Author: Jade

Champlain Valley CrossFit – Competitors: Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

* Your First Competition HERE ** 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, Toes-to-bar, Even, Burpee Lateral Jump Over Box Toes-to-bar should be no more than 10 reps. Burpees should be no more 20 seconds worth of work. 2) 3-Position Power Snatch: 1 Set Every 75 Seconds For 10 Sets Starting weight should be around 60% of your 1RM Power Snatch. This should be done from the Hi-Hang, Above the Knee, and then off the floor. No dropping the bar between reps. 3) 3-Position Power Clean + Push Jerk: 1 Set Every 75 Seconds For 10 Sets Starting weight should be around 60% of either your 1RM Power or Push Jerk, whichever is low. This should be done as a Power Clean from the Hi-Hang, Above the Knee, the Floor, and then finish…

Champlain Valley CrossFit – Competitors: Monday, January 13th, 2014

* Your First Competition HERE ** 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, Chest-to-bar Pull-ups, Even, Wall Balls No more than 10 reps of either movement. Go with a heavy Wall Ball if you’re a BOSS at normal Wall Balls. 2) Back Squat: 5-5-5 Warm-up as needed. Rest 90-120 seconds between sets. All sets should be at 80% or heavier. 3) Front Squat: 3-3-3 Warm-up as needed. Rest 90-120 seconds between sets. All sets should be at 80% or heavier. 4) 21-15-9 – AQAP: Power Cleans 155/105 Box Jumps 30/24 Keep this workout fast, 4-7 minutes, don’t go too heavy on the Power Cleans. 5) Reverse Hyper: 4 x 15 Rest 90 seconds between sets. Heavy as possible. 6) Sled Drag: 400m Light. Focus on consistent movement, walking heel-to-toe. 7) Run: 4 x 800m Rest 3 minutes between…

Champlain Valley CrossFit: Monday, January 13th, 2014

* Your First Competition HERE ** 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: 5-5-5 Warm-up as needed. Rest 90-120 seconds between sets. All sets should be at 80% or heavier. 2) Front Squat: 3-3-3 Warm-up as needed. Rest 90-120 seconds between sets. All sets should be at 80% or heavier. 3) 21-15-9 – AQAP: Power Cleans 155/105 Box Jumps 30/24 Extra Work: 4) Reverse Hyper: 4 x 15 Rest 90 seconds between sets. Heavy as possible. 5) Run: 4 x 800m Rest 3 minutes between intervals. For results post detailed weights, reps, times, etc. for all work completed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocwg71bElnc

Your First Competition

From Dani First Competition   I get a lot of athletes asking me questions about competing; here are a few things I would recommend from personal experience.    1) The week leading up to the competition do not change a thing, keep everything the same.  Don’t try new shoes, eat new food or try a new jump rope, keep everything the same.  This is not the time to experiment with new technique or supplements, be confident with your training leading up to the competition.  After the competition if you want to try new technique, food, or gear go for it.  Whenever I finish a competition I always write a reflection about what I learned from the competition, what went well and how I need to improve.   2) Make sure that you eat and drink enough food leading up to the competition.  Eat…

Champlain Valley CrossFit – Competitors: Saturday, January 11th, 2014

* New Updates Paleo Challenge 2014 HERE ** 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 minutes build to a Heavy Single Warm-up to approximately 60%. Start your 15 minutes then. No more than 3 misses at a single weight. 2) Clean: 15 minutes build to a Heavy Single Warm-up to approximately 60%. Start your 15 minutes then. No more than 3 misses at a single weight. 3) 20 minute AMRAP: 1 Rope Climb 15ft 10 Kettlebell Swings 70/53 15 Shoulder-to-Overhead 95/65 Sub for Rope Climb is 5 Pull-ups. 4) Good Mornings: 5 x 6 Rest 90 seconds between sets. Heavy as possible. 5) Pendlay Rows: 3 x 10 Rest 90 seconds between sets. Heavy as possible. For results post detailed weights, reps, times, etc. for all work completed. Post Results/Thoughts To Comments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPMaKByzPUY