3 Rounds For Time of:
25 Slam Balls (30 lbs)
25 Power Cleans (135 lbs)
25 Uneven Grip Pull-Ups

Exercise demos and descriptions courtesy of Catalyst Athletics:
Slam Ball
Power Clean
Uneven Grip Pull-Ups
 

Overhead Abmat Sit-ups

Press 1-1-1-1-1
Push Press 3-3-3-3-3
Push Jerk 5-5-5-5-5

John Sets up a heavy Press.

A successful CrossFitter is an educated CrossFitter.  Most of us have got a handle on the whole Paleo thing, many of us are Zoners and all of us know that getting a little more sleep is definitely a good idea.  While these basics put us miles ahead of the crowd, we’ve got to wrap our heads around some of the more ‘exotic’ features of health and longevity to really start kicking ass. Education about contrast hydrotherapy, photo-toxicity, metabolic derangement, hormonal balance and even dental care can aid us in our quest for CrossFit rock stardom.  Our current situation (you know this whole modern society thing) has made just about all of the environmental features we’re genetically programmed for completely alien to us. It’s our job to first educate ourselves about these issues and secondly find practical solutions that we can incorporate into our daily lives to bring us back towards nature. I know, it all seems so daunting, no one wants to go to bed earlier and what the hell is photo-toxicity anyway? 

For a few weeks I’ll be posting about these and many other issues so that you can get handle on them and start being more proactive about the quality and quantity of time you spend on this planet.  Hopefully you find the information useful and use it to make positive changes in not only your life, but those around you as well. The topics will generally fall into one of these three categories; Recovery, Foundations and Overload.

Happy reading.

-David

Max Rounds in 12 Minutes of:
10 DB Power Snatch (each arm)
10 DB Lunges (each leg)
10 Push-ups

Today was CrossFit South Brooklyn’s Biggest class yet with 14 athletes! Great to see so many familiar faces and a few new ones! Your homework for this week is to work on your Pressing Snatch Balance. Feel free to use a PVC, Dumbbells or if your mechanics are sound, a Barbell.

Charmel gets a taste of the rings.

"Elizabeth"

21-15-9 reps of:

Clean 135 pounds

Ring dips

Scaling:
If your barbell clean mechanics are not sound, dumbbells can be substituted.
Jumping dips with negatives or push-ups can be subbed for ring dips.

Cleiser works on her clean.

Deadlift 3-3-3-3-3

Compare to CFSBK WOD 12.15.07

Lift, Slam, Swing, Repeat:

30-20-10 Reps of:
Box Jumps
Burpees
Knee to Elbows

Coach Allison watches over the first heat.

Max Rounds in 10 Minutes of:
10 Thrusters   a. 30 lbs   b. 20 lbs
10 KB Swings  a. 40 lbs   b 12 kgs
10 Double Unders  a. 10 doubles  b. 100 singles

"Welcome to CrossFit South Brooklyn"

Back Squat
5-5-5-5-5

Additional Training:
Dumbbell Muscle Snatch, OHS descent, Sotts Press, OHS ascent
Completion of the complex on each arm counts as one rep. Max Reps in 8 minutes.

Jeremy goes Heavy.

Planning ahead is key to success is most any en devour, especially nutrition. With that in mind, I’m going to share a method I use for keeping tasty veggies on hand for those short-on-time meals.

Step 1
Go to your local green market and pick up some Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts. Purchase some high quality olive oil and fresh seasonings if you’re not already stocked up.

Step 2
Wash your veggies! Prepare the sprouts by peeling off the outermost layer and cutting off the hard stem at their base. Cut the remaining sprout into halves or quarters and set them aside. Now cut up your broccoli into bite sized pieces, I always cut up the stem and use it as well.

Step 3
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Coat the bottom of a sheet pan with olive oil and spread your veggies out on it. Spray some more olive oil directly on your veggies and garnish as you wish. I simply use ground pepper. (Don’t tell Dr. G I add the pepper before i cook it.)

Step 4
Cook your veggies for 8-12 minutes, I like them on the slightly burnt side. (I don’t like myself on the slightly burnt side however. Use an oven mit!) When you’re done simply store them in your fridge in an air tight container.

They’re great as a side dish, in omelets or just as a snack!

Viola!

OR you can go and pick up one of these:

Yes, that’s a pizza.