Affiliates: SATURDAY 061014

October 14, 2006

SATURDAY 061014

PAINSTORM!

The History:
The first Painstorm was a gathering of some of the UK Crossfitters. Given that some of them traveled up 6 hours (by bus) for the meeting, no one felt like doing Fran and calling it a day. So the first Painstorm was something like warm up one round of Helen, followed by a typical CF WOD, followed by the Secret Service Snatch test, and of course partying afterwards.

The Painstorm soon evolved into a monthly competition between CrossFit London (represented by Kempie and Karl Steadman), CrossFit Central Scotland (represented by Davie and his crew) some displaced US military (Gordon Limb and some marine flyers in London, Brian White and his group called team Fallujah) and the group from Brand X. Dan Colson from CrossFit Rockford has "happily" joined in for the last three or four.

Karl, Davie and Jeff take turns creating the Painstorms. They tend to be long efforts, in keeping with the original tradition. Weights and reps are scaled of course, so everyone can join in.
(text courtesy of Jeff Martin)

The Future:
Each month we will post the Painstorm workout so other affiliates can compete and post times...though the veterans doubt you even have the guts to try it, let alone compete with them.

Painstorm XVIII - oKtoBer Fest

10 Kb Turkish Get Up alternating sides

50 Kb SDHP
50 Kb Clean 25 each hand
50 Kb Jerk 25 each hand

100 m Kb waiter walk

50 Kb figure 8 through legs
50 Kb swing To full extension
50 Kb Deadlift

100 m Kb Broad Jump

50 Kb sit ups (hold Kb against chest)
50 Kb swing one handed (Left hand)
50 Kb Goblet squat

100 m Kb lunge

50 Kb Rows 25 each side
50 Kb swing one handed (Right hand)
50 Kb Snatch

For Time.
Post times and modifications to comments.

Painstorm XVIII Moves by David Easton.

Posted by at October 14, 2006 7:18 PM

Comments

Pain freaking Category 5 hurricane!!!!! I love it!!!!!

Comment #1 - Posted by: Skip Chase at October 14, 2006 8:33 AM

49:58 as Rx'd
16kg KB used.

Other people here at Brand-X stormed through it in under 40 minutes. However, in my defense, I was using the heaviest KB!

Comment #2 - Posted by: gimpy at October 14, 2006 2:05 PM

Great work Gimpy!

Comment #3 - Posted by: DavidE at October 14, 2006 2:38 PM

Brand-X turnout light due to Sage's seminar later in the day. Only about 20 showed up. Here are the times of the people who posted. I am on for Tuesday Gimpy.

No Mods!
Mike Hom (AKA Gimpy 16kg 49:58)
Dan Strametz (12kg 34:31)
Connor Martin (12kg 34:58)
Tony Randall (12kg 45:25)
Pretty Rick (DNF 1:00 we pull the plug at 1 hour. In his defense he attempted this with the 24kg)

35 rep Mod:
Cyndi (8kg 33:45)
Karen (8kg 33:57)
Dan (12kg 35:05)
Denise (8kg 36:34)
Bob (4kg 36ish) 70 years old!

Comment #4 - Posted by: Jeff at October 14, 2006 4:07 PM

I did not finish because I started late and needed to get to Sage B's seminar...

Done with 20#db
10 Kb Turkish get up alternating sides
50 Kb SDHP
50 Kb Clean 25 each hand
50 Kb Jerk 25 each hand

100 m Kb waiter walk (300 steps- approximated distance)
50 Kb figure 8 through legs
50 Kb swing To full extension
50 Kb Deadlift

100 m Kb Broad Jump (50 jumps, not sure of distance)

35:38

May reattempt if the opportunity comes up.

Comment #5 - Posted by: Laurar at October 14, 2006 5:50 PM

Rocked through with MarkB and Karl kicking my lazy arse

Played with the 20kg and job done in 45:21

Thank f&*k that's over

Cheers, kempie

Comment #6 - Posted by: kempie at October 15, 2006 5:25 AM

ploughed my way through doggedly with the 20kg.

53min 26secs.
a long hard slog.
consoled by the fact that 20kg is about a third of my bodyweight.

Comment #7 - Posted by: markb at October 15, 2006 12:33 PM

Oh I love the PainStorms!

I've had the pleasure of participating in several at Brand X and even one with Karl and Rachel while I was across the pond.

Great fun. Stupid fun. Can't wait to see what other brave souls dare to join us!

Comment #8 - Posted by: Sara T at October 15, 2006 3:09 PM

Karl asked me to post his time

53:19 using a 16kg kettlebell

Comment #9 - Posted by: DavidE at October 16, 2006 6:56 AM

Aka Mr Bourgot from cf london.

About 49 minutes, Mark and Karl will know the exact time. 16 kg kettlebell, 12kg dumbbell for the single arm swings and the snatches. Everything hurts.

Comment #10 - Posted by: Pete J at October 16, 2006 7:04 AM

graeme was mad enough to do this twice in the space of 3 days.
attempt 1 = 48.26 with 20kg
attempt 2 = 38.37 with 20kg

(both times subbed extra waiters walk for broad jumps and lunge walk)

Comment #11 - Posted by: markb at October 16, 2006 7:36 AM

Steve, Keegan and I Painstormed this afternoon.

Steve - as rx'd with a 16kg bell:
38:00

Jeff - 16kg bell subbed 40# dumbells for the snatch:
36:30

Keegan will report in later.

Comment #12 - Posted by: Jeff at October 17, 2006 4:03 PM

I did painstorm oKtoBerfest.

I finished in 37:42 with big dawg reps and 8 Kg kettlebell

Max plank 1:31

Comment #13 - Posted by: Keegan at October 20, 2006 9:23 AM

Rockford did it with DB from 15-35# 30 reps instead of 50, no figure 8's. all times between 20-25 min. Plank Hold winner in ()

Participants:
Emily
Dan
Andrea
Jeff
Elyce
Linda
Rhonda (4:11 push-up plank on ground, 52 yoa!)
Rick
Evan
Joe

Comment #14 - Posted by: dan colson at October 21, 2006 11:47 AM

43:23, as rx 1 pood kb
broad jumps stopped me cold.

Comment #15 - Posted by: dan colson at October 22, 2006 8:15 AM