Cherry Pickin'

Well, as expected, there was controversy regarding the workout from Bert. So in searching for an alterntive, I found a WOD from his favorite site (crossfithardcore) with two of his least favorite lifts (deadlift and HSPU). He had no choice but to abide.

Warmup:
Bear Crawl
Broad Jump
Crab Walk
Walking Lunge
(length of the weightroom - down and back for all)

Workout:
7RFT
7 DL (225)
7 Dips/Ring Dips
7 Box Jumps
7 HSPU

Hepp 13:49
Syd approx 18:00
Hans 15:35
Britt 21:10
Reed 20:50
ET approx 24 (he was in a tizzy and didn't want to tell me his time)

He gets upset when he takes dead last. "But it wasn't hard"

He states, "It's not physically hard, I just can't do it. It's like benching 300 pounds... It's not hard, you just can't do it."

AGREED...

I agree with the Fab Friday...
No news is good news is how we will take the last few days...

Another Day...Another test!  This time it was a MRA (similar to MRI but images of the arteries)...
VERY interesting stuff, but...nothing again!  No cause, source, or reason was revealed for the TIA.

BUT...Doc has a theory about what could have happened, as there is no other good explanation.
He thinks there was a small tear in one of the arteries going to the brain that caused the blockage...the tear repairs itself (and probably already has) is what his feeling is... SO ... NO WOD for me for a while as I have to stay away from valsalva maneuver (straining)...

The result...
Take one baby aspirin daily!
Can resume normal activities (no straining stuff).
See him again in 6-7 weeks.
An increased possibility of recurrence (b/c this happened), but no good reason to think there will be one.

Fab Friday

We went with Practice Crossfit's WOD this morning...

Warm-up:
5xBerg WU (wt bar then 45# bar)
1xBball court 16
2 Rnds Cindy

Workout:
5RFT
5 Thrusters (135/95)
15 Swings (55/35)
20 Line Jumps (Over and back counted as 1 rep, and it made all the difference. We jumped a blue box for consistency.)

We started the wall clock and it counted down, but never started the timer... it sat at 0:00. We must have done something wrong... oh well. So no times to post, we continued the WOD for completion.

Fill us in tb... how's everything? Have you been practicing gymnastics or your stretches? You must be doing something..

Neurology...Next please

Great post Britt!!!  We all need to reflect on what is really important in life... Life get's in the way of that... Perceived life vs. what REALLY matters in life... Day to day living is not really life...it matters, but keep it in perspective... Can't wait to WOD again...

In the meantime, I am seeing the neurologist today...So far, no news has been both good and bad news...good news = everything looks normal; bad news = we don't know why this happed, or if/when it can happen again.

Thursday 2/3/11
Warm-Up:
50 Jumping Jax
35 SDLHP (35#)
20 Pike Sit Ups

HANG ON!
Partner Up...
5 Rounds of the Following (1 Rnd = A-hang, B-3 Rnds then A-3 Rnds, B-Hang):
One person Hangs on the Pull Up Bar while other parter performs:
3 Rnds ~
3 Power Cleans (115#)
3 Push Press/Jerk (115#)
3 Front Squats (115#)

3 Burpee Penalty for the TEAM for EVERY drop from the bar (to be "Paid" after WOD)

Parter B can only do work while Parter A is on bar...If "B" breaks for breath during round, A must still hang-on...EVERYTIME/ANYTIME partner comes off except for the exchange there is the Penalty.

Score is Total Time & Total Burpees

FINISHER (from Gymnasticswod):
1 Min: Middle Splits
1 Min: Rt Leg Splits
1 Min: Lft Leg Splits
2 Min: Pike Stretch (try to get nose to knees / straight legs)
30 Sec: Bridge Hold

How I wish you were here

In spite of our little scare yesterday, one thing IS for certain... We are thankful our friend is still here. Even though our fearless fire-breathing leader was not present at the WOD this morning, it is a constant reminder that a person is but one breath, one heartbeat away from eternal life.

It is a reminder for everyone to keep pushing, keep trying, and to never give up on the things you enjoy until you take that last breath. Life is too short. It can pass you by if you always question, "what if". Take chances, be bold, brave, courageous - but don't forget to be kind, merciful, caring, and to show your love to those you care about along the way.

We have one tangible life on this Earth before our spirit becomes part of the esoteric, spiritual cloud. Get busy living...

Wednesday...wish I were there

AM Rapids Crew...Here you Go...

Warm-Up:
100 D/U
5 Bridge Ups, 10 Pistols Rt, 15 Push Ups, 10 Pistols Lft, 5 Deadhang Pull Ups
2 Rnds ~ 15 Hollow Rocks, 15 Supermans

Brought to you by CFWV
3 Rnds for Time:
5 Bear Complex (95#)
10 Floor Bench Press (95#)
20 Floor Wipers (95#)
25 Med Ball Cleans

1 Bear = Squat Clean, Front Squat, Push Press, Back Squat, Push Press
Must go thru this 5 times to equal the 5 Reps...
Floor Wipers = one side is one, the other side is two...

Enjoy!
tb's WOD ~ More Tests...Will be back soon!

TIA ~ Tuesday

What a warm-up:
400m Run
30s Wall Sit w/ Plate above Head
20 Step Ups w/ Plate above Head
20 Dips
400m Run
****this was where I had to leave the workout (tb)

Strength:
Find heaviest Back Squat - (3 Rep) within time...
Find Maximum Box Jump within time...
10 Min Limit

Then...5 Rounds of
5 Back Squats (75% 3Rm) & 3 Box Jumps (75% Max Height)
Begin Every 90sec

REST 3-5 Min

For Time:
60 OHS (95#)

Times are unknown for today...As I had to leave!
Hope everyone else enjoyed the WOD... I was really looking forward to it!  Sorry for the disruption...