“Chelsea” Each minute on the minute for 30 minutes: 5 pull-ups 10 push-ups 15 squats Earlier this month, Tosh tackled the Tahoe 200. The Tahoe 200 is a 205 mile run event with 70,234 ft of elevation change that must be completed within 100 hours. It’s the real deal. Sometime after he finished he posted...Read More
Hang Power Clean 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 Today you have 7 chances at hitting a new heavy hang power clean. The names of the Oly lifts describe how they’re executed. A movement from the “hang” position is a movement that begins with the bar hanging from the arms, and more specifically, hanging from the arms above the knee....Read More
Team Series Event 3 5 minutes of rowing 5 minutes of push presses There is no rest between exercises. Men use 115 lb. Women use 80 lb. Some of you have noticed that Nicole and Eric weren’t around much this week. Don’t worry, they haven’t left us, only stepped out for a short break until...Read More
Team Series Event 2 For time: 100 double-unders 25 toes-to-bars 25 deadlifts 50 box jump overs Men use 225 lb. for deadlifts and a 24-in. box. Women use 155 lb. for deadlifts and a 20-in. box. Ladies of Roots, only 3 days remain to order from the custom Roots/Shebeest collection. Haven’t had a chance to...Read More
Reminder: Deadline for pre-ordering the Roots/Shebeest Collection is this Sunday, 9/25. ORDER HERE “15.5” 27-21-15-9 reps for time of: Row (calories) Thrusters 95/65# This is part of your yearly benchmark series. Log your score! Fall is my favorite time of year. Temps run a little cooler, leaves start to change color, and life just seems...Read More
21-15-9 reps for time of: Bar-facing-burpees Overhead squats Chest-to-bar pull-ups Men use 95 lb., Women use 65 lb. “Consistency in performing skills is the key to developing greater static and dynamic kinesthesia (or movement). As humans we like to focus on our best (and videotape it) and push the worst out of your mind. Instead,...Read More
4x800m run 800m is a distance that can take just long enough to run your mid-engine (the glycolysis pathway) system to “E” and begin to tap into your long-engine (aerobic pathway). We’ll time out the rest today so that you’re only partially recovered allowing you to further tap into your aerobic capacity and ability to recover. The...Read More
Overhead Squat 5-5-5-5-5 In Katy Bowman’s book, Move Your DNA, she discusses captive whales and how many eventually develop what scientists have termed Flaccid Fin Syndrome (FFS). We’ve all seen the captive whales with the bent-over dorsal fins. Marine scientists have concluded that the mechanical environment of captivity does not introduce the same types of...Read More
“Nickman” With a 55-lb. and 35-lb. dumbbell, 10 rounds for time of: 200-meter farmers carry with both dumbbells 35-lb. weighted pull-ups, 10 reps 55-lb. dumbbell power snatches, 20 reps, alternating arms Are you as excited as I am to watch the 2016 CF Games Documentary?! In a lot of ways I like watching the Games...Read More
“Elizabeth” 21-15-9 reps for time of: Clean 135/85# Ring dips This is part of your yearly benchmark series. Log your score! How about a little light reading for a Saturday? Leave the sugar out of your coffee too. Sugar industry funded research to cast doubt on sugar’s health hazards, report saysRead More
