Monthly Archives: May 2009

Rest Day

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Lauren Pryor

2009 CrossFit Games Canada West Regional Qualifier Day 2 - video [wmv] [mov]

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"Jon Stewart. War Criminals & The True Story of the Atomic Bombs" - Pajamas TV

"Kelly"

Five rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
30 Box jump, 24 inch box
30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball

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Jenn Hunter, I3E CrossFit

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CrossFit Simi Valley - video [wmv] [mov]

pa href=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda8833011570af703b970b-pi style=display: inline;img alt=Crossfit in atlanta class=at-xid-6a00e00986beda8833011570af703b970b src=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda8833011570af703b970b-500wi //a /pdivNice rack./divbr /divWOD 5/30/2009:/divbr /divMichael/divbr /divThree rounds for time of:#0160;/divbr /divRun 800m/divdiv50 Back Extensions/divdiv50 Ab Mat Sit Ups/divbr /divIf you want/need a sub for back extensions, do good mornings with an empty male or female bar depending on your gender. #0160;/div

30 Muscle-ups for time

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If you cannot do the muscle-ups do 120 pull-ups and 120 dips.

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Nadia Shatila and Miranda Oldroyd

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CrossFit Kids with Eric Oconnor, CrossFit Park City - video [wmv] [mov]

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Lunchtime Snatching Session with Mike Burgener by CrossFit Again Faster, CrossFit Journal Preview - video [wmv] [mov]

pa href=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda883301156fb907ab970c-pi style=FLOAT: rightimg alt=3549354464_2b7355cc5b class=at-xid-6a00e00986beda883301156fb907ab970c src=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda883301156fb907ab970c-320wi style=MARGIN: 0px 0px 5px 5px //a You made it through a month of boot camp!#0160; You should be very proud of yourself, we know it isn’t easy!#0160; Every month, there is a lot of sweat, grass and mud…and sometimes even some blood and tears.#0160; /p pBut if you stuck it out through the month and fought through all of that, we know you have seen some major improvements.#0160; Did you drop a pant size?#0160; Take time off of your run?#0160; Increase the number of push-ups or sit-ups you can do in a minute?#0160; We want to hear all about the great improvements you have made this month./p pDon’t forget though, the changes you made, probably are not only physical.#0160; Hopefully boot camp has helped you in ways that are not quite so easily measured.#0160; Are you eating better?#0160; Sleeping better?#0160; Are you now able to run around with your kids?#0160; Has your asthma gotten better?#0160; Sometimes these changes are much more important than the ones that we can measure./p pSo go on and brag about yourself a little bit and post your improvements to the blog.#0160; We really hope to see all of you next month for a little more fun in the parks.#0160; The summer time always brings a good crowd and we are sure your instructors will have a few new tricks up their sleeves this month./p pThanks to all of our boot campers and instructors for making this another great month of boot camp.br //p

pa href=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda8833011570acf1ad970b-pi style=display: inline;img alt=Crossfitbuckhead class=at-xid-6a00e00986beda8833011570acf1ad970b src=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda8833011570acf1ad970b-500wi //a /pdivLee is #1. #0160;/divbr /divspan style=font-weight: bold;NOTICE:/span 1 spot has opened up for Sunday#39;s Double Under and Jump Rope skills clinic. First come, first serve. #0160;It is free to BTB members. #0160;If you want to attend- email stacy@btbfitness.com #0160;to secure the spot. #0160;/divbr /divspan style=font-weight: bold;WOD 5/29/2009:/span/divbr /divspan style=font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap; quot;Twinsquot; Two rounds, of each couplet, for time of: 750 meter Row 20 Handstand Push-ups 115 pound Thruster, 20 reps 20 L-Pull-ups/spanbr //divdivspan style=font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;br //span/divdivspan style=font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;You will complete each couplet separately and post a time for each. There will be a minimal rest period between couplets- basically long enough to switch sides and get set for the next couplet. You will be starting each couplet as a group. /span/div

Thruster 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

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CrossFit Certification Training Staff Summit

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2009 CrossFit Games Rocky Mountain Regionals Women's Competition - video [wmv] [mov]

pa href=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda883301156fb4d602970c-pi style=FLOAT: rightimg alt=3554640500_283d40a444 class=at-xid-6a00e00986beda883301156fb4d602970c src=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda883301156fb4d602970c-320wi style=MARGIN: 0px 0px 5px 5px //a You may have noticed that there are no losers at boot camp.#0160; And along those same lines, we don’t like to play favorites.#0160; But we know that through out the month, you have different interactions with instructors and your fellow boot campers./p pWe want you to put it all out there.#0160; Who is your favorite instructor?#0160; Is there an instructor that has really helped you this month?#0160; Does a particular person push you out of your comfort zone while encouraging you along the way? /p pAll of our instructors have different ways of encouraging campers.#0160; Some come up behind you when you don’t think you can move another inch and tell you to “put a little bounce in your step.”#0160; Others will call out from across the park and tell you “you’re doing great.”#0160; You have probably also heard, “you’re almost there” or “this is the last thing so give it all you’ve got.”#0160; Is there something in particular that the instructors say that keeps you going?/p pHow about a favorite boot camper?#0160; Do you have a fellow boot camper that inspires you to keep going?#0160; Or a person that you like to partner up with?/p pWe want to thank all of our instructors for everything they do.#0160; Without them, boot camp wouldn’t work, and it definitely wouldn’t be the same.#0160; They make each camp fun and exciting and it is their hard work that keeps things interesting month after month.#0160; /p pThank you, Instructors!!#0160; /p pbr /Don’t forget, June boot camp starts next Thursday, June 4th.#0160; If you haven’t done so already, go here to a href=http://www.btbfit.com/shop/ target=_blanksign up/a now!br //p

pa href=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda8833011570aa389c970b-pi style=display: inline;img alt=_RA_9061 class=at-xid-6a00e00986beda8833011570aa389c970b src=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda8833011570aa389c970b-500pi title=_RA_9061 //a /pdivIntensity- a key component of CrossFit training./divbr /divspan style=font-weight: bold;WOD 5/28/2009:/span#0160;/divbr /divFour rounds for time of:#0160;/divbr /divRun 400M/divdiv50 air squats/divbr /divReminder: 2nd group for The 90 meets tonight at 7:30. #0160;No 7:30 WOD class today. #0160;/divbr /divLet me pose this question: #0160;How long have you been CrossFitting, and what has been the single hardest thing for you skill wise? #0160;Are you working on progressions for that skill? Post answers to comments. #0160;/div

Rest Day

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Angel Rock competition, Iron Rakkasan CrossFit

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Shoulder Impingement Checklist by Kelly Starrett, CrossFit Journal Preview - video [wmv] [mov]

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CrossFit Copenhagen - video [wmv] [mov]

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Benjamin Zander on Music and Passion - Ted.com

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