Friday, 7.6.12

I went to Crossfit 916 in Elk Grove today. I liked the conditioning part, but not sure how I felt about the other stuff. I want to check out all the gyms around Galt before I decide which one to go to. 

Warm Up: 400m run, 3 rounds of: 5 push ups, 5 air squats with 3 second hold at the bottom. 10 PVC pass throughs standing and 10 in squat position. 10 pushups with 3 second hold at the top. 7 straight leg deadlifts, 7 deadlifts, 7 back squats, 7 shoulder presses from the back, 7 power snatches.

I didn't like how this gym makes everyone do the warm up together.  We didn't know what we had to do next because they would announce it one by one after everyone finished each warmup exercise. I like how the Compound lets everyone do the warm up at their own pace.


Strength: 4x7 Back Squats (hold for 2-3 seconds at the bottom of each rep)

65x7, 80x7, 95x7, 110x7, 130x7

This gets pretty difficult when you have to hold the squat at the bottom for that many reps. I could have gone higher in weight but this gym does the strength portion of the workout very quickly. I also thought each one of my sets we 5lbs higher than they were, but when I finished they told me the bar weighed 30lbs, not 35lb. So that was lame! It totally messes up my math when using the 30lb bar.


Conditioning: 3 Rounds for Time:
-200m Sprint
-10 Deadlifts @ 165lbs
-20 Pull Ups
-30 Box Jumps

18:11 rx'd

I will love to do this workout not pregnant because I would have totally gotten a good time if I wasn't dying for air after everything I did. I swear, box jumps and pull ups kill me now because I am so heavy! I did 1 unbroken set of deadlifts (the other sets I did 5/5, 7/3), I did the pullups in sets of 3-4, and the box jumps I tried to get at least 10 before takings a little break to catch my breath.