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Old dog learns new trick
Workout of the Day
"Tabata Something Else"
Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by ten seconds of rest where the first 8 intervals are pull-ups, the second 8 are push-ups, the third 8 intervals are sit-ups, and finally, the last 8 intervals are squats. There is no rest between exercises.
Post total reps from all 32 intervals to comments
Kurt sucking air, as usual
Workout of the Day
Deadlift 3-3-3-3-3 reps
Post loads to comments.
Margaret aint' living in sin no more.
Workout of the Day
Make up Day: Make up a missed workout. Make up your own workout. Or try this:
As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes:
5 Dumbell Overhead Squat Left Hand
5 Dumbell Overhead Squat Right Hand
5 Turkish Get Up Left Hand
5 Turkish Get Up Right Hand
Post load and number of rounds to comments.
BTB CrossFit is hosting a "Century" tonight to celebrate the end of Jeff's treatment. 1st pullup/beer shot starts at 6 PM
CrossFit North Atlanta has challenged CrossFit Atlanta to a co-ed touch football game, with food and BEER! Details here. Location is Tanyard Creek Park on Collier near Piedmont Hospital. Start time is 12 PM.
Vote for us in the 2008 "Best Gym In Atlanta" City Voter poll. We won last year. Let's make it two in a row.
The Rest Day article at CrossFit HQ is "The Madness of Crowds," which is about the current financial crisis, and how eerily similar it is to financial crises in the past.
We Are Closed All Day Today
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Hours tomorrow, Friday, will be 9 AM to 1 PM only.
Workout of the Day
Five rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
30 Glute-ham sit-ups
250 pound Deadlift, 15 reps
Post time to comments.
Holiday Hours: Closed all day Thursday. Fri hours will be 9 AM to 1 PM. Normal weekend hours.
Have a great Thanksgiving.
Sarah
Workout of the Day
"Lynne"
Five rounds for max reps of:
Body weight bench press
Pull-ups
Post reps for both exercises in all rounds.
Holiday Hours: Closed all day Thursday. Fri hours will be 9 AM to 1 PM. Normal weekend hours.
We will be hosting a Level 1 CrossFit Certification January 10-11, 2009. Registration details HERE.
In health news, those energy drinks are NOT GOOD FOR YOU. Read this item in the CrossFit Journal, Meth In A Can
Ken & Mike
Workout of the Day
Rest Day at HQ. The discussion there is to name your favorite logical fallacy.
Make Up Day: Make up a missed workout. Make up your own workout. Or try this:
"Randy"
For Time:
75 Power Snatches (75 lbs/55 lbs)
Take this test. See if you are an informed citizen. Post scores to comments.
Mon & Wed evening 7 PM Olympic Lifting Classes start tonight. More info HERE.
Holiday Hours: Closed all day Thursday. Fri hours will be 9 AM to 1 PM. Normal weekend hours.
Workout of the Day
Three rounds for time of:
21 Knees to elbows
1 1/2 pood Kettlebell swing, 21 reps
21 Push-ups
15 foot Rope climb, 3 ascents
20 inch Box jump, 21 reps
21 Back extension
Walking lunge, 150 ft
Post time to comments.
Jessica & Margaret
Workout of the Day
Clean and Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
Post loads to comments.
Margaret is getting married today!
Amber is getting married today!
Workout of the Day
Run 5K (HQ WOD) or
Shoulder Press
5-5-5-5-5
Best Gym in Atlanta
Viktor E. Frankl: Man's Search for Meaning
Written by a survivor of the Nazi concentration camps. The book examines why having a purpose in life is not merely important to happiness, it is essential to survival. A 1991 reader survey by the Library of Congress and the Book-of-the-Month Club that asked readers to name a "book that made a difference in your life" found Man's Search for Meaning among the ten most influential books in America.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Csikszentmihalyi, a professor of psychology, has written several excellent books about "flow," which is a state of optimal mental & physical performance. Athletes experience it with a sense that time has slowed down, performance is effortless, and they can do nothing wrong. Csikszentmihalyi discusses how to find flow in all aspects of life.
Mark Rippetoe: Starting Strength (2nd edition)
The best book ever on the basic strength lifts: Back Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift, Shoulder Press, & Power Clean. A must read for every dedicated CrossFitter.
Mark Rippetoe And Lon Kilgore: Practical Programming for Strength Training
Periodization explained
Neil Hayes: When the Game Stands Tall: The Story of the De La Salle Spartans and Football's Longest Winning Streak
The story of how a fantastic coach, focusing on character development, turned a small Catholic high school in northern California into the nation's #1 ranked HS football team
Jim Thompson: The Double-Goal Coach: Positive Coaching Tools for Honoring the Game and Developing Winners in Sports and Life
I met the author at a conference in 2004, and he so impressed me that I ordered all of his books. This book is not only the best resource I've ever seen on the psychology of effective coaching, it is also a manual for getting the best out of yourself. I recommend it to anyone who wants to improve themselves and to everyone who teaches or leads anything: parents, teachers, executives. I read it at least once a year.
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