“Women who claim to be afraid to train hard because they ‘always bulk up too much’ are often already pretty bulky, or ‘skinny fat’ (thin but weak and deconditioned) and have found another excuse to continue life sitting on their butts.”
Today is our “Helen Challenge”. It is free and open to the public. The workout is scalable for anyone of any ability. We will be running waves every fifteen minutes starting at one o’clock. We will also be BBQ’ing all day. Bring some stuff to toss on the grill or just come and compete.
“Helen“
Three rounds for time: Run 400 meters 1 1/2 pood Kettlebell X 21 swings (or 55 pound dumbbell swing) 12 Pull-ups
Complete three rounds for time of: 40 pound Dumbbell snatch, 21 reps, right arm 21 L Pull-ups 40 pound Dumbbell snatch, 21 reps, left arm 21 L Pull-ups
Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by ten seconds of rest where the first 8 intervals are pull-ups, the second 8 are push-ups, the third 8 intervals are sit-ups, and finally, the last 8 intervals are squats. There is no rest between exercises.
Post total reps from all 32 intervals to comments.
With a continuously running clock do one pull-up the first minute, two pull-ups the second minute, three pull-ups the third minute… continuing as long as you are able.
No posted WOD means no mental preparation. Constantly varied means you will not always have time to prepare for what lies ahead. Show up and get in to it.
IWCOBTAMD
The goal of CrossFit is Increased Work Capacity Over Broad Time And Modal Domains. What does that mean to you? To me it means dead lifting when I don’t want to, running a 5k, mile, quarter mile or 100 meter dash fast. It means jumping high, handstanding freely, muscling up on bars and rings. It means being fit and healthy without a mirror telling me how fit or healthy I am. It means learning new skills daily and applying them…not strictly physical skills but mental and emotional coping mechanisms as well. The CF protocol forces the individual to be responsible for their own actions. You find your own walls and either break through them or back off and wish you had. You vs. You.