Monday, 12 September 2011

News, Announcements, and Special Events:
  • Sage Burgener Olympic Lifting Seminar:  Saturday, October 1st, Bridger CrossFit in Bozeman.  Check it out.
The "free beer" didn't seem too inviting for very many when advertised as part of the rock moving party.  That's ok...we got a lot done in terms of landscaping.  Coach Tracy was the fore(wo)man and had us going for an epic-nearly-12-hour-functional-fitness-pick-up-heavy-stuff-and-move-it-long-distances-and-spider-avoidance session!  Shite.  Hands are sore, forearms are sore, legs are sore.  Picked up so many stones without any gloves that my laptop's fingerprint reader doesn't even recognize me.  My back feels ok...guess my technique wasn't very crappy.  I would imagine that it's because I had the other two coaches barking at me for 12 hours and it was either lift correctly or endure more harassment from the queens of technique (and harassment).  I choose lift correctly.

-Frank


Times:
  • 6:00am  (Coach:  Tracy)
  • 8:30am  (Coach:  Tracy)
  • 6:00pm  (Coach:  Tracy)
  • 7:00pm  (Coach:  Tracy)
Warm-up:
  • Row 500m or bike 0.5mile as soon as you walk in the door
    • Continue warming up on your own until the coach begins the session
  • DS/BM
  • Wrists
  • P/S/P
  • Cobra
  • Achilles
  • Shoulders
  • GM
  • 3x10:
    • Body row
    • Sit-up
    • Superman
    • Squat
    • Push-up
  • TGU (work on technique...hit every position solidly!)
Strength:
Press:  3x each set:
  • Work with a partner...there should be no resting except when your partner is pressing...move quickly and don't waste time!
  • Pick a starting weight (light)...press 3x, then your partner presses 3x.
  • While your partner presses, get the next 5# ready...add the 5#, and press again 3x.
  • Repeat until you fail.
  • On your next set (after the failed set), instead of pressing, push press the weight as many times as possible...but don't jerk it!
  • When you fail at the push press, rack the bar and then your partner goes.
  • Then on your next set (after your partner fails at the max reps of push press) jerk it!  A couple jerks is plenty...just get the feel for getting under the bar when you are fatigued!
    • Remember:  don't spot on the push press or jerk...just dump the bar if you can't bring it to the chest safely.
Stamina:
Arms should be good and tired for a little conditioning to finish out the session...
Tabata row / push-up:
  • First four rounds:  row
  • Second four rounds:  push-up
    • Don't waste any time getting off the rower after the fourth round.
    • Hold the plank position during the push-up rest period.
    • Avoid the knees!  Elevate the upper body for a better progression to a "toe" push-up.
Stretch / Mobility:
  • Focus on the shoulders and chest.
 

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