Regular Class WOD Local Comps WOD
2″ Deficit Deadlift – 5 x 2 – heavy as possible+

2a) RDL – 3 x 8, rest as needed

2b) Band Face Pulls – 3 x AMAP, rest as needed

+

3 Rounds

5 Front Squat – 50% of DL 1RM

15 Deadlifts – same weight

30 Wallball

Run 200m

Rest 2min

 

Position 2 Hang Clean (hip) + 1 Push Jerk – 7 x 2 +2-Stop Snatch Pull (knee & hip) – 7 x 2

+

2″ Deficit Deadlift – 5 x 2 +

2a) RDL – 4 x 8, rest 10sec

2b) Weighted Muscle Up – 4 x 3, rest 10sec

2c) Band Face Pulls – 4 x AMAP, rest 60sec

 

 

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Green Monster Meatloaf -by DCCF/Darkside Member: Jessica Grace

This dish is very easy to make is great for a lunch or on the go meal. Lots of green vegetables in the beef gives you all you need in terms of veggie nutrients for that meal. The great thing about this meatloaf dish, well actually two things, first you can change out the vegetables for others for variety and second, the topper is mustard based, say goodbye to the standard sugary Mom’s ketchup and BBQ sauce topper!

Ingredients Meatloaf 1 lb Grass Fed Ground Beef 1 Package Frozen Chopped Spinach 1 Package of Frozen Sweet Peas 1 Clove of Garlic 1/2 Cup Vegetable Stock 1/2 Yellow Onion 1 tsp Paprika 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder Dash of Red Pepper Flake Salt & Pepper

Sauce Dijon Mustard Cilantro Jalapeno

Tools – Blender, Glass Baking Dish, Bowl, Measuring Cups

Directions 1. Preheat your oven to 375.

2. Defrost your packaged spinach by putting it in the microwave for about two minutes. When you remove it try to squeeze out as much of the liquid as possible.

3. Grab your peas, garlic clove and veggie stock. Put all the peas in the blender, with the garlic, a couple pinches of salt and pepper and pour in a little of the veg stock. The liquid is used to help the peas liquify. Helpful tip – the peas will get stuck and stop turning – rather than adding more liquid which will make your meatloaf runny, take a spoon and very carefully “help the blender”. Do this by helping to stir the top part of the peas while the blender is going – help the blender keep that centrifugal force but don’t get your spoon caught in the blades! You should see the middle of the contents keep moving in a downward motion to the blades – that’s centrifugal force.

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4. In a bowl put your meatloaf spices and seasonings. Add your beef, strained spinach and the pea puree.  Use your hands to toss the mixture.

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5. Take your glass baking dish and put the meatloaf in.

6. For your sauce dice up your cilantro finely, mince your Jalapeno and add in as much or as little mustard as you like. Mustard can over power a dish, so I like to do a very light layer over top of the meat.

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7. Bake for 45 mins to 1 hr. Depending on the depth of your glass baking dish. Cut into a piece to test for doneness (no red or pink).

8. Drain off any excess liquids.

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Regular Class WOD Local Comps WOD
Press – 2 x 8 (heavy as possible for 8 reps; rest then repeat)

+ “Double Under Cindy”

AMRAP 20

5 Pullups

10 Pushups

15 Squats

20 Double Unders

+ 50 Barbell Ab Rollouts

 

Drop Snatch – 4 x 3

+ Push Press – 4 x 3

+ Press – 2 x 8 (heavy as possible for 8 reps; rest then repeat)

+ “Double Under Cindy” AMRAP 20

5 Pullups

10 Pushups

15 Squats

20 Double Unders

+ 50 Barbell Ab Rollouts

 

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Regular Class WOD Local Comps WOD
3sec Pause Front Squat 5 x 2 – heavy as possible + 2a) Power Clean (or Hang Power Clean depending on skill) – work on technique – 8 x 2, rest as needed2b) Sled Drag Walk – 8 x 25ft – heavy as possible, rest as needed

+ OTM for 3min 3 Power Clean – 155/65lbs

5 Power Clean – 155/65lbs

7 Power Clean – 155/65lbs

Rest 1min

OTM for 3min

7 Power Clean – 155/65lbs

5 Power Clean – 155/65lbs

3 Power Clean – 155/65lbs

-when finished, immediately perform:

3 sets of AMAP Knees to Elbows rest as needed b/t efforts (don’t overextend your lower back!)

Rest

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Regular Class WOD Local Comps WOD
3 Rounds1min Max Wallballs

1min Max Power Cleans – 115/65lbs

1min Max Box Jumps – 24/20″ – (step down)

1min Max Shoulder to Overhead – 115/65lbs

Run 200m 3min Rest

+ 2a) Pendlay Row – 4 x 8, rest as needed

2b) Band Pull Apart – 4 x 10, rest 30sec

 

Split Jerk – 7 x 2+

3 Rounds

1min Max Wallballs

1min Max Power Cleans – 115/65lbs

1min Max Box Jumps – 24/20″ – (step down)

1min Max Shoulder to Overhead – 115/65lbs Run 200m 3min Rest

+ 3a) Pendlay Row – 6 x 8, rest as needed

3b) Deficit Strict HSPU – 6 x AMAP, rest 30sec

3c) Band Pull Apart – 6 x 10, rest 30sec

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Regular Class WOD Local Comps WOD
Deadlift – 2 x 8 (Drop and reset each rep.)

+ 10 Rounds 2 Snatch – 115/65lbs

2 Thruster – 115/65lbs

2 Front-Loaded Step-Ups – 1l/1r – 115/65lbs Rest 60sec

+ 3a) Partner GHR – 3 x 8, rest as needed

3b) Barbell Rotary Landmine – 3 x 10, rest as needed (Giving these a shot. Use as much weight as possible. Refer to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMP8fd2tRHkif these are new to you.)

 

2 High Hang Snatch Pull

+ 1 High Hang Snatch – 4 x 2

+ Pause Snatch (below knee) – 4 x 3

+ Sumo Deadlift – 2 x 8

+ 15 Rounds 2 Snatch – 135/75lbs

2 Thruster – 135/75lbs

2 Front-Loaded Step-Ups – 1l/1r – 135/75lbs Rest 60sec

+ 5a) Weighted GHR – 3 x 8, rest as needed

5b) Barbell Rotary Landmine – 3 x 10, rest as needed

 

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Regular Class WOD Local Comps WOD Regionals WOD
3 Rounds AMRAP 4 Run 100m 7 Deadlift – 185/115lbs 14 DB/KB Snatch – 7l/7r – 70/40lbs Rest 3min 

If you missed any tests this week, please make those up today. Otherwise, do the workout above. Also, if you did not add your bodyweight next to your CF Total numbers on the whiteboard, please do so today!!*

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Regular Class WOD Local Comps WOD Regionals WOD
Thursday Tests(feel free to do these in any order) 

1. Plank for Max Time

2. Wall Walk to Handstand Hold (only toes on wall) for Max Time

3. Max Strict Ring Dips (triceps parallel to floor at bottom of dip, fully extended at top)

4. Power Clean – 1RM

5. “Testing WOD” 9 Power Cleans – 135/75lbs Run 200m 9 Pullups 6 Power Cleans – 135/75lbs Run 200m 6 Pullups 3 Power Cleans – 135/75lbs Run 200m 3 Pullups (Yes, this is really 75lbs for women.)

Cap = 7:00min Good = <5:00min Better = <4:30min Doing Things = <4:00min

log them on a board at the gym so Matt can get a picture.

Same as Regular + (feel free to do these in any order) 6. OHS – 10RM (hip crease at/below knee cap at bottom of squat) 

7. Max Strict or Kipping Handstand Pushups (hands on 25lb plates, head to abmat)

Rest

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Open gym will be closed this weekend, due to Central East Regionals. We will still have a 10am class on Saturday morning.

I live on Main Street and during the spring, there’s a ton of 5k races, walk & bikes, community runs, etc… While many running magazines advertise ways to go from your “Couch to 5k“, we tend to think that running is a skill that shouldn’t be taken so lightly. Before starting any running program, you should consider your mobility and technique so you don’t ingrain bad habits. Even better, schedule a physical assessment with Coach Brown to assess if running is really what you should be doing considering your current movement dysfunctions.

Okay, that being said, let’s get back to running. As I was saying, I see a lot of “fun runs” outside of my windows. And, I see waaaaay too many people who look like the three photos here. If this is you, you need to stop running immediately and address your business.

Ankles:  If you know from your squat that your ankle mobility could use some help, then it’s also going to affect the way you run. Your body will find a way to land and propel itself forward, but it will probably look like some version of these photos, which is the exact opposite of efficient.

Knees: The knee is a stable joint which operates at the mercy of the mobile joints above and below it. So, pain here is typically caused by inefficiencies at the ankle and/or hip.

Hips: As you learn in Coach Brown’s breathing class, the hips are culprit of many lower extremity running issues. Two of the biggest problems include: 1) missing hip extension and 2) missing hip internal rotation

1) Missing Hip Extension Running, very simply, involves putting one foot in front of the other, inevitably leaving one behind you. If you are lacking hip extension, your leg still needs to get behind you when you run. Your body will accomplish this by externally rotating your hip.  Repeat this for a few miles and your hip external rotators are going to become super tired, sore, tight, etc…

Missing hip extension also affects your Olympic lifts as seen here

What is hip extension? Well, lifting one knee up to the chest moves the hip into flexion. If you extend the hip the opposite direction (past vertical), that is hip extension. The goal is to do this without overextending your lower back. Why might your hip extension suck? We tend to sit a lot. When we continually sit in hip flexion, the hip flexor muscles become tight so that we can’t extend the hips properly. Instead, we arch the lower back compromising our ability to use core muscles while we run. This sets us up for a host of leg injuries. And, if you can’t reach proper hip extension as you increase speed, you’ve now become a much less efficient runner.

2) Missing Hip Internal Rotation Stand up. Look at your feet. Do they point out? If they do, chances are that your hip internal rotation sucks. Since your external rotators have been compensating for missing hip extension for so long, you are now “stuck” in this externally rotated position. As you extend your leg through the “midstance” and hit your limitation of hip internal rotation, a compensation must be met. When your body is missing range, your brain senses the aberrant pattern and simply turns the foot/leg outwards into external rotation. In this scenario, you are literally creating the missing hip range of motion that you don’t have by externally rotating the foot/hip.

Or, maybe you’re pretty smart and try to avoid this fault by limiting your stride length to prevent the poor foot/hip turnout. Well, now you’re just limiting your hip extension, thus weakening your glutes. This is why, I believe, I always see runners with terrible, flat asses. They don’t have the proper technique to use their glutes as they run, so their asses become inhibited and weak and end up looking flat and boring. We don’t want you to have a flat, boring ass. We want you to have a strong, dense ass that gets attention. And, stretching rarely solves this problem. Instead, you may need to address both tightness in soft tissues and glute weaknesses that drove that protective tightness in your hip.

If your feet look like this when you stand, your

If your feet look like this when you stand, your hip internal rotation probably sucks.

What do I do about it?

COUCH STRETCH

BANDED HIP EXTENSION WITH INTERNAL ROTATION

MORE HIP EXTENSION

CALF STRETCH

REBUILD YOUR FEET

Regular Class WOD Local Comps WOD Regionals WOD
Wednesday Tests1. Standing Broad Jump for Max Distance – 3 attempts (measure distance from starting line (toes on line) to heel of landing foot closest to the line. You know what to do.)2. Standing Triple Jump for Max Distance – 3 attempts (take off from both feet, then one foot, then the other and land on two feet. Measure same way as above.)

3. Max Pushups (have someone measure the number you get in the first 10sec as well as the total number you achieve in your one attempt)

4. Max Strict Pullups (have someone measure the number you get in the first 10sec as well as the total number you achieve in your one attempt)

5. Max Situps in 2min (hands touch floor behind you at bottom, and touch heels at top)

6. “Fran” 21, 15, 9 Thrusters – 95/65lbs Pullups

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Same as Regular 30 Wallballs 30 CTB 30 Pistols 30 DB Snatch – 70lbs

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Regular Class WOD Local Comps WOD Regionals WOD
If you weren’t able to complete the CrossFit Total yesterday, please do so today.If you did your total yesterday then take off today and rest, as tomorrow is another testing day. However, if you absolutely/positively have to do something today or you’ll go crazy, then do this as it’s light & easy…

Run 200m, then:
21, 15, 9
American KBS – 54/35lbs
Ball Slam
then, Run 200m

Same as Regular Row 500m
20 Thrusters – 45lbs
20 Pullups
(@ 90% pace)
+
OHS – 3 x 3 (from floor)
Rest 2min b/t sets
-or 7min OHS 3RM Ladder-
+
OTM for 7min
3 Burpee Muscle-Ups

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