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Cardiovascular Endurance

Devin and Zheng at the 2019 Cascade Classic

Fitness, in the CrossFit philosophy, was always meant to challenge all physical skills:

cardiovascular endurance
strength
stamina
flexibility
power
speed
accuracy
agility
balance
coordination

Most seasoned CrossFitters tend to fall into only wanting to develop or play with strength, stamina, and power. This means your cardiovascular endurance isn’t challenged as often, leading to complaints about how bad your endurance is. Training is tolerance building! Show up and do the workouts you don’t want to do.

Like today.

CrossFit WOD for Thursday 1/30/2020

AMRAP in 45:00
100-200-400-800-400-200 run
125-250-500-1000-500-250m row
50-100-200-300-200-100 double unders

Share total meters covered! Post-workout should be a lower leg foam roll.

LISTEN: Why Fasted Cardio? Episode 40 – The MisFit Project
WATCH:

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Thursday 8/8

CrossFit WOD for Thursday, August 8th

for time:
15 muscle-up + 2 dips
30 single leg squats/side
45 toes-to-bar
60 box jump overs, 24/20″
75 burpees

Post time to whiteboard.

ARTICLES

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Week of 11/26 through 12/2

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.

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KELLY

Box jump overs are a tad more difficult than your normal run-of-the-mill box jump due to moving your body through more space

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Part 2 (see Monday’s post for Part 1):

CrossFit WOD for Friday 7/20

KELLY

5 rounds for time:
400m run
30 box jumps, 24/20″
30 wall ball, 20/14lbs

Performance does
5 rounds for time:
400m run
30 box jump overs, 24/20″
30 wall ball, 30/20lbs

Post time to whiteboard!

Olympic Weightlifting WOD – Week 4/4, Day 3/3

NEXT WEEK IS DELOAD WEEK. THERE ARE NO BARBELL CLASSES. Take other classes, active rests, mobility, etc.

front squat 65/5 (5)
clean + 2 jerks up to 70%
then seven sets to establish a heavy clean & jerk

midline, 200 reps
strength, using the orange sheet in the back

Powerlifting WOD – Week 4/4, Day 3/3

NEXT WEEK IS DELOAD WEEK. THERE ARE NO BARBELL CLASSES. Take other classes, active rests, mobility, etc.

box jump 6 sets of 3 jumps at 75% of max box jump

press 85/5+

deadlift 70/5 (6)

Dimel deadlift 4×15
sumo RDL 4×15
Romanian deadlift 4×15

20 squats between each deadlift accessory

CrossFit WOD for Saturday 7/21

3 rounds for max reps. 1:30 on, :30 off:
– running jump rope
– burpees
– calorie row
– knuckle drag sandbag
– bear crawl

CrossFit WOD for Sunday 7/22

CINDY

as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes:
5 pullups
10 pushups
15 squats

OR

MARY

as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes:
5 handstand pushups
10 pistols, alternating
15 pullups

then

establish a heavy deadlift in 10:00

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FCF WODclub Reups

Yesterday we had four WODclub celebrations: Rachel (50), Chris (300), Rachael (500), Ann-Marie (1000)

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CrossFit WOD for Tuesday 5/1

“OTIS”

AMRAP in 15 minutes:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-etc of
back squat, 1.5BW/BW
strict press, .75/.5BW
deadlift, 1.5BW/BW

Post rounds completed to comments.

HIIT WOD – 12pm

1-to-1o nose breathing burpee ladder

5:00 on, 1:00 off, for 3 rounds:
– lateral step-up
– med ball wood chop
– bear hug kneel-to-stand
– side-to-side rotating plank
– lateral mountain climber

BRING SALLY UP

10-to-1 for time:
lateral hurdle
squat thrust

ABmaggedon

HIIT WOD – 5:30pm

A)
1:00 on/:15 off
agility ladder
battle ropes
toes through rings
banded hip extensions
repeat for 3 rounds

B)
:40 on/:20 off for 10:00
knee tuck and hollow
bench up and over
alternating front scales
*hold active squat position for last round

C)
max Chinese plank hold

 

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HBD AV!

Carl Paoli and Andrea

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CrossFit WOD for Tuesday 3/13

HBD AV!

Rx – AMRAP in 30 minutes:
6 dips
9 c2b pullups
12 pistols, alternating
15′ handstand walk

Scaled – AMRAP in 30 minutes:
3 cast wall walks
6 dip negatives
9 c2b pullup negatives
12 rolling pistols

Consider today active recovery/skill development if you’d like. Otherwise push it to the limit. Post score to whiteboard!

CompEx WOD – 6am

MFT #1409

Gymnastics Strength WOD

handstand pushup development

HIIT WOD

SET 1

EMOM x 10
2 shuttle runs
4 ring rows/jumping pull-ups
6 reverse lunges
8 jumping jacks

SET 2

HOLDS

3 rounds 1:00 hold/:30 active recovery

  • plank/plate walk overs
  • arch hold/bird dog
  • wall sit/squat jacks
  • hollow body/sit ups
  • glute bridge/single leg hip extension

SET 3

YGIG for 15:00
4 pushup + wall ball pass
6 wall balls
8 dynamax sit ups

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J-A-C-K-I-E-!

Andrea during the Seattle Affiliate League 2014

NEWS & ARTICLES

+ Your Life Is Not an Endless PR. Stop Treating Your Training That Way – Athlete Daily
+ Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting programs begin this coming Monday. Registration for the either cycle ends IN ONE WEEK so you have a chance to try out the class and see the new formats. If you’d like to continue past the first week you must be registered. Overviews coming soon.
+ The Foundation CrossFit Post-Holiday Party is on Saturday 1/27 at The Garage (on Broadway). 6pm until last call probably…

CrossFit WOD for Friday 1/5

“JACKIE”

for time:
1000m row
50 thrusters, 20/15kg
30 pullups

then

20 minutes to establish a back squat 1RM

Performance = unbroken thrusters and c2b pullups. Post results to whiteboard!

Gymnastics Strength WOD

single leg strength development!

Kettlebell WOD

Movement patterns, Rack and OH work, Shoulder and hip mobility, Swings, presses and squats.

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ANGIE+

The calm AFTER the storm

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CrossFit WOD for Wednesday 10/25

“ANGIE”

for time:
100 pullups
100 pushups
100 situps
100 squats

PERFORMANCE

for time:
20 muscle-ups
40 handstand pushups
60 GHDSU
80 pistols, alternating

Olympic Weightlifting WOD

clean & jerk complex, clean & jerk ladder, front squat, dips, hanging leg raises, weighted plank, BtN pullups

Powerlifting WOD

block pull, good morning, band pull throughs, hamstring curls, suitcase walk

Kettlebell WOD

Primal mobility, Lifts and chops, Cleans and presses, Snatch skill focus

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Day 2 of the Challenge

Because of course I’m going to share this:

Now to FCF happenings: it’s Day 2/35 of the challenge! Use the hashtag #FCFeats when posting food pictures to social media:

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CrossFit WOD for Tuesday 10/10

for time:
10 dumbbell snatches
15 burpees
15 box jumps
20 dumbbell snatches
15 burpees
15 box jumps
30 dumbbell snatches
15 burpees
15 box jumps
40 dumbbell snatches
15 burpees
15 box jumps
50 dumbbell snatches
15 burpees
15 box jumps

Fitness = 25/15lbs, 12/8″ box. Rx = 50/35lbs dumbbells, 24/20″ box. Performance = 24/16kg kettlebell, squat tuck jumps

Post time to whiteboard!

HellaFit WOD

Our take on bootcamp workouts, this class challenges you for the entire hour with a blend of strength and conditioning that works all the major muscle groups and focuses on functional movement. HellaFit will get you #hellasweaty while having #hellafun!

CompEx WOD

15 minutes:
a. c2b butterfly pullup + t2b + bar muscle-up
b. parallette pushup + shoot thru + double dip
c. (upside down) legless rope climb
d. 2-3 russian dip + 4-6 strict dip + 7-9 kipping dip + 12+ support shrugs
windmill buildup

for time:
800m run
40 calorie row
20 burpee over rower

ABS

rotational band GHD
bamboo bar banded plank
fuck with them tuck hollow
GHD oblique crunch
banded push-down oblique crunch

200 facepulls, mini band

Gymnastics Strength WOD

Crescent kicks for hip mobility, sissy squats, wall bridge rotations

Gatherings, headstand presses, forward rolls

Muscle-up skill work, strength work

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Temporary Schedule Change

Throughout the next five weeks we’ll be running a special weekly 10am-12pm FCF Intramural Open Event for those competing in the Open and the #FCFio2017.

Instead of our usual Saturday schedule we will have an 8am and 9am CrossFit classes for those who just want to sweat.

There will also be a special 9am “OPEN PREP” class with me for the next five Saturdays. This optional class is designed to breakdown the workout, strategize your work and rest sets, and provide you a relevant warmup.

Remember to RSVP for all of your classes!

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CrossFit WOD for Thursday 2/23

bench press 3x6x70, then

3 rounds for time:
7 hang power cleans, 70/48kg
14 burpees over the bar

Performance does 5 rounds. Post time to whiteboard.

HellaFit WOD

AMRAPture

30 min AMRAP:

500m row
10 front squats
10 push presses
10 bent over rows
10 weighted lunges
10 sit-up + press

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