Author: Jade

Class Schedule for Regionals – Week of 5/13/13

Class Schedule: For the second half of the week of 5/13/13 we will have a modified schedule. A handful of our athletes and the majority of our coaches are competing at the CrossFit North East Regional event in Canton, MA. Because of this there will be a limited class schedule at the end of next week. We have a number of people coming down to support the amazing athletes competing. If you’re not coming down check the out the CrossFit Games Site, North East Regional Facebook Page, and the North East Twitter Feed for all the latest information on the competition. Below are the following cancellations. Thursday, May 16th: 12:00 PM Class will be Cancelled Friday, May 17th: 9:00 AM Class will be Cancelled 12:00 PM Class will be Cancelled Saturday, May 18th: 9:15 AM Kids Class will be Cancelled 10:30 AM Class will…

Supplements

What Are You Doing For Supplementation? I ask because supplementation can be very important to your overall health and success as an athlete/CrossFitter. Now by all means supplements aren’t required for a healthy diet, we’ve been around for more than the last 100 years so clearly we got here without them. With that being said for many of you they can be extremely helpful. CrossFitting can be hard on the body in a number of ways, especially when done consistently while pushing ones limits. Stretching, Yoga, and things like Supplements are all helpful in your recovery to perform and feel better the next day. I’m writing this post not tell you that what we sell is the best and that you should take it, but more to make you aware that we do sell a couple of good, quality supplements. Currently we sell…

Champlain Valley CrossFit: Thursday, May 9th, 2013

WOD: 1) 15 minutes EMOTM: 0:00, 3-5 Perfect Presses, 0:30, Movement of Choice 1-5 reps For the the first movement you need to pick a bodyweight pressing movement. This needs to be a movement you can do unassisted. For many this will just be Push-ups, but could also be Dips or Handstand Push-ups. The goal for most athletes for this is to do Push-ups, and do real full range of motion Push-ups, whether from the Knees or Plank. In the bottom of the Push-up the only thing we should see touch the ground aside from the Hands and Feet are the Chest, nothing else. The 2nd movement can be anything you like, and should be something that you struggle with or that you are weak at. 2) 12 minute AMRAP: 12 Deadlifts 155/105 12 Wall Balls 20/14 12 Abmat Sit-ups For results post…

Champlain Valley CrossFit: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

WOD: 1) Back Squat: 5-5-5 Warm-up as needed. You should perform 3 heavy sets of 5 Back Squats. This should be a place to look for a 5RM, this could be anywhere from 80-95% of your 1RM 2) Front Squat: 5-5-5 Warm-up as needed. You should perform 3 heavy sets of 5 Front Squats. This should be a place to look for a 5RM, this could be anywhere from 80-95% of your 1RM. 3) AQAP: 21 Toes-to-bar 16 Thrusters 135/95 9 Muscle-ups 15 Toes-to-bar 12 Thrusters 135/95 7 Muscle-ups 9 Toes-to-bar 8 Thrusters 135/95 5 Muscle-ups Substitution for Muscle-ups is 2x the amount in Pull-ups, ideally Chest-to-bar if you can do them. Extra Work: 4) Barbell Turkish Get-up: 10 minutes Use this time to build up to and establish a heavy TGU on each side. 5) Hollow Rock: 100 for time Record time and number of attempts to…

Champlain Valley CrossFit: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

WOD: 1) Hang Snatch + Snatch: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 These are full Squat unless you have mobility issues/injuries. These should be completed as a set, meaning no dropping the bar after the Hang Snatch. Build as heavy as possible, ensure that your 6 other working sets are within 80% of your  Max set for the day. Rest 90-120 seconds between sets. 2) AQAP: 800m Row 40 Handstand Push-ups 20 Squat Snatches 185/123 800m Run Substitution for Handstand Push-ups should be either Strict Press with any utensil, or Stink Bugs. Extra Work: 3) Double Kettlebell Snatch: 3 x 5 Rest 90 seconds between sets. Heavy as possible. If you struggle with this movement make sure you have the progressions in the video down. 4) Hip Extension: 3 x 30 Rest 90 seconds between sets. 5) L-Sit: 3 x Max Time Rest 2 minutes between attempts. Use Paralettes. For results post weights…