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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Just a reminder this Saturday is CF Dupont/Balance Gym hosting of "Total Recall."  This is a great opportunity for you to establish benchmarks and compete in a fun environment!  Open only to Balance Gym members.  Please come to workout and register on our Events page or support other fellow crossfitters. Due to this event, all coaches will be participating and/or volunteering as judges, therefore, there will be NO SATURDAY CLASSES THIS WEEKEND.  

Special shout out to Nina Curtis- cousin of Mark Crick- owner of Balance Gym.  She brought home to Australia a silver medal in sailing!  Check out Nina here.

CF Balance Olympic Party/Cali's B-day Party this past Friday- Devon, Tex, Johanna, Jimmy, Ann, and Sam pictured above.  There will be an after party following Total Recall this weekend.  Details TBA.

WOD for Tuesday

Complete for time: 

1.) Tabata Row to 2000m

Rest 5:00 minutes

2.) Tabata Double-unders to 500

Rest 5:00 minutes

3.) Tabata Ab Mat Sit-ups to 150

Score for each is times.  Post each score to comments.

*Scaling Options- There will be a time cap for each of the above at 12 minutes.  Consider this when determining whether you should scale and pre-determine lower reps for instance 1250m row and 250 double-unders.  Consider your proficiency with double-unders.  An option is to go for reps for 12 minutes if you are unsure.  If you are performing singles, increase reps to 1,000.

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Reader Comments (25)

2000 m Row - 9:10
Abmat - 6:06

Shoulder Press - 5 Rep max - Worked up to 145, failed 155 ( 3 reps)

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterJake

Tabata:
Row: 9:10
DUs: 237 in 12 mins
abs: pretty ripped.
(ha. Lost he clock. Was 10 mins-ish)

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterJohn F

1st WOD.
Thanks for your support, Danielle!
(and thanks to John for helping me figure out the Rowing Machine!)

Row: 11:38
Singles (working up to DUs soon): 919 in 12 mins
Abs (core clearly needs some major work): 75

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterChelseyC

2K: 9:36

D/Us: 193 in 12' (NOT the day to try out a new rope.)

abs: 7:04

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterLaura

Tabata:

2k: 10:13
250 DU: 9:50
Abs: 114 before 5 min (?) cutoff

sweaty. . . . .

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterDanielle D #2

Fun with Tabatas:

Rx'd
2k Row: 8:50
DUs: 9:06
AbMats: 4:45

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterJames D.

2K: 12:12 Happy to finish and I don't think I would have rowed 2K without this workout
DU: 10:50 (100 DU)
Abs: 8:10 still burning

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterRasha

1st WOD for me too...

2000m Row - 11:43
DU's (singles for me) - 822 in 12m
AbMats - 7:13

everything is sore!

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterAndie

DUs: 204 in 12 minutes- ditto Laura's comment bout the new rope fiasco

Row: 11:44

Ab mats: 5:40

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterSara

a fun pain in the butt

2000m row in 11:48 (just made it!)
245 double-unders in 12 minutes
150 abmat situps in 6:39 (i think)

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered Commenterbonnie

Row: 8:56
Double unders: 250 in 9:31
Abmat situps: 5:19

Pig roast attendees: I stand by ready to collect money in class.

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterNils

Tabata:

2k: 11:13
200 DU: 8:47
Abs: 112 before a 6 min cut off i think.

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterKat H

Tabata
2K: 10.20
DU: 442 in 12 minutes (so close!)
150 ab mats: 6:41

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterLee

Row- 8:33

DU- 11:40

abmatSU- 5:42

fun

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterDevin

1.) Double-unders (score 201)
2.) Row to 2000m (time 9:52)
3.) Ab Mat Sit-ups to 150 (time 9:05)

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterJason

Double Unders (single/single/double): 478 total
2k Row: 11:05
200 Ab-Mat Sit-Ups: 9:21

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterCaitlin

2k Row: 8:52
150 Abmats: 6:54
1000 Singles: 10:34
Total: 25.40

Awesome WOD

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterTravis

500 DU 10:11
2K Row 11:12
200 abmats 7:11

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterDebra

2K row: 8:46.

150 Abmat situps: 8:11.

Jump rope: 20 DUs in first 2 minutes, then 700 singles for the last 10 min.

Awesome workout.

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterBrian C

Row: 10:17
DU: 91 in 12 minutes (This may not seem like a lot, but I am ecstatic about this. It's the most I've done at one time and far exceeded my goal of 50 DUs - not attempts.)
AbMats: 146 before 6 min cutoff.

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterJulie

This looks so fun. Wanted to make it today, but the schedule didn't allow. :-/

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterAllison

Morning indecision about my workout resulted in missing tabata. So did back squats today instead of Fri to be more recovered for upcoming tri.
5 rm at 190, attempt at 195 but questionable depth on that set. 3x5 at 165.
4 rounds
50 squat
500 row
14:32

CF endurance in the evening.
3 rounds
200+400+600 m, rest is run time
52, 1:56, 2:58/ 52,1:52, 2:55/ 55, 1:54, 2:57

August 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterBeverly

2Km row in 9:54
500 DUs in 9:21
150 abmat SUs in 4:46

August 15, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterKristos K

2k row in 9:55
150 situps in 8:50
Mix of DUs and singles but only got to a total of about 700 singles in the 12 minute cap. Should've just done singles. Got messed with with the counting.

Cannot believe Kristos did the sit-ups in 4:46! Damn!

August 15, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterMaria

@Maria the Greek - C'mon girl, it's in our blood...and have you seen my stomach?

August 15, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterKristos K

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