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In my last post on my CrossFit Sectionals NorCal Training Log I talked about why I was doing the sectionals, my goals, etc. That was a little over one week ago, and since then I’ve been working out pretty hard. Here’s what I’ve done: Saturday 2010-01-02 Training at home. Four rounds for time: 30 Kettlebell [...]

I’ve signed up as an athlete in the CrossFit Games 2010 Sectionals NorCal. I’d consider myself an intermediate level CrossFitter at this point – able to complete all the WODs in a reasonable time – but certainly nothing compared to the guys at the top. Why I’m doing the Sectionals Great Team Mostly, I’m going [...]

Back in Febuary 2009, I got my set of gymnastics rings from Ringtraining.com [affiliate link]. That was at the time when I started thinking that I would like to be able to do a muscle-up. Some of you may remember my post on strength training with gymnastics rings. For those of you who aren’t familiar [...]

One of my weaknesses in CrossFit has been in the strength department. Of course, the only way to improve is to practice. I’m pretty happy now with the basic Power lifts – having gone from a beginner’s deadlift of about 140lbs in December 2008 to lifting 370lbs (at 165lbs body weight) in June 2009! With [...]

I saw a lot of this lift at the CrossFit NorCal Qualifier over the weekend. One of the workouts was: For time: Row 500m 30 Burpees 10 Shoulder-to-Overhead (Men: 165#, Women: 95#) It’s up to you to decide on the technique to employ for the shoulder-to-overhead movement (shoulder press, push press, push jerk, etc.). Efficient [...]