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Posted by: Luke

REMINDER: FRIDAY STRENGTH  CLASSES START TODAY @ 5:30

Hero week – DANNY

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“Danny” 20 minute AMRAP: 30 box jumps (24”/18″) 20 push press (115/75 lbs) 30 pull-ups Oakland SWAT Sergeant Daniel Sakai, age 35, was killed on March 21, 2009 in the line of duty along with fellow officers Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Mark Dunakin, and Officer John Hege. Daniel is survived by wife Jenni and daughter [...]

“Flex” Those Muscles

Posted by: Luke

The intense hero WOD’s programmed this week and the resulting soreness I know we are all feeling serves as a perfect backdrop for bringing up every CrossFitter’s favorite tenant, flexibility.   The CrossFit Journal Article by Roger Harrell, Stretching and Flexibility, points out that flexibility does not come with strength training but that in fact strength [...]

Hero week – Hansen

Posted by: Luke

“Hansen” Five rounds: 30 reps, 2 pood Kettlebell swing 30 Burpees 30 sit-ups (25/10lb plate) Marine Staff Sgt Daniel Hansen died February 14th in Farah Providence, Afghanistan when an IED he was working on detonated. Daniel is survived by his mother Sheryll, his father Delbert, his younger sister Katie, and his twin brother Matthew (also [...]

Hero week – GRIFF

Posted by: Luke

“Griff” Run 800 meters Run 400 meters backwards Run 800 meters Run 400 meters backwards In honor of USAF SSgt Travis L. Griffin, 28, who was killed April 3, 2008 in the Rasheed district of Baghdad by an IED strike to his vehicle. Travis is survived by his son Elijah.

Water

Posted by: Luke

Water, The importance of it in your diet is not a debate. “Drink some”. How much water however is. In my training lifetime I have heard everything from eight 8oz glasses to 3x gallons a day. Personally my goal is to drink 1x gallon a day. Not through coffee, tea or juice but a strict gallon of water. [...]

MidWestern Sectional WOD 1

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Warm-Up: Burgener Clean Warm-up WOD: “THE AIR FORCE WOD” For time: 20 Thrusters 20 Sumo deadlift high pulls 20 Push jerks 20 Overhead squats 20 Front squats Men will use a 95lb barbell. Women will use 65lbs. Each athlete must do four burpees at the beginning of every minute before moving on to the barbell [...]

WHIP IT

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Warm-up: 500m row Burgener Clean Warm-up (w/ med ball) Skill: Med Ball Clean WOD: 3 Rounds (21, 15, 9 rep count) Burpee 400m run 1 arm KB snatch* *Walk 15m with KB overhead before switching arms