Sunday, July 18, 2010

CrossFit Sydney "GPP"

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CFHQ WOD

Deadlift
1-10-1-20-1-30 reps

Record total load (add up all six barbell loads).


ENDURANCE WOD

Choose ONE Of The Following Sports

Swim, Bike Run, C2

Swim: SC: 12min, LC: 15min, U: 35min

Bike:SC-LC 60min, U: 80min

Run: SC: 20min, LC: 30min, U: 60min

C2: 25min


STRENGTH WOD

Snatch
80% x 1 x 5

Clean & jerk
80% x 1 x 5

Pause back squat
3 sec pause in bottom; work up to a 3 rep max

Stiff-legged deadlift
3 x 8

3 sets; no rest:
5 box jumps - mid-thigh+
10 topside halfmoons

Topside halfmoons: Perform a halfmoon with a plate or sandbag starting and ending with the weight at about hip-height and a slight bend in the knees and hips.



General Physical Preparedness

GPP
This refers to a level of fitness needed to be prepared for a variety of contingencies. In close relation to Functional Fitness practices, GPP is to be conditioned at a base level of competency within fitness activities.GPP has implications for any individual who has physical demands placed unpon them with little preparation time.

What role does GPP serve?
GPP serves as a multi faceted component of training to maintain and perfect skills that serve in auxiliary roles in life and sport.

In relation to an Athlete a major role of GPP is to form, strengthen or restore skills that play an important but secondary role to your sport. GPP seeks to increase and maintain overall work capacity in areas that are under developed. GPP can expose individuals to new skills and push individuals mentally via challenging protocols. GPP can uncover weakness and promote balance. GPP can provide important off-season variety or unloads phases after focus stages.

In the average person GPP seeks to condition across a diverse range of activities. GPP produces increased work capacity across a broad range of disciplines and skills and lays a foundation for healthy movement patterns. A strong base of GPP leads to fast adaptation process to unfamiliar or unaccustomed physical and mental demands.

Monday, July 12, 2010

CrossFit Sydney "Fit or CrossFit?"

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CFHQ WOD

For Time
5Rds
60kg Thruster 15 rep
400m Run

Record time taken

ENDURANCE WOD

Choose ONE of the following sports:Sports

Swim: 1000m/y total: at 85% for first 500m/y then pick it up to 95% on the last 500m/y

Bike: 20 miles total: at 85% for first 10 miles then pick it up to 95% on the last 10 miles

Run: 10k total: at 85% for first 5k then pick it up to 95% on the last 5k

C2: 3000m total: at 85% first 1500m recover 1min, then 95% for second 1500m

STRENGTH WOD

Clean + 2 front squat + jerk
60% (of clean) x 5 sets

Front squat
60% x 5, 65% x 5, 70% x 3

Good morning
3 x 8 light

4 sets:
350 m row
1 min rest




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.

Monday, July 05, 2010

CrossFit Sydney "WOD"

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CFHQ WOD

Walking lunge 30m.
21 Pull-ups
21 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 30m
18 Pull-ups
18 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 30m.
15 Pull-ups
15 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 30m.
12 Pull-ups
12 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 30m.
9 Pull-ups
9 Sit-ups
Walking Lunge 30m.
6 Pull-ups
6 Sit-ups


ENDURANCE WOD

Choose ONE of the Following Sports:

Swim: 5 x 200m holding fastest possible pace without slowing more then 5 sec per fastest 200m. 30 second recoveries

Bike: 5 x 2k holding fastest possible pace without slowing more then 5 sec per fastest 2k. 90 second recoveries (1-3-5 should be the same, and 2-4 should be the same if done outside)

Run: 5 x 800m holding fastest possible pace without slowing more then 5 sec per fastest 800. 90 second recoveries

C2: 5 x 1000m holding fastest possible pace without slowing more then 5 sec per fastest 1000m. 90 second recoveries


STRENGTH WOD

Back squat
55% x 10, 60% x 8, 65%, 8, 70% x 5

Press
3 x 8

Bent row
3 x 8

3 sets: no rest:
20 m bear crawl
10 halfmoons


WOD

WOD stands for Work Out of the Day.
This is the main focus for that day and is set out in a task completion format.WODs are the recommended focus for that day and do not include a warm up or cool down nor skill or technique issues however we recommend your WOD incorporate these elements.

WOD as Rxed?
The work out of the day as written or as recommended is to complete the task as per the instructions.

Can't do the WOD as Rxed?
Can't complete due to technique, equipment,volume,load etc. Then scale the WOD so that it is achievable within a time frame of 45mins.
Scale for completion.
So you can get through the WOD
Scale for Effect
So as to focus on an element of the training effect(strength,speed)

CrossFit Sydney "Sport Specific"

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CFHQ WOD

For Time

Ride 30km

Record time

ENDURANCE WOD

Choose ONE of the following sports:

Cover as much distance as possible:

Swim:12min

Bike:24min

Run:20min

C2:12min


STRENGTH WOD

Hang power snatch
60% x 2 x 5

Hang power clean + power jerk
60% x 2 + 2 x 5

3 sets:
A1. Sit-ups x 15
A2. KB swing x 15





Sport Specific Performance

Want to get better at a Sport then at some stage you will have to devote more time to that specific sport skill set and movement patterns. Depending on your present skill level improvement may require stages of focus to progress efficiently.
CrossFit provides a base line conditioning that is ideal for most power sports. That said CrossFit programming would need to tweaked to suit and be compatible with on going sport specific skill development just as CrossFit is scaled to suit the individual. Crossfit Conditioning will only complement SSP by maintaining and/or increasing work capacity and prevent possible injuries.
Got a Sport?
Then get the CrossFit advantage.

Saturday, July 03, 2010

CrossFit Sydney "Anaerobic Adaptations"

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CFHQ WOD

AMRAP
15min

25kg dumbbell Push jerk, 5 reps
7 Box jumps, 80cm Box

Record Rds complete and fractions


ENDURANCE WOD

Complete ONE of the Following:

Swim, Bike, Run, C2, Or sport of choice.

At the Top of every Hour for 24/12/6/4 Hours, Do 10 Minutes of Maximum Distance Possible, Rest 50min and repeat for 24 Hours

Use the 50min between every effort to eat, sleep and recover.


STRENGTH WOD


Back squat
Max

Snatch
lift according to how you feel

Clean & jerk
lift according to how you feel

Snatch/CJ: Take singles or doubles at whatever weight feels good today, even if it's 40-50%. Spend 15-30 minutes with each movement and don't worry about pushing the weight.


Anaerobic Adaptations

Training with continuous prolonged exercise at Anaerobic Threshold intensity level is an effective training method to enhance the oxidative capacity of slow twitch fibers. In addition interval training at an intensity level greater than or equal to VO2 Maxis an effective method to enhance the oxidative capacity of fast twitch fibers. When this type of interval training is used after the preliminary preparation of slow twitch fibers(through prolonged exercise at anaerobic threshold level)it also becomes a method of improving the athletes aerobic capacities with the same effectiveness as the continuous prolonged exercises training.

Yuri Verkhoshansky

Thursday, July 01, 2010

CrossFit Sydney "Differentials in Range of Motion"

CrossFit Conditioning
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Sport or Goal Specific PT Sessions Available
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CFHQ WOD

Clean
3-3-3-3-3-3-3


Record Loads


ENDURANCE WOD

Choose ONE of The Following Sports: All out efforts.

Swim: 10 x 50m/y with T- shirt or Parachute with 5 times the recovery ( Ex.if it takes you 30 seconds to swim 50m/y then you rest 2:30).

Bike: 10 x 1/4 mile Hill repeats with 5 times the recovery (Ex.if it takes 30 seconds to bike the 1/4 mile then you recover 2:30)

Run: 10 x 200m Hill repeats with 5 times the recovery (Ex.if it takes 40 seconds to run the 200m then you recover 3:20)

C2: 10 x 30 cals with 5 times the recovery ( Ex.if it takes 45 seconds to row 30cals then you recover 3:45)


STRENGTH WOD

Snatch
50% x 1 x 5

Clean & jerk
50% x 1 x 5

HLR
3 x 10


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.