Monday, October 06, 2008

CrossFit Sydney "Short Change"

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CFHQ WOD

Weighted Chin ups
1-1-1-1-1-1-1

Rest 3-5min between attempts

ENDURANCE WOD

Choose ONE of the following sports: Goal is to use maximum effort for 1 min interval.

Swim, Bike Run, C2

1min on, 1 min off, 1 min on, 50 sec off, 1 min on, 40 sec off, 1 min on, 30 sec off, 1 min on 20 sec off, 1 min on, 10 sec off, then go back up the ladder until you finish with 1 min on, 50 sec off, 1 min on.

STRENGTH WOD

Power Snatch
80%x1x3

Power Clean+Jerk
80%x1x4


Back squat
70%x5x3

Ab Roll out
3x20




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.

2 comments:

Brian said...

I would like to thank everyone for a warm welcome and great workout during my visit this morning. An extra thanks to Richard for staying around so I could row 8K. You can visit our site at: www.crossfitlagunabeach.com
Thanks, Brian

Lance said...

21 minutes and something seconds Rx'd for "Ryan". My wrists hate me and i hate burpees...it's a triangle of hate.