Three rounds for reps:
1 min. Toes to Bar
1 min. Shuttle Runs
1 min. Rest
1 min. Ball Slam 20/12kg
1 min. Burpees
1 min. Rest
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Burpees for Bravehearts- Sat 7am
Burpees for Bravehearts. Saturday 14th June from 7am we will be running Burpees for Bravehearts alongside our friend/CrossFitter and all round amazing human (Colin Noble) with the goal of raising $1000 for Bravehearts.A bit of background from Colin:Last year I was part of something much bigger than I imagined when I took part in the Bravehearts 777 Marathon.Running 7 marathons, in 7 states over 7 consecutive days. The physical aspect of the challenge, while daunting bore no significance on the immense sense of purpose running for a cause dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child sex abuse. My personal fundraising tally was in excess of $17k with a group total of $750k!!This year we want to hit $1million!!!When I started doing triathlons and then onto 777, I missed tapping into the CrossFit community. Here is a whole community so close to us who many will have been affected by child sex abuse and may not know all of the avenues of support available to them, their family or friends, through the amazing work Bravehearts do. Here’s where I had an idea… Burpees for Bravehearts!!Does exactly what it says on the tin!! We would love to have as many people on board in raising as much money as possible for such a great cause. Participation donations of $10 directly to Bravehearts on the day. If you can’t participate your donation would still be greatly appreciated. For Time:Must be with a partner, teams of 3 or 4 to symbolize we are not alone when having to deal with child sex abuse.RXD777 Burpees (Bravehearts 777 Marathon)Intermediate343 Burpees (7×7=49 x7=343)Scaled84 Burpees (77+7=84) Read below to get some statistics and additional inspiration to participate and donate. Some statistics:More than 1 in 4 Australians have experienced child sex abuse.Among Australian children who have been sexaully abused, for more than 78% it happened more than once.In up to 90% of child sex abuse cases, the offender is known to the child/family.In more than half of cases the onset of child sex abuse is from 0-8 years.Burpees can put you in a dark place, just as child sex abuse can.Burpees hurt, but not as much as child sex abuse. When you think you’re in a dark place doing burpees today, think of the unfortunate 1 in 4 who have experienced child sex abuse, then question if you are really in a dark place. Let’s do this together!!! Note: Bring your friends and family– the more the better!!!
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Strength Training
In my role as a CrossFit/Strength & Conditioning coach I frequently encounter athletes who see the need for either strength OR conditioning but rarely ones who realise the need for strength AND conditioning. I see strength and conditioning for athletes who are doing CrossFit to benefit their sport as being on a sliding scale where there is certainly room to bias to one end of the spectrum or the other, depending on the demands of the sport but never a need to totally exclude training at the opposite end of the spectrum. In my experience people who play sports typically categorize themselves or their sport as strength/power or endurance based. This is not necessarily incorrect but the problem is that as soon as the athlete has categorised themselves, it can be hard to get them to see the value of training outside of the realm of the perceived physical demands of their sport. This is especially evident in athletes who have categorised their sport as endurance based. Very few people will argue the value of good cardiovascular function regardless of their specialization but there is a deep seeded perception within the general public and the endurance sport community that even the smallest amount of strength training is going to make them look like a pro bodybuilder and that strength training will make them slow and or bulky. There are many reasons that ALL athletes would and should strength train for success in their sport and none of them have anything to do with aesthetics. The main reasons (or excuses) that I have encountered from athletes who pursue endurance sports for avoiding strength training seem to revolve around a lack of understanding of the need and value of being strong, not wanting to disagree with or go against the culture of training within their sport, fear of the movements, outcomes or injury, and a poor understanding of the full spectrum of the physical demands of the their sport. Foundations: Before we get too far into this story let’s lay out some foundations – I am sure that most people will agree that strength is the foundation of power and power is the foundation of work and doing lots of work takes endurance. If your goal is to perform well at your sport then you are going to need to perform work. This being the case, we don’t have to take too many steps back in training hierarchy before we find ourselves at strength training. Create a buffer: The training you do to prepare you for your chosen sport should mimic the movements of the sport and your strength training should exceed its maximal strength demands. Start by examining the basic functions that the sport requires of you and look for parallels in training – if the movement patterns of your sport resemble pulling, pushing, squatting, jumping, twisting etc. Then exercises that mimic these actions would be a good place to start in the gym. Next, think about the maximum effort of strength required at any one point in your event and decide whether the training you are doing exceeds that effort. It is important that your strength training exceeds the maximum strength based effort of your sport so that when you are competing you are working sub maximally. This will create a buffer zone and limit the toll on the cardio vascular system. Let’s use a motocross rider as an example. These guys and girls often have a heavy bias towards mono-structural cardiovascular training but if we look at the demands of the sport, there is a huge strength component in that that they spend much of the time during a race (30-40 minutes) in a partial squat, in addition to soaking up the forces of jumps and whoops. Their core is working hard to transfer the power of their legs into cornering their bikes and their upper body is being hammered by pulling and pushing the handlebars. I am certainly not disputing the obvious endurance factor required to ride a motorbike at high speed across a track for 30-40 minutes, but I am definitely willing to argue that having an excessively elevated heart and respiration rate during the event is rarely caused purely by a lack of cardio vascular conditioning. Furthermore, I am even more willing to argue that training purely in the realm of endurance is not the best way to prepare for a sport that has demands that span a much greater spectrum of physical ability. Strength training is not just about strength: Strength training strengthens connective tissue. A person who follows a well-planned strength program will develop more robust joints and therefor is less likely to be injured in an expected (contact sports) or unexpected (all sports) contact situation. I haven’t met many cyclists who consider the role of strength training in injury prevention when they inevitably fall of their bikes. Strength does not equal mass: There are many examples of athletes who need to be strong and powerful yet may have to stay within a weight range. Gymnasts, boxers, dancers and martial artists are but a few of the types of athletes who can benefit from being strong and powerful yet may not have a need or want for extra body mass. Probably the best example of this would be weightlifting (Olympic style). When you mention weightlifting to most people their first thought is of huge men lifting hundreds of kilos, and if fact there are many people who are unaware that there are even weight categories below that of super heavyweight or that women also compete in the sport. To illustrate my point, the average adult male bodyweight in the US is about 84kg and the current world record for the Clean and Jerk in the lightest female weight category (under 48kg) is 121kg! To put that into perspective, for this lady to clean & jerk 121kg we can also assume that she can deadlift and squat significantly more than this, yet she weighs a…