Forum: Digital Coaching
03-03-2009, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,948
Re: First SS Session: Squat & Deadlift Form Check
Respectfully, I disagree. I thought your hips and back looked fine at the start. More importantly, you maintained the angle of your back (relative to the ground) pretty consisently through the...
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Forum: Starting
03-03-2009, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,414
Re: CrossFit 3 x per week
The workouts have a basic structure to them, but there's still a lot of randomness built in. Whatever you do, you want to retain as much of that randomness as possible. More importantly, you're...
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Forum: Exercises
02-27-2009, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,989
Re: Peg board Question
how are you approaching it from a technique perspective? When I wrestled in high school, pegboards were a regular part of our training (for fun, as much as function). Your starting position at the...
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Forum: Fitness
02-15-2009, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 967
Views: 580,779
Re: CFSB - Ask your questions here!
Those new to the site will learn all these acronyms and more in the FAQ on the MP (main page).
ME = max effort (e.g., 7 singles in the deadlift as heavy as possible).
MetCon = metabolic...
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Forum: Workout Logs
02-15-2009, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 155
Views: 23,216
Re: Brian's Awesome CFSB Log
This is terrific, Brian. Our stats are not that different, so I'm looking forward to watching your implementation of CFSB. I'm M/37/5'10"/200lb (o-lifting background).
Am I reading correctly,...
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Forum: Fitness
02-13-2009, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 967
Views: 580,779
Re: CFSB - Ask your questions here!
If I've missed it, I apologize, but is anyone currently doing CFSB and posting to a workout log on the CF forum? It'd be very interesting to see how people have put the template into actual...
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Forum: Starting
02-07-2009, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,166
Re: How are workouts decided
Coach reads the comments section of the last few WODs. If anyone says "Gosh, I sure hope we don't have [fill in name of exercise or WOD] tomorrow," ... bingo! :rofl:
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Forum: Starting
02-05-2009, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,951
Re: CrossFit for Opera Singers
Ditto (lyric tenor). Other than not pushing workouts too hard before a recital, etc. (for a variety of reasons), I trained and competed in olympic weightlifting the same time I was training and...
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Forum: Workout of the Day
01-31-2009, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 11,668
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Forum: Nutrition
08-15-2008, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 61
Views: 14,303
Re: The Michael Phelps diet
According to reporting during these Olympics, he swims a 2400m warm-up before each race and a 1000m warm-down after. Added to the race itself, that's close to 2 miles of swimming PER RACE. At the...
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Forum: Workout Logs
08-13-2008, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,419
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Forum: Workout Logs
08-13-2008, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,419
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Forum: Workout Logs
08-13-2008, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,419
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Forum: Nutrition
08-06-2008, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 16,542
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Forum: Fitness
08-06-2008, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,762
Re: Not a kid anymore...
This is so important that (like everything else that Professor Gant writes) it bears repeating, and it's true across all experience levels -- indeed, it goes to the very heart of the principles...
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Forum: Workout Logs
08-06-2008, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,419
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Forum: Workout Logs
08-03-2008, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,419
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Forum: Fitness
08-02-2008, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 81
Views: 26,735
Re: 20 rep squat program vs. SS
I'm not so sure 20-rep squats is the answer if GTG is the goal. GTG usually involves multiple sets (usually spread through the day) that fall well short of your 1RM. Example: The person who can do...
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Forum: Workout Logs
08-01-2008, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,419
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Forum: Workout Logs
07-30-2008, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,419
Re: A Statistical Sampling of One
7/29/08 (Tues)
DE Day
Front Levers:
10 singles (negatives) w/ 1 leg extended.
Paused each one for 1-2 seconds. This is significant improvement.
Thrusters:
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Forum: Workout of the Day
07-29-2008, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 686
Views: 615,390
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Forum: Workout of the Day
07-29-2008, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 686
Views: 615,390
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Forum: Community
07-28-2008, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 16,834
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Forum: Workout Logs
07-28-2008, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,419
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Forum: Workout Logs
07-25-2008, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,419
Re: A Statistical Sampling of One
7/24/08 (Thurs)
ME Day
Squat:
120 x 3
Pretty pitiful right now, but that's what happens when you lay off for 6 weeks. I expect this to start climbing through singles, doubles and triples...
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