Workout 5/12: Fran

Too weak and shaky to write more than this!

Workout:
Dynamic Warm-up
CrossFit-"Fran"
21-15-9 rep sets of:
60# DB Thrusters (30# each arm)
Pull-ups
(Time: N/A)

Ugh!

Workout 4/2: Fran

YES! A major weight has been lifted off my shoulders; my portfolio is done and handed in. So now it's time to add on some weight...not fat, but onto the bar. Time to get back into CrossFit and running. Everyone around me has started to jump back into action, and I have been sitting behind a computer putting together major projects. And my body is showing it. So, back to action!

CrossFit: "Fran"
21-15-9 Rep rounds for time of:
65# Thrusters
Pull-ups
(Time: 10:54.64)
*Yes, it is a PR, but I'm not counting it because I couldn't do all of the pull-ups without assistance. I had to move about 10 pull-ups to jumping pull-ups. So...good job, but I have a ways to go.*Now that's my idea of babysitting. Photo courtesy of Rainier CrossFit.

Workout 2/21: Fran

Today my track athletes are going to be engaged in a killer workout that will work every muscle in their bodies, even ones they had no idea existed. So today I figured I ought to tackle one of the CrossFit girls that I have been avoiding for at least a week now. This is one workout that separates the weak from the strong. Elite athletes boast of times under 2 minutes. Mere mortals are encouraged to complete it in around 5 minutes. So, how did I do? Well, let's just say I may not stack up very closely to the Elite Athlete...nor the Mere Mortals for that matter...HA!

CrossFit: Fran
21-15-9 Rep Sets of:
65# Thrusters
Pull-ups
(Time: 11:45.48)

*Yeah, I thrusted through the thrusters. I pulled through the pull-ups, but I didn't have enough pull in me to do these sets unbroken. Well, let's check back in a year and see if I can finally do it without a break. That would drastically bring down my time.*I identify with you brother! Photo courtesy of CrossFit Eastside.

Workout 12/19: Fran

I did "Fran" as perscribed! Ugh! That's hard! I guess there is a reason why people boast over times that break the 5 or even 10 minute range. Here's how it went down...and it went down hard!

CrossFit: "Fran"
21-15-9 rep sets of:
95# Thrusters
Pull-ups
For Time!
(15.40)

*It's an easy workout to type, but not to actually do! In fact, I'd say the workout is just about as harsh as listening to the person pictured below. I'd much rather do this workout again than watch an T.V. show with her on it.And at least she is doing things to improve the health of women (see HerHealthyLifestyle.org)

Workout 11/16

In case you wonder why I do CrossFit, I found the following quote from Jim Decker found in CrossFit Journal Issue #51. This quote sort of sums up my answer to that inquiry. It's kind of like the attitude behind my attempts at marathons too.

I am endlessly fascinated and impressed by civilians who
CrossFit. All the military, law enforcement, firefighters, MMA
champions and the like—we CrossFit to survive. Train
hard=fight hard=come home safe. Got it, no ambiguity there.
But what about the teachers, the businesswomen, the engineers, website designers, and all the rest who don’t (on a literal level) engage in mortal combat? What drives them to put themselves through the grueling events?

It seems to me that no external stimulus could be the answer.
CrossFit is hard. People quit (some even before they try) every day because it is hard. I think the drive must be internal, a competition with oneself, a continual test of one’s own limitations. This is where mental strength is born. External competition, while good and healthy, will only make you work just hard enough to beat the competitor to your left and right. Internal competition will push you farther, faster, and harder than any opponent ever will. As the man says, “Men will die for points.” Even more so, it seems, when the score to beat is one’s own.

CrossFit WOD: "Fran"
CFWU x 2
Three rounds, 21-, 15-, and 9-reps, for Time of:
65# Thrusters
Jumping Pull-ups
(Time: 10.35)
*So it doesn't seem like a very long workout, but you are very winded at the end. My chest cavity was sucking in breath after breath for quite a few minutes after this one.
Photo of Thrusters courtesy of CrossFit Budapest