ELEVATED TRIGLYCERIDES

Success! Mike McDowell completes his first 15 sessions.

3 Rounds of:
800 M Run
-15 Knees to elbow (KTE)
-20 Single Leg Back Extensions (10right/10left)

PROGRESS REPORT

It's a good time of year to evaluate any goals and objective you have established for yourself. Typically the launching of a new year, comes with renewed vigor on existing goals/objectives and the creation or modification of one or several goals/objectives. In reflecting on the first quarter of 2008 how are you doing? Are your goals realistic? Do you need to adjust?

BETTER

Every 75 seconds perform;

3 reps Power Clean
3 reps Box Jump
3 reps Power Clean
3 reps Box Jump

Can you continue for 10 rounds? 15 rounds? 20?

Loading: 135lb Male Athletes /85lbs Female Athletes

GETTING BETTER MOVES

Coach,

Started using the Warm-Up Moves DVD and am quite pleased. Physical benefits aside, I have a better mental state when I begin the workout. The first round doesn't seem to be so frightening. I don't no if that's a result of the nervous system being prepared or simply the blood flowing, but it works!

Dan Sprenkle

DIANE'S SPIT TRAP

For Time:


Deadlift 21 reps
Bar Dips 21 reps
Deadlift 15 reps
Bar Dips 15 reps
Deadlift 9 reps
Bar Dips 9 reps

Loading on Barbell deadlift equals 110% of bodyweight. Scale the load to your strength fitness. Dips are performed with bodyweight.

RUTHERFORD 465

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Next time you're in Destin check into dining at Rutherford's 465

6 Rounds for time:

20 Push-ups
25 Dumbbell Swings (male athletes 55lbs/female athletes 35 pounds)
30 Air Squats

THE BUSINESS SIDE OF DOUBLEWIDE

Seeing that it was his first rodeo, Mac T show great resiliency shouldering the psychological and verbal tactics from the Ruts. He's a slim soccer player so no physical contact was permitted.

How many rounds can you complete in 20 minutes?

20 Reps RDL/Power Curl/Push-Press Complex
400M Run

Start with a RDL move. Flow into a curl/power curl. Finish with a press/push press overhead.

Suggested Loading equals 25-30% of bodyweight. The final reps will not result in failure but you should require a knee kick (push press)to get the load overhead.

SHOWER FROM THE CLOCKTOWER

It's our tradition to start the Bocce ball games once the sunbathers head inside for cocktails. This typically falls around 1700. If you stone a bluehair with leather skin it tends to be bad for public relations. Jeff Rut was crowned the overall champion with his Tuesday evening victory.


7 Rounds for time:

5 Dumbbell Clean Box Jumps*
10 Push-ups

* Use 25% of body weight. If the notion of cleaning dumbbells while jumping bothers you, hold the load, shrug and jump to the box. If either idea makes you weak. Just jump to a box.

60 MINUTES ON SLEEP

You have no doubt heard my soap box campaign regarding sleep. Sleep is more powerful than the ZONE DIET or your workout program. On whole, we are sleeping 15% less than a decade ago. This leads to impaired memory, reduced learning and reaction time (accidents). In addition chronic partial sleep of as little as 4 days results in reduced levels of leptin (overeating usually sugar) and the bodies ability to metabolize sugars. The folks at 60 Minutes have 25 minutes worth of video from last Sunday's programming you will want to see. I would get there soon, as they will no doubt expire following next weeks show.

FACE DOWN IN THE DEEP END

I took Coach Whitney Rodden along to work with the men of Ft. Leavenworth last Sunday. Understanding the CrossFit method and instruction on the finer points of weightlifting were on the agenda.

4 Rounds. Resting 3:00 between efforts

Row 750 Meters
15 Reps Dumbbell Hang Squat Clean / Push Press combo (use dumbbells equaling 45% of bodyweight)

Post Your Time for Each round. You should have four times posted.

THE RUTMAN SANDBAG MILE

I was back reading Art Devany's Eassy this morning. I happened upon the Power Walking section (see below). This reminded me of the SANDBAG MILE buzz I initiated back in 2004.
The SANDBAG MILE method is simple. The goal is to progress to a mile carry with 100% of bodyweight sandbag in 15 minutes. Each time you put the bag down on the ground you receive a 15 second penalty.

I can recall only a few who have successfully accomplished this challenge. I would make this a 12 week target. Use sub bodyweight loads and get the time interval. Assuming you can shoulder your bag, you can perform repeats at the target pace. With other training during the week about 2 workouts with the sand is all I can recommend. Remember it's the process that counts!

Our ancestors walked a lot carrying heavy weight in order to move camp and bring back as much of the kill as they could. Power walking, laden with real weight on the order of 35 to 100 pounds, is an effective modern version of what our ances-
tors did. Power walking with back pack or scuba diving weights around the waist dramatically increases the intensity and effectiveness of walking. And it is about as effective as jogging for aerobic capacity, without the pounding and damage. It
is what women among hunter-gatherers do when they gather. For example, Kung San women typically carry an infant on a seven-mile trip foraging for plant foods and return with a 35-pound load. They only do this 2 or 3 times a week for they
live in a kind of natural affluence where food is readily available. Males among hunter-gatherers do not carry the large game our ancestors did and are not a good model of power walking for modern males. Consider this instead as a model. A historical source reports that 5 Indian braves drove 5 bison into a pit. After they killed these 2000-pound bison, they pulled them out of a pit more than 10 feet deep, lined them up and skinned and butchered them. Then, they carried as much as they could back to camp to get others to return for the rest. I think that is a wonderful model of fitness, combining speed, power, strength, stamina and courage. You can be sure this successful hunt was followed by plenty of rest and play and feasting. This model is what I seek to emulate.

WEIGHTED PULL-UPS & WEIGHTED DIPS

Pull-ups 5-5-5-5-5

Rest 5:00

Dips 5-5-5-5-5



Sum the total working weight for pull-ups and dips. Working weight equals bodyweight + load. EXAMPLE 200lbs at weigh-in + 45lbs for 5 reps = 245lb working weight.

TOMMY MAC

My guy Tommy Mac-getting in his D-ball clean work before breakfast.

1 Round for Time:

21 Reps grapplers clean & jerk
21 D-ball Slams
15 Reps grapplers clean & jerk
15 D-ball Slams
9 Reps grapplers clean & jerk
9 D-ball Slams
6 Reps grapplers clean & jerk
6 D-ball Slams

(Suggested loading. Male athletes: 60kg /Female athletes 35kg. Scale to your current strength fitness)

Grapplers clean & jerk variation:
1. Load a barbell.
2. Grip in your normal clean grip.
3. Start on your knees in a kneeling position.
4. Without loosing your grip hop to your feet.
5. Execute your clean & jerk.
6. Return the load to the deck with a flat back.
7. This is one repetition.

THE BIG RED SLED

Only 50 Weeks until the 2009 State Wrestling Tourney. Gotta get busy with the NEW Econo Prowler from Elite Fitness Systems. Fires up the backside.

4 Rounds for Time
800 M Run
20 DB Swings (males 75lbs/females 55lbs)
15 Pull-ups

ZMA

I've randomly used ZMA over the last six years. I recently started using NOW FOODS brand and I'm uber (Wolfism) impressed with the quality of my sleep. ZMA works best 30 minutes before bed time on an empty stomach. I'm downing ZMA Monday-Friday with breaks on Saturday and Sunday.

Zinc , Magnesium and Vitamin B6 ZMA is a well known natural supplement , scientifically designed to enhance anabolic processes, endurance and muscle strength. ZMA contains zinc monomethionine aspartate , magnesium aspartate and vitamin B-6. Many athletes use ZMA as higher intensity sports often lead to zinc and magnesium deficiency (which is common) which can result in fatigue , muscle damage and a drop in testosterone levels.Studies show that a daily supplementation of 30mgs of zinc and 450mgs of magnesium can boost testosterone levels up to 30%, the vitamin b6 in ZMA is mainly used to improve the absorption of the zinc and magnesium.

BALLS IN THE BACK

When any of my athletes report sore backs and posterior, I have them strategically position golf balls or Spikey balls on the sore(tight) spots. This will do a surprisingly good job of loosening up the affected area.


Tabata Circuit

Rowing
1:00 Rest
Barbell Muscle Snatch(male athletes 20kg/ female athletes 15kg)(rest in the high hang position. bar does not touch the ground)
1:00 Rest
Wall Ball (male athletes 20lbs/female athletes 20lbs)
1:00 Rest
Ball-Slams (male athletes 40lbs/female athletes 20lbs)
1:00 Rest
Sit-ups

Tabata Intervals are 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest repeated 8 times. This workout applies Tabata Intervals sequentially to Rowing, Burpee Pullups, Wall ball and Sit-ups, with a one minute rotation break between exercises. Each exercise is scored by the weakest number of reps (calories on the rower) in each of the eight intervals.

THE NUTTY BUDDY

Gents, you can't get hurt if you got your cup on.

How many rounds can you complete in 20:00?

Dumbbell Get ups 10 (5right/5left)
*Flag Push-up 10 (5right/5left)


*Also known as the T-push up.
Use 20% of bodyweight for dumbbell loading.

BLAST DOUBLE LEG

Tied 1-1 at the end of regulation. First one to score wins. Good time for a blast double leg.

4 Rounds for Time:

400 M Run
21 Reps Barbell Deadlift
400 M Run
15 Reps Barbell Deadlift
400 M Run
12 Reps Barbell Deadlift
400 M Run
9 Reps Barbell Deadlift


Deadlift load equals: 100% Bodyweight