Monday, April 1, 2013

Tuesday 4.2.13


MASTERS & REGIONAL ATHLETES
1.  Clean and Jerk
5 x 1, across - heavy

2.  Front Squat 
3 x 2

3.  "Diane"
21-15-9
Deads, 225/155
HSPU



GAMES ATHLETES
1.  Clean and Jerk
5 x 1, across - heavy
2 x 2, moderate

2.  Front Squat 
7 x 2, OTM

3.  "Diane"
21-15-9
Deads, 225/155
HSPU


"This is what the clean and jerk looks like in training: you go into the gym and put a new personal record on the bar. You begin to pull the thing, and in the back of your mind there is a little fucking gremlin that convinces you it is too heavy. With style points, you just pick it up slowly into your hips, 
but you are too chickenshit to go under the bar.

A week goes by, and this time you make up your mind not to look like a nob-head. You get set, pull, finish hard and move under. No chance! The bar shoots your ass back about five feet, sending you crashing into the wall behind you. A few more crashes like this and you are likely to bring the whole damn gym down.
Another week goes by, and this time you pull it, finish hard, and receive it with your elbows up, 
but you fail to stand up.

Two more weeks go by, and this time you pull it, finish hard, receive it and stand up with a struggle. You are so excited at this point you begin to get dizzy, and as you try to jerk you have nothing left in you, so you just dump it off of you and collect yourself as you sit down.

Another week goes by and this time you clean the weight beautifully. You dip and drive the bar to lockout but fail to gain control in the split.

Another two weeks go by, and this time you clean it and jerk it like a champion. Your coach says, “Down,” and with a sense of pride you give the air a double fist pump. The last time you felt this good was when your girlfriend whispered vehemently in your ear, “You are an absolute god in bed.”

Now put on another kilo and do it all over again.
Weeks will eventually turn into months, months into years. Nevertheless, that is weightlifting."

-Donny Shankle, From the CrossFit Journal

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  2. Donny's a deeply poetic man. Lol

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  3. Changed order...

    Metcon 7:32.... not the time I was hoping for, but first time to do Diane with no plates and mats since 2012 Regionals. Finding the positives.

    Clean & jerks... 245-245-235-235-235. Bar quite heavy after the Metcon.

    FS... Skipped, one of those days where you just need to walk away. Bigger battle coming this week.

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  4. 1. 165# Practicing jerks which seem off
    2. 205, 215, 225, forget how to squat it's been so long because of the open.
    3. 5:06, strict form.

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  5. 1. 225,245,245,245 (fail jerk) 245 is a PR so I'm thrilled!
    2. 255, 265, 275. Haven't front squatted heavy ish in a long while!
    3. Diane - 6:33. PR by almost 2 min!

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    1. Video of today's 245lb C&J. Comments are welcome. Thanks!

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    2. http://youtu.be/EKUufPymMGY

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  6. Updated BBB leaderboard:

    http://games.crossfit.com/lboards/result?id=198602

    I added ~15 athletes that I missed previously. If your name is not on there, simply click the 'Copy Leaderboard and Edit' link, add your name, save it as "Built By Bergeron" and repost here.

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    2. Dude! I'm getting beat overall by someone who's only done ONE workout! I really need to step up my game. Thanks for this!

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    3. Haha! That is funny. I can laugh because I'm only 2 spots above him!

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    4. so awesome! thanks for doing this! : )

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  7. Clean and jerk
    120, 125, 127.5, 130, 132.5kg F jerk
    Front squat
    130, 135, 140 x 1
    Diane
    9:20

    4RFT
    Run 400m
    10 deadlifts @ 85kg
    8:38

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  8. 1. 235 across....
    2. 275 across....
    3. Diane. Last time I did this in November (I think) 2:06. Today - 1:48. How is that even possible?? Ben, this shit works. Awesome programming bro!

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  9. 1) Clean and Jerk: 130,135,140,145,150 - tried for 155 (failed) --BUT... Cleans felt great, so I kept going with them. PR - 175!!! Failed at 180 - caught it, but couldn't get up :) Here is the beautiful video of the failed attempt (of course I didn't think to record until then...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F8Bm2bfilk

    2) 175 x2, 180 x2 (Front Squats) - Felt really, really heavy.

    3) 4:48 RX - PR on Diane by about a minute. Did my first 19 HSPU unbroken, YEAH! :) Really wanted that 21, but i'll take it. :)

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    1. Nice job... are you doing the HSPU's strict or kipped?

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    2. Well you know what Coach Burgener says.. Strike when the iron's hot! Nice PR. Great time on Diane too by the way.

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  10. Been following since August. Thanks, Ben!
    Amy Quimby/Melissa Dinsmore
    http://games.crossfit.com/lboards/result?id=199160

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  11. 1. 240 across

    2. 275 for all 3 sets, really sore from Kelly

    3. 3:45 Rx (PR from 4:30 for me)

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  12. In a training class all this week and half of next, cutting into my wod time. And it quite possibly is the lamest class ever. Not feeling very motivated the past few days.

    1. 242.5 across
    2. 264-286-297
    3. 4:11, blah

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  13. Diane - 6:16 PR (from 8:56 - 3/28/12)

    boom!

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  14. 1.) Played around with hand position on the jerk, ended up sticking with the old haha stayed at #225

    2.) #265, 285 , 305

    3.) Wanted to do it but received my adipowers in the mail and I just couldn't resist the urge to snatch...these shoes feel amazing!

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  15. 1. 255# across
    2. Rested legs... Sore
    3. Dianne: 2:57 RXd (PR.. Finally sub 3. Not my favorite wod but happy with it today!)

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  16. M/5'9 140-144# 14 yrs old:

    1: 145 across

    2: "Diane" 4:33 (155...25lb plate and abmat under head for hspu) did same thing a while ago and got 6:30. Didn't do squats to save legs for open

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  17. Diane was a train wreck today for me. I went from 6:45, to 9 and some change. Round of 21 finished in 2 minutes like I had hoped, and I may have just gone too hot out the gate. Moving on...

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  18. 1. Worked up to 255, failed 3 times after I got it.
    2. Started at 265, worked up to 290. Thought it was 300. Felt light for 300. Which makes sense because it wasn't. Math is hard
    3. Thought that swimming just over a mile in the ocean would be good before this, turns out, it's not. At all. Much needed rest.
    4. Got the sand out of my v****a

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  19. Love the Shankle quote....I have a sweet video of Jon North snatching 150 kilos and while he was sitting in the bottom of his setup he randomly yelled out Donny Shankle! Then hit the lift....hilarious
    1. Did the power snatch/full snatch complex- 185#
    2. C&J 5x1 @ 245
    3. 7x2 OTM ft squat @ 265#
    4. Diane 3:24 Rx

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  20. C&J 245 x 3 singles
    Diane 5:13

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  21. 1.) 185-195-205F-205F-205F ect
    185 for 2x2

    2.) 205 across

    3.) 17:45

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  22. - subbed in squat snatches for the barbell work, just stayed light and did a couple singles at 165#

    - Diane, 4:51 (6 sec. PR lol)
    - done with a medium length kip

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  23. 1. 255# across
    2. 275# across
    3. 4:06. Decided to go all kipping today, not even close to my PR, but it was the best I had today. Ready for the announcement and 13.5 Thursday.

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  24. F/S-175
    Dianne 5:36 Rx'd .... It's a PR but my deadlift still sucks

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  25. AQ
    1. Up to 145#
    2. 140
    3. 1:41 PR
    http://youtu.be/YiFaeinMQS0

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  26. 1. 285 across, 255
    2. 340 across
    3. 5:08 HSPUs were slow

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  27. 1. 280 across.

    2. Did overhead squats instead
    225 - 235 - 265

    3. 7:20rx. Last time I did "Diane" I did prescribed weight but handstand push ups were on a box. Came along damn way with this. Gotta love it!

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  28. 1. 116#, jumped up to PR @ 133# failed twice in bottom.
    2. FS 135#
    3. Did Nancy instead, eek, 13:36 (little bit shy of 400m each round), wrists are in REAL bad shape, tweaked them on false grip muscle up attempts.

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  29. Had to skip the oly today. 7:30 Dianne. Just wasn't feeling it for whatever reason. Oh well time to focus on 13.5!

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  30. 1) stayed light, 225
    2) stayed light, 275
    3) 4:51 Rx. PR from 6:25 done in October. 21 HSPU straight then 5/4/3/2/1, then singles. Couple misses in there too

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  31. 1. 285 across. Didn't wanna push the weight, focused on perfect jerks
    2. 315-325-345
    3. 2:20 Rx
    Du's flight simulator because I suck.

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  32. Only had time for "Diane" 8:00 mins even. This sounds bad, but a victory for my HSPU's. They need a LOT more work, but they have come a long way.

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  33. 1) Up to 245
    Didn't have it today so I just continued with a few DL's and HSPU's. Resting up a bit for 13.5

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  34. 1: 215 Stopped after that, still sore after 13.4
    2: 265
    3: 6:58 RX 21-21 unbroken. PR 4:28 RX. Dont know what happend :-/

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  35. 1. 125# across
    2. 135#
    3. 1st time completing "Diane" Rx, I was hoping for a sub 10 & achieved it. 8:57. Moved consistently & damn my head hurt...no abmat & i'm super stoked about my accomplishment today.

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  36. 1. 215
    2. 225
    3. 4:41
    Over 5 minute improvement from last I did Diane on 04/27/12.

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  37. 1. 225-245-245-245-245

    2. 275

    3. 5:48 (lower back cramped bad but still a PR)

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  38. 4/2/13
    Snatched instead because I did 13.4 3 days in a row (and somehow improved every time). Worked up to around 100kg.

    Diane strict 7:56, this went pretty slow on the HSPU 2nd rd

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