Saturday 10, 2010

WOD
50-40-30-20-10
Double Unders
Plank
*plank time is equal to time it took to complete double unders for the round.

Friday 9, 2010

Today's WOD is a special and a rather fun workout that is not so run of the mill. Most of the time, the type of workouts we perform are either for time, work capacity and at times a combination of the two. Yesterday's workout was a good example of the two styles forming one new one. However; "Chelsea" adds a slight tweak to the combo. Here's Chelsea:

“Chelsea”
Every Min on the min for 30 min
5 Pullups
10 Pushups
15 Squats

The idea behind the workout is simple; you have 60 seconds to perform one round of "Cindy". Once you fail to complete the task within the allotted time, you're done. Now, that doesn't mean you can no longer do the workout. By all means, continue on with the 5-10-15. Your body does not care about how many rounds you completed or that you even had parameters in the first place. Work is work and your body only cares about the workload.
That being said, what makes this WOD unique compared to say that of yesterday's 1 minute max rep is that in that one minute you must perform a set number rather than your max effort. This then becomes the challenge for your body as well as your intensity. In the max effort, if you only perform 20 reps rather than 21 because you decided you would rather take an extra second to rest, only your score on something like FGB would that make a significant difference. However; in the case of "Chelsea" you need to push yourself that extra distance in order to better further both endurance and stamina. The reason why we have benchmark workouts in CrossFit is so we can see our progress and change. Use today's WOD to do just that. Set a goal, find a pace and rhythm, and turn your intensity up a notch. Afterwards, you can rest easy knowing you not only you did your best, but made your best better.

*This is also a good Travler's WOD. Find a park with monkey bars and have fun!