Squats the story - the Off Topic Thread...

Dathai

Crossfit funeral is only the next step. 30 box jumps onto the coffin before it's lowered into the ground.

DamienH

Dathai wrote: »

Crossfit funeral is only the next step. 30 box jumps onto the coffin before it's lowered into the ground.

Mourning for time.

the drifter

at some stage in my life im going to be directly responsible for a Crossfit funeral.

Mr. Rager

What would a week of alpine skiing do for you health & fitness wise? Just got back yesterday, it was amazing

ray jay

In the long run? Nothing.

nbrady20009

Pro-obesity supporters will be rejoicing!:D

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/242280.php

Jarren

Based in BLACKROCK - DUBLIN SOUTH COUNTRef. JOB-667048
Description
Crossfit Level 1 coach with hockey experience. A strong background in hockey required to head the crossfit hockey programme.Skills: Level 1 coaches certificate with 3 years of crossfit experience working in the crossfit gym.

Salary: €30,000 pa
Number of Positions
1

Contract Type
To Be Advised

Days, Hours & Start Date
Days per week: 5
Hours per day: Not specified
Hours per week: 40
Start Date: 01/03/2012

Experience Required:
Fully Experienced
Min. Experience: 3 Years

http://jobseeker.fas.ie/Default.aspx?q=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


If anyone is interested ...

Hanley

Jarren wrote: »

Based in BLACKROCK - DUBLIN SOUTH COUNTRef. JOB-667048
Description
Crossfit Level 1 coach with hockey experience. A strong background in hockey required to head the crossfit hockey programme.Skills: Level 1 coaches certificate with 3 years of crossfit experience working in the crossfit gym.

Salary: €30,000 pa
Number of Positions
1

Contract Type
To Be Advised

Days, Hours & Start Date
Days per week: 5
Hours per day: Not specified
Hours per week: 40
Start Date: 01/03/2012

Experience Required:
Fully Experienced
Min. Experience: 3 Years

http://jobseeker.fas.ie/Default.aspx?q=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


If anyone is interested ...

Who has 3 years experience working in a crossfit gym in Ireland that doesn't own one?

Orla K

Hanley wrote: »

Who has 3 years experience working in a crossfit gym in Ireland that doesn't own one?

Quite possibly talking about hockey experience rather than/as well as crossfit

Hanley

Orla K wrote: »

Quite possibly talking about hockey experience rather than/as well as crossfit

I'd actually be pretty interested in it as I'm job hunting atm, shame I know nothing about hockey!!

Gummy Panda

Hanley wrote: »

Who has 3 years experience working in a crossfit gym in Ireland that doesn't own one?

Could be just putting that there to keep time wasters out

Mellor

Orla K wrote: »

Quite possibly talking about hockey experience rather than/as well as crossfit

But they are two separate sentences, requirements.

Jarren wrote: »

A strong background in hockey required to head the crossfit hockey programme.
Level 1 coaches certificate with 3 years of crossfit experience working in the crossfit gym.

But, as mentioned nobosy actually has 3 years CF experience that isn't running a DF gym atm.
I'd say any hockey exp and a CF Lvl 1 would get it

Orla K

Mellor wrote: »

But they are two separate sentences, requirements.




But, as mentioned nobosy actually has 3 years CF experience that isn't running a DF gym atm.
I'd say any hockey exp and a CF Lvl 1 would get it

I so glossed over that bit. I was going to reply that he should go for it anyway but by that stage my brain was fried and my sentences didn't make much sense.

LuckyLloyd

What is the "Crossfit Hockey programme" going to be? A facility to train Hockey players using crossfit methods or a hockey team (s) comprised solely of crossfit members?

token

Git some!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k0NTB2DTGs

Hanley

IAWLA coaching course today... Woop!!

token

Hanley wrote: »

IAWLA coaching course today... Woop!!

R U AWARE?*

*taking up L posting duties in his absence.

token

token wrote: »

Git some!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k0NTB2DTGs

It's since been set private since so for those who missed it here's another link to it

http://tinyurl.com/7puzkcz

Scuba Ste

Who comes up with 90 snatches in 10 min and thinks it's a good idea?

dylbert

Scuba Ste wrote: »

Who comes up with 90 snatches in 10 min and thinks it's a good idea?

token wrote: »

Git some!

How it should be done,

http://games.crossfit.com/workouts/the-open?#tabs-2

Mellor

dylbert wrote: »

How it should be done,

http://games.crossfit.com/workouts/the-open?#tabs-2

Do those pressed out reps count in terms of scoring for the games?

token

Mellor wrote: »

Do those pressed out reps count in terms of scoring for the games?

Yeah aslong as you get it locked out overhead it's good. You can muscle snatch press if you want.

Mellor

token wrote: »

Yeah aslong as you get it locked out overhead it's good. You can muscle snatch press if you want.

Makes sense that you could power or muscle snatch if you wanted. Both still snatches. Just wasn't sure if press out counts as it's not a legit snatch.

token

Mellor wrote: »

Makes sense that you could power or muscle snatch if you wanted. Both still snatches. Just wasn't sure if press out counts as it's not a legit snatch.

Yeah they aren't bothered with that in crossfit. Which is fine. This is my own opinion but I reckon the main reason you aren't allowed pressout in weightlifting is that it doesn't look pretty. Which is also fine*

*WL is the dignified and refined branch of strength sports. We like wearing monocles, smoking pipes, and sipping on brandy between efforts.

Hanley

dylbert wrote: »

How it should be done,

http://games.crossfit.com/workouts/the-open?#tabs-2

It annoys me so much that the colour of their plates are wrong.

Brian?

dylbert wrote: »

How it should be done,

http://games.crossfit.com/workouts/the-open?#tabs-2

"Crossfit Faith, forging spiritual fitness" .

Lovely

Dathai

30 burpees followed by 25 rosaries / AMRAP ?

Edwardius

Here's the site. They have a spiritual WOD. Blame the hormones in the beef.

Nervous Wreck

Anyone remember the name of that movie about the girl powerlifting to get a scholarship to college?

Thud

All she can

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1629762/

Nervous Wreck

Cheers pal!

Brian?

Dead Ed wrote: »

Here's the site. They have a spiritual WOD. Blame the hormones in the beef.

There really is an outrageous amount of God bothering over here. I wonder could it be the beef? It does taste funny.

Orla K

8 years working in the fitness industry!
This makes me feel sad. After a year or so of reading different things online I know more than her and she's been at this for 8 years.

jive

Or she's just trying to make money out of it...

gymfreak

:D:D:D:D:D:D

Soooooooooooooooooooooooo bloody excited!!!

After years and years and years of trying to get my sister to come to the gym with me....she's finally succumbed:D:D!!!
Can't wait!!

Just another general conversation about fitness in the mother's house and I threw out my age old comment 'sure you might pop up to the gym with me someday'...and got the response 'yeh...I think I'd like to try it:eek::eek::eek:

Cue me being speechless! Gonna wait til midterm to bring her up cos we'll both have plenty of time on our hands....sooooo fricking excited

Hanley

gymfreak wrote: »

:D:D:D:D:D:D

Soooooooooooooooooooooooo bloody excited!!!

After years and years and years of trying to get my sister to come to the gym with me....she's finally succumbed:D:D!!!
Can't wait!!

Just another general conversation about fitness in the mother's house and I threw out my age old comment 'sure you might pop up to the gym with me someday'...and got the response 'yeh...I think I'd like to try it:eek::eek::eek:

Cue me being speechless! Gonna wait til midterm to bring her up cos we'll both have plenty of time on our hands....sooooo fricking excited

Interesting!

gymfreak

Hanley wrote: »

Interesting!

I'm warning you.. she's off limits!!!!

Paudee

gymfreak wrote: »

I'm warning you.. she's off limits!!!!

:pac:

gymfreak

Thud wrote: »

All she can

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1629762/

Watched it this afternoon..wasn't great at all unfortunately

Gummy Panda

Is it wrong that I'm getting bored of Bill Starr's Beginner 5x5 after just 3 weeks?

Squats and bench every workout gets tedious tbh

Nervous Wreck

gymfreak wrote: »

Watched it this afternoon..wasn't great at all unfortunately

Bah!

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Squats and bench every workout

sounds like incredible fun.

Gummy Panda

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

gymfreak wrote: »

Watched it this afternoon..wasn't great at all unfortunately

Bah!

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Squats and bench every workout

sounds like incredible fun.

You'd think but it's not. Recovery seems to be a bit of an issue by the end of the week.

Brian?

Gummy Panda wrote: »

You'd think but it's not. Recovery seems to be a bit of an issue by the end of the week.

Throw up the template you're using, because that doesn't sound right to me.

As far as I remember, the beginner template was:

Heavy Day:
Squat
Bench
Row

Light Day:
Squat
incline bench
Power clean

Medium Day
Squat
Press
Deadlift.

With some accessory thrown in, can't remember the rep ranges for each day. When I did the intermediate template, recovery wasn't really an issue.

Gummy Panda

Here is the template - http://muscleandbrawn.com/bill-starrs-beginner-5x5-workout/

Monday (Heavy Day – > 85%)
Back Squats: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets
Bench Press: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets
Deadlifts: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets

Wednesday (Light Day – <70%)
Back Squats: 5 x 5 using 60% of Monday’s weight
Bench Press: 5 x 5 using 60% of Monday’s weight
Pullups: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets

Friday (Medium Day – 70-85%)
Back Squats: 5 x 5 using 80% of Monday’s weight
Bench Press: 5 x 5 using 80% of Monday’s weight
Rows: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets

Brian?

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Here is the template - http://muscleandbrawn.com/bill-starrs-beginner-5x5-workout/

Monday (Heavy Day – > 85%)
Back Squats: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets
Bench Press: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets
Deadlifts: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets

Wednesday (Light Day – <70%)
Back Squats: 5 x 5 using 60% of Monday’s weight
Bench Press: 5 x 5 using 60% of Monday’s weight
Pullups: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets

Friday (Medium Day – 70-85%)
Back Squats: 5 x 5 using 80% of Monday’s weight
Bench Press: 5 x 5 using 80% of Monday’s weight
Rows: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets

Heavy squats and deadlifts on the same day really don't sound like a great idea to me. But who am I to argue with Bill Starr? Having said that though, he did do many and varied updates to his original template.

Gummy Panda

briankeating wrote: »

Heavy squats and deadlifts on the same day really don't sound like a great idea to me. But who am I to argue with Bill Starr? Having said that though, he did do many and varied updates to his original template.

Its actually not bad on the Monday cause you had Saturday and Sunday off. There does seem to be lots of different workouts from him with A, B and C versions.

Brian?

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Its actually not bad on the Monday cause you had Saturday and Sunday off. There does seem to be lots of different workouts from him with A, B and C versions.

As I said, I'm sure Mr. Starr know's what he's up to. I liked the heavy/light/medium arrangment because you're always making progress week to week but there's an inbuilt security to make sure you don't do anything stupid if you simply follow the program.

I'd stick with it for a while, let us know how you get on.

Paudee

Bill Starr had a penchant for killing peoples deadlifts.

Brian?

Paudee wrote: »

Bill Starr had a penchant for killing peoples deadlifts.

I think there was a method to it though. A strong squat should carry over to deadlift.

JJayoo

Watch the last rep