Thursday, April 24, 2008

Max Efforts And What Not

04.03.08

So on 04.07.08 I will be beginning, Starting Strength I thought it would be of help to test my 1 RM

Press: 155 lbs
Bench Press: 235 lbs
Squat: 245 lbs

Not tested today was my power clean and my dead lift it is of note that I have deadlifted 355 lbs and power cleaned 225 lbs, also I had shoulder pressed 165 lbs in the past and I had squatted 280 lbs with terrible form, my weight will be recorded on the first work day of the program

Thursday, April 3, 2008

PR On Annie

04.02.08

"Annie"

50-40-30-20 and10 rep rounds of:
Double-unders
Sit-ups

Time: 9:54(PR)

The extra core work post workouts is paying dividends in the workouts

Off Day Kinda

04.01.08

Took today off to set up for max effort on thursday, because Starting Strength will be started monday. Kind of coasting until SS, hard to get motivated with SS starting up soon

Weighted Pull-ups

03.31.08

Weighted Pull-up reps of:
1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1

BW= 219.0

45-50-55-60-65(PR)-67.5(PR)-70(PR)-72.5(PR)-75(PR)-77.5(f)

Post Workout:

3x5 Bench Press @ 205 lbs

Lots Of Deadlifts

03.30.08

Deadlifts:

5x255
4x265
4x275
3x285
3x295
3x305
2x305
2x315
2x325
2x335
1x345
1x355(f)
1x350
1x355
1x325

Off Day

03.29.08

Day Off

Tough Workout

03.28.08

10 rounds of:

100m run w/ 45 lb plate above head
10 ring pull-ups

Time: 23:54

Done w/ Brandon alternating exercises not moving on to the next station till the other person was done with their set, this was done for motivation, and because of lack of equipment.

PR Again

03.27.08

30 Muscle-ups for time

Subbed:
12 rounds of:

10 pull-ups
10 bar dips

Time: 31:58 (PR)

Though this is a PR for the workout the sets were broken up differently so it is kind of hard to tell...

Clean & Jerk PR

03.26.08

Clean and Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

205-210-215-220(PR)-225(PR)-230(f)-225(f)

Missed A Bunch

03.21.08 - 03.25.08

Went Home for Easter took a LONG weekend didn't workout at all...

Day Off

03.20.08

Off Day

First Time As Rx'd

03.19.08

"Lynne"

Five rounds for max reps of:
Body weight bench press (BW=218.2 did 220)
Pull-ups

Round 1 - 3-14
Round 2 - 3-11
Round 3 - 2-13
Round 4 - 1-11
Round 5 - 1-11

Score:
Bench Press: 10
Pull-up: 60

Total: 70

Squat Cleans Getting Much Better

03.18.08

Hang squat clean 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 reps

155-165-170-175-180-185(2)-185(2)

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Came Back Strong

03.17.08

"Diane"

21-15-9 reps of:
225 pound Deadlift
Handstand push-ups

Time: 7:14

Spring Break, Rest Week...

03.07.08 - 03.16.08

Spring Break, took this week off, because we haven't taken one off yet. I didn't do any workouts, even though I intended to do some at half intensity. My diet went to all hell, but got right back on track after the break.

Huge PR, Last Workout Before Break

03.06.08

"Filthy Fifty"

For time:
50 Box jump, 24 inch box (Subbed Bench Jumps)
50 Jumping pull-ups
50 Kettlebell swings, 1 pood (Subbed 35 lb DB Swing)
Walking Lunge, 50 steps
50 Knees to elbows
50 Push press, 45 pounds
50 Back extensions
50 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball (Subbed 20 lb DB Thrusters)
50 Burpees
50 Double unders

Time: 38:37 (PR)

3 Bars Of Death

03.05.08

"Linda"

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps of the triplet:

Deadlift: 1 1/2 body weight (Scaled To 235 lb)
Bench press: body weight (Scaled To 185 lb)
Clean: 3/4 body weight (Scaled To 135 lb)

BW: 211.8

Time: 32:51 (PR)

Rest Day

03.04.08

Off Day

Got A PR

03.03.08

"Angie"

For time:
100 Pull-ups
100 Push-ups
100 Sit-ups
100 Squats

Time: 28:27 (PR)

Ehhh... Still Need Squat Work

03.02.08

Back Squat 3-3-3-3-3 reps

205-215(1)-215-215-225

First Timer

03.01.08

7 rounds for time of:
95 pound Sumo-deadlift high-pull, 10 reps
10 Ring dips

Time: 12:31

Post Workout:

6 L-Hangs for a total of a 44 count

Rest Day

02.29.08

Off Day

Thursday, February 28, 2008

This Will Kill Your Lower Back

02.28.08

Five rounds for time of:
400 meter Run
50 Squats
30 Back extensions

Time: 35:57

Was happy to just finish this, I was so hung over. Its not too bad that I drank, it was the first time in two weeks. I think my time for this workout could improve a lot next time I do it. I need to work on air squats badly.

Shoulders, Shoulders, Shoulders

02.27.08

Shoulder press 1-1-1-1-1 reps

150-155-155-155-155

Push press 3-3-3-3-3 reps

165-170-175-180-185

Push Jerk 5-5-5-5-5 reps

185(4)-180-180(4)-180(4)-180(4)

Eva Without Running

02.26.08

"Eva"

Five rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters (Skipped Running)
2 pood Kettlebell swing, 30 reps (Subbed 70 lb DB)
30 Pull-ups

Time: 44:45

Post Workout:

100 Sit-up (Feet Anchored)


This workout was hard, would have been much harder if I would have ran. Treadmills were take, and it would have taken well over an hour. I want to finish the WOD as RX'd by the end of the year.

Off Day

02.25.08

Off Day

Second Workout Of The Day

02.24.08

"Lynne"

Five rounds for max reps of:
Body weight bench press (Subbed 185 lbs)
Pull-ups

Round 1 - 9-15
Round 2 - 9-12
Round 3 - 7-15
Round 4 - 7-12
Round 5 - 7-12

Score:
Bench Press: 39
Pull-up: 66

Total: 105

Post Workout:

Worked on hanging L's

Yesterday's WOD

02.24.08

Four rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
50 Squats

Time:15:52

Did Grace Instead Of WOD

02.23.08

"Grace"

135 pound Clean and Jerk, 30 reps

Time: 3:49

Good Work On Rack Position

02.22.08

Hang squat clean 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 reps

125-135-145-155-145-155-155

Post Workout

15-12-9 Reps of:
K2E's
Sit-ups

Followed by a 2k Row

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Another Off Day

02.21.08

Off Day

Consistency is proving to be king, still keeping the diet pretty good, very little grains, no alcohol, no eating out....see how long this all keeps up.

First Time With Front Squats

02.20.08

Front Squat 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

145-155-165-175-180-185-190-165-165-165

Notes: Dropped down to 165 to work on form, mainly stronger core, and heels on the ground.

Post Workout:

Chest Flies
Shoulder Work
Tuck Sits In Captains Chair

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

First Time With Annie

02.19.08

"Annie"

50-40-30-20 and10 rep rounds of:
Double-unders
Sit-ups

Time: 13:14

Started doing a little extra core work after workouts...

Slow 5k, But Got It Done

02.18.08

Run 5 K

Time: 27:44

Off Day

02.17.08

Off Day

Ate shitty for a while now....getting much more aggressive with my diet starting tomorrow.

Work Out At Home, Ring Dips Are Tough

02.16.08

Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of:

Pull-ups
Ring Dips
Knees-2-Elbows

Time:25:54

Missed

02.15.08

Went home and missed

Fran "PR"

02.14.08

"Fran"

Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of:
95 pound Thruster
Pull-ups

Time: 8:01 (PR)

Off Day

02.13.08

Off Day

Rough Day Deadliftin'

02.12.08

Deadlift 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 rep

315-325-335-335-345-345(f)-335

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

HUUUGGGEEEE PR

02.11.08

Row 5k

Time: 19:11

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Fun Workout

02.10.08

For time:
25 Walking lunge steps
20 Pull-ups
50 Box jumps, 20 inch box (Did bench jumps)
20 Double-unders
25 Ring dips (Subbed 50 Bar Dips)
20 Knees to elbows
30 Kettlebell swings, 2 pood
30 Sit-ups
20 Hang squat cleans, 35 pound dumbells
25 Back extensions (Subbed 25 Supermans)
30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball (Subbed 20 lb db's thrusters)
3 Rope climb ascents (Subbed 12 L-Pull-ups)

Time: 37:09

Another Cycle Complete

02.09.08

Off day

Push Jerks

02.08.08

Push Jerk 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 reps

185-190-195-200-205(2)-205(1)-205(1)

First Hero Ever!!!

02.07.08

"Joshie"

Complete three rounds for time of:
40 pound Dumbbell snatch, 21 reps, right arm
21 L Pull-ups
40 pound Dumbbell snatch, 21 reps, left arm
21 L Pull-ups

Time: 01:03:39

Probably could have been a little better, but my goal was just to finish.

My Form Sucks On Squats

02.06.08

Back Squat 3-3-3-3-3 reps

235-245-235(1)-215-215

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Off Day

02.05.08

Off Day

Missed

02.04.08

Missed my second of five workouts for the semester today.

Was supposed to be "Tabata Something Else"

Just couldn't get going didn't feel like it

Long Row

02.03.08

10k Row

Time: 41:00 (PR)


Supposed to be a 10k run, but couldn't get on a treadmill

Friane

02.02.08

Three rounds for time of:

225 Deadlift, 15 reps
15 Handstand push-ups
15 Pull-ups
95 pound Thruster, 15 reps

Time: 25:30

Day Off

02.01.08

Off Day

New PR

01.31.08

"Cindy"

Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:

5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats

Score: 13 Rounds + 5 Pull-ups + 4 Push-ups

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Another PR

01.30.08

"Grace"

135 pound Clean and Jerk, 30 reps

Time: 3:52

Pr's Like Crazy

01.29.08

"CrossFit Total"

Back Squat: 280 lbs (PR)

Shoulder Press: 165 lbs (PR)

Deadlift: 355 lbs (PR)

Total: 800 lbs (PR)

Another Off Day

01.28.08

Off Day

First Time Doing Nasty Girls

01.27.08

"Nasty Girls"

3 rounds for time of the following:
50 air squats
7 muscle-ups (7 rounds of 4 pull-ups, 4 dips)
10 135 lb. hang power cleans

Time: 37:45

New Big PR

01.26.08

Power Clean & Jerk
1-1-1-1-1-1-1

175-180-185-195-205(PR)-210(f)-210(PR)-215(PR)-225(f)

Ended up doing nine, didn't want to stop until failure.

400m Runs Are A Bitch

01.25.08

Four Rounds of the Following:
Run 400 meters
Rest 2 minutes

Round 1:
Time: 1:22

Round 2:
Time: 1:27

Round 3:
Time: 1:29

Round 4:
Time: 1:25

Off Day

01.24.08

Off Day

Improvised

01.23.08

400 meter run
15 75-lb overhead squats
400 meter run
15 40 lb DBs thrusters
1000 meter row
20 40 lb DBs thrusters
500 meter row
10 40 lb DBs thrusters

Time: 24:35

Another New Workout

01.22.08

As many rounds of the following you can do in 20 minutes:

5 handstand pushups (used smith machine)
10 L Pull-Ups (Form suffered towards end)
15 Walking Lunges (did them in place)

Total: 5 Rds

Heavy Deadlift

01.21.08

Deadlift 1-1-1-1-1-1-1

285-295-305-315-325-335-335

Missed

01.20.08

I was Home in Buffalo Grove, It was freezing, Football was on.

Off Day

01.19.08

Off Day

First Time With Lynne

01.18.08

"Lynne"

5 rounds for max reps of:
Bench (175 lbs.)
Pull-ups

Round 1:
10-13

Round 2:
9-10

Round 3:
7-8

Round 4:
7-8

Round 5:
7-10

Total: 89

Rowing

01.17.08

5k Row

Time: 20:36

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Outdoor Workout, Group Workout

01.16.07

5 Rounds Of:

Sprint 100m
8 Burpees
Sprint 100m
15 Push-ups
Rest for other 2 to complete their leg
Sprint 100m
6 Ring Pull-ups
Sprint 100
15 Push-ups
Rest for other 2 to complete their leg

Time: Who cares it was fun, forgot stop watch

Rest Day

01.15.07

Off Day

Pull-ups

01.14.08

With a continuously running clock do one pull-up the first minute, two pull-ups the second minute, three pull-ups the third minute... continuing as long as you are able.

Use as many sets each minute as needed.

Score: 10 rds + 7 Pull-ups

Lower Back Hurtin'

01.13.08

"Elizabeth"

21-15-9 reps of:
Clean 135 pounds (Dropped to 45 lbs for rounds 15 and 9)(Because Of Lower Back Pain)
Ring dips (Subbed Bar Dips 2:1)

Time: 30:24

First Time With This One

01.12.08

"Diane"

21-15-9 reps of:
225 pound Deadlift
Handstand push-ups (Smith Machine As Support)

TIme: 15:24

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Rest Day

01.11.08

Rest Day

Forgot Stopwatch

01.10.08

"Helen"

3 rounds of:
400 m run
21 dumbbell swings with 55lb dumbbell
12 pull-ups

Time: About 16:15 forgot stopwatch so we use the wall clock

Its Hard Coming Back

01.09.08
"Cindy"
Rounds of

5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats

As many rounds as possible in 20 mins

Score: 12 Rounds in 20:14

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Back Squats

01.08.08

Back Squat

1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1

235-245-255-265-275(f)-265-265-265-275(f)-275(f)

Missing More Due To Winter Break

01.05.08 - 01.07.08

Missed

Mini-Cindy

01.04.08

"Mini-Cindy"

Rounds of

5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats

As many rounds as possible in 10 mins

Score: 6 Rounds

Followed By:

2k Row: 9:07

Hurt/Lazy

Missed
12.27.07 - 01.03.07

Got Hurt

12.26.07

Did some heavy squats and got hurt on the first set of 245 lb

Christmas

12.24.07
12.25.08
Christmas Eve/Christmas
Missed

Liftin' Heavy

12.23.07

3x5 Squat
3x5 Standing military press
3x5 power cleans
2x8 Chin-ups

Squat

5 - 235 lb
5 - 235 lb
5 - 235 lb

Standing Military Press

5 - 125 lb
5 - 125 lb
5 - 125 lb

Power Cleans

5 - 185 lb
5 - 185 lb
5 - 185 lb

Chin-ups

8 - BW
8 - BW