3.23.2010

Max Effort Rack Pull

13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
R/L Dumbbell Snatches

"Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all
but the things that cannot be torn,
so that we see ourselves as we really are.
~ Arthur Golden



3.22.2010

Max Effort Clean and Press

Heavy Dips 5 x 5

Kroc Rows 3 x 8 - 12

Barbell Situps 3 x 8

"If you're going through hell, keep going."
~ Winston Churchill




3.19.2010

Max Rep Deadlift 305m, 185f

3 Rounds
7 Hang Clean @ 155m, 85f
10 Burpees
Rest 1:00 between each

100 Yard Farmers Walk @ 150m, 75f

"Practice as if you are the worst, perform as if you are the best."




3.18.2010

Max Rep Push Press x 2 (135m, 65f)

:90 Chinups

DB Pushup - Row Complex
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
DB Pushups @ 30m, 15f
DB Alternating Rows @ 30m, 15f

"Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen,
few in pursuit of the goal."
~ Friedrich Nietzsche




3.17.2010

Philly Art Museum Stairs x 35

"Excellence can be obtained if you:
... care more than others think is wise;
... risk more than others think is safe;
... dream more than others think is practical;
... expect more than others think is possible."



3.16.2010

Back Squat 3 x 5

GHR x 30

50 Burpees

"Leadership is about working with others to build a truly inspiring
vision of the future, and then motivating and energizing
people to deliver that vision."
~ James Manktelow




3.15.2010

Max Effort Incline Press

Various Pushups 3 x Max (45m, 25f)

Swings x 150 (53m, 35f)

Weighted Abs

"The function and duty of a quality human being is the
sincere and honest development of one's potential."
~ Bruce Lee




World Class Fitness in 100 Words

Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: deadlift, clean, squat, presses, c&j, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climbs, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, , flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast. Five or Six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports . - - Coach Greg Glassman, Crossfit Founder.