Monday, March 30, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "S&C"

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CFHQ WOD

DT
for Time
5Rds
70kg DL 12 reps
70kg Hang power Clean 9 reps
70kg Push Jerk 6 reps

Record time taken

ENDURANCE WOD

Swim, Bike, Run, C2
Maximal Effort Required
.
Swim: 500m, add weighted vest or t-shirt for drag

Bike: 3 mile Hill climb, Incline between 6-12%

Run: 1.5 mile Hill climb, Incline between 6-12%

C2: 1200m, Damper setting between 8-10

STRENGTH WOD

Snatch
70%x2x3

Snatch Pull
90%x3x3

Snatch DL
90%x3x3

Front Squat
75%x3x5



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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Sunday, March 29, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "Incremental Progression"

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CFHQ WOD

"Nicole"
20min
AMRAP
400m
Max Kipping Pull Ups

Record 400m completed and Max Reps


ENDURANCE WOD

Choose ONE Of The Following Sports:
Swim, Bike, Run, C2

For:

5 min on/5 min off, 4 min on/4 min off, 3 min on/3 min off, 2 min on/2 min off, 1 min on/1 min off

STRENGTH WOD

Snatch
90%x1x2

C&J
90%x1x2

Front squat
90%x2x2

Pull Ups
3x Max

GHD Sit Ups
3x10


Ongoing Incremental Progression

The focus of CrossFit Conditioning is on individual improvement and progress through efficient movement.The time,loads, Rds and performance of others should be a motivator not a goal to be beaten.
Individual participation and exposure to the experience of the Work Out is the overall goal and from which the benefits will be apparent.

Training for Effect,Do the Training,Experience the Effect!
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CrossFit Sydney "Lactate Threshold"

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CFHQ WOD

"Fight Gone Bad!"

For Rep Count
3Rds
1min each Station
1min Rest between Rds
Wall-ball, 20 pound ball, 3m target (Reps)
Sumo deadlift high-pull, 35kg(Reps)
Box Jump, 50cm box (Reps)
Push-press, 35kg (Reps)
Row (Calories)

In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute.The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. On call of "rotate", the athletes must move to next station immediately for best score. One point is given for each rep, except on the rower where each calorie is one point.


ENDURANCE WOD

Choose One Of The Following Sports:

Swim, Bike, Run, C2

Swim: 800m TT

Bike: 20 Mile TT

Run: SC, 2 Mile TT, LC and U do 10k TT

C2:5k TT

STRENGTH WOD

Power Snatch
70%x2x4

Power Clean &Push Jerk
70%x2x4

For Time
500m Row
15 Box Jumps 60cm
400m Row
10 Box Jumps
300m Row
5 Box Jumps



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.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "Muscle Contraction"

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CFHQ WOD

For Time
10Rds
10 Pull ups
10 Ring Dips

Record time taken

ENDURANCE WOD


Choose ONE of The Following Sports: All out efforts.

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

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

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

C2: 10 x 250m with 5 times the recovery (if it takes 45 seconds to row 250m then you recover 3:45)

STRENGTH WOD

Snatch
90%x1x2

C&J
95%x1

Front Squat
90%x2x2


For time
3Rds
10 1arm DB Power Snatch 5L/R 20% BW
25 GHD Sit Ups



MUSCLE CONTRACTION

The Speed of muscular contraction is not determined by the simple synthesis of different motor capacities(strength,velocity or endurance).The increase of the speed of muscle contraction as a result of training is obtained through the increase of the following
:motor neuron impulse
: sacroplasmic hypertrophy
:power and capacity of energy providing mechanism
:functional supporting physiological systems of the organism
:through effective utilization of the motor potential of athlete assured by the appropriation of more expedient biomechanics of movement.

CrossFit Sydney "Anaerobic Adaptations"

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CFHQ WOD

"Karen"

For Time
150 Wall Ball Shots
3m target


ENDURANCE WOD

Choose ONE of The Following Sports:

Swim: RPE of 15 for 15 minutes... Do not exceed 15 RPE for the first half of this effort. If you feel good, increase RPE as to how you see fit... Just never go below 15 RPE.

Bike : RPE of 15 for 30 minutes... Do Not Exceed 15 RPE for the first half of this effort. If you feel good, increase RPE as to how you see fit... Just never go below 15 RPE.

Run: RPE of 15 for 30 minutes... Do Not Exceed 15 RPE for the first half of this effort. If you feel good, increase RPE as to how you see fit... Just never go below 15 RPE.

C2: RPE of 15 for 20 minutes... Do Not Exceed 15 RPE for the first half of this effort. If you feel good, increase RPE as to how you see fit... Just never go below 15 RPE

STRENGTH WOD

Muscle Snatch
75%x3x3

Snatch
80%1x4

C&J
80%x1x3

For Time
3rds
15 Kipping Pull ups
15 Push Press 55% BW


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

Sunday, March 22, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "Aspects of Fitness"

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CFHQ WOD

"Lynne"

5Rds
For Max Reps

Body weight bench press
Strict Pull-ups

Record Reps per Rds

ENDURANCE WOD

Choose One of the Following Sports:

Swim: 3x(50m/y + 100m/y + 200m/y)

Bike: 3x( 1/2mile + 1 mile+ 2 mile)

Run: 3x( 200m + 400m+ 600m)

C2: 3x( 250m +500m+ 700m)

Rest the exact time it takes you to do each interval in each set. EX. 200m run in 35 sec. rest 35 sec then 400m run, rest 400m time, run 600m, rest 600m time, run 200m, etc.



STRENGTH WOD

Snatch
95%x1

C&J
90%x1x2

Front squat
90%x2x2

Hang Leg Rise
3x15


Aspects of " Fitness"


The CrossFit Method seeks to condition the key aspects of all round Fitness.
Including improving efficiency and increasing work capacity of


The interlinked Cardio Vascular Aerobic and Anaerobic Systems

Relative Strength

Power to Body weight Ratio

Flexibility and Range of Joint Mobility

Coordination

Agility

Balance


These Aspects together form the basis of efficient and effective human movement the training of which should be included in any focused Fitness routine. This is achieved by Cross Training the skills of multiple modalities, which have functional movement at their core.
Through this individuals develop a high level of competency at the above aspects of fitness, developing a core strength and conditioning that can be applied to any specific performance sets with minimal refinement.

CrossFit Sydney "Transfer?"

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CFHQ WOD

For Time
DL 100kg 21 reps
800m
DL 100kg 15 reps
800m
DL 100kg 9 reps
800m

Record total time taken

ENDURANCE WOD


Choose ONE of the Following Sports:

Swim, Bike, Run,C2

All out Efforts!

90 seconds on, 90 seconds off x 6

STRENGTH WOD

C&J
Heavy Single

Snatch
80%x1x3

Front squat
Heavy Single


K2E
3xMax


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 patterns, 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.

Friday, March 20, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "Hard Bits"

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Function Variety Intensity
Personal Training and Group Classes
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CFHQ WOD

10Rds
3 + 20kg Weighted Pull up
5 Strict Prontated Chin ups
7 Kipping Chest to Bar Pull Ups

Record Sets and time

ENDURANCE WOD

Choose ONE of the Follwoing Sports:
Swim, Bike, Run, C2
9 Minute All out Effort

STRENGTH WOD

Snatch
Heavy single

C&J
Heavy Single

Pull Ups
3x Max

Overhead Sit Ups
3x8



Hard Bits?

Becoming fit isn't complicated at all physically, you just have to work hard repeatedly on a varied group of key exercises (eg: squats, pull-ups, Olympic lifts, rowing, running, swimming, handstand pushups, and ring work) and let your body recover from the workouts and improve.

The hard bit is the mental aspect.

CrossFit Programming is mentally challenging and fatiguing. The Intensity and the task completion based protocols will find you wanting to quit, stop or at least rest a little longer. Attrition is not a maybe but a certainty.
Strategies will emerge for your best way through such intensity, but all will take a certain mental commitment and determination that is uncommon in Gym based programs.
Take it on
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Function Intensity Variety

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

CrossFit Sydney " How to do CF?"

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CFHQ WOD

Split Jerk
1-1-1-1-1-1-1

Record Loads


ENDURANCE WOD
Choose ONE of The Following Sports:

Swim, Bike, Run, C2

120:30x4 or 4 rounds of 2 min on 30 sec off
All Out Efforts !

STRENGTH WOD
C&J

90%x1x2

Snatch
85%x1x3

Front squat
90%x2x2

For Time
3Rds
400m Row
10 Push press 70% BW


How to do CrossFit?

Learn the mechanics of fundamental movements; establish a consistent pattern of practicing these same movements, and, only then, ratchet up the intensity of workouts incorporating these movements. "Mechanics," then "Consistency," and then "Intensity" - this is the key to effective implementation of CrossFit programming.

Incremental progressive improvement is the goal of CrossFit Conditioning. The goal is not "winning a WO" or being the best at CrossFit but to continuously improve your skill and conditioning levels. Creating a preparation base of diverse high level skills and conditioning that are efficient and effective in application for whatever endeavor you choose.

Monday, March 16, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "Speading the Word"

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CFHQ WOD
"Murph"
For Time
1.6km Run
100 Chin Ups
200 Push Ups
300 Squats
1.6km Run

+ 10kg Vest

Record Time Taken



ENDURANCE WOD

Choose ONE of The Following Sports:

Swim, Bike, Run, C2

1 min on, 90 sec off, 45 sec on, 90 sec off, 30 sec on, 90 sec off, 15 sec on, 90 sec off, 30 sec on, 90 sec off, 45 sec on, 90 sec off, 1 min on.


STRENGTH WOD

Muscle Snatch+Snatch Balance+ OHS
4x

Snatch
80%x1x3

C&J
80%x1x2


For Time
20-15-10
Kipping Pull Ups
Box Jumps


Spreading the Word


The CrossFit methodology depends on full disclosure of methods, results, and criticisms, and we’ve employed the Internet (and various intranets) to support these values. Our charter is open source, making co-developers out of participating coaches, athletes, and trainers through a spontaneous and collaborative online community. CrossFit is empirically driven, clinically tested, and community developed.
G Glassman

Sunday, March 15, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "Attrition?"

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CFHQ WOD

JT
21-15-9
HSPU
Ring Dips
Push Ups

Record Time taken

ENDURANCE WOD


Choose ONE of The Following Sports:

Swim, Bike, Run, C2

12 min Time Trial, all out effort!

STRENGTH WOD

Snatch
90%x1x2

C&J
85%x1x3

Front squat
90%x2x2

Ab Wheel
3x15


Attrition

The Crossfit method places individuals into routines that impose pressure to perform against time or loads. Tasks are set, and the goal is to complete them in best time, best form, best load possible. At some stage regardless of previous experience, fitness levels etc, attrition sets in.

Attrition and fatigue cause people to access more then just muscular actions. You will have to "Dig Deep" and put some mental determination into the task at hand. This psychological effect can be just as important as the effect of the routine on your CV System.
There are times in sport and life that individuals are placed in situations that are uncomfortable, difficult perhaps dangerous and regardless of experience, aptitude or intelligence you will have to grit it out or quit.
Rarely in Gym based fitness programs is there this type of necessity.
Pushing yourself through training that stimulates pressured performance is seen as "Character Building" in common wisdom. CrossFit brings that to your gym routine and beyond.
A conditioning routine without the presence of some kind of attrition based training format robs participants of the important aspect of psychological conditioning.

CrossFit Sydney "WOD?"

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CFHQ WOD

For Time
5Rds
Hang Squat Clean 70kg 9 reps
3x 5m Rope Straddle or L Sit

Record time


ENDURANCE WOD

Swim, Bike, Run, C2

All Out Efforts.

90 sec on, 1 min off, 90 sec on, 45 sec off, 90 sec on, 30 sec off, 90 sec on, 15 sec off, 90 sec on, 30 sec off, 90 sec on, 45 sec off, 90 sec on.

STRENGTH WOD


Snatch
Heavy Single

C&J
Heavy Single

Front Squat
Heavy Single

Hanging Leg Raise Straddle
3x Max


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)

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "Short Change"

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CFHQ WOD

Back Squat
3-3-3-3-3



ENDURANCE WOD

Swim, Bike, Run, C2

Swim: 800m TT

Bike: 20 Mile TT

Run: SC: 5k, LC- U 10k TT

C2:5k TT


STRENGTH WOD

Snatch
Heavy Single

C&J
85%x1x2

Front Squat
Heavy Single


For Time
4Rds
200m
10 KB Cross Chops 5/side 25% BW


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.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "Strength Basics"

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CFHQ WOD

30min
AMRAP
5 Pull Ups
5 Ring Dips
15 Sit ups

Record Rds and fractions



ENDURANCE WOD

Swim: 4 x 100m/y at best possible pace. Never slowing more than 3 sec per 100m/y + 3 x 200m/y at best possible pace. Never slowing more than 3 sec per 200m. Recover 30sec for 100m/y. Recover 1 min for 200m/y

Bike: 4 x 2 miles holding best possible pace. Never slowing more than 5sec in even/odd directions (if done outside). 2min recoveries.
Run: 6 x 400m holding best possible pace. Never slowing more than 3 sec from best interval. 2 min recoveries

C2: 6 x 500m holding best possible pace. Never slowing more than 3 sec from best interval. 2 min recoveries.

FOUL if you slow more than indicated.

FOUL: 5 minute isometric squat... In the bottom position iliac crest in line with patella. BELOW PARALLEL! If you need to come up stop timer and reset once you get back into position.


STRENGTH WOD

Muscle Snatch+2 OHS
Heavy Single

Snatch
80%x1x3

C&J
80%x1x3

For Time
20-15-10reps
push ball
kipping pull ups


The Basics

Methods of training resistance exercises should be oriented toward athletic development through

Maximum Strength :Increasing speed of movement by creating maximum effort.

Explosive Strength :Training acceleration or change in direction of movement with significant external resistance.

Speed Strength : Speed of movement is achieved by overcoming relatively small resistance

Strength Endurance :Sustained force production over long duration.

Local Muscular Endurance : continuous speed at sub maximal intensity.

CrossFit Sydney " CrossFit Total"

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CFHQ WOD

CFT


Back squat, 1 rep
Shoulder Press, 1 rep
Deadlift, 1 rep


Add loads together for CFT

ENDURANCE WOD

Swim, Bike Run, C2

All Out Efforts.

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


Snatch
heavy single

C&J
85%x1x2

Front squat
Heavy Single


Planks
Front/ Lateral
3x 1min Front
Lateral 30sec L/R
30 R


CrossFit Total (CFT)

This WOD is a way of determining your 1 Rep Max for the 3 Central Lifts of Squat,Press and Pull (Deadlift).
This total will give you a reference point to compare future WOs and a method of caluating approx loads for other strength based protocols used in the WODs[eg: 5x5,7x3]
Ideally you should have some approx loads in your mind for 5 Rep Max, 3 Rep Max and 1 Rep Max.

How do I go about it?

Warm Up

Aproach the first lift by doing 15 to 20 reps at a light weight paying attention to form.[eg:empty bar]
Rest
Perform 5 reps at a greater load but below your 5 rep max.
Rest
Perform 3 reps at a greater loads but below your 3rep max
Rest
Perform a Heavy single at approx 3 Rep Max
You are ready.

You have 3 attempts to achieve the best 1 Rep Max you can perform.
Rest >3mins between attempts

Gee yourself the F up,or get your partner to charge you up!!(feel free to be creative in this process and send all photos or vids to CrossFitSydney)

First Attempt Your 3 Rep Max or slightly above[Use the result [Fail or Clean lift] to determine whether to attempt more or less load. ]-Rest
Second Attempt Your 2 Rep Max or slightly above[Use the result [Fail or Clean lift] to determine whether to attempt more or less load.] -Rest
Third Attempt
Load what you believe to be your Maximal Effort,attempt the Lift.Your performance in the previous two lifts should guide your load.

Continue the Process for the next Lift.

Some Precautions From Coach M Rippetoe

Don't be a F ing Idiot
Don't CFT if you are injured to the extent that a CFT will aggravate the problem.

Don't Overreach
Be ambitious not greedy.

Don't Cheat
This is a test,its designed to measure whats there,not create something that's not.
That's what training is for.

Monday, March 09, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "Adaptations"

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CFHQ WOD

20min
AMRAP(as many Rds as possible)
5 HSPU
10 L Sit Pull Up
15 Walking lunges



Record Rds completed and fractions


ENDURANCE WOD

Choose ONE Of the Following Sports:

95% RPE or Distance of Below Times.

Swim: 15min

Bike: 35min

Run: 35min

C2: 15min

STRENGTH WOD

Snatch
Max Effort

C&J
Max Effort

Back Squat
Max effort


5Rds
30 sec plank
30 sec Sit up
30 sec Hip Extension


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.

Saturday, March 07, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "Which WOD?"

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CFHQ WOD

Run
5km

Record Time



ENDURANCE WOD

Swim: 500m TT rest 3 min, Then hold 5 x 100m (15 sec rest between) at your 100m pace for the 500m TT... Deviate more than 2 sec and foul

Bike: 3 mile TT rest 3 min, Then hold 3 x 1 mile (30 sec rest between) at your 1 mile pace for the 3 mile TT... Deviate more than 5 sec (per direction if in a head/tail wind) and foul

Run: 1 mile TT rest 3 min, Then hold 3 x 400m (30 sec rest between) at your 1 mile pace for the 1 mile TT... Deviate more than 2 sec and foul

C2: 2000m TT rest 3 min, Then hold 3 x 500m (30 sec rest between) at your 500m pace for the 2000m TT... Deviate more than 2 sec and foul

Foul
1min Max rep push Ups


STRENGTH WOD

Muscle Snatch
75%x2x3

Snatch
60%x1x3

C&J
60%x1x3

pull Ups strict
3x Max


How to use the WODs?(Work Out of the Day)

CFS will post the HQ WOD, ENDURANCE WOD, and STRENGTH WOD
Allowing individuals for cycling through different focus within there training or specific focus for events.

CF HQ WOD
Can be used as a stand alone conditioning unit that can integrated into your own sport specific training.HQ WOD give you a all round basis of strength and conditioning. Broad by design it generally demands a degree of skill acquirement and increases in movement efficiency over a initial period.

ENDURANCE WOD
Created for those with an Endurance bias as a focus for training.
The Endurance WOD is designed to be completed in conjunction with the CFHQ WOD giving specific endurance training in High intensity format.If you have Tri/ Cycling or running as your sport we recommend you try this WOD Endurance. A training split of 4~6 hours between HQ WOD and Endurance WOD is recommended.The aim is efficient use of training time to best equip individuals for endurance events.

STRENGTH WOD
WOD Strength is designed as a stand alone cycle for developing relative strength and improved performance in Clean &Jerk and Snatch lifts. Based around 1RM% of complex lifts and ballistic lifts it will also give you a progressive template for improving your 1RM in basic Lifts. A byproduct can be Mass Gain (largely dependent on nutrition) however its focus is improve strength.
Small 10min in duration Metabolic Conditioning circuits can be used in conjunction with the WOD Strength to maintain strength and conditioning without taking away from progressive strength gains.
If using WOD Strength in conjunction with HQ WOD it is best to scale one or the other in relation to your goals of either strength gains or increased anaerobic conditioning.

Thursday, March 05, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "Power Ratio"

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CFHQ WOD

"Jackie"
Row 1000m
50 20kg Thrusters
30 Pull ups

Record time taken



ENDURANCE WOD

Swim, Bike, Run, C2

10:5x20

10 seconds on, 5 seconds off for 20 rounds. These are all out efforts! Incline and terrain are your choice.

STRENGTH WOD

Frotn squat
Hevy Single

Snatch
60%x2x4

Rack Jerk
75%x1x3

Ab Roll Outs
3x15



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.

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "GPP?"

CrossFit Conditioning
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Fitness@CrossFitSydney.com.au




CFHQ WOD

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

Record Loads


ENDURANCE WOD

Swim, Bike, Run, C2

Maximal Effort Required.

Swim: 500m, add weighted vest or t-shirt for drag

Bike: 3 mile Hill climb, Incline between 6-12%

Run: 1.5 mile Hill climb, Incline between 6-12%

C2: 1200m, Damper setting between 8-10

STRENGTH WOD


Muscle Snatch
Heavy Single

Snatch Balance
Heavy single
80%x1x2


C&J
60%x2x3

GHD Sit Ups + 2 Russian Twists
3x 10



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. This GPP has implications for any individual who has physical demands placed unpin 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.

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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "Growth Hormone"

CrossFit Conditioning
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CFHQ WOD

"Barbara"
5Rds
3min rest between Rds

For Best Interval split
20 Pull Ups
30 Push Ups
40 Sit Ups
50 Squats

Record Splits


ENDURANCE WOD

Swim: 2 x 25m/y (30sec recovery, hold within 1 sec of each other) + 2 x 50m/y (30sec recovery, hold within 2 sec of each other) + 2 x 100m/y (45sec recovery, hold within 3 sec of each other) + 2 x 200m/y (1 min recovery, holding within 4 sec of each other)

Bike: 4 x 5k holding best possible pace. Not slowing more then 5sec in even/odd directions if outside. 2min recoveries.

Run: 2 x 800m holding best possible pace. Not slowing more then 3 sec. 2 min recoveries + 2 x 1k holding best possible pace. Not slowing more then 4 sec. 2 min recoveries

C2: 2 x 1k holding best possible pace. Not slowing more then 3 sec from best interval. 2 min recoveries + 2 x 1200m holding best possible pace. Not slowing more then 3 sec from best interval. 2 min recoveries

STRENGTH WOD

Back Squat
90%x2x2

Snatch Pull
107%x1x2

Press
80%x3x4

3Rds
20 1 arm DB Power Snatch
20%of BW 10 reps
20 Kipping Pull Ups



Growth Hormone

1.GH is released in 10-20 pulses throughout the day instead of in a steady stream.

2. The largest daily pulse of GH takes place during the beginning stages of sleep.

3. Anaerobic exercise (and the lactic acid it produces) seems to be linked to an increased pulse of GH that can last for about 2 hours after exercise. Many people state that 10-15 minutes of intense anaerobic exercise can create a large surge of GH.

4. Eating protein has been linked to an increased pulse of GH. There are many secretagogue products that claim to help release GH and are usually taken before exercise, after exercise, and/or before going to bed for the night.

5. Eating carbohydrates creates a surge of insulin which apparently dampens the release of GH. Many experts recommend to avoid eating carbs for 2 hours after exercise in order to not diminish the GH surge caused from exercise.

6. Fasting is said to be linked with an increased release of GH.

7. A stress response (including the stress response to long endurance exercise) has been said to dampen the release of GH

Sunday, March 01, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "An Idea"

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Andrew@CrossFitSydney.com.au





CFHQ WOD

Dead Lift
1-1-1-1-1-1-1

Record loads


ENDURANCE WOD

Swim, Bike, Run C2

Goal is to use maximum effort for each 2 min interval.
120:60 x 6,or 2 min on 1 minute off x 6

STRENGTH WOD

Snatch
Heavy Single

C&J
Heavy Single

Front squat
Heavy Single

Good Morning
Medium x10x3

L Sits



An Idea

Imagine an idea that propels athletes and soldiers alike to seek even higher base levels of competency.
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"