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Mike G., fresh from the hairdresser.
Workout of the Day
"Eva"
Five rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
2 pood Kettlebell swing, 30 reps
30 Pull-ups
Post time to comments.
Ever felt tight in the lats? Try rolling the tight spots, and here's some great advice on how stretch the lats from Dr. Kelly Starrett.
Hundreds of pictures from the seminar and recent weeks are now up on FlickR.
They're off!
Workout of the Day
Back squat, 1 rep
Shoulder Press, 1 rep
Deadlift, 1 rep
Post total to comments.
Definitely a cult
We are closed today while hosting a CrossFit seminar.
Anna
We are closed to the public today and tomorrow, June 27-28.
The Aftermath
Workout of the Day
"Nicole"
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
Run 400 meters
Max rep Pull-ups
Post number of pull-ups completed for each round to comments.
We are closed this weekend in order to host a seminar.
Evening crew
Workout of the Day
Complete as many rounds as possible 20 minutes of:
95 pound Thruster, 5 reps
95 pound Hang Powercleans, 7 reps
95 pound Sumo Deadlift High-pull, 10 reps
Post rounds completed to comments.
Notice
We will be closed this weekend for a seminar.
Laura, Sr.
Workout of the Day
Make Up Day: Make up a missed workout. Make up your own workout. Or try this:
Seven rounds for time of:
75 pound Shoulder Press, 21 reps
21 Back extensions
Post time to comments.
Notice
We will be closed this weekend.
Burpees!!!
Workout of the Day
Front squat 3-3-3-3-3 reps
Post loads to comments.
Notice
We will be closed this weekend for a seminar.
Vasiliy prepares to drive through his heels
Workout of the Day
Three rounds for time:
Run 400 meters
1 1/2 pood Kettlebell X 21 swings (or 55 pound dumbbell swing)
12 Handstand push-ups
Post time to comments.
Big John Welbourn setting up a lateral quickness drill at the CrossFit Football seminar at Tennessee Tech, Cookeville, TN
Workout of the Day
Ten rounds for time of:
3 Weighted Pull-ups, 45 pounds
5 Strict Pull-ups
7 Kipping Pull-up
For weighted pull-ups place a 45 pound dumbbell between the legs above crossed ankles and jettison the dumbbell after third rep and continue with strict pull-ups and then the kipping pull-ups. Coming off the bar or going to ground constitutes termination of a set.
Post time and number of sets to completion.
Last day for the Bod Pod body fat test at CrossFit Atlanta today. $25 per test. To register and for more information, click the image link below. Or just show up ready to find out how fat you are.
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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