All of the news is wrapped up in another mass shooting in California (Don't get me started on this...) and rightfully so. Until these things end they should be front and center.
However, if that were not the headline we would be hearing more about the incredible news that Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter has opened up all military combat positions to qualified women. This is ground breaking but the reality is that in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (and most likely Syria here soon...) women have been in combat for over a decade. Its about time this happened formally. It took courage on Secretary Carter's part and I applaud him for that.
Today I am wrapping up work. After that I am packing the car and tomorrow morning we, as a little family begin the drive that will eventually land us in the DC area for the holidays. I will post workouts from the road though they will be pretty mundane just to keep me from losing my mind and curling up into a painful ball of knotted muscles from an old car seat! Once in DC, I will be more regular in my postings as we again discuss working out over the holidays and while traveling!
Have a Great Day!!
Mass shooting in Oregon. The most disappointing and disturbing thing about America is that we continue to do nothing about these. I honestly gave up after Sandy Hook. Our government is obviously powerless against lobbyists with as much money as the NRA. Embarrassing.
It was a bachelor night in Tucson with my partner gone on an away rotation for medical school. My friend, co-worker and workout partner lifted, ate dinner, drank a beer, had some gelato and watched the "Black List" 'til I couldn't keep my eyes open. "Friday Night in America".
I recently bought a set of CFF "Pit Bull" Monster Grip Cannon Balls. We used them in tonight's workout with some pull-ups and we girth hitched them to some dumbbell handles and used them for some pretty brutal farmer's carries.
Morning Circuit: Perform each exercise in order for 1:15 to complete a set. Three sets total. One minute rest between sets.
Jump Rope
Goblet Squat
Calf Raise
Box Jump or Prisoner Step Ups
GHD
AbMat Sit-Ups
Lateral Lunge
Evening Weight Training:
Cannonball Pull-Ups, 5 sets of maximum repetitions
T-Bar Landmine Row, 5 sets of 6-10 repetitions
Sumo Deadlift to High Pull, 5 sets of 6-10 repetitions
Landmine Torso Twist, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Atlas Stone lift to 48" Platform, 5
100m Cannonball Farmer's Carry, 3
Have a Great Day!!
Another mass shooting, this time in Louisiana. I have no idea when we are going to do something about gun violence in this country. It is embarrassing. I could go on a great rant but you would probably love watching this video by comedian Jeff Jefferies more than reading my expletives. "Guns to a Drone Fight"... priceless.
Great Friday at Crossfit. The warm-up today included a couple of fun games that got us moving quite a bit. The workout was short but very challenging. Light on the legs but pretty strenuous on the upper body. The Burgener warm-up led by the coach did a fantastic job of breaking down the clean into manageable bits to get people doing the exercise properly.
Warm-up:
90 second row + 90 second continuous wall therapy air squats (facing wall, hands on wall, feet as close to wall as form allows)
10 PVC Wrap Arounds
10 PVC Passthroughs
Modified Burgener Warm-up clean focus with PVC
Game:
10 Min CrossFit game Pizza Box Knock Off (If someone knocked the AbMat out of your one hand you had to do three burpees... ugh) and a Crabwalk to Ball Collection Team Event
WOD:
Metabolic Conditioning for Time:
3 Rounds
200m Run
6 Squat-clean-thrusters (75/55) (I went with 95lbs. The Rx+ was 135lbs.)
10 Pull-ups (band as needed or supine ring rows)
Cool Down:
1:30/side single-leg row (strapless)
Mobility:
3 minute Quadriceps stretch
Have a Great Day!!
