love it

wow

This will be interesting!

"Use as many sets each minute as needed."

Not sure I understand what that means, does it mean that on minute 8 I can brake the C&J into 4 sets of 2? 3 sets of 4 on minute 12, etc?

I suspect it does, but not quite sure...

In any case, this looks like it could be really brutal.

I guess it means broken is okay as long as completed within the minute.

#4 Ian
Yes you are correct every time you stop and rest that is a set. Use as many sets as you need to complete each minute.

I remember this.

It sucks, but in the best way possible of course :) Especially if you do the full clean, which i did last time

Can I rest after the fifth minute for like 2-3 minutes? and then continue to do minute number six, as long as I complete as many reps in a minute as instructed ?

So the time you're posting - is the minute that you reach ? Like reaching different levels?

What's the deal with the vid? How can anyone not be against anabolic steriods? Sure, it gives you a boost when you first start taking it, but then bam, your dead at 50 or if your lucky 60. Too me this is completely against the idea of Crossfit. I believed Crossfit's mantra (and doing the Zone and Paleo diet) was about increasing overall health through fitness (and eating properly). If your going to post a vid, make it a vid about some man who lived to 120 because he ate right and exercised. Having a vid with a guy saying that he isn't for or against it just seems wrong.

I do agree with the guy's statement about anabolic steroids being like a trump card.

#9
I think the video was meant more for looking into the ceiling of human potential and it is inarguable that steroid use can raise that ceiling, not to godlike levels, but can raise it nonetheless.

Also, I am interested to see if anyone beats the CF games champ Mikko Salo's PR of 14 minutes and bear in mind minutes 9, 10, and 11 make a three minute grace.

Jen, you're looking GREAT!

#8

No, the clock is continuos and does not stop for you to rest. And yes to your second question. I.E. if you make it through the tenth minute we could infer that you did 55 reps.

Hey FRAT,

I STARTED CROSSFIT ONE YEAR AGO TODAY. Feel free to write as many words of encouragement and congratulations as you like. Hope everyone is well.

Wallball/GHD/Hyper - 11 2/3 Rounds.

p.s. - First WOD was Michael 22:02

I guess I see that now #10, I just didn't like how the guy said he isn't pro or con steroids. Too me, someone genetically blessed with high blood pressure and high resting heart rate, the negatives outweigh any positives.

So I would post that I reached the 10th minute in 15 minutes ? Or does it only count if you do the 10 minutes simultaneously?

#15- It means you have to do the 10th minute in 10 minutes... that what it means by as long as you are able... if you cant do 10 in the 10th minute then you are done... at least thats what I infer...

Please stop with the Dave Tate videos.

#14

I'm inclined to agree.

#15

It would only count if you did the ten minutes in a chain like fashion, with one minute moving into the next. So the longer you go, the more work and less rest you get in each minute.

Wonder Woman turns 40!

AWESOME Jen Conlin, you ROCK!

#13 Best advice I can give is do the warm up and keep the shoulders healthy.

This workout is gonna be brutal.

yo Jen!!

Great pic!

I've never done clean and jerks..does this mean we are suppose to clean the bar from off the ground every time? Or I can bring it down to a hang and then clean it?

Where do I find the crossfit warm up?

Tate, I think you're a misguided soul who's opinion makes him feel better for chosing to do drugs at some point in your life and does nothing for the problem in high schools across the country. To the gentlemen laughing beside him, I know you're in all the vids and cfj articles, but that was so not "awesome." Granted...I didn't watch the whole thing, but the clip shown doesn't entice me to by any means.

#22+23
Start cleans from gound. If you've never done them before I would scale back the weight.

Go the the FAQ to find the warmup (Section 1)

shelly, if you have never done clean and jerks i wouldnt make this your first attempt. take the day and learn the movement, watch the C&J videos... and practice instead of doing the wod. it will come around again, dont you worry. the CF warmup is in the FAQ's 1.8 i believe. good luck

this is an interesting video and it's funny how people who have never researched them conclude their devastating affects. if someone chooses to use them or not is up to each individual. kill you by 50? please post scientific data to support this...in fact, please post any proven scientific evidence that it causes/caused a single death in the last 30 years.
crossfit imo help s natural barriers to be broke all the time and that's what makes it so interesting that ceilings are being broken with all the while being in a sober non-enhanced state.

I thought the video was awesome and the guy makes an good point about vitamin S being the Ace card. You can only use it once. And I hope he is right about it might not even helping on something like the games.

Interesting WOD. 3 min grace on rounds 9, 10, 11 huh.. My best Grace is 3:21. I doubt I'll get that far.

Same question as Shely. Do the cleans have to be full cleans or can we hang clean to save time in each minute.

Typically just "clean" means power cleans, but i just want to be sure...or does it not matter, just post what you do?

sooo...if I do the 10th round while juggling a rubber chicken and humming the national anthem, do I get a two minute break?

Hey Jen!! BEAUTIFUL picture!!

#9. I'm not against steroids. I dont drink alcohol and i'm against every person who drinks 2 or more drinks at my gyms social and gets behind the wheel. Which is worse? I try a cycle from time to time. Whats the big deal? Who are you to judge? Who is worst.. the guy who has 2 beers or 2 glasses of wine at dinner or a social and drives or the dude who takes an occasional cycle?
Do I agree with testing at the games and other sports.. Yes.

I'm back from 3 months off. What's that "FRAT" everyone is talking about?

Oh and by the way I did 23 rounds on yesterday WOD

as rx'd

9 rounds + 6

PR by 2 full rounds

Hey to the FRAT

the Roids are for slackers.....
Full Cleans,10 rounds is my best we'll see....

james #29.
i always thought "clean" was a FULL squat clean unless otherwise noted...
am i wrong.. CF vets, any input???

You look fantastic Jen!

Awesome pic Jen!!!

Happy Birtday by the way!!

YES!!! THANK YOU!!! I got my Rogue Do-Wins in the mail and they are sick! I'm so excited about tomorrow!!! :)

I'm a frequent reader of this page and this is my first-time ever posting but after seeing that video of Tate, I feel obliged to comment. I should say that I am starting med school soon and am not a physician, but do have a vested interest in medicine, health and science in general. And, I've seen the peer-reviewed data out there on ergogenic aids.

I felt some agreement with #9 but more with #24. Regardless of whether you support steroid use or not (and stigma aside), no one knows what it might do to your health in the long run (be it increased risk to cartilage tear or even cancer, which has been proposed). I'm stunned that CF (of which I'm a long time supporter) would post such a video that even passively condones or treats this issue like a joke (see laughter left to Tate's laugh as #24 pointed out). It's one thing to give someone like Tate a platform, which is admirable, but what type of message does this video send?

#32 who cares about relative evils of various vices, do you really (and I mean really) know what trying a cycle might do to your body in the long run? Who knows whether steroids are completely safe and a magic bullet to the bigger, the faster and the stronger, but we certainly don't know if it's safe to take. I started CF specifically because I thought it was THE best, fastest, safest and scientifically-supported (at least in theory) way to better my athletic ability and overall health. In the context of the lack of data on steroids, shouldn't CF be condoning more pure and scientifically-backed exercising/dieting strategies? As #9 suggested, I agree that this seems like against the spirit of CF.

But, I am a realist and I do agree with Tate in one and only one respect: that I can understand how sometimes some ppl do need to pull out the steroid card to get out of poverty or get that scholarship or put food on the table(even if it means possibly sacrificing your health in the process).

@ dani, yea, I'd like to get this cleared up as well. All the videos of grace show the athletes doing whatever works to get the bar overhead. Oftentimes, the bar is caught in a partial squat, that same squat is used to drive the bar overhead without straightening the legs to make it a power clean. I think as a three month long crossfitter I'm going to do grace, I'd like to spend some time practicing my c&js.

Jen you are beautiful and amazing!! It was great seeing you at the Games!!

2 questions for any takers.

#1 Does it matter to do crossfit site then crossfit endurance, or are folks every reversing order?

#2 I enjoy both sites, crossfit and crossfit endurance. However, my time (and body) will often not allow both. Is there a good ration between the two? Do people ever do crossfit site for a month or so, then crossfit endurance site for a month or so and then revert back to crossfit site?

Love to hear any opinions!!

Luv ya Jen! Can't wait for South Beach.

When it says "Clean" it means a full squat clean. The only time i've ever heard of there being an exception to this is for Grace. Don't try to slack now people. It hurts more for sure, but you'll be all the better for it :)

cool workout

sooo...if I do the 10th round while juggling a rubber chicken and humming the national anthem, do I get a two minute break?
Comment #30 - Posted by: rrapidrobert 43m/70"/192 at July 27, 2009 5:40 PM

************that was awesome LOL**************

I remember this one....I think I got to round 8 or nine and died......trying for 10 or 11

Jen Conlin in a two-piece jamming out on the rings on her birthday; is there anything better i ask? i think not. You rock Conlin. - Chris and Steph

thanks eric, thats what i thought... .
this wod looks oh so easy on paper, and very quickly tore me down the last two times i did it... lets see how well this works out tmw in the 90` heat! wooooo!

JEN! Looking awesome, and strangely tranquil. Hope to see you soon!

Honestly, I love the Dave Tate videos. I think he hit it spot on. I work daily in a field that has a lot of other guys doing Vitamin S. While I don't condone it I do notice that it benefits some. For me personally I have no desire to try Vitamin S, but I have come to terms with the fact that it is an effective "level" booster. For the guys I work with that think that they can use it in training to get to the next level, good for them... but is it going to carry them into the next level and beyond remains to be seen. Because of my trade, (I'm not an athelete) I don't see the purpose in relying on a supplement for performance. If I was an a Oly lifter I might think differently.

I've worked with a lot of HS/College atheletes and have heard many stories about vitamin S and Dave really reminds me of these guys. I don't think he's condoning it as much as he's is just telling the cold, hard truth. Concerning Vitamin S "Bigger, Faster, Stronger." is an interesting documentary to watch.

Here's a concept that works. Work hard and be thankful with the abilities and strengths that were God given to you. I'm not saying you take steroids you're scum, but I am saying it's an easy fix that won't last long. I think I would rather test my abilities as I am now. If I took steroids I would know at the end of each workout that, hey, I only got those extra 2-3-4 rounds because of a needle induced power pack. That's not proving to yourself or anyone else in how good of shape you are. That's showing everyone else that you weren't willing to put in the extra effort through: diet, workouts and rest to be that much better. I ran college track and played a couple years of college football and saw people using steroids and I was always so disappointed with the lack of effort was shown to just improve themselves through hard work.

Unless you are willing to drench yourself in your work beyond the capacity of the average man, you are just not cut out for positions at the top.

Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

George, #32

I don't think we need to judge anyone, the law is perfectly clear when it come to steroids.

"Without a doctor's prescription for a medical condition, it's against the law to possess, sell, or distribute anabolic steroids. Steroids are Schedule III substances under the Controlled Substances Act.

Legal prosecution can be a serious side effect of illicit steroid use. Under federal law, first-time simple possession of anabolic steroids carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $1,000 fine. For first-offense trafficking in steroids, the maximum penalty is five years in prison and a fine of $250,000. Second offenses double this penalty. In addition to federal penalties, state laws also prohibit illegal anabolic steroid use.

Anabolic steroids are powerful hormones. They affect the entire body. Some of the side effects are common to all users. Other side effects are specifically related to your sex and age.

Men who take anabolic steroids may:
Develop breasts
Get painful erections
Have their testicles shrink
Have decreased sperm count
Become infertile
Become impotent

Women who take anabolic steroids may:
Grow excessive face and body hair
Have their voices deepen
Experience menstrual irregularities
Have an enlarged clitoris
Have reduced breast size
Have a masculinized female fetus

Both men and women who take anabolic steroids may:
Get acne
Have an oily scalp and skin
Get yellowing of the skin (jaundice)
Become bald
Have tendon rupture
Have heart attacks
Have an enlarged heart
Develop significant risk of liver disease and liver cancer
Have high levels of "bad" cholesterol
Have mood swings
Fly into rages
Suffer delusions

Teens who take anabolic steroids may:
Have short height due to arrested bone growth
Girls may suffer long-term masculinization."

-Article from Webmd
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As far as Dave Tate, I don't care for the way he presents himself. He may have something to offer to this community, but presently he does not communicate what he has to offer as infectiously as he might like. He may find that he reaches a broader spectrum of people if he were to act more like a gentlemen in his future public speaking endeavors.

Jen Conlin is the woman!

backed up with Aussie Hero WOD - B1.

3 rounds for time of:
Run 400m
21 KB Swing 1 1/2 Pood
15 Knees to Elbows
9 Ring Dips

11:05

RIP Ben

*** Side note - did todays WOD with power cleans not squat cleans hence the 2 round improvement

***FRAT SHOUT OUT***

#13 John-In-Jersey: Congratulations on your one year anniversary brother, that's awesome! Keep hitting those WODs hard like you've been doing and year #2 is going to be even better than the first!

Never Quit!

-Jeremy

I don't like the Tate video. I thought CF was about fitness through hardwork. I'll keep working hard and getting better the right way, through diet, rest and working my ass off 5 days a week. Very sad, it is the wrong message to send.

Hey Guys,

So I tore off 4 calluses today doing the pullups in Mary. Wondering if anyone's got some good gouge on how to 1) prevent this and 2)work through the clean and jerks tomorrow without skin on your fingers.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!

-TYLER

WOW! I have no words! Crossfit has changed my life and I have the best people in my world because of it!
Thanks all! 40 ain't so bad!

NICE, jen!

#52 Kameron:

When it comes to personal improvement that is pretty much how I personally feel about steroids. When your in the desert hundreds of miles away from any meds or vitamin S I want to know how a guy is going to perform, rather than in a gym or athletic competition.

M/24/165/73"

6 rounds + 5

Has anyone seen the Bigger Faster Stronger movie? Gives a different take on steroids. You should check it out, it will at least make you think twice. My problem is, why are steroids illegal, but any jokester with kitchen products can make a dietary supplement that is legal. I have not every used steroids, but I believe that there can be a place for them. There are plenty of things that are good in small doses but can be harmful if overused. Alcohol, vitamins, Tylenol, Fire, etc. Hell if you wanted to you could totally destroy your liver in one day by overdosing on Vitamin C!! Maybe it is time to do some more research on steroids to see if they are truly harmful, but because they are illegal, that can not happen nos.

love this one. Can't wait
we need a cert 1 in Montreal. i've been checking the list for about 9 months and there hasn't been one yet.there loads of people that are asking the same thing round here it would probably be sold out within the first few hours of being posted. plzzzz send in the cert team!!!

I watched the Bigger Faster Stronger movie. It actually did make a lot of sense and make you think, so i'm glad it was brought up.
Don't really understand why all the bashing on Tate is going on. I personally had a really hard time following his lifting instruction, but this video actually made sense to me, whether it may be a sad fact or not. It is what it is and he's not trying to fool anyone.
And for the record I'd never use anabolic steroids...ever. Just so we're clear :)

While I feel it's perfectly fine for Dave Tate to have his opinion on this, I'm not sure what the point of posting it here is. CF obviously knows that the videos (and rest day articles) it posts will have influence on the audience, so why post something that certainly seems to contradict the recent drug testing it conducted at the games?

While I do believe (from what I've read, I've never used) that steroids can be detrimental to long term health, this isn't the issue. And comparing it to drinking and driving (#32)? Completely irrelevant in my opinion. It's about fairness in competition. CF needs to be CLEAR about where they are drawing the line as far as the Games are concerned, and posting videos like that are sending mixed messages. I personally would love to try and qualify next year, but I'd like to know whether I'm up against athletes using whatever they want or athletes who choose to do it without steroids. Again, it's all about the line being drawn - if they say no protein bars, then that's fine. Just draw the line somewhere so we have a level playing field.

If people want to roid up on their own and won't be competing, then that doesn't bother me. But it seems that the CF Games are a big enough part of CrossFit that the line needs to be clearly drawn.

I would have sworn I have done this one before but I've no record of it - so I get to 3 2 1 go tomorrow w no expecation of what I can do - guessing 8, 9 if I feel good.

#56 - I ripped a callous for the first time about a month ago and was really pissed since it set me back for a while! Since then, I have been cutting them off with small scissors, then taping them up before hi-rep pull-up WODs. Seemed to work out well today for 14+ rounds of Cindy. All I can say is it took some experimenting to figure out what worked for me. I suspect you will come up with a solution that works for you eventually, and that it might not be the one I suggest above. Don't bother with gloves. I would recommend an alternate WOD for you tomorrow unless you really want to f*** up your hands even more. In my humble opinion, better to heal up and come back full strength sooner.

Tyler #56

You should subscribe to the CF Journal (if you haven't that is). There are a few really good articles on dealing with caluses (curing and prevention) and some videos talking about ways to alter your grip to reduce them. The Journal is full of useful info, just search the archives for whatever topic your interested in and there will probably be something. But to give a simple answer to your question: Keep the rip open to the air and moist with antiseptic ointment (vitamin E oil is good too) whenever possible. When sleeping wrap it lightly with gauze to keep the sheets from getting yucky. When it's time to workout again, it's nice to lay off it if you can but a proper tape job with some kleenex over the ripped area can allow you to do most WODs with little extra damage. (taping is also talked about in one of the jorunal articles). Good luck!

#42 BRC Nashville:

The CFE site typically gives recommendations to do its WODs either before or after mainsite CF, depending on the day and the workouts. If your schedule doesn't permit that order, so be it, but I'd guess you should try to follow the reco if possible.

#65 Smitty & Tyler

Smitty's right, taping before a WOD like Cindy will help a ton. Also if you want to invest in gymnastics grips they will save you a ton of skin though they aren't considered legal to use in official CF events (kinda like those super fast swimsuits).

So I know that Clean is supposed to mean full squat cleans unless otherwise stated but in this case wouldn't change this WOD from Clean and Jerk to Clean and Thruster? Or is the pause and reset at the top of the clean required? Are the movements allowed to transition smoothly?

Just random thoughts. I'm curious what the ruling in the CF games would be on this. Any comments?

Be an American: punch a high-schooler in the face and take his drugs. Sheer awesomeness.

#56
If you use a Crossfit facility they should have rubber bands to assist with pull ups. When those bands break my gym uses pieces of the broken band to place in between the bar and their hands. This gives you amazing grip without tearing up your hands. I guess you could get yourself a pair of gloves if you do not work out at a Crossfit affiliate. As for tomorrows workout you could try to get a product called new skin, use the bands, or gloves. Whatever you decide to use or not use, it's going to hurt like hell. 3-2-1 GO!!

#42 (BRC nashville), I like both CrossFit and CrossFit Endurance as well. I think both are great programs. CrossFit endurance has definitely helped my run time. I kind of mix and match as I see fit. Twice I've done a CF and CFE workout in the same day, and I was really smoked at the end of the day. Personally, I don't have the luxury of the time or energy to put into more than one session per day, so I normally don't. Plus, I don't know if I'd be able to recover very effectively.

As far as mixing and matching the CF or CFE workouts, if I'm really stringent about it, I'll do two CF workouts, and then a CFE workout, then take a day off, and repeat, moving the CFE workout around to be day 1, 2 or 3.

It seems to work well for me, and I recover well that way.

Great video! Honest, funny, and even thoughtful. However, I am sure x perscentage of people switched the brain to 'off' and the ears to 'closed' and missed the point just because Dave Tate said the word steroids.

the (reformed?) 'roid head in the video has a really good point: juicing in high school or college is a stupid waste of money, and the only reason people do it is because of vanity.

others do it to extend or excel at a professional career in sports, and some are able to make millions as a result. Was it the juice that made them good? could they have done well without it? Does making money as a result of juicing make it ok? Is this not also vanity?

You cant get something for nothing, and if you juice, you do pay for it in flesh, sooner or later.

I have something to flip. My finger. At cheaters.

That was a very dissapointing video. I love crossfit. I love everything that crossfit stands for. I have tried supplements before like nitrix. Though I did have a little increse in size and strength, my overall health deteriorated. My blood pressure went up as well as my resting heart rate. Now that I have been doing crossfit and the zone diet for a year- my strength, endurance, and health are the best yet. I will never use any type of supplement again besides my normal vitamins. Please post videos that support us achieving our goals naturally and healthy. CROSSFIT FOR LIFE!!!

I thought the video was great! He's not advocating the use of steroids, he's being realistic. If you are going to be in this industry performance enhancers are a reality. He's actually saying that they are not for everyone and that you better be pretty high level for them to be worth your time. Hard work must come first, and even if you are using them, you better be working harder, and smarter, than every other guy who is.

Fantastic coach and fantastic guy who has given his whole life to strength training. He is far from a "meathead" and having worked with him firsthand he has forgot more training ideas than most of us will ever have the chance to learn. His website is free information (which everyone here seems to always bring up about the HQ website) that features some of the top strength coaches (not just powerlifters) in the country.

Check out www.elitefts.com. Your totals will probably go up.

nice kb jen!

could someone pls provide me some advice on not destroying your grip when you do so many kipping pullups in a short time, other than just plain toughening up?

thanks -ej

The video was totally inappropriate. Sends the wrong message. It would be SHAMEFUL for the entire community if anyone in Crossfit is doing steroids.

Didn't watch the vid. No desire to after reading the previous posts. Been doing crossfit for 7 mos. and have had guys at our gym talking about the need for me to add some kind of protein supplement to my diet. I have 8 mos. new sobriety an am 39 years old. Crossfit has given me more than I cold ever have dreamed of. I know nothing about vitamins, etc. but I did buy and read The Zone and have incoroporated it into my life. Another blessing. Any suggestions as to what else I could be doing to increase my level of fitness? I am definitely in the best shape of my life (3 star lettermen in HS, boy that was a long time ago!). Crossfit Rocks! My kids have a new name for me: Captain Intensity! 3, 2, 1 Go!

Mouse in bedroom Chipper WOD

From a completely horizontal position on the bed, spy a small gray mouse on window sill and:

Bolt to upright standing position (on bed)
Shriek for cat x 5
Leapfrog from bed to chair, chair to door
Circle first floor yelling for cat x 5
sprint up flight of stairs
open doors looking for cat x 3
sprint downstairs x 1
check bedroom windowsill to ensure mouse is still there x 1
sprint 25 ft to backdoor, let cat in, sprint 25 ft back to bedroom
sprint 25 ft PICK UP CAT, sprint 25 ft back to bedroom
FCS x 1- Female Cat Swing 8#- East Coast/Jersey style preferred(one handed) onto bed
Yell* at cat - GET IT, ZAIDA! x 5

Cash Out= sheepishly explain to sister in law what the ruckus is all about (could you describe the ruckus, sir?) Observe brother disposing of remains while sitting on arm of comfy chair a comfortable distance away, panting, wheezing.

I am wide awake now :P

Sleeping on the couch to boot

#78 - Gymnastic grips. Try gibson gymnastics gear (don't know the site) and get some high bar grips. The tolerance and enjoyment of ripped hands in crossfit is funny. Torn hands doesn't make you tougher, stronger or better. There is a reason that a gymnast wouldn't consider training without his grips.

EEEEeeek! I don't think that sent the greatest message. Let's breed genetic Crossfit freaks and watch all the records be broken, Yayy??! Not a very promising feeling. Curious of others take in using steroids.

Not sure why why Budding thinks its "awesome" that pro-athletes would be frustrated by high school kids taking all the quality gear. That had a decidedly pro-steroid feel to it. Can one infer that CFHQ is quasi-accepting of an athlete playing the Ace card, albeit just once, to get to another level or are they showing the Tate video as a sad contrast to the unbelievable natural hormonal response elicited by CF training? Not sure. I'd like to think the latter. I love thinking about the neuroendocrine response that this 40 year old has gotten from something like Fran. Maybe the message is try CF to buy pass this meathead logic.

***FRAT***

Comment #13 - John-In-Jersey

Congratulations John-In-Jersey for one year! I remember my one year anniversary. Very big milestone. I am going on one and a half years and the gains keep coming. I hope you love it as much as I do.

This WOD is going to be a killer. I am just learning good form on the Oly lifts. Let's see if we can put practice into many rounds.

Go FRAT

NEWSFLASH: Last time I heard those who used steroids to make it to the Olympics got their medals ripped off their necks. What a horrible video I've watched it a few times thinking maybe I'll hear something I missed before, but no, it's still the same stupid babble about what time in your life should you succumb to steroids. Pff

This video is an affront to the positives of health and fitness that I'd hoped this community stood for. Speak up and send a message to CF corporate that you find garbage like this offensive.

#13 john-in-jersey CONGRATS on your 1 year w CF! Hard to imagine life without it,huh? Big frontal hugs! Did Cindy tonight and sucked major ass. Tomorrow is a new day though,right?!go get em FRAT!

If you have not seen the movie "Bigger Stronger Faster" you should. It may change the way you look at steroid users just a little bit. After watching it I find it harder to despise them so much.

m 40/6'/183
17 rounds in 20mins.

comment 89 is for Monday's wod

There is so many things wrong with that video clip I don't know where to start, but let's start with who put it up. Crossfit has tied together the concepts of health and fitness, but by posting this video, they tempt the un-educated into thinking there is a place for steroids in training. Crossfit HQ, you need to sever all ties with this guy right now. Your tie to him blurs your stance against steroids and for healthful living, if indeed that is your stance.
For those that think that doing a cycle now and then is a-ok, you need to do your research. There have been several medically supervised government run doping systems that have caused a life of health problems to the athletes. There is no such thing as an inane dosage or time frame for steroids, only different levels of deleterious effects (see East German women's swim team, Chinese women's swim team, etc..). For those that are using or considering it, just start doing your pull-ups to your forehead, doing half squats and butchering ROM in all exercises. Your times will improve dramatically and you won't shorten you life.

#78 - Use some gymnastic grips. Gibson gymnastic supply (don't know the url) has them. Go for the high bar grips. Trashed hands do not make us better athletes and no, your hands will not adjust inline with your strength. There is a reson why no world class gymnast would train without their grips.

Crossfit FAQ
"1.6
If you train the WODs hard, and eat right and get lots of sleep, you will definitely gain lean mass, lose fat, and yes, you can build muscle mass with the crossfit protocol. More specifically, according to Coach,
Here is a hierarchy of training for mass from greater to lesser efficacy:
1. Bodybuilding on steroids
2. CrossFitting on steroids
3. CrossFitting without steroids
4. Bodybuilding without steroids
The bodybuilding model is designed around, requires, steroids for significant hypertrophy.
The neuroendocrine response of bodybuilding protocols is so blunted that without "exogenous hormonal therapy" little happens.
The CrossFit protocol is designed to elicit a substantial neuroendocrine whollop and hence packs an anabolic punch that puts on impressive amounts of muscle though that is not our concern. Strength is.
Natural bodybuilders (the natural ones that are not on steroids) never approach the mass that our ahtletes do. They don't come close.
Those athletes who train for function end up with better form than those who value form over function. This is one of the beautiful ironies of training. "

Are we going towards bodybulding model now if the efficacy of BB and vitamin S trumps CF and Vitamin S ??? Does proper nutrition (as per recommended CF prescription) takes secondary place??? I hope this video is aimed to 'stir the pot' and not to hint at the future.

The strong opinions expressed in that video are simply those of Dave Tate. I don't agree with everything he says but by all means the crossfit community should be open-minded enough to encourage free expression regardless of whether or not one's opinions represent the CF 'moral majority'.

Soon time to tackle this wod - enough of this I'm out!

there's some incredibly shrill, irrational moralizing going on in this thread.

M/31/6'3"/205

As Rx'd: 7 Rounds
Finished w/ 2 miles cool down

What's the difference between 'irrational moralizing' and 'expressing one's views' albeit unpopular?

BRING BACK RIP!

If you watch till that end of the video, you will notice that the conclusion is: even if you wanted to take drugs for crossfit the demands of this sport are so diverse, and the effects of single drugs so detrimental to other areas of fitness that you would have to take everything to offset the effects of the other drugs.

This would cost an absolute fortune to do, and my take on it is that if it costs so much and the person is going to have to be taking 7 different drugs every day it's going to be damned hard to keep it a secret!

I must say, in the spirit of constructive criticism, that the Tate vids are pretty lame.

28/m/78kg

6; + 2

7 rounds

Did only 5 Rounds at 135lbs (62.5Kgs)...
Took a rest and scaled down to 99lbs (45kgs)... Did 10 rounds...

Now for some brunch!
Tk out

#62 The beauty of crossfit is that it attracts people who think for themselves. It is so counter to the mainstream fitness culture, this is evident. So I don't think you need to be concerned it will influence this audience at all.

I doubt we'll see a pronouncement on steroids because the crossfit official view is already clear - there was drug-testing at the Games this year. As clear a statement as one could imagine that Greg Glassman does not think drugs are ok. I have a secret theory this interview was actually posted to DISCOURAGE people from doing steroids for crossfit - Tate's clear statement at the end that it wouldn't help crossfit performance. So let's all calm down.

The beauty of American and even freer and more democratic nations is that freedom of speech is protected, and in some quarters even encouraged. Tate is an intelligent man challenging you to think. That is more than you get by only listening to people or media, whose views you already share.

m/43/185

6rds plus 2reps

35/m/186/6'1
7 rds (needed 2 sec of grace)
back on the wagon...feels good.

51/m/198/70
6 rounds

m/41/5'6"/145

as rx'd
5 rds

4 + 2 full cj's

5 rounds, 3 reps completed in the 6th minute.
37kg (same weight as used for Grace).

Compared to 7 rounds exactly @ 32kg on 090102.

F/33/62kg

10 rounds.

Only the first seven fell within the minute timframe...

#56 Tyler,

Cut them off with a blade once they are large enough to feel, but before they rip. Once they get too big they come right off.

4 rounds + 4

m/35/68/159

30/M/225/5'10"
7 rounds + 6 reps of the 8th round....

the video puts a PE use into a different context, or maybe it's just because Dave tells it like it is.... For the people who say it's innapropriate, go back under your rock and dont watch video's that have Dave in them since he seems to 'offend' you in some way...

Someone is going to have to explain what Dave has to offer to the Crossfit community, because I am too stupid to see it.

M/36/5'11"/202

8 min (+4) rx'd

Nick

Nevermind....I just noticed I only did power cleans!!! grrrrrr. gonna go this evening and do it right!!! LMAO!

Nick

9 min +8 reps

not sure if I had the right technique but this one was fun.

scaled to 105#

6 minutes
6+5+4+3+2+1= 21 reps...

scaled to "porch" (115lbs)

7 min + 5

M/27/5'10"/174

7rds + 4 reps

Scaled to 95lbs
7 rounds. I didn't expect that workout to "catch up" with me as quickly as it did.

M/40/165
8+7 Rx

7 rounds as Rx'd

25/m/5'11"/177
as rx'd
6rds+3
last time 7+4 but I think I did power cleans last time
Full squat this time

Could someone post the video in the .wmv format? It is listed as posted in .wmv format, but actually is posted as .mov for both links.

Thanks!

Josh

24/m/175

6 rounds + 3 reps

I'm loving those Dave Tate videos. I'll likely stick with Rip's setup and mechanics for the Deadlift and I'm not going to be hitting up any highschoolers for their roids, but why live in a bubble? I want to know what's going on out there, someone wants to tell it to me straight? I'm all ears. Great question Sevan.
I don't take offence to someone pointing out the realities of drugs in sports. We pay professional atheletes to entertain us and it makes perfect sense to me that most of them might try whatever means to be payed more for longer. If you stuck it out through the video Tate goes on to explain that for CrossFit, there is no way to effectively use performance enhancing drugs, you'd have to take just about everything out there which would be impractical and insanely expensive: take away = don't waste your time/money on drugs for CrossFit. Thanks Dave!

Those of you who got your panties in a bunch about anyone even mentioning roids in the CrossFit church probably missed Dave's awesome and heartfelt discussion about not killing kids dreams to be great athletes.

9 rounds + 5 reps

5 rounds...not pleased.

I don't know why everyone's got their panties on too tight. Obviously, this is Tate's opinion and not CF's HQ's. Some of you speak about Steroids as if there is something morally wrong about them, especially #80, as if illegality and imorrality are mutually inclusive.

The guy was basically saying that taking Steroids is worthless unless taking them will get you another $15 million on your professional contract. As long as it pays, some people will do them, that's the simple truth and who can really blame them. Those who take it for Vanity are retards. It doesn't pay for crossfit athletes, at least not yet. Chill the F out. CF does a great job at getting opinions of professionals, even if you don't agree with them, as long as they are insightful, they do belong in this community.

as rxd
9 rounds(PR)

28/6'8"/222

6 rnds +5

as rxd
9 rounds (PR)

45lb bar
10 rounds

2X CFWU (No OHS)
WOD as RXed

7 rounds in 7:30

Ran 2.55 miles in 25 minutes

Second time this WOD:
First time, 4 sets + 2 reps (60 kg)
This time: 5 sets + 3 reps (same)
PB!

Scaled to 115#. 4 rds + 4 and failed 5th rep just as 5th minute elapsed.

bw 202

Kameron- Nice post, well said.

Tate states that "you get one chance to do steriods..." that "unpatriotic" body builders are using the "good stuff" not leaving any for the olympic athletes... That's what I thought sucked about the video.

I get that maybe an athlete uses steriods to get to the next level but to clearly send the message that "you get one chance" is inaccurate. You get no chances. There are risks involved at every level both physically and criminally.

Those that do a "cycle" every now and then, you no longer count. Your times, your reps and your weight mean nothing. Yes, that is just my opinion.

Much harder than I expected...way to bring me back to reality.
5 Rds + 3 CJ

m/32/5'9"/169

did power cleans. 6 rds + 4 (PR + 5 cleans)

Also ran 1 mile in my new VFF then finished Day 95 of the Burpee Challenge (only 5 days left) and then ran another mile. VFF feel pretty good need to get my gait down.

7 rounds

5 rounds at 85 pounds

6 rounds

m/29/5'11/165

rx 9rds

As Rx'd

6 rounds

As everyone wets their pants that something as horrible as Steroids was actually discussed on this forum, keep one thing in mind. The use of anabolic steroids is the reality for professional athletes. Tate is known for his no nonsense, tell it like it is personality, and I think he brings a breath of fresh air to the crossfit community. Everyone that is is so horribly offended by his video please stop watching all professional sports immediately, or you might be offended as well. The truth is that steroids are cheating, no doubt about it. Please don't assume that because we all do a workout posted on a website and eat a certain way that our community hasn't been infiltrated by drug use as well. No one is that naive. I think Tate did us all a service when he said (most likely from personal experience) that steroids are an ace card, and you only get to play it once. I believe the vast majority of users believe that steroids are a never ending escalator, and that higher levels of performance are reached with each drug cycle. Knowing that steroids are a one trick pony only reaffirms my desire not to touch the stuff. Give Tate a break, even old and broken he can still out lift all of his detractors. And by the way, as a law enforcement officer myself, I found it neither disrespectful or unlawful for Tate to speak him mind. This is still America after all, the man can say anything he wants, and so can you.....

So, I haven't yet watched the clip, although I will after work. I have seen Bigger, Stronger, Faster, and I am mixed at why people are saying that it will make you re-think how you feel about steroid users

It is what it is, but if it wasnt "bad" or "immoral" why would the guy lie about it to his athletes. They look up to him as a role model while he tells them to work hard and succeed, while at the same time juicing on his own.

And those kids stick up for him so vehemently...

Wonder what they think of him now. What a lying hipocritical a-hole... If you want to juice then do it, but if it's not so bad, then why lie about it? You should advertise it... brag about it...

Right?

as rx'd

5 rounds + 5

drugs are bad... mkay..

31/m/5'10"/210

9 rounds + 5 reps (pr)

bw 165

subbed 145

6 rounds

50m/5'10"/220
cfwu x 3
Out of the blue I did "Fran" today.
7:04

M/48/6'/185

5 Rounds 115# Good form
+
4 Rounds Overhead Squats 20# bar, 30# bar and 40# bar. 3 sets each for 5 reps.

Thanks for all! It was a great b-day gift to be on the main page!
jen

subbed to 115#

6 rounds + 5

Rounds 1 and 2 full squat cleans. Rounds 2+ power cleans. I am simply too tall to do full squat cleans at speed.

m/6'6/244/32

m/27/210/72

7min 8 rds

Why is everyone forming a lynch mob on this? CrossFit is not a professional sport, I don't care what you're doing with your high school letter jacket 20 years later. Scott Boras is not going to get the gear user a higher contract for faster times. There is not a CrossFit Hall of Fame that gear users can be excluded from. If someone wants to do a cycle, that's their business. Their times are not suddenly "cheater" times. No one cares. If you dislike it, don't use and don't compare. You are losing nothing by another person using gear. The only thing you have is your hurt high school star athlete pride you are dragging behind you.

M/19/5'9/161#

Does anyobody esle feel that CrossFit might not be working their chest very much? I think my chest might have actually gotten smaller since I started CF, but I might just be paranoid.

That really wears you out.

Four again.

Scaled to 115# (never done 135 before). CFWUx1, run 400m, lots of clean practice.

4 complete sets plus 4 reps in 5th minute. Actually fairly pleased with this--good, full squat cleans, most jerks felt strong, though swayed to the side at the top of some of them. 14 total clean and jerks.

Hated seeing this video. The vids have all been great, instructive, clean, informative, up until now. The opinions expressed in them (or the tenor debates, as there's not really a clear opinion that came out) seem antithetical to the crossfit ethos, and came out as sophomoric, profane dribble. Give me three minutes of Rippetoe in his awesome Kansan accent talking about squat technique or Sage teaching people how to snatch. It's good that we're talking about it--just wish it could've been done a little more high-minded.

6 rnds + 3 reps.

Power cleans from the floor. Way to novice at squat cleans to do them for time.

33/m/165

as rx'd 5 rounds plus 2

M/47/66"/135

Still gotta work on that triple extension...guess that's what the Burg Warm-up is all about...

6 Rounds, then failed on 3rd clean...get tired quick with my body weight...sure would love to have bumpers...

UG

Nice job today Lt. M...you're a freakin' beast...

KALSU FOBBITT

8 mins + 6reps

CFWU

As prescribed:

7 minutes (7 rounds)

Turkish get-ups and high box jumps afterwards

M/33/70/210

as rx'd:
9 rounds +5

m/24/170

as rx'd
6 rds + 5

34/F/5'10"/158

As Rx'd with 95#

9 rounds + 9 reps (54 total)

PR by 10 reps

M/33/170
Shoulder feeling better everyday. I scaled to 115.

6 rds + 2

F/27/135

I scaled to 65 lbs

7 rds

First time doing this workout, and I sucked.

5 rounds plus 3, just horrible
Hopefully next time I will be able to get to 8 or more
Good workout though, and it's a killer
Gotta love Crossfit, also those who take steroids and try to use it as a supplement are the worst. Cheaters only prosper for so long. Those who work hard and diet are the ones who will get the glory for the long years.

M/25/170

5rds @ 115

7rds @ 95

used 125#
Minutes: 7
did 4 reps in the 8th minute - 32 total reps

***FRAT SHOUT OUT***

#13 John-In-Jersey:

Congrats on the one year milestone. Keep hitting those workouts hard the way you have been and year number two will be even better...the sky's the limit!

~Never Quit!

The Dave Tate videos do not represent CrossFit very well at all. CrossFit is a professional sport, and the athletes competing in the Games now have sponsors. Not to mention over a thousand affiliate owners that are making a living from this sport. CrossFit has huge growth potential as a sporting event reaching a broad audience.

Steroids are illegal to posses, sell, or use without a prescription. In the video, Mr. Tate says it would be better for people who use steroids illegally for vain purposes to stop, so it would be easier for people who want to use them for more legit reason to obtain them illegally. This is absurd!

By the way, I do FULL C&J.
Think power cleans and jerk would be a lot easier....

M/36/5'10"/183

I'm currently on a strength training cycle...lots of bench, cleans, presses and squats. Good times.

No way I'm staying off the boards though, sorry haters :-)

Mad props, bad English and man-hugs to my peeps representin' round the world...MC Franiel, give me a beat...

7 round + 5

Comment #96

There's no difference if your opinion is just a statement proclaiming a moral highroad with no rational or logical backing.

Dude, CrossFit is not a professional sport. Just because some people have made money doing it does not make it wholly professional. Is every company softball team a professional team just because a select few make money playing baseball? Is every AAU track athlete a professional just because some make money coaching runners? Calling yourself a professional athlete just because you compete in the same athletic events as some who make money do the same is just an inability to grasp your insignificance in life. THAT is absurd.

as rx'd

9 min, or 9 rounds, or 45 reps....suckkked

CFWU- minus pu's

Did 400m. walking lunges instead.
22:34

Man, this was a lot harder than I thought.

As Rx'd

6 rounds + 3

I have a lot of improvement to do on this one. 7 rounds would have been nice.

CFWU
Clean and Jerks for OHS
situps on steep decline

WOD

As Rxed with 115#-

Failed to perform any reps in minute 3. That was hard.

9 minutes plus 5 reps (big PR)

Last time I did this in October with 7 minutes plus 7 reps.

Today is day 9 back on the zone...

As Rx'd with 95# women wt

7 minutes + 3 C&J

PR by 2 minutes. Last time was 5 minutes + 4 C&J.

It was uncomfortable to hold the bar for C&J today because of the blister on my left hand.

6 rounds + 2 as rx'ed

Hmmm... Dave Tate = seriously bad news for Crossfit!
Rip = seriously good news for Crossfit!

As Rx'd: 9 rounds...

m/37/183/5'9"

Scaled to 50kg (110lbs)
First time doing this WOD

8 min + 8 reps

Total 44 reps

5 rds + 2 c&j

#56 Tyler, I use a dremel tool with a sanding drum to sand my callouses down before WODs. Works like a charm. On some WODs I even sand them down between sets. I hit 153 pullups yesterday without loosing a callouses.

DL to warm up
275x5
295x5
315x5

I used 165 for the clean and jerk. I made it 5 complete rounds with 3 reps on the 6th round.

Many thanks to the guys who answered my questions about calluses. I worked through today's WOD using new skin. Hands felt ok, and didn't get too much worse. I'd say all around success.

Only did 5 minutes, plus 3 reps. Full squat-clean and jerks though. Definitely gunna go for more next time.

There seems to be some confusion, but everyone I've asked says when it does not specify the clean, it is by default a squat clean.

I don't post here often, and I haven't read all 189 comments... but here goes.

Jen, you're awesome! If I have one regret about the Games it would be not hanging with you and Lis.

Tate is an expert in his field, and says it like he sees it. All his videos are no-BS. So let's not get to critical on a guy for his honesty. From the get-go, Coach (and Tate) have said that he (Tate) is a powerlifter, and that's it. He was asked to come talk about powerlifting. I agree that posting a vid to the main page will give some credence to the content to the new CrossFitter, but we all should know by now that videos on the main page and some in the journal (Tate's) are two fold. One if for information, two is to make you think. I think Tate's videos have done that. There's no statement that says he speaks for CrossFit.

"Wod"

As Rx'd 11 rounds and 3reps.

Way harder than it looked!

Question Do most of you guys/girls do zone diet? What do you think about it?

Got through the 7th minute and then took 2 minutes to do 8 reps. 28 official reps plus the 8 after the 2 min rest.

m/28/185

did cindy yesterday

WU .5 mi. walk on treadmill
95# DL and CJ
WOD
135# PCJ
5 minutes

Burgener Warmup

Pack:
With a continuously running clock do one 95 pound Clean and Jerk the first minute, two 95 pound Clean and Jerks the second minute, three 95 pound Clean and Jerks the third minute… continuing as long as you are able.

I finished 4 clean rounds with 95# then couldn't get 5 in a minute, so I switched to 45# and started round 5 again, then got 5,6,7 but only got 7 reps done during round 8 with the 45#. I'm slow through the middle, gotta work on that more.

7 Rounds, 95lbs.

m/39/158
6 rounds as rx'd

6 rounds

Corey, Cookie and Playoff Beard,

Thanks guys, It's not just the WODs, it's the community, Your second to none. Now that I have completed one year, I'm going bring some more strength back into my training.

Back Squat 275 3X8
Cindy - 20 1/3 Rounds.

as Rx'd
5 rd's

m/32/145

5 rds + 3 reps @ 103 lbs
power cleans and push jerks

First time with this one. Tougher than it looks. Some ugly reps and pressing towards the end.

question:

I plan on trying this today... should the jerks be split leg (one leg in front of the other) or does it matter?

and if they are split, do you alternate legs, and if so, how often, every other one?

Ok, that was a few questions, but thanks for the help...

5 rounds @ 135#

age 19 bw 170
7 rounds + 5 c&j
did full squat cleans up till round 5
split jerks all the way through
pr by 2 full rounds

Straight out of the Crossfit Level 1 Training Guide, page 10:

"Exercising with protocols known to elevate these hormones eerily mimics the hormonal changes sought in exogenous hormonal therapy (steriod use) with none of the deleterious effect."

Seems counterproductive to suggest that anabolics are the only "card". Personally, I prefer to play the card of training via methods which produce a natural neuroendocrine response.

Now, if only I hadn't made up DT yesterday...

90# (thought women's weight was 90, but see it may be 95??)

90# 5 minutes plus 2 clean and jerks

7 rounds as Rx'd

first time...got 11 rounds

did 135lbs. First time at this or doing many clean and jerks. I lasted 7 rounds. I had 15 sec left before my next minute started for round 8. I was hurting my last two reps at 7 so I ended there. Man this seems easy at first but really gets ya going. I can't imagine what a couple of more sets would feel like!

as rx'd
4 rds + 4 reps

7 rounds used 50 kg.

m/41/158

5 rounds

(1-3 @ 115#, 4 & 5 @ 95#)

I suck at C&Js! Tough after all the squats yesteday.

5 rounds 110lbs last time 4+rounds

3 sets:
feet elevated BOSU ball pushups
squeeze presses 30lbs

question: is it a squat clean

the reason I am asking again is because for the most part, if it does not specify, we would assume that it's a full squat clean, but in this situation, would it be like a grace where you choose? what is the ultimate goal?

if the point is that we do full squat clean... then that's what I'll do
if the point is to get the maximum amount of rounds I can get doing whichever is more efficient for me, i'm doing power because I know I can get more rounds

M/41/260

5 rounds +3 135#

My C&J were not great, but improving. My rugby team would be proud.

m/25/175/ 5'11"
6 mins rx'ed

Brand X account suspended? That's what i get clicking on the link....

25/m/172

i did 115# snatch instead.

10 rounds + 10 reps. i was finishing the 11 rep as time expired. i needed just one more second!

Brandx scaled is not comming up. I'm getting acount suspended.

39m/6/185

8 + 5 (pr) 8 + 3 prev pr

I could only do 7 rounds and on the try for 8 immediately after did only 5 reps...

I added another 10 reps after a long break for the hell of it.

What happens if technology allows us to one day alter our body considerably w/o harm. Would it be wrong for us to do so?

25/m/5'11"/204
7+5 full squat clean + jerk

22/M/72"/175

7 + 4 as rx'd

m/42/6'/190

5 rounds /w 95#

28/M/143

As Rx'd- 5 rounds

WoW!!

With a continuously running clock do one 135 pound Clean and Jerk the first minute, two 135 pound Clean and Jerks the second minute, three 135 pound Clean and Jerks the third minute... continuing as long as you are able.

Use as many sets each minute as needed.
CFWUx2 with 40 lbs
ring dips and pushups

5 rounds and 3 reps all though the second rep in the 6th round Brady said I didn't lock out.

10 min of handstand practice.

6 rds plus 4 wow how imbarassing I wasn't feelin' it today i guess.

9 round+ 6 reps, pr

6rds + 5

30/m/5'11"/200

As Rx'd

9 rounds + 4

33/m/210/6'5"

8 rounds + 3

6 rounds +3

90# C&J, full cleans

= 5 rounds

DL rep 1: 185-205-225-240-245-245 dropped bar-185
Not a PR, but broke a mental "I can't do that anymore" block ;)

Erin

36/m/5'8"/180 lbs

Misread and did cleans only. Completed first 5 minutes and, on the 6th minute, went over completing 6th at 6:06, so...

5 min + 5 reps with cleans only subbed

Will do next time with clean and jerk

m/26/210/70"

as r'xd 8 rds

As Rx'd:

7 Rds in 7 mins.

"question: is it a squat clean"

My experience is that "clean & jerk" is the same as ground to overhead. You can squat clean it, or snatch it or curl it or whatever.

M/35/190
6 rds full squat cleans

F/32/125
65# 6 rds + 2 Full squat cleans

5 rounds, + 15 C&Js (not counting warmups). I wanted to at least do a "Grace" amount of work.

6 rounds + 5 reps @115. Very hard to keep your focus when you are worried about the clock...

35/M/6'1"/182

10 rds + 2 C&J in 11th minute. Can barely walk or lift arms - love it!

I have horrible C&J form so did 95# - only got worse toward the end!

as rx'd 4 rounds + 3

then finished my 5, rested 2 minutes and then did 6

felt pathetic only doing 4 rounds

m/26/145lb

as rx'd 4 rounds, brutal.

as rxd
8 + 4

As a lifetime drug-free athlete who medaled in 11 US Championships and competed in 2 Olympic Games as a hammer thrower, I am utterly baffled and disappointed by today’s .com video - and by its apparent endorsement by crossfit HQ.

While claiming to not advocate steroid use either way, Mr. Tate goes on to make it clear that he has no moral issue with athletes cheating with drugs - and any level. He simply cites that steroids serve as a one level boost - and (most disturbing of all) says that it is somehow un-American to take steroids because doing so would diminish some supposed supply to US Olympic athletes.

With this last remark, Mr. Tate manages to not only cheapen real, genuine accomplishments by clean athletes at all levels but also falsely stereotype US Olympians at large as cheaters. Moreover, such jaded remarks encourage a mentality of false accusation and excuse ("I could do that too if I was on drugs. . .") and, even worse, offers a rationalization for shortcut seekers to take steroids and cheat themselves. In short, when one spends an entire lifetime in the pursuit of an athletic goal by way of honorable, clean, hard work (whether as an Olympian or as a crossfitter), they are deserving of respect – not false accusations i.e., slander.

There is a lot that I have come to appreciate about crossfit – its creativity, universality, and community can be truly impressive. However, if the crossfit movement ever wants to be taken seriously in the athletic world, it needs to take a clear and consistent stand against steroids. Period. With one short clip, Mr. Tate manages to undo whatever gains have been made with the entire "Break Drugs Legally" campaign. What is worse, this damage is self-inflicted. Why would crossfit HQ purposefully highlight such remarks on the .com site – thereby planting an unnecessary (and hopefully unmerited) seed of doubt in the legitimacy and the incredible accomplishments of the crossfit program and its athletes?

In short, given the incredible effort it takes to reach these fitness levels and records times, this commentary is not just insulting to thousands of clean crossfitters (and Olympians) – its diminishes the respect that the entire crossfit movement could have in the athletic world.

Great photo and what a way to represent us ladies who are in the 40 club or quickly approaching!

CFWUx3

used 95#
did power cleans

9 rounds+5

rested and then took on the wall ball/ghd sit up/ghd back extension WOD.

used 20# ball

14 rounds+10 wall balls

I stink and need a shower.

m/37/184/5'11"

5rds. +2

10rds
rx'd

That would be 8 rounds and 4 reps as prescribed........oh and that's without the help of the needle. :)

I did 6 rounds and 5 reps @ 115 lbs.

M/27/150

CFWU

scaled to 115#
5min+4reps

We all did full squat cleans, but scaled the weight. Girls did 65#, guys did 95#.

F/16/5'8"/135
7 rounds + 5.

F/51/5'6"/135
6 rounds +6

M/16/5'11"/170
9 rounds + 6

M/50/5'11"/172
6 rounds + 4

Damn that was definitely harder than the pullups with continuous clock.

As rx'd, w/ squat cleans. 6 rounds + 2.

Unbroken through round 5. Round 6 was 3 and 3. Was shooting for 7 rounds, but considering it was taking me ~7 seconds to do 1 rep, I didn't have a chance. Barely got through 6 rounds. Almost quit then, waited 30 seconds to catch my breath. Decided to keep going. Only got 2 reps in the last half-minute.

Callouses are good (taped them up), but I tore a new one on my thumb from catching the cleans.

wasnt feeling it this morning.....just didnt have that pop standing up with the full clean. if it would have been power clean and jerk i would have been able to do alot better.

5 rounds + 3 in the 6th

9 rounds plus 6

11 + 9

Form quickly broke down from nice clean and jerks to "sling it up and press"
Next time 12 rounds is doable. Just gassed on the 12's.

Kevin- 5rds + 4 never done this one so it was definetley an eye opener. worked on form with 10 reps afterwards

Brent- 5rds + 2 and the same

9 Rounds + 7 reps as RxD (PR by 3 rounds)

can the upward momentum from the clean be used for the jerk, or are they two separate movements?

6rnds and 5 of the next. Unable to complete 7th.
Up from 5 and 5 last time.

41/m/176cm/72kg

115# (52kg) Squat clean + jerk

5 rounds plus 5 reps (last time 5+3)

Done at home, no bumper plates, no dropping, lowered every rep gently to the floor.

M/31/190

rnd 1=1
rnd 2=2
rnd 3=3
rnd 4=4
rnd 5=5
rnd 6=4

Not that good.

1 round of CrossFit Warm Up

W.O.D. as rx'd made it through the 7 rep round

M/25/190

10rounds Plus 6 reps

146lbs?/32yoa

as Rx'd (full squat clean)

5 rounds + 2 reps w/split jerks

previous was 4 rounds + 3 reps w/push jerks.

Was thinking should maybe scale to 115#... now wishing I had.

Was on 3rd rep of 4th set and pitched the bar too far back... felt it in the lower back, dropped the weight, still stretching my back.

Whats a good subsitute for clean and jerk. I still havent learned the clean and jerk but want to do todays WOD any suggestion.????

23/M/162

CFWUx3

Subbed 115lbs
5 rounds, PR

9 Rounds + 7 reps.

Nate: 7 rounds + 5 This was a lot more difficult than I thought it was going to be!!

Laura: 7 rounds + 7 with assorted weight.

As rx'd (full squat cleans - I guess)
6rnds and 5 rep of round 7

Saw others doing power cleans and push presses
gave it a shot for one minute and did 12 that way?

Does anyone out there know the standard for this WOD????

As rx'd (full squat cleans - I guess)
6rnds and 5 rep of round 7

Saw others doing power cleans and push presses
gave it a shot for one minute and did 12 that way?

Does anyone out there know the standard for this WOD????

Until now I resented the right wing Rest Day Articles, but seeing the reaction to this video about steroids, controversy is definitely needed in this community more than ever.

That the irony in Tate's words flew miles over some peoples heads is just unbelievable. Some people take CrossFit way too serious.

It's like the JKD crowd, where the message of "adopt what is useful, reject was is useless" suddenly became "do exactly what Bruce Lee did". Let's hope CrossFit doesn't suffer the same close-minded development.

m/35/154

Did this with power cleans & jerks 6rds + 4reps
Used 135lbs

Worst crossfit video ever. Why would CF want to cast doubt on both the program and the accomplishments of it athletes by endorsing/highlighting such remarks? Mr. Tate slanders clean US Olympic athletes (some of the most often tested athltes in the world) and manages to undo the entire "Break Drugs Legally" effort from the CF Games - by clearly having no problem with cheating. Tragic.

As rx'd: 6rds

cfwu x3 rapidly

5 rounds as rxed, using push jerk, iron weights (could not drop out)

midday during fast day

27M 6'5" 217#

So because the CrossFit Games are not a professional sport, it doesn't need to be a fair competition? College football players are not professionals, yet they are routinely tested for steroids (yes, I played and even my scrawny ass was tested several times). High school athletes are not professionals, but most schools have rules against steroid use (even if it is incredibly easy to get around them).

And yes, plenty of athletes at all levels do get away with using PED's. Plenty get caught, too, because they're BANNED. So yeah, those athletes are cheating, and just because "everyone else is doing it" doesn't mean it isn't breaking the rules. "It's only cheating if you don't get caught" is a horsecrap line of thinking, in my opinion. That's like saying Alex Rodriguez wasn't cheating until three months ago, when he finally got caught.

With the popularity of CF on the rise (I think I read in the Sporting News article they were shooting for coverage on ESPN in 3-5 years or something like that), it seems like they are in a unique position to take a HARD stance against PED's early to prevent the widespread problems we see in all sorts of other sports.

But that's just my opinion, and again, I'm not saying people who use are bad people or immoral. They just shouldn't be using to get an unfair edge in an actual competition, like the CF Games.

7 minutes of C&J w/ 135lbs. I got irreparably behind on minute 8, but I did finish the 8 C&J, just not in the time limit.

Scaled: 95#

4 rounds

First time doing full cleans and jerks. Cleans were difficult but the jerks were good and I could do them with good form!

m/36/5'11"/300 Crossfit day 23

7 rounds as rx'd. Then did 2 reps in the 8th minute to complete Grace as rx'd.

Been traveling, CF is a great program to keep up with on the road - so easy to fit in. PR'd my continuous pullups in the hotel fitness center - 41 reps.

Buy-in: Quiet running drill; One world 20-rep challenge back squats, 210 pounds. Meant to put 200 on, but put a 35 lb. plate instead of a 25 lb. plate on one side. Felt a little funny - whoops! Got the 20 reps though.

M/24/160#/5'7"

BWU x 2, CFwu x 2

First minute as Rx'd, rest scaled to 115#

5 minutes + 3 reps (18)

PR by 1 minute + 3 reps

Not really pleased. I hoped to do much better this time around...

Subbed 115

6 round plus 6 reps

500m Row
Burgener Warm-up

WOD
6rds +5(2 short of 7rds)

Disapointed. I thought I'd be around 8 or 10. A mixture of Squat Cleans and Power Cleans. Did some much needed Clean work after. CrossFit Endurance WOD from 2 days ago probably later.

Get some, Go again!

I thought this one was going to be pretty easy...but I was wrong! I was sucking wind after the 3rd round.

5rds +3 as rx'd

7 rounds +5
230/6'3/27

Scaled to 85#, as I am new to the C&J

7 rounds, barely completing the 7th before the next minute started... ugh. Lightly greying out after every round after #3! Whee!!

Made it thru 5 rounds dropped it to 115 and did one more....I am doing a cleanse/fast before I do a paleo challenge....

Just a comment on the steroid comments, I agree when abused they are a major risk, but when taken in the lowest dose that will help, and under the guidance of a Doctor or medical professional they can have amazing positive effects...I am not endorsing to go out and buy illegal drugs...
But when I get to 40+ I will be having a sit down with my Doc.

6 rounds + 4 at 95 pounds. Half full squat cleans and half (the later half) power cleans.

2 reps and 20 pounds less than last time.

m/160/5-8/36

as Rx'd

Got through 3 rounds and on the fourth I completed two reps

19/m/163/5'11"

I've done CrossFit here and there as my brother is an Army Ranger and swears by this stuff.

Today was my first day doing the WOD and my plan is to continue to do so.

Had to bump weight down to 115lbs. 7 rounds plus 5.

m/23/175

Rx'd

7 rounds plus 5

Damn that got tough fast.

I'm a newbie, but I'm addicted. I hate taking rest days. Is it ok to just do the warm up and then practice my Oly lifts on rest days instead of doing nothing, or should I just stay home?

as rxd 5 rounds + 1 c&j

7 rounds rx'd

Only 3, i hit the knee at the clean :-(
But next time definitly better !

did more of a power clean than squat clean
6 complete rounds in time (finished the 7th 12 seconds late)

D
@ home
133# (20K bumpers + clips)

3 rounds +1
then 10 (reps not rounds) more for practice, untimed

note to self: next time let stopwatch run through 1st minute and start so reps needed match current minute

As Rx'd w/full squat cleans:
6 rounds + 2

Haven't done full squat cleans in a while, so the first time i started this i actually fell backwards on the second minute. Kind of made me laugh to myself a bit and just started it over.
Wasn't really a problem of gassing once i got going, but more popping back up from the bottom. Once i'm down there it goes up really slow till i get to about quarter squat position where i fly up. Really need to fix that somehow. Of course muscle fatigue played it's fair role as well.

John-In-Jersey:

Congrats on your 1 year!! That's certainly a very exciting milestone to hit. I'd be interested to hear your success and improvements since you started just 1 year ago to this day :) There's nothing better than hearing about the drastic improvements in WODs or even everyday life just by implementing this program.

Did Annie as Rx'd for the first time today.
9:17.

Scaled to 115lbs
8rds+3 reps

as rx'd
7 rounds

#160

My chest has gotten a little weaker since I've been doing CF. The push-ups from yesterday's Cindy were harder than the last time I did it. My bench was also slightly down.

Subbed a 32KG KB
Got to 5 reps (each arm)
Then started over at 1 and climbed to 4 (each arm)
Then started over at 1 and climbed to 3 ... etc,etc.

Basically did a ladder with each set starting on the minute

Total Volume: 35 Reps (Each Arm)

M/43/6'0"/175
3 rounds @125lbs
5 rounds @115lbs
smashed bar into chin during 3rd round of 125lbs lifts. Didn't want to finish on a bad note so went to lighter weight and started over! Jaw really sore but only little tiny cut just under front lower jaw bone. 1st Crossfit injury

M/32/5"10/165

AS rx'd
6 rds 3 reps

realized on the 3rd rep it wasn"t going to happen.

5 rounds plus 3

5 rds plus 1 @ 95 lbs, first time doing C & J, stopped due to form..hope to have the muscle memory come next time!

Ryan, #294, I'm pretty new CF as well, but past experience has shown me that going every day accomplishes nothing but to hold you back...body needs a chance to recover no matter what the mind may say!

Not sure how I was supposed to do this, but this what I did at 105lbs; 4 rounds total

34/m/152lbs

1st round

1min x 1 rep
1min x 2 rep
1min x 3 rep
1min x 4 rep

Minute break

2nd Round

1min x 1 rep
1min x 2 rep
1min x 3 rep
1min x 3 rep

Minute break

3rd Round

1min x 1 rep
1min x 2 rep
1min x 3 rep
1min x 3 rep

Minute break

4th Round

1min x 1 rep
1min x 2 rep
1min x 3 rep
1min x 2 rep

Was seriously beat......

5 rounds

Wod as Rx'd

23-230

7+7 squat clean.
mentally crushed/last time 8+8

f/28/5'6"/125

Skipped yesterday's WOD in favor of running.

Today decided to try "Cindy" with an assistance band for pull-ups and "girl" push-ups.

13 rounds, 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 13 squats...thisclose to 14! :)

72in/195lb

6 rounds

So I only got 3 sets full then 3 in the next round. I went down in weight because I am not familiar with the lift. I really need some work on these olympic lifts.

m/39/190/77""

m/37/160
135#
6 Rounds + 3

better than last time of 6 rounds + 1

As rx'd

7 rounds + reps

as rx'd w/ squat clean:

6 rnds + 4... weaksauce:/

sub powercleans+jerk 45kg = 7 rounds + 6

Next time should do squat cleans, otherwise this workout reminds me of grace.

m/178cm/98kg/33y
As rx'd
6 rounds + 3 reps

29/m/6'4/205
5 minutes + 3 reps as rx'd.
The muscle groups I needed were still recovering from "Cindy".

m/44/175

CFWU x 3

as rx'd

6 rds

-2 then last time.

5 rounds

6 rds as rx'd -- Vicky: 9 rds w/45#

#103 - I don't think you can say that the videos posted here are not influential on the CrossFit base. Do you recall when the announcement was posted that steroid testing would be held at the games? 95% of the responses were along the lines of "This is great. I'm so glad HQ is taking a stance against this and keeping the playing field level."

Now today, I'd say almost half the responses on here are either saying "who cares if people take steroids" or "steroids aren't detrimental to your health so I don't see what the big deal is." Again, I think it's perfectly fine for Tate to have his views, but at least in the way the preview video is presented, it does NOT seem that CF is taking a hard stance against steroids. Plenty of people follow the main site workouts regardless of how strange or crazy they look (think inverted burpees or virtual shoveling), so I think if CF were to be firm with an anti-doping stance, the majority of the community would by into that.

Then again, maybe they don't want to take that type of stance, and that's fine - I personally just wish they would. That's just my opinion. For me, it's really about the competition. I love competition (professional or otherwise) and I like to see it fair.

One other thing - I still don't like the argument that it's somehow fine for professional athletes to dope because it's their livelihood at stake. By doing something illegal (banned by the sport), they're costing the livelihood of those who compete by the rules. That's what's unfair.

As Rx'd (Full Squat Cleans)
6 rounds + 4 C+J (PR by 1 round)
Push for 7 + 3 next time, work hard through the 6th round!

m/5'5"/165/43

5 rounds +4reps

5rds #4 as rxd

+ rds 6-11 with 2 minutes to complete

Ran 2 miles

shoulder exercises

CFWU 1x15

95#--5 rounds + 3.

6 power cleans
6 hang clean jerk
21 45# press

right shoulder remains problem

As rx'd:

7rds + 6

Full squat cleans - PR by 10 reps
Complete muscle failure in my quads

M 37 6' 165#

7 rounds + 6

m/22/190

CF warmup

First time.

9 rounds. Sub hang cleans to thrusters. (95 lbs) still working on form.

Not comfortable with cleans and jerks yet.

5 min jump rope

Another humbling Crossfit WOD!
m/44/5'11/200
5 rounds
f/41/5'8/125
5 rounds(scaled to 45 lb bar)

m/26/5'8"/140

scaled to 115#

5 rounds + 5 reps

10# heavier and 7 more reps than last time

32/m/70"/215

4

29yo, 5'11", 173lbs

6 rounds + 4 reps

I didn't think about how hard this would be before I started. I sure was huffing in round 6.

Blah 4 rounds + 3 reps + 1 bad rep = unhappy

Rowed 5K in 22:10

M/25/155

as rx'd
5 rounds even

I don't think I need to read the article. What is there to be open-minded about? Self-prescribed steroid use is wrong. Make your own HGH by working out...hard and fast...then eat right and sleep. Isn't that what CrossFit is about? I am new here. I did, however, come across this quote just this morning: "He who loves his body more than dominion over the empire, can be given custody of the empire."

33m/5'10"/195#
9 and 5

M/40/185

As rx'd: 6 rounds and five reps.

Thanks for the thought-provoking and entertaining excerpt from the CrossFit Journal today. It's wonderful to watch the evolution of the Journal and the Editor's willingness to include voices and opinions that reside outside the mainstream of CrossFit philosophy. Tate is well-informed, intelligent, articulate, ironic and profane - the very best sort of dinner guest.

More better faster

m/21/150/5'7

6 rounds plus 4

S/f

30/f/115

5 rds + 3 c+j

prob should not have done heavy jerks yesterday

M/39/6'2"/250#
9rds - my form wasn't perfect, but I made sure my feet left the ground twice per clean and jerk.

7 rounds
note to self-on the clean go into a front squat before performing the Jerk

31yo M 175lb 5’10”
CFWU x 3, 10 pull ups, 10 ring dips per round.
Clean and Jerk 65lbs x 5-5 95lbs x 5 115lbs x 2.

As rx’d: 3 rounds + 3 reps
Full squat cleans
Foam roll after
Compared to 081002: 2 rounds + 2 reps

5 rds + 3 reps vs
4 rounds + 2 reps on dodgy knee 10/2/08.

power cleans...

Rx'd. Squat C and J. 5 min plus 4. The feeling of satisfaction following 20 rds of Cindy was short-lived.

M/28/235/6'2"

7 rounds +6

M/63/194 Still out of town subbed:
For time-21-15-12-9
GHD situps
Back extensions
Right hand DB snatch- 30 lb
left hand DB snatch- 30 lb
17:40

7 rounds plus 6 reps pr

wish I had bumpers

This is the worst video I have ever seen.... I want to know if CrossFit encourages us to take steroids?? Dave Tate comes across as ignorant as well as anyone who thought this video was helpful. Take steroids??? Please!

6 rounds/6min 135 clean and jerk

m/40/6'0"/193

first time on this one, so I scaled to 95#...need to stick here until I can get the movements down.

7 rounds

Rx'd 9 rounds
m/21/160lbs

Jodi (F/30/111)

5:30am
Morning warmup

6:00am
45 minutes of yoga with Jane

6:30pm
Mobility Drills

Bench Press
45x5
65x3
85x1
105x1
125x1
140x1
150x1 (matches PR)

Death by C&J, 95 pounds
Score: 6 Rounds + 3

So...I'm happy with bench press. 150 matches my old PR and it looked much better than last time. Death by C&J was not so hot! I totally wimped out. I have a scab on my collar bone from "DT" the other night, I taped it up but it didn't help. Each time I caught the clean it landed on the scab, there was blood all over the bar, and it just simply threw me off. I know...suck it up buttercup. Next time!

37/M/6'3"/215

Completed 7 rds. started my 8th round and felt sharp pain in L wrist stopped after 2 reps. I would not have been able to completed 8 reps anyhow.

F/27/5'7"/125
7 rds subbed 65#

M/28/6'1"/195
tried 1 rd @ 95#-really severe pain in lower back since injury has not fully healed. (stubborn dummy)
decided to warm up leg muscles more and try just jerking....same situation as before.
Decided screw it, doing this workout but as pullups
8 rds & 7 on the 9th (chest to bar for first few rounds)

BACK INJURIES SUCK!!!!!!!

Matt: 95# - 4 rounds + 4 (14 total)
Karen: 25#db - 5 rounds + 3 (18 total)

This WOD is a lot tougher than it sounds. And we've left lots of room for improvement!

6 rounds and 5 C&J's into the 7th.

Did full squat cleans.

38M/5'10"/168#

W/U: jump rope 100 single-unders + 50 double-unders; 17 ROM exercises; BWU.

As Rx: 6 rnds + 6 reps.

C/D: PNF of hamstrings; static stretching of quads.

Full squat cleans and push jerks. Controlled drop on each rep (no bumpers).

New PR by 2 reps. 27 reps total. Though my legs were burning, I really should have gotten into the 8th round.

Worked just the cleans (no jerk), at 115.
Did 7 and 7/8 rounds.

8 rounds + 2 reps.

a mix of squat and power cleans...

scaled to 40kg.

4 rounds +3CJ

20+ miles on the bike today

As rx'd 10 rounds + 6 C&Js in the 11th minute

A BIG PR for me, by nearly 2 rounds!

I love Crossfit's ability to lull you into a false sense of your athletic capacity, then hammer on you with a brutal reminder of how pitiful you are. That weight is 'light' but this workout still crushed me. Guess I am strong but not powerful...

7 rounds + none
(exact same as last time)

as rx'd
5 rounds plus 4

7:45
did grace instead of this WOD so if I epically failed, I'd still have done 30 reps of clean and jerks. It went quite well, I did salvos of 5 reps. When it came time to do reps 21-25, "you make me wanna shout" came on and I totally went crazy, doing two rapid series of 5 reps. I think that in my crazy streak, I bounced the weight too much off the ground a couple times (I did lower it somewhat slowly to the ground but I felt like there was a moderate rebound, at most would bring the weight to mid shin if that high). Now WAAAAAIT a minute.... SHOUT! put your hands up and SHOUT! beautifu <3 crssfit

used weight of 119#
8 rounds, two rounds more than last time at 115#

M/23/6'/170

8 Mins + 6 reps in the ninth (power cleans)@ 115#

dropped the weight to 50kg

4 + 2

aghhh

Subb'ed 115 lbs

7 rounds completed. Clock ran out on the 6th rep of the 8th round.

oh...power cleans

m/38/240

first time doing this, was hard

115lbs. 4 rounds + 3

Fun times. As Rx'd: 5 rounds + 4 singles
(1st time)

m/23/5'8"/200lbs

5 min + 5 reps @ 135lbs

I want to be the guy doing 11 minutes! How are people doing this?! Power cleans instead of squat cleans?

m/42/162/6'

as rx'd: 5 rounds huge difference!

last time:
started w/135# did 1
scaled to 130X did 1
scaled to 125# and did four rounds as rx'd

f/33/138/5'6"

65# - six rounds

As RX'd

7 rounds + 5 reps in 8 minutes.

Full 8 rounds = 8:22

got 9 rnds +5 reps.. Rx 135#

I think everyone's who's criticizing the video should watch the one in the journal which provides much more context behind his feelings towards steroids. The video is awesome and the guy offers some great insight. I can see how easily people would be misled by watching the short one on the main site.

With a continuously running clock do one 135 pound Clean and Jerk the first minute, two 135 pound Clean and Jerks the second minute, three 135 pound Clean and Jerks the third minute... continuing as long as you are able.

Use as many sets each minute as needed.

(as prescribed)

4 rounds + 3 clean-and-jerks

Anyone who thinks Tate was saying we should all take steroids wasn't paying attention.

He really was saying that yes, 'roids will, when used properly, provide a small edge. For those in high school, college, amateur anything, or with asthetic goals, it's a bad idea, as there is a price and the benefit will not be enough to outweigh it (it's not gonna make a mediocre high-school kid into a pro).

For those who ARE at the pro-level, the price might be worth it, or it might not be. No matter what, if you can't get to the pro level naturally, it's pointless.

Anyone who thinks that "good old fashioned hard work and clean diet" can overcome good old fashioned hard work, clean diet, AND steriods is simply wrong (in many sports, anyway). The top-level guys on 'roids didn't get there by injecting themselves while sitting on the couch eating pizza... they did it by injecting themselves while working their ass off and eating a ton of high-quality food.

Is it cheating? well, if you pass the drug screen (and YES, you can pass the screen while taking roids if you're smart) then arguably no.

If you ignore arbitrary rules for a minute, roids aren't "cheating" any more than creatine, caffeine, sports drinks, "goo", protein shakes, ect. For those who claim it's only available to rich people with expensive docs, the same can be said of good trainers, facilities, supplements, and even clean, natural foods... or for that matter, the ability to not have a normal job, allowing 6 hours of training per day.

Not supporting steroid use, just being objective and realistic.

M/41/5'11"/185

120#

5 rnds (cleaned 6th rep but didn't have it overhead before the 6th minute ended)

Let me take a second to call out Jen Conlin (the buff chick in the picture). For two months, I had the greatest pleasure training under her at Potomac CrossFit in Virginia. Her attitude is the best and has a coaching style that allows beginners to keep from getting discouraged while making sure intermediate/advanced CrossFitters are keeping in line with form. In the A.M. classes, she had the energy to get the athletes revved up... and it stayed that way until you left!

Jen Conlin is one of the best CrossFit trainers I've ever met and am so damn glad I had the privilege of training under. I hope the folks at CrossFit Watertown know how freaking lucky they are to have such a qualified and motivated instructor.

Hope we meet up again, Jen! Keep up the awesome work!

115lb

8 rds + 7

27/m/185

5rds + 3
(full clean)

Comment #177

so is it your "moral stance" that only opinions with "rational or logical backing" are able to be expressed in this forum? Or can anyone have one?

As rx'd

5 Rounds + 2 Reps

Tougher than I thought.

m/38/180/6'3"

scaled to 95#

6 rds. + 4

Rested 5 minutes then ran 2 miles. noticed cardio was hurting bad during "Cindy".

My wife finished her 18th round of Chemo last week so I celebrated with making up the Filthy Fifty on Saturday. Didn't want her to feel alone with pukie. She has promised to do CF for 2 months and we are going to start the Zone when she gets to feeling better.

Thanks coach and all of the crossfit family.

WOD death by cln & jrk.
as rx'd, 5 rounds + 5 cln & jrks.
full squat cleans and push jerks,
before ,snatch work,after b/p,m/ups,ring dips.just ran out of time for 6th rep ,not warmed up enough on the clns,did push jerks for practice,next time,split jerks for more speed !

Out of curiosity, are our posts being logged for record, because I post my stuff on www.noscrolls.com as suggested. I'm just curious if the coach is keeping track of our results here but that would seem unlikely unless he's got elves to do that work for him.. LOL. Anyway, great workout today, I felt I could've probably done more but I was just bummed on not having the technique pat. I'll need more practice on this in front of a mirror for sure.

Scaled "Pack" (95#): 8 rounds + 5

I also took some skin on both bottom thumbs where it's in contact with the bar-- should I wear gloves next time?

49/m/156#/5'5"

skin came off I meant

as rx'd
7 rounds, 4 reps

m/5'10"/173

Lynne as RX'd, first meeting with Lynne.

M/25/5'10"/180Lbs

185lbs BP/ Strict PUs

BP 33 PU 29
BP 29 PU 26
BP 24 PU 23
BP 21 PU 22
BP 20 PU 22

Total 249

as rx'd
10 minutes + 7 reps
11 was sooooo close...

my posts keep getting eaten by filter ... grrrrr ..

Boy oh boy, I need to practice this movement. I took way to long with the jerk, after full squat clean.

4 rounds + 3.. @ measly 70#

ah well, these are the things that remind me I have much work to do :)

5 rounds, all hang cleans

Yesterday - Cindy, 20 rounds

Today - 8 min + 4 reps, power cleans

Cookie- I am interested in the 30 Day Paleo *but* I think I will watch from afar. I'm about 85-90% Paleo right now and I think any more restriction is gonna resemble old habits and that wont be good. I keep poring over old photos where I am thin, at times very thin, and can't help but wish I looked that way again. I would love to be lean again but I have to avoid any gimmicky road map.

I have to let my body guide me, not some piece of paper. I have been craving oatmeal (which is a good sign, I mean, I could be craving chocolate chips), so that's breakfast tomorrow :)

Made it to 8 rounds + 6 C&J's (PR)

10+6

huge PR over 9+6 last time

cash out tabata burpees, for 9-7-5-5-5-5-5-5

After Cindy today at lunch....

Four rounds plus three reps - it's been about three months or so since I did the C & J. Jerking the weight didn't hurt my shoulder, so I may be on the way back. Biggest pain was in my wrists, so I think I am pulling too much and not shrugging enough. Not bad - feels good to follow the main page again.

7 Rounds +7 lifts.
Power cleans and split jerks.

Recovery week
3

35 M 180

AS RX.D 8 rounds

8 rounds and 3 reps on 9th

bwt-235

23/150

WOD as Rx'd

7+6(PR by 2)

"Cindy", 15 + 5. Details there.

Man I felt that after yesterday's squats.

I did full squat cleans as Rx and got 4 rnds + 3 reps.

I'd like to try that again when I'm fresh.

Warm Up, 2 mile run.
115lbs
5rds + 4

29/m/185

Opted for "Death by Tire Flip", with our largest (roughly 350 lbs.) tire.

10 + 9

Roughly equivalent to the barbell, since I got 9 + 7 last time.

rounds 1-4 at 135#
rounds 5-8 at 95#

#210 neil and #257 Klowe,
you guys are BEASTS!

6 min + 1 @ 65#

43/168

Performed outside - 90 degrees

As rx'd:

4+3 - Power cleans

M/30/168

Wod done as rx'd 7rds + 4

37/m/6'/185

This was not a strong lift for me:

CFWU x 3

Then:

made it to round 4 @ 115
rested one full minute and tried to get 5 reps in one minute... could only make 4

F/26/117

7 rounds, this was a blast

scaled down to about 55lbs b/c my form for cleans wasn't great yet, but this workout gave me tons of practice. Plan to do much more weight next time I do clean and jerks.

39/m/6'7"/285
CFWU
5 rds as rx'd

situps 20/15/12/10

Has anyone here had Rhabdo? If so could you email me and let me know the symptoms as you felt them...the ones online are kind of generic and I am afraid my wife may have it.

M/24/5'9"/190

DEATH BY CLEAN & JERK

6 rnds + 4

Not completely satisfied with my performance. I felt I couldve done better.Sooo...I did 10 mins of cleans, hang clns, cln & jrks,jrks and dls.People at the gym look at you really funny like when you do these type of WODs.

DO WORK!!!

as rx'd

8 rds + 7 reps(PR 7 rds and 5 reps last)

Thought I was going to be able to do more but last 2 sets caught up with me.

Rich,
Thanks! That means sooo much!(384)

Done Power Cleans

7 minutes + 6

6 rounds at 67 pounds- it really got heavy quick!!

5 rounds

cfwu x 1

133lb clean & jerk
4 reps through 6:00 (19 reps total)
(30 reps in 10:03)

6th rep at 06:25 07/28/2009 (133lbs)
35 reps in 11:55
5th rep at 05:19 01/03/2009 (126lbs)
33 reps in 13:32
5th rep at 05:15 10/02/2009 (116lbs)
33 reps in 13:00

M / 27 / 5"11 / 163 lbs

I swapped out exercises. Instead of this one, I did "Grace". I completed Grace 10 days ago in 13:38 as rx'ed. Today I did..

135 lbs Clean and Jerk X 30 = 9:10 (PR)

Pack Scaling:
95#
7 rounds + 5 c & j.

I was pumped to do this one all day!!!

subbed down to 115#
7 rounds

6 rounds as RX'ed. Long weekend in Tahoe and still feeling it in my back. Have only done C&Js like this once before during Grace ( which was a debacle ) so I wasn't sure how I'd do. Am looking forward to seeing this one again.

Rich (#384) -- We know what we got and we're not letting go. Jen Conlin rocks. It's that simple. CrossFit Watertown scored big time when she moved here.

WOD as prescribed: 7 rounds + 7 reps

65#

6 Rounds + 4 Reps

Better than I thought :). Next time will add 5 lbs.

11, with not a second to spare. Then after about 5 minutes rest I did it again and got to 9.

m/40/199/71"

7 minutes

As Rx'd 7 plus 3.
This was a killer. I loved it.
Total 8 minutes.

retarded, did hanging power cleans, and still only got 2 lifts on my round of 6

5 rds plus five c&J @ 95

m/27/185/5'10"

Beth
6 rounds/ 6 minutes/ 21 reps

Anthony
7 rounds/ 7 minutes/ 28 reps
knew I was toast when I had 3 seconds before starting my 8th round.

KEEP IT UP DAVE TATE, ITS GREAT TO HEAR SOMEONE SPEAK FREELY ON THIS SUBJECT. I'M EMBARRASSED TO CALL MYSELF AN AMERICAN WHEN I WAS READING SOME OF THE COMMENTS ON HIS VIDEO. YUCK!

As Rx'd

7 rounds

arms were totally dead tried to start round eight but had nothing left, maybe mental.

Before work:
"Cindy" - 5 kipping pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 15 squats
12 rounds

After work:
Clean and jerk ladder
65# (Pack scaling)
8 rounds completed + 5 extra reps

This was one brutal workout. I got to minute 10 and i dropped dead. Awesome stuff, keep them coming

Can't do this for lack of equipment so I did Cindy and ran a 2mile and a mile (mile time is 7 12 new PR)

M/47/6' 217

9 rds. as RXed

m/30/215

8 rds + 7

7 rounds + 5 reps

CF SB +CF FB for metcon
WU ROM
WU press 45 lbs x 10; 65 x 5
Press CFSB 75 x 5; 85 x 5; 95 x 5 pr

WU for CF FB Death by Tabata (from 7/25/09 WOD)
Dead 45 x 10; 135 x 5; 185 x 5 (Amateur wt I used in WOD)

Deads 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 = 30
Burpees 3.5 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 = 24

cindy 17 rounds

m/29/260

7 rounds + 3

2nd official crossfit workout

M/40/174

Scaled to 105, seven rounds plus five more reps.

As rx'd 135#:

4 rounds then gas

Scaled down to 95#

6 rounds plus 5

Limiting factors were balance on cleans and cardio.

6 days on CrossFit

m/41/195/5'11"

WU
Some rowing

I might have done C&J once before maybe. So, I did a ton of warmups starting at 45#. It certainly didn't feel comfortable or natural.

Used 89# instead of 135.

6 sets. I finished #6 as the timer went off again. So, I took the next minute rest and tried for 7. Only got 5.

Man, full clean is tough..

scaled to 95#, 6 rounds

M/35/6'2"/185

as rx'd 5 rds

m/25/210

10 rounds plus 4

ugly!

M/43/185/5'9"
6 Rounds - First 5 rds and 2 of 6th were full squat. Had to power the last 4 reps of 6th set. Last time 6 rounds all power cleans. Gettin there.

m/26/185/5'11"

four rounds, four in fifth, not pretty, very humbling

M/35/67/165

Scaled to 95# - full squat cleans/push jerks

6 rounds

that 6th round went fast!!!

Janet f/50/5"9
55#
6 Rds.

Scott m/49/6'/207
115#
6 Rds.

39/m/190
as rx'd
8 rds + 3 reps

last 8 rds + 5 reps

29/m/65"/155lbs.

Up through 4 minutes, as rx'd.

1,2,3,4

First time I was able to use 135lb. in a clean workout. Pretty psyched about that regardless of the fact that I was only able to get through the 4th minute.

5 minutes plus 5 reps into the sixth

8 rounds plus 6 PR
last time was 6 rounds plus 4

CFWU x 3

Scaled to 100lbs, got 7 sets.

Did the Grouse Grind in the morning, great hill workout!

M/39/6'1"/250

28/m/78"/220

6 min as rx'd

booyah

First time doing Clean & Jerks. (Light high-school lifting years ago was limited to bench & military presses, squats, maybe some shrugs and upright rows)

Used 110 lbs. (was able to do 120 once, couldn't clean 130).

Did one rep, one minute break, repeated for 20 rounds. I think I got the hang of the clean now.

Love this workout

7 rounds + 4 reps @ 135#

135# 5 rounds.

5 rounds + 5 reps.

Kinda cool, but much harder than I thought.

95# 4 Rounds +4 Reps

7 rounds + 4 reps as Rx'd

m/39/72"/175

5 rounds scaled down to 66 lb. First time doing clean & jerks, very slow going, ran out of time in minute 6.

5 rounds with 115#, first time on this wo

4 rounds

m/22/5'5/177

As rx'd (full squat cleans and jerks)
7 + 5 reps
(1+2+3+4+5+6+7+5 = 33 reps)

first time doing this one, 7 rounds

M/40/6'3"/258#

3.6 miles in 40 minutes

WOD as RX'd
7 rounds + 2 reps, full squat cleans. BRUTAL!

Quads were torched, did 165 45# thrusters yesterday in 20 minutes...10K tomorrow, we'll see about that.

135 lbs.

6 rounds plus 2 reps

Nate - 6 + 2 @135
Tom - 8 + 4 @65
Sharon - 6 + 4 @45

3 rounds...and I'm a wuss.

As rx - full squat cleans + jerk:

4 rounds

I was disguised so I did the workout again at 115#:

5 rounds

Well that didn't make much of a difference. :)

2 rounds at 135, switched to 95 (yes, 95) and did 7 more from the start. Crossfit exposes weakness again. Looking forward to the next chance at this one.

M/35/5'9"/215

First CFWU and WOD.

4 rds + 4

New parent looking for a new plan to return to exercise. I heard about this site over the weekend and couldn't resist starting today. The CFWU was more strenuous than anything I've done for the past year! The form on the full squat clean really threw me off - I dropped the bar at some point trying to do continuous reps! Dreading and excited about the run tomorrow and quickly improving my efforts.

Back sqt 285x3, low bar, 13" box.

C&J as Rx'ed, 8 rnds + 7 reps.

7 rounds + 7 as rx'd and completely junked...

##side note:

John at 24Tualatin. Please to meet you!

Let's talk them into a white board for starters and then see what else we can morph and mold into place. If you see anyone else there doin' KB's - get them on board! Spread the word.

7 rounds + 6 reps.

8 next time!

This was also a 10 second PR for me on Grace: 7:20

M/31/6'1"/205

As Rx'd
6 rnds + 3

m/40/6'0"/183
scaled 95# 7 rds.

m/25/6'0"/198

As rx'd: 12 rounds

Male/39/5'11"/195
USAF
rx'd: 8 rounds

as rx'd

6 rounds complete + 6 reps

10 rounds...first time with this workout...super stoked about it.

Male 27/6'2"/240

3 w/ 108# & 6 w/ 88#

Didn't get far with 108#, so started again with 88#.

as rx'd:

1st min: 1
2nd min: 2
3rd min: 3
4th min: 4
5th min: 5
6th min: 6 -finished at 6:05

Correction: Grace time was 5:57, not 7:20. I was counting from the wrong end. That's a PR of over 90 seconds!

I found the video very interesting and informative, will I begin anabolic steroids to increase my performance? no but do i think crossfit is a program to "forge elite fitness" yes. Thus a discussion on human potential gained by any means seems relevant to me.
6 rounds in the alloted time but then worked my way through 10

Power Cleans

6 rounds + 4 reps

***FRAT***
I'll keep my long story as short as possible.
Went to the gym. Got finished around 7:30 P.M. Saw old B-Boy friends from high school and we were breakin at the gym and I had to leave at 10:30 P.M. cause of work. Went to the truck and the car wouldn't start and my dad refused to pick me up so I got a ride home. End of a real long frat story that I don't think anybody wants to read. It could of gotten pages long!

"PROPS TO THA FRAT!!!"

Franiel

Scaled all the way back to 95lbs...

5 +3

First time doing squat cleans. It would be nice to have bumper plates. The tiny little 25s kept throwing me off on the first rep, causing me to redo it.

50 kg
7 rounds

I started crossfit today. A buddy of mine introduced it to me. I did 6 sets + 2 at 111 lbs.

4 rounds + 4

Full squat cleans @ 35kg and spilt jerk.

Cleans were a nightmare, jerks were the easy part.

Worked my (large) backside off tonight. Caught up on Cindy. Did lots and lots of snatch practise, worked on flexability (why?), then this wod. Liked this one, will try again tonight with power cleans.

Good Fun

31m/ 5'9"/ 183

burpee clean and jerks! why would i do this to myself lol. 5 rounds even. I hit 5 at 3 seconds to start and stopped, wish i wouldve done more now. sore as hell from cindy yesterday.

8 rounds and gave up

7 rounds as rx'd in 7 min...nothing left to try for 8

7 rds.

4rds +1

M/ 40/ 6'/ 220

As Rx'd

8 rounds

5 Rounds

My WoD 50 reps each:
Box jumps
Jumping pullups
DB swings 35lb
Walking lunge
Knees to Elbows
Push Press 45lb
Back extensions
Wall Ball
Burpees
Double unders

24:00 M/40/5'8"/155

25/m/6'1"/170

First time ever doing C&J; warmed up with single reps of the bar, then did the workout with 35 kg/77 lbs.

5 rounds + 3 reps. Look forward to improving this in the future.

3 Rounds
+ 3 Clean and Jerks.
I have a long way to go, but I do like this lift.

Joe - 4rds + 4
Dave - 5rds + 2

Wow, that gets hard fast....

5 rounds, 3 minute rest 4 rounds
Kelli
4 and 4 with 85#s

Next time, complete max rounds then finish as Grace

Clean and Jerk ladder

F/10y/60"/134# CONNIE
30#: 9 min + 7 reps

M/~12y/~62"/~120# CACHI
30#: 13 min + 4 reps

M/~12y/~62"/~120# PETER
30#: 12 min + 0 reps

F/45y/62"/134# JULIA
55#: 6 min + 5 reps

M/40y/68"/158# GEORGE
115#: 6 min + 0 reps

Peter and Cachi were 2 kids in the neighborhood who wanted in on the action. So I warmed them up, showed them how to C&J, then had them go at it.

It seems that if you get above 10 min, then you should probably increase the weight.

didn't do.

I went to high school with users and at the time was accused of using them because I went from 155 when I graduated to 188 over graduating summer with hard lifting twice a day and eating 3,000 calories every 24 hours. I outperformed these young men in the gym (wannabe bodybuilders), and simple jealousy earned me the label.

My opinion regarding steroids is that they are a substitute for hard work, they encourage laziness, and are a house built on sand for men and women with innate character deficiencies who are not passionate, but narcissistic, self centered, and ego driven. You can justify substance abuse and use in any form by rationalizing like an alcoholic, but in the end, it's your integrity and character you are rationalizing away.

If anyone finds this offensive, well, I apologize in advance for stating my opinion. That's all it really is anyway...

Rounds 1-3, 135 lbs
Rounds 4-5 +4, 115 lbs

7 rds as RXed + 4

5 rds + 3. boo. ouch.

Okay. I have some issues with this one... I felt like I could do more with this, but I've been doing everything as RX'd so far...

I did CFWU as Rx'd then only got 5 minutes.

By the time I finished my 5th, it was already time to go for the 6th. I'll just have to do better next time.

Catching up -
Cindy: - 20 minutes
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats
Completed 11 sets + 4 pull-ups

Went for a ten minute run, sucking wind.

m/30/224/6'7"

9 rnds + 8

M/25/160/64"

Scaled to 95# - 6 rounds or 21 reps

Quads feel little jello like today!!

M/29/72"/195

PR: 5 rounds + 4 reps.

43 m 5'9/170
6 rds rx'd

M/24/5'10/185

9 Rounds + 3 Rx'd

As Rx'd 5 rounds+4

First time ever doing clean and jerks

M/26/5'8/212

9 rounds + 5

31/m/66"/210

6 rds 65lbs dumbells

8 rounds then gave up becasue no rest going into 9 alot harder on shoulders than I thought.

2 mile jog afterwards

Substituted 3 rounds of 12 Deadlifts, 9 Hanging cleans, 6 jerks. All @ 85#.

Died.

M/35/185

As Rx'd 6 rounds

M/25/185/5'11"

7min total of 28

M/25/225/6'1"

8min total of 36

95#
made it 5 rounds. need to get faster

M/40/6'/180

This was ugly, my clean needs lots of work.

138# (my bumper weights are kgs so I added 2.5's)

successful 1 2 2
failed 1 2 3

So rds#3 5 attemps 2 were successful 3 were failed lefts.

@ anybody

Okay, I am confused on how some people go so fast.

The clean and jerk from what I understand is Start with the bar on the ground

then the clean (get the bar to shoulders) then with a full squat!

then the jerk. leg extended back, full extension on arms

then bar all the way back to the floor, reset proper position for the next one.

The fastest I did one was 8 seconds and change.

Is this right?

#555 J
you got it pretty much right,to set up right and do them with good form takes time .

J, #555

8 seconds is a little slow. this is an explosive movement for the clean after you deadlift the weight to about mid thigh, then it is an explosive movement to get it overhead. should take at most about 5 seconds. but you also have to factor in when you start getting tired, resting between movements...

As rx'd,
6 rounds

As Rx'd:

8 rounds

Lost grip on the beginning of round 8. Was hoping for 9+ on the WOD.

DMohr 9 rounds

95lbs

5 rds

115lbs 6+3

M/29/6'/179

M/58/6-2/208
4 rounds @ 115 lbs
6 rounds @ 95 lbs
7 rounds @ 75 lbs

5 rounds plus 5 at 65lb.

8rounds +7 reps in 9 min. didn't full squat with clean..I'm a beginner and forgot about that part, still new to me..but not too bad i think.

as rx'd
7 rnds + 5 reps

M/28/210

6 rounds + 3 rounds

47m 205# 6'0

As Rx'd full squat, 6 rounds, then stopped, wasn't going to finish seven reps and supposed to be taking it easy this week, but I couldn't resist this WOD, even if I did it a day late.

9rounds 6reps in the 10th round

Subbed 90 lb for 135
7 rounds + 1

M/19/6'1/170

use 115#
4 rounds + 3

5rds + 5

21/m/195

got 6 rounds + 4 reps and i did split jerks instead

Damn this work out kicked my butt!!

52.5kg 8 rounds+6reps and little problems with lower back. need to work those abs and back extensions.

5 rounds plus 5 reps

scaled to 120

36yrs old/5'9"/235lbs

4rxs with 155lbs.

Had to powerclean these-no technique

Scaled to 80# 4 rounds plus one rep. I had NO idea how bad my form would be, should have known. Work on it for next time.
f/26/5'5"/180

As rx'd

5 rounds

m/23/145/5'7

First time doing this workout and just figuring out the weights for the clean and jerk, poor results but at least good to have a benchmark...

95 lbs. 3 rounds + 3 reps in 4th
85 lbs. 4 rounds

did cindy earlier in the day so extra tired...

95#s

6 rds, +3 reps in 7th

30/f/???

95#

5 rds + 4 C & J

29/f/???

95#

5 rds + 4 C&J

8 Rounds + 4 Sub 105 lb Power Cleans

31/m/195

day late with travel..

7 rounds + 7 as rx'd.

power cleans and push jerks.

23/m/180
7 rds in 6:59 as rx'd

6rds as rx'd

5 rds + 5 135#, Clean from ground each time.

M/35/180
5 rounds + 5 C&J rx'd

As Rx'd (1st)
5 rounds (PR)
Broke up 4th round 2x2 and fell behind quick. Push Jerk but thinking about the 'splits' next time. About 5sec. per rep. unbroken. Every second counts... I should have known better!

m/29/6'/167

scaled to 120lbs

5 rounds plus 4 reps

then did some bench work, first time with this wod next time shooting 7 plus rounds

m/46/177
6 rounds + 5. 2 reps better than last time.

M/23/210
9 rounds + 5 reps

M 11 rounds 30lbs
B 12 rounds 40lbs
D 12 rounds Rx'd

M/28/66"/177

as Rx'd: 8 rds, fried on 9th.

mG

5 rds. + 4 reps in rd. 6

Scaled to 115lbs, power cleans. Avg HR 158, peak 185, rec 64.

10 rounds as Rx'd plus 4

WOD rookie - M/25/161

Scaled to timid 100lbs - 6 full rounds.

Lots of work to do.

8 rounds plus 5 (PR). Last time was 7 rounds plus 5.

Tougher than I thought
2.67 rounds, better next time

m/38/76/200

As rx'd 5rds

Much better than last time - had to scale after 2rds. This time used a split jerk - felt really solid. But the squat cleans wiped me out.

22/M/205lbs

10 rounds X 137lbs

Jen Conlin is a sexy b*tch.

Yep, that's my contribution to the CrossFit main site comments...brilliant, direct, to the point.That's how I roll.

m/22/165/6'

as rx'd

7 rounds completed + 5 for a total of 33 reps

40/M/190--Denver CO
As Rxd: 7 + 5

6 rounds + 3

M/32/147lbs/5'5"

4 rounds plus 4 reps

I feel horrible today. I was still sore from going all out on Cindy yesterday when I started the WOD. Now that I'm done I'm not exactly sore, just tired and wobbly.

5 rounds and I quit because my legs started to shake and I had no bumper plates, no rack, and no one around.

I even scaled back to 95 because I just didn't feel right.

m/40/200

As Rx'd

5+

No access to bar and weights

Subbed a 5 minute tabata

35 lb kb clean and jerk

not the same but in terms of work was 3500lb.

M/49/151/1-1-06

As Rx'd
3 Rounds (Same as last time)

Rest 5 Min. then 95#
7 Rounds. Weak sauce.

135lbs
3 rounds + 2

10 minutes + 8 (95lbs.)

Compare to:
090102 - 6 minutes + 4 (95 lbs.)

M/32/5'4"/142lbs
As rx'd
5 rounds

M/24/152 GregAwu

As rx'd (but no bumpers) - 5 rounds + 4 C&Js; PR.

7 rounds as req'd, 1st with this WOD, still sore from 22 rounds of cindy (due to a vacation)

40/M/183/6'1"

m/40/67"/185

wu x 3
20" box jumps x 3
10 pushups
10 squats
10 situps
10 pvc push jerks
5 double unders

scaled weight to 95#

5 rounds and then 10 singles minutes 6 to 9.

8 rounds +4 PR last time was 7 rounds

4 rounds +3 reps

8 rounds plus 6 95lbs

f/28/128

7 rounds plus 7 reps 65lbs

F/34/115/5'

5 rounds @95 lbs

male 6'1, 29yrs, 198lbs
8 rounds and 4 reps.

M/29/6'4"/202

Rx'd

6 rounds + 6

5 rounds + 5 - very tiring

M/37/6/87kg

as rx'd

7 rounds...did not even try for 8th...gassed

m/31/6/205

6 rounds plus 2

Previous PR was 5 rounds plus 4

4 rnds + 4 scaled to 115#

disappointed. I was shooting for 6.

Once again I did a WOD without fully understanding what was required. I thought had 1 minute to do 1 rep, then 2 minutes to do 2 more reps, then 3 minutes to do 3 more reps, etc.

I made it to 4 in 4 minutes with 135 lbs.

M/72in/200
Today is my 47h birthday.

As Rx'd (135).

6 sets (barely)

Tougher than I thought it would be.

M/71in/200
47yrs today

As Rx,d (135#).

Six sets.

Weight as Rx'ed. Completed 4 minutes plus 2 reps in the 5th minute. total reps= 12
1st time with this WOD. Form was poor starting in 3rd round. Next time need to use 115#. Goal was 5 completed minutes. But....

GOT MY FIRST MUSCLE UP TODAY. AND DID 10 MU SINGLES TOTAL. YES!!!!

M/41/6'2"/190

7 rounds plus 7 reps as rx'd

95# weight

7 rounds

Tschanzy, 47 YOM 5'9" 164 LBS

AS RXed 6 minutes. then 155 1x, 175 1x NEW PR , 155 one every minute for 20 minutes

"We are a kind and noble people but we are becoming so self-absorded and complacent we are on a downward spiral. We don't know our own Constitution and are ignorant to National and World affairs. Lets be more than occupants of this great Nation and defend our proud history! Thank a Service member today and follow their comitment to the nation!"

M/30/6'2"/195

tied my PR from last time:

as rx'd 10+8 rounds... i wanted 11..

OK just watched the video. WTF is this being shown on CF for??? Seriously? give the steroids to the people trying to make the Olympics? This guy is gonna die young.

By the way - been a long distance runner all my life. Now at 38 years old, I am stronger than I have ever been and getting bigger without the use of "anabolics". CF works - I am pretty sure the cons outweight the Pros of steroids.

115#'s 5 full rounds + 1(full squat)

9 rds + 4 reps in last rd.

Power cleans, I do think full squat clean would be harder but figured this was Grace rules, overhead any way. Love the way this sort of rep/timing scheme ramps up. Scary.

5rounds + 2 reps

5 rd, scaled to 115.

f/26/5'9/136

scaled to 75#
6 full rounds

Rx'd

10 rounds, tuff!

6 @ 95LB

Warmup-OHS 155# 5,5,5,5,5
Deadlift- 5,5,5,5,5 @365, 375, 385, 390, 400#

9 rounds + 7 reps.

M/44/5'9"/165

3+3

F/27/113

55#
5rnds + 1

34yom / 206lbs

Puppies/Pack Hybrid:
With a continuously running clock do one 55# Clean and Jerk the first minute, two 55# Clean and Jerks the second minute, three 55# Clean and Jerks the third minute… continuing as long as you are able. Use as many sets each minute as needed.

5 minutes + 5 reps

20 Total Reps

Form was shaky at first, but got better as I committed to the movement. Clean portion is getting much better, but my footwork and posture on the jerk needs work.

6rds + 5 as rx'd

135#

4 rounds and finished out the 5th round with a total time of 5:33, embarrassing.

8 +4 as rx'd

Legs were sore to begin with, bad showing

6 rounds even
full squat clean and split jerks
unbroken during minute intervals

After round 6 started doing power cleans and push press and got in another 3 rounds

I don't see how people are doing 8+ rounds of true squat cleans and jerks. I believe there are some really fit people on here but the actual movements themselves take time. I did all of mine unbroken and still reached time on round six. However, switching to power cleans (which I imagine many people did) allowed me to easily get up to 9 rounds...

8 rnds + 3

20/m/154/5'8

m/37/185/5-10

Not really sure how the right way to do this is...
So not sure if it was as Rxd.

I did power cleans to rack at shoulder, then push press to verticle. I didn't see the point of squating the weight again unless I needed to drop and pop with the hips to get it above my head. Anyway a better effort than last time.

8 rds in 8 min.. to exhausted to get any in the 9th min. An improvement from 6 rds + 2 from last time. rds 6 7 8 just sucked.

this was my first time doing c&j. i practiced the movement with a trainer on tues.
used 35#bar...did 9 rounds in 10min. had to take a min. rest @8th min.
gonna be sore tomorrow...i can feel it already!

m/21/5'10"/168

As rxd
6 rnds + 4 reps in the 7th rnd

as rx'd

6 rounds + 2

3 full rounds, ax RXed.

Weight was just too heavy. Very tired, didn't warm up enough, form was off, just a shoddy workout. Next time will be better.

5rnds + 4 reps

3 rds @135 full clean and jerk

5 rounds + 5 clean & jerks

used 125lbs, because that's what I had

6 rounds complete, the uneven front yard here in SA killed my jerk early

9 rds plus 2 @ 95 lbs.

go heavier next time, and bring water. that was stupid

4rds + 3
115#

m/5'11"/183
first ever clean and jerk experience, did 75#, 8 sets, plus 6 and feeling it

Since these were new to me I scaled to 115# and got thru round 5. After that I added up how many I would have done if i did do 10 rounds and continued until I reached that number.

I did full clean from floor and split jerk alternating leading leg. Do people alternate the legs on split jerks? It made sense to me.

48/m/190

As Rx'd w/squat cleans. 7+3

30 yom, 185 lbs

4 reps in the round of 6

8 rds + 6 reps.

6 Minutes.

m/26/6'3''/222

as rx'd
8 minutes

BARELY made that last min, dont think i did that bad though...

23/m/6'0/177lbs

As Rx'd
6rds + 3reps

My buddy Johns first CrossFit workout ever, he got
3rds + 1 rep

Alright well after ready some comments I felt some points needed to be made. First off not all steroids are illegal. Saying that is completely asinine. Also, illegal steroids are actually better to use than legal ones because there is more information on them. How much studying do you think they did before it became illegal? Second, you can take steroids intelligently to improve your training for the better and many athletes do. Olympic lifters use them, hell even Lance armstrong used steroids (which were not for his cancer). No you don't die at 50 or 60. How would having as much testosterone when you're 60 as when you're 20 cause a premature death?

CFWUx3
WOD scaled weight.
CJ: 115lb
5 rounds + 4 reps

Exactly same reps as last time, but 10lb heavier.
Also got a cold and feeling weak, so good effort.

cfwu x2

7 rds @ 115#

shoulder feels ok... next time try the 135# for 6 rds

m/34/213/6"0

As Rx'ed, completed 5 minutes plus 4 reps.

Me:
60kg did 6 rounds
actually finished in 6:06 weird...

Ame:
20kg
8 rounds, finished last one as the timer went off
needs work on form!

as rx'd
5 rounds + 3

95 lbs 9 mins complete, 6 reps in the 10th
29/184

3 rounds plus 3 reps. still hurting from the fast.

m did 7 rounds plus 7 reps @ 52#. first full squat cleans!

As Rx'ed

4 rounds + 4

CFWU
7 rounds wanted 10 hope to get 9 next time

subbed 45#
11 rounds

Last 5+5
this 7+5
13 more reps
finished with 1/2 mile of sprints

5rnds

5 full rounds (full squat cleans) Fell forward on 3rd rep of fifth set and couldn't recover.

9 Rounds +3. This WoD sneaks up on you realll quick. Felt good!

had to scale to hang cleans, limited equipment at the gym in sweden....

65 lbs 7 rounds + 5

4 rd as Rx'd...pathetic.

power cleans

5 rounds + 5 @ 35kg

26/M/5'10"/180

CFWU 3x10

As RX'd
6 Rounds + 5 Reps

Did this on Tuesday.

As Rx'd
5 rds
Plus 10 additional C&J w/ ~20sec rest per rep

8 rounds + 7 reps.

Powercleans are my favorite exercise far and away. Wish I could say the same for overhead squats!

M/31/5'9"/152

As rx'd.

5 rounds

41/m/155
Got to 30 reps in 8 minutes.
Stopped the clock and did another 20 reps fairly quickly

No weights so did "Homebound" WOD, approx 30min:
1)jump rope 1min, pushupx10, situpx10, squatx15, jumping jackx10, run 1min, rest 1min
2)Bike pedal on back 1min, jump rope 2min, shadowbox 1min, pushup to failure (~45), situpx20, bar twistx20, lungex40, jumping jackx20, run 1min, rest 2min
3)Bike pedal on back 1min, jump rope 3min, shadowbox 2min, pushup to failure (~40), situp to fail(~85), bar twistx20, lungex40, squat to fail(~50), jumping jack to fail (~50), run 1min

then CFE 5-30sec pathways on treadmill @ 9.5mph, 6-deg.

later,
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m/32/5'8-1/2"/170

M/31/220
As rx'd
5 rounds + 5

Just barely made it through 6 rounds...the full squat kills.

7rds + 4reps

As rx'd: 7 rounds + 3 reps

As usual, this looked way easier on paper. I was hoping for 10 minutes but there was no chance.

8 rounds using 50# total dumbells. Will increase weight next time.

scaled to 45# (Bar only) 6 i almost collapsed

scratch comment
did exactly the same as last time, including the post run

m/29/6'1/192

as rx'd

10 rounds + 2 pr

4 rds + 3

real dissapointed...

23.m.137.65"

as rx'd
4rds just got back from nursing a wrist injury did not want to over do it

Last Time:
5rds + 3(PR)

5 rounds @ 117

6rds + 5reps as rx'd

85# - full squat clean and push jerk
4 rounds plus 4 c&j and 1 clean. sigh. so close.
felt good during the cleans, half of the jerks were pressed out. I hate this one because I get so stressed due to the time. blah.

first WOD, scaled down to 100 lbs. stopped at 4 minutes, at lot more difficult than i thought it would be.

As rx'd

9 rounds + 8 reps

scaled weight to 115 and got to round 7

M/30/5'11"/231
5 rds + 5 reps

6 full sets

6 rounds + 4 cj

5 min

34/m/6'6"/356lbs

F/38/132/5'4"
4 rounds+4 with 65lbs

Those were full squat cleans, btw.

First time Clean & Jerk
3 rounds twice :(
Have to learn the technique...

6 + 3 as Rx'ed

6 complete as rx'd

6 rounds as RX'd plus 2

6 rounds + 3 (pulled lower back muscle and stopped) pr 8 + 8

did these at home with 133 + collars (at least 3#'s ea)

Scaled Nancy and then did this WOD after about a five minute break. Only 5 sets.

32/m/6'2"/205

6 rounds plus 4 C&J (full squat cleans, pause btw clean & jerk)

Legs were sore from Cindy.

Phil 4:13

@ work, as rx'd, 5 rounds & 4 reps, PR by 1 round and 2 reps

BWT: 150#

6 complete rounds and 6 reps in 7th minute.

7rounds +5

Moritz

7rounds +5

Moritz

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95# all

5 rounds then quit - hams healing

Prior

6 rounds plus 4
Full deep squats

October 13 -
4 rounds plus 2 then form failed.

WOD - (mod 125#) 4 rounds (+2 reps)

Performed as 135lb clean and thruster, all as singles: 5 rounds completed. Stopped there because shoulder still not acting right.

After rest, did 4-1 reverse ladder clean and thruster (again, all singles). Not good on the shoulder.

5 rounds

1st 3 min 85 lbs
last 2 min 75 lbs

killar!!!

6 rounds legit

7 rounds in 8 minutes

As rx'd

7 rounds

M/28/153/5'5

CFWU.

A whopping 5 rounds as Rx'd.

Scaled to 115# and only got thru rd 4 (using squat C&J). Took an extra minute rest then did rd 5 (using power C&J). Though maybe I didn't warm up properly and stopped to rest before doing it all over again. On second attempt, only got thru 3 reps in rd 4. Not sure why this worked me so badly, but I look forward to doing it again.

The Porch:
With a continuously running clock do one 115 pound Clean and Jerk the first minute, two 115 pound Clean and Jerks the second minute, three 115 pound Clean and Jerks the third minute… continuing as long as you are able.

Use as many sets each minute as needed.

7 rounds

Much harder than I thought.

58kg

5 rounds + 2

Ugh, sign of the times that I need to get back in shape. This may be my wakeup call.

PR from 1/02/09: 7 rounds, 2 reps
Today: 5 rounds, 2 reps

Finished off the 6th round afterward, then wrapped up with 2 sets of 12 for 135# DL's.

as RX'd:

6 Rounds +3

27/m/155

Got through 9 rounds, pretty darn good!

as rx'd:
full squat cleans

5 rounds +3

With a continuously running clock do one 135 pound Clean and Jerk the first minute, two 135 pound Clean and Jerks the second minute, three 135 pound Clean and Jerks the third minute... continuing as long as you are able.

Use as many sets each minute as needed.

Post number of minutes completed to comments.

With a continuously running clock do one 135 pound Clean and Jerk the first minute, two 135 pound Clean and Jerks the second minute, three 135 pound Clean and Jerks the third minute... continuing as long as you are able.

Use as many sets each minute as needed.

Post number of minutes completed to comments.

6 minutes

WU
4 minutes + 3 reps
M/48/190#/72"

as rx'd 7rounds+7

as rx'd:

8 rounds + 6 reps

55k bar.

7 rounds (minutes) and 5 reps

6 rounds + four. Wow, much harder than I thought it would be.

25/m/5'8"/148

as Rx'd: 5 rounds

Also did Fran: 6:59

m/35/5'9/177
CFWU - 3. Reg. Superman. Burgener.
5 rounds even. Squat cleans.
Didn't do a good job of keeping chest up & core tight on most reps.
1/2/09: 4 rounds + 3 reps.

Endurance: 1-3/4 mile round at 7% grade. Speed started at 8, then 7.5, then 7.

as rx'd:

7 rounds + 3

5 rounds + 3

9 rounds as rx'd.

9 rounds, 12' due to sharing bar with another guy

M/40/196/6'

As rx'ed

8 rounds and 6 reps in the 9 round.

As RXed: 6 rounds
Last time: 5 rounds

45/M/160#

8 rounds plus 4

C-
10+10

8 rounds

100 lbs, 6 rounds

Mark: 2 sets of this.

set 1 = 115# 4 rounds plus 2
set 2 = 95# 4 rounds plus 3

M/33/165

6 rounds at 115

F/27/135

7 rounds at 65

7 rounds + four (pr)

@thegym

6rounds +4 reps

new PR

8rounds
+ 1min rest then round 9
+ 1 min rest then round 10

same as jan 9th :(
6rds plus5

EJ
M/36/170
8 ROUNDS PLUS 8 POWER CLEAN AND JERK
EJ

4 + 3

081002
3 rounds + 3

090728
3 rounds + 2

CFWUx3
3 minutes + 3 on 4th minute (same as last time)

SUB 95# cj

8 rounds

M/39/150

4 rounds +3

43 yom 204 lbs.

115 lbs.

4 rounds + 1

34 year old male, 200 lbs.

5 rounds even. Could have gotten a few more into the 6th round. It didn't think of this until I was done.
PR

95#-8rnds + 6reps

on 8/14/09
as Rx'd
8 min + 6 = 42 reps

as rx'd 7 rounds even
one minute of rest then repeated 7th round
my cardio has tanked, just went through a strength cycle and let it slip. On the plus side I got as many rounds as last time and included the jerk portion this time. (I, uh, just did the cleans my first time on this workout.)

9.5 rounds (9 rounds + 5 reps)

cfwu x 2 (5 consecutive MUs subbed for pull ups and dips) w/25 DUs each round.

As rx'd 7 rounds + 3 reps

As Rx'd: 8 rds + 1 rep

29/m/185

5 rounds plus 4 reps in 6th
concentrated more on form than speed.

CFWU x3
Burgener warm-up
WOD: 10 rnds/min + 0 (gassed)
Extra: 10x 115lb over-head squats, 1x25x 135lb bench press.

0000000000000000000000000
31/m/160/5'6"
6RDS AS RX'D

4 rounds and 4 C&J.

Still ramping back up post injury.

44/m/166

6 minutes / reps

not much juice today

M/27/6"/168

Everything from the ground

7 full rounds + 5 reps in the 8th.