Sep16
We’ll have an open gym from 10:00am to 12:00pm!!
Come on in and make up a WOD or work on a goat or some skills!
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Jul28
There will not be an open gym Sunday but feel free to come out and help Andy do some paining in the box for time – 3, 2, 1,…GO!
Below are some pictures I took at CrossFit Kandahar – it was about 120 degrees, when we hit our WOD!!
Jul27
In teams of 4 complete
For time
50 Front Squats (95# / 65#)
400m Team Run
40 Kettlebell Swings (1.5 pood / 1 pood)
Two athletes may work at the same time. Every athlete must do 50 front squats. The run is with the entire team. Every athlete must do 40 kettlebell swings. Before the athlete is allowed to begin the squats his/her partner must have his/her weight in a full overhead lock out position. The weight must remain in the overhead lock out position, while the partner performs his/her squats. Once the overhead lock out position is compromised the squats performed no longer count. Once the weight is again in the overhead lock out position the athlete may continue the squats.
Rousedale Farm Update:
The tomatoes are ripening a little at a time and many folks are trying an heirloom tomato for the first time. We have had Cherokee purples and a few Brandywines and mortgage lifters. They aren’t the beautiful perfect tomato that has been picked green and gassed to ripen in transit to your grocery store and tastes like nothing. They have the most incredible fresh tomato taste you can find. We are getting a few more each day.
If you’re still in the blueberry picking mood, the last couple rows of bushes have a lot of berries on them and they seem a little less tart than they were a week ago. Don’t waste time getting over here though, this should be it for blueberries.
Now available along with the tomatoes and blueberries we have,
Green Beans
Zucchini
Potatoes
Turnip
Carrots
Beets
Green Peppers
Jimmy Nardello sweet frying peppers
Onions
Believe it or not, we will begin to plant crops for fall in the next couple of weeks. Things like lettuces, spinach, radish, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, potatoes, etc.
We should have some cantaloupes and honeydews soon.
Don’t forget we will have corn from Friday afternoon through Sunday this weekend.
Jul25
”Fran”
21-15-9 reps for time of:
Thrusters (95# / 65#)
Pull-ups
Food for Thought: Parenting an Athlete: It’s a Razor’s Edge & Implicit Passwords
Jul24
Back Squat
1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Food for Thought: Overtraining Can Kill You: Overtraining Can Kill You: The 3 Stages of Overtraining, Part 1 & The 3 Stages of Overtraining, Part 2
Admin note: Charm City Run hosts CrossFit Bel Air athletes tonight!! Our friends over at Charm City Run have offered a special discount to the current membership of CrossFit Bel Air! As many of you know, Brad, the store manager, brought a great selection of shoes to last Saturday’s WOD for you guys to try on. This Wednesday evening, July 25th starting at 8pm, Charm City Run is offering the CrossFit Bel Air community 15% off of shoe purchases! Brad is excited about CrossFit and participated in the 11:00am Saturday WOD–his first exposure to CrossFit! He and his staff will also train with us Wednesday morning at 8:00am This will help them better understand the needs of you guys and what we CrossFitters are looking for in shoes. Charm City Run now carries Inov-8s, as well as several other minimalist-style shoes ideal for CrossFit. It’s a great opportunity to have some knowledgeable folks help you with shoe selection and fitting, answer any running questions you may have and to meet some great people that are part of the Bel Air fitness community. Don’t miss this opportunity to take advantage of their special offer to us!!
Jul23
Wendler Push Press
week #1: Set #1 is 5 reps @ 65% of your “working” one rep max. Set #2 is 5 reps @ 75%. Set #3 is 5 reps (or more) @ 85%. If you are on week #2: Set #1 is 3 reps @ 70% of your “working” one rep max. Set #2 is 3 reps @ 80%. Set #3 is 3 reps (or more) @ 90%. If you are on week #3: Set #1 is 5 reps at 75% of your “working” one rep max. Set #2 is 3 reps at 85%. Set #3 is 1 rep (or more) @ 95%. If you are on week #4: you are “Deloading”. Set #1 is 5 reps at 40% of your “working” one rep max. Set #2 is 5 reps at 50%. Set #3 is 5 reps at 60% (No max reps)
If you do not have a 1RM established, use this class to find your 1RM Press. IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL 4 WEEKS, START OVER AT WEEK 1 BUT ADD 5 LBS TO YOUR WORKING 1RM PUSH PRESS.
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5-3-1 Wendler Front Squat
If you are on week #1: Set #1 is 5 reps @ 65% of your “working” one rep max. Set #2 is 5 reps @ 75%. Set #3 is 5 reps (or more) @ 85%. If you are on week #2: Set #1 is 3 reps @ 70% of your “working” one rep max. Set #2 is 3 reps @ 80%. Set #3 is 3 reps (or more) @ 90%. If you are on week #3: Set #1 is 5 reps at 75% of your “working” one rep max. Set #2 is 3 reps at 85%. Set #3 is 1 rep (or more) @ 95%. If you are on week #4: you are “Deloading”. Set #1 is 5 reps at 40% of your “working” one rep max. Set #2 is 5 reps at 50%. Set #3 is 5 reps at 60% (No max reps)
If you do not have a 1RM established, use this class to find your 1RM Back Squat. IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL 4 WEEKS, START OVER AT WEEK 1 BUT ADD 10 LBS TO YOUR WORKING 1RM FRONT SQUAT.
Followed by
T M-u:
DUs
SDHP (1.5 pood / 1 pood)
Three Reasons Your Kids Should Try CrossFit by Becca Borawski from Breaking Muscle
As a parent it can be daunting to select activities in which to enroll your child. Sports, dance, or martial arts? What about school? Kids have a lot going on these days and they also have their own opinions about things, too. As the founder of CrossFit LA Kids and therefore having coached kids of all ages in CrossFit on a daily basis I can tell you there are many reasons it is a great discipline for your children. CrossFit can be a great base for kids to carry them into other sports and also develop them as healthy fit human beings.
There are three main areas kids gain from CrossFit:
Physical Benefits – CrossFit is great for kids because of the wide variety of disciplines it involves, from weightlifting to calisthenics to gymnastics. Kids brains are like little sponges, itching to make neurological connections and adaptations. These connections in the brain are made in response to stimuli. The more kids can be exposed to when they are young, the more connections and capacities they develop and retain for the rest of their lives. Think of friends you have who did not play sports growing up, unless they have consciously worked at it as an adult, they are probably still somewhat uncoordinated. On the other hand, people you know who trained regularly in athletics growing up have a capacity to take on new things still as adults and display efficient and effective movement with their bodies.
Emotional Benefits – CrossFit is similar to sports and martial arts in how it can develop children on an emotional level. In my program we work with kids on sportsmanship, leadership, teamwork, listening skills, self-discipline and manners. These are all skills, though not physical, that will help kids become successful later in life. In addition, I see a noticeable difference in the confidence level of children who have been doing CrossFit. As their bodies get fitter and their abilities expand, children generally become more physically active and less self-conscious in other athletic situations. I have also seen children lose considerable amounts of weight, resulting in a major change in body image and a big boost in self-esteem. This is especially important and beneficial in the pre-teen years.
Fitness as a Lifestyle – One of the main reasons I started working with children is because it was important to me to instill the value of fitness at an early age. It is also important to make sure kids find fitness fun – if children grow up associating working out with being something enjoyable and clearly seeing the benefits to their bodies and health, then they are more likely to keep fitness as a priority throughout their lives. Eating healthy becomes a natural and normal choice and being active becomes something they just do. Enrolling kids in an all-encompassing program like CrossFit also shows children health and fitness is something their parents prioritize and want to educate them about.
The benefits of a program like CrossFit Kids can be long lasting for children, both physically and mentally, and it is a great activity for children to get into at any age. At my school, CrossFit Los Angeles, we coach kids from ages 5 to 17. At the younger ages, CrossFit develops their bodies across a broad range of skills. By exposing them to a variety of stimuli therefore their bodies adapt and grow both physically and neurologically. As teenagers, CrossFit is a fun and efficient way for young athletes to develop the strength and conditioning base they need to excel in their sport of choice. CrossFit Kids is not available in all cities, but it is opening up at more and more CrossFit affiliates across the country.
My favorite thing as a CrossFit coach is when a whole family ends up working out together. We have numerous families who are all members of my gym. So maybe when you bring your children to check out a CrossFit class, you might check one out yourself, too. Sharing a love for fitness can be not only a time for your family to bond, but also ensures you more happy healthy years together.
Jul22
”Ricky”
AMRAP in 20 min of:
10 Pull-ups
5 Deadlifts (155# / 105#)
8 Push presses (135# / 95#)
U.S. Army Sergeant William "Ricky" Rudd, 27, of Madisonville, Kentucky, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, based in Fort Benning, Georgia, died on October 5, 2008, from wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire while on a combat patrol in Mosul, Iraq. He is survived by his father William, stepmother Barbara Rudd, step brother Josh, mother Pamela Lam, and sister Elizabeth.
Food for Thought: On the Origin of Homo Grillicus
Rhabdo – check your ego at the door and scale!
