by John Planow on February 28, 2009
Both the qualifiers and finals for the Helen Challenge have been postponed by one week. Qualifiers: March 14. Finals: May 9.
Apparently, Phil and I don’t know how to use calendars very well. We managed to schedule the Helen Challenge to conflict with Rick’s fight and the NorCal CrossFit Games qualifiers — not to mention a number of things you guys have going on personally. So, we’re moving everything out by one week.
This will also give me more time to perfect my butterfly kip so I can do pullups faster than Phil.
The new sign-up deadline is March 10, which is still soon, so get your name on the list today! Now back to our regularly scheduled trash-talking.
March 1, 2009 WOD
5 rounds for time:
8x deadlift (men: 225 lbs; women: 155 lbs.)
8x burpee pullup
Scale to finish in under 10 mins
Burpee Challenge
Number of burpees today: 60
Total so far: 1930
by Phil Mancini on February 27, 2009
There’s a litany of blogs, books, articles, and columns regarding weight loss. The key to weight loss is this or that diet, this or that food, or don’t eat this and eat that type methodologies. It’s rare to find an expert talk about the nutritional value of food past the macronutrients of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
Making small alterations to your dietary intake can have a dramatic overall effect on your health and waist line. Switching from the usual cottage cheese and fruit combination to a chicken salad provides a greater bulk of food and a better micronutrient profile. The salad takes longer to eat and the total calories are slightly less. This may sound obvious to the dedicated CrossFitter but try it out and I’ll guarantee at least 3 people will stop and comment on the “huge” salad your eating.
February 28, 2009 WOD
Row 250m
Hang power cleans x 12 (95lbs, 65lbs)
Pull-ups x 21
3 rounds for time
Burpee Challenge
Number of burpees today: 59
Total so far: 1870
Both the qualifiers and finals for the Helen Challenge have been postponed by one week. Qualifiers: March 14. Finals: May 9.
