Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Tabata Mash-Up: Deadlift + Sit-up Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest where the odd intervals are deadlifts @ 225/155-lbs., and the even intervals are sit-ups. There is no rest between exercises, except a one-minute break after round 16. This workout is scored by the total repetitions completed […]

Monday, August 22, 2011

Stuart W.’s last MPH workout. On Friday, we received a handwritten letter from Stuart W. Its transcription, along with Stuart’s address for the next couple of weeks, is posted below. If you know Stuart, please mail him a small note of encouragement this week—he won’t be in Oklahoma for much longer before moving on to […]

Run: Monday, August 22 – Friday, August 26, 2011

MPHR Workout #145 “Tosh 2” three rounds, each distance for time: 200m run –rest 200m time– 400m run –rest 400m time– 600m run –rest 600m time– Deviate slower than five seconds per the worst previous equivalent interval (distance) down the ladder, and foul Foul* = two-minutes max burpee You may foul more than once Compare […]

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Easily one of our favorite memories from this year’s Games was chasing the athletes’ buses down the 405 to Santa Monica Pier at 530a on Friday morning, to find that all three license plates began with “CP”—to say nothing of the “BEST” phone number. Registration is open in MINDBODY for both our Running Team, and […]

Run: Saturday, August 20, 2011

MPHR Workout #144 2x reverse tabata run* Rest one minute between repeats. *One reverse Tabata round is eight rounds of 10 seconds of maximum work, followed by 20 seconds of rest. If running on a treadmill, set it to a 12 percent grade and 0.5 miles per hour slower than your best 5k pace Stop […]

Saturday, August 20, 2011

for time: 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 power clean @ 155/105-lbs. chest-to-bar pull-up swing @ 55/35-lbs. Compare results to November 1, 2010. workout courtesy of northeast qualifier

Thursday, August 18, 2011

“Annie“ for time: 50-40-30-20-10 double under sit-up Compare results to June 16, 2010. workout courtesy of crossfit.com

Lift: Thursday, August 18, 2011

skill: jerk lift: clean and jerk, max for the day assistance: “Annie“ for time: 50-40-30-20-10 double under sit-up workout courtesy of crossfit.com