No rest for the wicked
Sunday best.
Pushup test
in twenty minutes perform as many (real push ups, no knees) as you can. Chest must hit ground and elbows must lock out at top of movement.
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Also, for those of you dealing with rips on your hands from the last several weeks, here are a couple videos to take a look at on care and future prevention.
How to take care of calluses on your hands (Here is a link for a pumice stone which is a great inexpensive way to take care of yourself if you don’t already own a dremel)
Taping your hands for pull-ups. There’s a lot of debate on the best way in the box, but here’s one method you can try. The best thing to do is try different things and find what works best for you.
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"Fran" Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of: 95 pound Thruster Pull-ups Graham Holmberg 2:17, Kristan Clever 2:49 (65lbs), Mel Ockerby 2:59 (65lbs), Heather Bergeron 3:10 (65lbs), Miranda Oldroyd 3:19 (65lbs), Kim Malz 3:45 (65lbs), Rebecca Voigt 3:58 (65lbs), Elyse Umeda 6:08 (95lbs). Post time to comments. Compare to 100525. Enlarge image Dave Williams, Denali National Park, Alaska. "As an avid backpacker, I absolutely can not believe how much more I can enjoy myself in the backcountry after training with CrossFit. I hike faster and acclimatize much more easily than I used to." "Dissecting Dave and Nadia: Part 2" with Coach Mike Burgener, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov] Double-unders with Mikko Salo at CrossFit Santa Cruz - video [wmv] [mov] WOD Demo with Miranda Oldroyd - video [wmv] [mov] Graham Holmberg on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov] "Trying to be number one and trying to do a task well are two different things." - Alfie Kohn
"Fran" Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of: 95 pound Thruster Pull-ups Graham Holmberg 2:17, Kristan Clever 2:49 (65lbs), Mel Ockerby 2:59 (65lbs), Heather Bergeron 3:10 (65lbs), Miranda Oldroyd 3:19 (65lbs), Kim Malz 3:45 (65lbs), Rebecca Voigt 3:58 (65lbs), Elyse Umeda 6:08 (95lbs). Post time to comments. Compare to 100525. Enlarge image Dave Williams, Denali National Park, Alaska. "As an avid backpacker, I absolutely can not believe how much more I can enjoy myself in the backcountry after training with CrossFit. I hike faster and acclimatize much more easily than I used to." "Dissecting Dave and Nadia: Part 2" with Coach Mike Burgener, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov] Double-unders with Mikko Salo at CrossFit Santa Cruz - video [wmv] [mov] WOD Demo with Miranda Oldroyd - video [wmv] [mov] Graham Holmberg on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov] "Trying to be number one and trying to do a task well are two different things." - Alfie Kohn
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