WOD:
8 rounds
individually timed of
10 x Pull ups
150m sprint
rest 60s between rounds
8 rounds
individually timed of
10 x Pull ups
150m sprint
rest 60s between rounds
Friday 28 June 2013
Thursday 27 June
Warm Up:
Prepare to SQUAT!!!!!
Hips, Ankles and Calfs need work
Wod:
Crossfit total
1rm back squat
1rm shoulder press
1rm deadlift
Warm up to 3 attempts at each, 20min cap on each movement
Wednesday 26 June
Warm Up:
General Warm Up
Strength:
1rm Power Clean
Wod:
12min ladder
2-4-6-8-10
Clean and jerks @80kg
Turkish get ups @32kg
15x double unders after every round
General Warm Up
Strength:
1rm Power Clean
Wod:
12min ladder
2-4-6-8-10
Clean and jerks @80kg
Turkish get ups @32kg
15x double unders after every round
Tuesday 25 June
Warm Up:
Ohs tech
Strength:
5 attempts at max effort ohs
aim for 15@bodyweight :)
Wod:
5 rds of
Run 400m
10x KB snatches @32
10x box jumps @24
Tuesday 25 June 2013
Monday 24 June
Warm :
Thorough warm up
Wod:
Angie in rds
10rds of;
10x pull ups
10x push ups
10x sit ups
10x squats
Monday 24 June 2013
Tuesday 25 June
Warm Up:
Ohs tech
Strength:
5 attempts at max effort ohs aim for 15@bodyweight :)
Wod:
5 rds of -
Run 400m
10x KB snatches @32
10x box jumps @24
Sunday 23 June 2013
Monday 24 June
Warm :
Thorough warm up
Wod:
Angie in rds
10rds of;
10x pull ups
10x push ups
10x sit ups
10x squats
Another cracking day today. Over 40 people giving Angie a good seeing too. I'm sure you will agree the 10rds is a lot better then the standard way of doing her!
Friday 21 June 2013
Friday 21 June
Warm Up:
10min handstand walk / practice
Wod:
15min AMRAP:
3x wall walks
6x toe to bar
9x air squats
15x double unders
10min handstand walk / practice
Wod:
15min AMRAP:
3x wall walks
6x toe to bar
9x air squats
15x double unders
Thursday 20 June 2013
Progress is measured in Inch's
Today I had a member (she knows who she is) ask me why she and indeed a couple of others who have asked for more advanced programming don't get mentioned on our blog and feel left out of the gym.
My advanced class is nearing test week. We will have trained for 8 weeks following a 5x5 type squat program, a strength development phase very much geared towards giving us a solid foundation for competition time.
The major underlying point here wasn't so much about the program but that over the past few weeks our CrossFit program has received a fair few lines and indeed pictures and videos showcasing the achievements made in the front squat, clean and snatch etc.
Much of my focus while writing out this program has been to develop the following skills:
Squats
Clean & Jerk
Snatch
Pull Ups
Handstand push Ups
Today has seen us all PB on our shoulder press. A key exercise in developing the HSPU, we have seen 3-5 kg improvements on both the olympic lifts but not only that our technique has proved even more noticeably.
Here is Lizzie's SP today:
Next week sees us take on the CrossFit Total, Isobel, ME Pull Ups, ME HSPU, 500m row best effort, and Annie and I'm extremely confident we will see many more PB's.
The biggest concern I see my members having is with understanding the plan. Training is exactly that, training. We are moving very strongly towards Divided We Fall 2013. Our progress will be measured by the Inch's we gain each and every day towards our targets. We will have off days. Just this afternoon myself and Pedro were discussing the benefits of training when every inch of you wants to go and sunbath. I believe that at these times you hit the beach, crack open a cold one and let the body recover. But we will also have our awesome days when everything clicks. And trust me those days will not be too long in coming.
Get After It TAFS
G-Unit
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Thursday 20 June
Warm Up:
General Warm Up
Wod:
Fight Gone Bad
3rds
Wall Balls
Push Press
Box Jumps
Sump Deadlift High Pull
Row (Calories)
1minute on each exercise. I min rest between rounds
General Warm Up
Wod:
Fight Gone Bad
3rds
Wall Balls
Push Press
Box Jumps
Sump Deadlift High Pull
Row (Calories)
1minute on each exercise. I min rest between rounds
Tuesday 18 June 2013
Wednesday 19 June
Warm Up:
Run 400 x3
rest 2mins between each
Wod:
Fran 21-15-9
Thrusters @42.5/30
Pull ups
Monday 17 June 2013
Tuesday 18 June
Wod:
Olympic total
1rm snatch
1rm clean and jerk
7 attempts at each
Olympic total
1rm snatch
1rm clean and jerk
7 attempts at each
Here is some of the action from tonights Olympic Lifting Class:
Sunday 16 June 2013
Monday 17 June
CrossFit Ladies who Lunch Lol
1rm front squat
Wod A:
10mins max calories on rower
Wod B:
21-15-9
KB swing 24/16
Sit ups
Wod A:
10mins max calories on rower
Wod B:
21-15-9
KB swing 24/16
Sit ups
With out a doubt our best day to date. In 3 years of operating I have never been so impressed by the commitment and improvements pretty much everyone has made. Not only in technique, skill and strength development but on the mental side as well. I saw focus and determination from each and every one of you today and the results speak for themselves.
CrossFit Ladies who Lunch lol
Friday 14 June 2013
AFS Barbell Club Latest PB's
We are about to embark on a new training cycle so we have been retesting our Clean & Jerk today. We had Ellie (12), Livvie(14), Stratos(???), Toni(3??) and Alex(16) all hit new PB's as well as Lizzie in the 11am session raising her pb to 52kg. Here are a few videos of the lifts. Let us know what you think in the comments:
What Is CrossFit?
Hi, and welcome to our blog. You may have read the Andover advertiser and seen our WOD for today - Fran. 21-15-9 Thrusters and Pull Ups and wanted to give it a go. Below is a video of Graham Holmberg, CrossFit Games Champion 2010 showing you how it's done.
Hopefully you enjoy the WOD and please feel free to post your scores in our comments section to compare with some of our members who are going to give it a go over the next few days.
What is CrossFit?
Many of us are avid gym users. We train 2-5 times per week through the standard program of 20 mins running, followed by 20mins rowing followed by a few light weight / high rep exercises then go home. If this is you then ask yourself how you are progressing? Are you stronger? Are you Fitter? Do you have more work capacity? When was the last time you had your program updated. Here is a little video explaining a little bit about CrossFit.
CrossFit advocates a mix of aerobic exercise, body weight exercise, gymnastics, and Olympic weight lifting. CrossFit describes its strength and conditioning program as “constantly varied, high intensity, functional movement, with the stated goal of improving fitness (and therefore general physical preparedness), which it defines as "work capacity across broad time and modal domains. Workouts are typically short—30 minutes or less—and intense, demanding all-out physical exertion. They combine movements such as sprinting, rowing, jumping rope, climbing rope, flipping tires, weightlifting, carrying heavy objects, and many bodyweight exercises; equipment used includes barbells, dumbbells, gymnastics rings, pull-up bars, kettlebells, medicine balls, and boxes for box jumps. These elements are mixed in numerous combinations to form prescribed "Workouts of the Day" or "WODs". Hour-long classes at affiliated gyms, or "boxes", typically include a warm-up, a skill development segment, the high-intensity WOD, and a period of individual or group stretching. Performance on each WOD is often scored and/or ranked to encourage competition and to track individual progress. Some affiliates offer additional classes, such as Olympic weightlifting, which are not centered around a WOD. The aim of CrossFit is to physically prepare people for whatever life might throw at them. It is not about following a particular routine, but about constantly varying workouts.
Who are AFS?
We have been around now for 3 years delivering a very well rounded CrossFit Program. We have many good athletes and the initial perception of CrossFit is that it is for the Elite. We, as well as all CrossFit gyms advocate CrossFit for all. No matter what your fitness level we can get you involved in a class and moving forward towards achieving your Fitness goals.
Our opening hours are 0630-2100 Weekdays /1000-1200 Weekends. As part of our timetable we run CrossFit Classes at 0630/0930/1100/1800 and 1900. We hold our On-Ramp (Intro to CrossFit Course) Every 2 weeks on Wednesdays @1900 and Sundays @1100 (1-2-1 sessions are available).
As a very family orientated gym we have been running our kids program for 2years now. We advocate teaching our children the proper techniques to lifting weights. We start with everyday objects such as rucksacks and build them up while adapting all the time to the growth spurts all kids have. We run a safe and conscientious program which has resulted in 3 of our kids representing the gym at the British Schools weightlifting competition earlier this year. We run our Angry Gorrilla's club Tuesdays and Thursday @1630 for 11+year olds and 1600 Fridays for -11's.
Grace, Livvie, Alex and Ellie pictured with Zoe Smith - British record holder at the British Schools Championships.
Our U11 class getting the guns out while the sun was out (Briefly).
To the other end of the scale we have classes that cater for the over 55's although many of them actually join in with our standard classes now as they have progressed so fantastically. Many slips trips and falls can be avoided through keeping fit and the variety of strength training we use to help develop balance, co-ordination and agility have seen many of our members recover from long standing injuries and push forward with a new found lease of life. Jill (pictured below left) has recovered with us after having a serious back operation. With regular visits to her consultant we received very high praise with regards to the speed of Jill's recovery following our CrossFit program.
If you would like to come and try CrossFit for free please drop me an email, a facebook message me at facebook.com/AFSCrossFit, or pop in for a tour and we can arrange a trial.
GET AFTER IT!!
Gareth
Hopefully you enjoy the WOD and please feel free to post your scores in our comments section to compare with some of our members who are going to give it a go over the next few days.
What is CrossFit?
Many of us are avid gym users. We train 2-5 times per week through the standard program of 20 mins running, followed by 20mins rowing followed by a few light weight / high rep exercises then go home. If this is you then ask yourself how you are progressing? Are you stronger? Are you Fitter? Do you have more work capacity? When was the last time you had your program updated. Here is a little video explaining a little bit about CrossFit.
CrossFit advocates a mix of aerobic exercise, body weight exercise, gymnastics, and Olympic weight lifting. CrossFit describes its strength and conditioning program as “constantly varied, high intensity, functional movement, with the stated goal of improving fitness (and therefore general physical preparedness), which it defines as "work capacity across broad time and modal domains. Workouts are typically short—30 minutes or less—and intense, demanding all-out physical exertion. They combine movements such as sprinting, rowing, jumping rope, climbing rope, flipping tires, weightlifting, carrying heavy objects, and many bodyweight exercises; equipment used includes barbells, dumbbells, gymnastics rings, pull-up bars, kettlebells, medicine balls, and boxes for box jumps. These elements are mixed in numerous combinations to form prescribed "Workouts of the Day" or "WODs". Hour-long classes at affiliated gyms, or "boxes", typically include a warm-up, a skill development segment, the high-intensity WOD, and a period of individual or group stretching. Performance on each WOD is often scored and/or ranked to encourage competition and to track individual progress. Some affiliates offer additional classes, such as Olympic weightlifting, which are not centered around a WOD. The aim of CrossFit is to physically prepare people for whatever life might throw at them. It is not about following a particular routine, but about constantly varying workouts.
Who are AFS?
We have been around now for 3 years delivering a very well rounded CrossFit Program. We have many good athletes and the initial perception of CrossFit is that it is for the Elite. We, as well as all CrossFit gyms advocate CrossFit for all. No matter what your fitness level we can get you involved in a class and moving forward towards achieving your Fitness goals.
Our opening hours are 0630-2100 Weekdays /1000-1200 Weekends. As part of our timetable we run CrossFit Classes at 0630/0930/1100/1800 and 1900. We hold our On-Ramp (Intro to CrossFit Course) Every 2 weeks on Wednesdays @1900 and Sundays @1100 (1-2-1 sessions are available).
As a very family orientated gym we have been running our kids program for 2years now. We advocate teaching our children the proper techniques to lifting weights. We start with everyday objects such as rucksacks and build them up while adapting all the time to the growth spurts all kids have. We run a safe and conscientious program which has resulted in 3 of our kids representing the gym at the British Schools weightlifting competition earlier this year. We run our Angry Gorrilla's club Tuesdays and Thursday @1630 for 11+year olds and 1600 Fridays for -11's.
Grace, Livvie, Alex and Ellie pictured with Zoe Smith - British record holder at the British Schools Championships.
Our U11 class getting the guns out while the sun was out (Briefly).
To the other end of the scale we have classes that cater for the over 55's although many of them actually join in with our standard classes now as they have progressed so fantastically. Many slips trips and falls can be avoided through keeping fit and the variety of strength training we use to help develop balance, co-ordination and agility have seen many of our members recover from long standing injuries and push forward with a new found lease of life. Jill (pictured below left) has recovered with us after having a serious back operation. With regular visits to her consultant we received very high praise with regards to the speed of Jill's recovery following our CrossFit program.
If you would like to come and try CrossFit for free please drop me an email, a facebook message me at facebook.com/AFSCrossFit, or pop in for a tour and we can arrange a trial.
GET AFTER IT!!
Gareth
Thursday 13 June 2013
Friday 14 June
Warm Up:
Intro to Kettlebells
C&Js
Swing
Snatch
tech and variations
Wod:
20x burpees
30x chest to bar pull ups
400m run
50x KB swings (24/16)
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Wednesday 12 June
Strength:
1rm push press
Wod:
In pairs:
row 30s intervals for half an hour for max distance
Transitions are included in 30minutes
Tuesday 11 June
Some more tests ahead today
A) Back Squat 1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Try to hit old PB around set 5 so you can go for a new PB with last 2 sets
Helen
3rds for time of;
Run 400m
21x KB swing 24/16
12x Pull ups
Goal has to be sub 10 for ladies and sub 9 for the chaps if you are doing this you are a beast at this workout
A) Back Squat 1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Try to hit old PB around set 5 so you can go for a new PB with last 2 sets
Helen
3rds for time of;
Run 400m
21x KB swing 24/16
12x Pull ups
Goal has to be sub 10 for ladies and sub 9 for the chaps if you are doing this you are a beast at this workout
Sunday 9 June 2013
Monday 10 June
Warm Up:
Muscle up tech
Wod:
A) 10min max muscle ups/ 10min practice
B)Max effort 400m run
rest 10mins
C)Max effort 500m row
Muscle up tech
Wod:
A) 10min max muscle ups/ 10min practice
B)Max effort 400m run
rest 10mins
C)Max effort 500m row
Thursday 6 June 2013
Friday 7 June
Warm Up:
T2b and power clean tech
Wod:
21-15
Toes to Bar
Power cleans @60/40
Box jumps 24/20
T2b and power clean tech
Wod:
21-15
Toes to Bar
Power cleans @60/40
Box jumps 24/20
Thursday 6 June
Warm Up:
Hip mobility and load selections
Wod:
Row 1k
30x back squats
Run 800m
20x front squats
100x double unders
10x ohs all at 50/30
Everytime the bar is dropped mid set do 5x burpee bar hops
Tuesday 4 June 2013
Wednesday 5 June
Warm Up:
Chest to bar tech
Wod:
With a 30min running clock
minute 1 10x ghd sit up
minute 2 10x press up
minute 3 5x Chest to Bar Pull Ups
keep running through this in 3 minute cycles
Chest to bar tech
Wod:
With a 30min running clock
minute 1 10x ghd sit up
minute 2 10x press up
minute 3 5x Chest to Bar Pull Ups
keep running through this in 3 minute cycles
New for the Spring
We have evolved over the past 3 years and now find ourselves in a very unique position. We have CrossFitters, Powerlifters, Weightlifters and bodybuilders all using our gym. As a result we are making a few changes to our program, our open gym time and our Weightlifting Club.
As most of you are aware we now run two CrossFit programs. One to cater for all our CrossFit needs and the other to prepare for competitions. Our CrossFIt program will be sticking the the fundamental principles of ready for anything at anytime and the cost will remain £50 per month. This is the perfect keep fit programme for those who just love to come into a class see whats on the board and get stuck in. Our Advanced Programme is a little more Strength and Conditioning orientated to prepare for competitions such as the DWF and the Manchester Games. The volume is greater with a bigger emphasis on basic strength and skills. The weightlifting club is included in the membership which rises slightly to £65 per month as a result.
Our Weightlifting Club is working towards achieving Clubmark status. We will be splitting it away from the CrossFit membership to give it its own identity. Dave and Darren have just completed their Club Coach Qualifications so the standard of coaching will be extremely high. Membership to the Club is £50 per month for Adults and £30 for Under 18's. The club runs Tuesday's and Thursdays at 1900 and Saturday mornings at 0900.
We have some of the best kit in Andover and attract interest from a lot of people just wanting to body build or Powerlift. As a result we are introducing a membership that caters for members who just want to use the gym at Open Gym times (1200-1800 &1930-2100). This membership will be £30/month. No induction will be necessary and programme design will be at a cost of £35/hour hour.
As we move forward there will be new booking in procedures for all to follow once we get the new website online.
Get after it TAFS
Gareth
As most of you are aware we now run two CrossFit programs. One to cater for all our CrossFit needs and the other to prepare for competitions. Our CrossFIt program will be sticking the the fundamental principles of ready for anything at anytime and the cost will remain £50 per month. This is the perfect keep fit programme for those who just love to come into a class see whats on the board and get stuck in. Our Advanced Programme is a little more Strength and Conditioning orientated to prepare for competitions such as the DWF and the Manchester Games. The volume is greater with a bigger emphasis on basic strength and skills. The weightlifting club is included in the membership which rises slightly to £65 per month as a result.
Our Weightlifting Club is working towards achieving Clubmark status. We will be splitting it away from the CrossFit membership to give it its own identity. Dave and Darren have just completed their Club Coach Qualifications so the standard of coaching will be extremely high. Membership to the Club is £50 per month for Adults and £30 for Under 18's. The club runs Tuesday's and Thursdays at 1900 and Saturday mornings at 0900.
We have some of the best kit in Andover and attract interest from a lot of people just wanting to body build or Powerlift. As a result we are introducing a membership that caters for members who just want to use the gym at Open Gym times (1200-1800 &1930-2100). This membership will be £30/month. No induction will be necessary and programme design will be at a cost of £35/hour hour.
As we move forward there will be new booking in procedures for all to follow once we get the new website online.
Get after it TAFS
Gareth
Monday 3 June 2013
Sunday 2 June 2013
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