Michael Aaron

Quarterly Progress Checks

Next week 12/8-12/14 is the quarterly progress checks where we retest from August, May, and Feb of 2014. There will be benchmark WODs and lifts every day.

Is this your first Quarterly Check-In Week?

Here’s what’s about to go down…
1. Retest your baseline! For your first workout of the week, you’ll retest your Baseline as your warm-up. You also have the option to retest your Baseline WOD on Sunday at Open Gym on 12/7 or 12/14 from 11am-12pm OR any Open Gym during the week.
2. Goal-Setting & reflection: At the beginning of class on Mon & Tues, we’ll take 10 minutes to reflect on our progress over the last three months and set some goals for the next quarter. If you prefer to spend more time on goal-setting, join Mike next Wednesday evening, Dec 10th from 8-8:30pm for a goal-setting workshop. We’ll take some time to visualize what we want our future to be like, then set smaller, action steps to achieve our longer-term goals.
3. Record your results! If you haven’t been doing it already, now is the time to start tracking your progress in the gym. Use the Zen Planner Phone App, or you can track through the Zen Planner web page. Or Google Docs, or old school with a journal. We have journals available at the ProShop.

December Save the Dates

CFM New T-shirt Pre-Order 10% off Through Thursday 12/4. Click here to order.
4th Quarterly Progress Checks:Starting Week of 12/8
Bring-A-Friend Day: Thursday 12/18 All Classes
CFM Holiday Party Friday 12/19 7-10pm. Details TBA.

Today’s schedule

6a: All Levels CrossFit- Ellen
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Ellen
8a: Open Gym- Michael
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Kelly
4p: Open Gym- Michael
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Kelly
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Kelly
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
8p: Open Gym- Michael

Workout of the Day (WOD)

A. Bench Press: 3 sets of 5 reps. Worksets. Max reps final set.

B. “Resilience”
20 Minute EMOM
ODD: 15 Cal Row
EVEN: 15 Burpees

The first 2 minutes each athlete will work for 40 seconds;rest 20 seconds totaling as many burpees and calories as possible. For the remaining 18 minutes you will try to match those numbers you established during the first 2 minutes.

Post load and reps for Bench and score lowest number of cals and burpees completed in a minute.
Ex: 230#, 8 reps, 12/12.

And coming tomorrow…

A. Back Squat:
Every minute on the minute for 6 minutes 2 Back Squat at 85% of 1 RM
7th minute: Max unbroken reps

B. 4 Rounds
10 Jerk (95/65)
10 Kettlebell Swings (32/24kg)
100m Run
Rest 1 minute between rounds

Post load for back squat and time for WOD. Ex. 290#, 12:10.