4 February 2010
CrossFit, Strength, Conditioning and History
Posted by Matt Shannon under: Fitness .
Boot Camp WOD
Three rounds of the following for time:
20 kettlebell swings (45# Men / 25# Women)
25 push-ups
30 sit-ups
40 double unders (substitute 40 tuck jumps or 120 regular rope jumps)
PM WOD
Squat 3 x 5
20 kettlebell swings (45# Men / 25# Women)
25 push-ups
30 sit-ups
40 double unders (substitute 40 tuck jumps or 120 regular rope jumps)
Recommended reading:
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Jim Rogers Is Right
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Is Secession Constitutional?
Even the Supreme Court might agree, says Brian Stanley.
Today in history…
1783 - Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colonies, the United States
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10 Comments so far...
Oki Chris Says:
4 February 2010 at 17:51.
Hey Matt, I wanted to pass on the video from yesterdays post about obesity to some friends and I can’t pull it up. Could you pass the link. Thanks Brother
Matt Shannon Says:
4 February 2010 at 18:32.
Chris is the vid youre talking about the Taubes one? If so here’s the link!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4362041487661765149#
Oki Chris Says:
4 February 2010 at 21:22.
Thanks, it is. I can also see all the original links again.
jim Says:
4 February 2010 at 23:46.
Do you remember what my time was? It was about the same as Aiden.
Josh Says:
4 February 2010 at 23:47.
12:46 w/ 35#…basically all singles on the jump rope, though… 
Anybody have suggestions on moving from singles to doubles?
Also, please think of Dan Whitten, my college classmate and his family today:
http://www.ktiv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11932017
I’m not sure if that link will go through, but he was KIA Tuesday in Afghanistan. I did not know him well, but we went through a lot together and he was always a stand-up guy. Be thou at peace, Dan.
jim Says:
4 February 2010 at 23:56.
Caveman diet on Colbert Report:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/263270/february-03-2010/john-durant
It won’t load on my computer.
jim Says:
5 February 2010 at 00:07.
Josh, I found that not looking in a mirror helps. Also concentrating less on your jumping and more on turning your hands fast. Now I will start homework.
Aidan Says:
5 February 2010 at 08:58.
squat — 205#
Jim, for some reason the number 13:20 is in my head for my time. I got the time from Matt, repeated it 3-4 times, and forgot it on the way to my car.
Anna Says:
5 February 2010 at 13:00.
squat 105#
@Aidan- I did the exact same thing. My time was either 10:39, 11:39 or 13:39…
@Josh- Like Jim mentioned, not facing the mirror helped me a lot. Think about spinning the rope faster, and while trying to get the hang of it you can compensate some by pulling your knees higher to make sure the rope passes. As you get better you wont have to. The BEST way to get better is by doing them…and doing them.. 
Also, thanks for making us aware of Dan, I’ll be thinking of him and his family.
Matt Shannon Says:
5 February 2010 at 15:27.
@ Josh - def sad to hear that man. Whenever there is a loss of life, the damage is irreparable.
As for the double unders DO NOT look in the mirror and practice. Repetition is the key…especially under duress. It’s always reeeaaall easy when youve got nothing else to do. They only get that much harder when doing anything else.
All the times from Yesterday were:
Scaled
Paulette - 9:12
Scooter 9:14
Sherri 10:16
Randy 10:49
As RX’ed
Anna 10:39
Chad 11:29
Jim 13:29
Aidan 13:34
