There is a lot of excitement about the prime time series on CrossFit on ESPN2. I had to miss the webcast on the games in the summer as I was vacationing on the internet-challenged Croatian coast at the time. I will be great to relive the events as most of us do many of the same events week in week out (with less intensity I must add).
I’m all for going mainstream! I fired up my TiVo for next week..
Crossfit comes to ESPN2
On my last day in NY this week I just gave in to total shoulder destruction… I’ll heal another day… At least the rain stopped and it is absolutely gorgeous and sunny in Manhattan this morning.
Warm-up
– 14 GHD Situps
– 14 GHD Back extensions
– 10 kettlebell deadlifts 55lb
– 10 kettlebell swings 55lb
Strength
15-12-9 of Backsquats @ 135/185lb
WOD
15 rounds for maximum rep:
– 30 second pull-ups
– 30 second rest
SCORE: 121 Pullups Rx
Ouch. There is no way to avoid blisters with high reps. Period. One more thing to heal…
Cash Out
Dragging my 35# bag 20 city blocks to NY Penn Station. I lost my wheels on my bag and couldn’t get a cab as the city was in a security lockdown for traffic heading downtown…
Roadblocks in NYC
No wheels... time for luggage drag...
Like deadlifts and ring work two days in a row… Great minds seem to think alike. That’s how Crossfit NYC had a workout crushing the same sore bodyparts that CF KOP wore out yesterday.
Warmup
– 2 length bear crawls
– 2 length duck walks
– 2 length spike walkouts
– shoulder mobility exercises
Skill
1-1-1-1-1 Deadlifts @ 315lb
Wasn’t going to max out before JT…
HERO WOD “JT”
21-15-9 of
– handstand pushups (2 plates)
– ring dips
– pushups
TIME: 15:07
Now it’s endless meetings in New York…
On my way to NY I dropped in for my evening WOD and we made it another one to remember…
WOD
21 Deadlifts at 225lbs (Rx=275)
3 Muscle ups (jump)
15 Deadlifts 225#
6 Muscle ups (jump)
9 Deadlifts 225#
9 Muscle ups (jump)
TIME: 8:29
Even without muscle up lifting 225lbs 45 times is (what’s that word I’m looking for?) #*%&! Muscle ups just make it even more so… And then we come back tomorrow for more… Hey, that’s CrossFit Life.
Since the US eastern seaboard decided to adopt the monsoon season all trains are late. Flooding, wire down, the works… NYC maybe hours away tonight… One thing’s sure: I will be at Crossfit NYC at their first WOD tomorrow…
Today was super busy with work and my daughter’s birthday so I couldn’t get to my CF box. I could settle in my home gym for a quick WOD. It’s amazing how big a timesaver intensity is!!!
Warm-up
Playing squash with Viv in the basement for 20 minutes.
WOD
I named this little Fran… that’s all I had time and energy for…
5 rounds for time of:
– 5 thrusters 95lbs
– 5 pullups
TIME: 5:28
Tomorrow I’m off to New York where the Black Box awaits…
