Tuesday, 3/2/2010
Some lifts followed by a quick metcon
 
Displaying page 1 of 38 , items 1 to 10 of 377
Page:  of 38
Strength:

5x5 Deadlifts
 
5x5 Push-Press
 
Metcon:
21-15-9 reps for time of:
Box Jumps (20")
Ring dips

<- CrossFit Milwaukee welcomes new member Jason Lieber.

'I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.' - Frank Lloyd Wright

Article: 'Medium Chain Fatty Acids: The Healthy Fats' - http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_270/ai_n26716252/?tag=content;col1

Quote from the article: 'Bruce Fife, ND has been researching coconut oil for many years and has written several books on the many benefits of coconut oil. In Coconut Cures, he covers the health benefits of the whole coconut--the meat, milk, and water, as well as the oil. And they are numerous--from protection against free radicals and detoxification to elimination of most skin problems; coconuts turn out to be one of Nature's powerhouses of nutrition.' 
 
Monday, 3/1/2010
7th Heaven variation
7 rounds for time:

7 Overhead squats (95#/65#)
7 Pull-ups
7 Burpees

A couple of notes - there are two 6:30 classes. The one that has only single weights listed after the names did Overhead squats, pull-ups and burpees.

The noon class did Fight Gone Bad.... in front of an MTV camera crew! Details to follow.

<- Welcome back, Ryan D. (far left), seen here getting his pull-ups in alongside Andy D. and Lisa B.

Quote - "The best way to make your dreams come true Is to wake up."
J. M. Power

Article: The Truth About PNF Stretching - http://physical-therapy.advanceweb.com/Article/The-Truth-About-PNF-Techniques-1.aspx
 
 
Saturday, 2/27/2010
Lifting Total
Go for a total for each of the following three lifts:

Overhead Squats
Weighted Dips
Deadlift

After warming up you will have three attempts at each lift to obtain a 1RM. All three attempts for one lift will be made before going on to the next movement. The best successful attempt for each of the movements will be added to find your total.

<- A huge congratulations to Roufusport fighter Anthony P., who had a great 1st round knockout this weekend at his WEC match. It earned him knockout of the night!

Quote: "A society which seperates its warriors from its scholars will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools." -Thucydides

Thanks to Jacob Typsin of CossFit Monterey for sharing this one!
 
  •  Comments (1)
    • kelli D (anonymous)
      3/8/2010 10:06:11 AM
      We were watching the fights....didn't realize Anthony was going to be on....it was a great fight and really cool to see him in action!
 
Friday, 2/26/2010
'Fran'
21-15-9 reps for time of:

Thrusters (95/65)
Pull-ups

After recovering, do a max set of burpees for one minute.

The 11AM group did the 'Fight Gone Bad' workout.

<- Katie C. finds her way back to the CrossFit gym. According to her, the workouts she was doing on her own just weren't providing the needed intensity level for her to achieve the results she's looking for.

"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance." - Samuel Johnson

Article: Sugar substitutes and the danger of Splenda:
http://www.womentowomen.com/healthyweight/splenda.aspx

Be warned that there is a product pitch at the end of the article. That being said, I think the article puts forth some good information overall.

Quote from the article:

'As food additives, artificial sweeteners are not subject to the same gauntlet of FDA safety trials as pharmaceuticals. Most of the testing is funded by the food industry, which has a vested interest in the outcome. This can lead to misleading claims on both sides.

But one thing is certain: some of the chemicals that comprise artificial sweeteners are known hazards — the degree to which you experience side effects just depends on your individual biochemistry. Manufacturers are banking on the fact that our bodies won’t absorb very much of these compounds at any one time. And many of us don’t. But what happens when we are ingesting a combination of artificial sweeteners like Splenda dozens of times a week through many different “low–sugar” or “sugar–free” products?'

Post thoughts to comments.
 
 
Thursday, 2/25/2010
Timed Intervals
Peform the following for maximum reps:
 
10 minutes of pistols
5 minutes swings (55/35)
2 minutes of push-ups
1 minutes of knees-to-elbows

<- CrossFit Milwaukee welcomes new member Justin Lemke pictured here doing his first 'Fran' workout.

Quote: "Everything is practice." - Pele
Loren Cordain - Acid Balance Your Health - http://www.thepaleodiet.com/nutritional_tools/acid.shtml

Post thoughts to comments.
 
 
Wednesday, 2/24/2010
Tabata Something Else
Strength - 3x5 Weighted Dips
 
Tabata something else - perform the following exercises in order using the Tabata protocol (i.e. 20 seconds work, 10 seconds rest for 8 rounds). Do all the rounds of one exercise before going to the next. Use the rest of your last round (10 seconds) to go to the first round of the following exercise. The whole circuit takes 16 minutes. Your score is the total of all the reps completed for the four exercises.
 
Pull-ups
Push-ups
Sit-ups
Air squats
<- Some of our future military leaders (members of Marquette's Navy and Marine Corps ROTC) push hard on ring dips.

"Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does." -  Harvey Mackay

 
 
Tuesday, 2/23/2010
Air squats, dumbbell power snatches and groiners
Strength - 3x5 Overhead Squats
 
Metcon -
5 rounds for time:

21 air squats
15 dumbbell hang power snatch left and right
9 groiners

<- CrossFit Milwaukee welcomes new member Elia Lemke.

Quote: 'The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.' - Pearl S. Buck
Article: In case you missed it: Click Here

Thanks for posting this before, Troy! 
 
Monday, 2/22/2010
'Christine'
3 rounds for time:

500 meter row
12 Deadlifts @ bodyweight
21 Box jumps (20")

<- CrossFit Milwaukee welcomes back Roufusport fighter Andy A.

Quote: Coach B had this posted on his Facebook status earlier this morning. It's a good ne!:
'Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it.' - William C. Durant
Article: It looks like I might have to finally finish off that MGD I have in the gym fridge!: Click Here

Disclaimer: I hope that most of you know me well enough that I am not SERIOUSLY advocating the intake of any food containing grains as an optimal (or even effective) means of improving overall health. Tongue-in-cheek, people, tongue-in-cheek. 
 
Saturday, 2/20/2010
Filthy Fifty
50 reps of each of the following exercises for time:

Box jumps (24")
Jumping pull-ups
Lunge walk
Swings (35/20)
Knees-to-elbows
Push-press (45/30)
Back extensions
Wall-ball (10 foot, 20#/15#)
Burpees
Double-unders

<- I often get questions about who designed the CrossFit Milwaukee website. The person doing the overhead squat in the photo is one of the reasons. Matt R. is IDOC systems graphic designer.

Quote: "Nearly every man who develops an idea works at it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged." -Thomas A. Edison
Article: Read about Mandy H.'s exprience using CrossFit to pass the CPAT. Congratulations, Mandy!

As many of you know, CrossFit training is written into the syllabus for the Fire Science Health and Safety Class at Waukesha Community Technical College. We've just recently found out that Fire Science Students at Gateway Technical College in Racine will be receiving the same benefits coming this fall semester!!! Kudos to Instructor Rick M. for helping to spread solid training methods to those who are able to utilize it to the benefit of their career and, more importantly, help to improve the safety of not only themselves, but the community as well.  
 
Friday, 2/19/2010
Some heavy lifting and a mini-'Cindy'
Strength -

3x5 Deadlifts

3x5 Weighted Dips

Metcon -

10 minute 'Cindy'

As many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of:

5 pull-ups
10 push-ups
15 air squats

<- CrossFit Milwaukee welcomes new member Daryl Brown.

Quote: "Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least." - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Article: Pottenger, Cats, and the Pre-Atkins Diet: http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north70.html

Post thoughts to comments.  
 
 
 
Copyright © 2008 CrossFit Milwaukee | 811 E. Vienna Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Site Designed by IDOC Systems, LLC | All Rights Reserved