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Several exercises are withdrawn at random from the Jug, much as lottery, or [...]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