Exercise: SOS for Menstrual Cramps - Gina Shaw, WebMD the Magazine
"The best relief for period pain? Get off the couch and on the move."
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Saturday, May 7, 2011
05/07/2011
Off-day/Make-up day
Exercise: SOS for Menstrual Cramps - Gina Shaw, WebMD the Magazine
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Exercise: SOS for Menstrual Cramps - Gina Shaw, WebMD the Magazine
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Friday, May 6, 2011
05/06/2011 Workout
For time: 9, 7, 5 reps of:
Muscle ups
Squat snatch @ 95 pounds
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Muscle ups
Squat snatch @ 95 pounds
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
05/05/2011 Workout
For time:
12 floor presses
12 bent over rows
12 side jumps over the bar
10 floor presses
10 bent over rows
10 side jumps over the bar
8 floor presses
8 bent over rows
8 side jumps over the bar
6 floor presses
6 bent over rows
6 side jumps over the bar
4 floor presses
4 bent over rows
4 side jumps over the bar
2 floor presses
2 bent over rows
2 side jumps over the bar
Use a load that is approximately your body weight. Side jumps over the bar must start and land with 2 feet; jumping over and back is 1 rep.
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12 floor presses
12 bent over rows
12 side jumps over the bar
10 floor presses
10 bent over rows
10 side jumps over the bar
8 floor presses
8 bent over rows
8 side jumps over the bar
6 floor presses
6 bent over rows
6 side jumps over the bar
4 floor presses
4 bent over rows
4 side jumps over the bar
2 floor presses
2 bent over rows
2 side jumps over the bar
Use a load that is approximately your body weight. Side jumps over the bar must start and land with 2 feet; jumping over and back is 1 rep.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
05/04/2011
Off-day/Make-up day
The Big 7 Body Breakdowns - Christie Aschwanden, Runner's World
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The Big 7 Body Breakdowns - Christie Aschwanden, Runner's World
"The reality is that many runners constantly deal with a slight (or not so slight) disturbance—a tender foot, a tight hamstring, a whiny knee."
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
05/03/2011 Workout
Complete as many reps as possible in 7 minutes of the following rep scheme:
3 thrusters
3 chest to bar pull-ups
6 thrusters
6 chest to bar pull-ups
9 thrusters
9 chest to bar pull-ups
12 thrusters
12 chest to bar pull-ups
15 thrusters
15 chest to bar pull-ups...
For the thrusters, use a load that is approximately 50% of bodyweight.
This is a timed workout. If you complete the round of 15, go on to 18. If you complete 18, go on to 21, etc.
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3 thrusters
3 chest to bar pull-ups
6 thrusters
6 chest to bar pull-ups
9 thrusters
9 chest to bar pull-ups
12 thrusters
12 chest to bar pull-ups
15 thrusters
15 chest to bar pull-ups...
For the thrusters, use a load that is approximately 50% of bodyweight.
This is a timed workout. If you complete the round of 15, go on to 18. If you complete 18, go on to 21, etc.
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Monday, May 2, 2011
05/02/2011 Workout
3 rounds for time of:
1 floor to overhead
10 back squats
1 floor to overhead
10 back squats
Use a load that is approximately 70% of bodyweight, and then put an extra 10 pounds only on one side (load is purposely uneven). While remaining centered on the bar, do the 1st half of the round with the extra load on the right side, then do the 2nd half of the round with the extra load on the left side.
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1 floor to overhead
10 back squats
1 floor to overhead
10 back squats
Use a load that is approximately 70% of bodyweight, and then put an extra 10 pounds only on one side (load is purposely uneven). While remaining centered on the bar, do the 1st half of the round with the extra load on the right side, then do the 2nd half of the round with the extra load on the left side.
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
05/01/2011
Off-day/Make-up day
Will CrossFit Make American Kids Smarter? - Lisa Bakshi, CrossFit Journal
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Will CrossFit Make American Kids Smarter? - Lisa Bakshi, CrossFit Journal
"The...cited argument that participation in daily fitness classes takes away from academic performance was simply not observed in this research project. The fact that the treatment group was able to out-perform every other group of students in the school in the area of mathematics may even provide indirect evidence of a causal relationship between exercise and cognition."
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