Snatch

WOD

Steve — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:13:30 +0000

3 rounds for time of: 40 Kettlebell snatch 16kg/35lbs 30 box jumps 20"

Time: 10:20

I used a 16kg kettlebell figuring 24kg was a bit too heavy. How much do I want to kill myself today?

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150 Kettlebell Snatches and Run 2000 Meters (1.25 miles)

Steve — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:39:15 +0000

Today's workout:

Kettlebell snatch # reps (16kg/35lb) / Run (meters) 50 / 200 40 / 400 30 / 600 20 / 800 10 / 1000

Time: 24:58

Since I did 320 KB snatches a couple of weeks ago, this workout didn't look as hard, but I forgot that this is CrossFit! Where the simpler or easier something looks, it means that it's going to kick [...]

90-90-90

Steve — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:18:13 +0000

That's 90 kettlebell snatches @ 56lbs/24kg 90 box jumps 90 walking overhead weight plate lunges @ 35lbs

Time 17:34

What's a walking overhead weight plate lunge?

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Knees to elbows – a great exercise for the abs

Steve — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:49:21 +0000

Forget sit ups (except for the half turkish getup) and ab machines. Try hanging from a pull up bar and bringing your knees up to your elbows. It's that simple. And that hard. My abs started cramping up after about rep number 25 (during round #2).

Workout of the day

3 rounds for time: 30 kettlebell snatches (53lbs/24kg) 21 [...]

Sandbags, kettlebells, and medicine balls (OMG!)…

Steve — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:13:53 +0000

Tim must be bored. How else do you explain these fiendishly brutal workouts that leave my friends wondering about my mental health?

Consider his blog post from Sunday: "Monday is the start of Hell Week. We will be doing some brutal hard versions of our favorite workouts." To paraphrase an old saying, "An idle mind is the [...]

The Saturday morning Jug ‘o Pain workout

Steve — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:55:50 +0000

As noted here before, Saturday's workouts are not pre-determined. They are chosen at random from the (in)famous Jug 'o Pain - a 5-gallon water bottle filled with ping pong balls, each of which has one exercise written on it.

The (in)famous Jug 'o Pain.

Several exercises are withdrawn at random from the Jug, much as lottery, or [...]

A kick-butt kettlebell workout

Steve — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:29:33 +0000

This is a kettlebell, a simple - yes, even primitive, device (this is "Boris" at the summit of Longs Peak last summer) -

that has been known to reduce even the most manly of men to a whimpering fetal position on the floor.

Photo courtesy of Flatirons CrossFit

According to Joe Weider, one of the old time [...]

Lunchtime Workout: 50 Barbell Thrusters and 150 KB Snatches

Steve — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:48:03 +0000

One usually anticipates a CrossFit workout of the day (WOD) with a bit of apprehension accompanied by a nervous feeling in your gut. "Oh no!" you might think, or "This is gonna be hard!" or maybe even, "Can I even do this?"

Despite your doubts, you plunge into the workout and push your way through [...]

50 Pullups, 75 Burpees, 100 KB Snatches, and Running 1000 Meters…

Steve — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:59:10 +0000

...all of which makes for a perfect Near Death Experience!! This was a real killer of a workout.

5 rounds for time of: 10 pull-ups 15 burpees 20 kettlebell snatches, 10 each arm (24kb/53lbs) Run 200 meters

Time: 25:12

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It’s Kettlebell Day: 225 Snatches + 126 C&J

Steve — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:50:25 +0000

Today was the Kettlebell Challenge: In separate events, do as many snatches and clean and jerks as you can in 10 minutes. Those were the longest 20 minutes of my life (so far). I'm confident there will be more. Sorry I didn't take any pictures, but if I can coax Rosanne to send some, I'll post [...]