Monday, October 12, 2009

CrossFit Sydney "GPP?"

CrossFit Strength&Conditioning
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CFHQ WOD

"Elizabeth"

For Time
21-15-9 rep

60kg Clean
Ring Dips

Record overall time


ENDURANCE WOD

Choose ONE of The Following Sports:

Swim: 8 x 50m 3-5 sec slower then best avg for distance. Rest 30 seconds between intervals

Bike: 8 x 1/4M @90% of best avg. Rest 1 min between intervals

Run: 8 x 200m @ 90% of best avg. Rest 1 min between intervals

C2: 8 x 250m @ 90% of best avg. Rest 1 min between intervals

Strength and Conditioning Recovery...

This can and should be done the day of races, after long runs, or on Sundays after interval work.

Glute Ham Developer Sit-ups (make sure you are extending knees aggressively to come up... your quads should also burn on this) 3 x 15, Glute Ham Developer hip extensions (hamstrings and butt should burn), Kettlebell/Dumbbell swings 3 x 15, Bench Press, Pull-ups All exercises with light - medium weight. 3 sets! Reps are until you feel burn in target area or prescribed amount. This is not a timed WOD.

STRENGTH WOD

Hang Snatch
73%x3x2

Jerk
82%x2x4

Clean Pull Off riser
80%x5x5

Back Squat
88%x3x5

Sit Up
3x25

Ab Wheel
3x15




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.

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