WOD 9292

March 9, 2010 · 1 Comment

Mobility work helps you get into better start positions for lifts.

WOD 9292- Tuesday

“Nasty Girls”
3 rounds for time of:
50 squats
7 Muscle-ups
10 Hang Power Cleans (135lbs Rx)

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WOD 9291

March 8, 2010 · 3 Comments

WOD 9281- Monday

Trevor on mat flips. You are never to young to start Crossfitting!

Partner WOD
After warming up all of the movements. You and your partner have one attempt at each exercise to complete as many reps as possible until failure of:

Pullups

Weighted Pushups (M 45lbs, W 10-25lbs)

PVC Situps on Abmat

Thrusters 95lbsM/65lbsW

Post your score for all exercises between you and your partner.

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WOD 9290

March 7, 2010 · 7 Comments

WOD 9290- Sunday

Billy loves to run, the guy in the back, not so much.

For time:
Pullups 15-13-11-9-7-3-5-1
Deadlift M 225lbs/ W 185lbs 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,11, 13, 15

Skill work:
L- Sit Ladder

Note: Endurance WOD will take place at 10am today at the gym.

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WOD 9289

March 6, 2010 · 2 Comments

WOD 9289-Saturday

Burpees....outside.

5 rounds of the following complex, not for time:
5 Power Cleans
5 Front Squats
5 Squat Cleans
Rest at lest 2:00 minutes in between rounds.

Post loads to comments.

FLASH! Starting this Sunday @ 10am, we will begin working in CF Endurance workouts to our schedule.

Note: It is recommended that you leave at least 3 hours between regular CrossFit and CrossFit endurance workouts. Therefore, if you’re going to do an Endurance WOD at 10am, we will not let you do the CrossFit WOD at 11am. Please plan your week and workouts accordingly. We will be starting slowly, progressing according to the guidelines set by CF Endurance to ensure we progress you correctly and safely. Technique will be a major focus of these sessions. Please read through the FAQ’s from CrossFit Endurance here for more information on how we will be approaching the beginning of this program.

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Rest day

March 5, 2010 · 2 Comments

Rest day – Friday

Penny and Lindsay pre-WOD

FLASH! Starting this Sunday @ 10am, we will begin working in CF Endurance workouts to our schedule. We want to measure the interest level before developing this into a full blown program. So if you like it let us know. Don’t forget your running shoes.

Note: It is recommended that you leave at least 3 hours between regular CrossFit and CrossFit endurance workouts. Therefore, if you’re going to do the Endurance WOD at 10am, it is not recommended you do the CrossFit WOD at 11am. Please plan your week and workouts accordingly going forward. We will be starting slowly, progressing according to the guidelines set by CF Endurance to ensure we progress you correctly and safely. Technique will be a major focus of these sessions. Please read through the FAQ’s from CrossFit Endurance here for more information on how we will be approaching the beginning of this program.

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WOD 9288

March 4, 2010 · 1 Comment

WOD 9286- Thursday

P$ and Mike going balls to the wall.

Tabata Thursday
:20 seconds of work followed by :10 seconds of rest for 8 rounds.
Sumo Deadlift High Pulls M 95lbs/ W 75lbs
Lateral jumps
Knees to Elbows
Dumbbell Swings

Followed by 2:00 minutes cummulative ring support. Post amount of time it took you to accumulate 2:00 min.

If your are interested in participating with us in the 2010 Affiliate cup challenge, please let us know by Sunday. Information on the event from Wednesday’s rest post here.

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Rest day

March 3, 2010 · 11 Comments

Rest day – Wednesday

Walls, Fire, Water and Hills @ Tough Mudder

Are you tough enough for the Tough Mudder team? We’re sending a team 6-10 of our toughest for the event. Lots of Crossfitters from the area are competing which will make this a really fun, and competitive, event. Don’t miss it. Register for our team here. Our team name is: CrossFit Queens.

March Foundations starts tomorrow night! We have a great group and we’re looking forward to making new Crossfitters in Astoria. If you see them in the gym, please introduce yourself and welcome them to the family.

And last but not least…
2010 Goals Challenge update – We have only seen a couple journals for the challenge this go round. May I remind you that the challenge consists of journaling (food, rest, Wod’s), turning in your journals every two weeks, coming consistently to class and hitting your goals. As incentive, we have over $400 in the pot to split among the top contenders and a big bash to celebrate.

Two great seminars in our area coming up soon. We recommend checking either of them out.
Paleolithic Solution Nutrition Seminar at CrossFit South Brooklyn, April 11th register here
Whole 9 Nutrition Seminar at NYC Endurance, April 25th, register here

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WOD 9287

March 2, 2010 · 22 Comments

WOD 9287-Tuesday

Liz and Ali smoking fast on burpees.

5 rounds of:

400M run
As many reps as possible Overhead Squats at 50% bodyweight.

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WOD 9286

March 1, 2010 · 7 Comments

Fernando goes heavy overhead .

WOD 9286- Monday
7 rounds for time of:
10 1 leg squats (10 each leg)
12 ring dips
15 Pullups

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