CrossFit Day 29 & 30

Posted on October 18, 2013 by tootallfritz

Another chill week at CrossFit since most of us at the 5am class are recovering from the Chicago Marathon. I personally had a very chill week too. I ate for recovery and fun. Then I ate some more. Then did a billion loads of laundry. Then I probably ate some more. It takes a bit for my the body to bounce back after using that many calories in one stint, so I just try to go with it until I feel somewhat “normal”.

I did CrossFit on TUE/THUR, rode my bike on the trainer for 11 miles last night, then ran 6 miles this morning. So I’m getting back into the swing of things but I’m certainly not in a rush. Next week, I’ll start some faster speed work though to ~~shock the body~~ prepare for a few local 5Ks where I’d like to show up and actually run fast. It’s been a long time since I’ve tried to run fast, like 5K fast, and I’m both terrified and excited.

CrossFit – Day 29 – How to baby the marathoners and get them to show up for a CF workout 2 days post race. Arms ONLY WOD!!!

10 Wall Climbs
10 Reverse Rope Climbs
Death by Pushups

That’s all folks. I only made 12 rounds of Death by Pushups. I wanted to get to 15 but only made 10 into the 13th set. Seems pathetic but I tried, so it is what it is, right? As a refresher, death by anything uses the clock, in one minute intervals. One minute per round, go as many rounds as possible. First round started with 1 push-up. Do the 1, then rest til the minute ends. Then 2 push-ups in the next minute. Then 3, etc. until you can’t go any longer. In all, I did 88 pushups.

CrossFit – Day 30 – Trying to get the marathoners back on the CF wagon!

Front Squats – 7×3 – We did more than 7 rounds of 3. We started with the bar only. I think we probably were using the 31# bar instead of the 45# one but I really have no idea. I just lift what I’m told. After a few rounds which focused on ~~loosening up our tight runner hamstrings~~ form, we started adding weights, 10#s at a time (5# to each side). I think we made it up to 20#s on each side, squatting that 3x before it was time to move on.
5 minute ladder – Wall Balls & Step Ups. A ladder starts at 1 and then each round 1 rep is added. First round, 1 wall ball, 1 step up on the 18” box. Second round, 2 wall balls, 2 step ups. I made it thru 10 full rounds and was working on my 11th with the wall balls when the 5 minutes was up. Hard. Continuous movement. Fun.
100 abmat sit-ups. OUCH.

Source

Previous post on Marathon Recovery HERE.

** Still Recovering ** Amanda – TooTallFritz **

CrossFit Day 22, 23 & 24

Posted on September 26, 2013 by tootallfritz

This will cover three different Crossfit sessions but since most of the moves are pretty standard at this point, this will be quick and painless ~~at least to read~~.

Day 22

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Ball Slams (10#)
Pistols

Ring Rows
Weighted Sit-Ups
Push Press (Bar Only – 45#)

This sequence was a bit different than any other that we have done previously. Remember, my class (5am TUE/THUR) is ~~for lightweights~~ with the run club and we are more focused on increasing strength ~~to look good~~ for endurance so it’s a little different than the average CrossFit class.

The number sequence added a twist. The workout was completed in list order BUT each round the number of reps changed. First round, we did each item on the list 1x, second round 2x, third round 3x, etc. up to 10 reps for each move for the last round.

This workout taught me is that we can’t count. I know I can’t count and apparently my box-mates aren’t great at it either. We rely on SOMEONE to know where they are and that totally backfired on us this time. I ended up doing round #8 twice and I added some reps on the other rounds too. My brain wasn’t working!

Day 23

25 Pull-Ups
15 Wall Climbs/HSPU – Hand Stand Push-ups ( I did HSPUs x 30)
5 Recline Rope Climbs (I did 15)

This was more of a strength workout and I really enjoyed it. I’m not great at pull-ups, even with the bands but managed to knock them out. Then I opted for the HSPUs instead of the Wall Climbs cuz ~~they are cool~~ my elbow has been sore and I thought it would be less stressful.

We finished up with Death By Push-Ups. Awesome. Okay, not really. They aren’t fun. I made it thru 12 rounds (78 push-ups in all). Death by anything uses the clock, in one minute intervals. One minute per round, go as many rounds as possible. First round started with 1 push-up. Do the 1, then rest til the minute ends. Then 2 push-ups in the next minute. Then 3, etc. until you can’t go any longer. OUCH!

Day 24

3 Rounds – 1 minute each station

Wall Balls (10#)
Ball Slams (10#)
Box Jumps (18” box – I did step-ups)
Burpees
Rowing

Good workout but I was low on energy today. We stayed at each station and did as many reps as possible in one minute then moved to the next station. After we completed one round of all the stations, one minute rest. Repeat x3.

** I Still Hate Burpees ** Amanda – TooTallFritz **

CrossFit Day 21–Tabatas

Posted on September 18, 2013 by tootallfritz

The WOD for the 5am TUE class was Tabatas. A Tabata workout always focuses on a group of exercises, normally 5 to 6 different moves. Each exercise is set up at a particular station. You are assigned to a station and perform 8 sets of the particular exercise before moving on to the next station. Each set is timed and you do as many reps as possible in the allotted time. The time frame for Tabatas is 20 seconds “on” for the movement, 10 seconds rest = 1 set. Repeat x8, then rotate to the next station.

TUE 5am Tabatas: Rowing, Hand Release Push-ups, Kettlebell Swings (25 lbs), Reverse Rope Climb & Squats.

Remember, each move requires 8 sets before moving to the next item on the list. Most of these are things we do a lot. However, the Hand Release Push-ups were new as well as the Reverse Rope Climbs.

Hand Release Push-Up – Just a drill to get us ~~down and dirty~~ all the way to our bellies before “pushing up”. Normal push-up stance, go down to belly, lift hands up (release hands from floor), then push back up. Great photo of a lady from SnoRidge CrossFit doing the release here:

Reverse Rope Climb – Way harder than it looks. I was so relieved to realize that we didn’t have to climb UP the rope that I didn’t think about how difficult it would be to go backwards, or in reverse! We leaned back holding the rope til it was taunt, then slowly moved down the rope. In theory, we would get all the way down to the ground where our backs would be touching, then climb back up. Super hard. These ladies from CrossFit Camden are really rocking it below. Let’s just say that I didn’t look as graceful. “ Smile

Then we finished the CrossFit session with 25 Knees to Chest. This is obviously our newest and most favorite move. We will be rockin’ some serious “abs of steel” by spring so watch out! I may even get out that pull-up bar that I ~~wasted money on~~ purchased earlier this year and do a few of these at home, on my own. Maybe. Or maybe not.