Dec 30
Today’s WOD at Crossfit Fairfax: For time: row 1K 30 HSPU’s row 1K Core - 50 GHD Sit ups for time The rowing is hard as fuck, but it’s one area where I am not too far behind the hardcore crossfitters in my class, so I like that. I attempted the 30 hand stand pushups with …
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Dec 28
Today’s WOD at Crossfit Fairfax: AMRAP in 12 minutes of: 6 C2B Pull Ups 8 Push presses (75#/55#) 6 Burpees Core - 40 ABMAT sit ups I STILL don’t have a fucking pullup, much less a C2B (chest to bar) pullup. So once again I scaled down to ring rows. I went as low and vertical …
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Dec 28
Today’s WOD at Crossfit Fairfax: 5 rounds for time of: 10 Front squats 185#/120# 35 double unders Core - 40 reverse hypers My front squats suck, I am only doing 83lbs so that’s something I really need to work on. The double unders were replaced with 70 singles as advised by the trainer who wanted …
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Dec 27
In case you couldn’t tell my my rampant fucking use of profanity, I am a HUGE proponent of freedom of speech, and for that matter freedom in general. That is why I was horribly disappointed to find out that one of my favorite brands, Vibram USA is backing the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) Bill. …
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Dec 23
Due to the holidays both my KFM and my Crossfit classes for the day were cancelled. Rather than do a traditional crossfit type WOD, I made up a brief regimen to work on some of my weak spots. Dynamic Stretching 25 Double Unders (not attempts, successful DU’s) Tabata protocol on exercise bike KFM Shadow drills …
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Dec 22
Several years ago I watched the documentary Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price. This movie reaffirmed what I already knew to be true, Walmart is an evil mother fucker. Most intelligent informed human beings, myself included, already knew that. Nonetheless, this documentary really sinks that fact in and it gives some less obvious examples …
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Dec 21
Today’s WOD at Crossfit Fairfax: AMRAP in 15 minutes of: 25 Double Unders 10 Pull Ups 5 DB Thrusters (45#/25#) Core - 30 GHD Sit ups Today was a bitch, I went to KFM this morning since Friday’s class is cancelled for the holiday and I was a bit sleep deprived as well. My …
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Dec 18
Here’s a super simple recipe I picked up from Men’s Health magazine of all places. the only real changes I made were adding the onions and using the finest ham steak and organic coffee in place of the crappier quality products most typical men’s magazine readers would be using. I also add in some additional …
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Dec 17
Don’t have time to exercise? STFU and give Tabata a try. Yesterday’s Crossfit WOD was my first introduction to the Tabata Protocol. To dumb down what Tabata is, it is a short, high intensity exercise program. To follow it to a tee requires starting with a 5 minute warm up. Then a set of exercises that …
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Dec 16
Today’s WOD at Crossfit Fairfax: Tabata Intervals. Every rep round counts. 8 rounds of each exercise before rotation. HSPU’s T2B Pistols Rowing for calories Today’s WOD was my first ever tabata…..holy fuck! 20 seconds on 10 seconds off sounds so doable…until you are doing it. Tabatas suck! Today was also my first time attempting hand …
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