CrossFit Sydney O Lifts

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O Lifts

The Olympic lifts are based on the deadlift, clean, squat, and jerk. These movements are the starting point for any serious weight-training program. In fact they should serve as the core of your resistance training throughout your life. Why the deadlift, clean, squat, and jerk? Because these movements elicit a profound neurodendocrine response.
That is, they alter you hormonally and neurologically. The changes that occur through these movements are essential to athletic development. Most of the development that occurs as a result of exercise is systemic and a direct result of hormonal and neurological changes.

WOD
Run or Row
5km

Record Overall Time

CrossFit Sydney Functional S&C

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Functional Strength Conditioning
Functional Strength and Conditioning is the productive application of force. Your productive force applied may be picking up the grand kids,another persons,removing rocks from a garden.
Regardless, productive application of force in training formats is represented perfectly in functional movement patterns. So we mimic in training the most efficient motor recruitment patterns found in everyday life. Functional Strength training therefore becomes more then a method of simply increasing contractile capacity/strength.
Strength is the muscle’s ability to generate large levels of force. Increased force is directly proportional to the cross sectional area of the muscle. Strength as productive force requires in application, agility balance and coordination.
Power is the ability to move large mass though a set range of motion in short period of time. Productive Power or Applied power is to understand acceleration in movement.
Power, speed and strength have essential coordination, accuracy, agility and balance components.
Functional strength training seeks to address all the related issues of relative power & strength in each session.

Function Strength and Conditioning formats should increase the work capacity across broad time and modal domains and produce transferable adaptation of the above aspects.
If your current S&C format does not address these issues then try the Method.
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WOD

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

Use as many sets each minute as needed.

Record number of Minutes Completed and fractions

CrossFit Sydney Ranking Work Outs

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Ranking WOs

Constantly varied programming built from functional exercises executed at high intensity is the key to CrossFit’s physiological advantage. Our distillation of load, range of motion, exercise, power, work, line of action, flexibility, speed, and all pertinent metabolics to a single value – usually time.
Public performance ranking in group sessions for each workout has seen the motivation and acceleration of improvement of those less physically capable by temperament, training, or natural limitation. Ranking has seemingly done more for bottom performers than top performers.
The skill elements included in CrossFit Conditioning furthers the sense of sport that so motivates individuals. CrossFit feels like sport!



WOD

For Time

400 meter Walking lunge

Record Overall Time and number of steps.

CrossFit Sydney Getting Technical

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The Impact of Metabolic Stress on Hormonal Responses and Muscular Adaptations



Kazushige Goto; Naokata Ishii; Tomohiro Kizuka; Kaoru Takamatsu
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of exercise-induced metabolic stress on hormonal responses and chronic muscular adaptations.
Methods: We compared the acute and long-term effects of an NR regimen (no-rest regimen) and those of a WR regimen (regimen with rest period within a set). Twenty-six male subjects were assigned to either the NR ( N = 9), WR ( N = 9), or control (CON, N = 8) groups. The NR regimen consisted of 3-5 sets of 10 repetitions at 10-repetition maximum (RM) with an interset rest period of 1 min (lat pulldown, shoulder press, and bilateral knee extension). In the WR regimen, subjects completed the same protocol as the NR regimen, but took a 30-s rest period at the midpoint of each set of exercises in order to reduce exercise-induced metabolic stress. Acute hormonal responses to both regimens were measured followed by a 12-wk period of resistance training.

Results: Measurements of blood lactate and serum hormone concentrations after the NR and WR regimens showed that the NR regimen induced strong lactate, growth hormone (GH), epinephrine (E), and norepinephrine (NE) responses, whereas the WR regimen did not. Both regimens failed to cause significant changes in testosterone. After 12 wk of resistance training, the NR regimen caused greater increases in 1RM ( P < 0.01), maximal isometric strength ( P < 0.05), and muscular endurance ( P < 0.05) with knee extension than the WR regimen. The NR group showed a marked increase ( P < 0.01) in muscle cross-sectional area, whereas the WR and CON groups did not.

Conclusion: These results suggest that exercise-induced metabolic stress is associated with acute GH, E, and NE responses and chronic muscular adaptations following resistance training.


WOD
"Fran"
For Time
21-15-9 reps
45kg Thruster
Chin Ups

Record OverallTime

CrossFit Sydney M.E.Methods

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M.E. Methods
Maximial Effort

1.Increase the load until you hit failure,make sure you have a spotter to assit to top of movement then work down the weight.
2.Know your Max? Then work up to it and try to complete 5 or more singles with the your Max.


WOD
Dead Lift
１－１－１－１－１－１－１

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CrossFit Sydney Chasing the Power Ratio

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Chasing the Power Ratio

Why we train to maximize the Power to Mass Ratio.

Power = Work/Time
Work = Force x distance

Power involves more then just this formula entails. Power is functional strength expressed in terms of acceleration, execution time or velocity in a given motor skill or kinetic chain rather then isolated exercise. Power is to generate/apply force, which requires other key areas of agility, speed, reaction and range of movement.
Increasing Power means to increase other areas of motor skill and kinetic movement such as relative strength, speed, agility and range of movement. The training of these key factors goes together to increase both Aerobic and Anaerobic capacity by focusing on the interrelated Energy Systems of the Phosphagen and Fast & Slow Glycolysis.
Regardless of your Goals increasing your power ratio will aid competency in movement and performance.


WOD

For Time
5Rds
50 Squats
30 Pull Ups
15 HandStand Push Ups

Record Overall Time

CrossFit Sydney The Method?

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The CrossFit Method

Diet: nutrition is the fuel for fitness and health

Metabolic Conditioning: Conditioning of the energy systems of human body, Aerobic lactic acid and phosphocreatine

Dynamic Body Weight Movement: creates functional body control and improves range of motion, balance and agility.

Strength and Power based Lifting/Throwing: creates ability to exert control over external objects and develops power/strength ratios

Outdoor Pursuits/Sports: application and exposure to competitive elements refines specific skills and allows exposure to randomized and unpredictable events of the greater world.


WOD
Shoulder Press
5-5-5-5-5

Rest >2min bewteen attempts
Record Loads

CrossFit Sydney CrossFit Is......

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CrossFit is...

CrossFit is a core strength and conditioning program. We have designed our program to elicit as broad an adaptational response as possible. CrossFit is not a specialized fitness program but a deliberate attempt to optimize physical competence in each of these recognized fitness domains.

They are Cardiovascular and Respiratory endurance, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance, and Accuracy.

WOD

"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.

Record Totals of each 8 interval reps

CrossFit Sydney M.E. Days

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M.E. stands for Maximal Effort.
These days focus on increasing individuals relative strength through weight bearing protocols built around compound movements.

CrossFit Sydney will instruct and correct technique for the following lifts on most M.E. Days.

The Big 3
the Squat
Military or Standing BB Shoulder Press
the Dead Lift.

Other Slow Lifts Include
Bench Press
Front Squat
Overhead Squat
Weighted Chin Ups

Ballistic Lifts Include
Clean & Jerk and break downs
Snatch and break downs


WOD
Front Squat
3-3-3-3-3-3-3
Rest greater then 2min bewteen attempts

Record Loads

CrossFit Sydney Prescription

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J Pulls his first Muscle Up,then goes on to pull a double


Prescription

The CrossFit prescription is “constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movement.” Functional movements are universal motor recruitment patterns; they are performed in a wave of contraction from core to extremity; and they are compound movements—i.e., they are multi-joint. They are natural, effective, and efficient locomotors of body and external objects. But no aspect of functional movements is more important than their capacity to move large loads over long distances, and to do so quickly.
G Glassman

WOD
"JT"

For Time
21-15-9 reps of:
Handstand push-ups
Ring dips
Push-ups

Record Overall Time

CrossFit Sydney Adaptations

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Rick(Aus KBs) does a quality Bent Press with a 56kg KB


Adaptations
Our commitment to evidence-based fitness, publicly posting performance data, co-developing our program in collaboration with other coaches, and our open-source charter in general has well positioned us to garner important lessons from our program—to learn precisely and accurately, that is, about the adaptations elicited by CrossFit programming. What we’ve discovered is that CrossFit increases work capacity across broad time and modal domains. This is a discovery of great import and has come to motivate our programming and refocus our efforts. This far-reaching increase in work capacity supports our initially stated aims of building a broad, general, and inclusive fitness program. It also explains the wide variety of sport demands met by CrossFit as evidenced by our deep penetration among diverse sports and endeavors. We’ve come to see increased work capacity as the holy grail of performance improvement and all other common metrics like VO2 max, lactate threshold, body composition, and even strength and flexibility as being correlates—derivatives, even. We’d not trade improvements in any other fitness metric for a decrease in work capacity.


WOD
"Michael"

For Time

3 Rds
Run 800 meters
50 Back Extensions
50 Sit-ups

Record Overall Time

CrossFit Sydney "Chipper"

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Chippers
A "Chipper" is a WOD designed to be challenging by its sheer volume and variety of movements.Chippers tend to require individuals to reduce or pace themselves through each task so as to finish the full event.

The solution is to "Chip" away at the volume in small units that do not see you go to failure.Set small timed breaks bewteen reps that you can achieve in good form.
Start Chipping.




WOD
"Murph"

For time
1600m Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Push-ups
300 Squats
1600m Run

Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Start and finish with a mile run. If you've got a 10kg vest or body armor, wear it.

Record Overall Time

CrossFit Sydney An Idea!

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An Idea
Imagine an idea that propels athletes and soldiers alike to seek even higher base levels of competentcy.
Imagine an idea that is so open source nimble, and ever self correcting, self improving in its daily application that it doesn't risk irrelevancy.
Imagine an idea that changes they way the health care rehabilitation industry (physical therapy) organizes and implements its care.
Imagine an idea that carries such self evident truth with it that thousands of people spontaneously form community and fellowship.
CrossFit promotes daily self competition, self reflection, and self refinement.
"Becca"

WOD
Run or Row
5km

Record Overall Time

CrossFit Sydney Scaling Met Con WODs

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Scaling Met Con WODs
When a WOD as written is far beyond your capacity whether due to technique or load,it is still doable.
There are several approaches to Scaling for WOs

First Time Attempts
Scale the Reps and Loads
Don't feel confident about the movement involved,not sure if you can even complete this WO,Reduce the load and reps and focus on form and technique.Keep the time as a parameter but disregard it.Focus on understanding the movements involved.

Scale the Load
You understand the movement but find the load recommended well beyond what you can handle.
Reduce the load So that you can finish the reps desired in good form and at steady intensity.This may still mean that mini sets are needed to complete the required reps.

Scale in a Rest Interval
Confident that your technique is up to scratch but worried about lasting the distance.Set an interval rest period between Rds/Sets/Exercises.Decide when your rest interval is needed,preset that interval and use it.This may be as little as 10 secs between sets of thrusters in "Fran" or up to 1-2mins in longer WOD such as "Murph". Over 2min rest tends to compromise the training effect,if this is required in order to continue you may need to consider scaling load/reps or time down first.

Scale the Time
Set a Time period for completion of WOD once reached call it quites.
or
In relation to "Mins For Rds" WOD consider reducing the time (eg:10min Cindy) assess your disposition (destroyed or still standing)Set a rest interval(3~5mins), and continue for another interval (eg:10min Cindy)

WOD
For Time
50-40-30-20-10 Reps
L Sit Pull Ups
Double Unders
Sit Ups
Back Extensions

Record Overall Time

CrossFit Sydney Lactate Threshold

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Lactate Threshold

What is it?
When the body is at rest or at regular work conditions, your metabolic rate creates a balance between lactate production and blood lactate removal. The Lactate Threshold (the Margin in which your body can no longer remove lactate as fast as it is produced) directly refers to exercise stress, which produces a rapid increase in blood lactate and a decreased or less then efficient lactate removal.

Protocols that combine high volume (high work capacity), maximal steady –state training (Fluctuating Intensity Work) and Interval Training (high Intensity Work) result in increased Lactate Threshold.

Generally thought to be a concern for Power Athletes Lactate Threshold training (conditioning to improve the bodies ability to balance blood lactate production and removal during times of exercise stress) can dramatically improve performance in endurance events as will as power orientated events.

For the Generalist?
So what’s it all mean to me Recreational Jo?

Protocols that focus on Lactate Threshold improvement create a time efficient format that has multiple impacts on every aspect of fitness. Providing a board-reaching program in minimal time. That with appropriate nutrition and recovery techniques, individuals are left with an ideal conditioning structure that produces abilities and allows time to be applied to other disciplines.



WOD
"Grace"
For Time
30 Reps
C&J (Two Hands AnyHow)
60kg or 45kg or 20kg


Record Overall Time

CrossFit Sydney Strength Divisions

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Strength Divisions

Reactive Strength
The ability to transfer from fastest eccentric to fastest concentric movement. Used in almost any power based activity or sport. Reactive strength involves the stretch shortening cycle where the muscle lengthens under tension and stores kinetic energy, which is transferred from eccentric to concentric contraction (think elastic band)

Starting Strength
The Isometric muscle contraction on the initial moment of tension in a movement.
The force developed within the first 30 milliseconds of a movement.

Acceleration Strength
The ability to apply force quickly through acceleration from the beginning to end of a movement.

Each of these elements of strength play essential role in the application of strength in life or sports away from the Gym.

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WOD
Shoulder Press
1-1-1-1-1
Push Press
3-3-3-3-3
Push Jerk
5-5-5-5-5

Rest >2min

Record Loads

CrossFit Sydney Scaling Met Cons

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Scaling Met Con WODs
When a WOD as written is far beyond your capacity whether due to technique or load, it is still achievable. Scale to your ability.
There are several approaches to Scaling for WOs
Re:"Angie" has at its core extreme volume. Which equals local muscle endurance. Under "For Time" it becomes a mixture of Local Muscular endurance and Anaerobic Conditioning.
If this is physically or mentally too much simply scale the reps to half or quarter load. If only one exercise is too demanding simply scales that particular exercise {eg: 50 Pull Ups, 100 Push Ups, 100 Sit Ups, and 100 Squats]

Approaches for Task completion.
Scale in a set rest
: Know you can handle X number of reps at one time, pick a suitable (time) rest period and stick to it until completion.
Ladder Sets
: Pick 3 (usually odd) numbers [eg: 3,5,7] and work them until completion, rest as needed.
Declining Sets
: Blast a Max Set and work declining reps from this figure, rest as needed.

WOD
"Nicole"
For Rds
20min
400m Run
Max Rep Kipping Pull Ups

Record Rds complete and Chin Up Reps

CrossFit Sydney Fit or CrossFit?

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Fit or CrossFit?

CrossFit is a base strength and conditioning format seeking to be as broad and functional as possible.
The primary focus is to develop increases in relative strength to body weight ratio and create greater efficiency within the anaerobic system.
CrossFit will work your weaknesses and challenge you with new skills. Developing a highly transferable form of fitness that can be a stand alone program or base conditioning for sport specific goals.


WOD
Back Squat
3-3-3-3-3-3-3

Rest greater then 2min between attempts

Record Loads

CrossFit Sydney Transfer?

CrossFit Strength and Conditioning
Function Intensity Variety
Cook&Phillip Aquatic Center CBD
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Transfer?

CrossFit strength and conditioning exposes people to a wide range of functional movement patterns so that skill and fitness gained can be transferred to other sporting/life domains.
CrossFit results in crossover of abilities due to its focus on fundamental movement agility,power and coordination.Aspects that are common to life as they are to sports.
Outdoor Activities and Transfer
Crossfitters find that sports such as outdoor activities that involve completion of tasks against time and the elements, require a variety of skill as well as considerable metal commitment.
CrossFit tends to be ideal conditioning for Outdoor Pursuits. Keeping individuals in an above average level of "preparedness" for a variety of tasks.

Like to X Country Ski in Winter,MTB in Autumn,Climb in Summer and Trail Run in Spring?
Then CrossFit is for You.

WOD
Snatch
1-1-1-1-1-1-1

Rest >2min Between attempts
Record Loads

CrossFit Sydney "For Time"

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"For Time"

"For Time" indicates that the WOD will be timed from beginning until completion of all tasks set out.

Why Time a Work Out?

To create a Sense of Urgency: Life and Sport require actions to be completed with the pressure of time placed upon results.The Crossfit Method believes in Intensity and Volume over duration. In order to elicit pressure and maintain intensity within a Work Out, CrossFit WODs add the aspect of performing against the clock.

This "time" becomes a performance reference point when repeating the same workout in the future and gives individuals a goal to work towards.Bettering your Time.

Timing a WO elicits Power Generation.

Power=[Force X Distance]/Time.

By challenging Power Output we fatigue the Systems of the Human Body.Increasing an individuals power output can promote increases in absolute and relative strength, speed and endurance.

Timing a Work Out is all about You!

No one else,and the clock doesn't lie.

Want a faster time then suck in some O2 and crank another rep.

Responsibility Sucks doesn't it!


WOD
"Elizabeth"
For Time
21-15-9reps
60kg Clean
Ring Dips

Record Overall Time

CrossFit Sydney Endurance

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Endurance

Endurance events have a large metal aspect to them. Repetitive movement has a lasting effect on joints muscles and the mind. While training for increasing efficiency over Long distance can be achieved to an extent by effective High Intensity Formats there is an essential need for Endurance Work if planning long endurance events.
Long Slow Distance is necessary to develop efficient movement technique in your chosen discipline.Which will minimise the repetitive abuse experienced in long events.
LSD can condition the body to cope with such extended bouts of repetitive abuse.This means the little details such as clothing rub,blisters etc as well as conditioning soft tissue.
LSD can prepare you mentally for the extended duration involved.Pushing oneself or pushing together in a group through a long event can build metal determination and confidence in team mates.
Experience in such training will also expose the individual to the elements, conditions and contingencies that are often unpredictable,exposure to such experiences can be invaluable for race or emergency situations.

CrossFit is ideal conditioning for improving the speed at which you participate in endurance events by increasing strength, power, mobility etc, however endurance events require time committed to Sport specific endurance conditioning.

Need a program or Personal Training for an Endurance Event?
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WOD
Run or Row
5km

Record Overall Time

CrossFit Sydney Short Change?

CrossFit Concepts
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K&J show how its done.


Short Change

Often individuals take the Met Con WODs as a Time based Competitions or races with the fastest time winning.
Sure, let the person beside you motivate you to perform better, but the real goal of recording times is to monitor improvements in efficiency of movement under stress against that individual’s previous time.
When the Fastest Time becomes the overriding goal, the WO and more importantly the quality of the movement suffers. Individuals don’t quite reach the depth they could in the squat, don’t quite top out in the push up, and heaven forbid they even skip reps.

The WODs are designed to create a training effect (conditioning) by working through a range of movement in good form at a relatively high intensity.
Reduce the range of movement or the quality of the technique in order to maximize the intensity and you will only cheat yourself out of valuable conditioning. The WOD isn’t about winning its about maximizing work capacity. Develop fluid movement through good form and correct ROM, then ratchet up the intensity to work for Personal Best times.

Don’t let this happen to your WOD; don’t short change the training effect in order to beat the gent next to you.


WOD

"Jason"

For Time
100 Squats
5 Muscle-ups
75 Squats
10 Muscle-ups
50 Squats
15 Muscle-ups
25 Squats
20 Muscle-ups

Record Overall Time

CrossFit Sydney Power

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Big M jumps a little box


Power
Power is equal to force times the velocity of the muscle action.
Aspects of Power include coordination, strength and muscle size all requiring agility in application.
If power performance is to be maximized within the individual then both Force and Velocity components must be trained effectively and efficiently.
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WOD
For Time

50 Ring Dips
Run 400 meters
50 Push-ups
Run 400 meters
50 Handstand push-ups
Run 400 meters

Record Overall Time

CrossFit Sydney Why "For Time" is relative to the individual

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Differentials in Range of Motion
Why"For Time" is relative to the individual.

Power movements of individuals are fixed and different due to the individual’s range of joint motion and Biomechanical structure. To compare from individual to individual has no value in a training format, rather "For Time" is a reference point for determining increased efficiency for that individual in reference to previous attempts.
Velocity is determined by the time taken to complete the movement through that individuals range of motion.
Training using methods that focus on decreasing the time in which the movement is produced by increasing the efficiency and or acceleration of the movement, increases power generation.
Therefore Timing a WorkOut produces a reference point from which to determine increases in power output when compared to future attempts.


WOD
For Time

Run 800 meters
40 L pull-ups
Run 800 meters
40 Strict pull-ups
Run 800 meters
40 Kipping pull-ups

Record Overall Time