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Crossfit: Twins

“Twins” Puppies: Two rounds, of each couplet, for time of: 500 meter Row 10 Handstand Push-ups (or appropriate progressions) 25-45 pound Thruster, 10 reps 10 L-Pull-ups (Beginner pull ups or assisted pull ups are and acceptable sub) Good God! I … Continue reading

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Crossfit: (Run 400m, 20 squats)*3

Puppies 3 rounds Run 400 M 20 Squats 9:33. I ran most of this one, but not all of it. I’m getting better in that department anyway. My training for the 5K is helping. We’ve had to move our Crossfit … Continue reading

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Crossfit Cindy

Puppies: Complete as many rounds in 12 minutes as you can of: 1 Pull-ups (or 3 Beginner or Assisted Pull ups) 4 Push-ups 7 Squats I did 9.66 rounds. I had to go to wall push ups half way through … Continue reading

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Going from 0 to 5K: preparing to run a 5K

Crossfit has been such a good program for me. The short, tough workouts keep me motivated and engaged. I’ve had excellent results with strength gains but I’m finding that Crossfit alone is not enough for me to lose weight, so … Continue reading

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Crossfit: Hansen = This will get your attention

Marine Staff Sgt Daniel Hansen died February 14th in Farah Providence, Afghanistan when an IED he was working on detonated. Daniel is survived by his mother Sheryll, his father Delbert, his younger sister Katie, and his twin brother Matthew (also … Continue reading

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Crossfit: Tabata Something Else

This was my first Tabata WOD, and I was very curious about how I would do. Here are the results: pull-ups (jumping): 11, 9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 5 = 60 push-ups (knees): 8, 7, 4, 3, 3, 2, … Continue reading

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Crossfit: Elizabeth

Puppies: 21-15-9 Dumbbell cleans db.wmv Bar Dips If you can’t do do bar dips do 1.5X the number bench dips. Warm-up ran ~600m I’m new to cleans so I tried 15# dumbbells, but wasn’t coordinated enough, so I switched to … Continue reading

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Crossfit Dumbbell Squat Snatch & Pull-ups = BRUTAL!

Puppies: Three rounds, 15-12 and 9 reps, for time of: 15-25 pound Squat snatch Pull-ups (beginner or assisted okay) Crossfit Dumbbel Squat Snatch & Pull ups I did the dumbbell ( 15# ) version of this because that’s all I … Continue reading

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Crossfit Filthy Fifty (Puppy Scale)

This is a good one. Try it … go ahead Puppies: For time: 20 Box jump, 10-15 inch box (no box, so I used a stair ~8 inches) 20 Jumping pull-ups 20 Kettlebell swings, 12kg (20#) Walking Lunge, 20 steps … Continue reading

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30 Day Crossfit Experiment Wrap-up

It all started when I read a tweet from @lowtechcombat recommending Crossfit for people who wanted to get a great workout without spending a lot of time at the gym. That led me to the Crossfit main site. After reading … Continue reading

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