July Challenge Info + June 29 WOD

July Challenge Info

Part I:
Sittin' behind the steering wheel of your dream car. Key in the ignition. Foot on the pedal. Hand on the gearshift. Red light flickering; getting ready to flash you the green for GO! At the start of your race, the last thing you want to worry about is if your vehicle is properly fueled.

Your body is a one-of-a-kind, specially-tuned super-vehicle. Give it the proper nutrition it desires/requires and it gives you the performance you need to excel in life. Piss in the engine and, well, be prepared for plenty of pitstops [i.e. doctor & medical visits, sickness, poor performance, etc.]

Enough with the analogies -- what's the f-ing challenge?

Before EVERY workout in July, EVERYONE is required to hand-in your meal list from the previous day to the trainer-on-duty. On a sheet of paper or in a journal, we want to see:

  • meal times
  • contents of meal with approximate portion amount
  • beverages consumed during day
  • snacks
  • glasses of water consumed for day
Pretty simple, right... We're not telling you to change anything or -way you're currently eating, we just want to know what and when you're "fueling your machine."

You: Well, I don't care about my "diet" and don't want to hand-in my food list!
Us: That's okay. You don't have to... Just hit the deck for 50 BURPEES BEFORE YOU'RE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DAY'S WOD. No exceptions.
You: Yay, burpee? [Tears rolling down cheek.]

  • The first entry into your food journal will be handed-in to trainer-on-duty on Thursday, July 2nd [which will show your meals from Wednesday, July 1.]
And yes, weekends and your day's off count. If you don't bring in the appropriate food log for any days missed, burpees will accumulate, but MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE the current day's workout. There will be a Daily Penalty Burpee Maximum of 150.

PALEO KITS -- Take a look at these great portable meals. Made fresh daily and vacuum-sealed, these meal kits will help you get through the day when you don't have time or opportunity to "make" your own meal. Plus, the proceeds help Steve's Club, a non-profit CrossFit in Jersey keeping kids off the streets and teaching the CrossFit methodologies. They're reasonably priced already, but if we order in bulk, we can get an even-better price. If you're interested, make a comment on today's blog or post on the gym's whiteboard. There is a 7-day backorder, so we'll give you until this Friday, July 3rd to let us know if you're interested in ordering kits.

Part II:
We'll also have our continual physical challenge. This month will include more olympic lifting instructions and WODs. Throughout the month, we'll take time before or after the daily workout to practice proper OLY techniques and skill transfers. This will be a great time to advance as crossfitters and better human athletes.

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June 29 WOD

Buy-in
Two rounds of:
21 calorie Row
15 Back extensions
9 Dislocates

WOD
Ten rounds for time of:
3 Weighted Pull-ups  45/35
5 Strict Pull-ups
7 Kipping Pull-ups

* Coming off bar or going to ground constitutes termination of a set.

Post time and number of sets to completion on Whiteboard.

Cash-out
15 Burpees
15 Sit-ups
Run 400 meters
14 Burpees
14 Sit-ups

| Posted June 28, 2009 6:00 PM

7 Comments

Jim Marino said:

Hey,

Since you are going to be logging your food, snap a picture with your cell phone and send it to atbrx@yahoo.com and we will add it to our website.

We're just trying to create a community forum where everyone can share food ideas. It's really as simple as that, So far we've had one guest contributor who's gonna be next.

nora said:

Not gonna lie, this sounds like a lot of work.

Rebecca said:

www.fitday.com is a site where you can get an online food log for free, if that would be helpful to anyone.

Shane M. said:

comin in at 6:30.. actually leaving now lol, hope to get destroyed:)

Speed said:

I'm in on the Paleo kits I took a look at them awhile ago & if we can get a break on cost they're a GREAT way to have something ready for Grab & Go fueling.

Nora: It's really not that much work, within a week it'll be second nature. And you'l be amazed at how easily you adjust your eating habits.

Jim: Keep yelling. I'm telling anyone who will listen to check out your site. I'm trying to get my wife involved; taking your advice as far as giving her the info & let her come to her own conclusions.
www.aroundtheblockrx.com

I like this 'challenge'.

michelle said:

im in! although something seems oddly familiar about all of this! oh ya i already did this still waiting on carl 2 get back 2 me..waiting..waiting..waiting...

Jim said:

Speed That spread Sheet you sent me is awesome I tweeked so it would calculate my total blocks as it put them in. I am going to take a stab at the paleo Wish me luck.

http://paleodiet.com/

http://www.nerdheaven.dk/~jevk/paleo_intro.php#what

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