After the team competition Brooke Ence and Mat Fraser go to Italy and Rome. They meet the CrossFit community and Mat get’s a tattoo.
Check out episode 2 below!
Video Creds: CrossFit
1 Rep Max and and AMRAP for week 5! All workouts, provided by Raw Strength & Conditioning, will suit advanced and aspiring athletes!
Grab a mate and get to work!
If you missed last week’s WOD, check it right here – WOD 04
Want more? Be sure to hit up the guys over at RAW if you’re interested in gaining access to RAW specific training or individualized programming. Email them direct at: Rawstrengthconditioning@gmail.com
“Limitations live only on our minds.”- True to her post in her Instagram account, Brooke Ence and Mat Fraser travel as far a Europe for their passion with CrossFit Competition.
“We are here to have as much fun as possible,” Ence says. “I’ve never been to Europe, Mat’s never been to Switzerland, and we like to be focused on the workouts at hand and the competition at hand, but we want to have memories of everywhere we go and all the people that we meet.”
Check out Brooke and Mat’s journey through parts of Europe!
Video Creds: CrossFit
“I am an addict. It’s the longest I’ve ever spent on one fitness discipline, and I’ll do it until my body fails me. I am so excited about it I pretty much tell everyone I know about it. Which, apparently is the first step of becoming a Crossfit Bro. If I’m not careful, I will turn into THIS GUY”, says Penn Holderness– a CrossFit Bro!
He even made a jingle to prove it:
Miss out on the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games? No worries, the live archive is all over YouTube and TWL wants to make sure you know about it.
Be sure to hit up CrossFit’s original post RIGHT HERE. That link will redirect you to where you can watch every single second of the most grueling CrossFit Games to date.
In the meantime, let’s all relive the madness of MURPH.
Schwartz’s Crossfit present The Schwartzs Challenge 2015 which will take place at the Westgate Indoor Sports Centre on November 7th & 8th of this year.
With some of Australia and New Zealand’s top CrossFit Athletes, it is set to be a great weekend. Ben Schwartz has been known to provide some great programming, which will not only test the athletes but let their skills shine!
The official heat list has been released and it is absolutely stacked! The WOD Life are proud to be represented by Stephanie Ortiz, Luke McMahon, Sean Brickwood and Josh Santhou. Don’t call it a come back but The Schwartz Challenge will also feature Australia’s most successful finisher at the CrossFit Games, Steve “Commando Steve” Willis. We cannot wait to watch the action go down!
Your crew from TWL will be slinging all of the best gear at our pop-up shop both days of the event. Be sure to stop by and throw us a high five.
Head to the Corner Grieve Parade and Doherty’s Road,Melbourne,VIC,3025, Australia
https://vimeo.com/107141824
Credit: Kim Pedersen
Original Post: Schwartz CrossFit Melbourne
The Wodpalooza 2016 online qualifiers are in full swing and it’s going off! TWL is here to give you the deets on one of the biggest CrossFit comps of the year based out of Miami, Florida.
Here’s the rundown for Wodapalooza 2016:
January 15 – 17 2016
Miami, Flordia
Individual – Closed
Elite Team – Open (Starts Oct. 29)
Individual
1st – $30,000
2nd – $10,000
3rd – $6,000
4th – $4,000
5th – $3,500
Team
1st – $20,000
2nd – $10,000
3rd – $5,000
4th – $2,000
5th – $1,000
For Max Load:
3 Rep Max, 3 Position Snatch in a 3min Clock
https://vimeo.com/140949276
12min AMRAP of:
12 Thrusters
Double-unders
Each round, increasing load.
https://vimeo.com/140957892
7min AMRAP of:
21-15-9
HSPU
Chest-to-bar Pull-ups
https://vimeo.com/141574117
Complete for time:
30 Calorie Row
30 Wallballs (20lbs, 14lbs)
30 Toes to Bar
30 Deadlifts (185lbs, 135lbs)
30 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24″, 20″)
30 Deadlifts
30 Toes to Bar
30 Wallballs
30 Calorie Row
https://vimeo.com/141574544
In 5 minutes, complete for total cumulative load:
5 Clean & Jerks
https://vimeo.com/142464050
6 min AMRAP, ascending by 2 reps each round, of:
(ie. 2/2, 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, 12/12, etc…)
Muscle-ups
Squat Snatches (135, 95)
https://vimeo.com/142409332
For different division WODs, division standards, current leaderboard, and all other details check out the Wodapalooza site link below for the nitty gritty: www.thewodapalooza.com/compete.html
https://vimeo.com/120644385
Wodapalooza 2015 Highlight Reel
Nothing like a good WOD with some burpees and thrusters! Here’s WOD 2 provided by the experts over at RAW Strength & Conditioning.
If you missed last week’s burner, be sure to check it out right here – WOD 01
Be sure to hit up the guys over at RAW if you’re interested in gaining access to RAW specific training or individualized programming. Email direct: Rawstrengthconditioning@gmail.com
The 2015 CrossFit Team Series week 2 WODs were released yesterday and I’m already hurting!
Things to know:
Rx’d
For time, with one team member completing each portion:
Karen
150 Wall-Ball shot
M – 20-lb. ball to 10-ft. target
F – 14-lb. ball to 9-ft. target
Grace
30 clean and jerks
M – 135 lb.
F – 95 lb.
Diane
21-15-9 reps of:
Deadlifts
Handstand push-ups
M – 225-lb. deadlifts
F – 155-lb. deadlifts
Randy
75 snatches
M – 75 lb.
F – 55 lb.
Scaled
For time, with one team member completing each portion:
Karen
150 Wall-Ball shot
M – 14-lb. ball to 9-ft. target
F – 10-lb. ball to 9-ft. target
Grace
30 clean and jerks
M – 95 lb.
F – 65 lb.
Diane
21-15-9 reps of:
Deadlifts
Shoulder presses
M – 155-lb. deadlifts, 75-lb. presses
F – 105-lb. deadlifts, 55-lb. presses
Randy
75 snatches
M – 65 lb.
F – 45 lb.
Rx’d
As a relay in the order M1-M2-F1-F2, each athlete completes:
30 deadlifts (185 / 135 lb.)
30-calorie row
30 overhead squats (95 / 65 lb.)
Scaled
As a relay in the order M1-M2-F1-F2, each athlete completes:
30 deadlifts (135 / 95 lb.)
30-calorie row
30 overhead squats (65 / 45 lb.)
7-rep-max front squat
Sum of each athlete’s heaviest set.
There is no scaling option for this workout.
Rx’d
For time:
200 toes-to-bars, while both barbells are held overhead
200 shoulders-to-overheads (135 / 95 lb.), while 2 teammates hang from the pull-up bar
Scaled
For time:
200 sit-ups, while both barbells are held overhead
200 shoulders-to-overheads (75 / 55 lb.), while 2 teammates hang from the pull-up bar
Be sure to check out these links below for further information:
“I have begun giving motivational speeches about my weigh loss journey and look forward to helping others save their lives the way mine has been saved”, says Joseph Borgisi a former frustrated 500lbs father and a husband who aims to be healthy and get back in shape.
Such a life changing story! Watch his journey here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEKZNQJaHbI
Video Creds: Joseph Borgisi
The 2015 CrossFit Team Series kicked off in full last Monday and Week 1 proved that it will be a matter of reps and seconds for every team involved.
The early series action saw some dominating performances, including the “Fittest Man on Earth” Ben Smith’s team running away with 2 1st place finishes over the course of the 4 events. With so much talent on these elite teams it’s hard to say who will come out on top when it’s all said and done.
Check out the top 5 teams and their scores for each event below as well as the current overall leaders!
1. Team Reebok Classics (12:05)
2. Centaurs (12:36)
3. Team Swagith Moondini (12:49)
4. Rogue Red (12:54)
5. Reebok Pump (12:55)
1. Rogue Red (311)
2. Team Reebok Classics (302)
3. Rogue Fitness Black (294)
4. Built by Bergeron (293)
5. Progenex Misfits (292)
1. Team Reebok Classics (7:21)
2. Reebok Pump (7:38)
3. Rogue Red (7:41)
4. Team Swagith Moondini (8:03)
5. Midwest Exercisers (8:05)
1. Rogue Fitness Black (850)
2. Reebok Pump (814)
3. Team Reebok Classics (811)
4. Rogue Red (791)
5. Built by Bergeron (783)
1. Team Reebok Classics (7)
2. Rogue Red (12)
3. Reebok Pump (19)
4. Team Swagith Moondini (22)
5. Built by Bergeron (24)
6. Rogue Fitness Black (32)
7. Midwest Exercisers (37)
8. Driven Nutrition ProMO417 (39)
9. Progenex Misfits (40)
10. CrossFit Grandview (57)
The second and final week of the CrossFit Team Series will be announced on Oct. 7 at 10 a.m AEST on the CrossFit Games site. Be sure to check back at TWL blog for all of the important updates!
Team Series Links:
The first thing I want to say is that the “Dad Bod” is a lie.
Whoever came up with this ridiculous concept has fallen into the trap of accepting mediocrity. To say that it is acceptable for a Father to let themselves go and accept a life of being average just because you’ve had children is the biggest cop out I’ve heard for a while. In fact, I believe it’s a direct violation of what it should mean to be a parent. When you become a Father, you have also become the protector, role model and care giver of another human being. If this isn’t motivation enough to step up to the plate and be a positive role model, then I don’t know what is.
My partner and I had our son while I was serving my time in the Navy. Unfortunately for her, I was deployed for 3 months only weeks after our son was born. It was a tough time for our family, but as they say; “Ships weren’t built for harbor” and our relationship grew stronger as a result of those trialing times.
When I returned, I had broken sleep every night because my Son was so restless. I would wake up at 4:45am and drive to the CrossFit gym to train at 5:30am. Then I would drive through the city to get to work at the Defence Base I was posted to. I would work through the morning and then at lunch time I would run to the gym on base and squeeze in my 2ndtraining session for the day. I would practice things I was terrible at – I climbed the rope relentlessly and did countless sets of pull ups. I would shower, go back to work and try to sneak in some lunch when I could. I did this for years. It wasn’t easy but I knew there were people who had it harder than I did and they weren’t complaining about it. Not everyone wants (or needs) to train twice a day! For most people to live a healthier life, doing CrossFit 3 or 4 times a week is going to be perfect.
When my partner was pregnant, I had been told “when you become a Father, don’t expect to stay as fit as you are” or “you won’t have time to train anymore once you have a kid.”
Every time in my life that I’ve wanted to do something and I’ve been told “you can’t do this” – I will do everything I can to prove them wrong. Don’t let fatherhood be an excuse to become content. Be an example to your children and live your life for them.
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