Perfect the push-up
Monday, February 25, 2008
The push-up: so simple, yet often done incorrectly. Here is a great primer from Crossfit on proper push-up form. Check it out!
Here's a link to a story that ran in the LA Times about the effectiveness of homeopathic aids in warding off colds. "Strong Dose of Belief helps, too"
Take it outside
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Today was another beautiful day so we warmed up with some kettlebell drills then we hit the streets. Everyone grabbed a partner then did med ball passes around the block. Everyone got a chance to work on kipping pull-ups and muscle-ups before we started the workout of the day
Workout was:
5 rounds
Each round is 3 minutes long with a continuously running clock. Spend one minute at each station then rest 3 minutes between rounds
1 minute of kettlebell swings
1 minutes of dumbbell thrusters
1 minute of slam ball
Cooking Light Magazine has voted Portland, Oregon as the number 2 city that best personifies what the magazine stands for. To read more click on the link. Cooking Light healthiest cities
Why exercise?
Friday, February 22, 2008
Tonight we had some time to play before the workout. Everyone did a few sets of pull-ups, l-sits, muscle-ups and ring pull-ins.
workout was:
5 one arm swings
5 one arm snatches
10 push-ups
On another note here is a great post from Mark's Daily Apple to remind us why we need to stay healthy. The next time you ask yourself why you exercise or watch what you eat remember these top 10 reasons.
First Pull-Up!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Congratulations to Susan on her first pull up! It was a dead hang pull-up,
once she masters her kip there's no stopping her!
Todd and Mark deadlifting.
Jeff hit a new personal record with 265
Mark also hit a new pr with 275. He made it look easy!
Great burpee push-ups from Jeff and Todd
Meg and Devon powering through wall ball
Tonight everyone started with 7 sets of 3 deadlifts trying to increase the load with each set. Then we did a mini met con.
Workout was:
4 rounds
5 burpees
10 wall ball
Interval workout
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tonight everyone rowed one hard 500 meter row to get a baseline for the record board. Then we did 2 sets of turkish get-ups, wall walks, push-ups and dips. Great job to Katje on her first group class.
Workout was:
40 sec on/ 20 sec off
3 rounds
renegade lunges
med ball clean
pull-ups/ band pull-ups
superplank
overhead med ball walk
figure 8 to a hold