Today’s workout:
Bicycle sprint 1200 meters
9 Pull-ups
95 pound Thruster, 9 reps
Bike sprint 800 meters
3 sets of 5 Pull-ups
95 pound Thruster, 3 sets of 5 reps
Bike sprint 400 meters
2 sets of 5, 2 sets of 6 Pull-ups
95 pound Thruster - 2 sets of 5, 2 sets of 6
Pretty intense!
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Today’s workout made me realize how much I will enjoy tomorrow (rest day)…
21-15-9 reps of
- 225 pound Deadlift
- Handstand push-ups
I had to substitute 100 lb military presses for the 15 & 9 rep rounds of HSPUs b/c I just could keep form any longer. Oh well, the next bout of workouts are gonna rock; I [...]
Today’s workout was almost a puker:
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats
I got around 18 or 19, I can’t remember. First I warmed up with some agility work (think obstacle course without the fun); then the ‘workout’; and then I did some handstand stuff, one set of weighted [...]
I found this article, by Kelly Baggett, over at the UK Parkour Assoc’s website. It’s pretty in-depth and rather interesting. Enjoy!
Workout Templates For Various Athletes
by: Kelly Baggett
General Guidelines and Principles:
1. The body does not know whether you’re doing a higher-faster-sports, westside, HIT, swiss ball, kettlebell, or any other training system. It only knows stimulation and [...]
Today’s Crossfit workout rocked:
Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of:
95 pound Thruster
Pull-ups
I feel like I’m going to puke so I’m going to go chill out!
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Well, I just had to work out today despite the doc telling me I ought not until tuesday… I just cut out the quad/hamstring intensive stuff and made the whole thing considerably easier. The goal was to get my heart going a bit, not to beat the crap out of myself with insane metabolic conditioning [...]
I found this awesome primer on gymastic skills in my bookmarks this afternoon. It’s from dragondoor.com, which has a lot of great stuff on it such as Pavel Tsatsouline and his kettlebells, serious stuff!
Building an Olympic Body through Bodyweight Conditioning
by Christopher Sommer
We have all seen them on television during the Olympics; these powerful men performing [...]
1) Free range chicken breast (the damn thing was almost 2 inches thick in the middle!)
2) Steamed carrots
3) Cottage Cheese (whole milk)
4) Raw broccoli
5) A giant ‘cage-free’ egg (yeah, I like em barely cooked or raw…)
6) Some jalapenos
7) and the best part: Fresh whole-wheat sourdough! I normally don’t eat bread/grains/that many carbs at night but [...]
Here’s another interesting tidbit from the Weston Price foundation, I suggest you read the contents of the link provided as it gives a much fuller picture.
Myths and Truths About Nutrition
Myth: Heart disease in America is caused by consumption of cholesterol and saturated [...]
Tasty scientific fun for all of you who like sorting through the gibberish to get to the facts. Interesting read…
Omega-3 fatty acid deficiencies in neurodevelopment, aggression and
autonomic dysregulation: Opportunities for intervention
Summary:
Mechanisms by which aggressive and depressive disorders may be exacerbated by nutritional deficiencies in omega-3 fatty
acids are considered. Early developmental deficiencies in docosahexaenoic acid [...]
