Friday 090904

“Crossfit Total”
1 RM Back Squat
1 RM Press
1 RM Deadlift
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87 comments for this entry:
  1. Melanie

    yesssssssssss :)

  2. Jason L

    Crossfit Total+6:00 WOD= Perfect friday

  3. Dan K

    Can someone explain what crossfit total is for the newbies? And RM–max rep, I presume?

  4. Erika - PCF

    CFt + 6pm WOD = perfect because Erika is coaching. Yeah, that’s right.

  5. Vegas Mike

    Noooooo Erika, there is only one true coach at the Friday 6pm WOD. Listen, do you hear the Belgians calling…………..and the weather is perfect, so when you are finished come over for the workout 12 ounce lift and press, max smiles and laughs, AMRAP 3-4 hours, no there is a metcon for ya……….

    Or you can dodge flying sarcasm, jump over obnoxious comments and still smile/laugh/and drink which is a better WOD than FRAN……either way, you win, plus I have pictures……
    Dont make me put the Spidermonkey on ya

  6. Melanie

    Dan K

    Crossfit Total is your 1 rep max back squat + your 1 rep max shoulder press + your 1 rep max DL. Add those three together and that is your Crossfit Total. Awesome benchmark WOD to see how you are progressing strength wise

  7. Chris Wiz

    Woo Hoo!

  8. DF Pete

    Hopefully, my thigh will be ready for some heavy stuff. May have to do just DL nad SP today. We’ll see :)

  9. Danielle

    Back Squat 125#
    Press #70 (PB)
    Deaqd Lift 165# (P)

  10. LeeAnn

    CrossFit Cleveland:

    For Time
    21-18-15-12
    SDHP
    Ring Dip
    Wall Ball
    Push Press
    Row for Cal
    24:36

    Getting married tomorrow!

  11. LeeAnn

    PS – I miss PCF. There’s no place like home…

  12. Vegas Mike

    Leann, we will celebrate you and Dave tonight at the 6pm 2 beer WOD, call someone for the group cheer. Good luck tomorrow, champagne anyone????????

  13. Sally

    L DAWG!!!! I MISS YOU – I will stalk your life tomorrow and yes, Vegas Mike I agree. :)

  14. Wendy

    Back Squat – 105
    Press – 60
    Deadlift – 145

    Having Brian tell me once again that I scare him when I Press – priceless….

  15. Melanie

    BS-145(PR)
    SP-65
    DL-205(PR) :)
    Total-415

  16. Rich S.

    BS – 315 (PR)..about time
    SP – 155 (tied PR)..this was lame..thought I had more
    DL – 405…beat by the end of the workout

    TODAY – 875…had hoped for 900 but I know my technique and BS ROM is much better than it was in the early days.
    04/09 – 855
    12/08 – 800
    11/08 – 685

  17. Brian

    BS 255
    SP 135
    DL 375

    Total 765

    Today sucked!
    did less on all three than i have in the past few months
    Time for a full weekend of rest and beach

  18. Cindy

    BS 165 (pr)
    SP 80
    DL 225
    Total 470

    4/09 355
    5/09 430

  19. Ken V.

    Congrats, Leanne and Dave!

  20. Kassi

    BS: 175 (pr)
    SP: 85
    DL: 155

    CFT: 415 (pr)

    L-Dawg! I miss your LIFE! Have fun tomorrow at the wedding!! Sis and I will be thinking about you!!

  21. Kassi

    ha… oops that DL was 155 which makes my CFT 515 and still a PR

  22. Kassi

    again, 255, and I need to stop going to the morning WODs so I can think better when I post :)

  23. Andre

    BS – 275 (PR)
    SP – 115 (did 5 reps at this weight 10 days ago and couldn’t even get 125 today = horrible)
    DL – 365 (went after 405 and failed – next time)
    Total – 755

  24. John F

    BS 185
    SP 85
    DL 245
    Total 515
    Not really max efforts. Trying to avoid being to sore for 5K tomorrow.

  25. Ryan P

    squat: 345
    press: 175
    deadlift: 410

    total: 930

  26. Aaron - PCF

    Everybody read this article immediately. It was the introduction, description, and justification for the CrossFit Total.

    I remember reading this on a cold winter morning the day it was released on the website. It represented a significant shift in CrossFit programming that came about by recognizing how important being strong is to completing metcons faster. Max Effort days (the 1-1-1-1-1-1-1/3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5 types of days) nearly doubled and CFT remains the only benchmark that measures weight lifted and not reps or times.

    People who are new to CF don’t always appreciate this, but you are part of a growing, learning, evolving program. CrossFit has been around in a published form since about 2003. I started in 2005. In the time from 2005 to now we have seen the invention of the CrossFit games, an unfortunate number of Hero workouts added, the CrossFit total, a renewed focus on strength, CF Football, CF Endurance, the nutrition, rowing, gymnastics, and I think barbell and oly certs. There used to be 10 videos on the site and 10 affiliates. Now there are professional documentaries and over 1000 affiliates.

    Sorry, just feeling nostalgic. And for a trip down memory lane, my old CrossFit Totals

    770
    795
    835
    880

    All of these were suspect because I worked on the Hill and their crappy gym only had a smith machine for the squats. The real ones came after.

    845
    900
    920

    Now, I haven’t done a CFT since last November, and since then my DL has gone up 30lbs and my squat has gone up a bit as well. I won’t get 1000 until I can press more than a 3rd grade girl, but I’ll tickle it.

  27. Jason L

    I haven’t done heavy squats in a while or heavy DL, so this will be fun to see where I stand compared to the last time I did CFt.

  28. Vegas Mike

    Aaron, you are being hard on yourself, 5th grade at least. You need to join the Friday 6pm WOD to increase your CFT, that is the key.

  29. Dave

    I’d have liked to do a CFT, but due to Cleveland location that could not happen

    Annie
    between 10:50 and 11:15 as my timer was not nearby.

    rest

    4 rounds 10 OHS and 10 pushups

  30. Brian PCF

    Aaron and Rich’s posts on their past performance on CFT brings out another good point:

    In your first 3-6 months of Crossfit, you will see tremendous increases in WODs like CFT and benchmarks. If you adopt the diet after that intro period, you will see another large spike.

    After that, it is slow, grueling, hard work to up your weight, lower your times, and up your rounds. The workouts don’t get any easier as you progress, they get harder – you’re ability to deal with that discomfort is what’s changed.

    So you see Aaron and Rich with HUGE jumps in their CFT, and then it’s 5 lbs here, 10 lbs there. The same would go for benchmarks: 1 more round on Cindy, 10 more seconds on Fran.

    For shits and giggles, I looked at my power output on Fran. I wanted to do power output instead of time just b/c if you compare my output to a shorter, lighter guy – even if we have the same time, I’m still putting out more power (this is mainly to make myself feel better).

    Anyway, here’s a graph of my Rxd Frans from 4/10/2007-2/11/2009:

    http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tzo9yAX4bj2TLMGMteAZEIg&oid=1&output=image

    So for comparison sake:

    -Since 2007 my power output improved 300%
    -In the last year, it’s only gone up 24.6%
    -In 6 months 15%
    -In three months 10%

    So stay aware of this in your own performance, if you’re diet is tight and you’ve been doing this for a while, a PR is a PR. Celebrate that 5 extra lbs on the deadlift, you earned it.

    P.S. You too can waste time on Power Output Calculations at:

    http://www.performancemenu.com/resources/powerOutput.php

    This is only really good for big guys to make themselves feel better.

  31. Vegas Mike

    Brian, you talked the gun out of my mouth, thank you. After todays performance I was thinking Seppuku was an option, but, all praise to the Power Calculator, I feel whole again. Thank you , thank you, thank you

  32. NicoleB

    1 RM Back Squat – 155 (PR)
    1 RM Press- 65
    1 RM Deadlift- 185 (PR)

    Total 405

  33. Lynette

    Whoops – note to self, don’t work and play on the same PC

    Congrats, LeeAnn and Dave!!!

  34. Aaron - PCF

    I’ve posted this before, but to echo Brian’s point, my Fran Times went something like this:

    18:57 2005
    13:32 2005
    9:14 2006
    7:12 2006
    4:39 2007
    3:58 2008 (First Month at PCF)
    3:28 2008
    3:08 2009

    So that’s improvements of 5 min, 4 min, 2 min, 2.5 min, .65 min, .5 min, .3 min. Now, I would be very happy with a 9 second improvement.

  35. Sally

    Good points Brian/Aaron. Thanks!

    DF Pete, where you at?! Hungover? ;)

  36. Alisha

    Ok kids – I’ve been a long time gone. First off, congrats LeeAnn & Dave!

    Next one is for you Brian – I am coming down for FGB but how the hell do I sign up for it?

    And one more before I go….My dad asked me to pick up a bag of grass seed the other day. So here I am, armed with my weekly ad so that I know which one it is and the money to pay for it. What I saw in the ad and what I saw in real life were two different things. Granted, the ad did say “50 Pound Bag”….that never really registered until I saw that the 50 pounds was spread out into a bag that came up to my chest. Now most people would be worried about lifting this off the floor, getting it to their car etc. However, as a Crossfitter, I simply deadlifted the b*tch and threw her up in my arms. So here I am now…”just a girl”…standing in line holding a rather large 50 pound sack of seed. You can only imagine the looks I got as I stood in line (not compaining, not struggling to hold the bag, just standing there as if I did this stuff everyday). The best part was when I carried it out to my SUV, lifted the back door and just threw it in the back of my car like it was nothing. P-R-I-C-E-L-E-S-S! :) Again, I love you Crossfit and I heart you PCFers! Can’t wait to be back at the box for FGB!

  37. jkett

    Vegas Mike,
    Where is the 12 oz. WOD later?

  38. Travis

    285-135-365 CFT 785

  39. Sally

    Jkett,

    12 oz WOD starts at 6pm at Eleventh!

  40. liz k

    Bs- 195 (pr)
    Sp- 90
    Dl- 190
    Total-475

    I know it is sad that my bs is more than my dl… Oh my

  41. DF Pete

    Sally!

    Yo sister! I’m here. Going to the 5pm WOD and then to our HH…but I may be drinking diet coke. Didn’t feel so hot this morning and I have a wedding tomorrow! :)

  42. Laura P.

    BS 125
    SP 65
    DL 175
    CFT: 365

  43. crash

    it was physically painful to watch people do CFT this morning while I did rehab-approved tabata. I think part of today’s WOD was exercising zen patience with recovery. I just wanted to pick up heavy shit! Haha, but that said, there was some great lifting going on at the 9:30. Nice work guys!

  44. Kassi

    GREAT job Liz on the BS!

    Alisha, come back! Miss you! PS that’s hilarious.

  45. DF Pete

    “Excuse me while I whip this out”

    1 beer on me tonight for the first person that gets the movie this quote is from.

  46. Kevin

    BS- 265. Up 20# from last time
    Dl- 355, just missed 365 and tried 5 more times and still didn’t get it. 10# increase.
    Press- 145, close to 155. Same as last CFT.

    Total: 765 up 30# from last time.

  47. Emma

    I somehow always manage to get out of doing CrossFit Totals due to injury. Maybe I just know how much I suck at the really heavy stuff…

    Anyway, I won’t make it in for this one, hoping that I haven’t permanently effed both of my shoulders again (those push-jerks this week were the death of me!).

    On a side note…I left those annoyingly jingley black bracelets (about 12) on the couch the other day and have not seen them since. Anyone know where they are?

    THANKS

  48. Rich S.

    DF – blazing saddles…keep one cold for me for my return

  49. Drew H

    DF Pete and Rich – “where all the white women at?”

  50. Melanie

    DF Pete,

    Rich googled it. I get his beer. :)

  51. Jenn G.

    Bs 155#
    press 80#
    dl 175#

    total = 410

  52. Aaron - PCF

    I agree. No way Rich knows Blazing Saddles, where as I own it and can recite it. “It’s Twue, it’s twue!”

  53. Pat

    Emma,

    I’m pretty sure I saw Scott swipe your bracelets and bolt for the door.

    I was going to stop him but I know better than to come between that man and his “accessories”.

  54. Rich S.

    haha, I like how I can’t answer a question without being called out.

    Although for good reason..totally googled it. I am cheap and bored. Sue me.

  55. jkett

    “Your gun is digging into my hip.”

  56. Brian PCF

    For you guys that are wondering about Fight Gone Bad IV on 26 September, we’ll have a registration page up shortly. Right now, everyone should plan on showing up, we ran 165 people through the WOD in 4 hours last year with less coaches, less equipment, and less space (we’ll use the back parking lot this year), so we’re not too worried about handling it this year.

    We’d really appreciate if folks started donating on our page (aside from Vaughn…thanks Vaughn!!):

    https://www.rapidreghost.com/fgb/php/frpage.php?frID=26681

  57. DF Pete

    Jkett,

    Ace Ventura!!!

  58. Keanne

    Happy wedding to Dave and my sister from another mister, LeeAnn!

    BS 195
    SP 90 (PR)
    DL 245 (lifted in Crash’s honor)
    CFT: 530

  59. Sarah

    What time will the FGB fundraiser be on that Saturday?

    Congrats LeeAnn and Dave!

  60. Chad

    330(PR)-165(PR)-385 = 880 (090904)

    295-160-405 = 860 (090408)
    275-145-360 = 780 (090306)
    300-155-360 = 815 (081208)
    270-145-350 = 765 (081103)
    265-135-335 = 735 (081008)

  61. liz k

    Congrats leeann and dave!!!!

  62. Jen N in FL

    I just did CFT about 6 weeks ago. Same score this time but different break down.

    DL: 295 (PR)
    Press: 105
    BS: 205 – my squat sucked today.

    Total: 605

    Mary (1st time trying this)
    AMRAP in 20 min
    5 Hand Stand Pushups
    10 alternating one legged squats
    15 pullups

    6 1/3 rounds.

    About 1/3 of the HSPUs were strict, the rest were kipping. I also wouldn’t say this was “intense,” I was working on just getting through it which was hard enough.

  63. Scott Q.

    Crossfit total: back squat-press-deadlift

    315-165-505 = 985 total

    that’s right 505 on the DEADLIFT!!! PR baby!!!

  64. Zack

    Congrats to Dave and LeeAnn. If there was an ETF for wedded bliss, Dave, I’d go long.

    BS: 265
    SP: 140
    DL: 345 all PRs
    CFT: 750

    Previous CFT was 645 (215, 125, 305)

  65. Kyle L

    Back squat – 425
    press – 175
    deadlift – 455 (not my day on the deadlift)

    total – 1055

  66. liz k

    Thanks kassi!! Awesome deadlift today!!!!

  67. Andy F

    BS: 290 ish
    Press: 135
    DL: 345

  68. Rick P.

    BS: 315 (PR)
    SP: 135
    DL: 345 (PR)
    CFT: 795

  69. Jen R

    BS: 160
    Press: 75
    DL: 205
    Total: 440

  70. Sean M.

    Back squat – 235 (10 lb PR)
    Press – 95 – frustrating…went for 115 twice and didn’t get it, and then may have been kind of burnt and failed at 105
    Deadlift – 285 (10 lb PR)
    Total – 615

  71. Kyle

    BS: 215
    PRess: 115
    DL: 265
    Total = 595

  72. Steven S

    905 total

  73. Patricia

    BS-170(PR)
    SP-70
    DL-205
    Total-445

  74. Steve S

    BS: 285
    SP: 145
    DL: 405

    Total: 835

  75. DF Pete

    BS: 345 (just missed 365!)
    SP: 185 (not a PR, but pain free so that’s good)
    DL: 445 PR

    Total: 975 PR

    Know I can get 365 on BS especially with my leg still a little sore today. SP was good, 10 lbs below PR but pain free meant a lot! DL think I had another 5-10. all in all a good day.

    Scott Q….great job bro! Monster DL!!!

  76. Sally

    Press: 90(PR)
    BS: 205(PR)
    DL: 250(PR)

    Total: 545(PR)

  77. Lynette

    BS: 125 (PR)
    Press: 75 (PR)
    DL: 205!!! (woohoo! finally broke 200) It was ugly, but it happened.
    Total: 405

  78. Christy0530

    BS = 115
    Press = 55
    DL = 140
    CF Total = 310

    This was my first CFT since joining PCF and it was brain-boggling/time-consuming to figure out which weight to start with and how to move up. It’s a small total compared to you monsters out there, but I am still pretty dang happy since all those numbers are PRs (first time I lifted more than what I weigh in the DL) and I generally felt like a total bad ass all day. ;)

  79. Vaughn

    bummed I missed a great day, but happy to be spending time with my step daughter.

  80. Chris K

    BS: 385
    Press: 185 (PR)
    DL: 375 (PR)
    CF Total: 945

    Lots of room to grow on the DL.

  81. Tony

    I’m weak:
    BS 255 (PR)
    DL 305
    SP 175 (PR)

    CFT 735

  82. Guch

    BS: 245
    Press: 155
    DL: 345
    CF Total: 745

    Booo

  83. Andrew M

    BS: 345
    Press: 165
    DL: 430
    CF Total: 940

    This is my baseline, time to set some goals and make some PR’s

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