Thursday, 8.20.15

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TEST 1 – POWER ATHLETE UPPER MFT

Amateur 1. Find 3 RM Bench Press 2. Rest 5-15 minutes 3. 1 x max reps @ 87.5% of 3 RM Bench Press

Collegiate 1. Find 1 RM Bench Press 2. Rest 5-15 minutes 3. 1 x max reps @ 85% of 1 RM Bench Press

TEST 2 – HORIZONTAL STRENGTH

Amateur 1. Bent Over Rows - 1 x max reps with 87.5% of 3 RM Bench Press

Collegiate 1. Bent Over Rows - 1 x max reps with 85% of 1 RM Bench Press

TEST 3 - UPPER MUSCULAR ENDURANCE

1. Perform 100 reps of Deficit Push Ups as quickly as possible.

TEST 4 - LATT

5 x 30 seconds max effort sprint for calories (2 minutes rest) (if time allows)

Tuesday, 8.18.15

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Test 1: Power, Strength

All Levels Power Clean 1RM

Test 2: Explosiveness/Speed

Timed 10yd Sled Push @2x BW

Test 3: Death By Ball Slam

Every 30 seconds perform: 2 Power Cleans @ 75% of 1RM 1 Ball Slam *** Every 30 second interval increase by 1 Ball Slam *** Continue on until you are unable to complete the give rep scheme *** Score will be total Reps

Monday, 8.17.15

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TEST 1 – Jump Test

1RM Box Jump Consecutive Broad Jumps - 3

TEST 2 – POWER ATHLETE MFT

Amateur

1. Find a 3 RM Squat 2. Rest 15 minutes 3. 1 x max reps @ 87.5% of 3 RM Squat

Collegiate

1. Find a 1 RM Squat 2. Rest 15 minutes 3. 1 x max reps @ 85% of 3 RM Squat

TEST 3 – STRICT PULL UP

1. Warm up as needed 2. Perform one set of max reps of body weight Strict Pull Ups. For each rep to count you must come to full extension at the bottom of the movement and get a full head over the bar (not just your chin).

Programming Week 9 of 9 – Monday 8.17.15 – Sunday 8.22.15

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[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][accordion][accordion_item title="Things coming soon at CrossFit South Bend"]Things coming soon at CrossFit South Bend This isn't really a thing coming soon, but its an interesting video.- Wisdom Classes-Mobility Class: Upcoming Weekly Mobility Schedule through July Classes-August Fundamentals Begins Tuesday August 4th! Details here Events- Free CrossFit South Bend Grocery Store Tour at Whole Foods Stories- Katie B's Story News-There will be no more childcare as of August 15th. On a related note, Parents come get your toys! BRING A FRIEND DAY- Whole Foods Bring a Friend Day – August 22nd -STUDENT WELCOME WEEK! FREE Student Welcome Week August 31st – September 6th Click for Details[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Monday 8.17.15"]Monday 8.17.15 A. 15-20 minutes to find your heaviest weight of the complex. Take 3-5 sets to get there. Lower Body Primal Mash Up 4 DB Front Squats + 4 Lunges + 4 Step Ups + 4 Reverse Lunges + 4 DB Front Squats B. 12 Min AMRAP Max Effort Handstand Push Ups 200m every time that you break Notes: This Primal mashup can be hard to wrap your head around, just ghost through it a few times without any dumbbells to get a nice groove going. TRY just try,as much as you can, to not use your back leg to assist in the step ups. Handstand push ups in a workout?! I can do like...3, lets RX THIS! No.Stop. You can kip them, you can strict them, but once you get fatigued and your reps are falling below 5's, its time to move it back to the scaling behind it. I don't want you flailing to get up, and then not having enough strength to control the descent, thus ramming your neck into the ground, don't break your neck, or your arms, or your legs...I know some of you are accident prone... Your scaling options for this workout are... HSPU Scaling Options (1) HSPU (2) Toes on a Box (3) Push Ups If you get the the point where you cannot handle your current scaling, step back a bit during the workout, don't run 200m, get back in and grind out one painful handstand push up. If you can't hit 5s, move back. You know what else I hate?! Watching someone perform incline push ups on the HSPU on a box scaling. make sure to push your head through like this.    
[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Tuesday 8.18.15"]Tuesday 8.18.15 5 Rounds 5 Plate Pushes 10 Pull Ups 15 Alternating Sandbag Shouldering 60/40lbs Note: The distance for the plate pushes...well, you don't need to know about that, you'll find out when you get in. The pull ups can be kipped. If you don't know how to kip, we will be throwing in some skill work here and there during class when it comes around. Want to accelerate the process? Get some 30 minute skill sessions and we will crush it. Go heavy on the sandbag shouldering, just deal with it. [/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Wednesday 8.19.15"]Wednesday 8.19.15 A. 3x Max Ring Rows at the low Rep Progression B. 4 minutes Jump Rope (Singles) 1 minute rest 4 minutes Rowing for calories 1 minute rest 4 minutes Sled Drag 1-2 45lb plates @25 yard trips 1 minute rest 4 minutes No Push Up Burpees Notes: You know the drill with the low rep progression, keep tracking this and moving along. As for the workout, try to find a pace you can consistently work at, I want some smooth long cardio on this one. Scoring this one...how about total repetitions? just add em up, add em alllllll up.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Thursday 8.20.15"]Thursday 8.20.15 A. Squat, Base this off of a 1RM weight, for those within the last two months of completing Fundamentals - work up to a heavy 5 50% x4 60% x4 70% x2 80% x1 85% x1 90% x1 92.5-95% x1 B. 8 Rounds of 30sec to Perform Pro Shuttle (5yd.10yd.5yd) Max Ball Slams with remaining time Rest 15 seconds between rounds Note: We will be hitting a 1rm this coming week, so use these percentages and make sure you don't have any fails, you can't always feel amazing in the gym, but with that being said, even if you are feeling great at 95%, pull the reins and get ready to plan out next weeks PR attempt. For the workout, this is always a little funny to watch, because you'll be alternating the side you are facing at the top of each round. You may not get it now, but you'll figure it out...[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Friday 8.21.15"]Friday 8.21.15 A. 15 minutes to work to a Overhead Squat 2RM B. 15.12.9 Single Arm DB Row (each arm) Chin Ups C. Extra Credit 4 Rounds 1 minute on, 1 minute off Max Banded Tricep Extension Note: Iffffff your overhead mobility sucks, I'd like to perhaps see some Snatch Push Presses, if even that is pretty shoddy, lets go ahead and work to a Front Squat 2rm. Don't push it if you don't have the mobility to do so. For the workout today, Its kind of a bicep burner, if you have to switch weights mid workout, go ahead and do so, but if you want to stick to a nice heavy weight the whole time you are going to have to rest a bit. And who doesn't like some Friday jacked street work? Lets even out those biceps with some tricep extensions - so drink some power thirst  get your favorite body building fanny pack. Make your sleeves explode off of your shirt.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Saturday 8.22.15"]Saturday 8.22.15 WHOLE FOODS BAFD   I will post this wod very soon, how convenient though? you might as well plan  your grocery shopping for this day as well, you know...since we will be there anyway.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Sunday 8.23.15"]Sunday 8.23.15 "Randy" 75 Snatches at 75/55[/accordion_item][/accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Katie B. – My First Whole 30 at Crossfit South Bend

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[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][image type="none" float="none" info="none" info_place="top" info_trigger="hover" src="12599"][image type="none" float="none" info="none" info_place="top" info_trigger="hover" src="12600"][image type="none" float="none" link="true" info="none" info_place="top" info_trigger="hover" src="12737" href="http://crossfitsouthbend.com/nutrition-prices/"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][text_output]I decided to give the Whole 30 a shot after trying to exercise and diet on my own and not getting the results I wanted.  I had my fourth child and the weight wasn't coming off as easily as with the first 3. I was starting to get very frustrated.  I was skeptical that the Whole30 would work because I was limiting my calories and exercising regularly and it wasn't working, why should something that allows me to eat as much as I needed to be full as well as eat potatoes, and bacon give me the results I so desperately wanted.  Boy was I wrong! Although implementing parts of the Whole30 were more difficult than I had anticipated, others were not.  I thought I could never live without my flavored creamer in my coffee but I do not need it anymore.  It took some doing but I found a coffee that I enjoyed without it and haven't looked back.  Even my husband didn't think I could give the creamer up! Finding Whole30 approved condiments was something I thought would be difficult but it was really easy. If I couldn't find it, I either tried to make it or we did without. I did struggle with giving up sugar entirely because I have a major sweet tooth.  I came up with ways around it and am finding I don't miss sugar so much anymore. The cooking is another thing I struggled with at first.  I was so used to using prepped and processed foods that I stayed away from a lot of recipes that required a lot of ingredients.  I broke down and tried many of them and found they were worth the work involved.  I still know that if I am short on time, I need to have easy prep recipes and there are plenty of them!  I also found myself being more willing to use herbs and spices I haven't used in the past and enjoying them. The Whole30 has given more energy, a better mood, and less stomach upset. I am able to button the jeans I wore before getting pregnant with my fourth child, I can't wear them comfortably yet but I am pleased! I wasn't able to even pull them on before the Whole30. I am getting into a routine with meal planning and prepping as well as being more informed about what really is healthy food and what I thought was healthy food.  I am slowly transitioning my children to a Whole30 way of eating and they are coming around and starting to ask for fruits and veggies as snacks instead of candy, cookies, and chips. After the Whole30 is complete, I am hoping to continue to eat healthy, natural foods the majority of the time.  I want to continue to lose the baby weight and get stronger.  I really, really want to be able to have a dessert at a special occasion and say, "that was tasty but I don't like the way I feel, I think I will wait until the next birthday, wedding, or holiday to eat something similar." I want to instill in my family what healthy eating really looks like and when it is okay to deviate from that. Through the Whole30, I have realized that I am a very emotional eater and what I choose to eat is very much causing me to struggle not only with weight but mood issues, and fatigue. Through participating in the Whole30 I learned to recognize this about myself and I found some other way to handle the stress; crossfit (my newfound passion!), going for a walk, playing with my kids or dogs, reading, and maybe even eating a piece of fruit. I am feeling happier, healthier and more energetic than I have for a long time! And my family is noticing it! Katie Braaksma[/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Monday 8-17-15

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***Max out day is Wednesday this week!! No class Saturday due to the Whole Foods Bring-a-Friend Day at 9 and 11am!*** A. Snatch - hit one set every 1:45-2:00 for 25min (approximately 10-12 lifts). Work up to 80-85% of where you intend to end on Wednesday. In between sets, we will be drilling pulling from the hang with PVC pipes/empty bars.  B. Clean and jerk - same as part A C. 2 rounds - 10 jumping squats, 10 V-ups, 10 push-ups, 10 KB swings. Go through this at a conversational pace. Take note of any mobility issues you need to tend to before Wednesday!