WoD - Wednesday 22nd November, 2017

So, after four weeks of near death experiences throughout the Partner League, we have come to the final hurrah...this Saturday we will be hosting a Partner style, good old fashion throw down. Two workouts, followed by meat, beer and fun times! 

One workout is known, and one is not (genuinely, we are going to surprise even ourselves).
CrossFit prides itself on preparing their athletes for the known and the knowable, but also the unknown and unknowable. Attempting to prepare everyone for whatever life demands...

On Friday a video will be released, featuring the creators of the Partner League, pulling WoD 6 from the hopper. Lets pray for no ring handstand push ups. 

Read below for the known:

Partner League WoD 5

"CrossFit Cardiff Total"

Establish the heaviest total possible of:

Squat Clean
Hang Squat Snatch
Shoulder to Overhead

Each team will be given a 6min window, per lift, for each athlete to make 3 attempts only. 

Timings*

10:00 - Begin warming up for WoD 5
10:30 - WoD 5 begins
11:10 - 11:20 - Break
11:20 - 11:30 - Warm up for WoD 6  
11:30 - WoD 6 Begins
12:00 - DRINK BEER AND EAT MEAT AND PLAY SPIKEBALL

*all timings may well change...."everyone has a plan, until punched in the face"

Anyway, break for that excitement and come back to tomorrow...

CrossFit Cardiff WoD

Back Rack Walking Lunge
8 - 8 - 8 - 8
Following each set, and as quickly as possible, athletes will row for time: 20/15 calories

Please write loads and times to the whiteboard...

WoD - Monday 20th November, 2017

Are you excited? Did you even remember that we are kicking the week off with the final workout in the Partner league...COURSE you did!! How could you forget! 

However, in order to tease you a little more, I need to tell you something else that is really cool...the latest Foundations course has just finished and these heroes will likely be in class today! If you see anyone looking like a rabbit blinded by the head lights...grab them, embrace them with a sweaty, chalky and hair hug, squeezing until they feel warm and fluffy. Lull them into a false sense of security; a safe place...and then we'll smash them with the assault bike!! 
Ooooops, I gave the game away...

Partner League WoD 4

A: Within 4mins:
Accumulate as many calories as possible of: Assault Bike. 

Rest 4mins

B: Within 4mins:
Accumulate as many reps as possible of: Medicine Ball Cleans.

Rx 20/14lbs
Scaled 14/10lbs

Calories and repetitions can only be accumulated with, one athlete working at any one time.

WoD - Tuesday 14th November, 2017

I know you have all been eagerly updating your browsers; refreshing facebook; asking coaches, (Mel is a sucker by the way, she will literally tell anyone anything, especially if you give her a beer) desperately trying to get e sneak preview of what is lying in wait for you all.

Well...it's time...

Partner League 3

For time:
42 - 30 - 18
Deadlift
Hang Power Clean
Shoulder to Overhead

Rx loading (50/35kg)
Scaled loading (35/20kg)

Accessory Program
Squat

1. Goblet squat with small plate (ideally 2.5kg or less weight than you used in the 5th week) - 2 sets x 5 reps (10s down, 1s pause at the bottom and a fast ascent)
    
2. Single leg touchdown progressions - 4 sets x 5 reps on 6x20kg plates stacked

2.1. After sets 1 and 2 perform a banded ankle stretch with a kettlebell - 1min on each leg (2mins total per leg)

2.2 After sets 3 and 4 perform a calf stretch on a plate - 1min on each leg (2mins total per leg)

The current leaderboard is below. Full blurriness will remain until it is fully updated. And it will be fully updated once everyone submits their scores! #donthatethegame

Special thanks goes to Conroy and his spreadsheet skills. 

Ps. I think that anyone who hasn't completed all WoDs by the 25th should have to do them as a handicap prior to performing the actual workout programmed for that day. Votes to comments. 

WoD - Friday 3rd November, 2017

So how was it?? Spicy? How did you break it up? The row the wall ball...TELL ME!!! 

More importantly than the approach to the workout, did any of you have utter meltdowns? One of the funniest things about team competitions, at the regionals or the games, are the blazing arguments they have while one of them is sucking at life trying to thruster a 50kg worm. 
A faceball can bring out the very best in folk! ;-) 

We close the week with a set of very sore hamstrings (still) and therefore will be keeping out feet firmly off the ground in a little, gnarly upper body sprint. 
Get yourself ready for a night on the town with this bad boy...

CrossFit Cardiff WoD

For time:
21 - 15 - 9
Pull Ups
Ring Dips

Please post time to the whiteboard...

WoD - Thursday 2nd November, 2017

I wish I had a way of knowing who was reading this first, how excited they were and the noises they were making as they did! My guess is that it's Big Mike; as excited as an excited person, with  a special reason to be excited; similar to the noises he makes when leaving an assault bike!

I'm not going to tease you any longer! Not even with expertly drawn pictures of clues, so well done that you couldn't possibly guess incorrectly...or so I thought! 

The Partner League is here. Grab your buddy, lace up your nanos and hold on for the ride! After all, there is a hot date with Ash at VIVA Brazil for the winning team, lots to fight for! 
Just remember...three is a crowd!! 

Workout and score posting info below...

CrossFit Cardiff WoD

Partner League 1
For time:
Row 3000m
150 Wall Balls (20/14lbs)
RX'd

For time:
Row 2000m
100 Wall Balls (14/10lbs - reduce ROM to a wall ball placed on a 20kg bumper plate if needed)
Scaled

Standards
Squat lower than you really want to, hit the target...repeat. Read again, that says nothing about smashing yourself in the face with a ball. Doing so will push you further from that meaty date. 

Workout Flow
Teams may split this work however they choose.

Score Posting
Times will be recorded via Instagram posts. Anything is acceptable so long as it contains your team name, time and the post has @reebokcrossfitcardiff tagged. If you don't have IG, then an opposing team can help.  
Please also tag the location, type in Reebok CrossFit Cardiff in the location search and click on that, NOT Reebok CrossFit Cardiff 2.0 (our impersonator!).
Following the five weeks, the best picture will be selected with the posting team winning a prize even better than a date sucking salty meat with Ash

Happy Hunting!

Accessory Program

If you still have the minerals...

Press Session
Tempo press ups - 4 sets x 5 reps (4s down, 1s pause with chest hovering above the floor and a fast ascent)

1.1 After set 1 perform a single arm dumbbell bench press with a slightly heavier load than used in week 3 - 5 reps on each arm (5s down and 5s up) - only increase the dumbbell in weight if lat and chest activation can be maintained
1.2. After set 2 perform a single arm overhead press with either a small plate, dumbbell or kettlebell (hold by the handle) with a slightly heavier load than used in week 3- 5 reps on each arm (5s up and 5s down) - only increase the load if lat and chest activation can be maintained
1.3. After set 3 perform shoulder taps x 20 reps
1.4. After set 4 perform push up hold to plank x 10 reps