What a Long Strange Trip

Monday, December 3, 2012

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Mobility:

Foam Roll Lats and Legs
Ankle Mobility
Wall Extensions
T-Spine Smash
Sampson Stretch

Group Warmup:

With Barbell or Light Weight:
10 Strict Press
10 Front Squats
10 Jumping Good Mornings
10 Split Jerks
10 Hang Cleans (work all 3 positions)

Classic Programming

Barbell Gymnastics:

15 minutes to establish a 3RM Clean and Jerk

Notes: These do not need to be touch and go reps, just reset as quickly as possible.

Conditioning:

10 STRICT Pullups
10 Wall Balls 20/14#
8 STRICT Pullups
15 Wall Balls 20/14#
6 STRICT Pullups
20 Wall Balls 20/14#
4 STRICT Pullups
25 Wall Balls 20/14#
2 STRICT Pullups
30 Wall Balls 20/14#

Notes:  Work hard to maintain a perfect hollow body position throughout the pullup and avoid any swinging!

Advanced Programming

Barbell Gymnastics:

Clean & Jerk: 3X1@80%, 2X1@85%, 2X1@90%, 2X1@85%, 3X1@80% – rest 30-60 seconds

Conditioning:

5 Rope Climbs
10 Wall Balls 20/14#
4 Rope Climbs
15 Wall Balls 20/14#
3 Rope Climbs
20 Wall Balls 20/14#
2 Rope Climbs
25 Wall Balls 20/14#
1 Rope Climbs
30 Wall Balls 20/14#

Cool Down:

German Hang or German Stretch, accumulate 1 minute
Foam Roll Lats and Legs

 
German Hang (left) and German Stretch (right).  Remember to keep those shoulders active!

Since starting the business, I have been on a quest to become more organized and get better at scheduling my life.  My whole life, I lived under the idea that I didn’t want to schedule my life, but rather live spontaneously!  Well, now that life has offered up more than a few reasons that this may not be the most effective or best way to live my life, I am struggling to change.  Last week, I randomly asked Sandy Hill if she had any tips or apps she used to help schedule and organize her day and she sent me this interesting article in response.  The next day I went out to the store and bought myself notecards and a space pen!

The point behind this story is that I am still trying to figure my life out and struggle with seemingly simple tasks.  For many of you, making your health, fitness and nutrition a priority is a struggle.  And when you look at me, the coaches or other veteran CrossFitters, you get frustrated.  But guess what?  We are just like you!  About a year ago, because of the common misconceptions about who I am and my athletic background, I wrote a 5 part story of how I came to own a gym (read the long version HERE).  I took my desire to live a long healthy life, began making small changes that over time became more permanent lifestyle changes.  I use this journey and these experiences to help guide what we do in the gym and develop our philosophy.  We use the saying in the gym “Everything is Everything” to explain that all movement is connected, but I also believe that this idea can be applied to every aspect of our lives.  We know that our Health and Fitness is not simply just showing up to the gym, but all the things in between.  We all have to start somewhere.

 Look for more discussions and posts about our experiences as we update the coaches bio’s this week and introduce you to some new coaches!