I am putting my money where my mouth is. Many of our athletes have heard my tirades against excessive endurance training (mostly you runners). Too much running can lead to muscle wasting, compromised fat loss, poor flexibility, loss of power, and slower running over shorter distances. But this does not mean I dislike the activity. [...]
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Workouts and How to Scale
I have been stciking to short and hard workouts lately … well, shorter and harder than usual. I did the prescribed Crossfit workout a few days ago: 7 Rounds 10 Sumo deadlift High-Pull (95lbs)10 Ring Dips I broke 10 minutes, which was my goal. This is a good workout to scale. The key to scaling [...]
Fun Run
Every once in a while you need to gird your loins and prepare yourself for a brutal all out effort where you push yourself for 20-60 minutes, cranking out sub 6:00′s, praying you don’t pass out too far away from civilization for someone to find you and take you to a hospital (see picture one). [...]
Easy Day
Not all of my workouts are like yesterday’s. Today I ran 5k (3.1 miles) because it was nice outside. I was planning to do it anyway, but it also happened to be the Crossfit workout. I run a very hilly course which adds about a minute to my time, but I did it in under [...]