"Danny", "Frelen" & Misc. WODs

I. Sunday's Regional Qualifier Special Prep WOD
Get yourselves prepped for some delicious sado-masochism on Sunday. Joe Venuti and I will be in here prepping for everyone around 2:00pm and are planning to kick off the madness by 3:00. I hope all you guys can make it, Joe is an talented CrossFit Instructor and everyone would benefit greatly from his coaching. The WOD we have planned will replace whatever the mainsite WOD is for that day so everyone is encouraged to take this beast on, experience level is a moot point as we will scale to the individual as necessary which allows every athlete we have here to participate in a CrossFit Games style training evolution. I am truly looking forward to this special congregation from all our athletes all over the state as well as all of our guests coming up from CrossFit MASS. We might even get a few crazies up here from CrossFit Center Mass, so cross your fingers... I've also got to get on the horn and see if Byers wants to come down and help judge, good practice for both her and those looking to excel in the regional qualifiers. This should be one hell of a show, hopefully the streets of good ol Manchester will be littered with the exhausted and euphoric post-WOD bodies of CrossFitters. I can't think of a better way to spend a Sunday... can you? Don't lie. 

See everyone tomorrow.

II. The Big Move Updates: We are trying to keep everyone as informed as possible about the developments at our new facility... this is something you should all be proud to take part in as we get ready to relocate our family to a new home where our athletes will truly thrive. I am frothing at the mouth thinking about the possibilities of newly tapped potential that will be coming down for you Savages, it should be an amazing experience. There are some other big ideas we have in the works that will be unveiled shortly after our Opening Day as we aggressively move on developing them...surprises you are all going to love and benefit greatly from. CrossFit New Hampshire is doing everything it can to give back to this great community that helped us forge a home for CrossFitters out of the dirt in a one car garage. Dream big, you infants of athletic potential you, the time is nearly upon us and you have barely scratched the surface in your potential to attain elite levels of fitness.

III. House-keeping: I just wanted to let everyone know that we owe Frank a big thank you for coming over and helping us fix the floor, which was crushed after the last few heavy met.cons... (DT was insane as all hell).  Now we are in tip top shape to continue world class strength and conditioning training in the Stable facility we have all come to love, enjoy the hell out of it while you can before we head to larger, crazier, and hellishly beautiful new premises in the Manchester Waumbec Mills.

Hero WOD "Danny" (04.16.2009)

Oakland SWAT Sergeant Daniel Sakai, age 35, was killed on March 21, 2009 in the line of duty along with fellow officers Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Mark Dunakin, and Officer John Hege. Daniel is survived by wife Jenni and daughter Jojiye.
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
24 inch Box Jump, 30 reps
115 pound Push Press, 20 reps
30 Pull-ups

Scores

Mike C. 3 Rnds +30/16

Matt C. 3 Rnds +18

Jefe 4 Rnds +27

Fogle 3Rnds +17

Jess 3 Rnds +30/10

Katie 3 Rnds +12

RSR WOD (04.16.2009)

Complete the following for time:

Run 400m

100 x Air Squats

Run 400m

75 x Air Squats

Run 400m

50 x Air Squats

Run 400m

25 x Air Squats

Scores

Chalupa 13:54*

Chalupa's hands look like the Joker's face after Batman axe kicked him into a vat of acid, so he gallantly took on this stem-crusher and did very well... I'm starting to think the best part of my day is watching Chalupa collapse like a sack of boneless flesh after every WOD.  That is the product of all out intensity, and his times reflect the mental fortitude to continually perform at that level.  We'll talk later about a particular photo that may give a little insight into Chalupa the man, not the Taco Bell Totalitarian.

Muscle-up/Snatch Balance/Power Snatch Max Effort Training

Wes and Dennis came down to hang out and visit with the family around here while we ran them through the Danny Hero WOD.  Both guys are going to hopefully crush some competition in the Albany Regional Qualifiers just over 30 days out, and came in today wanting to refine their muscle-up and Power Snatch skill sets.  We went right to work and by the end of the day both guys Snatch Balanced a max of 135lbs (and they could have gone much much heavier).  Dennis made 135lbs look light for the Power Snatch and Wes was about an inch away from the solid base necessary to hold the weight overhead.  If he was fresh it would have been a different story, even though he beats himself up over it anyway.  Both athletes made some awesome gains and their confidence in movements they previously questioned should have increased tremendously as they have the capacity and athleticism to execute the movements well.  Minor tweaks here and there with something as simple as a PVC pipe is all that is necessary for them to bring the lumber should a 135lb snatch based WOD present itself during the Albany Qualifiers.

Dennis also hit up his first Muscle-up, and actually figured it out so well he banged out about 8 immediately after without much difficulty at all.  We wrapped things up by covering some basics on the rower and I feel both guys left with a much better mental disposition than when they came in.  I know they were hungry for the WOD, but this close to the qualifiers is refinement time not hammer yourself into mush time.  I had an excellent time working with both athletes, and it was great for Jess to be able to watch and practice with us as well to get some insight on one of the Olympic Lifts and the skill sequences involved in training it.  We are definitely looking forward to having these guys down this weekend, they always come ready to work.

"Frelen" WOD (04.15.2009)

Complete 4 Rounds for time of:

400m Run

15 x Kettlebell Swings (1-pood)

15 x Pull-ups

Scores

Kristie 15:01

Mike L. 15:21

Chalupa 13:29

Fogle 13:48

Katie 13:15

Jess 13:56

Jefe 10:33*

Jill 12:00

Mike C. 12:04

Kent 14:17

Joe 13:27

RJ 15:39