warmed up with slips: 2 rounds: 2m scale practice 2m l sit play, 2 m free handstand practice, 2 m plank alternating both arms 1 leg, 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3..seconds each, 2m squat hold with some ankle mobility and thoracic mobility.
Left shin is injured, my PR is 20kg on the left leg, 24 on the right leg.
43/1.78m/77kg
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Brandon Myers
July 15th, 2020 at 8:34 am
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185,195,215,220,220,235,245,255,265,270
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Tyler Hass
July 15th, 2020 at 7:29 am
Commented on: Dr. Jason Fung and Gary Taubes
A really interesting meeting of two minds here. I had no idea Gary has been experimenting with intermittent fasting for the past several years.
The first point that Dr Fung makes: that insulin leads to weight gain and worsens T2D, seems so obvious that it would be impossible to miss. However, giving more insulin to people with hyperinsulinemia (too much insulin) and insulin resistance is still the standard of care. Eliminating the source of the elevated insulin makes so much sense that the medical establishment would undoubtedly ignore it.
It was funny that Dr. Fung’s first exposure to fasting was through a client doing a cleanse and he initially dismissed it. So-called cleanses have become popular and every social media influencer seems to be pitching one. 99.9% of the benefits are likely just from the fasting.
His version of fasting might seem extreme to people accustomed to eating 6 times a day. But the duration of fasts he recommends are nothing compared to the multi-week fasts in the early literature from the 1960s. The part at 32:30 really cracked me up. Those experimenters were brave dosing people with insulin after a prolonged fast!
The point about skin removal surgery (39:20) following weight loss is an interesting one. I’ve heard some disbelief regarding this claim, since most forms of weight loss result in lots of extra skin that must be surgically removed. People might be underestimating the power of autophagy.
At 43:00, he discusses mTOR and I’d love to find out more about this. mTor is a protein-sensitive anabolic pathway that is elevated in both obesity and cancer. It’s gotten a bad rap in longevity circles. However, one thing that stimulates mTOR is muscle activation from weight training. I think there must be a distinction between exercise-elevated mTOR and systemic, chronic mTOR in disease states. I’m by no means an expert on this, but curious to learn more.
Their discussion of cancer and obesity (48:00) was interesting, but woefully short. Same for fasted training and carb loading. Not a complaint, though, as this interview was a good length. It left me wanting more (the first rule of showbiz).
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Steve Kiely
July 15th, 2020 at 5:27 am
Commented on: Dr. Jason Fung and Gary Taubes
So You all know that CrossFit is a completely Glycolytic Sport/ Activity... You can't Fuel it optimally without carbs... The very description "performed at a high intensity" suggests the need for carbs.... Asd glucose fuels highin intenisty activity.... NOT FAT...
I actually think sharing this Insulin Model is ridiculous on this page. Gary Taubes own study proved their theories wrong and he had a tantrum about it and blamed the researchers...
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Tyler Hass
July 15th, 2020 at 8:50 am
Fung and Taubes are not coaching elite athletes. In Dr. Fung's case, most of his clients are seriously ill and the carbohydrate-insulin model seems to be working well for them. I thought the discussion towards the end about George St. Pierre on fasted training was interesting. Fasted training ought to mean low-glycogen training, but some adaptation might occur that spares glycogen stores.
For elite-level performance in CrossFit or any predominantly glycolytic sport, you probably do need to top off your glycogen stores pre- and maybe post-workout. Doing this can have a minimal impact on staying in ketosis. The 'targeted ketogenic diet" is one example of this type of approach. Another is "carbohydrate back-loading". I don't know of a one-size-fits-all approach to combining keto and CrossFit. People have different tolerance levels to carbs in general and different sources of carbs in particular.
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Geonwoo Kim
July 15th, 2020 at 4:19 am
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Bsq
135lb 5
155lb 5
175lb 3
195lb 3
215lb 3
225lb 1
235lb 1
235lb 1 fail
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Byron Hills
July 15th, 2020 at 3:56 am
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185-185-205-225-225-235-245-255-260
then
135x10
185x3
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Ryan Owens
July 15th, 2020 at 2:01 am
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M/29/200lbs
135/185/225/245/315/335/355
Clean, consistent, I moved pretty quick. 2 to 3 min rest the last few sets
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Js Smith
July 15th, 2020 at 1:09 am
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5x: 55#/65
3x: 75/85/95
1x: 105/115/125(f)/125
Modified SIPS (no L)
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Michael Bishop
July 15th, 2020 at 12:37 am
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Got to 255 lb singles
had more in me but my wife came out to the garage called me and for dinner and I lost all my intensity
Last 200328 - 225lb-245lb-255lb-265lb-275lb-285lb-295lb-305lb-315lb
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Chris Sinagoga
July 14th, 2020 at 11:57 pm
Commented on: Dr. Jason Fung and Gary Taubes
Thank you guys for posting these for us! Great interview
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Shaun Stapleton
July 14th, 2020 at 10:48 pm
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35/195/5’9/M
225-255-275-290-310-325-345-365-375(PR)
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Brian Campbell
July 14th, 2020 at 10:37 pm
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225-255-275-315-335-355-365-X-X
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Alex Pham
July 14th, 2020 at 10:28 pm
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Subbed db pistols (repeated reps for each side)
20#, 25#, 30#, 35#, 40#, 40#, 45#, 50#, 60#
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Steve Day
July 14th, 2020 at 10:21 pm
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SLIPS 20 min
Back Squat
5x 205, 205
3x 225, 225, 225
1x 255, 265, 255, 255
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Matt von L
July 14th, 2020 at 8:45 pm
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M/34/6’/220
SLIPS
Back squats: 185/205/225/255/275/285/295/305/315/325pr!
felt strong and went for one more and... PR!!
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Julien Brosseau-Pare
July 14th, 2020 at 8:06 pm
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200714
Back squat 5-5-3-3-3-1-1-1-1 (for form)
275, 285, 295, 300, 305, 310, 315, 320, 325
No PR objective today. Just clean reps.
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Coastie Nick
July 14th, 2020 at 7:37 pm
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185-205-225-245-265-275-285-295-305
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July 14th, 2020 at 6:54 pm
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SLIPS 20 minutes then back squat
135-5
145-5
155-3
165-3
175-3
185-1
195-1
200(f)
185-1
M/47/144
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Tyler Hass
July 14th, 2020 at 6:47 pm
Commented on: Low-Bar vs. High-Bar Squats
Those two quotes jumped out to me as well. A really good article by Rip. His coverage of the joint angles and lever arms is enlightening as well. I have read dry biomechanics texts that gave me a headache, but no clear insight on how to squat or move better.
He makes a great argument for the low-bar squat. I remember back in the day when we were taught to "lift with our knees to protect our spine". There was a lot of fear back then about loading our spines, especially shear forces. It seems odd that our strongest position would be the most dangerous. This article was written 12 years ago and it's easy to take for granted that most people these days are cool with Olympic lifting and heavy training in general.
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Chris Sinagoga
July 15th, 2020 at 12:09 am
I know. I remember reading that PDF during my Mrs. Sienkewitz's British Literature high school class actually. It was much more entertaining than the Great Gatsby, or whatever else we were reading. I didn't understand much of the levers and stuff at the time - makes a lot more sense now.
The reason those two quotes jump out to me is because I have to constantly remind myself not to get lost in the specificity of the weight room stuff we do. Coaching basketball and track every year as I do (and sometimes football too), as well as volunteering at Warren Mott's PE program really help me keep that perspective. The simpler we can make things and the less variables we can add, the better it seems to apply across the board. This is why I wonder if Rip has changed his perspective at all. In a high school weight room, a front squat, back squat, and high-bar back squat should all look the same. Squatting is squatting.
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Tyler Hass
July 15th, 2020 at 7:48 am
I've wondered a bit along similar lines. There are some fundamentals that should apply to all types of squatting. What is the minimum amount of coaching that can teach a person to squat regardless of style? Which combination of coaching cues and points of performance would be the least someone could know, yet squat safely and effectively? I doubt every type of squat would look the same, nor would every squatter, but there are some deep fundamentals that must be shared. I think Rip has nailed down most of them in this article. I'll have to dig up some of his more recent work to see if anything in his thinking has changed.
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July 14th, 2020 at 5:49 pm
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225x5
245x5
255x3
265x3
270x3
280
290
300
305 F
Did SLIPS in between sets. Felt good up through 300. Lacked confidence at 305.
47m/5'10"/185
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July 14th, 2020 at 5:42 pm
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155
155
185
185
185
215
220
220
220
m/50/175
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Charlie Pokorny
July 14th, 2020 at 4:47 pm
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x5: 235-265
x3: 285-295-305
x1: 315(f)-305-305(f)-n/a
Did low-bar today for the first time in a few years.
The triple at 305 ended up being a max effort that took a lot out of me.
m/52/5'11"/200#
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David Cowan
July 14th, 2020 at 6:19 pm
185190-205-215-225-235-245-250-260
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Charlie Pokorny
July 14th, 2020 at 10:07 pm
Good to see you here again Dave!
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Troy Bruun
July 14th, 2020 at 4:37 pm
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Reps Rx
Low Bar BSQTs first time trying
225-230-235-240-245-255-265-270-275
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Michael Arko
July 14th, 2020 at 3:36 pm
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Still no rack at home. (I really should fix that.) All bars from the ground.
Did 5x the set count each round: 25-25-15-15-15-5-5-5-5.
Kept the weights low:
25x 75-85
15x 95-105-115
5x 125-130-135-140
I read the PDF and experimented with the low-back placement but twisting my arm back/down was too much strain on my rebuilt left shoulder. I will have to work a bit to figure out the proper way to hold the bar.
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Jim Rix
July 14th, 2020 at 2:28 pm
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Did last week’s burpee/GHD workout yesterday. Results there.
Interspersed L-sits, scales, and planks in between squat sets. Nowhere near 20 min, though.
185-195
205-215-220(2)#
no singles after back twinges at 220. Live to exercise another day!
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Charles Meyers
July 14th, 2020 at 2:20 pm
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Practice SLIPS for 20 minutes.
Back squat 5-5-3-3-3-1-1-1-1 reps
Post loads to comments.
155-190
205-225-255
272.5-297.5-317.5-327.5
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Charles Meyers
July 14th, 2020 at 2:17 pm
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July 14th, 2020 at 1:43 pm
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95-105-115-125-135-145-155-165-175
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July 14th, 2020 at 1:02 pm
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SLIPS✅
135-155-165-170-170-185-190-190-195lbs
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John Clarke
July 14th, 2020 at 12:49 pm
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Wanted to use my new trap bar, so did deadlifts instead
5s - 190-210
3s - 240-260-290-290-300-300-300
Need to pick up another pair of 45s, couldn't fit more on the sleeve
Template: This WOD follows both “For Completion” and “As Heavy As Possible” template. For completion is for SLIPS (stands for Scales, L-sits, Inversions, Planks and Stretching) and AHAP is for back squat.
Modality: In fact, This WOD combined two single modality WODs in one, cleverly. The first combination is low intensity SLIPS from gymnastic modality and the second combination is a heavy complex movement from weightlifting modality.
Purpose: The purpose of the exercise is to perform the back squat with heaviest resistance. This WOD is focused on the leg muscles. In this day, recovery has not been a limiting factor. The amount of resistance should be progressively increased per set. Athletes can strive to maximize their maximum strength in this exercise.
The reason for choosing reps & sets: Whatever we go forward, the reps decreases, so the weights should increase. The reps selected so that challenge the strength. Moreover, by choosing 9 sets, they want to mentally impress the athletes. If athletes do not have a good rest between sets, their record will drop from set 4 onwards.
Time to perform: This high volume and heavy WOD takes about ≈ 45 min. In the SLIPS part, athletes practice for 20 min, without recording. However, Athletes must strive to do their best for perform back squat and should rest at least 3 minutes between sets.
Running a class: Trainers just have ≈ 15 min for set other parts of class.
Physiology (GPP): Strength plays a major role in this exercise. Furthermore, muscular endurance, mobility, balance and coordination are challenged in first part of WOD.
Physiology (energy pathway): Low repetitions per set will make use of the phosphagen system in first part. Furthermore, the aerobic system is a dominant energy pathway in second part of exercise program.
Anatomy:
Back squat:Agonist: Trapezius (upper fibers), Anterior & middle deltoid, Triceps
Synergist: Serratus anterior, Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
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Running a 60 min class:
Whiteboard ≈ 2 min
SLIPS (warm up) ≈ 20 min
Specific warm-up for squat: ≈ 4 min
WOD ≈ 26 min
Cool-down ≈ 8 min
You can see my other analysis in my instagram page.
Train hard and challenge your body. Enjoy it ;)
GOOD LUCK
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Chris Sinagoga
July 14th, 2020 at 1:00 am
Commented on: Low-Bar vs. High-Bar Squats
Two quotes I really think are worth highlighting:
"Those of us who are not competitive powerlifters are not particularly concerned with how much absolute weight we can squat; we are trying, rather, to see how strong we can get using the squat."
"Strength is a general characteristic, one that is trained as opposed to a specific skill that is practiced.Therefore strength can and should be developed in as general a way as possible, because greater strength can be better produced by as many muscles working together as possible. Skill practice and development takes that strength and applies it through the specific motor pathways used in the skill. "
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Chris Sinagoga
July 14th, 2020 at 12:49 am
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Champions Club Scaling Notes
RANT
I forgot how much I love Mark Rippetoe's writing style and sense of humor. One thing I really admire about CrossFit - and always have - is how the coaches can add personality to stuff. Lifting weights is boring. Mark Rippetoe writes about it from a lens that 1) makes sense and 2) make it somewhat entertaining. Stretching is boring. Kelly Starrett presents in a way that takes the formal textbook tone out of it and replaces it with a language we can understand: a language to diagnose. The coaches - to me - are the most impressive thing that have come out of the last 15 years of CrossFit. And judging by the other things that have come out in the last 15 years, that is saying a lot. I don't think pro football, basketball, baseball, or track have recruited the same quality of minds.
WHAT ABOUT THE MOVEMENTS
Back squat - squatting, external load, no upright torso required
WHAT ABOUT THE FORMAT
Sometimes this format gives us an opportunity to hit more than 1 pr in a day, and sometimes it gives us the flexibility to gauge how we are feeling. If it's one of those days where you aren't feeling a 1 rep max is going to happen, stay a little lighter and see if you can do something for 5. If you feel like you only got a few good lifts in the tank, go lighter on the 5s and 3s and see what you got for the 1. SLIPS before can be a good warmup for the positions.
TECHNIQUE SCALE
Same format, just make it sets of like 10 or 14 or 18 or 20 or something the is enough to give the athlete enough feedback for what good reps feel like.
CONSISTENCY SCALE
7 rounds for time of:
15 back squats
45-sec. L-sit
45-sec. plank
INTENSITY SCALE
As is.
MY STUFF
Did sets of 245 at various reps in between cleaning stuff. I also demonstrated one L-sit for about 4 seconds to one of the new kids, so that was my SLIP, well, that and a ton of mobility.
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