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Sergia deadlifting 150 kg. She later pulled 160 kg!
End of the 31 days of Paleo:
For time:Use the same modifications/weights/etc you used at the beginning of the month.
"Just Squat:" At the Chalkboard with Greg Glassman, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Tison celebrates his 60th birthday. He attributes all his success to clean living.
In the swing
Three rounds for time of:
275 pound Deadlift, 10 reps
50 Double-unders
Post time to comments.
Our guys Ken G. & Mike G. competed in the VA, DC, WV CrossFit Games Sectionals this past weekend, and took 2nd & 5th respectively. Great work!
Ga. Tech Rugby's season ended Saturday with a 32-3 loss to N.C. State in the second round of the national playoffs, the south semi-final. They did well to win their division and the first round playoff game.
Remember the article last week about functional movement, body shape, and female attractiveness? Well, a new study in evolutionary psychology shows that modern urban women prefer girlie men. I doubt that many CrossFit women were in the study sample.
Tuck in those shirts guys!
Let us suprise you.
"Rebuilding Khalipa" Part 4 with Kelly Starrett, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Why are these mean people laughing at this poor girl?
Handstand Push-up/Pull-up Ladder
With a continuously running clock, do one pull-up and one handstand push-up the first minute, two pull-ups and two handstand push-ups the second minute, three pull-ups and three handstand push-ups the third minute... continuing as long as you are able. When you cannot complete the required number of reps for either exercise, continue only with the other as long as you are able.
Use as many sets in any order each minute as needed.
Post number of minutes successfully completed for each exercise to comments. Their sum is your score.
"Moved to Mate" by Dr. Steven Platek, the CrossFit Journal. Dr. Platek is a Professor at Georgia Gwinnett College, where he has started a CrossFit Club affiliate. He often works out with Kyle Maynard and Ben Davis' at No Excuses CrossFit, and got his CrossFit Level 1 certification at CrossFit Atlanta in February.
Paleo Cookout Party last Saturday
Deadlift 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
Post loads to comments.
Back Therapy, with the Reverse Hyper Machine
"Strong Circulation" by Geoffrey Norman, the Wall Street Journal,
Chris, Wills, Lisa
"Murph"
For time:
1 mile Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Push-ups
300 Squats
1 mile Run
Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Start and finish with a mile run. If you've got a twenty pound vest or body armor, wear it.
Post time to comments.
Commentary on modern running shoes: "Running the Wrong Way," by Lon Kilgone, CrossFit Journal
Angry Press
Deadlift
5-5-5-5-5
The Leahs preparing for Regionals
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
15 Back extensions
15 Knees to elbows
95 pound Overhead squat, 15 reps
"The (Political) Science of Salt" by Gary Taubes, The National Association of Science Writers.
Georgia Tech Rugby Club will advance to the South semi final in D II next weekend with a 24-10 win over Eckerd College yesterday. Down 5-0 at half-time GT's superior fitness led to increasing dominance as the game progressed. Kennesaw State also advanced to the other bracket of the South semi-final with a win over the #1 seed from Florida, University of South Miami.
Weighted pull-ups 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
Post loads and body weight to comments.
Owen Franks from the New Zealand All Blacks trains with Mike Burgener, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
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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