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Metcon
Friday, May 07, 2010WOD
Five rounds for time of;
HSPU 10 reps (scale to capacity, maintain as much vertical trunk alignment as possible)
100 ft of Long Jump Squats
Hang Cleans 5 reps 135/95
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"The greatest teachers are the best students..."
Coach Clayton doing "The Chipper," 2009 Games WOD
Finding the balance in Your Zoi (greek for LIFE)!
CrossFit is great at helping expose our weaknesses and lack of balance. The more we train I think we find out what works for us. I have been focusing more on mobility lately and have seen a significant improvement in capacity. Most athletes, including myself at one point in my training, give very little regard for time spent on dynamic, static mobility, nutrition, rest and recovery, and spiritual development.
We just "train" thinking that "training-the act of exercising" is training. In other words, we don't view the other stuff as important. After years of experimenting with this, I have come to the realization that this is the greatest weakness most athletes have. There is a "balanced perspective" that requires thought, discussion and review. We all want to get in, get out and be done! But, real Zoi-fitness does take time and commitment.
So here is my recommendation for everyone who wants to be "Zoi-FIT!" Find a balance in devoting time to each aspect of fitness. Decide how much time per day you can devote to your fitness which involves exercise, stretching, healthy eating and nutrition, recovery, sleep and spiritual development.
If you are going to CrossFit, which involves high intensity functional movement, you need to devote time to all the other facets of fitness. Stretch on your off days to promote mobility and before and after WOD's. When you are the most sore is when you should be stretching. This is the contractile phase of healing tissue. In other words, your connective tissue is shrinking in length and mobility.
Eat a paleo or zone friendly diet of nutrition and be accountable to someone else. Rest and sleep! Sleep a minimum of 7-8 hours a day. This needs to be uninterrupted sleep! And lastly, but most importantly, develop spiritually. Spend time reading a good book on spiritual development, meditating, praying and developing accountability to a spiritual mentor for the, "sharpening of iron...."
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Mary
Thursday, March 25, 2010WOD
"Mary" AMRAP in 20 min
5 HSPU
10 1 Legged Squats
15 Pull-ups
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Elisabeth in the Plank Position representin!
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