9am Intermediate Class @ Valley CrossFit Coach: Mike Latch Warm-up: 10 Leg Swings. 5 Push-ups. 1.) Bear Crawl 2.) Side Monkey Left 3.) Side Monkey Right 4.) Backward Kong Walk QM FTW! The leg swings felt good too. Strength: Handstand Hold (build to 1min cumulative) Wouldn’t really call this one strength, but more technique. Two things I learned, my HSs suck, and...
Learn More5:30am Intermediate Class @ Valley CrossFit Coach: Chad Melton I really do hate waking up so early. Warm-up: Pretty good. The only thing that I did to make it harder on myself was step-ups at 24″ since that’s what I was box jumping. It was a deeper burn. WOD: Chad had mentioned we were going to do the WOD first today, which concerned me. I...
Learn MoreIf anything can motivate, it’s hitting a new Personal Record. Here’s a running list of the milestones I hit along the way in my weight training. Considering that I hadn’t started weight training until Spring 2012, this is gonna be populated by a lot of firsts for a while. Olympic/Power Lifts Front Squat – 310lbs – 5/22/12 Back Squat –...
Learn More6:30am Intermediate Class @ Valley CrossFit Coach: Will Baier Warm-up: This was a good long warm-up. I liked all the different aspects of it especially this early in the morning. Lots of diversity. Strength: I’ve only ever done thrusters as part of a workout before, so this was new territory. Having never had to find my max, I looked forward to what it...
Learn More9am Intermediate Class @ Valley CrossFit Coach: Chad Melton Felt better going into today. I still don’t feel pumped and ready to go, but I don’t feel run down. Warm-up: 1000m Row. MB Partner Progressions. Good to have a long row this morning because I needed that slow heat builder. Feeling a little tight/fatigued so the rower is always a welcome...
Learn More10am Advanced Class @ Valley CrossFit Coach: Becca Voight I took yesterday off. I wasn’t as tired on Friday as I was on Thursday, but with the signs accumulating, I decided to let it slide and play it safe. There’s no shame in letting your body heal. I’m glad I did, because I think today would have been hard had I not take a break. Warm-up: 2min Jump...
Learn More9am Intermediate Class @ Valley CrossFit Coach: Mike Latch Suuuuper low energy today. If I was thinking about not coming yesterday, this is a “Shouldn’t have come” day. Warm-up: Flight Simulator for 7min This was a new one for me. Flight Simulator is a different approach to working on DUs. You start at 5 DUs then progress to 10, then to 15, and so on...
Learn More9am Intermediate Class @ Valley CrossFit Coach: Chad Melton This was one of the first times since I started working out so hard that I’ve actually considered not going this morning. I think the initial excitement is wearing off, so the morning motivation lacks a little. But at the same time, it’s become so routine now that I can’t let myself lapse on...
Learn More11am Intermediate Class @ Valley CrossFit Coach: Mark Miscione I was really feeling lethargic today. I got plenty of sleep, but couldn’t quite get on top of things. Warm-up: 500m Row. 500m Ski. 500m Run. I liked this. Cardio is a great way to get warmed up because it doesn’t just get your muscles warm, but also gets you breathing. Strength: Squat Clean every...
Learn More5:30am Intermediate Class @ Valley CrossFit Coach: Chad Melton Needless to say, I wasn’t exactly looking forward to such an early class, but with the Machinima shoot at 8:30 in Torrance, I didn’t have much of a choice. In the end, it wasn’t so bad because I had gotten enough sleep the night before that I was still feeling good and awake. Warm-up: On...
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