Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat.
Practice and train major lifts: deadlift, clean, squat, presses, clean and jerk, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc., hard and fast.
Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense.
I think this post from HQ's message board sums up the approach to this WOD:
"People want the "official word" from HQ. Ready?
Resting 60 seconds between sets: Back squat 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
Post load(s) to comments.
That's it. The official word from HQ.
Now, what does that mean? Well, I think B. Rhaly (#75) said it pretty well:
The WOD says post "load(s)", which implies a single load across the board or an incremental increase in loads. There is no mention of percentages or speed. Only reps and rest. It's about doing the most work. It's up to you. What do you want to do?
Now, if it was me, and I had been watching the Louie Simmons videos in the Journal, I'd probably use this as an opportunity to experiment with one of his speed day principles at a fixed percentage of my 1RM. That is, unless I was pretty new to barbell training, in which case I'd have two buddies with me ready to add or subtract weight as I moved through the ten sets. Or maybe I'd start at a moderate weight and see if I could add a little weight for each of the ten sets, making the mental game the toughest part. But if I was on the road and had no access to barbells, maybe I'd do 100 burpees for time in my hotel room. Or maybe... See where this is going?
CrossFit is a thinking person's program."
Personally, I would NOT recommend the usual ladder scheme for heavy lift workouts where you plan to PR in the second or third to last set. As is mentioned elsewhere on the board, those workouts require 2 to 5 minutes of rest between efforts. My plan is to use 55 - 65 % of my 1 rep max across the board, focusing on speed and power under the bar.
This WOD was taken from CrossFit Fairfax, which posted it for yesterday's workout. The programer there had them do 75% of your 1 Rep Max. Just some more info if you feel like trying the xfit fairfax version.
I used 225, which was based on ~60% of my supposed 1 rep max of 355. I think I could\should have gone a bit heavier - probably because my 1 rep max has gone up, but also 75% is probably a better number, especially for short guys like me.
185 for the first 8, then 190, 195. Slow reps, but 185 is about 70% of my 265 1RM. Light bulb!...could a 100# split in squat and DL be due to working the DL with a more horizontal starting position?
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I think this post from HQ's message board sums up the approach to this WOD:
"People want the "official word" from HQ. Ready?
Resting 60 seconds between sets:
Back squat 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
Post load(s) to comments.
That's it. The official word from HQ.
Now, what does that mean? Well, I think B. Rhaly (#75) said it pretty well:
The WOD says post "load(s)", which implies a single load across the board or an incremental increase in loads. There is no mention of percentages or speed. Only reps and rest. It's about doing the most work. It's up to you. What do you want to do?
Now, if it was me, and I had been watching the Louie Simmons videos in the Journal, I'd probably use this as an opportunity to experiment with one of his speed day principles at a fixed percentage of my 1RM. That is, unless I was pretty new to barbell training, in which case I'd have two buddies with me ready to add or subtract weight as I moved through the ten sets. Or maybe I'd start at a moderate weight and see if I could add a little weight for each of the ten sets, making the mental game the toughest part. But if I was on the road and had no access to barbells, maybe I'd do 100 burpees for time in my hotel room. Or maybe... See where this is going?
CrossFit is a thinking person's program."
Personally, I would NOT recommend the usual ladder scheme for heavy lift workouts where you plan to PR in the second or third to last set. As is mentioned elsewhere on the board, those workouts require 2 to 5 minutes of rest between efforts. My plan is to use 55 - 65 % of my 1 rep max across the board, focusing on speed and power under the bar.
Broke a pretty good sweat!! Fun workout.
225x2, 295x6, 275x2
225 x 10
This WOD was taken from CrossFit Fairfax, which posted it for yesterday's workout. The programer there had them do 75% of your 1 Rep Max. Just some more info if you feel like trying the xfit fairfax version.
have fun!
I used 225, which was based on ~60% of my supposed 1 rep max of 355. I think I could\should have gone a bit heavier - probably because my 1 rep max has gone up, but also 75% is probably a better number, especially for short guys like me.
185 for the first 8, then 190, 195. Slow reps, but 185 is about 70% of my 265 1RM.
Light bulb!...could a 100# split in squat and DL be due to working the DL with a more horizontal starting position?