January 4th, 2016 – Deadlifts and Shoulder Press Test

Strength: Find 1RM shoulder press (military press) Deadlift WOD: 3 Rounds For Time 12 Deadlifts (Body weight) – Today it is 180lbs 21 Box Jumps (30/24) Extra Work: 500m row for time Previous attempts at increasing my shoulder press numbers have failed miserably....
Pace yourself! And Other Notes from 13.2

Pace yourself! And Other Notes from 13.2

13.2 Part One is in the books. Before I tell you about my score, let me tell you a story. I have a good friend who at one time was a borderline world class runner.  He won his age group at the Vermont Marathon with a time of 2 hours 32 minutes 57 seconds, which, to...
CrossFit Open WOD 13.2 – Goals

CrossFit Open WOD 13.2 – Goals

WOD 13.2 was released last night and it is considered a classic CrossFit triplet.  It was similar to last years 12.3 (write up here).  Three seemingly simple movements put together and done as much as possible in a relatively short time period.  The workout is: 10...