Sunday 12.1.13

Drew and Samantha, both competitors, got engaged!

Rest Day.

Saturday 11.30.13

Simon Paquette

Half Marathon Row:  3rd Place

Burden Run:  4th Place

Registered Athlete in the Competitor's Competition

2014 REGIONAL & GAMES ATHLETES

1.  3 RFT:
7 Snatches, 135/95
21 GHDSU

rest 20 minutes

2.  3 RFT:
7 Hang Power Cleans, 155/105
21 Box Jumps, 24/20" - games standards

rest 20 minutes

3.  3RFT:
7 Thrusters, 115/80
21 KBS, 53/35

2014 OPEN ATHLETES
Teams of two complete the following:
AMRAP 15:
5 Snatches, 115/80
10 Wall Balls, 20/14
One athlete completes a full round, while the other rests.

Here is the Challenge...

"GODZILLA"

3 RFT:

1 Legless Rope Climb, 15'

2 Snatches, 225/145

3 Back Squats, 365/245

4 Parallette HSPU, 13" to the top of parallette.

Beat Jon Pera's time of 8:12
Email max@crossfitnewengland with a YouTube video of you doing "Godzilla".

If everything checks out I will comp your registration fee to
The Competitor Competition on Jan. 24-25th at Reebok One.

Friday 11.29.13

Competing in the Competitors Competition.

2014 REGIONAL & GAMES ATHLETES

1. Pull
5RM Deadlift

2.  Odd Lift/Object
10RM Close Grip OHS - with an empty bar, see how close your can get your hands together as you complete a set of 10 OHS.  If you can get your thumbs to touch start adding weight and see how much weight you can do for 10.

3.  Metcon
Teams of two:
One athlete does a full round, while the other rests.
2 Deads, 405/285 + 2 Bar Muscle ups
4 Deads, 365/255 + 4 Bar Muscle ups
6 Deads, 335/235 + 6 Bar Muscle ups
8 Deads, 315/225 + 8 Bar Muscle ups
10 Deads, 275/185 + 10 Bar Muscle ups
One barbell.  Change weights after each round.

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4.  Core
Accumulate 3 minutes in a static GHDSU hold - Same GHD set up as GHDSU.  Hold torso parallel to ground face up.

2014 OPEN ATHLETES

1.  Metcon
AMRAP 8
Teams of two complete an ascending Ladder (3.6.9.12.15..) of:
Deadlift 275/185
Strict C2B Pull ups
One athlete does a full round, while the other rests.

2.  Skills
AMRAP 2:  Double unders
rest 1 minute
AMRAP 2:  Double unders

Thursday 11.28.13

Happy Turkey Day to all you Monsters out there!

2014 REGIONAL & GAMES ATHLETES

1.  Snatch Balance
you choose load and reps

2.  "Murph"
1 mile Run
100 Pull ups
200 Push ups
300 Squats
1 mile Run
You can break up the pull ups, push up and squats as needed, but you must start and end with the 1-mile runs.

2014 OPEN ATHLETES

"Murph"
1 mile Run
100 Pull ups
200 Push ups
300 Squats
1 mile Run
You can break up the pull ups, push up and squats as needed, but you must start and end with the 1-mile runs.

Wednesday 11.27.13

Willem Van der Merwe, Table Top Mt. South Africa.

Recovery Day

Kevin Montoya's Hurdle Hops.  Boy's got ups.

Tuesday 11.26.13

Conor Murphy.

2014 REGIONAL & GAMES ATHLETES

1. Plyometric
6 sets of 4 Facing Hurdle Hops

2.  Pull 
2 Rep Heavy Deadlift from the knees - set bar on plates or pins, so the bar starts at the knee cap.

3.  20 Rep Benchmark
20 Rep Max Snatch

4.  Metcon
EMOMx30
Odd:  15 Burpees
Even:  15 Cals on rower

5.  Accessory Partner Pulling
For time:
With a partner, one athlete completes a full set while the other rests:
Each athlete completes 2 sets of 20 Stiff Leg Sumo Dead, 185/135
Each athlete completes 2 sets of 20 Stiff Leg Dead, 185/135
Each athlete completes 2 sets of 20 Romanian Dead, 185/135
Every rep should be as explosive as possible - aggressively bring hips to bar.

2014 OPEN ATHLETES

1.  Metcon
EMOMx30
Odd:  15 Burpees
Even:  15 Cals on rower

2.  Skills
10x10 slow OHS, 45/35 - work positioning and technique.  

Monday 11.26.13

2014 REGIONAL & GAMES ATHLETES

1. Snatch
3 x 1 across around 90%

2.  Clean and Jerk Ladder
Men: Start at 225 and add 10# every minute
Women:  Start at 135 and add 5# every minute

3.  Back Squats
10x3 across

4.  Gymnastic Benchmark
Max unbroken Muscle ups

5.  Metcon
For time:
100 Double unders
10 Muscle ups
20 Squat Clean Thrusters, 155/105
10 Muscle ups
100 Double unders

2014 OPEN ATHLETES

1. Metcon
For time:
100 Double unders
10 Muscle ups
20 Squat Clean Thrusters, 155/105
10 Muscle ups
100 Double unders

2.  Clean and Jerk
Snatch, 3x1 across heavy but not max

3.   Back Squats
5x3 across

Sunday 11.25.13

Bring in the New Year, CrossFit Style.

Info and Tickets.

Rest Day.

Make plans on being here for New Year's (The Verve Hotel).  

The next morning we will do a WOD at CNFE and then do brunch.  

Location for the CFNE New Year's Eve Party.

Saturday 11.24.13

Michele Letendre.

2014 REGIONAL & GAMES ATHLETES

"Willy"
3RFT:
800m Run
5 Front Squats, 225/155 - from the floor
200m Run
11 C2B Pull ups
400m Run
12 KBS, 2 pood/1.5 pood

2014 OPEN ATHLETES
"Willy"
3RFT:
800m Run
5 Front Squats, 225/155 - from the floor
200m Run
11 C2B Pull ups
400m Run
12 KBS, 2 pood/1.5 pood

Friday 11.22.13

Jake Thorp.

2014 REGIONAL & GAMES ATHLETES

1.  Metcon
Tabata - 8 Rounds of :20 work, :10 rest at each station:
Row, for Cals
BJ, 24/20 - Games Standards
DB Push Press, 45/30
Dead lift, 225/155
complete all 8 rounds of rowing before moving to box jumps, and so on...  Score is total reps for each station.  Report scores as follows:
Row: 60
BJ: 77
PP: 64
DL: 48

2.  4 RFT:
40m Prowler, bodyweight
8 Burpees

3.  Core
A.  5x20 Alternating 1-arm Ring Extensions (10/arm)
B.  5x10 Double Ring Extensions
Demo Video of both movements

2014 OPEN ATHLETES

1.  Metcon
Tabata - 8 Rounds of :20 work, :10 rest at each station:
Row, for Cals
BJ, 24/20 - Games Standards
DB Push Press, 45/30
Dead lift, 225/155
complete all 8 rounds of rowing before moving to box jumps, and so on...  Score is total reps for each station.  Report scores as follows:
Row: 51
BJ: 77
PP: 64
DL: 48

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