Please hold questions and comments until Garddawg or BlueBugofJustice post the scaling, which usually includes links to exercise videos, common substitutions and other helpful information.
The mainpage of CrossFit directs new people here for help getting started. CF can be confusing enough for a newbie, we want to make it as easy as possible for them. We ask you to be courteous and thoughtful of the newbies. If they show up here for the first time and have to wade through 5-10 posts before we have a chance to scale for them, it can make it more difficult.
I’ll chalk it up to a newbie mistake snails pace. Its cool.
You can see the whole thing on the CrossFit Journal: http://journal.crossfit.com/
If you don’t have a subscription yet, shame on you. It’s only $25. What is a $25 when compared to your health and fitness? Half a months Latte’s? Click the link and subscribe.
Today everyone is a Big Dawg. If you are unfamiliar with the movement, watch the videos on the mainsite, start light and work on your form and technique.
So that its not lost. I usually do the leg work of grabbing appropriate videos so people don’t have to look to hard for cues on technique and such. Just thought that this time, people might stop, search, and in doing so realize how much they are getting for free. Greg and Lauren’s life work is wrapped up at CrossFit.com and there is so much free info there and the journal is so inexpensive.
No kidding. I just said to GD tonight, that there are so many new vids and articles going up each day that I can’t keep up! A wonderful resource. Get some!
I cannot argue at all, what I get here is astounding, and I am sure the Journal can only offer more. I’ll budget it out, hmm…my birthday is coming up….
Just thought that this time, people might stop, search, and in doing so realize how much they are getting for free.
Agreed, CrossFit is a vast pool of knowledge and wisdom! It’s amazing, even better it’s available for free and no one can argue with the results. I’m making sure I’m doing my part as I’m steadily converting everyone I know to the CrossFit regime!
…sadly I’m taking another rest day as I’ve got an old shoulder injury playing up after the other days SDHP. I don’t think it would appreciate attempting push jerks today.
MetCon this morning:
Row/PushPress (Pack scale with dumbells):
For Time:
Row 500m
PP 2x35lb, 15r
Row 500m
PP 2x35lb, 12r
Row 500m
PP 2x35lb 9r
Row 500m
PP 2x35lb 6r
11:39
All row splits still under 2:00 (but that last one was tough!) This kind of plays to a strength. Can’t wait for the weather to break so I can run a little more (Detest cold runs).
My lower back is sore today so no workout in the morning.
In the evening, did rings:
Light workout,
3 rounds
ice-cream scoops 6
Knees to elbows 6
crosses 5 (3 second hold then press back up - using a resistance band)
Then presses to handstand, bent arm bent leg. I actually succeeded in pressing up and lowering back down but they were very messy, I used the straps to balance me and had a massive back arch pressing up (fear of over balancing - no mat and too low to fall through without hitting concrete). That’s one target achieved at least, got the multiple muscle-up to do now, Friday is the day!
So, it looks like the difference between the Push Jerk and the Push-Press is that the jerk includes a dip and jump? (Is that called a clean?) I’m sure this looks like a BIZARRE question to everyone who knows these things inside and out (what you MEAN you don’t know that 2+2 is 4?) but… there it is. This one just adds the jumpey aspect, as opposed to just pushing up the bar with a ‘dip and drive’? (I’m trying to use the terms of the video linked above, and I’m new to this language.)
On the bottom, select “Combat Fitness Program” for the module, “Exercises” for the section, the select the exercise.
When that comes up you can see the demo from 2 angles, and if you click the whistle, you’ll get Instruction from the Man himself.
