Category Archives: Benchmarks

First WOD Again

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Today there was another personal benchmark day going back to the beginning of my CF days a short 3 months ago. My first ever WOD was on 6/23/11 and today I repeated the same workout to see how much more … Continue reading →

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3-month Anniversary – How Much Fitter?

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

As Philly is approaching the 6th week of its unexpected monsoon season I went on celebrating 3 months of unrelenting CrossFit addiction… It is always good to look back on progress especially in endeavors that are out to hurt us… … Continue reading →

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Diane visits Washington

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Another great day in Washington as we wrapped up our trip. 6:15am found me at CF Balance again where Danielle (a 2009 Crossfit Games competitor) gave us a tough lesson in stamina and technique. Like never to scale handstand pushups … Continue reading →

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Shoulder Busting on the way to California

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Today I put to work my newly constructed home gym complete with dropping (ghost lifting) the weights at the end of the WOD. When I can’t get to my gym I remember that CrossFit in the old days was all … Continue reading →

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Tabata This…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

Tabatas are very very tough. Enough said. WOD “Tabata This” Air Squat Row Kettlebell Swing (35#/55#) Sit-up Push-up Tabata= 20 sec on 10 sec rest – 8 times for each exercise. Counting only the lowest number of reps of 8 … Continue reading →