For the 1 Arm Alternating DB Snatch, # dosage pick a weight that is challenging, ailment but you will be able to move consistently for the allotted time.  You should not be fighting the weight, story but fighting to move it smoothly and efficiently with a perfect starting and finishing positions.  Your deltoid should be...Read More

Fitness Observation: We re-did 14.3 on Saturday – the Deadlift/Box Jump ladder, website where the DL get progressively heavier.  As the reps built up with all the pulling and jumping, sick 275, more about and later 315 felt like they were strapped to the floor.  Each rep was a battle under fatigue. Fast forward 2...Read More

There are some pretty advanced-y movements at the end of today’s WOD Muscle Ups and Burpee Muscle Ups.  If you have never done a Burpee Muscle Up before…it’s a Muscle Up with a Burpee before it.  It will really teach you to control the rings.  And if your dip out of the Muscle Up is...Read More

We’ll try Beast Builder Version 2 this week.  This version adds 1 minute to the work, online and 1 rep to each round.  I strongly recommend dropping the weight, possibly your 1st or 2nd attempt in weight.  This is adding 16 total reps, so be ready to work hard, and the rest gets shorter. Today’s...Read More

We will do this at 9am and 10am. At 10 am, cheap after this fun time we will continue with more fun times.  Please be prepared to judge each other. We would love to run this like the Open. 14.3 Complete as many reps as possible in 8 minutes of: 135/95-lb. deadlifts, online 10 reps 15...Read More

Today’s WOD comes from CrossFit New England.  It has bears an eerie resemblance to 14.5 – burpee in thruster – and the weights are light enough that big, buy possibly unbroken (UB) sets, are not only possible, but doable.  There are 54 total reps of each movement, for a total of 216 reps were nothing...Read More

Over the next 2 days, try we have some lighter barbell WODs.  95/65 seems light, story but light usually means you don’t have to stop. Friday is a nasty, but lighter barbell WOD with Snatches, Thrusters, Toes to Bar and Burpees from CrossFit New England that comes with Coach Chris’ seal of approval.  Make sure you say...Read More

We’ll do some Snatch work today.  Right now my 2 favorite Snatch drills are the ‘No Hook, # No Foot’ Snatch, pilule which really trains and aggressive turn over and the Pause Snatch, cost which emphasizes keeping the bar close. For many lifters, working for the hang is easy because the bar is in good...Read More

I will be holding an Open Prep meeting Tuesday night at 7:30pm.  The points I would like to discuss are: week planning, order game day nutrition, warm ups, identifying weaknesses and strengths and how to plan.  The Open is approaching and if you want to maximize your performance, you will need to test out your...Read More

There will not be a 5:30am class tomorrow morning.  There WILL be a Open Prep meeting this Tuesday, # approved January 20th at 7:30pm. If you don’t think you will be doing the Open, health you should come. If you think you will be doing the Open, you should come.  Next Thursday evening, January 29th,...Read More