29:51 @62.7% (of 85kg) or 80.50.40kg. An error meant I did 90kg DL for first 3 rounds. I was aiming for 20 mins and reduced the weight to allow for it. I struggled mostly with squat cleans so wanted and needed the practise. Using two bars, one for DL and cleans, so lost time removing/replacing plates. I last did this in March 2017 in 30 mins also with 2 bar rotation @ about 85% or 95.80.45kg (power cleans) but only got to round of 5 reps. PR was sub 37 mins way back in 2014 @ 95%. I don't think I'll see that again. Note to self, thick bar for DL/cleans, thin bar for bench.
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Nate Gordon
March 17th, 2020 at 7:59 pm
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46:54 rx
DL @ 265
BP @ 175
Power Cleans @ 135
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Giuseppe Petrillo
February 6th, 2020 at 10:15 am
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17:36 rx’d
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Jeff Chalfant
January 27th, 2020 at 12:13 am
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17:47 not rxd
240 deadlift
160 bench
120 cleans
deadlift and bench unbroken, power/muscle cleans in sets of 2-4...mostly cardio again but bench got hard in the sets of 7-6-5-4. Literally thought I might have a heart attack on the 3s, 2s and 1s but I decided not to break at all through those rounds anyway.
Last time I had a 17m cap so would’ve been about the same time or a little slower. Last time used 235/140/95 but did squat clean I believe.
190/40/69”
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Fabian Delaflor
January 20th, 2020 at 10:28 pm
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47:04
Only one bar. So adjusting the weight made this a really long workout.
#125 bench press
#185 deadlift
#30 dumbbell cleans
85% reduction from RX
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Chris Meldrum
January 17th, 2020 at 9:40 pm
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As rx’d, with power cleans, 30:18.
Weakness identified – my bench has really deteriorated. I remember the days I could rep out the body-weight bench press for every round (although in those days, I weighed 170). From the start, I knew I should break the bench, but hoped I could do two sets (5-5, 5-4, 4-4, etc.) – wheels came off in middle of round 7 and I was doing mostly singles by round 6. Had a lot of failed bench reps! Deads and cleans felt great in comparison. I broke deads into 2 pieces until 7, and did singles on cleans until 6. By then, I was trying to make up time so went touch-and-go.
Oh well, always something to work on!
46m/5'10"/180
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Cy Azizi
January 16th, 2020 at 8:22 pm
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87:12rx
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Morgan Greene
January 16th, 2020 at 7:12 pm
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275-185-135
28:32
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Coastie Nick
January 14th, 2020 at 6:43 pm
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Rx’d 18:27 (PR)
DL: 265#
BP: 175#
Cleans: 135#
Body Weight is 175 lbs
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Dale Saran
January 12th, 2020 at 12:29 am
Commented on: 200105
Done on 200111
Scaled!
M/50/195
Should be ~290/195/145
Did 155/2 x35lb db/105
30:07
Forgot how these gals can make huge demands. We'll see how tomorrow night's hockey game goes.
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Manchild Manchild
January 10th, 2020 at 5:53 pm
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subbed 120, 80, & 60#, and used dumbbells
17:38
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Byron Hills
January 9th, 2020 at 6:07 am
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Weigh 190
230 DL
190 BP
140 CL
did all reps/sets
took an hour plus but focused on form and technique
BRUTAL
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Jade Teasdale
January 9th, 2020 at 1:55 am
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Oops! I really need to read the comments before I do the workouts! 😂 I weigh 134: & did 205 DL, 105 Power Cleans, & 105 Floor Presses (w/2 kbs...55# & 50#) I don’t have a bench & only have 2 bars. I couldn’t find a way to roll up the bar for floor presses b/c I have standard plates & the 25s aren’t very tall! Also, not enough weights anyways! Time: 33:50 (also threw a toy A LOT for my dog which really slowed me down!)
pretty terrible, but the last time I did Linda I did a 165 DL, 105 Clean & 95 floor press & it took 34:08! Then, ran to church for literal prayer meeting with a 20# pack & my dog. 4 miles! Under 40 minutes, barely! 🤣
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Chase Hiland
January 8th, 2020 at 9:27 pm
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M/35/5'10"/190
Rx'd 24:32
DL: 285
BP: 190
C: 145
Happy with this time. Didn't try to rush into any new sets. Pacing on bench press was key. Went unbroken on all deads and cleans.
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Bridget Deschner
January 8th, 2020 at 1:05 pm
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Rep scheme rx'ed
70# db's deadlift
35# db's bench
95# bb power clean
22:57
Body weight: 165#
That annihilated me in the best way possible.
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Eric Love
January 7th, 2020 at 6:42 pm
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21:43. No Storming. Not RX’d. Shrug
185
135
95 (sq cleans)
thanks coach
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Joseph Alaimo
January 7th, 2020 at 6:32 pm
Commented on: 200105
33:01 Rx
deadlift 320
bench 215
clean 160
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Nathaniel Robichaud
January 7th, 2020 at 4:00 pm
Commented on: 200105
I'm 205lbs
DL @1.44x 295lbs
BP @ 1x 205lbs
Cleans @.76x 155lbs
27 min flat
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Alex Pham
January 7th, 2020 at 3:21 pm
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29:22
185, 125, 105 lbs
27 reps for quality
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Sam Meixell
January 7th, 2020 at 12:35 pm
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17:58
10-8-6-4-2
175 Deadlift
115 Bench
75 Clean
(Only had one bar)
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Michael Bishop
January 6th, 2020 at 10:48 pm
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I love this Linda, she always beats me up good. But alas my back is out of commission due to New Years Eve hijinks - hopefully will hit it this week.
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Nathan B
January 6th, 2020 at 9:38 pm
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Warmup: .75mi run, 5min row, 5min bike
WOD: Used dumbells
10 - 80lb, 55lb, 35lb
9 - 70, 55, 35
8 - 60, 55, 35
7 - 60, 55, 35
Had to stop. Hams were killing me. Deadlifts are new to me, going to need to start out slow to build up weak glutes and hams.
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Damian Saunders
January 6th, 2020 at 7:29 pm
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Rx 22:35
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joseph griffin
January 6th, 2020 at 4:52 pm
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34/m/195lb
20 minute workout
10-9-8-7
225lb dl
135lb bench
95lb clean
Probably should have went a little lighter with my deads, and got moving a little sooner on the actual workout. Very taxing workout. Feels great though.
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Antonio Albano
January 6th, 2020 at 4:49 pm
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Bench 60 kg dead lift 70 kg front squat 30 kg 16:45
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Dave DeCoste
January 6th, 2020 at 12:11 pm
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25:14 Rx (Pr)
160 lbs
previous pr was 26:16
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Hendrik Bünzen
January 6th, 2020 at 11:33 am
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27:15 rx’d
85kg bw
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Anuj Wadhwana
January 6th, 2020 at 4:45 am
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Body weight 64 kgs
Time 44:32 mins
Rx'd
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Ryan Cook
January 6th, 2020 at 3:51 am
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only 1 bar and my first time doing this so I just did clean weight across
135#
15 minutes
this was very hard
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Phill Kiddoo
January 6th, 2020 at 3:08 am
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31:30 rxd! BW=187
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Chris Meldrum
January 17th, 2020 at 9:41 pm
nice Phill, glad to see you posting
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Js Smith
January 6th, 2020 at 1:50 am
Commented on: 200105
Scaled to 10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1 reps
DL, 85#/BP, 65#/ DB HPC, 20# DBs
25:14
Back started twitching during warmups so had to dial it back. Not bad, considering.
180526DL 115/BP 80/Squat clean 55# 39:09
170113 DL 105/BP 70/Squat clean 52.5# 49:43
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Jeffrey Howard
January 6th, 2020 at 12:09 am
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26:30 - Rx
155lb BW
235-155-115
Last 180526
37:43
160lb BW
165-255-115
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Christian Simpson
January 5th, 2020 at 11:53 pm
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1st Linda...Didn't have enough weight for Rx, 116% DL 215#/100% bench 185#/70% clean 130#
52:54
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Derek Eason
January 5th, 2020 at 11:45 pm
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Derek Eason
CrossFit Train 97333
Corvallis, Oregon
Rx 11:50 with Power Cleans
Bodyweight: 160lbs.
Deadlift: 240lbs.
Bench: 160lbs.
Clean: 120lbs.
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Chris Meldrum
January 17th, 2020 at 9:42 pm
smoking!
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Scott Wiedmeyer
January 5th, 2020 at 11:06 pm
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33 / M / 5'9" / 137lbs
7-6-5-4-3-2-1
35lb dumbbells deadlifts
Push-ups
20lb dumbbells power cleans
13:55
First WOD in months. I've been working on push-ups lately, so those were easy, but I've hardly used my legs since September, haha.
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Michael Arko
January 5th, 2020 at 10:48 pm
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I usually scale to 65%-75% of Rx weight, and today was no exception. I scaled down to about 70% and I weigh about 146. So ...
Deadlift = 155lbs
Chest Press = 2 x 46lbs dumbbells (92lbs)
Squat Clean = 77lbs
15:55
Note I have only 2 barbells and no bar rack, hence the dumbbell chest presses. All that said, I probably could comfortably have gone heavier, maybe +8-10 lbs on each element. (But I was also running out of plates!)
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Charlie Pokorny
January 5th, 2020 at 9:53 pm
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23:10
305 deadlift, 200 bench press, 150 power clean
170113 was 30:09 at 295 deadlift, 195 bench, 145 squat cleans - probably would have been around there if I did squat cleans today, but I went with intensity (while focusing on form!). That was probably the last time I pulled out the two old rusty barbells.
m/51/5'11"/200#
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Greg Glassman
January 5th, 2020 at 9:40 pm
Commented on: Health Story of 2019: Keto Can Help With Type 2 Diabetes
In another story CNN announces “Experts say keto diet isn’t
sustainable, so why is it so popular?” On seeing this, alarms went off. CNN? Experts? Sustainable?
I don’t trust CNN; I don’t trust their ability to vet experts on ANY subject - especially nutrition and exercise, and I’m not willing
to accept anyone’s testimony on nutrition (or any other subject) because they have been labeled an “expert” – ESPECIALLY by CNN.
Reading the article, we find out that chief among the
“experts” is Dr. David Katz. He’s named ten times in the article. Dr. Katz is well known to us as a dishonest shill of food and beverage industry interests. (And for sockpuppeting reviews of his book!)
Any diet that reduces carbohydrate and increases fat until
either HbA1c falls to 5 or lower, or Triglycerides to HDL ratio falls below 1, or arachidonic acid to eicosopentanoic acid ratio falls below 1 is serving you very well. Keto, Paleo, Zone, South Beach, Atkins, …. are each capable of accomplishing this.
The CNN article’s implication that a diet absent in refined carbohydrates isn’t healthy causes me to suspect that CNN is colluding with one of their many sponsors to keep us on the industrial/commercial food plantation.
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Tyler Hass
January 6th, 2020 at 1:34 am
The US News ranking of diets is an absolute joke. The keto diet ranked 34th out of 35 diets. That's not a surprise. In the category of "Best Diabetes Diet", it tied for 24th place. The ultra high carb Ornish diet smashed it in this category.
It's not clear whether "best diabetes diet" means the winning diet is best at preventing/reversing diabetes or for getting diabetes.
The funniest part is how the diets are ranked. The scores are 100% based on voting by a panel of experts. This is how the mainstream media does nutritional science.
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Eric Love
January 8th, 2020 at 9:25 pm
Where do we stand with respect to Zone these days? Is the block chart still part of Level 1?
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Shaun Stapleton
January 5th, 2020 at 9:40 pm
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35/195/5’9/M
had to quit early due to the wife having to work. Made t through 5 rounds in 20 min.
290 DL
195 bench
145 clean
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Steven Odom
January 5th, 2020 at 9:27 pm
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Rx’ed
23:09
DL-265
Bench-175
Clean-135
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Scott Erb
January 5th, 2020 at 9:08 pm
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m/49/238
First time coming back after many years away.
CFWU x 3 rounds
Heavily scaled - goal was just to do the work
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
DL @ 245
BP @ 185
Clean @ 95
35:21
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Jim Rix
January 5th, 2020 at 9:53 pm
Tough workout to restart on. Welcome back.
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Shane Azizi
January 5th, 2020 at 8:34 pm
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32:21 Rx
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Tripp Starling
January 5th, 2020 at 8:21 pm
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Rx reps-Scaled weight to:
195# deadlift
115# bench press
75# squat clean
15:43
compare to same scale 21:03
jackie
8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
95# dl
push ups
45# squat clean
9:25
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Claire Fiddian-Green
January 5th, 2020 at 7:15 pm
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My first time doing Linda and having only one bar to use was not ideal! Deadlifts 175#, bench press 85#, squat cleans 95#. Time: a long time.
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John Clarke
January 5th, 2020 at 6:30 pm
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BW - 155
Deadlift - 225
Bench - 50lb Dumbbells
Clean - 115
18:41
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Nicole Deaver
January 5th, 2020 at 6:26 pm
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20:18 scaled
Deadlifts: 135# (1.13% BW)
Bench press: 70# (58% BW)
Cleans: 70# (58% BW)
Only 1 bar, I'd have to call what I did Loosely Linda 😂
I did all 55 Deadlifts, then all the bench press followed by the cleans. I didn't plan to do it like that it just kind of happened. 🤷🏻♀️
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Jim Rix
January 5th, 2020 at 9:51 pm
Not a bad idea. Lost so much time in the transitions, and lots of extra tension in the hammies changing bumpers so frequently.
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Nicole Deaver
January 6th, 2020 at 12:45 pm
Jim, last time we did Linda I changed the weights each time and my final time was double. It’s definitely not to fun as a one bar workout!
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Anton Gross
January 7th, 2020 at 1:38 am
A time of about 20:00 for doing 55 x 3 As Rx is much more impressive than 20:00 for the normal Linda. Great job. I’ve never tried 55 straight of each. I would think that would be a completely different effect to be honest. For me, Linda is not that hard. It is hard but only pushing the pace. B/W movements like these I do well in.
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Magdalena Kusiak
January 5th, 2020 at 6:21 pm
Commented on: 200105
Did it on new years day :) 27:58 Rx - 92 kg deadlift, 61 kg bench, 47 kg clean. PRed my previous time by over 5 min (with slightly heavier bars this time)
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Jim Rix
January 5th, 2020 at 9:48 pm
Great work!
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Troy Bruun
January 5th, 2020 at 6:14 pm
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26:38
DL (255lb)
Alt Single Arm KB BP (53lb)
Medball CL (20lb) x2
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Jim Rix
January 5th, 2020 at 5:45 pm
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BW 160
With 1 bar
10-9-8-7-6-5-10
deadlift 225# (1.4x BW)
bench press 135# (84% BW)
alternating sc and pc 115# (72% BW)
41:30
Yes, it was a slow moving storm.
180526: 41:43 with 145# bench
57/5’8”/160
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Mike Andridge
January 5th, 2020 at 9:42 pm
Great work
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Troy Work
January 5th, 2020 at 4:42 pm
Commented on: 200105
8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
kb single stiff legged deadlift (each) 40#
pushups
kb goblet squat 40#
13:19
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Mike Andridge
January 5th, 2020 at 4:35 pm
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scaled to
135# dl
50# db bp
95# pc
18:43
m/49/175
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Jim Rix
January 5th, 2020 at 5:48 pm
Do you have 2 bars, Mike?
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Mike Andridge
January 5th, 2020 at 9:42 pm
Yes. An old rusty one and nicer one. I just scaled this way down
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Nathan clukey
January 5th, 2020 at 4:34 pm
Commented on: 200105
70 minute warmup... Did scaling option 2, (75%) in 21'33" unbroken and accidentally did too many reps on all the cleans because i was focused on form
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Steve Day
January 5th, 2020 at 3:59 pm
Commented on: 200105
Scaled to Juan Acevedo's option #1 - 85% loads
26:59
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Steve Day
January 5th, 2020 at 4:15 pm
BW - 170lbs
Deadlift - 217lbs
Bench Press - 145lbs
Squat Cleans - 113lbs
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Steve Day
January 5th, 2020 at 6:27 pm
I just picked up a 3rd bar on Friday off of craigslist...good timing.
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Greg Glassman
January 5th, 2020 at 3:47 pm
Commented on: Health Story of 2019: Keto Can Help With Type 2 Diabetes
"New evidence that low-carb, high-fat diet can put the leading condition of our time into remission was very big news", reads the subheadline for this piece.
The capacity for carb restriction to reverse T2 Diabetes was first demonstrated to me at World's Gym (now defunct) in Woodland Hills, CA in the mid 80's of the last century. There are people that have known of this effect for as long as the disease has been around it seems.
The "very big news" is that the truth has seemingly slipped past the disease economy gatekeepers in industry and health who've made the "chronic" of chronic disease simply mean "sustainably profitable". The real news is that this is, sadly, actually news.
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Lynette Scible
January 5th, 2020 at 3:40 pm
Commented on: 200105
14:21
Didn’t have a third bar, so did squat cleans with double KB’s.
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Brian Rolle
January 5th, 2020 at 3:03 pm
Commented on: 200105
Finished in 14:28
5’10 236pds
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Jim Rix
January 5th, 2020 at 5:47 pm
Phenomenal!
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Matthew Letarte
January 5th, 2020 at 2:40 pm
Commented on: 200105
Completely modified the workout:
19:50
30 strict pause air squats
20 hand release push-ups (strict)
20 Cal row
Descending reps (30-27.../20-18...)
Increased rowing intensity in cal/he by round:
10-7 >1200
4-6>1300
1-3>1400
That was a great workout, unbroken but challenging to push the pace
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Sebastien Fitzpatrick
January 5th, 2020 at 2:29 pm
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31:48 Rx @195lbs BW
48 sec PR, and 20lbs heavier.
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Jim Rix
January 5th, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Congrats Sebastian.
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Js Smith
January 6th, 2020 at 1:59 am
Nice! Congratulations.
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Eric O'Connor
January 5th, 2020 at 2:13 pm
Commented on: 200105
The “3 Bars of Death”! This workout is fun but also nasty. Believe it or not I have seen this workout completed in under 10-minutes but shooting for sub 15-minutes is a good goal and striving to have everyone finish in under 20-minutes is a general guideline for me. Here are some scaling thoughts:
The loads are all intended to be moderate. For many athletes the deadlifts are the easiest part of the workout and it is not uncommon for athletes to be able to complete all rounds unbroken with the prescribed load. I will have athletes use loads that cause no more than 1 break on any round.
The bench press can cause problems for many due to the volume of reps. Use a load that allows for no more than 1 break on any round over 5 reps, with round 1-5 being unbroken. If needing to modify this movement due to equipment restrictions, strive to preserve the function of a horizontal pressing weightlifting movement. Options could include a dumbbell bench press, a floor press, etc.
Sometimes people debate if the cleans are squat cleans or power cleans. Don’t stress about this too much….if you are striving for a faster workout that will really challenge intensity, go with power cleans. If you want to go a little longer and hit up some squatting, do full squat cleans. Keep track of the variation used so you know what to perform when this workout is retested at some point in the future. This movement is the most difficult part of the workout for many. Use a moderate load that allows consistent singles to be performed.
Beyond the general scaling options mentioned above, reps can be reduced. Simply chopping off the round of 10 is a good start and some can even do 10-8-6-4-2 if volume needs to be significantly reduced.
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Anton Gross
January 7th, 2020 at 1:41 am
I typically do Linda with power cleans for speed. I think that if you are strong enough to do a power clean why do a squat clean? I would say that doing squat cleans would tax my legs more so I should do them to test it out.
I like this WOD and typically do well with it.
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Brandon Myers
January 5th, 2020 at 10:55 am
Commented on: 200105
20:44
115lb - DL
subbed push ups unbroken
95lb - clean
Really tried to work on good form. That being said any ideas on how to make lower back stronger or more solid?
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Nolan Mooney
January 5th, 2020 at 1:39 pm
Just hold what you got brother! Focusing on Mechanics(working on good form)
, and performing the reps consistently well is what will provide you with a solid foundation to then increase intensity (speed or load).
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Js Smith
January 5th, 2020 at 3:46 pm
Definitely what Nolan said. I’ve got a majorly messed up back & had to start with 65# dead max then slowly build up.
My rule; if you can’t hold your form then it’s too heavy. Always better to check your ego and do it right. Have patience, do the work, and know that progress isn’t always linear. You’ll have times when it feels like there’s no progress, just stick with it; you’ll get there!!
I love this workout. The ideal measure of strength and stamina. I hate having to do it with only 1 bar!
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Juan Acevedo
January 5th, 2020 at 3:51 am
Commented on: 200105
INTENDED STIMULUS
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Benchmark day! One of the most important contributions of CrossFit is that of giving an operational and elegant definition of fitness. Thanks to this we can measure it, and hence improve it. In the traditional implementation of our methodology, benchmark workouts are there to measure our fitness and give us meaningful data points of our progress. In this context, the intended stimulus is that of measuring. That does not mean that you necessarily have to do it RX or that you need to do the same scale you did in a previous attempt. It also does not mean that if you don't improve today from earlier efforts your fitness is stalling or regressing. It just means that your mindset should be that of observing where you are and how you can improve.
With that in mind, let's analyze this lovely longer piece. Linda (initially 030705) is the only CrossFit workout in which the instructions read: "storm through for time." This is not a strength session. It is a metabolic piece. If you want to go heavy, do so but shut off the clock and make sure you are giving yourself time between sets to have good form. Heavy weights and poor form are the fastest way to have a long, long week of soreness and non-so-productive training. Nobody wants that. If you're going to stay true to the intention of this workout, choose a weight for the bench that you can cycle for 15+ repetitions unbroken if you were going to go for it when fresh. Then multiply that by 1.5 to get your deadlift weight and by 0.5 to get your clean weight. Even though this is a longer workout aim to keep it around 17 minutes, this is a cadence of 10 repetitions per minute, which is a pretty solid pace. Consider that when scaling.
Now, even though this is a benchmark, going in with the pressure of having to PR is super counterproductive. Chill. You are fitter than before, have fun, and see what happens.
And always remember Benchmark Girls are named after badass women that defied preconceived notions of what women should/shouldn't or could/couldn't do in training. Be humbled by these women, and honor them with your best effort. Women like these are making the world a better place and will make it even better in the future.
Set up three bars and storm thorough them!
OPTION 1
Use 85% of your body-weight for your calculations
OPTION 2
Use 75% of your body-weight for your calculations
OPTION 3
Use 65% of your body-weight for your calculations
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David Swicegood
January 25th, 2020 at 7:13 pm
18:21
125 then 120 then 115 finally 105 for bench at round 6
145 for deadlift
65 for clean (squat for rounds 1 and 3 then squat power)
this one showed the weird imbalances in my strength quite clearly. Bench was the weakest. Still working on getting my right shoulder engaged properly but FORM was much better than it’s ever been here.
DLs were strong, maybe could have done 10 lbs more total. Good job keeping weight in heels and posterior chain engaged throughout.
cleans I went much stronger than the formula would have had it. Even though I could have done 75, this was a good opp to practice proper right shoulder engagement and posterior chain / ab engagement throughout.
more weight next time but very happy with my form!
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Steven Thunander
January 5th, 2020 at 2:33 am
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Globo scale: as this requires so much equipment I will provide subs for each movement. 1. Deadlifts: heavy dumbbell deadlifts (double reps if using lighter dumbbells), kb deadlifts or heavy tire flips, or strict pullups. Try to keep this movement as Rxed if possible. Bench press: ring /TRX/ weighted bar dips, push press (if no bench is available), dumbbell bench press at 75% bodyweight total, or HSPU. Cleans: dumbbell cleans at 50% bodyweight total, sandbag cleans. Try to set this up the best based on your Globo or garage setup. Bodyweight sub: 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps strict pullups, strict ring dips or HSPU, and pistols (alternating, double reps) or Bulgarian split squats each leg.
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Chris Sinagoga
January 5th, 2020 at 1:54 am
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Champions Club Scaling Notes
RANT
I have never pissed out Coca-Cola color before, but this is the closest I have ever come to rhabdo in my life. Freshman year of college I decided to do this almost as rx'd (except for bench press) the week before my basketball season started. It took like 26 minutes if I remember correctly and I couldn't lift my dinner plate off the table later that day. Not one of my smarter scaling choices. This is not a benchmark workout that form should be allowed to deteriorate. Also these are squat cleans in my book.
PURPOSE
Decrease the country's census numbers for 2021.
NEW TO CROSSFIT VERSION
Keep the deadlift but go push-up and squat jump for the last two. Same rep scheme, light deadlift.
TRAINING SCALE
Drop the weight so the 6-1 are unbroken and 9-7 don't have to be broken up more than once. 10 is always unbroken.
PRACTICE SCALE
Doing this as listed (scaling weight if needed) but not allowing the form to compromise one bit will go a long way. There are 55 opportunities to get better at midline stability, upper-body pushing mechanics, and jumping.
GROUP SCALE
Deadlift, push-ups holding on dumbbells, dumbbell hang cleans.
INJURY SCALE
AMRAPs tend to work better in my experience with injured athletes, so I'd pick two movements you can do with a weight that feels heavy at 15 reps and go through for 20 minutes
WARMUP
Jog to the nearest church, pray, then jog back.
GENERAL FEAR LEVEL: 10
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Tripp Starling
January 5th, 2020 at 3:30 am
Love the warm up😂
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Nicole Deaver
January 5th, 2020 at 1:42 pm
That is one great warmup, & the Purpose! 🤣
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Js Smith
January 5th, 2020 at 3:48 pm
Oh mercy! That’s beautiful!! 😂
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Chris Sinagoga
January 5th, 2020 at 4:22 pm
The sad thing is it's only half-joking. This workout can be absolutely brutal if you scale it right, as I'm sure you all are perfectly aware.
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Bill Ennis
January 5th, 2020 at 5:19 pm
Hi Chris; Thank you for your commentary and scaling hints. They are always valued.
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Mike Andridge
January 5th, 2020 at 6:12 pm
Got the wod done, now time for the MSU vs u of m bball game:)
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Chris Sinagoga
January 5th, 2020 at 11:50 pm
Any time Bill
Mike, I just got back from basketball practice and nobody spoiled it for me. So I'll be watching it on tape delay. On a side note, if it was 1995 Jon Teske would be a 1st rounder. Perfect Eric Montross build.
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JM Banda
January 6th, 2020 at 9:51 pm
hahhaa told my class to contemplate, analyze and realize what today’s WOD was all about as they ran a 400.. that run to church would’ve worked just fine hahah
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Bryan Rosen
January 5th, 2020 at 1:06 am
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Warm up for 200105:
GENERAL WARM-UP
EMOM 6 minutes
Odd minutes - 10 ring rows + max. up-downs
Even minutes - 10 kettlebell swings + max. air squats
SPECIFIC WARM-UP
Clean and deadlift
Perform the following with an empty barbell. 3-5 reps of each step:
Deadlift to mid-thigh
Deadlift + shrug
Muscle clean + front squat
Hang power clean + front squat
Power clean
Squat clean
Bench press
Perform 10 reps of bench press with an empty barbell:
Reps 1-5 perform with a tempo: 3-sec down, 1-sec pause
Reps 6-10 perform as normal
Build-up
Perform 4 sets of 3 reps of the deadlift. Perform 3 sets of 3 reps of the bench press and clean. Increase load each set.
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