Fatbusting: Kirwan's log
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[quote name='Kirwan']Today was all about the snatch. I went to a different class time today and was the only one there (no surprise, it was Monday 9am....) [B]so the trainers asked if I minded helping him work on his snatch x 3[/B]. Got a PB of 50kg, was pretty happy with that.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Only in crossfit lol!! -
or Olympic lifting <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> It's hard to write snatch without sniggering, or say it the gym. Some terrible joke to be had.
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I would love to get stuck into the olympic lifts - but don't want to be taught bad technique etc, and no one here to teach it right. <br />
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WOuld have loved to be an Olympic lifter, reckon it's primeval, just having to lift something really really heavy over your head!! -
Absolutely smashed. You know it's going to be a tough workout when the trainer advises you not to do the normal 800m run warmup...<br />
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Meet Eva; 5 rounds for time of 800m run, 30 x 32kg KB swing and 30 pullups. I had to scale to the 20kg KB and do jumping pullups, and still took 45mins to do 4 rounds. Hard to describe what happens to you in the run after the kettlebells + pullups. Not much oxygen left, that's for sure. -
Heavy day yesterday, lots of cleans. Worked towards 5 x 5 of 70kg squat clean, which was a PB, so happy with that.<br />
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Short WOD of 8mins of 17.5kg dumbbell squat cleans and pressups in the following sequence, 3,3 - 6,6 - 9,9 - 12,12 - 15, 15 until you run out of time. I got up to the end of 15s before spluttering to a starfish position. -
First Aussie Hero workout called Wood for today;<br />
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5RFT of 400m run, 10 x Burpee box jump, 10 x SDHP and 10 x Thrusters, 1min rest between rounds.<br />
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Took me just over 30mins (with the rest time subtracted), was all legs and no oxygen. Pleasant. -
On target for a normal week of four sessions, will likely do my second week of five as it's the last week for the year as the gym shuts down for a few weeks.<br />
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Yesterdays was awful, just awful. My endurance is still very average, and this one was all about that ability.<br />
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It was three teams of three doing two rounds for time of;<br />
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30 x 30kg ground to overhead, 30 24inch box jumps, 30 x 16kg Kettlebells, 30 x 6kg wallballs to 10ft target, and 30 x Burpees.<br />
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Each team member can't start until you have finished your group of 30, so you have to game it a bit and put your fastest person first, etc. I was in trouble in the first burpees, and I still had a full round to go! Very close to puking in the second round, obviously went too hard out <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> The strength work was 5 x 5 deadlifts as well, which I got to 110kg (you can't let go), so that hits you hard too when you add it up. -
On target for a normal week of four sessions, will likely do my second week of five as it's the last week for the year as the gym shuts down for a few weeks.<br />
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Yesterdays was awful, just awful. My endurance is still very average, and this one was all about that ability.<br />
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It was three teams of three doing two rounds for time of;<br />
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30 x 30kg ground to overhead, 30 24inch box jumps, 30 x 16kg Kettlebells, 30 x 6kg wallballs to 10ft target, and 30 x Burpees.<br />
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Each team member can't start until you have finished your group of 30, so you have to game it a bit and put your fastest person first, etc. I was in trouble in the first burpees, and I still had a full round to go! Very close to puking in the second round, obviously went too hard out <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> The strength work was 5 x 5 deadlifts as well, which I got to 110kg (you can't let go), so that hits you hard too when you add it up. -
Shit, it's been a while since my last update. Took about ten days off for a holiday, but other than that it's been 4/5 times a week doing xFit and one 5km run a week.<br />
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First week back was just awful, got "exertion headaches" again, dizziness, almost puked at one point but after four sessions back I' was all good again. The last week has gone great.<br />
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Am a trim 82kg, still more to lose around the middle, but I have added a decent amount of muscle now. Making slow progress, but am waaay fitter than I used to be.<br />
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Looking at the post above, where I did 5 x5 110kg Deadlift, I did 3 x 130kg today (continuous reps, no letting go of the bar). So that's coming along. Am going to sign up for the xFit Open to have a laugh at where I end up. This is my benchmark year, plan to beat what I get next year. -
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fark, 82kg, I havent been that light this century!! <br />
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My middle is my problem too <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> -
So today is the start of the Crossfit Open, which is five weeks of a prescribed workout per week and the top 60 in each region go to the Regionals, and then the top three in that go to the Games which is broadcast on ESPN.<br />
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47,000 had registered as of yesterday and increase of over 20,000 over last year.<br />
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My goal is to complete all five workouts, which is not a given at all. Particularly with the later weeks were some of the weight gets heavy.<br />
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Annoyingly, I strained my archilles last week doing double unders so I'm praying they don't turn up in the first workout. We find out what that is at about 1pm....
