Rob, dude! Where did you find those sneakers?

does anyone feel that crossfit works for those who are just trying to look fit? I dont do any other competitive sports and my job doesnt rely on my physical abilities... does anyone think crossfit is superior to split bodypart routines for building muscle?

comments will be greatly appreciated... regarding my last post

Greg-

Willy Wonka's Magic Shoe Shop.

-D.

#2

I think that crossfit is the all around best workout I have come across. Not only does it get you in better shape all around, but yes, it does make you look better, and more importantly feel better.

Look at the faq's regarding size gained. Unless you are doing steroids, it will get you more jacked.

What does 'look fit' mean? Do you work in an environment in which you are shirtless often?

Rather new to crossfit, so I will be asking alot of questions. Are most of you sticking to the 3 days on 1 off routine? I've really been into doing some kind of workout everyday and was wondering if anyone might be working out everyday as well?

with regards to my workplace... NO i dont have my shirt off haha... BUT... I work at a store called Hollister, and I am a model there and have to look very good... I am also pursueing a modeling career. So yes.. when I say look fit, I mean it. Please comment.

for this wod---are the squats just free standing with no weights? i have a feeling either way this one is going to be a smoker

jerome,

all squats are body weight unless specified otherwise...good luck!

kidweba,

There are a number of folks who do Crossfit who look GREAT. Obviously, your ultimate results will depend on your genetics. BTW, I think you'll get a better response in the Fitness category of the Message Board.
http://www.crossfit.com/cf-video/Muscleup-matt-G.wmv
http://www.crossfit.com/discus/messages/24/25503.html
http://www.joshsgarage.com/Nicole-Eva2.jpg
http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/greg.html

kidweba,

There are a number of folks who do Crossfit who look GREAT. Obviously, your ultimate results will depend on your genetics. BTW, I think you'll get a better response in the Fitness category of the Message Board.
http://www.crossfit.com/cf-video/Muscleup-matt-G.wmv
http://www.crossfit.com/discus/messages/24/25503.html
http://www.joshsgarage.com/Nicole-Eva2.jpg
http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/greg.html

Cant wait to do this workout I am going to die.... its going to be great

Those look like La Sportiva trail runners. not the prettiest shoe but have gotten good reviews.

Barbara is gonna kick my ass...

RJM #7

I realize your are new; just try the 3 on 1 off routine. I think you will appreciate the 1 off. Having said that, I occasionally find myself doing some type of cardio session on the 1 off.

#2 kidweba

For specific muscle building and sole improvement of your look, then a specialist training program with this purpose will be more effective than CrossFit.

Search T-Nation.com for many useful articles if you require this route.

I second Orrin. That said, get to the point where you've got 20 muscleups, a 450 lb. deadlift, 275 lb. clean and jerk, and a 3 minute Fran and you'll be plenty jacked, buff, ripped or whatever you wanna call it, for most purposes other than competitive bodybuilding.

Age 43
BW 163

'Barbara'

1: 2'54"
2: 2'50"
3: 2'40"
4: 2'55"
5: 2'40"

Originally wrote down rounds 1 and 2 as 1 54 and 1 50, but think I must have made a timing error on my (analogue) wristwatch, as they didnt feel that much faster. It's the pullups that are slow! I'll bring a stopwatch next time. And some oxygen.

The 3 days on/ 1 day off is plenty if you are doing another sport.

Second day training with CrossFit...damn! This one had me to the edge of puking - I'm lovin' it!

#17 Nick K, you are not human

Travis/Rob/Smitty
242/236/191
7:15/5:20/6:15
9:42/6:35/11:42
10:29/7:45/13:49
12:44/9:00/9:42
13:15/7:55/10:40

Barbara is evil. I no longer like anyone named Barbara. I alternated between wanting to puke and pass out after set 3. Thankfully I avoided both. 6 people in the gym this morning doing crossfit.

Anything that doesn't involve lifting heavy metal things I can do. At that I suck. There are times when being built like a string bean is a positive advantage.

Kidweba, I don't know that many people on cross fit place a premium on looking fit, rather than being fit. Not many I hope, but the answer to your question is yes, it makes you look fit. Happily, that's a direct result of being fit.

What are you guys doing with those kids? Don't you realise that CrossFit is dangerous?

Actually, it's photos like that, that make me wish I lived in Santa Cruz.

matt.its fotos like the rest day one of the guys from san diego that i like.must be a friendly bunch there.they practicly holding hands;)

1. 2:33
2. 2:41
3. 3:04
4. 3:56
5. 3:48

Almost met Pukie at round 4.

3:12/3:15/3:26/3:28/3:30 this time
3:12/3:31/4:17/4:58/5:58 last time

Kipping pullups or dead-hang pullups.
Is it "cheating" if you break the set of 20 pullups into a set of 10 before pushups, and a set of 10 after the squats?

Thanks!

I'm thinking this one is gonna be a smoker also, I'm gonna try an force Pukie this time. I've only seen him twice from working out very intensly before, but that was a few years ago...

yesterday being father's day, I woke-up late & decided to skip the gym and take my kids to the pool. During a rest break I hit the playground outside the pool for a an inpromptu "linda".

Linda was a little weak yesterday - 15 full rounds plus 5 pulls, 10 pu's and 7 squats. 90 degree (f) heat and romping in the pool sapped some strength.

One of the great CrossFit elements is, so many of the workouts can be done outside the gym. Especially good for people like me who travel a lot for work.

The bummer is Linda and Barbara are close sisters...fraternal twins.

Who are those mutants that does a round of Barbara in less than 3 minutes? They must'nt weigh awfully lot.

I personally is a somewhat huge guy, so I managed to do only 4 rounds before I had to toss the towel. The fastest was just about 7 minutes, the slowest just about 9 minutes.

If one must put up a fragile defence, I'll confess to doing yesterdays WOD just before todays, because I didn't have time yesterday. That went somewhat better though. Hit a PR on front squats with 3xbw (that'd be 3 reps with 1xbw!).

As a comment to kidweba, I'd have to say – as I move into my approx. fifth week of doing crossfit – I look better than ever, feel better than ever, and having achieved it in only a months time. My previous training background has been several types of martial arts, alot of biking and good ole' strength training/bodybuilding. What I have accomplished with pumping iron through one loooong booooooring year, crossfit has done for me in a months time, and with cardio and fun on top. It may sound like a bad commercial, but it's the truth.

Give it a try ...

4:00
3:54
3:44
3:29
3:29

oh my gosh!!! they're trying to make the kids throw up! "Pukie attacks helpless children..."

Nick K... nice job on sub 3 minute rounds... Get Some!!!

I did puppie and it was still tough I can't do more than two pullups and by the time I got to the 4th and 5th rounds sit-ups and squats wer broken.

As RX'd Puppies
20 Pull-ups 5
30 Push-ups 10
40 Sit-ups 15
50 Squats 20
Time 1:56
Time 1:47 Better transition times
Time 1:59
Time 2:20
Time 2:40

Ten minutes quickfix stretching Yoga

Is anyone sticking to the 3 minute rest between sets that is suggested?

Didn't get to last round, lunch hour cut short

5:05
5:07
5:44
5:48

First week doing CF. Hardest part seems to be keeping my recovery times to a minimum.

8:06/11:00/10:57/5:53/5:47

last 2 sets were only 10 pullups as I became pressed for time.

I stuck to it, towards the end it wasn't nearly enough though, barely had time to recover from the set prior.

Had my ass handed to me on a gold platter...
3 x CFWU - PU
2 rounds only, didn't time just pushed hard
Pukie came a knocking

As Rx'd

Tommy A.

2:50; 2:42; 2:39; 2:54; 2:15

All sets and sub-sets unbroken.

JT:

4:12; 3:32; 4:10; 4:10; 4:54

Excellent energy level and effort level all around today. Had System of A Down "Chop Suey" playing on the last set... almost feels like cheating.

2:30
2:37
2:40
3:04
3:31

This is my first post although I've been doing crossfit for a year. I want to say "Thanks" for the workouts and my increased fitness level. I am a Police Officer and was involved in a lengthy vehicle pursuit last week. The suspect jumped and ran from the car and I chased him over several fences (Thanks to practicing Parkour Vaults) until I caught him. After a breif struggle I was able to get the cuffs on him. I would not have had the energy left to secure the suspect after the foot pursuit if it had not been for crossfit. Thanks.

Subbed 20 HSPUs for pushups due to shoulder and barely kipping parallel grip pullups on doorway gym. 3 minute rest between efforts:

2:49
2:46
2:47
2:53
2:58

Short breaks on last two sets of HSPUs.

Looking forward to being able to workout today as yesterday I was not able to make it to the gym.
Comment #2 kidweba
I have been doing crossfit since march of this year and before i was doing a work out called Freaky Natural, which is baisically a workout for bodybuilders, I have to say I gained some strength and size but nothing compared to what i am seeing from crossfit. Not only am I becoming more and more cut but I am also gaining size and relative strength, or functional strength. This is what I was looking for. I think you would be extremely happy as I know the store you work out and have seen some the "models" that work there. I am sure you will end up with the look you wnat if you follow the work outs and eat a healthy diet. Give it a shot, it cant hurt you.

Team XFitt UB

Comment #8 kidweba

"There has got to be more to life than just being really, really, really, ridiculously good-looking."

- Dereck Zoolander

Barbara: 1. 3:07 2. 3:02 3. 3:04 4. 3:14 5. 3:15? Dopey here forgot to turn his watch on for the 5th round until the squats which came in at :50 and I was was hitting them at 2:25ish on the earlier rounds so I'm guessing a 3:15. Good one to flush out the father's day excesses. BW:181, 57 yrs. Thanks, Coach!

Anybody have any suggestions...I think I really hurt my rotator cuff with all the pullups (pullups make it hurt the most). Is there anyway I can keep up with the WODs and not really fall off, especially on the pullup end of things? Man, I'm only 26 too and I love this WOD; this is really annoying.

Did FS workout (posted on yesterday's) as I took the kiddies to amusement park on Father's Day. Might try Barb later on tonight, but my legs are smoked right now. Hmmmm....

bw:220

4:04
3:02
3:29
3:49
3:39
Kidweba:
I had a little old lady cheering me on in the gym today... "Go big boy!" Oh yeah, she thought I was hot.

#43 - Matt K - rest.

as rx'd 42:30

Had to do pull ups on a beam with 3" flat grip.

6:50/8:44/8:56/11:15/9:37
PU's were Kipping, Jumping, and alternating grip

#47 oops did wod straight through...

Mandatory Monday rest day. Looking forward to Gene's Cloak of Dismay tomorrow. Well, not exactly looking forward to it. More like mentally preparing!

BJ #41...too funny. I'll have that image in mind all day now.

Matt K #43...had similar issue. Nothing works as well as rest. When you re-engage with pull-ups think about neutral (palms facing) grip, limited kipping. 26 was a loooong time ago for me. Take your time, heal. Lots of life and CF ahead!

as RX'd
5:21, 5:53, 6:30, 6:52, 7:00

Who are these animals turning in sub 4 and sub 3 min times?

4:20
5:15
5:53
6:30
8:20 (ugh)

Whew...I do not like Barbara!
5:03
5:08
6:03
5:57
5:54

First 4 around 4 minutes.Last set 5. "that were nails" as we say round here.

39 years young
BW 202

As RX'd
2:43/2:49/3:05/3:13/3:11

Land of the free because of the brave.

3:50 (2 sets of 10 PU; others unbroken)
4:26 (2 sets 6 PU, 3 sets 2 PU; others unbroekn)
4:43 (2 sets 5 PU, 5 sets 2 PU; others unbroken)
4:47 (3 sets 3 PU, 11 sets 1 PU;others unbroken)
5:13 (3 sets 2 PU, 14 sets 1 PU;others unbroken)

Obviously need to work on pullups...though if you had told me three weeks ago I would do 100 pullups in less than 45 minutes, I would have laughed at you!!

Didn't read instructions carefully so did all 5 rounds for time with no rest - 24 minutes.

Comment #41 - FUNNY! :)

WOD#4 for me.
Age35
BW 68kg

Did "Angie" instead for the first time. As rx'd.
Pullups took almost 50% of the total time...

Time 23:13

Felt hard.

My @$$ was kicked to the curb. Didn't really wake up until the third round and by then I was gassing bad. Felt like hurling but backed off just a bit. Way slower than my last effort. Better next time.

3:52
4:05
5:02
5:45
5:35

How much weight do I use when performing the squats?

is there any rest between sets? like, perform a circuit and then rest?

04:10
04:55
06:05
06:10
06:55

How the heck do you do these under 3 minutes?

My pullups are clearly my weakest link.

#61, no weight. Unless specified, squats are done w/ body weight only. If you see "Back Squat" on a WOD, that is your typical squat w/bar and some weight.

02:51
02:52
03:08
03:02
02:39(I said screw it..best time on this last round...rock on!!)

pull ups on stair railing
6:35
6:35
7:05
switched to better p/u bar
6:25
7:00

Barbara 5 rds
20 pullups
30 pushups
40 situps
50 squats

= 22.33.97
a 4 minute improvement :)

"Brenda"

#1 5:50
#2 5:28
#3 5:40
#4 6:12
#5 6:28

Entire time 37:00 w/rest. Didn't read all the directions regarding recommended 3 minute rest periods between sets and tried to go straight through. My mistake.

Ask me if I am ever having sugar again on my cheat day again! I felt so nauseous, worse than a hangover I swear! Absolutley no energy. Today was such a hard workout

Rnd 1- 7:49 ( 6 pullups, rest jumping)
Rnd 2- 7:04 ( 8 pullups, rest jumping)
Rnd 3- 7:16 ( 10 pullups, rest jumping)
Rnd 4- 7:17 ( all jumping)

Squats are always air squats (without weight), unless otherwise specified. Look at the FAQ on this site for questions like this http://www.crossfit.com/cf-info/faq.html

A side benefit of doing CrossFit is that you look fitter. That being said, it is much more gratifying to focus on what you can do, and how you feel, than how you look -- most of us DO NOT look good while doing CrossFit... if you look good, you aren't working hard enough.

3.54.37
4.00.14
4.53.20
4.50.45
4.54.56

#68 "Brenda", "Barbara"...one of those tough broads.

should have warmed up. thought 90 degrees and high humidity was a good warm up. Wrong!
original rd1 was 10:08 knew I could do better,so used that as warm up round.
rd 1 7:22
rd 2 6:55
rd 3 6:21
rd 4 5:54
rd 5 5:39
yes each round was faster than the last, just goes to show how important it is to warm up.

Jumping pullups and pushups off a bench

7:40, 6:50, 7:00, 7:15, 7:35

I must have been warming up the first round since it ended up being the slowest.

THEN 060117 TODAY 060619
36yo and bw190 36 yo and bw190

3.33 3:17
4.13 3:20
4.25 4:10
4.24 4:14
4.01 4:10

4:40
4:07
3:29
3:58
3:29

3:52, 4:35, 4:45, 5:16, 4:56

Anybody got sore wrists from the last two WODs?

i am brand new to crossfit and just did the workout today as my first one. i had a question about the situps, i don't always have a partner to workout with so i was wondering if anyone has a good way to anchor your feet? thanks

Age 40
BW 162

CFWUx3 minus pullups

1: 3'21"
2: 3'13"
3: 3'07"
4: 4'06"
5: 4'42"

Total: 18'29"

2-1/2 minutes better that last time - w00t!

Re: Crossfit Journal

Does the Journal automatically expire after a certain amount of time? I went to click on the last two in my e-mail inbox, #45 from May and #46 from June, and both were not available.

Just curious. Thanks. Brian.

john c/#26
It won't be "Barbara" if you break it as you describe. The prescribed workout is to complete all reps of one exercise before moving to the next.

Hi all,
{Ride 1/2 mile (Airdyne; level 8); Push-upx15 (w/ handles and feet 5" elevation); and Pull-upx10 (W/ roughly rotating 1" bar)}x6.
Duration 19:42.
Start time 0603 hours.
Bdw. 80.5 kilos.
Until tomorrow...

Catino 79-
At the gym I'll just put some weights or a heavy bodybar on my feet... At home I'll just find something to stick 'em under.

RJM #7

Personally I do a 2/1 split - 2 days CF and 1 day active rest (which is typically a sport or other physical activity, like yoga, etc.). I also perform the WODs a week behind. That way I'm better able to plan my week around other activities, injuries (if any), vacations, traveling for work, etc. Additionally, by doing the WODs a week late, you can plan the crazy long WODs (say, for example, Murph shows up) when you have the time, like on the weekends. I've gotten better results using this setup and have actually been more consistent with the WODs. Who hasn't had a situation like trying to fit something like Murph in after getting home from work at 6 (on a Friday night) but before a hot dinner date at 7. Yeah, not a good idea. The only thing you have to watch out for on this plan is to avoid picking and choosing your favorite WODs. You still have to get beat down on a regular basis.

Kidweba #3

Looking fit is just a by-product of CF. That said, CF may not be the best program if your main goal is to get really big, if you need body-specific measurements, and/or you want a specific "look." Traditional bodybuilding programs might be a better fit for you (as you can tweak them to produce all kinds of specific results).

Just get fit and the look will come.

i look buff:) 79#.concrete shoes will git ya a good anchor fer yer feet

as rx'ed:

5:15
5:48
5:52
6:37
7:09

whole lot 45minutes.

As rx'd
xcept 35 pounds added for squats
and only 1 min breaks between sets

1. 3:30
2. 3:40
3. 3:50
4. 4:00
5. 4:25

Soy

Post 43, I to had /have a pull injury,my forearm and bicep so I just rested.It may not be the advice you want but it works. 2 weeks I rested for and subbed swings or deadlifts which worked the back but did not hurt.

as rx'd

3:56
3:42
3:44
4:56
4:58

Did Barbara at the local park at 6:00am. The best think about training before breakfast is that there is nothing to throw-up(usually). Pukie hit after the situps on round four. I totally missed seeing the "rest 3 minutes" part. Totaly time was 25:37. Some old lady asked me if I was ok- obvious answer was "NO".

To kidweba, if you just wanna look good, there are much less painful ways to do it. This stuff sucks (but I can't stop).

This is my 2nd week following the WOD's and this one killed me! Ok so I thought I was in pretty good shape. Maybe not so much. As you can see my times are less than stellar, BUT I did finish.
Baby steps, right?

4:50
5:05
8:01
9:57
11:57 (ouch)

okay, so obviously I ran out of steam there towards the end. I actually contemplated getting the oxygen off the engine here at the fire station and taking a few hits, but my coworkers would never let me live that down. Then again I don't see any of them attempting Crossfit. Next time I hope to cut down these times quite a bit.

Not sure what the breakout was, but it took me 42 minutes to complete (including the rests). So I guess it was 42-12(breaks)/5= avg. of 6 mins per round. The squats is what slowed me down. Filthy 50 is worse.

4:40
4:53
6:03
5:18
5:38

First 3 set of pull-up hanging and broken into 2 set. All other exercises unbroken. Last two sets were assisted.

3rd WOD: incomplete - one round only
40yrs, 218#
50# assist on PUs
~13 min on first round, feel like jello, can't go on.
Some day I hope this will seem easy.

Kidweba:

Not sure if you are male or female, but most "fitness models" do less intense workouts than crossfit and focus specifically on creating an aesthetic look through bodybuilding and low bodyfat. Also if you look at Men's Fitness or the like, look at their abs: they get liposuction to create extra-freaky abs without being totally ripped.

However if you found a trainer to incorporate crossfit along with some exercises to create the shape you are looking for it certainly could not hurt. I think you will also need some minor lipo and hair removal along the way.

Perhaps you could post a picture somewhere so we can see where you are now?

maximus... what is your AIM? we can talk more on that.

as rx'd
1) 4:05
2) 4:40
3) 4:39
4) 5:22
5) 5:05

Barbara
1. 5:17
2. 5:35
3. 6:10
4. 7:10?
5. 8:31??

Last Barbara 01/17/06
1. 6:09
2. 6:14
3. 6:05
4. 6:41
5. 5:50!

Barbara "Lite"

BWT=272#, 42 yrs old

Subbed Smith Machine pullups

3 rounds for time (3 min rest between rounds)

#1: 5:34
#2: 6:12
#3: 8:26

Total Time of 26:25 (136 AHR)

Took last week off to travel to the Northwoods of MN. Yesterday's WOD was pouring deck footings (lifted and hauled 84, 80# bags of Quikrete).

3:10
2:11
3:50
4:21
4:16

Did this one outside in 90 degree heat. I could feel my fingers cooking on the pullup bar!! This is one day when wearing gloves may have been warranted.

Met Pukie's close relatives, Watery Mouth, Gag and Juicy Burps, this AM on this one. Looks so simple but hurts so good. did not break the time into sets.
37 YOA
190 lbs

33:57

last 2 sets were broken on all exercises and did jumping pull ups.

As RXd

4:22
4:15
5:18
5:22
4:12

Huge breakthrough today - all pull ups done dead hang and with no breaks. Admittedly they were ugly at the end...

Great workout. Does vomit in the mouth count as meeting Pukie, or do you need full discharge?

Brand X Barbara "Lite"
10 Pull 20 Push 30 Sit 40 Squat
2:49
2:52
3:34
3:46
4:31

Total time 50 minutes flat.

Had no watch.. minus three minute rest in between was 38 minutes... avg 7:20

kidweba - Post time for each of five rounds to comments.

"Barbara"

Five rounds, each for time of:
20 Pull-ups
30 Push-ups
40 Sit-ups
50 Squats

Rest precisely three minutes between each round.

Round 1 = 5:25
Round 2 = 6:41
Round 3 = 7:25
Round 4 = 7:51
Round 5 = 7:40

Total time = 47:04

Notes: Ouchy...never thought I'd come across a CF workout that scares me more than the Filthy Fifty. Congratulations Barbara, you just got promoted...

35
195

4:00
4:18
4:38
5:17
5:06

must have saved sum to push better at the end like that.

BW 222

"Barbara" (you are a real pirate hooker!)

As per usual, pullups are my main hold up. Oh, well...

1. 5:44
2. 8:16
3. 7:54
4. 8:20
5. 8:54

I ALMOST met pukie. Broke in a new "cult member" today, Matt. That's right, I'm in a cult. Ha Ha. Look, just because you agree to sign over 10% of your salary and all of your life insurance to the "club" you belong to, doesn't necessarily mean YOU'RE IN A CULT!!!! lol

kidweba, I'm a model for the United States Army and I look GOOD in my battle rattle. I'm sure CrossFit work for you too. Or you could just airbrush.

Thanks Coach!

Dennis

#83 Do the journals expire after time?

The journals are only good for about 5 days in the e-mail format. I would recommend saving as a pdf file and you will be able to access for years to come.

3 rds @ 33:29
Sore hip at start, worked it loose by the end of 3rd.

"Barbara"
Five rounds, each for time of:
20 Pull-ups
30 Push-ups
40 Sit-ups (subst. Crunches)
50 Squats
Rest 3 minutes between each round.
Round 1 = 5:45
Round 2 = 6:23
Round 3 = 6:58
Round 4 = 7:13
Round 5 = 8:30
Total time = 46:58
That was wrong! I saw spots, my legs buckled, but somehow I managed to avoid meeting Pukie.

Great workout today. I'm still new to crossfit so I pounded away at this workout until Crossfit KO'd me!! I was able to get through three rounds Rx'd. Took about 16 minutes.

Crossfit is for real...

61 165#

barbara light 5 pull 20 push 30 sit 40 squats

3:26
3:24
3:27
3:26
2:39

only 6 weeks on program and considering i could not do 1 pullup...i am amazed!!!!!

BW: 180 HT: 5'8"
Age: 20

1. 3:45
2. 4:04
3. 4:53
4. 5:09
5. 4:09

4:52, 5:03, 5:02, 5:05, 4:37 (yeah, I don't get that).

Still slow, but much faster than last time due to increased pull-up proficiency. Fastest round last time was 5:14?!?!? Slowest was 6:44.

Rounds in 20 mins of
5 gym-ball pikes
5 burpees
5 weighted sit-ups (10kg)
10l/10r walking lunges

10 rounds and 5 pikes

Cheers, kempie

1st "Barbara"
1st 4:13, 2nd 4:03, 3rd 4:21, 4th 6:00, 5th No go!

Round 1- 5:24
Round 2- 5:40
Round 3- 4:40
Round 4- 5:17
Round 5- 5:00
I saw Mr.Pukie! It's hot out and this was my second workout of the day. I started the day with tag team tire pull Med ball deal.
My form sucked on the pullups and push ups. Now it's off to the ice bath!

age 16 bw 160 (before workout)
156 (after workout)

3:31
3:09
3:24
4:55
4:55

as rx'd

I did Barb, which is 1/2 of Barbara

10/15/20/25 count (1/2 totals)
Jumping Pull-ups
Knee Push ups

4:23
2:49
3:04
3:42
3:19

age 13 weight 130

4:04
3:49
4:12
4:57
4:33

3:42
3:40
3:58
4:08
4:30
about 50 seconds faster than last time, pushups still weak, situps better than last time, all sets of pullups unbroken.

Age 35 BW 196

3:33
3:02
3:02
2:58
2:33

Exaustion has such a different kind of buzz!

Rd 1-3:10
Rd 2-3:45
Rd 3-4:31
Rd 4-4:59
Rd 5-4:58
Total (if my math is correct)- 21:23

2:40
2:35
2:42
3:02
3:01

Rob & Jim- You guys are awesome! Keep up the good work.

Wowwwee

bwt 175

4:16/4:34/5:15/5:33/5:54

squats unbroken in all rounds

had to switch to jumping pullups 1/2 way through round 2; killed my times then on because cardio was already going fullbore when I hit pushups/situps and squats

Ending HR each round in the 180-210 range; recovered hr starting next round only down to 160+ by last 2 rounds

3:17 Pull-ups unbroken
3:34 Pull-ups unbroken
3:54 Pull-ups 15-5
4:05 Pull-ups 15-5
4:17 Pull-ups 12-4-4
This workout rears its ugly head in that third round. It is tough, I ran to the gym, and I had to walk a good part of the way home due to fatigue.

1.3:00
2.3:45
3.3:40
4.3:50
5.4:08

There are 16 year olds out there doing these workouts...the future is good.

1 – 3:34
2 – 3:41
3 – 3:56
4 – 4:14
5 – 4:17

Brutal, loved it.
1/2 mile warm up
4:23
5:00
5:30
5:29
5:50 total time-38:12
Kudos to all doing sub 3:00.

As Rx'd

4:45
5:31
6:27
6:26
6:69

Toatl 42:12

3 rounds and I was done.
r1 5m
r2 5m
r3 4m
..puke 30s

age 41
bwt 235

6:16
8:45
10:something

Yikes, only made 3 rounds and collapsed. Probably should have scaled down reps.

"Barbara" in - 21:52 (Paul did 18:23)
3:49
3:42
4:29
5:17
4:25
Sit ups killed me, as usual, but today my back was still hurting from last Monday's MCO.
More than 1/2 of the SU's done with hands off my ears, and not strict AF style by any means.

5:53
7:45
8:10
9:48

Only four rounds. Scale down next time.

As rx'd

4:34
4:20
4:06
3:56
4:40.....tough as always

crossfit@rawc.org

Age:42, Wt:177

Warmed up with about a 300m jog on the TM.

6:37 (1:35,1:00,2:15,1:47)
7:28 (1:42,1:28,2:35,1:43)
7:17 (1:57,__3:53___,1:26) timing error - forgot to hit "split" button after pushups.
7:54 (2:09,1:34,2:47,1:24)
8:18 (2:13,1:40,2:57,1:28)

Total time:37:34

This WOD had me laying on the gym floor for a good 10-15 minutes afterwards, and on the verge of meeting El Pukie. I can't wait for my wife to do the BrandX puppy scaled version of this later today. ;)

40:53

2:56
3:43
4:00
4:05
4:12

Broke up Pull ups after round 1. Not upset about getting slower by round, but would rather not break sets.

4:18
5:40
8:07
8:32
8:01

First Barbara, (my mom's name) so I'll always love this one, but what a harsh workout! Kudos to everyone, clearly, we're all working our cabooses off on this, but UNDER THREE MINUTES? WOW! This was the most devastating workout for me in the last three months.

20 no-kip ring pullups
30 pushups (feet elevated ~20" or "diamond")
40 situps
50 squats
5 rounds, 3:00 between rounds

3:29.83
3:26.79
3:17.82
3:29.20
3:16.65

First 3 sets of pullups were unbroken, all else unbroken for entire workout. WOD was #2 on the day, weighlifting session earlier. Off to the pool later.

as rx'ed w/ 20# vest
4:39
5:10
6:17
6:25
6:42

I really liked this workout.

No stopwatch today, so times are loosely based on wall clock.
Started off around 2:30, each round a few seconds slower than the previous. Last round was about 3:00.

That 3 minute rest period felt like an eternity compared to what I'm used to.

2:28
2:34
2:41
2:42
2:29

WU 1/2 mi walk and stretch
2:40
2:02
3:03
4:02
5:30
Partitioned pull ups after 2nd rd.
Partitioned sit ups after 1st rd
Partitoned push ups 5th rd.
Partitioned squats 5th rd.

Anyone have an opinion for me?

I had microsurgery on my L5/S1 in feb., and I want, no need to get into this pukey fun.

so 1, is this in my future, and 2, anyone had to do the comeback?

thanks,
oh, and I'm not a model, but I play one on TV

This was my first official crossfit workout today. I thought I was in decent shape but I was only able to complete half of the workout. My only real concern was when my forearms felt like they were swollen. Is that normal?

3:40
4:23
5:02
5:17
5:46.

27 y/o 170 lb 5’10” approx 12% bf
Warm up: three rounds: 2 pull ups, 3 push ups, 4 sit ups, 5 squats. 25 steps walking lunge.
20 Pull-ups: 12,5,3 – 11,4,5 – 10,4,4,2 – 10,6,4 – 7,6,4,3
30 Push-ups: 30 – 20,10 – 20,10 – 15,10,5 – 15,10,5
40 Sit-ups: 40 – 40 – 40 – 40 - 40
50 Squats: 50 – 50 – 50 – 50 – 50

Times: 9:34 – 11:01 – 12:17 – 12:59 – 12:49

Did the sit ups with a pile of shirts for a pseudo-ab mat, much harder. Now need to use something to hold the feet down.

#1: 5:01
#2: 5:00
#3: 5:37
#4: 4:50
#5: 5:33

Bw: 220
Age: 36

bw 195#

2:04
2:07
2:11
2:20
2:13

Utterly exhausting and humbling workout

O.K.

I the 5 set without a rest, because I didn't read the small print.

Killed the first two sets in under 6 minutes. I slowed down on the pull ups to keep my lunch down. After the sour taste bubbling back up I was pretty much at war with pukie.

Pullup were w/o kipping and I finished up all five sets in
24:30

Next time a 3 minute rest might help out

I did rounds of 5 pullups, 10 pushups, 15 situps and 20 squats. Started with 40# assist for the pullups (first 7) and switched to 50#. Going by the wall clock, times were approximately:

2:00
4:00 (fumbling with Grav weight)
3:00
2:45
2:15

One of the personal trainers at the gym told me my air squat form sucked and that I would hurt my knees, but I just looked at the slide show again and I'm pretty sure it was perfect! Hmmm...

How are you guys finishing these rounds so quickly?! I guess I was so slow because this was my first time doing it? Or am I just lame?

4:52, 5:00, 6:13, 6:43, 7:20

4:00, 4:00, 4:45, 5:00, 5:00

Wow, face even started tingling. A little dehydrated maybe.As rx'd
1-4.16
2-4.46
3-6.43
4-6.53
5-7.51
All regular pullups, supported situps.

3:30, 4:15, 5:05, 5:35, 5:15

Jim #154.

Broke my back several years ago. You'll be producing sub 3 min Barbara rounds in no time. Your limits will probably be in your head, not in your back. Get some. Go again!

4:15, 4:45, 4:50, 4:50, 6:10

As rx'd,
pullups kipped after first 10. Pullups and pushups unbroken, situps and squats broken after
Today January
rd1 2:51 2:40
rd2 3:06 3:19
rd3 3:48 4:23
rd4 4:18 4:50
rd5 3:34 4:38

age 50
bwt 170

4:50
4:53
Scaled (good idea Todd B) to 10-20-40-50 too tough on the upper body for this old soccer player!
4:22
3:37
3:52

Push-ups and the two sets of 20 and last set of 10 pull-ups broken

Went out too fast and hit a wall at round 3 and was done.
5:26
6:37
11:01

took no rest 19;49 friend did 18;20 also no rest

3:40
3:48
3:40
4:19
4:19

times like this i thank god for marine corps boot camp.
2:19
2:35
2:33
2:44
2:09

1 hour of speed and agilities in the morning
first time with barbara and she kicked my ass
round 1: 6:57
round 2: 6:37
round 3: 6:54
round 4: 6:42
round 5: 6:30
all pull-ups broken and kipped

this time
round 1: 5:53.9 (-1:03)
round 2: 5:49.8 (-:47)
round 3: 5:58.0 (-:56)
round 4: 5:58.9 (-:43)
round 5: 5:41.2 (-:49)
and she still kicked my ass

Hah #173 mark... times like this i wish i was in the marine corps boot camp...

3:51.2
4:39.0
5:20.2
5:05.0
4:56.1

Barbara is EVIL!

This one almost did me in--never felt worse afterward than I did today

rd 1-forgot to start watch like a moron. Whole round was completely unbroken (pumped about knocking out all 20 pull-ups) Went pretty quick, probably just slightly over 3:00
rd 2- hitting a wall already; 4:21 broken sets
rd 3- 5:52 badly broken sets, doing mostly jumping pull-ups
rd 4: 7:44 badly broken sets
rd 5: Didn't think I was going to answer the bell, but got inspired. 7:01 Was about to drop dead--great workout.

7th week of Crossfit and I've never loved working out more. This is a life style and has turned me into a die hard CF worshipper.

5:00
5:39
6:13
7:20
6:54

Wow some crazy times posted...Im not in that bad of shape but geez!

"Barbara"- 5 Rounds of:
20 Pullups - on doorway gym
30 Pushups - done on rings
40 Situps - legs anchored
50 Squats - as rx'ed

Round 1: 6:59
Round 2: 9:10
Round 3: 10:16
Round 4: 11:07
Round 5: 11:14(9:14 but took a 5min rest not a 3min so 2min went into my time)
My Date with Barbara ended with a beating from her uncle Pukie

Ring Pushups were my weakness by far, almost ~5 minutes extra per round. then pullups were ~2min a round.

Back at it after 2 weeks off. Only had time to get through 4 rounds and I had to do them with no 3 min. rest between.

Total time: 33 min (using 25 lb wt. vest for pull-ups and push-ups)

P-No total time: 37 min. (also with wt. vest)

BW ~190
3 rounds including 2 3 minute breaks in ~40 minutes. Brutal.

Had to cut it short.

3 rounds

5:48
7:18
6:27

times:

3:10
3:33
4:31
4:40
5:00

broken pull-ups at the end. I am new to WOD's, how are these scores? How many people on the message board are working out for BUD/s?

1- 3:16
2- 4:38
3- 6:31
4- 6:34
5- 6:38

I think Pukie spotted me on the last two rounds. I could hardly walk home - I was lightheaded and felt like my ears needed to pop. Very weird feeling.

Good workout. Let's not do it again for a year or so.

Day 16 (19 June):
24/220#
CFWU
10:53/12:48/12:22 (I couldn’t even start the 4th set)
Barbara (20 PU/30 PSU/40 SU/50 Squats)
I picked up my stuff and started to walk away after 11 PU on the 2nd round. Got 5 steps away and turned back around.

26yo 200lbs
warm up was 8hrs of manual labor
and a big lunch (bad idea)
all sets averaged 5:30
pullups and squats were broken
intense workout, felt like puking the whole time
good times

Hey-

WOD "Sticky Barbara" 5 rounds
WU jump rope 5min with DUs

10 HSPU
20 pullups
30 pushups
40 situps
50 squats
60 box jumps @ 24"
20 double box jumps @ 12"

Time-65:20min

I din't follow the recommended workout cause I wanted the box jumps today real bad, ... and boy were they real bad. They left me sweaty and prone on the floor.

Next, a little work with my caber and toss the 42lb weight for height. Followed by a couple extra smooth honey brown lagers.

Good luck in your training,

-K

This is my 2nd week of crossfit and it's great. I've been trying to build a similar workout plan on my own for the last couple years, but it was never this good.

Here's today's times:
2:22
2:30
3:12
3:39
4:01

I was ready to lose my lunch after round 2

warm up = light stretching, back extensions, and 1 mile run at 6:45

"Barbara"

6:00
6:30
7:30
8:00
7:45

3:56.71
3:37.91
3:37.48
3:42.34
3:24.25
Total- 18:28.69

2nd WOD, gonna do one hour of kickboxing. I'm a glutton for punishment!!

First workout after a week and a half rest. Felt a little slow but not too bad:

4:04
4:40
5:07
4:49
4:50

as PX'd

Coach
Do you advocate Ab Mat situps for WODs? I've been CFing for over a year and I'm generally fairly competitive with Matt G's times and loads (i'm also about 165lbs, 6%BF, strict adherence to the Zone), but my fastest set (all unbroken)was 3:37. My slowest event, by far, was situps (on the Ab Mat, non-anchored feet). I became a convert to kipping pullups a while ago, and greatly increased my speed and quantity. Is there a similar belief in pushups and situps (i.e., pushups not chest-to-floor then up to full extension...crunches or anchored situps). Or am i just that weak?

bw 204

32:00 total time
4min avg/rnd (forgot digital watch at home)

5th day of crossfit and it is awesome

1. 3:03
2. 3.16
3. 3:32
4. 3:54
5. 4:21

5th day of crossfit and it is awesome

1. 3:03
2. 3.16
3. 3:32
4. 3:54
5. 4:21

First Barbara:

2:53
3:03
3:19
3:53
3:59

As Rx'd, but wow... I feel like poop. Had my FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH PUKIE! (5 times).. gotta get cleaned up now for a date, and an attempt to wash this clown out of my throat

as rx'd
5.59
7.13
8.07
10.46
9.11

ring pullups and knee pushups for last two sets, otherwise as rx'd 100 degree heat, outdoors
felt awful afterwards. Fun workout
5:39
6:11
5:44
5:26
5:17

3:46
4:20
5:35
6:07
6:02
After a weekend of pure debauchery I thought I was going to meet pukie for the first time today. 30 min I still might.

As Rx'd 43:48 total time including the four three-minute rests which made this WOD a whole lot more tolerable. Didn't note the time for each round. The last set of pullups was pretty sloppy.

Barbara...this workout reminds me of some woman where I work. Appropriately named!

4:05
4:19
5:54
7:15 - Pukie wanted a go at it, but I punched him.
5:02

Pukie wanted to revisit after I finished, but he just kept dancing circles around me for 30 minutes. Blast you pukie! BLAST you!

4:54
6:40
6:40
7:54
7:15

row 5000m C2 21:07

barbara as rx(except PU broken on rings)

3:37
5:15
6:14 hiccupped
6:46 puked
5:47

First time crossfitter today, 8 years of powerlifting failed to prepare me for barbara! Looks easy on paper. Full pounding headache, stomach acid in the mouth, but made it through as rx'd. 36 minutes total with 3 min. rest periods.

First of all ... I am amazed by some of the times posted ... great job!

I wanted to get some bike miles in so I did that prior to doing the WOD ... don't know when I am going to learn! I have to get over my cardio addiction!

Anyway, did a 12.3 mile ride (45min) on a stationary bike.

Did as Rx'd except for subbing Lateral Pull Downs at 60 lb. for the Pull Ups.

Round 1: 9:04 (really bad and should have rested a little more after the bike ride, had a lot of transition time also)
Round 2: 8:26 (decreased some of the transition time)
Round 3: 7:29.69 (no transition ... said hell with it and did all of it right in the thick of all of the boys working out!)
Round 4: 7:19.63
Round 5: 7:05 (had to decrease lat pull down weight to 50 lb)

Great workout!!

Did yesterdays WOD this morning

65,85,90,95,100,105,110 (#'s)

and todays WOD kicked my ass this afternoon

only did two rounds, modified pull-ups and push-ups

4:04
4:56

couldn't lift my arms after that...

Total times are inclusive of 3 min rest b/w rounds...

Rich: 4:22, 5:16, 6:37, 8:09, 7:01 = 43:25
Phil: 5:00, 5:15, 6:45, 8:45, 9:15 = 47:00
Sam: 9:01, 7:46, 8:14, 8:36, 9:17 = 54:54
Kaler 6:00, 6:15, 7:45 = 26:00 (three rounds only)
Clint 55:54 (based on Sam’s time)
Matt: 40:00 (and he’s sticking to his story – i.e. he just raised the bar for himself next time!)
Ricky: Has anyone seen or heard from Rick, does he still exist!?!

38/78.3/12.3%
As rx'd between 3:42 and 5:55. Less than three minutes rest between each.

Rd 1: 4:18.95
2- 3:49.23
3- 4:17.38
4-DNF
5-DNS

Only did a couple of rounds. I've taken a too-long break due to work travel and vacation. Lotsa kinks to work out. (It used to be so much easier to spring back!)

as rx'd
2:49
2:55
2:50
2:48
2:58
worked hard to try and keep all sets under 3:00. recently enagaging in some not so scientific or exacting dietary experiments and it is becomig apparent that a big dose of meat at lunch (farm raised bison in my case), seems to really maximize strength, power and endurance in my late afternoon workouts!

as RX'd:

3:21
3:11
3:16
3:34
4:30

after comparing to times from last Barbara, I have gained almost a minute per round... man I suck, need get some regularity in the workouts...

led friends thru 4 rounds of barbara "lite"
10 pull 20 push 30 sit 40 squat

joe:
round 1: approx 4:00
round 2: 4:30
round 3: 5:18
round 4: 7:52 (assisted pullups)

mike:
round 1: approx 3:45 (assisted pullups)
round 2: 4:15 (assisted pullups)
round 3: 6:20 (assisted pullups)
round 4: Over 10 minutes including puke break (assisted pullups)

Age 50, second month
5,8,8:30,9:00,8:30
Feel good about getting through it!

Round 1:
As Rx'd w/ 9lb. bar for squats

Round 2 - 4:
I had to do the pull-ups on a machine with 85lb assistance. It was either that or I would still be hanging from the pull-up bar right now. Everything else was Rx'd w/ the 9lb bar for squats.

Total time: 50 min

Anyone who did all 100 pull-ups unassisted is a freak.

5:34
7:33
8:24
8:48
7:57

3 months in, first time with Barbara.

3:34/3:22/3:32 before being felled by Pukie's sister.

CFWU x3(-PU's)

WOD:
DJ DJD
:02::20 :03::01
:02::37 :03::13
:03::32 :05::59
:03::52 :07::05
:04::01 :05::56

Pull-ups were strict till 3rd rd. Unbroken till 4th. Push-ups unbroken till 5th when I took a quick breath in the up position. My quads feel like they're going to explode! Time to ice my knee.

Get some, Go again!

Chris:
3:04
3:41
4:14
5:11
5:15

Pull-ups unbroken until last round. Last time I did jumping pullups for the last 2 rounds. I was also 90 seconds faster on my first round this time!

Good:
I had the willpower to stick out a tough workout on a 95 degree day.

Not so Good:
I didn't have the sense to pace myself on a 95 degree day. If I didn't push too hard I certainly went to the edge. Still, no Pukie. A cold bath helped my head stop spinning.

Julie plans to work out later.

As r'xd

3:46
4:23
4:06
5:09
4:14
Last set I just put the balls to the wall and pushed my self as hard as I could go.....felt really good about my work outs! Starting to see the beast inside me....and I got my offical crossfit tshirt today so I hope tomorrows work out is an A@@ kicker so I sport the shirt with true fashion and help get the name out!

TEAM XFITT UB

Ahhhhh shoot- As soon as I finished I realized I screwed up the timing aspect. I forgot to time the individual rounds and rest between them. Instead I went straight through. I tried gassing it from the get-go to see how far I'd get before I blew. Made it to round 4 before I started coming unravelled and then paid for it.
28'14" with some groaning and groveling.

5:00 (guessed time)
6:27
8:06
7:40 (jumping pull-ups)
8:01 (jumping pull-ups)

Total of 5 rounds = 35:14
Total including rest = 47:14

Five rounds, each for time of:
20 Pull-ups
30 Push-ups
40 Unanchored Sit-ups
50 Squats to 9" stepstool

3 min. rest between each round

3x4 95lb OHS to warm up.

1)3:58 deadhang pullups
2)3:44 kipping pullups
3)4:22 kipping pullups
4)4:29 kipping pullups
5)somewhere over 5 minutes. Too tired to look at watch.

Good training.

First date with Barb - tough one.

37 BW:187

1- 5:36
2- 7:30 (had to wait almost a minute to do situps)
3- 7:19 (came close to kissing Pukie)
4- 7:52
5- 8:16
Total: 36:33 (but I haven't checked my math)

All pull-ups strict deadhang, non-kipping but with broken sets. Not a fantastic result but I am pretty pleased to have finished this one on my first go after only a month on xfit.

I'm pretty stoked that I have done over 160 pull-ups in the last two days and my shoulders appear to be still attached (tomorrow might be a different story when DOMS sets in). Xfit rocks.

Sam

Burgener w/u X 1

Round 1: 4:49
Round 2: 10:16
Round 3: 10:02

Round 1: 4:49
Round 2: 5:00
Round 3: 5:25
Round 4: 5:46
Round 5: 5:59

-- not feeling so hot on the squat portions of this workout after climbing Mt Whitney over the weekend!

Forgot to rest 3 minutes between rounds. Too hot in Florida to do more than three rounds in the shape I am in.

8:00 with only 13 pullups
10:00 with 10 pullups
9:00 with 10 pullups, 20 pushups, 20 situps, 20 squats.

Almost passed out I was so overheated (read: out of shape! :P)

Rd 1 6:43
Rd 2 6:29
Rd 3 7:01
Rd 4 7:15
Rd 5 8:39

Barbara..The cruelest witch of all.

3:55; 4:25; 4:30; 4:30; 4:45. Markedly worse than last time when all under 4 mins. Excuses: did pushups on parallettes. Squats getting deeper. And I think (judging by needing to lie down and sweat for 20 minutes afterwards) not 100% well.

First ever workout with crossfit, was a Div 1 offensive lineman grad in 2004, so these are a little different that what I was used to an extent. Barbara was a fun way to start though!

times:
4:09
4:30
4:45
4:48
4:38

Second day back after a 3 week break for bad shoulders. What a mess, as I am siting here icing my shoulder.
6:29
6:29
6:45
7:22
6:13
Ok--the last one I cheated by using 50 lbs. assist on the pullups. From second round on used progressively greater assist (or I would be doing this still tomorrow morning)--10, 24, 42. But it was the squats that almost made me puke.

4:29,4:58,7:35,8:37,8:02 = total 33:41 vs 4:40,6:16,7:35,8:14,7:30 (ah, crampy visited my calves--did pullups, push ups, but only 10 sit ups and 10 squats in 5th round) or 34:15 1/17/06 vs 39:37 on 6/16/05.

pr 16 pull ups in 1st set. 10 min ellip w/u 14/14. hr avg 132, hr max 163. calf cramps an issue again--think anchored sit ups, while faster, were cause. wonderfully brutal. wasn't sure i'd finish all 5 rds.

BW 178

As Rxed
1 3:03
2 4:20
3 5:16
4 5:22
5 5:51

The worst I've ever felt during and post-workout. Did not full on meet pukie, but instead met his cousin nasty acid regurge...

I lost the paper that I had wrote my times down on so for a guestmate time

1. Eight minutes and change
2. Nine minutes and change
3. Ten minutes and change
4. Seven minutes and change
5. Eight minutes and change

I did the pushups with 10lbs in the vest and used push up bars for the first
Three rounds. So that, and waiting for people to get out of the way, really added up my time.

I started cramping on the third set. Anyone have a sure fire cure for that? I drink water all day long.

Starting 50% week.

2:49/4:38/1:46(10/15/20/25)

Ben: 3:09, 3:10, 3:28, 3:44, 4:13

Stopped after 4 rounds because I was re-eating my lunch I had eaten some 3 to 4 hours earlier.
1 - 4:55
2 - 5:21
3 - 5:48
4 - 8:22

Very tough.

Group Moffett

The first round was 7:50, afterward we did not keep the time for each round. The total time to completion was 1:02:35

bw 145#
3:31, 3:16, 2:57, 2:50, 2:45

This was my first WOD...WOW! I thought I was in at least ok shape. I only made it through three sets then my good friend Pukie McThissucks showed up. My times were not even worth mentioning. This workout fricken rocks.

1. 4:00
2. 5:00
3. 5:01
4. 4:56
5. 5:03

Washed it down with some sprints.

Age 36: BW: 216

1 3:35
2 4:12
3 5:11
4 6:22
5 7:10

My rear end is thoroughly kicked. Thanks, XF!

#235 Neil - "I started cramping on the third set. Anyone have a sure fire cure for that? I drink water all day long."

I used to get cramps really bad when wrestling (two months ago), and I started adding more salt and potassium (raisins) to my diet. I also drank a lot more water before practice to ensure I was well hydrated. I've read that drinking pickle juice is a surefire cure. I tried it once and didn't get cramps, but can't say if it was the pickle juice that helped. Who wants to drink pickle juice?

5:05/5:26/6:55/7:13/7:54

this was horrible.

Rd 1: 4:42
Rd 2: 4:42
Rd 3: 4:52
Rd 4: 5:16
Rd 5: 5:45

Julie's turn
She started with 5,10,15,20 in 1:46.

She said it wasn't challenging enough so...
10,20,30,40 for the remainder
3:40
3:38
3:36
4:18

then she made a perspiration angel on the floor.

oh, and jumping pull-ups and knee push-ups.

As RXed, good form, no sloppy stuff.

1) 3:40
2) 4:10
3) 5:41 (barfed a little in mouth =-)
4) 7:11 (for some reason I couldnt do the situps)
5) 6:44

Proud to say took me 38 minutes total. Didn't record each round, cause I thought it was total =[.

Did as RX'd except for 15 self-assisted pullups (after first set of 20, ouch).

Started X-fit on April 27th. Haven't missed a work out. Great results. Perfect for my job.(firefighter).Todays WO made me ill. About 45 mins with strict breaks. Got my wife on board Puppy style. Hard, Hopefully she'll drink the Koolaid. Thanks,Coach and all who post for the encouragement.

My first day with XF. Great workout! Didn't push for time but rather completion of the 5 rounds. Only made it through 3...

Pull ups assisted with level 8.

Did BrandX Puppy version - 5 sets of:
5 pull-ups (using gravitron -70lbs)
10 push-ups (using incline bench)
15 sit-ups
20 squats
Time: 3:49, 3:27, 3:15, 3:27, 3.20
Ran 1 mile on TM afterwards
Not as challenging as my husband's pukie WOD - next time need to increase reps.

as rxd:times are rouned up due to using gym clock
1:~4:45 2:~4:35 3:~5:30 4:~4:45 5:~5:25

i think the last rnd is off, after i finished my knee was killing me and i didn't look at the clock.

all pu were dead hangs w/ strict form until the end of the 5th rnd (mix of jump and kip for reps 17-20). thought about kipping- and it probably would have helped my time, but i think the smith machine i was using for pullups would have tipped over or would have fallen apart. what is suggested form for pull ups on this one, dead hang or kipping? kipping is the only way i can imagine people putting up sub 3 min rnds, which i think is truely incredible. good work.

lastly, are there any cf'rs in the chattanooga, tn area. will be moving there in a couple weeks.

bw: 180

as rx'd: 4:58, 6:56, 6:19, 7:17, 5:46

my times were all over the place. got a pr (all 20!) on the first set of pullups.

3:47
3:10
2:50
3:40
3:10

Four rounds as Rx'd, fifth round adjusted because Pukie made a visit on #4

4:35.9
4:47.8
4:35.2
5:12.4
3:42.1 (jumping pull-ups/pushups/crunchers/squats)

Karl

J-3 rounds
Pull Ups-Legs elevated after 10 and through 2nd & 3rd rounds
PU- Good
SU- Decline Bench
SQ-Good
appr. 22min

M- Toxic from yesterday plus lunges (?)

2:44
2:28
3:53 <- What the hell was that about?
3:17
3:04

"Barbara Lite" from BrandX
10 Pull
20 Push
30 Sit
40 Squat

It's a deep burn... it's so deep... I can barely move my right arm... I don't know if you heard me counting, I did over a thousand...

Age: 25 BW: 201 (after WOD with no shoes)

Times: 3:48/5:16/7:49/9:20/8:17

Probably could have knocked off 45-60 sec on the last 3 rounds. The Oilers tried to come back and I had to give the game a little more attention. Way to go CANES finally a championship in NC. Now its time for the Panthers.

60,bwt 284. Only three rounds-- I guess that's Barbar-- met Pukie's cousin Blackie (out). Almost needed a spotter to find a chair after 3 rounds, despite doing pullups on gravitron with 100 lb offset. All pullups, situps and squats sets broken, only pushups clean.
9:30
9:10
10:30

Hell, it's an hour later and I'm still belching acid.

Barbara, as Rx'd.

Round 1: 2:36
Round 2: 2:58
Round 3: 5:01 (came apart at the seams)
Round 4: 4:47 (rallying)
Round 5: 3:56 (redeemed myself)

afterwards i had to lay still for about five minutes, and then i went into the bathroom and puked my guts out.

good times? good times!

Joe- 2:57/3:31/4:43/5:59/5:57

Ruby- 4:07/4:34/5:00/5:02/4:44

Vanessa- 3:32/4:28/4:41/5:13/4:43

Talissa- 3:42/4:41/4:51/5:02/5:18

Jason- 4:24/4:41/5:06/4:48/5:36

Sarah- 4:17/5:25/6:07/6:17/6:32

3:55:94
4:03:37
4:10:00 <-- Stop watch stopped during this round. Estimated this time
5:25:50
4:26:69 <-- Caught a second wind

Sit-ups and Pull-ups were my weakness

2nd CrossFit workout: "Barbie" from BrandX

5 rounds of 5 pullups, 10 pushups, 15 situps, and 20 squats with 3 minutes rest between rounds. 50# gravitron assist for first three rounds of pullups, last two rounds unassisted.

1: 1:59
2: 1:54
3: 1:45
4: 2:09
5: 2:21

Probably move to Barbara-lite next time it comes around.

Bw202
44yr
1-2:55
2-2:30
3-2:40
Was interupted by someone in the club never regained. On a good roll wish I could have finished. Did this after yesterdays front squats.

Didn't see the rest period, so i just timed it all the way through. I also did yesterdays WOD before todays, so the squats killed me.

Anyways total time was 37:31, first two sets did crunches instead of situps.

bw 165#

as rx'd

1-2.35
2-2.32
3-2.43
4-2.48
5-2.40

did outside in about 95 degrees...loved every second of it.

sit-ups killed me.

Today did the following:
Deadlift
285 X 1
305 X 1
335 X 1
305 X 3
295 X 3
295 X 3

Then
3rounds of
Hill Sprint
25 Wall Ball
25 Box Jumps
10 GHD sit ups

Nothing broken except me.

1) 2:55
2) 2:55
3) 3:39 starting headache
4) 4:40 got lazy but head is killing me
5) 3:33 head exploding, but was pissed about 4:40..

Holy crap, I'm either going to pass out or my head is going to blow up. Great work out.

First week of crossfit. 26@180lb

All dead-hang pullups, broken as needed (10s at start down to 1s at the end). These took by far the majority of the time - the rest was quick and steady.

3:57
6:25
7:50
9:22
10:18

3:56
5:04
6:38
6:48
6:49

I feel shattered.

As Rx'd:
3:24
3:17
3:20
3:30
3:47
Pull-ups dead hang, last 3 sets broken 15,5.
Everything else unbroken.
Great Workout!!

Team Emerald Coast

Anabel:
round 1- 4:17
round 2- 4:17
round 3- 4:11
round 4- 4:22
round 5- 3:15

Joey:
round 1- 4:02
round 2- 3:40
round 3- 3:08
round 4- 3:24
round 5- 3:06

We both thought we were going to go for a ride with pukie but he didnt show, just his cousin flem! lol!

Was enjoying Father's Day Sunday away from the computer, and worked in something similar.

Run 400
25 Push ups
Run 400
25 Pull ups
Run 400
25 Dips
Run 400
25 Box Jumps
Run 400
25 L Sits

Time was around 30 minutes but I wasn't really timing it. Just needed to "get some...thing". Wasn't up to working the same muscles again today, and, given tomorrow's tabata, I am really glad I didn't! Did yesterday's Front Squats today.

Forgot to mention: my body was exhausted from the Mayor's Midnight Sun Half Marathon in Anchorage on Sat morning. Some bad dieting decisions led to a poor running time and bad recovery. Made it though, thats the key.

Barbara is my most dreaded CF workout and for good reason. Up until today I had never completed this WOD without vomiting in the aftermath. Fastest efforts to date. HR was still at 126 eleven minutes after completion.

1- 2:57
2- 3:02
3- 3:08
4- 3:18
5- 3:20

All the way up/all the way down on all events. Did my best not to let my form degrade in the last couple rounds with reasonable success.

-D.

BW: 202

Times (approx.): 8:00/7:32/9:29/11:06/12:56

First, timed WOD. Good start. I love you dad (AKA GREGG HOFFMAN)

BW: 108kg
Round 1: 8:23
Round 2: 9:57
Round 3: 11:22
Round 4: 13:19
Round 5: 12:55

Just missed pukie and it did take me really long, but I finished!

Today was my first day of crossfit. Will turn 43 in a week. moderately fit I guess. A buddy who introduced me to the program just Sunday night told me to go slow and ease in. Modified tonight's workout to 5, 10, 15, and 20. My quads are still burning. My times were 1:31, 1:33, 1:29, 1:35, 1:33. I don't know how technical I was. Tried as good form as I knew.

BW: 170lbs

Two hours of soccer as a warm-up.

1 4:32
2 5:23
3 5:28
4 5:52
5 5:53

Sit-ups and push-ups were the surprise weak spots. That was a lot of fun, in a nausea-inducing kind of way. I started to do some back extension to round out the evening, but then I saw Pukie charging at me full speed and decided to call it a night.

20 pullups assisted w/band
30 pushups on knees
40 situps feet anchored
50 squats

all x5 w/3min rest between rounds

6:36
6:25
7:06
6:09
6:28

I can see where I hit a slump, and then told myself to get over it and push till I puke...well, I didn't encounter Pukie really at all, but I tried to push harder...can't wait to see improvement.

First time I ever wanted to puke so bad, with a splitting headache. First time I ever had to lie down immidiately following a WOD.
As Rxed 1(3:01)/2(3:15)/3(3:26)/4(3:43)/5(3:37)
BW 180

BW 130

6:04
11:20

Stopped after that because of the splitting headache. I lied down thinking to myself, "I'll just add an extra minute to the rest time" every minute until 10 minutes had passed and I still didn't feel up to another set. I should have done a puppy version or something like that.

Barbara
4:54
4:44
5:01
5:19
5:40

Kipping Pull Ups
Push Up on Hex DB Handles
Anchored Ab Mat Sit Ups(much easier then unanchored)

2.13
2.27
2.38
3.01
3.50

18:22... my dumbass didn't read all the directions and went straight through insted of resting 3 min inbetween sets.... next time i will un-f@#k myself

age 28
bw 194.6

4:35
5:25
5:41
5:30
7:50

first timer at Barbara...

time constraints - did 'Barb'
3 rounds:
4:08
5:28
5:32

Paul: 4:38, 4:37, 4:41, 5:01, 4:53
Jen: 4:56, 4:32, 4:35, 4:35, 4:27

Skipped today, early morning call, then decided to rest shoulder in the afternoon.

this one was a smoker, around the 4th set i was hurting!

3:04/3:05/4:50/5:02
After set 4, got light-headed and nearly dropped. Needless to say, did not finish set 5. Lack of late afternoon snack doomed me.

Managed to make it through 4 rds before I yarfed.

Rd 1 - 5:05
Rd 2 - 7:47
Rd 3 - 8:48
Rd 4 - 8:27

The only explanation for the under 3 minute Rds....Robots. Think about it.

3:15
3:12
3:38
3:57
4:07

Revision to posting #208 to include Ricky's times...

Ricky's happy to report that he's back in action, almost. He got three rounds before the stars were out in full force and thinks he needs to pace himself next time.

Total times are inclusive of 3 min rest b/w rounds...

Ricky: 4:10, 5:25, 6:50, still going, still going... = 22:25 (three rounds only)
Rich: 4:22, 5:16, 6:37, 8:09, 7:01 = 43:25
Phil: 5:00, 5:15, 6:45, 8:45, 9:15 = 47:00
Sam: 9:01, 7:46, 8:14, 8:36, 9:17 = 54:54
Kaler 6:00, 6:15, 7:45 = 26:00 (three rounds only)
Clint 55:54 (based on Sam’s time)
Matt: 40:00 (and he’s sticking to his story – i.e. he just raised the bar for himself next time!)

As rx'ed

Round 1 in 5:45
Round 5 in 6:15

Rounds 2, 3, 4 were somewhere between those times - I didn't write them down and can't remember the exact numbers.

Back at it!

"Barbie"

Five rounds, each for time of:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Sit-ups
20 Squats

Rested precisely two minutes between each round.

1:33
scratch (forgot to start time)
1:54
1:49
2:00

All sets unbroken except the sit-ups. They are still a killer

Felt a little queasy afterwards. Had to cool down

JFG

As Rx'ed: 29:31 total.

Wow! I could only muster 4 rounds today. This one smoked me.

4:30
7:33
9:18
10:08

My buddy, Tony M. from State College, PA gave Crossfit a try today.

Barbara was his first CF workout:

1. - 6:29!
2. - 6:15 *15 pullups, all else completed
3. - 7:09 *9 pullups, all else completed
4. - 8:16 *3 pullups, 24 pushups, 38 situps, 50 squats
5. - 7:54 *2 pullups, 19 pushups, 35 sit ups, 50 squats

I asked, "What happened with the pullups?"

Tony wrote: "Pullups. Damn. I just burned out on these. I tried doing a reverse grip (palms facing me), regular grip. I just.... couldn't.... pull....up."

As Rx'd
4:40
6:00
6:28
7:01
7:14

I did not get to post this yesterday

BW 132
Kipped all Pull-ups, janda sit-ups first two rounds then regular sit-ups.

Rd1 3:02
Rd2 4:26
Rd3 6:02
Rd4 6:38
Rd5 7:12

Seth: 1=4min, 2=5:58, 3=7min, 4=7:44, 5= 20 PU on my second push up which is one of my stronger exercises I felt and heard something pop in my lower left trap.. Game over for the next day or two.. I am going to have my first deep tissue massage today in hopes of speeding up recovery...

Rox decided to do one weak set after she saw me writhing in pain.. Did not have the energy to push her harder..

Age 50/BW 240, as Rx'd
Round 1 = 6:17
Round 2 = 6:45
Round 3 = 7:18
Round 4 = 8:03
Round 5 = 8:28

Catherine: 7:22, 4:34, DNF (left for work)
Tim: 3:04, 4:22, 3:34, DNF (could not move)

Full 'Barbara' as rx'ed on each round (Catherine did pullups with innertube assistance, and knee pushups) OMFG. Now I understand why people do these 'Barbie' and 'Barbara Lite' workouts... so that they can complete the workout without collapsing.

My goal was to hit around 3:00 on each round. DNF!

forgot to add: CFWU + 1min jump rope btw WU sets,

my bw: 184 (lost 4 pounds over the weekend at 14K)

I had no altitude sickness what-so-ever this weekend despite having been under 8K for weeks. I felt nearly as good at 14,000' as I usually do at 8,000', and my power-endurance is improving rapidly. CF has been working out nicely for me. My squats were very poor today as a result of postholing hip-deep snow for over a mile on Saturday; maybe on Thursday I'll try and redeem myself with the Filthy Fifty, or Angie.

Thank you for the wonderful resource, Coach.

Barbara"
Five rounds, each for time of:
20 Pull-ups
30 Push-ups
40 Sit-ups
50 Squats
Rest 3 minutes between each round.
Round 1 = 5:35
Round 2 = 6:23
Round 3 = 6:39
Round 4 = 7:23
Round 5 = 8:24

This bitch almost killed me! I have been walking funny all day and fighting to keep my legs from buckling. I think the deadlift and front squats on the previous work outs did me in here.

3:14
2:55
2:45
3:16
2:46

Pull-ups broken on 4th and 5th set from fatigue, on 1st set due to bar being too slick. Nothing else broken. Sit-ups were the worst.

Ouch!
1 mile @ 7.5

WOD scaled down to 10/20/30/40

Total time with run was 45 minutes.

I didn't do all the sit-ups either, had nothing to hold my feet down, last two rounds I did 10 unanchored sit-ups only, helped keep the pace up. All pull-ups unbroken, only the last round did I break up the pushups, last two rounds had to break up the squats. I felt sick, afterwards I couldn't walk on the treadmill at 3mph, had to go sit on the bike at a lazy 60rpm. Could barely pull myself out of bed today. This one was sneaky.

7:11
9:11
9:17
11:27

CFWUx1
4:12-4:23-4:47-5:01-4:43
Total time was 34:50 (guess I shorted myself 16 seconds of rest)

All sets unbroken, sets 4 and 5 did deadhang followed by kipping pullups to complete.
BW-205
2:30
2:20
2:33
2:18
2:21

20 jumping pullups
30 pushups (on toes)
40 leg lifts
50 squats

Today (1/17/06)
5:45 (6:02)
6:21 (5:32)
6:24 (5:50)
6:27 (5:52)
6:54 (5:43)

Felt very low energy doing this. I look forward to beating my times. Wow. Very little energy today. Was interrupted on last round by students coming to playground where I work out...had to do squats a few minutes later (stopped time).

I can believe the 4 and 5 minute times but 5 rounds under 3 minutes each with 3 minutes rest? Every once in a while I think we need to do a reality check or at least explain that you kipped or did jumping pull ups.

Crossfit in Kandahar:

Rogue 6 Fish (first WOD)
BW:225 BW:155
as rx'd reps 5/15/20/25
2:59 1:30
3:35 1:26
4:12 1:54
5:13 1:37
5:12 2:34

Get some now to dish it out later...

AK; For info on why kipping is so popular here, just search it on the message board for lots of reasons.

Personally, I have seen on the job many times where people have to get a functional muscle up done. As one example, in order to get up through a hatch in the floor onto the next level, all while wearing a load of equipment and gear, etc. Simply doing a strict pull up would be too slow and difficult with all the extra weight. A kipping p/u enables you to get all that extra weight up in a hurry, and up high enough to get to your next objective. For work (and reasons like wanting to live) this has to be done the fastest way possible, which is to kip. Thats why a lot of us do it.

There are other reasons (ie, we kip to make the muscles able to do more work in a shorter period of time, for athletic/explosive training reasons, to be productive, etc). Body building and concertrating on bulding muscle mass are not one of the reasons to kip, and not our focus.

I certainly kip when doing chin ups, but that is far from cheating; simply making the work out more effective and functional, IMHO.

WOD as rx'd (not under 3 min btw);
3:22
3:34
3:31
3:20
3:21

3:16
4:27
4:48
5:53
6:44

fifth month on cf - just when I think I'm starting to get in shape

44 y.o. 140#

I mis-read and did dips instead of push-ups.
Times ranged from 6:30 (first) to 11 minuntes.

oops

2:54
3:48 su-broken
5:47 pu,su,sq-broken
6:30 " " "
6:59 " " "
Sit-ups cost me the most time
Last set of pull-ups pretty ugly
Pukie lurking near sit-up station last set
an

sub ring pullups
4:29
5:15
5:45
5:52
6:12

Nearly DNF'ed round 4 and didn't even bother starting 5

4:42, 5:32, 6:07 and 7:34

Highlights - got 19 straight pull-ups on first round (PR by 2) not quite straight arm at bottom but close and all head above bar. Sit-ups all unbroken (unanchored w/ hands sliding along floor) and all squats unbroken.

Lowlights - just felt sluggish and weak all through. Maybe a little long between meals but I have neglected my bodyweight work and it showed. Nowhere near Pukie as strength endurance faded first.

Solution - start doing the CF warm-up!!

Cheers, kempie

Rd1 4:06
Rd2 4:20
Rd3 5:05
Rd4 5:27
Rd5 6:26
Total 25:24
w/ rest 37:24

6:18
7:20
7:33
7:57
7:10

Great WOD, thanks CrossFit.

6/20/2006
BW 171#
CFWU (only Back extensions and dips)
5:20
5:00
4:35
5:00
4:40

Wow! I'm really slow!! But working on it, still fairly new to Crossfit.
9:23
9:12
8:30
8:47
9:07

1st time barbara
1- 3:53 pr 20 C-kips
2- 4:11 15+5 C-kips
3- 6:55 10 C-kips + 10 frog kips
4- 5:48 20 frogs
5- 6:16 20 frogs

situps and pushups need lots of practise, all but the first round broken.
squats perfect

Have fun and live with passion, Johan

4:26, 5:22, 5:16, 5:25, 5:45

4.02, 5.36, 6.24, 7.02, 6.03 Total 29.09

As RX'd

1day behind

bw-202

wu
1/4 mile on track

wod
Round 1-4:37
Round 2-5:14
Round 3-6:28
Round 4 and 5 - NoGo....almost passed out from 1 through 3

First 3:05
Sec 2:55
third 2:59
fourth 3:05
fifth 3:20

3.36
4.06
4.08
4.26
4.09
20.35 total

Olivia:
5.43
6.46
8.09
8.00
6.02 negative pullups on this round
34.40 total

BW: 168
Age: 31

45 min run prior to the wod.

As rx'd:
3:19
3:35
5:12
5:50
5:43

Let me start by saying I still owe 50 pullups (did 10 pull-ups in each set)
1-3:40
2-4:24
3-5:06
4-5:23
5-6:34
Lost what lunch I had left in my stomach after I finished

6:08, 6:58, 7:03,7:08, 6:52
did 15 pull ups instead of 20

Did this on 6/20 as I am a day behind. I'm not sure I've ever been as devestated after a CF WoD as I was for this one. I couldn't get from my car to the cleaners aftrwards to pick up my suits. I had to rest halfway because I was dizzy, then duck into the Subway next door for a large fruit punch before continuing on. Ecchh.
1st Barb on 1/17 -
3:10/5:14/5:05/5:00/5:25
Total - 23:54

2nd Barb on 6/20 -
3:14/3:41/5:12/5:36/5:44
Total - 23:27.

Very interesting to compare. Only a 27 sec improvement, but I didn't try to manage this one at all. I just went balls out and it nearly killed me, while the last one I "managed" and don't remember it being nearly as crushing.

only got in two rounds
6min30s
7min15s

40:53

Just clocked total time minus 3 min rest:

Kay:
warmed up with an 18 minute run/walk
24 minutes to complete 1/2 sets

Che:
31:40 3 rounds

3 rds of 10/15/20/25: 3:14; 2:59; and 4:29. Gave 100% effort.

Late post

4.41
4.47
5.52
5.29
5.26

age 41
bwt 198

4:44
4:30
4:40
4:50
4:50

BW 124

Subbed pullups with jumping pullups

5:00 (did 8 extra situps by mistake)
5:05
5:40
6:30
6:20

Only 4 instead of 5, oops.
2:58/4:24/5:53/7:13

too tired to write splits. total time was 00:37:00. I used to think I was in good shape.

could only squeeze 3 rounds out and that kicked the dog crap out of me...
round 1: 6:14
round 2: 8:09
round 3: 11: 57

3:20
3:34
3:40
3:39
3:25
Total time including rest periods 29:44

CrossPit workout bore a striking (pun intended) resemblance to Barbara:

3 rds.
30 sprawls
30 push ups
30 squats
30 sit ups
30 sprawl w/ 1-2 punch on heavy bag

take one minute rest between each round. See Jason when you finish.

Now for the cool part...if you finished 1st-3rd, you owe 10 burpees. If you finished 4th-6th, you owe 20 burpees. If you finished 7th-9th, you owe 30 burpees, etc.

Finished Pack (20 reps) in 23:40 + 20 burpees (finished fourth)

See http://forum.brandxmartialarts.com/viewtopic.php?p=18333#18333 for the rest of the posted class for 6/19/06

Too many numbers to rememeber, not enough time to write it down--need a rep counter for this one.

all jumping pull-ups after first two intervals
push-ups broken after first three intervals, had to finish up doing them on my knees
sit-ups and squats done as prescribed.

Killer workout; had to lay down as soon as this one was done. Thanks Coach!

CWWU X2 (-push ups, -pull ups)

Barbara

Round 1: 3:55
Round 2: 4:50
Round 3: 4:55
Round 4: 5:10
Round 5: Abdominal cramps and pukie came in full force.

Tabata Something Else should reinforce this. What's awesome about crossfit is I've been doing it for 2 1/2 months and it still feels new.

As rx'd

6:27
6:01
5:57
7:09
6:10

22:34

5:10/8:48/9:36

3 Rounds for time of:
10 Pullups
20 Pushups
30 Bicycle Crunches
40 Squats

4:08
5:39
5:52
6:03
5:37

First round was "fake" situps...only available situp place in gym was the kind with handles that pivot and support your torso. All other rounds of situps were proper.

I completed 3 rds: 4:02; 4:32; and 6:31. I cut the four rd short by doing 25 sit-ups and squats and therefore did not time it.

Pull-ups were unbroken thru 4 rds. Sit-ups broke on second rd and were clearly the weak link through out. Push-ups broke on third rd.; squats on the 4th.

Round 1 = 4:45
R 2 = 4:55
R3 = 5:00
r4 = 5:00
r5 = 5:02

As rx'ed. 85 degree temps and high humidity didn't make this any easier.

3:14
4:05
4:59
5:40
6:25

First WOD in 5 weeks - suffering from pinched nerve. Took it VERY easy.

Untimed, 2 rounds, half volume.
Went OK... will start ramping up again.

5:13
5:31
5:44
6:16
5:22

1st few rnds 5kipping pus; last rnds all jumping pus.

BARBARA

2nd Xfit. Started with Linda. Cals are def my strong point.

27yo BW=220 this morning. I had a sheat weekend. Normally aruond 216 in the A.M.

1-3:54 20 dead hangs
2-4:56 20 decent pull-ups
3-4:30 about half pull-ups half assisted
4-4:53 2 pull-ups the rest assisted
5-3:54 all assisted

Had to skip this one due to sickness.

1. 4:32
2. 4:48
3. 5:15
4. 5:20
5. Stopped. Lower back over exertion warnings. I think it may be from doing situps on the floor rather than the GHD. I found in later sets that I was jerking up from the bottom position rather than rolling up - not good form.

shoulder was hurting from dips 2 days ago so did 1/2 barbara
10 pull ups
15 push-ups
20 sit ups
25 squats
rest 1.5 mins per round 5 rnds
1:48
2:08
2:14
2:16
2:37

4:55
5:15
5:35
5:55
5:45
pullups jumping. pushup sets broken.

Did this one slower than I thought I would. Crashing realization that no day is really easy.

3:53
4:14
4:31
4:49
5:49

CFWU X 2 (- push ups, - pull ups)

3:55
4:51
4:55
5:40
Pukie and abdominal cramps after round 4. Don't know whether to feel good or bad about this.

"Barbra" All movements done with full ROM. Tried to emulate Matt G:
-Pull-ups were done deadhang no kip either chest to bar or chin completely over the bar.
-Push-ups were done on paralettes going as deep as possible.
-Sit-ups done on a Roman chair.
-Squats ass to ankles.

Rd 1 5:47
Rd 2 5:44
Rd 3 6:34
Rd 4 7:50
Rd 5 7:28

After to previous meetings this is the first time I've been able to complete "Barbra." I'm inspired by some of the times posted today.

Done as Rx'd except pull ups w/ 100 band
time was much faster for each round but mostly do to the much easier pull ups- going faster really didn't feel much easier just a little different
1-4:30
2-4:25
3-4:39
4-4:24
5-4:47

3:36/3:53/5:03/5:17/5:54

5 Rounds for time:
20 pull ups (unassisted)
30 push ups
40 sit ups (full with feet anchored)
50 squats (butt to ankles)

4.39
6.17
6.10
7.15
6.32

The pull ups are the most time consuming part of this, wish I could do them quicker.

5 Rounds for time:
20 pull ups (some jumping)
30 push ups
40 sit ups
50 squats (butt to ankles)

6.20
5.43
6.27
7.04
7.29

Total = 33:03 (I hope that's right, basically forever)

London Crossfitter!

MAJ N- 4:40, 6:00, 4:30, 6:06, 5:34 (Last 3 with Pull up straps)

MAJ L- All pullups with straps: 5:34, 6:30, 6:47, 8:25 (got down between pull ups, wasted time), 7:15 (20 pullups straight, lots of kipping w/straps)

Crossfit Liberty

rd 1 - 5:54 (Avg HR 152)
rd 2 - 7.41 (avg HR 159)
rd 3 - 8:24 (avg HR 157)
rd 4 - 11.24 (avg HR 147)on the verge of puke
rd 5 - 10:02 (avg HR 144)

As rx'd:
3,58
4,28
6,49
7,19
7,39

Pullups deteriorate fast.

By the end I was promptly kicked out of the gym! :))
Well, I wasn't actually kicked out, but they heavily complained about the sweat and chalk mess I left (though I was cleaning when finished) and I told them to shove it and quit.

-Crossfit Hungary-

As rx'd.

Rd 1: 4:24 (+3 min rest); DH pu's
Rd 2: 4:23 (ditto); kip pu's
Rd 3: 4:27 (ditto); kip pu's, brkn
Rd 4: 4:52 (ditto); kip pu's; brkn
Rd 5: 4:43 (ditto); kip pu's; brkn

Tough one. Cut almost 8:00 from last time in January!
Rd
R

1 3:41
2 4:49
3 4:55
4 5:17
6 5:21

3.47
4.34
6.52
6.56
7.00

CF WO#2, BWT 140#
Did jump-negs for most of the pullups
3:57, 3:59, 4:23, 4:53, 4:05

7:37, 8:01, 10:06, 1:15/10 PU
Stopped or puke. Not today...
All PU broken. Rest more broken with each round after unbroken first.

Hi been doing WOD's for a month now and just gotta give it to this site its simply the best

so i'd better start posting my times:

"Barbara"
As rx'd
1-2:43
2-4:17
3-4:35
4-5:03
5-5:42

My Girlfriend Diane got:
Gravatron pullups key 11
lady push ups
1-6:29
2-5:58
3-6:52
4-5:50
5-5:47

3:59
5:49
5:57
8:14
couldn't finish. body gave up.

7:57
7:49
6:06
5:26
5:55

PR

4:47
4:53
4:49
5:30
5:09

Last time I tried this (6 months ago) I couldn't imagine doing it as RXed. I reduced all reps by 10 and by round 4 had to further decrease all reps, this time by half. Fast forward 6 months and I'm knocking this one down as RXed in a reasonable amount of time. Thanks coach!

As rx'd;
Round 1 = 4:55
Round 2 = 5:26
Round 3 = 7:08
Round 4 = 8:00
Round 5 = 14 pullups - hit the wall hard and didn't want to puke in a public gym. Didn't eat well and paid for it.

Steve:
3:06
6:37
6:17
restx2
6:40 (stopped after 25 squats)

About 20 minutes total

did
7.5mph /35lb swings /12 pulls
8.0mph /45lb swings /12 pulls
8.5mph /55lb swing 11 reps / 7 pulls, 5 pulls

5:40, 6:00, 7:35
didnt have acess to a comp but knew that it was barbara and thought that it was only 3 rounds. otherwise as RX'ed

2:56
3:10
5:14
4:10
4:14

31:50, don't have the round splits.

4:42
6:00
6:53
8:00
8:20

Most pull-ups broken, after round 2 all sets broken down.