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An OKAYBRO

THE OKAYBRO, Dave T

Today’s complex begins with the full squat- do you get extension? Is your timing right with your change of direction? Are you stable enough to handle the movement? Then you’ll do a triple jerk dip squat, or the isolated dip portion of movements like the push press. Are you upright? Do you do better with a shallow or deeper dip? Then we’ll immediately test the dip again with an actual jerk. Just to tire your legs out again we’ll back squat. Finally you’ll do another jerk from behind the neck.

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One of the many reasons we don’t offer an open gym!

+ Man Gets Body Part Stuck in a Weight at the Gym – Fox 10 Phoenix

CrossFit WOD for Wednesday 9/20

(KINDA) OKAYBRO Complex

every 3:00 perform the following complex:
(squat) clean
3 jerk dip squats
jerk
back squat
behind-the-neck jerk

Add load as necessary. Post heaviest load to whiteboard!

Olympic Weightlifting WOD – Week 2/7, Day 2/3

clean complex, pause front squat

Kettlebell WOD

primal mobility

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Faster Rope Climbs

Making sure you have protection for your lower leg (like a wrap or a knee sleeve) during rope climbs definitely help, but it is OBLIGATORY to know (and have confidence) in your ability to lock the rope in. Check out BOXROX for a helpful resource.

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+ Andrea U-Shi Chang – Ground Force Method – LEO Training

CrossFit WOD for Tuesday 9/19

7 rounds, each for time:
3/2 rope climbs
14 pistols
28 double unders

Rest as necessary between rounds.

Post fastest round to whiteboard!

Gymnastics Strength WOD

squat prep, lower leg stretches, hanging conditioning, position training, kipping

CompEx WOD

AMRAP in 30 minutes:
800m run
1k row
20 burpees-over-rower

rest 5 minutes

2 rounds for time:
18 double unders
15 toes-to-bar
12 chest-to-bar pullups
9 thrusters, 52/38kg

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Washington Weather is Back!

Hopefully this means a cooler gym for you to workout in!

FCF at the 2017 Pride Parade. Photo by Artur R

This week sees many long (20+ minute) workouts with a some lifts and sprints sprinkled throughout: tempo deadlifts, pullups/dips, rope climbs/pistols/double unders, 1/2 CINDY + 1/2 DT, Wodapalooza Week 2 Workouts 1 & 2, and the Lift Up Autism workout “LUKE”.

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CrossFit WOD for Monday 9/18

tempo 555X deadlifts 5×6

for time:
50 strict pullups
50 strict dips

Post time to whiteboard!

Olympic Weightlifting WOD – Week 2/7, Day 1/3

snatch complex, pause back squats

Kettlebell WOD

Primal mobility (extended)

Banded rotatory stability exercises

Getup and single arm swing focus

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WZA Online Challenge 17.1


Crystal B at the RCF Games 2017

Today you’ll try the first of two Online Challenges. The 2nd will be tomorrow’s workout! These events go on for three weeks.

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+ WODAPALOOZA 2018 – Wodapalooza Fitness Festival

CrossFit WOD for Friday 9/15

WODAPALOOZA Online Qualifier 2017 – Week 1, WOD 1

AMRAP in 7 minutes: squat clean & jerks

Rx = 75/52kg, Performance 100/70kg.

Post total reps completed to whiteboard / comments !

Olympic Weightlifting WOD – Week 1 of 7, Day 3

snatches w/ forward and back rocking, clean & jerks with a call down

Kettlebell WOD

Abridged Primal Movement Warmup and Mobility

Rack and OH work

Shoulder and hip mobility

Swings, presses and squats.

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Another Two-Part Sprint

Our gym philosophy on running is as follows:
– We generally subscribe to the idea that efficient running form with stronger bodies will produce better results rather just “pounding the pavement” and putting mileage in.
– Furthermore the workouts should be on some splits (depending on the length of the event you may be training for): short-interval, long interval, tempo, time trial, Fartleks, and sprints. This is of course paired up with a General Physical Preparedness program like CrossFit.
– As far as form is concerned we are POSE Method-biased: a cyclical “POSE – FALL – PULL” protocol is used with a bias towards forefoot striking.
– Sometimes we load the runs (odd-object carries, rucks, plate carriers or vests, etc.)

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CrossFit WOD for Thursday 9/14

21-15-9 calories rowed for time. Run 400m carrying a medicine ball around the block before each row.

Rest 5:00 then

4 rounds for time:
15 toes-to-bar
5 push jerks, 85/61kg

Rx = 70/50kg, Performance 85/61kg

Post times to whiteboard.

Foundations 11 WOD

21-15-9 reps for time:
hang power clean (or squat clean)
air squats (or jumping)

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Standing On Hands

One way we measure good athleticism is by testing if you have fully functioning hips and shoulders.

We test your shoulder strength by seeing if you have full range then eventually loading that range. Statically with things like handstands, dynamically with lifting loads overhead.

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CrossFit WOD for Wednesday 9/13

3 rounds for time:
50 double unders
10 OHS, 61/43kg

then

5×3 hang power snatch

Olympic Weightlifting WOD

cleans with footwork-bias + jerk, pause front squats

Kettlebell WOD

Primal mobility (extended)

Banded rotatory stability exercises

Getup and single arm swing focus

Simple and sinister

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Double Unders and Muscle-Ups

Mark B doing dubs during the 2017 CrossFit Games Open

Notice how upright Mark is in mid-jump. This tells us that he’s only moving his torso, legs, and head as one piece so that he can put all his focus in the twists of the wrists. Hands are fairly low, with a low grip on the handles.

Although this picture doesn’t give us the best profile view Mark’s hands are probably just forward of his body from the side.

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+ Aer Fit Pack 2.0 – Aer SF

CrossFit WOD for Tuesday 9/12

for time:
18 alternating dumbbell snatch, 50/35#
6 muscle-ups
15 alternating dumbbell snatch, 50/35#
5 muscle-ups
12 alternating dumbbell snatch, 50/35#
4 muscle-ups
9 alternating dumbbell snatch, 50/35#
3 muscle-ups

Post time to whiteboard / comments!

Gymnastics Strength WOD

squat series, dips, Arabesque rotations, midline & shoulder conditioning, stretching, low ring skills

CompEx WOD (6am)

5 rft:
20 wall ball, 20/14#
10 hang power cleans, 70/48kg

EMOM for 12 minutes:
a. 6-9 c2b pullups, 8-12 pistols.
b. 8 snatch deadlifts, 70/48kg

21-15-9 rft:
OHS, 43/29kg
HSPU
toes-to-bar

Foundations 10

EMOM LIFTS! 3 Position Pause Snatch

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Is It Fall Yet?

The rain, the clouds, the later sunrises, and earlier sunsets.

Winter Autumn is coming.

WEEK IN PREVIEW

back squats/farmer’s holds/hspu, dumbbell snatches/muscle-ups, double unders/overhead squats, hang power snatch cycling work, run/row, toes-to-bars/push jerks,

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CrossFit WOD for Monday 9/11

4 rounds for time:
15 back squats, 61/43kg
2:00 farmer’s hold, 2×32/24kg (must be unbroken)
15 handstand pushups

Post time to whiteboard / comments!

Olympic Weightlifting WOD – NEW CYCLE

Today we begin a new 7 week cycle! This means that if you were planning on making the jump to dedicating your training to a specific cycle to improve your snatch and clean & jerk SHOW UP THIS WEEK. We have options at once, twice, and three times a week. The goal is to be consistent and honest with your training schedule and we promise we’ll make a difference.

snatch footwork, snatches, snatch balances, pause back squats

Kettlebell WOD

primal mobility

clean and snatch skill work

Building up to the snatch test to celebrate Julia’s last days in Seattle!

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WOOLIA

Today is a bittersweet day because we say goodbye to one of our own. Julia will be leaving Seattle for New York.

She was there when we began the #HYFRsquad movement and has been an advocate for the FCF Fam and most recently Foundation Kettlebell.

Safe travels Julia!

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CrossFit WOD for Saturday 9/9

Rx

YGIG for 30 minutes:
a.
4 rounds, alternating sides:
2 kettlebell clean
1 kettlebell press
3 kettlebell front lunge

b.
row for calories

Rx uses 20/12kg. PERFORMANCE uses 24/16kg.

CompEx WOD

EMOM burpees + skills, Track Work, AB’s Birthday Back Squat Extravaganza, front lunges/muscle-ups

Foundations 9

AMRAP in 15 minutes with 1 min rotation
Station 1
60s burpees
60s STEP up 24”/20”
60s push press
-ROTATE/REST-

Station 2
60s pushup
60s lunges
60s kb swings
-ROTATE/REST-

Station 3
60s air squats
60s mb situps
60s mb cleans
-ROTATE/REST-

Station 4
60s dip
60s plate jumps
60s Plate pinch SDHP
-ROTATE/REST-

then

back squats to a heavy 5-rep

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Bulk CIN-DT


Amy C is a badass and today her birthday. HBD AMY!

On Monday you hit 3 rounds of 2 rounds of CINDY, 1 round of DT. Today you’ll hit all of it in bulk: 6 rounds of CINDY, 3 rounds of DT. Let’s see how you manage the work and how quickly you get it done. Focus on technique, efficiency, breathing, and transition time.

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+ Powerlifting Cycle #1 Debrief Survey – Foundation Barbell

CrossFit WOD for Friday 9/8

for time:
6 rounds of “CINDY”
3 rounds of “DT”

Olympic Weightlifting WOD

snatch, clean & jerk

Gymnastics Strength WOD

crawling, hanging, headstands, handstands, kipping handstand pushups, false-grip development

Kettlebell WOD

Abridged Primal Movement Warmup and Mobility

Rack and OH work

Shoulder and hip mobility

Swings, presses and squats.

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