“From the beginning, the aim of CrossFit has been to forge a broad, general, and inclusive fitness. We sought to build a program that would best prepare trainees for any physical contingency—prepare them not only for the unknown but for the unknowable. Looking at all sport and physical tasks collectively, we asked what physical skills […]
(That’s the feeling that you’ve heard “Paint the Town Red” too many times in the gym this week. It’s a pretty common feeling.) You might also feel a little Deja Vu today. The 10 minute EMOM format for the WOD, reprised from Monday, allows us to put all the focus on retesting that 1RM Squat […]
Weighted pullups can be done a lot of different ways. If you’re a DIYer, just pinch a dumbbell between your feet and get to work. If you’re tacticool, throw on your weighted vest (with a real ballistic plate, natch) and pump the Slipknot. For some reason in my mind the classic version is a weight […]
Welcome to retest week, y’all! We are at the end of our cycle – 15 weeks of programming that is Constantly Varied, but certainly had a bias/theme toward working up a bigger Squat Clean. Obviously, you can’t squat clean more than you can stabilize and stand up out of a front squat, so that’s a […]
The difference between 3 rounds for quality and 3 rounds for time is that in our strength work we want to focus on great movement and take our time to get it right, whereas in the WODs we generally want to crank up the speed to generate more power. While we still want to move […]
Next week is the end of our cycle, so next week the focus will be on retesting our benchmarks from the start of the cycle and seeing how much progress we’ve made. In the meantime, let’s keep pushing those front squats even heavier and keep our eyes on the prize. STRENGTH:Front Squat5 reps @80%4 reps […]
