May 31, 2012

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WOD Thursday 5/31/2012

A) Push Press - Heavy 5

B) "Nate"
          AMRAP 20 of:
               2 Muscle ups
               4 Handstand Pushups
               8 KB Swings (70#/ 53#)




*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.



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May 30, 2012

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WOD Wednesday 5/30/12

A) Back Squat - Heavy 5

B) 5 rounds of:
          400m run
          5 Back Squat (315#/ 205#)



*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.



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May 29, 2012

Philosifizing

A lot of athletics, especially Crossfit athletes like to take things to the extreme.  Pushing their bodies to the point of collapse is often the norm.  They work as hard as they can to get every possible rep and finish that extra second faster. 

Competition makes us do crazy and often stupid things.  A few athletes at the Crossfit Games North East Regional had their bodies fail on them because of the immense stress that they were puitting on themselves. The elements played a part in this as the heat was relentless.  Many of the athletes were not used to working out at that level in that kind of climate.

Now I'm all for going balls to the wall, but at what cost?  I can see the reasons for pushing this hard when competing in an organized event such as the Crossfit Games, but should the average person working out at his or her box or in their garage or wherever push themselves to such extremes?

Underground Strrength Coach, Zach Even-Esh, preaches "get confortable being unconfortable."  Put yourself in situations your body isn't used to.  This will help you become stronger physically and mentally.  Get out of the air conditioned gym and go to the park in the heat or the cold and get some work in. 

The line between safety and intensity often gets blurred in the crossfit community.  Are those extra few box jumps or extra seconds on your Fran time worth your heath?  The answer is I don't know.  I was hoping to get some type of conclusion by the end of this, but there really is no answer.  Of course you should challenge yourself, of course you should test your limits, but be aware of your body and know your goals.  It's just a risk and reward thing. 

So I guess what I'm basically saying is, be careful guys...

Train hard on train smart.

Certified Awesome Update

Sorry there were no posts this weekend, it was very hectic with the Regional Competition. Our team performed very well and showed a lot of heart. Ron Yellin finished 20th, Christina Gloger took 19th, and I took 4th, narrowly missing a trip to this years Games. A big thanks to everyone who came to support us. We are already thinking towards making improvements for next year. WODs will continue, starting tomorrow.


Ron Yellin - Event 2


Christina Gloger - Event 4


David Charbonneau - Event 5






May 28, 2012

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We here at Certified Awesome would like to say thank you to everyone who has served our country.




May 23, 2012

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WOD Wednesday 5/23/12

This is the last day of training before our Competition Team (Christina Gloger, Ron Yellin, and myself) head to Boston for the Northeast Regional Tournament this weekend. Wish us luck!

A) Row 2000 meters

B) Mobility work


A special thanks to Outlaw CrossFit and CrossFit Invictus for giving us great programming ideas throughout our Regional training cycle, especially the tapering.

In case you don't know, here are the Workouts we will be performing this weekend.


Our Competition Squad (From Left to Right): David Charbonneau, Christina Gloger, and Ron Yellin.
Old pic, we are much more handsome now ...




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It's that time of year again! We work hard so dont be afraid to show it off.


May 22, 2012

WOD Tuesday 5/22/12

A) Snatch - Heavy Single (Not a maximal effort) - Work up to about 90-95%

B) 5 rounds of:
          45 seconds to complete 20 Double Unders and 1 Snatch
          15 seconds Rest
               For the five rounds use 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90% of 1 RM

C) 2 rounds of:
          100 meter sprint (50 down, 50 back)
          6 Dumbbell Snatches (100#/ 70#)


*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.


Christina Gloger completing a portion of WOD C (she performs 10 reps instead of 6)




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May 21, 2012

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Nuff said.


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WOD Monday 5/21/12

This a Tapering Off week before Regionals this weekend, so these workouts will be low in volume.

A) 7 Deadlifts (345#/ 225#)
     90 seconds Rest
     7 Deadlifts

B) 30 Back Squat (135#/ 95#)
     40 Pull up
     20 Shoulder to Overhead (135#/ 95#)
     30 Front Squat (85#/ 65#)
     20 Pull up
     20 Shoulder to Overhead (85#/ 65#)
     20 Overhead Squat (65#/ 45#)
     10 Pull up


*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.



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May 19, 2012

WOD Saturday 5/19/12

A) 5 rounds of:
          50m sprint
          6 DB Snatch (100#/ 70#)

B) 40 Pistols
     20 Hang Cleans (225#/ 135#)


*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.


WOD A DEMO w Christina Gloger and Mike Tiberia


WOD B DEMO w David Charbonneau and Ron Yellin




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WOD Friday 5/18/12

A) Snatch - Heavy Single

B) Every Minute, On The Minute, for 10 minutes:
          20 Double Unders
          1 Snatch - Attempt to increase the weight every set

C) 21 Strict Handstand Pushups
     Rest 1 minute
     21 Kipping Handstand Pushups

D) Row for 10 minutes


*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.


Olympic Lifting Compilation for your viewing pleasure




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May 16, 2012

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WOD Wednesday 5/16/12

A) Back Squat Heavy Single

B) 50 Back Squat (135#/ 95#)
     40 Pull ups
     30 Shoulder to Overhead (135#/ 95#)
     30 Pull ups
     20 Shoulder to Overhead (135#/ 95#)
     20 Pull ups
     10 Shoulder to Overhead (135#/ 95#)


*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.


WOD B DEMO w David Charbonneau and Ron Yellin




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May 15, 2012

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WOD Tuesday 5/15/12

A) 3 rounds of:
         7 HEAVY Deadlift (345# or more/ 225# or more)
         60 seconds Rest

B) 20 Deadlifts (225#/ 155#)
     10 Muscle up
     25 Wallball
     20 Toes to Bar
     25 Wallball
     20 Toes to Bar

C) 1000 meter Row
     50 Pistols


*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.


WOD B DEMO w Ron Yellin and Christina Glogger (Video runs out before end of Workout


Pistol help with Carl Paoli




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The Monthly Movement

I know this is late, our dozens and dozens of fans demanded this post so I have no choice but to give into the masses.  Without further delay May's monthly movement is the...


Hip Rotation/Sit through:


Why:
  • Great mobility drill especially for mma and wrestling
  • Builds core strength and speed
  • Done long enough it is a great cardio workout
How:
  • Start on your hands and knees with your butt on or close to your heels
  • Lift one knee of the floor and rotate your hip in the direction of the knee lifted
  • Slide your leg under the knee you lifted into a position where it looks like your siting with one leg straight and one leg bent
  • Do not let your butt touch the floor
  • Now slide your leg back under and perform the same movement on the others side

The directions are a little hard to follow, but I found this video on this cool website called youtube.com

The drill starts at about :30 and ends around 1:15



This is a great dynamic movement to do as a warm-up to loosen up the hips or at he end of a workout.  Start out slow to get the motion right and go faster as you get better at it.

Train hard and train smart.

May 14, 2012

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There is so much Awesome in this picture I can barely take it.


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WOD Monday 5/14/12

A) Hang Clean - Heavy Single

B) 30 Hang Cleans (225#/ 135#)

C) 3 rounds of:
          10 DB Snatches (100#/ 70#)
          100 meter run (50m down, 50m back)


*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.


WOD B DEMO w Ron Yellin and David Charbonneau


WOD C DEMO w Christina Glogger (First round)




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May 13, 2012

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WOD Sunday 5/13/12

REST


Lets work on some Hip Mobility with Kelly Starrett from www.MobilityWOD.com



WOD Saturday 5/12/12

Sorry this is a day late. Been having some computer troubles.

A) Snatch - Heavy Single

B) 10 minute AMRAP of:
          20 Double Unders
          Snatch (205#/ 115#)
          20 Double Unders
          Snatch (215#/ 125#)
          20 Double Unders
          Snatch (225#/ 135#)

C) 10 minute AMRAP of:
          2000 meter Row
          Max Effort Muscle ups


*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.


WOD B DEMO w Ron Yellin and David Charbonneau - This one got a little sloppy




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May 11, 2012

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Get some!



WOD Friday 5/11/12

A) "Diane"
      21 - 15 - 9 of:
           Deadlift (225#/ 155#)
           Handstand Pushup

B) 30 Back Squats (135#/ 95#)
     20 Pull ups
     10 Shoulder to Overhead (135#/ 95#)
     20 Front Squats (135#/ 95#)
     20 Pull ups
     10 Shoulder to Overhead (135#/ 95#)
     10 Overhead Squats (135#/ 95#)
     10 Pull ups
     10 Shoulder to Overhead (135#/ 95#)


*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.


WOD A DEMO w David Charbonneau and Ron Yellin



WOD A DEMO w Ron Yellin and David Charbonneau



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May 10, 2012

WOD Thursday 5/10/12

A) 20 Dumbbell Snatches (100#/ 70#)
      Rest 2 Minutes
     20 Dumbbell Snatches

B) 4 rounds of:
          Max Rep Hang Clean (225#/ 135#)
          Rest 2 minutes

C) Back Squat - Heavy Triple

D) 20 Toes to Bar
     20 Pistols
     50 foot Farmers Carry (100# DBs/ 70#)
     15 T2B
     15 Pistols
     50 foot Farmers Carry
     10 T2B
     10 Pistols
     50 foot Farmers Carry


*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.


WOD A DEMO w David Charbonneau and Ron Yellin (First set)


WOD A DEMO w Christina Glogger (First set)


WOD B DEMO w David Charbonneau and Ron Yellin (First Round)


WOD D DEMO w Ron Yellin





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Remember guys SAFETY FIRST!


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May 9, 2012

May 8, 2012

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Silly meme is silly.


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WOD Tuesday 5/8/12

A) 3 rounds of:
          5 Muscle ups
          10 Handstand Pushups
          15 Burpee Box Jumps
          2 Minute Rest

B) Every Minute, On The Minute, for 10 minutes: Perform a Heavy Snatch
          *Attempt to increase the weight every set

C) 3 rounds of:
          20 Pull ups
          15 Shoulder to Overhead (135#/ 95#)
          3 Minute Rest


*Workout Courtesy of CrossFit Invictus

*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.


WOD A DEMO w Christina Glogger and David Charbonneau


WOD B DEMO w Ron Yellin, David Charbonneau, and Christina Glogger (Last 5 Rounds)


WOD C DEMO w Ron Yellin and David Charbonneau




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May 7, 2012

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We have all witnessed this far to many times before.


WOD Monday 5/7/12

A) Front Squat - Heavy Single

B) Max Rep Front Squat @ 225#/ 155#
          *If you are going to scale this, take 75% of your Heavy Single

C) 5 rounds of:
          1 minute AMRAP of:
                125 ft Shuttle Sprint
                Max Reps of Dumbbell Snatches with remaining time (100#/ 70#)
          1 minute REST

D) 5 rounds of:
          1 minute AMRAP of:
               100 meter Row
               Max Reps of Pistols with remaining time
          1 minute REST


*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.


WOD B DEMO w David Charbonneau



WOD C DEMO w David Charbonneau and Joseph Arias



WOD D DEMO w David Charbonneau and Joseph Arias




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May 6, 2012

WOD Sunday 5/6/12

From here on out, the WOD post will be exactly what myself and our competition team has done for that day. That means that Rest Days will be posted as well. I will make my best attempt at video taping most of our WODs. Thank you for your continuing support of this site.


A) 225# "DT"
          5 Rounds of:
               12 Deadlifts (225#/ 155#)
                9 Hang Power Cleans (225#/ 155#)
                6 Jerks (225#/ 155#)


*The originally weight for this workout is 155#/105#, so that would be a scalable option
*For any questions on scaling options, please feel free to leave a question in Comments and we will get back to you as soon as possible.


WOD DEMO w David Charbonneau and Ron Yellin




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May 5, 2012

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So that explains everything!


Weekend WOD

Strength:

   Back Squat 1 x 20 - Pick a weight that will be really challenging to complete 20 reps of and go for it


Conditioning:

   30 Burpee Box Jumps
   30 Toes to Bar
   30 Shoulder to Overhead
   1K Row




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May 3, 2012

WOD Friday 5/4/12

Strength:

   Clean and Jerk 5 x 3, 45 seconds rest in between sets (70% of max)


Conditioning:

   4 rounds of:
       2 min AMRAP of:
          40 Overhead Squat (65#/ 45#)
          60 Double Unders
       2 min Rest


Extra:

   3 rounds of:
       Max rep pull ups
       60 seconds rest



Mike Bergener does a quick tutorial of the Clean and Jerk




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May 2, 2012

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Relevance, because Uncle Sam has definitely been doing some Crossfit.
Oh and because AHMURKA!!


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WOD Thursday 5/3/12

Strength:

   Overhead Squat - Heavy Single


Conditioning:

     3 rounds of:
       21 Wallballs
       21 Toes to Bar, then:
     28 Burpee Box Jumps


Overhead Squat
 



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May 1, 2012

WOD Wednesday 5/2/12

Strength:

   Push Press 5 x 5


Conditioning:

   3 Rounds of:
       Every 3 minutes perform:
          21 Deadlifts (225#/ 155#)
          21 Handstand Pushups

   Intermediate: Every 4 minutes

   Beginner: Every 5 minutes



Hopefully the Videos below will assist in developing your Handstand Push up













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Sweet coordination bro!


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