Thursday, December 3, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
HYPERFITUSA POST
HERE IS A PICTURE OF GEORGE TRAINING AT HYPERFITUSA. OVER THREE YEARS AGO I TRIED ONE OF DOUG'S 6 AM CLASSES. GEORGE WAS RIGHT NEXT TO ME DURING THE WOD. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY FIRST CROSSFIT WOD WAS CHALLENGING. THE WOD ENDED AND AS SOON AS OXYGEN RE-ENTERED MY LUNGS I HAD TO ASK GEORGE HOW LONG HE HAD BEEN TRAINING. HE SAID TWO YEARS. OVER FIVE YEARS LATER, GEORGE IS STILL TRAINING, STILL GETTING STRONGER.
Monday, November 30, 2009
091130 6 AM / 9:30 AM WOD CLASSES
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I REALLY STARTED SEEING IMPROVEMENT WHEN I STARTED COMING 4 AND 5 TIMES PER WEEK. I WAS CONSTANTLY DOING BETTER THAN THE LAST TIME AND GETTING MORE PRs."
RING PUSH UPS
THRUSTERS
FRONT SQUATS
TIMES OF COMPLETION
RING PUSH UPS
THRUSTERSFRONT SQUATS
TIMES OF COMPLETION
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
POST BY DCHAP
from hyperfitusa
I really liked DChap's statement about how stronger people are harder to kill. Hard to disagree. Read below.
STEPPING UP
Going up in weight can be scary at times. There is some fear in going heavier, the pain, the concern about time and performance. Worry about making the lift, having good technique and making it through the work out are all things that flash through a person's mind when making the choice about how much weight to use.
Big John took a big leap of faith today in the EDT WOD. The prescribed weight for swings was 24 kg - John took the 56kg. Yes - We like psycho big bells, and we swing them. The next trip to Rogue we will add some more.
Okay - John is very strong, half way though the kettlebell intervals, he decided he was going to make it all the way through - He had placed a 24kg at handy distance - the WOD with the heavier bell. The made the decision that he started with this weight and he was going to finish with it.
Ask yourself - when was the last time you really pushed the edge of the envelope? Do you regularly push the redline and push what your a capable of? The "prescribed" weight is usually only thought of as scaled down. Why not up? Why not push the edge? Let's see what you can do!
Gains in strength come at the price of lifting heavier objects. Gaining strength is one of the greatest goods we can do for people. Yes, everyone wants to be able to go one vacation and look good but one of the greatest benefits to the program is making people stronger. Strong people are harder to kill. In our world of reverse evolution, maybe it is a good idea to maintain some of our baser abilities.
If your mechanics are sound and you have been consistent with your training, considering adding to prescribed loading. It does not have to be a huge increment, add some #2.5 plates to your bar. Go up one size in bell or ball. Challenge yourself - you might like the results.
I really liked DChap's statement about how stronger people are harder to kill. Hard to disagree. Read below.
STEPPING UP
Going up in weight can be scary at times. There is some fear in going heavier, the pain, the concern about time and performance. Worry about making the lift, having good technique and making it through the work out are all things that flash through a person's mind when making the choice about how much weight to use.
Big John took a big leap of faith today in the EDT WOD. The prescribed weight for swings was 24 kg - John took the 56kg. Yes - We like psycho big bells, and we swing them. The next trip to Rogue we will add some more.
Okay - John is very strong, half way though the kettlebell intervals, he decided he was going to make it all the way through - He had placed a 24kg at handy distance - the WOD with the heavier bell. The made the decision that he started with this weight and he was going to finish with it.
Ask yourself - when was the last time you really pushed the edge of the envelope? Do you regularly push the redline and push what your a capable of? The "prescribed" weight is usually only thought of as scaled down. Why not up? Why not push the edge? Let's see what you can do!
Gains in strength come at the price of lifting heavier objects. Gaining strength is one of the greatest goods we can do for people. Yes, everyone wants to be able to go one vacation and look good but one of the greatest benefits to the program is making people stronger. Strong people are harder to kill. In our world of reverse evolution, maybe it is a good idea to maintain some of our baser abilities.
If your mechanics are sound and you have been consistent with your training, considering adding to prescribed loading. It does not have to be a huge increment, add some #2.5 plates to your bar. Go up one size in bell or ball. Challenge yourself - you might like the results.
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