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Not at your local Globo Gym

June 29th, 2010

MelMel 22.5# weighted chinup. Mel is that a 2.5# plate in the back of your pants? Another thing you will never see at your local Globo Gym. Chix doing chins with weight plates tucked in their lulus.

Again if you had a PR yesterday PLEASE POST YOUR OLD PR IN TO THE COMMENT SECTION ALONG WITH YESTERDAYS NEW LOADS. (ex. PC/DL/BENCH Old 205,375,225 New 230,400,250)

WOD

You have EXACTLY 50 minutes to complete the following movements in the exact order listed below. Coaches set the big timer for 50:00 when group is done with warmup. If you do not finish in the alotted time you do not pass.

Those who achieve the Pass/Fail numbers in parenthesis will get the sweet new “Black Belt” Orange Coast T shirt . If you pass write your name and numbers in RED on the whiteboard. If you dont even get close, dont worry and do your best.

A. Max 15x Front Squat (90% of bodyweight)

B. Max Rack Jerk (110% bodyweight)

C. Max Muscle Ups (Men 3, women 3 ring dips)

D. Max Strict Pullups/Chins (Men 17, women 5)

E. Max Kip Pullups chest-bar (men 20, women 5)

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Tuesday, June 29th

June 28th, 2010

Super proud of this girl. Leah HUGE pr on her back squat. 195#. Both Leah and her husband Doug are two of the nicest people Ive had the pleasure of meeting.

IF YOU HIT A NEW PR YESTERDAY PLEASE POST YOUR OLD PR IN THE SQUAT, and PRESS TO THE COMMENT SECTION ALONG WITH YESTERDAYS NEW LOADS. (ex. Old 225,150 New 275,165) I WANT TO TAKE THIS DATA AND MAKE A CHART. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

So many PRs yesterday. Just off the top of my head. Two guys with back squats of 445#. (Bigs and Alex.) Ali G. got his first kipping pullup. Don with a 300# squat. Melanie hit a 20# weighted chin up. Ron and Philip with big squats. Joshie hit a 205# press. Stacey, Miranda, Nicole S. all with big PRs… and many more.

Full effort is full victory. Your dedication over the past 3 months has shown. Lets keep em coming.

WOD

A. Power Clean find 1RM

B. Deadlift find 1RM

C. Bench find 1RM

Keep the lifts in this order. Deadlift may be dropped from the top. Power clean must show control and you may not squat below a quarter squat to recieve barbell. Bench, the barbell must touch the chest at the bottom.

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Khalipa @ Orange Coast CrossFit

June 27th, 2010

It was great having 2008 CrossFit Games Champion Jason Khalipa train with us this weekend. Dude is a beast. 525# dealift(which was a pr) 285# power clean, 7:28 Helen (430m track). That was on Saturday. Then he came back on Sunday and did Linda aka “three bars of death”. We will be cheering Jason on at the 2010 CrossFit Games at the Home Depot Center up in Carson on July 16-18th. You can read up on Jason here, and see a movie of his performances here.

Let the Games begin

Week 12 of 12 in our strength cycle. Testing week will continue through Wednesday so DO NOT do any “extra stuff” outside of here, ie. running and the like.

Thursday will now be the rest day. Mon-Wed on. Thurs rest, Fri-Sat on.

WOD

You have 1 hour to:

-Back Squat Find 1RM

-Press Find 1RM

-Chinup/pullup Find 1RM (hand position up to you. max load NOT max rep)

Our intermediate and advanced athletes will need every bit of energy they have to complete these. Newer athletes will finish and feel “is that it?” Not because they did not give it all they had. Novices are just not able to recruit enough muscle fiber to tax their CNS (central nervous system) enough to a 1RM. Men typically take 3 months. Women can take up to a year to fully tap into this intensity level.

If you have some left over in the hour…

Do 100 wallballs for time.

Friday, June 25th

June 24th, 2010

Without a doubt, one of the best photos we have shot. This photo has its own energy to it. Man. Iron. Fight or Flee. Primal. What you got? Get some.

WOD

A. Deadlift do 5 reps at 55,65,75% of your 1RM.

(On the third and final set do as many reps as you can. Go until absolute failure.)

B. Hang Squat Clean 3-3-3

(Once you pick up the weight it cannot touch the floor again until final rep is complete.)

C. 1 Strict Muscle Up, and 10 ring dips x4 sets (rest :90 bw rounds)

Notes: Post loads to board as: (14/225/10,10,10,7)

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Identify and conquer your weak points

June 23rd, 2010

14 months ago when she started with us, Pinks could not fully retract her scapulas. Meaning she could not even do a half pullup. A weakness of many women the vertical pull carries many benefits for improved athletiscim and strength. After the last competition in April, we identified the pullup and pushup to be her major weak points. Six weeks was spent hammering these until they were no longer weaknesses. Identify your weak points and when they come up in a wod, plan to attack them with zeal.

Three top CrossFit female competitors show off their training routines.

I train because…

WOD

A. Press 5-5-5-5

B. Push Press 3-3-3-3

C. Push Jerk 1-1-1-1

D. Pendlay Rows 3×12

(Post top loads to whiteboard. ex: 175#/205/240)

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Athlete Spotlight: Bret Rosol

June 22nd, 2010

Bret Rosol: 160# bodyweight. Deadlift-405#, Handstand Pushup 22 in a row.

Top CrossFitters talk about the mental side of the sport.

Add three more to the long list of why we shouldn’t be consuming diet soda…

“1. Our body gets confused by artificial sweeteners – the dissociation between sweet taste and calorie intake may put the regulatory system that controls hunger and body weight out of sync, thus sabotaging weight loss plans. A study on rodents showed that those fed saccharin actually gained weight compared to rodents fed sucrose.

2. We’re “Infantilizing” our taste sense – Artificial sweeteners are a hundredfold sweeter than sucrose (table sugar). By getting ourselves used to so much sweet, normal sweet flavors, of fruit for example, become bland and so do other healthful foods … thus reducing our willingness to consume them and ultimately the quality of our diet.

3. Long term effects unclear – while there have been many studies on artificial sweeteners and disease such cancer, very few focused on long term weight gain. A seven year study, (San Antonio Heart Study), showed a relationship between diet drink consumption and obesity, but the causation is not clear. Consumption of artificial sweeteners is growing yearly”

Source: Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article Artificially Sweetened Beverages Cause for Concern – summarized by fooducate.com

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WOD

Rest day or make up Monday/Tuesday

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Athlete Spotlight: Ryan Anderson

June 21st, 2010

Ryan Anderson: 160# bodyweight 160# power snatch, 215# clean and jerk, 22 strict chins in a row.

I remember when Ryan wandered into our gym like a lost puppy a year ago. Now hes off in college and become a great young man. Bodyweight snatch, and a 55# + bodyweight clean and jerk. What do your numbers look like?

Brand new Buddy Lee Rope Master jump ropes now available in the box. Do yourself a favor and get the best rope on the market. Double unders will be a cinch.

WOD

A. Back Squat Ladder: Perform as many 1-4 back squat ladders as you can in 10 minutes. Use 70% of your 1 rep max in the high bar back squat.

(ex. (perform 1 squat, rack it, perform 2 reps, rack it, 3 reps….up to 4, then start at 1 again, 1-4 one time = 1 ladder) Post total ladders completed, plus partial rounds to whiteboard.

B. For total reps:

:30 Jump and Switch lunges

1:00 AMRAP Double Unders

Rest 1:00

x5 rounds

C. 3×20 GHD situps @3030 tempo (three seconds down, and three seconds up)

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Monday, June 21

June 20th, 2010

Birds of a feather…flock together. Some of the OCC contingent.

Olympic lifting Part 1 of 5 premiers July 25th at 9am. Limited to 15 athletes. All details will be up on blog in the next couple of days.

In addition to that, there will be an Oly lift class 1x a week where we will focus completely on the classic lifts of snatch, and clean/jerk. Day of week TBD.

WOD

A1. Bench Press 5,3,5,3,5

Rest 2:00

A2. Pullups 5,3,5,3,5

Rest 2:00

B. Depth Pushups (hands and feet on 25# plates, CHEST TO DECK.) Fast as you can to 75 pushups.

Rest 3:00

C. For total reps:

1:00 L pullups

3:00 HSPU

2:00 L pullups

2:00 HSPU

3:00 L pullups

1:00 HSPU

(Notes: novices with less than 3 months training: 2x reps on A1., pullups 6 reps on all sets, pushups on knees. Part C. pullups done with band, and HSPU done on box with knees/feet on top.)

(Post to whiteboard as: 260#/90/2:14/48)

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Where athletes train

June 17th, 2010

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Mike Bargetto 265# Overhead Squat

Annie Thorstidor talks about this years CrossFit Games.

Epic matchup: Annie and Lindsay

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WOD

A. Deadlift Cluster 1.1.1.1.1 x5

(This is a cluster. Means you deadlift, lock out, lower bar to ground, then stand up and rest EXACTLY 10 seconds before pulling again. Repeat for a total of 5 singles in one set. You should be able to pull more than last weeks 5-5-5. There are 5 total sets today.)

Rest as needed bw sets

B. For time:

4 Rounds of:

-21 Jump and switch lunges

-10 Power cleans (135/95)

-21 KB swings (blue/green)

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Thursday, June 17th

June 16th, 2010

We have been saying from day one to train minimum 3-4 hours from your last meal. New studies are proving this. Buy some BCAAs and plan on taking 10g 5-10 min before your WOD. Especially important for the morning soldiers training on 10-12 hour fasts.

Fasted training boosts endurance and muscle glycogen. (Brief report)

Effect of training in a fasted state on metabolic response. (Detailed report)

Why taking BCAAs before your training is essential.

We have now added a 7pm CrossFit class to Thursday evening. Also Saturdays times have changed to 9 and 10am.

We have brand new Buddy Lee Rope Master Jump Ropes for sale. We also have sweet new tanks for the ladies.