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- Social Workout Challenge: New Years Edition:
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- Go Fish
- Sleep Discipline Redux
- Home Food
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- Wheel Pose
- Handstand by 20
- Chinups
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paleo recipes
I'm not in on the challenge, but here are a few Paleo staples from my kitchen:
Workout
snow-in
I milk my living room gym for all it's worth. Last night, we were "snowed in" (not really) and CrossFit was canceled, so A. and I did a very involved OPT workout at home. The obstacle: one bar, two people, and two alternating exercises with a million drop sets. In under a half hour we did 40 plate changes.
Workout
ready for a rest day
I took today off, but here was yesterday's workout at CrossFit Performance. I worked out with a group of awesome, strong competitive ladies who all schooled me in the final 5 minute jumprope workout.
Workout
slow and low
Another OPT workout. I've never done ass-to-grass squats before, and these were at a super-slow tempo (4 second descent). This caused me to knock some weight off what I might normally back squat, but will be very beneficial in Oly lifts.
A. High-bar back squats, full depth
5 rounds of 4-6 reps, 4 second descent, accelerate up, 1 second at the top, 90 sec rest b/w rounds
Workout
feel the burn
I'm experimenting with James Fitzgerald's OPT regime at the moment. That's what I did last night, and that's what I did this morning with much living-room rearranging. It's a little over-the-top with timing, but it's efficient and I like it. Cool new take on CrossFit. Nothing was killer here except the glute-ham raises.
Workout
shoulder press
The strict press is my nemesis, but I am getting better. Chalk up another living room workout:
PRESSES
10 x 65#
10 x 75
5 x 80
4* x 85
3 x 90
2* x 95
1 x 100 (PR)
0* x 105
(* = tried another rep but failed)
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Workout
snow-in
I milk my living room gym for all it's worth. Last night, we were "snowed in" (not really) and CrossFit was canceled, so A. and I did a very involved OPT workout at home. The obstacle: one bar, two people, and two alternating exercises with a million drop sets. In under a half hour we did 40 plate changes.
Workout
ready for a rest day
I took today off, but here was yesterday's workout at CrossFit Performance. I worked out with a group of awesome, strong competitive ladies who all schooled me in the final 5 minute jumprope workout.
Workout
slow and low
Another OPT workout. I've never done ass-to-grass squats before, and these were at a super-slow tempo (4 second descent). This caused me to knock some weight off what I might normally back squat, but will be very beneficial in Oly lifts.
A. High-bar back squats, full depth
5 rounds of 4-6 reps, 4 second descent, accelerate up, 1 second at the top, 90 sec rest b/w rounds
Workout
feel the burn
I'm experimenting with James Fitzgerald's OPT regime at the moment. That's what I did last night, and that's what I did this morning with much living-room rearranging. It's a little over-the-top with timing, but it's efficient and I like it. Cool new take on CrossFit. Nothing was killer here except the glute-ham raises.
Workout
shoulder press
The strict press is my nemesis, but I am getting better. Chalk up another living room workout:
PRESSES
10 x 65#
10 x 75
5 x 80
4* x 85
3 x 90
2* x 95
1 x 100 (PR)
0* x 105
(* = tried another rep but failed)
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Oops.
I typo'd the address . . . zip code is 10014. Pier 40 is the best. The roof is awesome for working out OR making out!
CrossFit Gotham?
Does anyone know anything about CF Gotham . . . their website says they're in Chelsea, but they don't make their address apparent. Very cryptic. But I'd love to hear from anyone who has visited.
Come to the CF games! I'll be there -- competing for the CF Performance team in the affiliate cup.
Posted in response to: Choose Your Mega Fitness Gathering
woop woop, that's my gym!! beautiful photos angela!
Posted in response to: Gotham City and the Rise of CrossFit, Part II
I got some awesome home gym birthday presents: a 14# dynamax ball and a plyo box, which has yet to be assembled. Also, my downstairs neighbors moved out, so until there's a new tenant we can Oly lift in the living room!!
Posted in response to: Home Workout
hey sandyliz. really, really sorry to hear about this. take care of yourself, ok?
Posted in response to: oops?
hey spindig,
the thing i did a couple weeks ago was the first competitive CF thing i'd ever done, and i really liked it. i do plan to compete more -- there are a series of qualifiers for the national CrossFit games, so i signed up for my local one. but the cool thing is, almost every workout is "competitive" -- you're usually trying to go as fast (or as heavy) as you can, which makes it awesome for progress tracking. and it means that the everyday trip to the gym is as competitive as you make it.
give it a try sometime!
-jenny
Posted in response to: numb feet
i think i am going to save all these up for the last day of the challenge . . .
Posted in response to: The One Thousands
also, give crossfit a try! you'll be amazed at how fast you get better, no matter what your starting fitness level.
Posted in response to: long and miserable
double-unders: jumping rope where the rope goes around twice per jump
Posted in response to: long and miserable
wish i could say i did this voluntarily. but alas. have to set the alarm for 5 or 6 most days.
Posted in response to: Sleep Discipline Redux
my goal was to make it to the final round of the crossfit/strongman challenge in entered: yup!
Posted in response to: D.I.Y. Feat
you'd be surprised at how big a tire you can flip if you shoulder into it!
Posted in response to: strongman
oh, thanks! i'll let you know if he picks up the outdoor evening classes again once it gets warm.
Posted in response to: pregame
killerC, of course you can come too!
ok, lowdown on cf gotham: i'm usually there on thursday mornings, most saturday mornings. this will change in 6 weeks when my school schedule changes, though. i'll post a heads-up before i go, but you can get in touch with the coach if you want to give it a try on your own. check out crossfitgotham.com -- the guy who runs it is named mike, he's a really excellent coach, and right now he's got classes going at 5:15, 6, and 7 in a church basement on 50th b/w park and lex.
i WILL be there monday morning. give me a heads up if you're coming, or better yet, contact mike directly at crossfitgotham@gmail.com.
and Mohawk, thanks for encouragement. you should come too!
also, how do i send someone a message through social workout?
Posted in response to: pregame
msh -- i'm not sure what neighborhood you're in or where you work, but if you ever want to grab a 6am workout in midtown let me know and i'll introduce you to the joy/pain of crossfit. obviously, i'm addicted (ie, i live in connecticut but commute down to the city twice a week for crossfit gotham).
Posted in response to: pregame
hey za! if you're working toward an unassisted pull-up, i can offer a couple tips for moving from gravitron to bar. keep up the assisted pull-ups, but add some of this stuff on a plain old bar and you'll get there faster:
1. the tough part of a dead-hang pull-up is engaging your shoulders when you're at the very bottom. practice hanging with your arms totally straight on a pull-up bar and engaging your scapulae -- imagine you're trying to squeeze a pencil between your shoulder blades. this is strength that an assist machine WON'T develop. do a few reps of this -- pulling your shoulder blades down and together, then relaxing. this should create space between your shoulders and ears if you're doing it right.
2. try "jumping negative" pull-ups. use a bar that's not too tall, or else pull up a bench so the bar is just a foot or two overhead. start your pull-up with a jump, finish it with your strength. the "negative" part is letting yourself down as slowly as possible.
get it!
Posted in response to: ...gigantic...gigantic...
thanks msh!
Posted in response to: challenge prep
Looks delicious. What the heck is a blood tonifier?
Posted in response to: Colombe's Black Rice With Kale and Pine Nuts
waist measurement is a poor man's body composition. so is how-your-clothes-fit.
Posted in response to: How does weight loss and exercise work
ps. to be clear, I mean "real" gyms (Curves and Lucille Roberts don't really count . . .)
Posted in response to: Reese Witherspoon's West Hollywood Fantasy Gym
Q: does new york have any women-only gyms? When I lived in Boston (well, Cambridge) I had a membership at Healthworks for a while, and I was surprised they hadn't made it to NYC . . .
Posted in response to: Reese Witherspoon's West Hollywood Fantasy Gym
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