We regret to inform you that effective immediately Adrian is no longer a coach of Foundation CrossFit. We appreciate the time we had with him, his passion for Olympic Weightlifting, and his assistance in developing our Foundation Barbell Club. We wish Adrian all the best in his future endeavors. During this transitional time, our focus remains […]
Herberto This week in our still rings work we’ll see the introduction of transitions into half-hangs: both tucks and L-hangs. ARTICLES + Lumbar Spine Issues Be Gone – DEUCE Gym CrossFit WOD for Wednesday 5/9 establish a heavy CLEAN & JERK for the day within 15 minutes, then 5 rounds: max kettlebell swings 3 deadlifts, […]
Colin Today is all about rowing (after some still rings work) and making sure that you can move blazingly fast through the appropriate amount of rounds of CINDY (5 pullups, 10 pushups, 15 squats). Resume rowing as soon as possible. Can you recover on the rower? Can you push the pace and complete more than […]
Paul with 85kg This week we’ll hit all of the shoulder-to-overhead movements for maxes, a max row w/ CINDY sprinkled in between, a clean & jerk max followed by a kettlebell/deadlift bruiser, a quadruple, TABATA THIS!, a hang squat clean/burpee-over-bar + max snatch workout similar to 18.2, and a chipper! Also: LAST CHANCE to get […]
There are two great options for your overhead squat grip-width: Use the same grip you use for the snatch Use a grip slightly-closer than (1.). Although it requires more mobility, it’s definitely more stable. (Bonus) Front squat if the overhead position isn’t stable. You’ll still have to keep a vertical torso to be successful for […]
Fixation refers to a loaded position in which an athlete needs to hold an object: this could be a barbell in the snatch (bottom of the overhead squat, standing full-extension), or like today with the kettlebells. Owen at VERSUS XI ARTICLES + 2018 Foundation Barbell Cycles – Foundation CrossFit + Registration for the May 2018 […]
*** UPDATED Sunday 5/6 *** Let’s look at the remainder of the year and see what barbell programs we have planned. All info and at-a-glance calendars can be found here: 2018 Foundation Barbell Cycle Overview (PDF). Register for the May 2018 program by May 7th at 11:59pm here. We’ve restructured the way we will execute the programming, […]
Mrs. OKAY BRO at the last In-House Foundation Barbell Weightlifting Meet Sign up for the next Olympic Weightlifting or Powerlifting program here! ARTICLES + Older, Fitter: Lowering Stress and Managing the Stuff Within Your Control – Beyond the Whiteboard CrossFit WOD for Wednesday 5/2 “OKAYBRO” Perform 10 rounds of the following complex for max load: […]
Yesterday we had four WODclub celebrations: Rachel (50), Chris (300), Rachael (500), Ann-Marie (1000) ARTICLES + Father Saves Baby Son’s Life with CPR – BBC News 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 […]
Jeff P, circa 2013 Workout lookahead: OTIS, the OKAYBRO complex, a Team WOD, NANCY, touch-and-go clean & jerks, hspu/double unders, bench press, and tabata midline work. ARTICLES + Rings (Gymnastics) – Wikipedia CrossFit WOD for Monday 4/30 “CANDY” 5 rounds for time: 20 pullups 40 pushups 60 squats Olympic Weightlifting WOD – Buffer Week 1/2, […]
