Fatbusting: Kirwan's log
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="397873" data-time="1382063991"><p>Hey Kirwan - given you're the crossfittiest person I know, and because I'm too lazy to read your whole thread, I'll ask the crossfittiest question I know (from reading a news article): What's your Fran time?<br>
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Do you remember your first Fran time? <br>
And the duration between the first and your best?<br>
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Anyone else out there got one?<br>
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I'm thinking I might give it a go here at home after watching some Youtube vids and giving myself something to aim for along with the circuits I'm doing at home. The pullups are what will kill me because the bar is pretty close to the garage wall.</p></blockquote>
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Oh boy. My best time is 6.16, and my first was in the early 20s. Pull-ups were the issue back then. <br><br>
It's the thrusters that will fuck you up. If you can keep up the pace, it's a good candidate to make you puke so have a bucket around if you've not done many thrusters. <br><br>
It's hard to describe, when you finish you cough and your arms burn. <br><br>
Worth putting some time into kipping pull-ups and thrusters for a while first. If you get your breath back struggling doing 45 strict pull-ups, you won't get the benefit from the workout (and be slow). And make sure you get full depth on the thrusters, hips below knees. <br><br>
Here's an amusing video on Fran watch to the end. And because Camille <br><br>
Do me a favour, post how you think it will go before hand, and then straight after. Wish I could remember more clearly my first go around, didn't realise what a benchmark workout it was. -
Tried the Hyper pre workout tonight, as getting to the gym in the morning proving difficult. Had a faster ramp up than the Rage, but I picked a bad night for it as no heavy lifting - muscle up skills work. <br><br>
Felt it wore off quicker too, so this one I probably should take closer to the workout. Not bad. -
<p>Yeah finding the correct timing can be tricky. How much you've had to eat or drink also makes a difference, at least for me. I had one dose when I hadn't had much kai that day and whoa!! that shit kicked in fast and it was a wild workout!</p>
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<p>So I was wondering why I was the only one at the gym last night (except for two new newbies), looked on the board and it was seven minutes of burpees for the workout.</p>
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<p>Not my strength, I got 77. Have done this twice before with 76 and 80, so at least I'm consistent.</p>
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<p>Strength work was 5 x press, worked that up to 60kg (5kg PB).</p> -
<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="JK" data-cid="399304" data-time="1382644563"><p>Nasty - only 7mins but not nice at all. Sounds like many took the chance to opt out.<br />
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well done on PB</p></blockquote>
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Yeah, I never look at the website. I just do what's on the menu, can't cherry pick. -
My last day at my gym as I move to Auckland next week. Here's my leaving WOD;<br /><br />'Daimen 300'<br /><br />for time<br /><br />50 clean and jerk (60kg / 40kg) <br /><br />run 400m<br /><br />if completed in 8 minutes continue to<br /><br />50 wall ball shots (9kg / 6kg)<br /><br />run 400m<br /><br />if completed in 16 minutes continue<br /><br />50 box jumps (24" / 20")<br /><br />run 400m<br /><br />if completed in 24 minutes continue<br /><br />50 kettle bell swings (24kg / 16kg)<br /><br />run 400m<br /><br />if completed in 32 minutes continue<br /><br />50 burpees<br /><br />run 400m<br /><br />if completed in 40 minutes continue<br /><br />50 pull ups<br /><br />run 400m<br /><br />Not sure how far through I'm going to get....
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<p>Good luck!! for the workout and the move!</p>
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Thanks. Scaled the weight down to 50kg, but should have done 40 or 45. <br /><br />Took 5.35 to get the 50 reps in, and was so knackered the 400m too three minutes! <br /><br />So missed all the cut off, but completed all the reps in just under an hour. <br /><br />Only one person made it Rx. <br /><br />Utterly exhausted after it, so we did "Bring Sally Down" as a finisher.
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<p>Yep, have joined Crossfit Auckland and I think I'm starting tomorrow.</p>
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<p>I'll have to unlearn some bad habits from the sounds of it, you can't drop weights! Eek, there goes my Grace time Be interesting to see how tough they are on that.</p> -
<p>Really, they don't let you drop weights? Too dangerous?</p>
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<p>PS. I quite liked <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.altitudefitness.co.nz/'>http://www.altitudefitness.co.nz/</a>, which I was a member of before they became an official CrossFit affiliate, if you are ever in that neighbourhood (Newmarket).</p> -
<p>I'm hoping it's a more of a guideline than a rule, the last place didn't like it either but I did it pretty safely and only with the big bumper weights.</p>
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<p>It looks like they pack in the punters too, so it may be for safety. </p>
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<p>I've stupidly signed up for a xFit induction, completely missing the one off session for "experienced xFitters" so alreay have screwed up :)</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="397873" data-time="1382063991">
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<p>Hey Kirwan - given you're the crossfittiest person I know, and because I'm too lazy to read your whole thread, I'll ask the crossfittiest question I know (from reading a news article): What's your Fran time?</p>
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<p>Do you remember your first Fran time? </p>
<p>And the duration between the first and your best?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Anyone else out there got one?</p>
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<p>I'm thinking I might give it a go here at home after watching some Youtube vids and giving myself something to aim for along with the circuits I'm doing at home. The pullups are what will kill me because the bar is pretty close to the garage wall.</p>
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<p>Had a go yet?</p>
