Category Archives: Crossfit

BJJ training improving skills and body with $10/day of limited resources

Keith Code of the California Superbike school is famous for using his $10 analogy.    “You have $10, you can spend it on cornering or braking, or some combination of both, but you only have $10”   This very much … Continue reading

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Yoga is a four letter word

Yoga is a four lettered word I hate yoga, I really do.    Picking up and throwing around heavy things is much more my thing. After years of Muscle and Fitness inspired lifting(Hey, it was the 90s), and years of … Continue reading

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F as in Fat Loss, a belt notch too far

TL;DR There is no secret when it comes to fat loss.  The big three of fat loss.  Fix your diet Fix your sleep Intense workouts  A notch too far   I wear the same belt I wore when I was in … Continue reading

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Crossfit, a review 6 months in.

I started crossfit in earnest to enhance my brazilian jiu jitsu training, and six months in or so, I’m posting my take on the good and bad of crossfit. If you haven’t heard of it, crossfit is a new rage … Continue reading

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So I finally decided to join another cult

Things just lined up. I got sick of everyone at my work execu-gym looking at me as I cobbled together the equipment to do solo crossfit workouts. No one cared if I stopped early, didn’t squat to depth or just … Continue reading

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Crossfit, 2012, how I hate thee

Some of the 2012 crossfit workouts I’ve done and hated. 12 minute amrap(As Many Rounds As Possible) Each round: 12 box jumps 6 thrusters with a 95lb bar 6 burpees Total: 5 rounds 14 reps, but I may have done … Continue reading

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Crossfit Hell, more of the I hate Jon Roof series

Yesterday’s workout. For Time: Row 1000 meters 50 Thrusters with a 45lb bar (http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFit_BBThrusters.mov) 30 pullups 9m 44 seconds, I was in competition with a 3 toed sloth, we pulled even. But wait, there’s more. Bottom to Bottom Tabata squat … Continue reading

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Fix what’s broken, stop living with it

I have had a bad habit over time of ignoring injuries and continuing with what I’m doing. I went 4 years with a right elbow that couldn’t bend more than 90 degrees, learning to work around it. Trying to flex … Continue reading

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Crossfit hell: “Jackie” part of the “I hate Jon Roof” series.

Jon Roof: good friend, excellent crossfitter. Jon is great at giving me horrible best-of-crossfit workouts that suit my fitness goals and whatever my current limitations might be. Today’s fresh hell: “Jackie” For overall time: Row 1,000 meters 50 Thrusters with … Continue reading

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