[TooEasy123]

Crossfit! Ring Muscle-ups ftw

How long are you fasting for before eating? I realised I am close to eating all of my food within 8 hours anyway, so maybe I'm already doing it?

[Lantana]

(Original post by TooEasy123)
Crossfit! Ring Muscle-ups ftw

How long are you fasting for before eating? I realised I am close to eating all of my food within 8 hours anyway, so maybe I'm already doing it?

Another crossfitter? I'm not quite at that stage yet! I just want to be able to do a normal pull up without help!

I follow the Eat Stop Eat protocol so 24-36 hours depending when I eat dinner and breakfast rather than the leangains of 16/8. So I'm not trying to condense my eating into one period but having a period of fasting and then just continue eating like normal when I'm not fasting.
Read this for more information on the various methods.

[TooEasy123]

(Original post by Lantana)
Another crossfitter? I'm not quite at that stage yet! I just want to be able to do a normal pull up without help!

I follow the Eat Stop Eat protocol so 24-36 hours depending when I eat dinner and breakfast rather than the leangains of 16/8. So I'm not trying to condense my eating into one period but having a period of fasting and then just continue eating like normal when I'm not fasting.
Read this for more information on the various methods.

Thanks a lot, I'll check it out. I really want to try some variation of fasting, just for the sake of it.

Haha I've never done crossfit before but I have used rings. I do a lot of bodyweight stuff though (like muscle ups on pull up bars) etc!

I'm sure you'll be doing pull ups soon. Your sessions look tiring! Have you tried the crossfit butterfly (kipping) pull ups lol? A lot of people hate on them I'd imagine you can do them with technique practise.

[Lantana]

Thigh:55cm
Bottom:96cm
Stomach:87.5cm *sigh* I know you can't spot reduce fat, but I'd much prefer to loose it here than elsewhere!
Waist:74cm
Chest:91cm

[Lantana]

Warmup
400m run
20 burpees
20 thrusters (20kg bar)

Lift
"Touch floor and go" power clean (20kg)

7-7-7

Workout
"Fran" 16:08

Reps of: 21-15-09

Thrusters (25kg)
Pull ups

I had sweat pouring down my face in this one, perhaps a little less weight next time?

[RhiiSparks]

Posted to sub I look forward to seeing more about how you get on

[Lantana]

So I've returned to crossfit now that exams are over. I feel a bit rusty...

Warmup
400m run
25 burpees
25 air squats
25 16kg kettlebar swings

Lift
Was meant to be 5 x 3 deadlifts but instead it went

3 x 50kg
5 x 40kg
5 x 40kg
5 x 45kg
3 x 47.5kg

Workout
16:22

3 Rounds of:
50m Farmers Walk with 24kg
25 Burpees
50 Air Squats

[Lantana]

You can read the picture because I am not writing this all out. Time33

[Lantana]

Found a crossfit at home so tried it out today. Was expensive though as not a member but I'm not around for long enough.

Warmup
Well they looked like they were doing junkyard dog but I arrived a bit late and was changing

Then there was something with a PVC bar that I joined in with.

Strength
Back Squat 5x5@82% which would be 41kg, but we did it at 40kg

Skill
10 Mins HSPU practice - Is it sad I got excited at this as it's something I want to be able to do at least one of? I may also have got stuck at one point upside down unable to get down and the instructor had to rescue me We started off with just doing a handstand -> removing one hand at a time-> starting further back and walking forward

Workout
Time = something <19 minutes, I can't remember exactly
21-15-9
Thrusters w/ 20kg bar - how I love you, not
Burpees

Followed By:
30 x Power Clean @ 80/50 -haha, no. 30kg was bad enough.

Warmdown
Some tangling of legs followed by a different contortion followed by another stretch. If I knew what they were called I'd put photos up. - I think I should nick this idea of doing some mobility work after a workout though.

[Lantana]

So back up here after being at home and on holiday where I had plenty of ice cream. Scales did not approve.

[Lantana]

Haven't uploaded this in ages, but I keep saving most of the pictures, so am finally getting around to putting it up on here!

Fri 17th aug
Warmup
200m run
10 Squat cleans
5 Box jumps
Repeat

Buy In
1 min of Single/ Double unders (3:1) [31]
Hang from bar for as long as poss. [32 sec cos it hurts!]

Lift
Find 1RM backsquat

Workout
In a team of 4 and in 8 mins:
Hold 10kg plate overhead unless it's your turn to do
2 burpee box jump
3 squat cleans ?weight

5? burpee punishment if plate is dropped (we had a few)
I think we got round twice + 2 people
Fri 31st aug
Warmup
I think I did 50 burpees as I was late
Buy In
50 pistols

Workout
Load up a bar with 60/40kg 30kg ish
Between the pair, complete the following for reps.
2 minutes max Deadlifts
2 minutes max Power clean
2 minutes max Thruster
2 minutes max StOH

Cash out
100 toes to barsome extremity closer to the bar than the ground

Sat 1st sep
Warmup
400m run + something

Workout
10 rounds x 90 sec:
Run 200m 100m
10 Kb swings 32/24kg I think it was 16kg but could be 12kg
10 pull ups Get one or two in just before you need to run out the door again

Fri 14th sep
Warmup
400m run
21 KB swings
15 box jumps
9 burpees
A stupid amound of single jump rope

Workout
In a pair (this doesn't mean an even split though as I am unfit after being on holiday):
100KB swings 16kg
50 burpees
30 chest to bar pullups
10 power cleans 30kg?
30 chest to bar pullups
50 burpees
100KB swings 16kg
250 jump rope

Time 28:01 and ready to die afterwards

Today
Warmup
800m run
20 KB swings 16kg
15 or so cos I was sorting out my hair burpees

Workout
Repeat 3 times
1 min at each station then 1 min rest
KB swings 16kg
Knees to chest/elbows
Row machine (take number of calories)
2 pressups + handstand

Totals: 68 60 55

[Motorbiker]

(Original post by Lantana)
Haven't uploaded this in ages, but I keep saving most of the pictures, so am finally getting around to putting it up on here!

Fri 17th aug

Lift
Find 1RM backsquat

What was your 1RM backsquat that day?

[Lantana]

(Original post by Motorbiker)
What was your 1RM backsquat that day?

Something around 50kg

[Mark85]

Subbing. Just noticed this blog. I am also doing a form of IF and find it great.

The interesting thing for me is that I was kind of doing it all along anyway, even when I was fat. I would often go 20 hours without food, then scoff some Greggs or crisps, drink 10 pints and have a kebab and chips. Then when I decided to lose weight and get healthy, I assumed part of that meant that I should be eating three meals a day including a good breakfast. Got really sick of trying to eat in the morning since I never did it before, never had an appetite for it and just couldn't be arsed. Saw a documentary about fasting, read a lot of stuff and decided that eating all my food in short bursts and then fasting probably wasn't going to be detrimental so I went back to eating that way, albeit eating better foods.

Are you still fasting? How are you going with it?

[Lantana]

(Original post by Mark85)
Subbing. Just noticed this blog. I am also doing a form of IF and find it great.

Are you still fasting? How are you going with it?

What version?

Yes, especially as my exercise regime has been rather sporadic as of late and I went up to 2 fasts a week. Keeps my weight in check though 60kg seems to be the magic number for me. Now that I'm back into my routine, I'll see how it pans out and hopefully reduce it down but I suspect I'll retain it as a useful tool in my arsenal.

[Mark85]

(Original post by Lantana)
What version?

Yes, especially as my exercise regime has been rather sporadic as of late and I went up to 2 fasts a week. Keeps my weight in check though 60kg seems to be the magic number for me. Now that I'm back into my routine, I'll see how it pans out and hopefully reduce it down but I suspect I'll retain it as a useful tool in my arsenal.

I basically fast for 18-22 hours every day and eat for 2-6 hours.

I don't even think I will be just using this as a weight loss tool; it just suits me perfectly. I guess I will have to see how I manage when I up my calories again but I guess I could just extend the eating period slightly.

[Lantana]

Initial challenge
Find gym (It had moved about 5 doors down last night)

Warmup
Run 400m (new markers!)
15 OH squats
15 KB swings (12kg)
15 pressups
Repeat twice

Workout
In teams of 3 with 25 min limit,
90 Snatches 60/40 Ahahaha. I did 20kg and the othe two girls did 30kg
135 Thrusters 40/30 Again 20kg because thrusters are evil and I've lost my muscle mass.
135 burpees - So tired by the end of this!
90 Clean and Jerks 60/40 We got about 7 in as a team but I didn't do any.

[Lantana]

Warmup
400m run
10 power cleans w/ PVC
10 KB swings @12kg
10 Box jumps
Repeat x2 x1.5

Workout
As many as poss. in 20 min:
21 Swings 16kg
15 Box Jumps
9 Power cleans KB lifts 20kg

5 rounds + 2 box jumps

[Lantana]

Warmup
800m run
30 air squats
2010 burpees
10 some othe squats -didn't do as I was late

Lift
Front Squat
30
35
40
45
50 - slightly cheating so I think my 1RM is prob 47.5
50 - properly so I ended up unable to lift it at bottom
50 - ditto

Workout
15min limit
500 DU, ratio of 3:1 singles

1168 singles =389.3 DU

and then I did 1/2 a rope climb

[Lantana]

Warmup
15-10-5
SDHP which I always get confused with HSPU for some inane reason.
Lunges

Workout

In 12 min:
3 Deadlifts 140/100kg I can lift just about 60kg - kinda
10 Burpee pull ups - or in my case, do a burpee and then sort of jump on the bar and try to move upward
19 Box jumps - one day I'll jump it properly instead of a random hop thing
160m Farmers carry 24kg - which means 48kg in total. Had to stop 3 times despite chalking my hands

2 rounds +3DL