Author: Jade

Champlain Valley CrossFit – Competitors: Saturday, January 25th, 2014

* Watch Dani, Trevor, Tyler, and Mat at the East Coast Championships live HERE!!! ** This Saturday (25th) the 10:30 AM Class Will  Be Cancelled *** 2014 Evening Class Schedule Change HERE **** New Products/Supplements..A Little Info HERE ***** Tickets are on sale for the Holiday/Winter Party HERE WOD: 1) Snatch: 15 minute Build to a Heavy Single Spend no more than 15 minutes. Treat this like a competition. Take as much or little rest as needed, take as many attempts as needed. No more than 3 failed attempts in a row. 2) Clean and Jerk: 15 minute Build to a Heavy Single Spend no more than 15 minutes. Treat this like a competition. Take as much or little rest as needed, take as many attempts as needed. No more than 3 failed attempts in a row. 3) Bar Muscle-ups: 10 minutes EMOTM Pick a rep count you can maintain for all 10…

Champlain Valley CrossFit – Competitors: Friday, January 24th, 2014

* This Saturday (25th) the 10:30 AM Class Will  Be Cancelled ** 2014 Evening Class Schedule Change HERE *** New Products/Supplements..A Little Info HERE **** Tickets are on sale for the Holiday/Winter Party HERE WOD: 1) Back Squat: 20 Rep Warm-up as needed. Ball Park weight to go for is around 70% of your 1RM. This should be one and done. Would rather see you get 16 reps, and fail, then hit 20 and feel like you’ve got 3-4 reps more in the tank. 2) Pause Front Squat: 2-2-2-2-2 These should be no bounce, hold the bottom position for 3 seconds. Rest 90-120 seconds between sets. 3) Snatch 1.1.1: 5 sets Warm-up as needed. These should be full Squat Snatches. This is a set of 3 with a drop in between each rep, take approximately 5-10 seconds to rest between each rep. Build as heavy as possible. Rest 2 minutes between sets….

Champlain Valley CrossFit: Friday, January 24th, 2014

* This Saturday (25th) the 10:30 AM Class Will  Be Cancelled ** 2014 Evening Class Schedule Change HERE *** New Products/Supplements..A Little Info HERE **** Tickets are on sale for the Holiday/Winter Party HERE WOD: 1) Snatch 1.1.1: 5 sets Warm-up as needed. These should be full Squat Snatches. This is a set of 3 with a drop in between each rep, take approximately 5-10 seconds to rest between each rep. Build as heavy as possible. Rest 2 minutes between sets. 2) Clean 1.1.1: 5 sets Warm-up as needed. These should be full Squat Cleans. This is a set of 3 with a drop in between each rep, take approximately 5-10 seconds to rest between each rep. Build as heavy as possible. Rest 2 minutes between sets. 3) 3 rounds AQAP: 20 Pull-ups 20 Box Jumps 24/20 20 Front Squats 95/65 Extra Work: 4) Reverse Hyper: 3 x 20 Rest 90 seconds between…

Champlain Valley CrossFit – Competitors: Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

* This Saturday (25th) the 10:30 AM Class Will  Be Cancelled ** 2014 Evening Class Schedule Change HERE *** New Products/Supplements..A Little Info HERE **** Tickets are on sale for the Holiday/Winter Party HERE Active Recovery: The goal should be as much as possible of the following below. Thanks to CrossFit Invictus for posting this. A.Aerobic Restoration25-40 minutes of one of the following performed at 60-70% effort – easy, restorative pace:* Swim (this is my first choice, and if you have an ocean, even better)* Row (focus on mechanics, smooth and efficient with a very low stroke per minute pace)* AirDyne (keep the pace conversational and relaxed)* Cycling (get outdoors and enjoy the scenery as you ride)* Hike (nothing crazy here, find a nice easy slope and go for a walk outdoors) NOTE ABOUT ACTIVE RECOVERY – The activity selected must be restorative for you. It can also be…

Champlain Valley CrossFit: Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

* This Saturday (25th) the 10:30 AM Class Will  Be Cancelled ** 2014 Evening Class Schedule Change HERE *** New Products/Supplements..A Little Info HERE **** Tickets are on sale for the Holiday/Winter Party HERE WOD: 1) 20 minutes EMOTM: Odd, Open Prep, Even, Movement of Choice Open Prep can be one of the following movements Wall Balls, Box Jumps, or Burpees. Pick whichever movement you struggle with the most. Movement of Choice can be anything you’d like to work on, it should just be something that you struggle with. 2) 10 minute AMRAP: 10 Dumbbell Hang Power Clean 50/35 10 Ball Slams 40/30 Extra Work: 3) Double-under Practice: 10 minutes If you have a consistent 50 Unbroken, then work on Triple-unders. 4) GHD Sit-ups: 3 x 20 Rest 90 seconds between sets. For results post detailed weights, reps, times, etc. for all work completed. Post Results/Thoughts To Comments