Author: Jade

Champlain Valley CrossFit – Fitness: Monday, June 25th, 2018

*Programming Shift HERE **Tuesday July 3rd Noon will be the last class of the day. One class at 9 AM on Wednesday July 4th ***Games Fundraiser HERE ****Help Us Grow Our Brand HERE WOD: 1) Back Squat: 10-10-8-8-6 Every 2:30 Warm-up as needed. Don’t try and crush yourself with loading today. We haven’t squatted below parallel heavy for volume for 8 weeks so be mindful of that. Build weight as deemed fit, all sets today should have plenty of additional reps left in the tank. 2) Front Rack Reverse Lunges: 8/side Every 2:30 Start light, again, don’t crush yourself. We’ll be working reverse lunges in different formats for the next 8 weeks. Alternate Legs each rep. 3) 8 minute AMRAP: 75 Heavy Rope Single-unders 10 Burpees Extra Work: 4) Cable Hamstring Curls: 4 sets of 20 Rest 90-120 seconds between sets. Heavy as possible. For results post detailed weights, reps, times, thoughts, etc. for…

Champlain Valley CrossFit – Competition: Monday, June 25th, 2018

*Programming Shift HERE **Tuesday July 3rd Noon will be the last class of the day. One class at 9 AM on Wednesday July 4th ***Games Fundraiser HERE ****Help Us Grow Our Brand HERE WOD: 1) Assault Bike: 21/15 Calories Every 3:00 x 10 sets Sprint efforts, hit them hard. If you’re starting with this or performing this as a 2nd session, spend 10 minutes spinning easy, with a 5 second push each minute to warm-up appropriately. 2) Back Squat: 10-10-8-8-6 Every 2:30 Warm-up as needed. Don’t try and crush yourself with loading today. We haven’t squatted below parallel heavy for volume for 8 weeks so be mindful of that. Build weight as deemed fit, all sets today should have plenty of additional reps left in the tank. 3) Front Rack Reverse Lunges: 8/side Every 2:30 Start light, again, don’t crush yourself. We’ll be working reverse lunges in different formats for the next 8 weeks. Alternate Legs each…

Programming Shift

I like to try and give you guys a little heads up on programming whenever possible. I’ve missed getting the information out our last few shifts and want to give you guys a little heads up where we are going. First, nothing is drastically changing. Part of what makes CrossFit so great is the constant variation, but at the same time having consistency and repetitiveness is also important. As summer is fully here, did we even get a spring, we’ll be making a little more of an emphasis on being outside. That means working in more carries and sleds in some work outs and of course running 2-3x week. In addition as we made a note of recently we’ll be now laying down a benchmark conditioning piece weekly. This could be anything from the classic “girls,” to a Hero workout, a mono-structural conditioning…

Champlain Valley CrossFit – Competition: Saturday, June 23rd, 2018

*Games Fundraiser HERE **Help Us Grow Our Brand HERE WOD: 1a) 0:00 – 10:00 – AQAP: 500m Row 30 Alternating Dumbbell Squat Snatch 70/50 Scale as needed. Efforts should be reasonably quick, around equal work to rest ratio or more rest than work. 1b) 10:00 – 20:00 – AQAP: 49 Wall Balls 20/14 7 Rope Climbs 15ft Scale as needed. Efforts should be reasonably quick, around equal work to rest ratio or more rest than work. 1c) 20:00 – 30:00 – AQAP: 15 Muscle-ups 30 Burpee Box Jump Overs 24/20 Scale as needed. Efforts should be reasonably quick, around equal work to rest ratio or more rest than work. 1d) 30:00 – 40:00 – AQAP: 30 Alternating Dumbbell Squat Snatch 70/50 500m Row Scale as needed. Efforts should be reasonably quick, around equal work to rest ratio or more rest than work. 1e) 40:00 – 50:00 – AQAP: 7 Rope…

Champlain Valley CrossFit – Sport: Saturday, June 23rd, 2018

*Games Fundraiser HERE **Help Us Grow Our Brand HERE WOD: 1) 5 rounds – 4 minute AMRAP – 1 minute Rest: 400m Run 30 Alternating Dumbbell Snatch 50/35 Max Rope Climbs 15ft Extra Work: 2) Handstand Push-ups: 10 minutes Practice Work on any facet of an HSPU including mobility. 3) Kneeling Split Single Arm Kettlebell Press: 4 sets of 8/side Rest 90-120 seconds between sets. Perform all reps on 1 side before switching to the other.  For results post detailed weights, reps, times, thoughts, etc. for all work completed HERE