Blog Posts on hand stand push ups
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Apr 8 WOD: Diane by Almost Fit on Apr 8, 2013We did benchmark girl Diane today:21-15-9Dead lifts (225/155)Handstand push upsI used 115 lbs and did pike push ups on an 18" box.My time: 9:24Isabelle and Rachelle came to the 12:30 pm class -- the first time they'd both attended since Open season h...
Mar 11 WOD: Couplet + Wendler by Almost Fit on Mar 11, 2013Strength: Dead liftAnd today marks my fifth cycle.65% x 5 = 5 x 11575% x 5 = 5 x 13085% x 5 = 7 x 150Assistance 1: Kettlebell swings (16 kg)5 x 10Assistance 2: Good mornings1 x 10 x 451 x 10 x 551 x 10 x 652 x 10 x 75WOD10 minutes AMRAP:- 6 dead lift...
Nov 22 WOD: For a good time, call 21-15-9 by Almost Fit on Nov 22, 2012I arrived too late to do the Wendler, but s'okay because we had a SWOD anyway. We were given 10 minutes to work up to 95% of our 1RM front squat, then we had to do 5 sets of 1 rep on the minute. I shared a bar with Helen and we worked our way up to 1...
Nov 13 WOD: Clean and jerk by Almost Fit on Nov 13, 2012As last week, we worked on the clean and jerk for the first part of the WOD today. We were given 15 minutes to work up to our 70-80% 1RM, then we had to do 3 sets of 1 rep each using the same weight.My 1RM for the C&J is 80 lbs, so I used 65 lbs...
Oct 12 WOD: 3-in-1 + Wendler by Almost Fit on Oct 11, 2012Strength: Dead liftsToday is the start of deload week.Warm up: 3 x 5540% x 5 = 5 x 6550% x 5 = 5 x 8060% x 5+ = 15 x 100After that, I practiced doing double unders since the WOD involved doing 20 unbroken DUs. Yeah. Just when I thought I could move o...
Oct 5 WOD: 5 rounds + Wendler by Almost Fit on Oct 4, 2012Strength: Dead liftsSo I was finally able to work on strength today. I was lucky that traffic wasn't so bad even though it's a Friday.Warm up: 3 x 65; 3 x 80; 3 x 10075% x 5 = 5 x 12085% x 3 = 3 x 14095% x 1+ = 3 x 155To think that a few months ago,...
Aug 15 WOD: Mary + Wendler Day 7 by Almost Fit on Aug 14, 2012We don't have work today so I was able to attend the 12:30 pm class. I still went early, though, to work on strength.I'm on my third week of doing Wendler, and Tere and I did dead lifts today.Warm up: 3 x 65; 3 x 85; 3 x 10575% x 5 = 5 x 11585% x 3 =...
Aug 10 WOD: TGIF + Wendler Day 5 by Almost Fit on Aug 9, 2012Three days of no workouts feel like forever. I know I could've done burpees or squats or sit ups at home, but when you're not at the box it's just not the same. I know... excuses!I was supposed to do this strength workout last Wednesday, but the box...
Jul 18 WOD: Mini-Cindy and a surprise by Almost Fit on Jul 17, 2012True to the CrossFit philosophy of preparing people for the "unknown and the unknowable," the coaches had a pleasant surprise for us today. On the site it says we're doing 8 mins AMRAP of:- 5 pull ups- 10 push ups- 15 squatsSo, that's like an 8-minut...
May 14 WOD: The Seven by Almost Fit on May 13, 2012I'm on vacation the whole week so instead of going to the 10 am class, I attended the 12:30 one. I missed the camaraderie in my "Moms' Class," but the people I worked out with today were also cool.Anyway, on to the WOD called The Seven. I know, it so...
