Friday, May 31, 2013

31MAY13

31MAY13

Strength:
Deadlift
5-5-5-5-5

WOD
4, 4 min AMRAPS with 3 min rest between, alternate between amraps

... 10 Kettlebell swing (53/35)
10 burpees
10 Thrusters (95/65)

-and-

3 Snatch (95/65)
6 Overhead Squats (95/65)
9 Burpees

Saturday, May 25, 2013

25MAY13

Rest Day

Tomorrow at 1500 to 1700 Castle CrossFit will be holding a Memorial Day Hero WOD "Carse"

When: 26MAY13 from 1500-1700
Who: All Able and Willing Triple Nickel Soldiers
Where: Vulture CrossFit compound (next to the ROCK Air Force gym near the
PAX Terminal)
What: The work out will be "Carse"

"Carse"

21-18-15-12-9-6-3 reps for time of:

 95 pound Squat clean
 Double-under
 185 pound Deadlift
 24" Box jump
 Begin each round with a 50 meter Bear crawl.

U.S. Army Corporal Nathan B. Carse, 32, of Harrod, Ohio, assigned to the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 176th Engineer Brigade, based out of White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 8, 2011, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He is survived by his mother Janis and sisters Megan Brown and Kristin Purdy.
 
-Castle CrossFit

Friday, May 24, 2013

24MAY13 WOD

Warm up:
2 Rounds:
10 x Leg Swings
10 x PVS Pass Throughs
10 x PVC OHS
10 x PVC OH Lunges
10 x Inch Worms
- Then -
Banded warm up

Strength:
Weighted Pull Ups/ Max Effort L-Sit  Hold
5 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 1- 1

WOD:
3 Rounds For Time (RFT)
20 x Double Unders
10 x Over the Bar Burpees
5 x Clusters ( Clean + Thruster) @ 135lbs/95lbs

I am teaching this class at the Vulture CrossFit compound on Friday's at 2030 if you would like to participate.

-Castle CrossFit

What is CrossFit


I'm sure many of you have heard of CrossFit can get a general feel for what it is, however, I would like to take some time to define CrossFit.

The official CrossFit website (
www.crossfit.com) answers the question "What is CrossFit?"

"CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide.

Our program delivers a fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive. Our specialty is not specializing. Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist.

The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience. We’ve used our same routines for elderly individuals with heart disease and cage fighters one month out from televised bouts. We scale load and intensity; we don’t change programs.

The needs of Olympic athletes and our grandparents differ by degree not kind. Our terrorist hunters, skiers, mountain bike riders and housewives have found their best fitness from the same regimen."

One key point I think should be highlighted in their explanation of CrossFit is that "our specialty is not specializing." This can also be reffered to the concept of General Physical Preparedness or GPP. Inherit in our job as Soldiers of the U.S. Army; it is essential that we are not only physically, but also mentally fit for the unknown.

The second point I'd like to highlight is that "the CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability." This concept of scalability allows the individuals of all fitness levels utilize the CrossFit methodology to cater to their capabilities. What this means to the Army is that it allows everyone in your unit, from the PT studs to the Soldiers that need a little extra motivation, a way to push themselves to their limits.

There is a lot of great information and knowledge that can be gained from the CrossFit methodology and I plan to continue to post tidbits of information from time to time to help make sense of CrossFit.

-Castle CrossFit

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Castle CrossFit


Mission:

       To forge the most comprehensive health and fitness training for 555 EN BDE, which prepares each athlete for any physical task, including the unknown and the unknowable. Castle CrossFit will consistently strive to build a disciplined, standards-based, CrossFit Affiliate which strives for the true essence of fitness in a results-based and peer-driven atmosphere. While catering to a military community, our aim is to provide a very diverse and specific service to all Triple Nickel Service members and their families. Our trainers will ensure a safe, healthy and non-threatening environment in which all who participate can reach peak fitness.
 
Vision
      To be the primer provider of CrossFit strength and conditioning workouts for 555 EN BDE service members and their families
      Develop programming that safely introduces new and experienced athletes to a variety of skills sets while simultaneously increasing capacity in the ten recognized fitness domains to support improvement in general physical preparedness
      Be a disciplined, non-profit, ALL volunteer supported CrossFit affilitate rooted in fundamentals
      Introduce service members and their families to CrossFit’s aims, methodology, and prescription while serving as subject matter experts in sound nutrition
      Tell our athletes “stories of success” through our websites, social media sites, client networking, and active participation in 555 EN BDE physical fitness programs
 
Goals
To introduce Service members and their families to CrossFit’s aims, methodology, and prescription to improve an athlete’s general physical preparedness (GPP)
To listen to our athlete’s individual needs and help them to set and achieve reasonable health and fitness goals over time
To provide a forum that allows athletes of all abilities and skill levels to work out in a fun, safe and open atmosphere
To provide scalable programming that develops athletes to their fullest potential
To continually seek out new ways of training and new skills
To provide our volunteer trainers access to trainer development sessions to assist them in becoming the best they can be
To provide the necessary equipment to train athletes in a safe and efficient manner
To hold fund-raisers for good causes, have fun workouts when the occasion permits, and to socialize after WODing when time permits
We will strive to make Castle CrossFit a place where people want to go and want to bring their friends, families and co-workers.