REMINDER: TODAY’S 4PM CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED. 6 & 7PM ClASS WILL GO ON AS SCHEDULED!
CrossFit, in the evolution of fitness, is still in its adolescent stages. Because of this, we don’t have any data to see the long term effects of CrossFit over the course of many decades. When practiced ideally, with proper rest days and injury care/prevention, I would imagine that the long-term CrossFitter would have a much longer life-span than the average bear and greater functionality through those later years due to a lifetime of meticulous nutrition and increased work capacity.
The potential problem lies then in the psyche of the average CrossFitter. It is ingrained in us to power through the pain, embrace the suck, and not shy away from any WOD. We invite the agony even, pushing beyond our mental and physical limits every day. But overuse injuries and lack of resting take its toll often in the most disheartening ways. Our bodies are forced to bench us to take a break from shoulder impingements, pulled muscles, and sometimes even more serious conditions.
So what now? We drank the Kool-Aid damn it, and we don’t want to stop! REST ACTIVELY. Come in to the gym and get on the foam roller. Think of the green foam roller as the Rx’d one and work up to it (white and black rollers are the progression). Do some dynamic stretches, mobility exercises, and let your body heal.
The program works, guys. I’m sure of it. Let’s be the ideal test subjects of elite fitness even when we’re in our eighties and nineties. Speak up in class if you have a potential overuse injury and let the coaches sub the movement for something equally as difficult. We promise we won’t let you off easy! I’m looking forward to a WOD in the far future where we can have three or four generations of CrossFitters doing a team WOD together!
WOD 06.16.09
Travel 400m by doing the following:
5 lunges
10 squats
c/o max rep deadhang pull ups
Whoo, here’s to not being able to walk for a week after this workout. Can we leap for the squats?
Well that’s no fun. I remember when I did just 400m lunges like a year ago, I couldn’t walk for a week. It was something like 437 total lunges to get there. Now adding in twice as many squats!!!! Two weeks no walking? Perhaps.
for the love of all that is holy!!! that WOD sucked ass with FANGS! it seems so simple but it was a doozy! I think my total time was 57:57 and I ended up collapsing at the pilon!!!
haha! you guys like that one? not sure if this was my doing but i highly recommended that WOD a few weeks ago. however, someone got a little overzealous and upgrade 5 squats to 10…. that’s a bit much.
crossfit santa clara 6/16 WOD
as many burpees as you can for 3 minutes followed by 2 minute rest period. 4 rounds. another highly recommended WOD!
39 – 40 – 43 – 40
did fist push-ups and then switched to push-up stands because of the bum wrist…. but good dropping low and really getting in there on those push-ups
Yup, Danny it was bad memory on my part when we did the calendar. Upgraded it to 10 squats by mistake.
Hey, at least I suffered through it like everyone, right?
My time was a painful 37:22. Not sure if I’ll push for that burpee one though LOL
Marcus!!! I’m going to hurt you as soon as I recover!
So happy that I had a rest day today. Yahoo Me!!!!!!!!!
Hahaha- this WOD was definitely a mental challenge and to think that we did the extra credit version!
30:37
John, feel free to substitute jumping squats if you feel the WOD is too easy. No jumping forward though, that’s not allowed.