This one kicked my butt this morning!!! I was feeling kind of weak to start off with, but really weak afterwards!!!
Warmup
30 pushups
20 pullups (using rings)
30 walking lunges
Workout of the Day
5 rounds for time of:
21 SDHP (sumo deadlift high pull) 65lb barbell
30 push-ups
Run 800 meters
Totals:
105 SDHP
150 pushups
Run 4000 meters (2.49 miles)
Time: 36:09
CrossFit Video: Sumo Deadlift High Pull
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Today’s WOD is fairly simple:
Four rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
50 Squats
My time:
16min even
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Before the workout, we trained on clean-andjerks, and snatches. There’s a reason these are the only two lifts in the Olympics – they are hard!! I’ve lifted weights for 10 years and I’ve got to say that these two lifts rank at the [...]
Can you believe it? The year is half over already!!! What happened??!!!
The good news is that since I started CrossFit in January, my level of fitness and physical conditioning has increased markedly. I will never go back to traditonal weightlifting or training. CrossFit is the best overall fitness program I have found (for me, at least)!!
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Anyway, [...]
I’m a little behind, so there will be 2 posts today.
The WOD for Wed June 18th was:
“2 Minute Defense”
5 rounds of:
1 power clean
3 cleans
2 push jerks
Sprint 200 feet
Rest 2 minutes and repeat
Weight used: 105lb barbell
Time: 12:45 (including the 2-minute rest)
Not bad!!!
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WOD:
3 rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
21 kettlebell swings
12 pullups
Time: 12:40
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Today we worked on the overhead squat, a deceptively simple lift – you just lift a barbell overhead, and do a squat. HA!!
As with many things in CrossFit (as I’m finding out), the overhead squat looks easier than it really is. It’s a total body lift, [...]