NEWS
FCF Bingo is here! Grab a sheet and start playing. If you have any questions or need clarification don’t hesitate to ask and make sure you read the rules on the back of the sheet!
We’re also in our 3rd year of support of the Swedish Cancer Institute Adopt-a-Family:
The holidays are here and what better way to celebrate than giving to others in the local community who could use some extra cheer!? Many patients who receive care at Swedish Cancer Institute (SCI) find themselves overwhelmed as they try to manage treatment, work, and family obligations during the holiday season. To make this time of year a bit brighter, SCI has an annual tradition of supporting patients and families to provide food items, toiletries, and small gifts/comfort items. The donors remain anonymous and are given a “wish list” from the families. Most of these patients are in the middle of treatment and often don’t have the time or energy to even buy groceries for a holiday meal. One meal for these families means one less thing to worry about. For those interested in participating in this cause, donating one item from their personalized wish lists will go a long way towards making a difference in their lives.
Beginning this week we will have marked boxes and plastic bins out in the gym. There will be a sign up sheet with the families’ wish lists! Please sign up by writing your name and last initial in the box next to the item you are willing to donate and bring in your item(s) by Sunday December 16th. You may sign up for more than one item if you wish.
Thank you for helping us give to those in need!
PROGRAMMING
Monday 12/3
back squat 8×3 at 75-85% of 1RM
“HELEN”
3 rounds for time:
400m run
21 kettlebell swings, 24/16kg
12 pullups
Athletes should run at a pace where they can pick up the KB as soon as they get back.
Focus should be on taking as few breaks as possible. Performance should go unbroken for every set. Post time to whiteboard.
Taco Tuesday 12/4
SNATCH
7 ascending sets of:
1 power snatch + snatch + OHS
10 rounds for time:
30 unbroken double unders
10 burpees
During the burpees, move at a pace that allows you to pick up the jump rope right after the 10th one. Post time to whiteboard.
Wednesday 12/5
Work up to a heavy set of 3 (full) cleans
EMOM for 21 minutes:
a. 15 dumbbell deadlift
b. 12 dumbbell cleans
c. 9 burpees
* Rx = 2×50/35 lbs.
** Add 1 burpee every round
*** Max burpees in final minute
Focus should be on going “all out” for each movement and then using the remaining time in the minute to recover. Athletes should have at least :30 of rest for the DB movements.
Score is number of burpees on last set. Post score to whiteboard.
Thursday 12/6
find max weighted pullup in 15:00, then
“TECHNICAL CINDY”
AMRAP in 20 minutes:
5 chest-to-bar pullups
10 HSPU
15 pistols, alternating
Scaled version would be regular CINDY. Post max reps to whiteboard.
Friday 12/7
“12 Days of CrossFit”
perform the following in cumulative song format, for time:
100m sprint
2 bear crawls, 10m
:03 handstand
4 clean & jerks
5 dive-bomber push-ups
6 knees-to-elbows
7 kettlebell swings, 24/16kg
8 hanging leg-raises
9 ring dips
10 squat thrusts
11 pullups
12 rocking pistols
Compare to 12/22/17. Post time to whiteboard.
Saturday 12/8
for 10 minutes:
:15 handstand
:15 rest
“BEAR COMPLEX”
For 5 rounds, complete 7 unbroken sets of this complex:
1 power clean
1 front squat
1 push press
1 back squat
1 push press
A great test of barbell stamina, partner up with someone to time out your rests. Post heaviest successful load to whiteboard.
Sunday 12/9
back squat 5×5 at 65-70% of 1RM, then
“JACKIE”
1000m row
50 thrusters, 20/15kg
30 pullups
Focus on big sets and pushing the pace- can thrusters be unbroken? In 2 sets? How about the pullups? Post time to whiteboard.
ARTICLES
+ 19 Easy No-Cook Breakfast Ideas – Greatist
+ For Older People, Weight Training is More Important Than Cardio Exercise – Knowledge Science Report
+ Forget Your Washboard Abs, the Hottest Workout is For Your Fingers – WSJ
+ Alex Honnold Completes the Most Dangerous Free-Solo Ascent Ever – National Geographic
When December rolls around we’ll see the return of FCF Bingo!
PROGRAMMING
Cyber Monday 11/26
WODAPALOOZA Online Qualifier 18.4
AMRAP in 16 minutes:
2-4-6-8-10-12-14-etc
devil press
alternating dumbbell step-up
Rx = 2×50/35lbs, 24/20″
Scaled = 1×30/20lbs, 20/12″
Post score to whiteboard.
Taco Tuesday 11/27
starting with an empty barbell every :90 perform a SNATCH for as long as possible adding 2-5kg every time. when you can no longer snatch you will CLEAN & JERK for as long as possible, still adding weight every successful lift. when you can no longer clean & jerk you will DEADLIFT for as long as possible.
Post heaviest load for each lift to the whiteboard.
Working Womxn’s Wednesday 11/28
Rx
3 rounds for time:
75 air squats
25 pullups
15 handstand pushups
Scaled
3 rounds for time:
75 air squats
25 jumping chest-to-bar pullups
15 perfect pushups
Performance
3 rounds for time:
50 pistols, alternating
25 chest-to-bar pullups
15 strict handstand pushups
Post time to whiteboard.
Thursday 11/29
10 rounds for time:
12 medicine ball cleans, 20/14lbs
6 ring dips
3 bar muscle-ups
1 rope climb
Post times to whiteboard.
Benchmark Friday 11/30
The GHOST
6 rounds, each for max reps:
1:00 calorie row
1:00 burpees
1:00 double unders
1:00 rest
Try for as many reps as possible of EACH exercise, not just total score.
Post separate totals of calories rowed, burpee reps and double under reps completed to whiteboard.
Team Saturday 12/1
in teams of two or three, for time:
90 jerks, 85/61kg
80 ab-mat situps
70 dips
60 kettlebell swings, 32/24kg
50 front squats, 85/61kg
40 burpee over bar
30 sumo deadlifts, 85/61kg
20 rope climbs
Post teams and times to whiteboard.
Sunday 12/2
back squat 7×4
push press 6×4
power clean 5×4
Post attendance to whiteboard.
ARTICLES
+ Sorry, Hipsters. CBD Will Not Solve All Your Problems – Mother Jones
+ Breathing Through the Nose May Offer Unique Brain Benefits – NY Times
+ One Mother’s Journey: From Olympic Trials to CrossFit Games – Morning Chalk Up
It’s Thanksgiving Week! We will be OPEN through the weekend with limited schedules. All days marked with an * mean that we’ll be running 9am, 10am, and 11am classes only. That means we won’t have any specialty classes such as CompEx, Mobility, or HIIT during those times too.
Foundations Graduates: November 2018 Edition!
PROGRAMMING
Monday 11/19
CGO 16.3
AMRAP in 7:00
10 power snatches, 35/25kg
3 bar muscle-ups (scaled does 5 c2b pullups)
then
12×2 back squats
Post score to whiteboard.
Tuesday 11/20
establish a heavy jerk double in 20 minutes, then
50-40-30-20-10 reps for time:
calorie row
pushups
Performance does these tasks in reverse order, and pushups will be hand-release.
Post time to whiteboard.
Wednesday 11/21
MARCO
3 rounds for time:
21 pullups
15 hspu
9 thrusters, 61/43kg
Thursday 11/22* (9am, 10am, 11am CrossFit classes only)
in cumulative song format, for time:
100m med ball carry, 20/14lbs
2 muscle-up
3 toes-to-bar
4 kettlebell wall ball substitute, 32/24kg
5 ring rows
6 archer pushup
7 kettlebell SDHP, 32/24kg
8 wall ball, 20/14#
9 icky shuffles
10 jumping lunges
11 broad jumps
This means that Round 1 = 100m mbc, Round 2 = 2 muscle-ups then 100m mbc, Round 3 = 3 t2b + 2mu + 100m mbc, Round 4 = 4 kbwbs + 3 t2b + 2mu + 100m mbc, etc…
Post time to whiteboard!
Friday 11/23* (9am, 10am, 11am CrossFit classes only)
9am: MORRISON
50-40-30-20-10 reps for time:
wall ball, 20/14# to 10/9′
box jumps, 24/20″
perfectly vertical kbs, 24/16kg
10am: DONNY
21-15-9-9-15-21 reps for time:
deadlift, 102/70kg
burpees
11am: 343
for time:
100 deadlifts, 61/43kg
100 power cleans, 43/29kg
100 ground-to-overhead, 30/20kg
43 burpees
Saturday 11/24* (9am, 10am, 11am CrossFit classes only)
JENKINS
partner AMRAP in 40 minutes:
50 burpees
400m run
50 kettlebell swings, 24/16kg
400m run
50 pullups
400m run
50 pushups
400m run
Split work however you see fit. Run together. Post teams and times to whiteboard.
Sunday 11/25* (9am, 10am, 11am CrossFit classes only; 11am CompEx starts with CrossFit class and then gets an extra hour with Coach Dave!)
AMRAP in 40 minutes:
400m run
60 double unders
400m run
500m row
Post score to whiteboard!
BARBELL
Foundation Barbell is done for the year. We’ll see you in January!
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 will be our annual FCF Post-Holidays Party again at the Echo Room. Click here for the facebook event and updates!
ARTICLES
+ The Best Creamy Garlic Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes – Ambitious Kitchen
+ Paleo Thanksgiving Recipes – Nom Nom Paleo
+ I Found the Best Burger Place in America. And Then I Killed It – Thrillist
+ Nanooks’ Jandric Brothers Credit Success to CrossFit Gym – USCHO
+ Creativity and the Dangerous Norm of the 100-Hour Workweek – Observer
Hope everyone had a great weekend- the weather was nice and mild during the days! Evenings are a different beast though.
PROGRAMMING
Monday 11/12 – Veteran’s Day (normal class schedule)
“DORK”
6 rounds for time:
60 double unders
30 perfectly-vertical kettlebell swings, 24/16kg
15 burpees
This is a HERO workout for a Boston Firefighter and CrossFit coach who gave his life in the line of duty. Cap is 25:00. Post time to whiteboard.
Tuesday 11/13
AMRAP in 9:00:
9 toes-to-bar
9 handstand pushups
then
E2MOM for 20:00
clean + front squat + 2 jerks
Post AMRAP score and complex load to whiteboard.
Wednesday 11/14
Complete two rounds for max total reps
:30 on, :30 off of
kettlebell jerk, 24/16kg (L)
chest-to-bar pullups
kettlebell jerk, 24/16kg (R)
pullups
kettlebell sumo deadlift high pull, 24/16kg
box jump overs, 24/20″
kettlebell sumo deadlift high pull, 24/16kg
step-ups, 24/20″
Post total reps to whiteboard.
Thursday 11/15
“ANNIE”
50-40-30-20-10 reps for time:
double unders
situps
then “KAREN”
150 wall ball shots (20/14lbs to 10/9′) for time
On a running clock “ANNIE” will go from 0:00 to 9:00. There will be a controlled rest of 2:00, then when the clock reads 11:00 begin “KAREN”. You may work until 21:00. Post times to whiteboard.
Friday 11/16
“BERT”
for time:
50 burpees
400m run
100 pushups
400m run
150 walking lunges
400m run
200 squats
400m run
150 walking lunges
400m run
100 pushups
400m run
50 burpees
Cardio and muscular stamina. Scale the exercises numbers down if you need to, but the goal is to run all of the 400s! Cap is 45:00.
Saturday 11/17
KINDA LIKE A TAILPIPE
6 rounds total, YGIG, for time:
500m row
Partner holds a pair of 24/16kg in a standing rack position while other partner rows. Post pairs and times to whiteboard!
Sunday 11/18
bench press 10 sets of 3, ascending in weight, then
AMRAP in 9:00
20 dumbbell push press, 2×50/35lbs
200m run
FOUNDATION BARBELL
+ Olympic Weightlifting, Week 4 PDF
ARTICLES
+ The WAG 2018 Holiday Nutrition and Habit Guide – Working Against Gravity
+ Alpha Winter Classic Weightlifting Meet – Alpha Barbell
+ NYC Rodents Are Getting Diabetes From Fast Food, Study Suggests – Patch.com
+ Hafthor Bjornsson Is Competing in Powerlifting, What Will He Total? – BarBend
Ah, daylight savings is here to screw with your internal clocks. Hope you made the best of your weekend!
PROGRAMMING
Monday 11/5
establish a weighted pullup 1RM
– then –
21-15-9 reps for time:
thruster, 43/29kg
bar-facing burpees
Tuesday 11/6
2 rounds for time:
1500m row
30 wall ball, 20/14# to 10/9′
20 ring dips
This workout is about improving your dips. Modify to 1200m run, 1500m ski, or 2mi air bike if you please.
Wednesday 11/7
establish a deadlift 1RM
– then –
1-to-12 for time
medicine ball clean
slam ball
Thursday 11/8
50-40-30-20-10 reps for time:
double unders
kettlebell swings, 24/16kg
kettlebell rack lunges
Skills and stabilization! The weight on the front rack should be light enough to move but enough to fire off stabilizer muscles so you don’t fall over.
Friday 11/9
“HOTSHOTS 19”
6 rounds for time:
30 air squats
19 power cleans, 61/43kg
7 strict pullups
400m run
Compare times here. Read more here.
Saturday 11/10
in teams of two for time:
400m run with 1 teammate carrying object, then
1 working/1 holding object overhead
200 ring row
200 jumping jacks
200 mountain climber
200 box step-ups, 24/20″
then 400m run with 1 teammate carrying object
Sunday 11/11
Foundation Barbell Programming: It’s the last cycle of the year!
– Olympic Weightlifting Week 3
– Powerlifting Week 3
ARTICLES
+ Arthritis: You’ve Got to Keep Moving – CrossFit Journal
+ A Four-Year Analysis of Incidence of Injuries Among CrossFit-Trained Participants – Sage Journals
+ A Staggering Number of Troops Are Fat and Tired, Report Says – Military Times
Andrew S, Kai H, and Ann-Marie D represented Foundation Barbell and FCF this past weekend down in Tacoma.
Andrew S set personal records in his snatch, clean & jerk, and total.
Kai H also set personal records in her snatch, clean & jerk, and total.
Ann-Marie D returned to competition after a year off and took 2nd Place overall while qualifying for USAW Nationals next year.
Row row row your boat
HOLIDAY HOURS
October 31, Halloween – no changes
PROGRAMMING
Monday 10/29
5 rounds for time:
200m run
35 double unders
15 overhead squats, 43/29kg
Post time to whiteboard!
Tuesday 10/30
3 rounds for max total reps:
1:00 max handstand pushups
1:00 max broad jumps, 6/4′
1:00 max rope pulls, weighted
1:00 max calorie row/ski/air bike
1:00 max double kettlebell deadlifts
1:00 rest
Post score to whiteboard.
Halloween Wednesday 10/31
WEAR A COSTUME TO THE EVENING CLASSES!
sumo deadlift 6×4
– then –
AMRAP in 8:00
15 wall ball, 30/20#
10 burpees
5 strict toes-to-bar
Post SDL loading and score to whiteboard.
Thursday 11/1
AMRAP in 16:00
200m run
16 knees-to-elbows
200m run
2/1 rope climb
200m run
16 dumbbell snatch, 50/35#
Post score to whiteboard.
Friday 11/2
CGO 12.2
AMRAP in 10:00
30 snatches, 34/20kg
30 snatches, 61/34kg
30 snatches, 75/45kg
max snatches, 95/55kg
Snatch technique day and a retest of another old CrossFit Games Open event. Scaled division wasn’t around then, but we will use the Masters’ numbers: 20/15kg, 34/25kg, 45/34kg, 54/41kg
Post score to whiteboard!
Saturday 11/3
TEAM CINDY
A) 5 pullups, 10 pushups, 15 squats
Post score to whiteboard!
Sunday 11/4
4 rounds for time:
400m medicine ball run, 20/14#
25 wall ball, 20/14#
+ Powerlifting – Cycle 3, Block 3 – Week 2 PDF
ARTICLES
+ CrossFit’s Explosive Affiliate Growth by the Numbers – The Morning Chalk Up
+ How The Riveter is Outpacing Workspace Giants: A Q&A with Founder and CEO Amy Nelson – AllWork
