Dylan caught a typo in the newsletter that really changed the workout on Friday. There is also some lack of clarity with the 1 RM, so here is how the Friday workout should read: Strength: Full – (Hang) Power Snatch – 3 Position Time Domain: 10 Min GID Conditioning: 3 […]
2013 is the year of adventure at MDSoF. What we think defines adventure is that it has a planned outcome but you aren’t entirely sure what the outcome will be once you start into it. Every adventure has to have some factors that you can control and some that you […]
As some of you know, most weeks I listen several podcasts (Robb Wolf, Chris Kresser, Strength Coach, Grey Cook and others). This week I am taking a small break to listen to Tyler Hamilton’s new book, The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, […]
Power starts with position. Annie Sakamoto at the 2011 CrossFit Games (see more) In the first and second part of this series, way back on January, we talked about four pillars that comprise your foundation for strength training which, by no coincidence, match our training philosophy (in parenthesis). Mobility, from […]
Yes, we do have a method to our madness. I have been promising to write about Hormonal Training for a few months now because it seems like there is a lack of continuity between what is in my head and what happens in the gym. Hormonal Training is a system […]
Todays workout is: 20 rounds on 1:00 0:00 2 x clean pull 1:00 1 x (hang, if necessary) clean increase your weight if necessary 2:00 2 x clean pull 3:00 1 x (hang) clean increase your weight if necessary 4:00 2 x clean pull 5:00 1 x (hang) clean increase […]
There has been a lot of good food going around at parties and trips, so we have a bunch of recipes that need to be swapped. Here are the requests: Sarah: Paleo Banana bread you brought to the last F2H2. Gwyn: Mashed squash at last F2H2. Praveen: Tandori Chicken you […]
Click on the image for a larger version. As Gwyn has said in her articles about mental preparation, the easiest way to be calm during the race, is to be as prepared with the things you can control, like your gear as possible. The above picture is all the gear […]
If you haven’t already, please check out Gwyn’s guide to pre-race mental preparation. part 1, part 2 and part 3. Susan and I had a couple of good talks about race-prep after the workout on Saturday and with Kris (who has competed many endurance races including several Ironmans) on Sunday […]
We have had a few people ask about training for the CrossFit Games. The Games Open starts around the middle of February so now is a good time to start thinking about training. There are about 26 weeks until Feb 15 so that makes it pretty easy to plan. First, […]