Fast 'Helen'..?
I have come to terms with the fact that I am not the fastest animal in the jungle, and not the badest bike on the road, a long tima ago! This is also the reason why I have not had all that many dreams about achieving greatness on WoD's like 'Helen'. But today something must have happened, cause I got the fastest time I have ever gotten on a 'Helen', and I am super stoked-
09:02!
I have to admit that I did it on a treadmill where I had to start the little beast from zero each time I got on there, but it still the fastest I have ever gone, so I am pretty happy with that!
Goodbye Grand Fitness!
Today was my last day at Grand Fitness- Sturebadet's spa/gym under Grand Hotel in Stockholm, where I have been working the last 5 years.
The gym will be closed so that Grand can open their own gym a couple of floors up, and I decided that it was time to leave the spa/gym! So today I trained my last client there, packed my things and moved on.
I have to admit that it feels strange to walk out the door after that long time in the gym, but I think the move is for the better. I was already in a position where I had to comprmise with a lot of workouts in order to get to do the CrossFit WoD's I wanted to do- both with my clients and on my own (no more Grace without dropping the weight on the floor). So instead of bringing these problems with me to another facility that is even more proned towards the spa part of the concept, I decided to move on!
So as of tomorrow I will be working at Metropolis and at KLTK which will be a bunch of fun. I look forward to the new challenges, and the possibility to offer even better training to my clients, and possibly even kill a couple of my bad excuses for underachieving in my WoD's- it is so to speak a new day:-)
But who knows, maybe there is something else in the making??????
Much love
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Ireland and a Scandinavian challenge...
I just got back from the level 1 cert in Northern Ireland, and once again it was a great experience, and a bunch of fun!
What never seizes to amaze me is how well the people who show up for the level 1 cert move! As soon as we got to do the squats it was obvious that most of the participants already knew their way around the squats. This is fantastic because it gives everyone the chance to clean up their squats and after that start putting some real focus on how to teach others, and how to identify the things that will potentially mess up your front squat/ overhead squat etc.
This time I had the pleassure of getting gto work with Rob Miller who is just an absolute blast, as well as a great lecturer! He has a way of getting the point across in a way that is easy to digest, and remember- I am not sure if he really knows how good a lecturer he really is, and that just might be his trick!
Pat Barber came over as well! The guy is an absolute blast- 23 years old and on fire:-) He is an amazing athlete and I think I picked up some pointers that will help better my performance. We were both part of a one-arm-snatch contest that Sevan set up, and he beat me brutally!
As always Courtney did a fantastic job demo-ing! I am just happy I dont have to hold on to these positions as long as she has to! I mean who would want to spend as much time in the bottom af the squat as she does?
Mike and Lisa Ray.... What do you say? They are worth travelling quite a bit to get to listen to, and thave their trained eye help you inprove your movements.. I hope to get to work with them a lot in the future!
Sevan and Carey- who are the official film crew for CrossFit were there to follow Mikko Salo who was doing his level 1 cert.. These guys are hillarious- and I think they found a soul mate at the local pub. A guy maned Joe took a fancy to the two guys from San Francisco, whom he insisted had to be gay if they were really from San Francisco... gay as in happy or? That never became quite clear.. Please help us out here guys!
I also had the chance to get to hang out with Mikko and his friends Juha and Jami as well! They are a great bunch and we talked about coming over to Finland and train with them! Even if I realize that it would be a long line of defeats- these guys mean business!
We all had a blast trying to interpret the local dialect! Driving in the "wrong side of the street! Pondering the contents of black pudding! If Mads' intake of coffee really was as zone as he said it was? If Pat is really 'that guy'? If Rob really knows every 80s song there is?
The list is long but I will keep it to myself for the time being, and just conclude that it was a blast!
Scandinavian Challenge!
Enough about me now- let's talk about the Scandinavian Challenge!
The event will begin on saturday morning, and have 3 events during the day- we should be done around 17:00-17:30 on the first day- the competition will then continue sunday and should be done around lunch! Since some contestants have long travels home we hope to be done with the entire thing around lunch!
Hmmmmm- log onto the facebook group and the Eleiko site for more information, such as what clothes we recommend? - it should be forth comming tomorrow or the next day:-)
Much love
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Sign up motherf*****r
The Gods have allowed me to continue my insane rant on the fitness industri, at least for the time being!
But instead of actually doing what I said I would do yesterday and thrash the misguided and mislead aerobics instructors, to the point where you would have to watch your step in order to avoid stepping on the bodies of aerobic instructors who have chosen to put themselves out of their misssery by jumping of a very tall building.... I will not be doing that- instead I thought I'd ask a question:-)
Why have you not signed up?
I just happened to look at the list of athletes who have signed up for the Scandinavian CrossFit Challenge, and I was shocked to find that there are more foreign athletes who have signed up than Swedish!
There are more athletes from Denmark, Germany, and a couple of American bases who have signed up for the challenge than there are Swedish athletes?? Why is this? Don't the swedish athletes believe that they have a chance in the competition? Don't they believe in their own abilities? What on God's green earth is the reason?
I believe that there is a reason why the winner of the Games this year was scandinavian. I honestly believe that we have more athletes who are more well rounded over broad time and modal domain than anywhere else in the world! I believe that we have more athletes that are better suited mentally than anywhere else in the world..
If you happen to feel the same way then sign up! I you would like to help propel the Scandinavian CrossFit community into a better understanding of each other, and a better knit community, then sign up... Or if you just feel that there needs to be more someone who can hold the Swedish flag high, then sign up...
Basically- sign up motherf****r!
Now I am of to Ireland for the cert this weekend- I hope you all have a fantastic weekend:-)
much love
But instead of actually doing what I said I would do yesterday and thrash the misguided and mislead aerobics instructors, to the point where you would have to watch your step in order to avoid stepping on the bodies of aerobic instructors who have chosen to put themselves out of their misssery by jumping of a very tall building.... I will not be doing that- instead I thought I'd ask a question:-)
Why have you not signed up?
I just happened to look at the list of athletes who have signed up for the Scandinavian CrossFit Challenge, and I was shocked to find that there are more foreign athletes who have signed up than Swedish!
There are more athletes from Denmark, Germany, and a couple of American bases who have signed up for the challenge than there are Swedish athletes?? Why is this? Don't the swedish athletes believe that they have a chance in the competition? Don't they believe in their own abilities? What on God's green earth is the reason?
I believe that there is a reason why the winner of the Games this year was scandinavian. I honestly believe that we have more athletes who are more well rounded over broad time and modal domain than anywhere else in the world! I believe that we have more athletes that are better suited mentally than anywhere else in the world..
If you happen to feel the same way then sign up! I you would like to help propel the Scandinavian CrossFit community into a better understanding of each other, and a better knit community, then sign up... Or if you just feel that there needs to be more someone who can hold the Swedish flag high, then sign up...
Basically- sign up motherf****r!
Now I am of to Ireland for the cert this weekend- I hope you all have a fantastic weekend:-)
much love
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
What are the odds?
I promised Martin Altemark aka Obi Wan Kenobi, that I would get off my ass and get back to blogging. I made this promise yesterday, and had every intention of going straight home and letting the random rants of madness spill onto the internet.
I get home after spending a lot of time with Rasmus (my son) climbing, running, looking for treassures, playing basketball (I lift him up and he dunks the ball, I run and get it back and he dunks again) and chasing dragons! I sit down in front of the computer and search my twisted and contorted mind for matters I would like to share, or dwelve into- I decide that the paradox of aerobic instructors and their lack of intrest in the pursuit of fitness would be a great subject to blow of steam on, and a smile immidiately appears on my lips- I'll tear these little suckers apart!
God's intervention?
Suddenly I realize that I can not get online! Is this God telling me to let these littlle mislead suckers of the proverbial hook? Is it Buddda telling me to be a better man, and choose the high road? Is it some other unnamed God telling me that they are already in the s**t and will suffer for their waste of time without apparent gains into eternity??
Whatever it is- it prohibited me from going online and fulfill my promise to Martin yesterday- I am sorry for the delay!
I also did deadlifts yesterday and worked up to 180kg- which is kind of cool since it is the first time I have gone that heavy, while weighing as little as I do now... Pretty sweet:-)
Not close to the earth shatttering achievements of the Uppsala Mobsters, or the body weight monster, who only eats every second day, and jerks above body weight in contests.. But for an over the hill fat guy, this is pretty decent:-)
Until tomorrow, or whenever the Gods will allow me back online:-)
Much love
I get home after spending a lot of time with Rasmus (my son) climbing, running, looking for treassures, playing basketball (I lift him up and he dunks the ball, I run and get it back and he dunks again) and chasing dragons! I sit down in front of the computer and search my twisted and contorted mind for matters I would like to share, or dwelve into- I decide that the paradox of aerobic instructors and their lack of intrest in the pursuit of fitness would be a great subject to blow of steam on, and a smile immidiately appears on my lips- I'll tear these little suckers apart!
God's intervention?
Suddenly I realize that I can not get online! Is this God telling me to let these littlle mislead suckers of the proverbial hook? Is it Buddda telling me to be a better man, and choose the high road? Is it some other unnamed God telling me that they are already in the s**t and will suffer for their waste of time without apparent gains into eternity??
Whatever it is- it prohibited me from going online and fulfill my promise to Martin yesterday- I am sorry for the delay!
I also did deadlifts yesterday and worked up to 180kg- which is kind of cool since it is the first time I have gone that heavy, while weighing as little as I do now... Pretty sweet:-)
Not close to the earth shatttering achievements of the Uppsala Mobsters, or the body weight monster, who only eats every second day, and jerks above body weight in contests.. But for an over the hill fat guy, this is pretty decent:-)
Until tomorrow, or whenever the Gods will allow me back online:-)
Much love
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
A fine piece of advice!
Every once in a while you will be surpriced to find that your on duty dane does not have some insane rant to rattle off, while letting the chips fall where ever they may, but instead he will actually have some good advice to share with you- this is one of these days!
For those of you who have been to a level 1 cert this will not come as a surprise, since the flowmaster of the level 1 will most definately have told you this on more than one occation. For some of you who have not been to a level 1 cert, this will be pure logic, and you will have done this all time because it just made sense! However there will be some of you who have never heard this before, and some that have just forgotten, in the everlasting pursuit of elite fitness!
Improving your weakest points of performance will do more for your overall fitness than improving your strongest points of performance!
Does that make sense?
What it means is that if you are freakishky strong, but have the cardio vascular performance level of an elite bodybuilder- you will gain more from improving your cardio vascular performance level than adding another 5kg to your max deadlift! It sounds perfectly logical, and most of us will nod our heads and comply when presented with it this way, but what happens when we wake up in the morning and log onto the motherload and see that the WoD of the day is "Diane"? Well, needless to say we hit it with everything we have got, in order to do better than we did the last time. So the next day we log on again and find that the WoD is seven singles of push press! Do we hit that WoD with the same enthusiasm as the WoD the day before? Most of us do not, and that is where I would like you to think about the good advice above.
If you are not hitting the days with your least favorite WoD's as hard as you are hitting your favorites, chances are that there is something you would benefit from improving- and the result couls be the boost you have been looking for!
So my question to you is:
"Are you hitting your least favorite WoD as hard as your favorite?" "What is your favorite vs your least favorite?"
Please do share:-)
Until next time
Much love
For those of you who have been to a level 1 cert this will not come as a surprise, since the flowmaster of the level 1 will most definately have told you this on more than one occation. For some of you who have not been to a level 1 cert, this will be pure logic, and you will have done this all time because it just made sense! However there will be some of you who have never heard this before, and some that have just forgotten, in the everlasting pursuit of elite fitness!
Improving your weakest points of performance will do more for your overall fitness than improving your strongest points of performance!
Does that make sense?
What it means is that if you are freakishky strong, but have the cardio vascular performance level of an elite bodybuilder- you will gain more from improving your cardio vascular performance level than adding another 5kg to your max deadlift! It sounds perfectly logical, and most of us will nod our heads and comply when presented with it this way, but what happens when we wake up in the morning and log onto the motherload and see that the WoD of the day is "Diane"? Well, needless to say we hit it with everything we have got, in order to do better than we did the last time. So the next day we log on again and find that the WoD is seven singles of push press! Do we hit that WoD with the same enthusiasm as the WoD the day before? Most of us do not, and that is where I would like you to think about the good advice above.
If you are not hitting the days with your least favorite WoD's as hard as you are hitting your favorites, chances are that there is something you would benefit from improving- and the result couls be the boost you have been looking for!
So my question to you is:
"Are you hitting your least favorite WoD as hard as your favorite?" "What is your favorite vs your least favorite?"
Please do share:-)
Until next time
Much love
Monday, September 7, 2009
Swedish Crossfit Championships!
On saturday this weekend CrossFit Nordic hosted the first ever Swedish CrossFit Championships. It was an extraordinary success!
Some truly fantastic athletes from all over Sweden had shown up to find out who was the best athlet over broad time and modal domain! And after the 3 events had been overcome there was no doubt that the winner would be the one with least specific skills, but an overall physique best suited for the unknown and the unknowable!
I would have loved to compete but since I am and old fart with no physical skills worth noting, my role during the day was reduced to being a judge- the family honor was defended by Jenny, who is every bit the athlete I wish I could have been, and a fantastic competitor! Remember, when reading the following that I am tainted by that fact that we are married, and I still have not quite recovered from the fact the SHE WON!
The workouts of the day were the following:
WoD 1
500m run
50 dead lifts 90/60kg
50 burpees
250m farmerswalk with kettlebells 24/16kg
50 kb swings
50 sit ups
500m run
WoD 2
3000m row for time
WoD 3
5 clean and jerk (ground to overhead anyhow) 70/40kg
10 pull ups (guys did ctb)
20 squats
5 rounds for time!
There were some stellar efforts on display during the day, and every athlete really gave it their all, leaving nothing on the mat.
The funny thing to watch was the ones who have been doing CrossFit for a while, and know exactly what is going to be the asskicker and their personal nemesis in every WoD. Compared with the people who have not been CrossFitting very long who just charged it with everything they had, and let the Gods decide when they would hit the proverbial wall! Both categories fought valiently!
I am not going to get into detail about any particular athletes performances during the day, because there are too many to be mentioned. Chances are that I might forgt one- which would be completely unacceptable, considering the heart everyone put into this!
I would like to give props to Erik and Richard of CrossFit for making this event possible! They had done an epic effort in getting this whole thing put together, and their planning and all the hard work they had put into this became more and more evident as the day progressed. Everything went really smooth, everyone knwe where to go- there was a bare minimum of confusion- the event was scheduled to end at 16:30, and the last participant finished his last rep on the last WoD at 16:20- how wellorganized is that?
I personally thought that the programming they had done was fantastic and it gave everyone a chance to shine, no matter what your strength/weakness!
Fantastic job guys- I hope to be asked to judge at your next event as well? It would be a pleassure!
F***ing up a competition!
Please remember when reading the following that I absolutely loved the event, and intend to let no amount of shadow fall over the participants, winners, or the hosts. This little rant is dedicated to some of the judges who signed up to help out at the event, and had it not been for the good spirit of the participants, could just as well have f**ked upp the entire thing!
The job of being a judge is actually quite simple when you think about it. You monitor the movements, count the reps that are legit- discard the ones that are not, and in the end you submit the time it took to do the work to the scoreboard! How could you possible get that wrong?
Well, if for some odd reason you do not have the knowledge to know what the bottom of a squat looks like, or that you need to fully extend your hip at the top of the squat in order to get a legit rep. If you have somehow not quite understood that the burpee ends with a overhead clap and a small jump. If the fact that a chest to bar pull up includes a a touch on the bar with the chest, has eluded you or that a kettlebell swing ends overhead with some part of the ear being visible, while your body is completely extended!
If for some reason these things have escaped your attention, and you did not reflect over them when your got the very explicit directions emailed to you. and ignored them when they were passed out on the day of the event-my contention is that you should not be a judge!
You will f**k up the event if you can not count legit reps! How can the winner ever feel that he truly won if you counted reps that were not up to par- how can the runners up ever let go of the thought that they could have won if they too had been blessed with a blind morron that could not differentiate between good and bad movement.
How will we ever be able to rise above the athletic fitness, bodybuilding bull s**t if we make the same mistakes and let there be an ounce of doubt as to whether the winner really was the best athlete?
There will always be someone who feels like they were short changed in some way shape or form- it is inevitable in all competition when humans parttake. However this should not be because the judges did not do their job!
The winners this weekend were fantastic athletes and they deserve to win! The participants were amazing and made the event one to remember, the audience were fantastic, and the hosts made a great event, with everything I could ever desire- all in all this was better than x-mas! But for future references the judges need to harden the f**k up and take a long hard look in the mirror before they deside that they are capable of the relatively easy task of judging- cause you really are not helping anyone with a half ass effort, and poor understanding of the movements you are supposed to judge!
That is it for now- until next time
Much love
Some truly fantastic athletes from all over Sweden had shown up to find out who was the best athlet over broad time and modal domain! And after the 3 events had been overcome there was no doubt that the winner would be the one with least specific skills, but an overall physique best suited for the unknown and the unknowable!
I would have loved to compete but since I am and old fart with no physical skills worth noting, my role during the day was reduced to being a judge- the family honor was defended by Jenny, who is every bit the athlete I wish I could have been, and a fantastic competitor! Remember, when reading the following that I am tainted by that fact that we are married, and I still have not quite recovered from the fact the SHE WON!
The workouts of the day were the following:
WoD 1
500m run
50 dead lifts 90/60kg
50 burpees
250m farmerswalk with kettlebells 24/16kg
50 kb swings
50 sit ups
500m run
WoD 2
3000m row for time
WoD 3
5 clean and jerk (ground to overhead anyhow) 70/40kg
10 pull ups (guys did ctb)
20 squats
5 rounds for time!
There were some stellar efforts on display during the day, and every athlete really gave it their all, leaving nothing on the mat.
The funny thing to watch was the ones who have been doing CrossFit for a while, and know exactly what is going to be the asskicker and their personal nemesis in every WoD. Compared with the people who have not been CrossFitting very long who just charged it with everything they had, and let the Gods decide when they would hit the proverbial wall! Both categories fought valiently!
I am not going to get into detail about any particular athletes performances during the day, because there are too many to be mentioned. Chances are that I might forgt one- which would be completely unacceptable, considering the heart everyone put into this!
I would like to give props to Erik and Richard of CrossFit for making this event possible! They had done an epic effort in getting this whole thing put together, and their planning and all the hard work they had put into this became more and more evident as the day progressed. Everything went really smooth, everyone knwe where to go- there was a bare minimum of confusion- the event was scheduled to end at 16:30, and the last participant finished his last rep on the last WoD at 16:20- how wellorganized is that?
I personally thought that the programming they had done was fantastic and it gave everyone a chance to shine, no matter what your strength/weakness!
Fantastic job guys- I hope to be asked to judge at your next event as well? It would be a pleassure!
F***ing up a competition!
Please remember when reading the following that I absolutely loved the event, and intend to let no amount of shadow fall over the participants, winners, or the hosts. This little rant is dedicated to some of the judges who signed up to help out at the event, and had it not been for the good spirit of the participants, could just as well have f**ked upp the entire thing!
The job of being a judge is actually quite simple when you think about it. You monitor the movements, count the reps that are legit- discard the ones that are not, and in the end you submit the time it took to do the work to the scoreboard! How could you possible get that wrong?
Well, if for some odd reason you do not have the knowledge to know what the bottom of a squat looks like, or that you need to fully extend your hip at the top of the squat in order to get a legit rep. If you have somehow not quite understood that the burpee ends with a overhead clap and a small jump. If the fact that a chest to bar pull up includes a a touch on the bar with the chest, has eluded you or that a kettlebell swing ends overhead with some part of the ear being visible, while your body is completely extended!
If for some reason these things have escaped your attention, and you did not reflect over them when your got the very explicit directions emailed to you. and ignored them when they were passed out on the day of the event-my contention is that you should not be a judge!
You will f**k up the event if you can not count legit reps! How can the winner ever feel that he truly won if you counted reps that were not up to par- how can the runners up ever let go of the thought that they could have won if they too had been blessed with a blind morron that could not differentiate between good and bad movement.
How will we ever be able to rise above the athletic fitness, bodybuilding bull s**t if we make the same mistakes and let there be an ounce of doubt as to whether the winner really was the best athlete?
There will always be someone who feels like they were short changed in some way shape or form- it is inevitable in all competition when humans parttake. However this should not be because the judges did not do their job!
The winners this weekend were fantastic athletes and they deserve to win! The participants were amazing and made the event one to remember, the audience were fantastic, and the hosts made a great event, with everything I could ever desire- all in all this was better than x-mas! But for future references the judges need to harden the f**k up and take a long hard look in the mirror before they deside that they are capable of the relatively easy task of judging- cause you really are not helping anyone with a half ass effort, and poor understanding of the movements you are supposed to judge!
That is it for now- until next time
Much love
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Nasty little sucker...
.. Needless to say I am referring to the row, thruster, pull up fran-ish kind of hell that was posted on the main site a couple of days ago- I did it yesterday!
Some workouts have a tendency to just hit you in the head out of nowhere, and this was just that kind of WoD!
I have been going on for a while about the importance of being able to pace yourself through 85% of your workout, and then just let it go during the last 15%- bury your chin in your chest, and suck it up all the way to the finish line.
To be honest with you I thought I had done just that- when an immidiate need for oxygen, which was nowhere to be found, hit me in the gut! The result was that I had to wait an eternity before I could get back on the bar and whip out some more thrusters! I wish I had an excuse or explanation that would make sence, but the truth is probably more along the lines of having an ego that allows me to think more of my capacity than I can actually fullfil! The price I have to pay for that is the "boinking" I experienced yesterday!
So what to do about that? Suck it up, work through it and keep fighting until my fitness catches up with my ego! I am acutely aware that this may never happen, but I'll go out trying!
By the way- my time for the WoD: 17:22!
Stop feeling sorry for yourself!
At the same time as facebook is a fantastic tool to keep in touch with people and remember birthdays, it is also an incrediable medium for showing the world your CrossFit workouts! However this also allows the rest of us to comment on your performance, your form and your attitude:-) So here we go!
I am tired of seeing people during their WoD's who drop the bar and walk around looking at the mirror, yelling out their frustration, chalking up their hands, looking in the camera, making facial expressions etc. before they then get back to the bar and continue the workout.
Stop feeling sorry for yourself during the workouts. If you want the easy workouts then go back to body building, CrossFit is all about intensity, and walking around cursing your WoD, and what not not is not intensity! Needless to say you are more than welcome to rest, breath out the uglies, but then you have to get back to the WoD- you will find that it will do miracles to your workouts, and your fitness..
So please before you post your next video- look through it again, and if a kind remark is actually what you want, more than an honest no shit assesment of your effort, then send it to your best friend, but dont post it on the internet/facebook, myspace etc... Cause you just might get to hear the truth!
Another rant from the insane dane:-)
Much love
Mads
Some workouts have a tendency to just hit you in the head out of nowhere, and this was just that kind of WoD!
I have been going on for a while about the importance of being able to pace yourself through 85% of your workout, and then just let it go during the last 15%- bury your chin in your chest, and suck it up all the way to the finish line.
To be honest with you I thought I had done just that- when an immidiate need for oxygen, which was nowhere to be found, hit me in the gut! The result was that I had to wait an eternity before I could get back on the bar and whip out some more thrusters! I wish I had an excuse or explanation that would make sence, but the truth is probably more along the lines of having an ego that allows me to think more of my capacity than I can actually fullfil! The price I have to pay for that is the "boinking" I experienced yesterday!
So what to do about that? Suck it up, work through it and keep fighting until my fitness catches up with my ego! I am acutely aware that this may never happen, but I'll go out trying!
By the way- my time for the WoD: 17:22!
Stop feeling sorry for yourself!
At the same time as facebook is a fantastic tool to keep in touch with people and remember birthdays, it is also an incrediable medium for showing the world your CrossFit workouts! However this also allows the rest of us to comment on your performance, your form and your attitude:-) So here we go!
I am tired of seeing people during their WoD's who drop the bar and walk around looking at the mirror, yelling out their frustration, chalking up their hands, looking in the camera, making facial expressions etc. before they then get back to the bar and continue the workout.
Stop feeling sorry for yourself during the workouts. If you want the easy workouts then go back to body building, CrossFit is all about intensity, and walking around cursing your WoD, and what not not is not intensity! Needless to say you are more than welcome to rest, breath out the uglies, but then you have to get back to the WoD- you will find that it will do miracles to your workouts, and your fitness..
So please before you post your next video- look through it again, and if a kind remark is actually what you want, more than an honest no shit assesment of your effort, then send it to your best friend, but dont post it on the internet/facebook, myspace etc... Cause you just might get to hear the truth!
Another rant from the insane dane:-)
Much love
Mads
Where did my double unders go?
Yesterday was a rest day, which I guess means that I should have been on the couch taking it easy, and meditating on the WoD's to come- however I have a slightly different approach towards rest days! In my perfect little world rest days, are days where I can spend time on things I have not done in a while, or better yet things I need to improve!
Yesterday it was double unders!
Where did they go?
I realized that it had been a while since I did double unders and decided to do double unders and muscle ups.
Lets just be clear about my history when it comes to double unders. At first I could not do a single one, and was the laughing stock of everyone I knew- then somehow it dawned on me what I had to do- and I suddenly owned them- I tore these suckers apart- I loved them..... Those days are obviously over!
Yesterday I spent more time whipping my legs and arms than actually doing double unders! I need to get them back, so I guess I have to go back to square 1, and learn them all over again!
What happened? suggestions?
Warm up!
I have to ask what you do for warm ups? I have begun doing the Burgner warm up that I always do, and the after that I'll do 25 snake rolls, and 25 ab mat situps. After I have done the above I'll start doing the exercises that the WoD of the day requires.. I have found that this additional warm up, really fires up the posterior chain, which in turn makes the rest to the work out a lot more enjoyable- My question is what do you do?
Swedish Championships!
Surf onto www.crossfitnordic.com and look at the event they have planned for this wekend! It will be a kick ass event and I look forward to seing some stellar performances, from some awesome athetes!
Any thoughts on the programming?
For now that will have to do, so much love!
Yesterday it was double unders!
Where did they go?
I realized that it had been a while since I did double unders and decided to do double unders and muscle ups.
Lets just be clear about my history when it comes to double unders. At first I could not do a single one, and was the laughing stock of everyone I knew- then somehow it dawned on me what I had to do- and I suddenly owned them- I tore these suckers apart- I loved them..... Those days are obviously over!
Yesterday I spent more time whipping my legs and arms than actually doing double unders! I need to get them back, so I guess I have to go back to square 1, and learn them all over again!
What happened? suggestions?
Warm up!
I have to ask what you do for warm ups? I have begun doing the Burgner warm up that I always do, and the after that I'll do 25 snake rolls, and 25 ab mat situps. After I have done the above I'll start doing the exercises that the WoD of the day requires.. I have found that this additional warm up, really fires up the posterior chain, which in turn makes the rest to the work out a lot more enjoyable- My question is what do you do?
Swedish Championships!
Surf onto www.crossfitnordic.com and look at the event they have planned for this wekend! It will be a kick ass event and I look forward to seing some stellar performances, from some awesome athetes!
Any thoughts on the programming?
For now that will have to do, so much love!
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