Great!! I've been waiting for this one!

Nice lift there puppy, but since when do we do presses seated? I think the dog whisperer is needed for some coaching with this little one...

Cute puppy on mainsite! =)

Man, I bet a lot of guys out there just got a little extra motivation to work on their split jerks.

206 is heeaavvy.. Nice job, Annie :0

Annie Split Jerk 206=INSANE! Good Job
KStar!!! How much weight was on the bar?
Split Jerk will wait a little bit for me.... BULL has been tought for my body:P ! Hope that i'll recover soon:)

That dogs form is ridiculously horrible. How dare the mainsite show form like that for us to see, what do I tell my clients now? Not only that but that dog doesn't have a shirt on, I had all 7 of my young children looking at the computer when that picture came up. CrossFit, you should be ashamed of yourselves.

(I couldn't resist)

Nice Bull. You made me laugh out loud with that one.

SAT,

Are you still here? March 7, 2009 you told us of the difficult birth of your son, the troubles experienced by your wife in the effort. We asked you his name, asked that you let us save a place for him here at the CF table. Do you still visit here, chez Crossfit?

Tell us, Brother. How is your son? His mother? You? We DID hear you. We DID listen. It's what we do, we who are Crossfitters. Playoff Beard and I really would like to know. Tell us...how is your son?

bingo

Last PR: 175

This time:
145
165
175
185 (PR)
195 (PR!)
205 (PR!!)
210 (PR!!!)

getting better and better

Big ole back squat!

It looked like Candice's jerk was getting easier as it got heavier. Tough as nails.

haha i love the subtle bro aspect of crossfit (beer pong in this case). keep it coming.. and keep it bro dave lipson

Candice, that was awesome! You're getting stronger and stronger! It takes alot of courage to jump under a bar with that much weight on it!

Wow Candice! I keep picturing you throwing me, Rach and Ryan stacked on top of each other overhead; that's a lot of weight. Great work. Beast!

LOVE the dog!

Love the pup!

55kg, 60kg, 65kg, 72.5kg, 77.5kg, 82.5kg, 85kg(f)

The puppy looks like it is totally focused, or else it's wondering, "How do I do the hook grip again?"

KStart
Knees out, KNEES OUT

KStar rules.
Knees out, KNEES OUT

I wonder if wonder pup follows Paleo or Zone. I think he needs a few more metcons. Look at that belly!

Wiener dog!

28/f/5'2/133#

all split jerks from the front rack

worked up to 220#

nice work Annie & Candice!

happy holidays everybody :-)

~ Kris Clever

Love this picture! The sweet dog!

What is the reason for dropping the weight rather than re-racking it? Is that the propper execution?

22/m/69/180

pr is three hunnert, would like to see triple plates today.

@ANYC, that is exactly what I thought, dammit.

@Jon: bringing a near-max jerk load back down to your shoulders can be dangerous and cause injury. It's best to drop it. We use jerk blocks for heavy weights (platform blocks stacked high to catch a dropped jerk or push press).

Crossfit Sri Ram Ashram, India

Gautam (bw 59kg)
60kg-65-70-75-80-85-90kg(F)

Bachendra (bw 65kg)
50-55-60-65-70-70-75kg

Ravi (bw 68kg)
50kg-55-60-65-70-75-80kg(F)

Arvind (bw 66kg)
50kg-50-55-60-65-70-75kg

Vijai (bw 61kg)
60kg-65-70-75-80-85-90kg

should our feet be that far out on the back squat as Kstar's are?

65lbs 85lbs 90lbs. 95lbs. 100lbs 105lbs f.105lbs f.105 lbs .

65lbs 85lbs 90lbs. 95lbs. 100lbs 105lbs f.105lbs f.105 lbs .

155-175-185-195-205f-205f-200pr

220# Kris? Holy cow! Awesome, as always!

60kg

excellent split jerk video on "exercises" from coach burgener

2010-12-27: 230f, 221. After WOD did Hill profile level 2/12mins@9(stepped off 8:22-8:45).
2010-09-02: 220f, 216.
2010-03-31: 211.
2009-12-07: 210.

185
205
225(f)
225
245(f)
245(f)
245(f)
PR is 265

love to see females raising the bar...and puppies too! great job ladies, and kris clever you are a beast @ 220!

Awesome job, Candice! You continue to amaze me. Keep up the hard work!

115/135/145/155/145/145/135

175,185,185,195,195,200(f),190

5 sets 3@145

I second Joe King. I'm a little confused on why Kelly's feet are so wide. Did I miss something?

To all you people who are dissing this dog's form, what's wrong with you?! How do you not see that this dog is pure Jedi and he's about to lift that bar with one, gentle paw. For crying out loud people!

M/41/5'8"/155

145/150/150/150/150/150/150

Failed at 155 a few times.

male, 68", 151#, 38y/o

wod
95, 105, 115, 125, 135, 135, 135

On Kstars stance....I would venture to say he has a nice wide stance used by power lifters. I recently attended a PL seminar at CF Pleasanton, they are big on powerlifting. Getting the bar lower behind the shoulders and a wider stance will keep the knees from traveling forward and helps keep the hips back, this emphasizes the stronger hip extensors and adductors and consequently reduces knee extensor involvement. Torque on the knee is reduced by a wide stance.

27/m/5'11"/180
135-135-165-185-205-225-245(ffff)
just struggling

135-135-155-155-165-165-175

M/24/5'11"/185

135/155/185/205/225/225(fail)/225(fail)

My kids loved today's photo!

Split Jerk:

95, 115, 115, 125, 135, 145, 150 tied PR...only 50 and 55 pounds behind Candice and Annie~LOL!!

I want that puppy!!!!
Great work Annie and Candice!

Kevin
M/51/5'11"/172

135-145-155-165-170(f)-170-175

Carole
F/52/5'6"/133

Did a different WOD today:

3 rounds of
10 deadlifts 155#
50 double unders

5:49

125/135/145/155/165(PR)/185(PR)/190(PR) PR by 30 lbs. Added9/6/3 95 lb thruster and pullup to end for practice.

Rx'd

95-115-135-155-175(f)-135-155-155

not feeling it

then 3 rounds for time
25 - 24" box jumps
50 - abmat situps
25 - hand release (ahhhh) push ups

9:46

Split Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

1. 175lbs
2. 185lbs
3. 185lbs
4. 185lbs
5. 195lbs
6. 205lbs
7. 220lbs f,f got it on 3rd try

Last time
1.165lbs
2.185lbs
3.195lbs FFF.165lbs
5.175lbs
6.185lbs
7.195lbs

old max is 215lbs.

Beat it today. 3 days rest and all;)
It came down to form on the last one. I had the weight up and locked every time. First one I was distracted, second my left wrist tipped forward and down it went. Third was solid.

Candice Ruiz is rockin' the jerk! Nice Work PR'ing on 200 pound jerk!!

That was a very well chosen workout for the day after 'Bull.'
I knocked through 7 bodyweight (165) jerks, nailing down some technique despite the mud and rain. In fact, technique was vital in this case. As an old coach used to say, 'You should be able to do these on ice.'

f/41/178/5'11"

This is way off topic with respect to the daily wod but today I decided to do an all-out 500m row. I haven't done one since 1992 when I was in the peak of my rowing career. My time then, as a 22 year old national team member was 1:30. My time today as a 41 year old housewife who crossfits in her garage... 1:34.1

Then I went out into the garage and used our new Christmas presents to ourselves (Rogue Olympic bar, blue straps and skipping rope)

4 rounds of
3x 135# squat clean
100 single unders
10 pullups with the blue band.

time: 13:01

I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas. I'm still working hard at getting rid of all the bad food in the house... slowly but surely...

m/28/5'7"/190

135, 145, 155, 155, 165, 165, 170f

F/40/5'4"/118
have missed a couple WODs, but still working hard. Training for half marathon in three weeks.

Today: spin class warm up
-drills
-45,45,65,65,75,75,75
-10xknees to elbows, pullups, toes to bar
-25 inverted situps
-3x10 pushups

135-145-155-165-185-195(PR)-205(f)

185 - 215 rx'd

3 mile run
then
165# all reps as RX'd
then
30 k's to E's

M/64/182-Split Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
Still trying to get back to pre-surgery performance- it's taking a while.
78-99-110-121-132-143-155

F/40/5'4"/118
have missed a couple WODs, but still working hard. Training for half marathon in three weeks.

Today: spin class warm up
-drills
-45,45,65,65,75,75,75
-10xknees to elbows, pullups, toes to bar
-25 inverted situps
-3x10 pushups

Damn! Annie made that look really, really easy!

m/32/5'8"/170lb

155-165-175-185-195-205-215(PR)

then did

4 rounds for time of
- 190lb deadlifts, 12 reps
- 50 DU
- 45lb thruster, 20 reps

11:33
69 158 170

regarding kstarr's squat: looks like a solid squat! with the wide stance he can maintain an upright torso (easier for the lower back) and his knees don't shift forward!

Best mainsite picture so far...

120-120-150-150-150-170-170 new move for me...very tough...I don't have a pad at my home so can't really throw the weight down...those women are machines, they made that look easy!!

135(3) 155(3) 165(3) 175 185 195. Shaky on last one, so droppped to 135 for 5 on last round.

WOD - 137, 147, 142, 142, 142, 147, 152(fail)

Noob WOD here, 1st crossfit workout by myself!
65-65-65-65-85-85-85

255lbs. 10 lb PR
25m/205

Cool photo. Gotta teach my dog the one-armed press, she uses two.

Beer Pong videos? Come on CrossFit, keep it relevant.

165x1
195x1
210x1
230x0 (Couldn't believe I missed this, tried to do it without getting tight and couldn't lock out)
235x1 (Better)
245x1 (#5 PR, and felt great)
255x0 (Too damn heavy)

JuliePlatt, where are you? I'm a Platt too and don't see that name often.

I havent been able to do olympic lifting at college. I just throw girls a lot cause I'm a cheerleader. Also, I do lots of heavy squats.

I came back for xmas break and cleaned 315 pounds in my first workout. A 20 pound pr without having cleaned in over a month. After plenty of nutrition and sleep and 72 hours of rest, I was back in the gym and struggling with 285lbs. Two days later, same weight was a struggle.

I don't understand the neurological aspect of recovery. I dont feel sore at all and I feel energetic, but the weight wont go up.

Help Please!

(Also, I think this is relevant to today's wod - singles of jerk)

Woah, I just so happened to do Split Jerk triples today!

Sooo,

70kg x 3
80kg x 3
90kg x 3 (last rep fail)
85kg x 3
90kg x 3

19/m/74kg

115
135
155
165
175 (f)
175 (f)
175 (f)
Felt about as good as it looks. Plan and simple, I stunk today. Did about as good as I felt.

#69 Patrick,

Being shown that there are many that will invest large amounts of time and effort in a cool but ultimately pointless endeavor makes for motivation to guide the same time and effort to something more useful like CrossFit.

Either that, or it's displaying the accuracy trait. Which begs the question are there CrossFit versions of these types of accuracy tests. I can imagine trying to get a 2kg sand bag into a 60cm diameter hole 3m away. Now just repeat that 50 successes for time (burpee for every miss).

Shoulder and neck injury from yesterday's WOD. Subbed: 4 rds 400 m run, 50 squats, 50 unanchored situps- 25:28

to answer all those "are his feet supposed to be that wide?" questions...every BODY has different mechanics, seriously. every single one of us in the olympic weight lifting world has a slightly different stance. as much as it is very general to hip width or shoulder width or whatever width..it will still look a little different...we are all one but not in the same
!

165, 175, 185, 194, 199, 199 (press out), 204 (f), 205 (f)... Then I failed four more times at 205, took off my sweat pants and nailed it, 205, in my long-johns (slight press out). 205 new PR.

100904: 155, 165, 175, 185, 190(f), 190(f), 190, 190, 205 (f) x2, 185

“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.”

~His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie, I

"Bull", details there.

JuliePlatt--WOW! How cool; only 4.1 seconds after 20+ years.

feet are wide and toes are straight and as EC stated knees are out creates torque coming out of the bottom of the squat. I'm sure there is more to it than that but that is as far as I need to know. knees out good torque knees in = bad torque.

4 months Post Op Rotator cuff surgery
135 most I’ve lifted overhead in almost a year
M/53/72"/220

45x5
65
75
85
95
115
125
135
145
160(f) ...PR is 155

missed "DT" on Christmas Eve made that up afterwards @95lbs...

14:13

95-100-105-110-115-120-125

32yo M 175lb 5’10”
CFWU x 3, 2 HSPU, 5 pull ups, 5 ring dips per round
Split jerk 45lbs x 5-5 65lbs x 5 95lbs x 5 115lbs x 2

Split jerk
145lbs x 1
155lbs x 1
165lbs x 1-1-1-1-1
3 minutes rest per set
Foam roll after
Compared to 100902: 165lbs max

39M/5'10"/170#

W/U: SJ, 6x3 at 45-65-95-115-145-165#.

As Rx: 215-215-215-225-225(f)-205-205#.

C/D: handstand hold, 1 min.

At 225 I was off my 1RM PR by 15#. However, I'm not too disappointed with today's results. I think I'm still recovering from doing "Bull" yesterday. Drive was a little lazy and shoulders were tired. Decided to drop the weight down after the second 225, as I didn't feel like I had much left. Didn't want to risk injury, esp. since I don't have bumpers.

got up to 205 lbs.

m/168

275 PR(+30)

185
205
215
225
235
245 (tied PR)
pressed a little on the last one... need to work on form

24 / M / 5'9" / 135lbs

Tabata "Bottom to Bottom" Squat
Run 1 mile

20-20-20-16-16-12-11-8 = 8/123
9:10

Thanks Bingo.

... now I'm finding myself wondering how my 2000m score would compare... but I don't actually want to DO a 2k test. I'd just like to somehow know.

105,115,125,135,145,155,165

945 total
previous 910

105,125,145,175,200(pr),205(pr),210(f)

35 yom 210 bwt

split jerk
205/215/225/235/245/255/260f
tied previous best

185/195/205/205/210/205/205
m/27/5'9/165
camp dwyer afghanistan

WOD 1
Shovel driveway for time...200 square feet x 20 inches.

WOD 2
165, 185, 195 (PR), failed at 205 twice

155, 165, 165, 174, 184, 194, 209 (F), 204

59/M/207 - 115, 125, 135, 145, 155F, 155, 165 PR!

m/22/5'10"/170

155-160-165-170-180-190-200(pr)

tried 210, but failed.

205
225
265
285
285
285
285 missed
265

135 155 175 185 190(PR) 195F 195F

m/39/5'11"/165
Retired Army First Sergeant
Clarksville, TN

230-230-230-230-230M-205-205-205

Well under my PR of I think 255, but I felt really uneasy about heavy jerks on my broken toe so tried not to push it.

warmups with bar and up to 225
sets at 225
a couple heavier at 245 and 250 fail on 260
finished up with 225s

135/205/225/255/275/275

love the picture...i have a holiday puppy myself :)

First day back working out since 12/17, aside from some runs and hikes. Felt quite fresh. Last 1RM SJ PR was on 6/29/2010, with the PR at 185#.

Warmups with reps at 45# and 135#.

135-155-175-195f-195-205-215f

PR of 20#. Really thought I had 215 but I've noticed that fatigue hits quickly with heavy split jerks, push presses, and shoulder presses...

Warm down of 50 vested pullups with 20# vest, broken into 30-20. Happy holidays everyone, have a great day.

105-115-125-135-145-155F-150F

145 was a PR, with almost no work on it in months.

Since the young lady (Candice Ruiz) can out lift me in this move, I offer respect. If the owners of the facility that this was filmed at would please properly hang the American flag to show its due respect, I would be grateful.

135 185 185 205 215(f) 210 210

bummed that I didn't match my 215 PR but have done intensive OHS over the last 3 days so shoulders may be more tired than I thought

#113-Already taken care of! :)

155-160-160-165-165-170-170

42/m/176cm/73kg

Skitour Torscharte, 900Hm, two and half hours up the Tortal, then down the Rohntal, four hours car to car. 4 inches of powder on old frozen snow, hit a couple of rocks (these mountains need a couple of feet more snow).

111, 177, 187, 197 (w/ press out)
Out of time

M/50/153/1-1-06

95
105
115
125
135
145 (Tie PR)
155 F

145-195-215-225-235-245-255(F)

Old PR - A back breaking ugly 235

Split jerk

165
185(f)
185(f)
175
185
195(f)
195
200(f)

290#

35/M/6'00/193

175, 205, 205, 205, 220f, 215f, 210f

I just didn't have it today.

As Rx'ed

94
134
134
144
144
154
164

198
198
203
208
213
220f
220f

155,165,170,170,170,170,175

185
185
200
205
210
215
220 (PR)

each rep was a push/split jerk hybrid...

225, 235, 245, 245, 255, 255, 260

95
115
125
135
145

215, PR was 220 from 18 or more months ago. As I've trained less consistently, PRs are coming back. Weird.

Push Jerk - 205, 210, 215, 220, 225, 230(f), 230

Compare to:
100902 - 200 (Push Jerk)

105, 110, 115, 120, 115, 125, 130

135-145-155-165-170-180-185

135 155 165 175 185 195 205

did some BP work and rowed a 5k

M/42/200/5'11"

WU
row 500
80 jacks

Split Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
89 111 133 144 155 166 171(pr)

big3 then
135x3
155
175
195
215
225f
135x8 press

m/178cm/87kg/34y
kg
70
80
90
95
120f (mistake)
105f
100PR

135, 155, 175, 185, 185, 195, 205
went lighter than usual - I did it immediately following "DT"

115-125-135-145-155-165(f with poor form)-155

and then focused on form -145 -135 -125 -125 -125

155#
165
170
175
180
185
190 (barely made it!) (PR)

m/51/158
135x2
155x1
177x1
185x3/4(f)
185x1(f)
177x1
177x1
185x1(f) need to practice /afraid of floor damage old pr was 205 . Father time I think.

125 135 140 145f 135 135 135 135

185-205-215-225-230PR
13 rounds of 'Death by push press' @95lbs.

Split Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

135-135-135-135-135-135-135

Compare to 100902

135-135-140-140-140-140-140

Sub'd PP
175x3
190
210
230
250
265F
255 PR
260

185
195
195
205s
205s
185g
185s
Spread your feet next time

Happy with progress since 2008, last time i did this!

12/29/10: 145 145 155 155 165f 165 165f 165 165f 155
12/28/08: 125 135 135 135 145 145 145

Kilos today: 80, 84, 87, 89f, 89, 90, 91
Pounds: 176, 184.8, 191.4, 195.8f, 195.8, 198, 200.2

only dumbbells available and I don't feel ready to attempt single rep max yet so scaled to
3-3-3-3-3 - weights are per db.

25-30-35-40-45

subbed Push Jerks since I am recovering from a back injury and the asymmetrical loading sounded risky.

185
195
205
215
225
235
240 PR by 5, but should be higher
245 F
235

80kg
90kg
90kg (F)
90kg
90kg
90kg
90kg

155-165-185-195-205-215-225(PR)

felt good after the 7th set so did another a 235 and failed

70-75-80-85-90-95-105

felt good after #7 so did 110 and got it!

Vacation makeup day:
AM:
WU:Candlestick/HSPU kip practice

Split Jerk:135x5,165x3,185x3
205-225-245F-235F-235-245F-245F-245F
(rest 10min)

7 rnds of:
3x185# FS
7xL-PU

4:51 rx'd (PR by 2sec)

PM:

"Nate" with 20# vest, no false grip, parallettes:

12 rounds

later,
b

95 115 125 135 145 145 155 155 165f 165 165f 165 165f 155

Last time - exactly 2 years ago peaked out at 145

205x7

95
105
115
125
130
135
140(F)
140

95-115-125-135-145-150-150

could have done a little more but ran out of weights. did at home.

split jerk x 1:
175lb
185lb
195lb
205lb
215lb
225lb, fail
225lb

225lb 12/30/2010
205lb 09/23/2010
195lb 03/31/2010
190lb 12/08/2009
155lb 03/18/2009
150lb 12/16/2008

185
205
225
245(F)
245(F)
225
230
235(PR)

135
145
155
165(f)
165
175(f)
175....new split jerk pr!

having problems with getting low...watched a couple videos before hitting the 175pr so felt good and threw 185 to see how it would feel ..just missed it...

WU
Split Jerk 1 rep ea @
155/160/165/170/175/180/185
M/50/197#/72"

m/37/5'9/185
CFWU-3. Reg. Superman. Burgener. K to E. Row 500m.
115X3 WU
145,160,170,180,190,200,210
Felt good overall. Little bit of press on sixth. Better on 7th. Big chest helps to keep core tight.
9/2/10:
145,155,165,175,185,195,205
3/18/09: 145,155,165,175,185,190,195

95,115,135,145,155,165,185f at home, cleans from ground vs
95,115,135,155,165,175,180f,180 3/18/09 at gym.

.67 mi run wu 4:50. 55 jumping jack wu.

M55yo

Need to pay attention...was thinking of 5 sets of 3 reps and only did 5 sets of 1 rep. Would have been better of doing the 7 sets and getting in some lighter weight...oh well!

115 - 135 - 155 - 161 - 166f

combined this with the front squat WOD

3-3-3-3-3 squat cleans w/ jerk on each 3rd rep
then did 1-1 powerclean and jerk for the last 2

135
145
155
165
175
185
200 (5lb shy of PR)

135
185
225
245
255(f)
225
225

50/m/190

155/65/75/85/95/200f/200/205f/205pr.

155
165
175
185
195
205
210 (attempt at pr failed)

21/m/5'11"/174

145
155
165
175
185
195
205 (tied PR)

Split Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

135-135-135-135-135-135-135

Compare to 100902

135-135-140-140-140-140-140

That is the cutest picture!!

M/23/70"/195#

3x5 dead hang pull ups
3x5 pistols to a box

133
143
153
153
163
173
183

1. 160lbs
2. 180lbs
3. 190lbs
4. 210lbs (pr)
5. 220lbs (pr)
6. 230lbs (pr) f,got it on 2nd try
7. 240lbs (pr) f,got it on 2nd try

previous (pr) was 205

Forgot to log this one. My heaviest lift on this workout was 80 kg.

60k-70k-70k-75k-75k-77.5k-80k

100902 - 60k (all avail)

215-225-235-245-255-265pr-275f

"Kineohoe" Hero workout

100 air squats
400 m run
75 thrusters @ 65 #
800 m run
50 burpess
1 mile run

29:44 no vest

185
195
205
215
220
225
230 (PR)

Did sets of 2, alternating leg in front

135
155
175
185
205

did sets of 5 push jerks

75, 95, 115, 125, 135, 145, 150

135
145
155
165
175
185
195f

CFWUx3
Burgener warmup
45x6, 135x3
175R-185L-190R-195L-200R-200L(f)-200L-200R(f)-200R

CFWUx2
BWU
WOD: 155-175-185-195-205-215(f,tweaked wrist/shoulder)-135x3-135x3.

m/33/5'9"/162

First time doing split jerks:

1.85
2.105
3.135
4.145
5.150
6.155
7.165