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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Labor Day WOD crew at Teddy Roosevelt Island post-WOD #1.

WOD #2- Paddleboarding. Rob Howe leading the group!

THIS FRIDAY NIGHT- Brixtons (9th and U Street)  Come join the new foundation's crew graduates to our community and connect with crossfitters at 8pm.  Stop by to be social!

WOD for Wednesday

Benchmarks- We will be retesting these 2 months from now as we will be starting a new strength cycle next week!  Be sure to record your reps, be consistent with your set-up for each workset, and rest.

3X Max Pull-ups

3X Max Handstand Push-ups

3x Max Broad Jumps

(Rest as needed between all attempts)

Complete 5 rounds for time: 

10 yd Shuttle Run

10 Push-ups

10 yd Shuttle Run X2

10 Air Squats

10 yd Shuttle Run X3

10 Burpees

Post total reps for each and time to comments.

Announcements

Friday Night, September 7th, at 8pm- Meet-up at Brixtons

Saturday, September 8th- Good luck to those participating in the Tough Mudder!

Saturday, September 8th- Come cheer on The CF Balance Affiliate League at CF Balance from 1-4pm!

MOBILITY CLASS with EJ- The time has been changed to Tues/Thurs at 5:30pm.  Class will be held on the 4th Floor of the Main Gym.

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Reader Comments (7)

Did negative singles instead of ME pull-ups: 10
Push-ups: 11-8-9
Broad jumps: not very far*3

WOD: 9:19, switched to knee push-ups for last two rounds

September 5, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterSara

oh and props to Magan for getting some strict pull-ups today!!!

September 5, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterSara

Pull ups: 10-13-13
HSPU: 13-10-10

WOD; 6:37 RX

September 5, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterAlex M.

Pullups: 10 - 8 - 8

Regular pushups: 35 - 16 - 10. Time to figure out HSPU.

WOD: 8:30something. Pushups from knees last three rounds.

September 5, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterBrian C

Pullups: 2 - 2 - 2
Pushups: 16 - 10 - 10
Broad Jump: 5 2/3 abmats

WOD: 9:14 Pushups from knees last 4 rounds

September 5, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterTravis

Pullups: 23+14+13=50
HSPUs: TBD...or add at least 1 to the best of the day
Broad Jump: Farthest pending Jenkins' attempts
METCON: 4:15 Rx'd

September 6, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterKristos K

Plu: 18,8,7
Hs: 2,3,2

Metcon: 7:35

September 6, 2012 | Unregistered Commenterkc

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