Day 70

Recovery Day.

What is the difference between “Recovery Days” and “Rest Days?”

Rest is just that – nothing.  Relax, veg-out, hang with the family, watch tv and generally get off your feet.  Rest is important both mentally and physically.

Recovery is about pro-actively speeding up your recovery.  This involves getting blood flowing, massage, ART, active recovery, mobility work, foam rolling, yoga, compression, voodoo flossing and anything else that might promote recovery.

Off Season: Day 46

A.) Lateral Bounds: 6 x 4 (Rest as needed between sets.) (Demo)

Over and back = 2 reps.  

No pause on landing.

These should resemble a “Touch and Go” rep.

B.)  “Lipson Test”

400m Sled Drag for time, bodyweight

C.) 10 x 300m row/ 1 minute rest

Goal is consistency. All rounds should be within 2 seconds of each other MAX.

D.) Core: 8 Min AMRAP (Partner)

Partner A: 10 GHD sit-ups

Partner B: Plank hold

E.) Mobility:

Couch Stretch 3 mins/side

Side Lunge 2 mins/side

– One leg extended straight with foot planted flat or toe up (best to work both).  The other leg should be bent with weight on the heel, stacking your knee over your foot.

Off Season: Day 35 (Recovery)

GCMC: Fight To Live Well (Mobility)

John Giacalone is our local Mobility Specialist. If you are having any issues or just want to get better, please check him out. You can schedule an appointment online.

Learn More Here: 

GCMC: Fight To Live Well

Recovery Day.

Recovery is about pro-actively speeding up your recovery. This involves getting blood flowing, massage, ART, active recovery, mobility work, foam rolling, yoga, compression, voodoo flossing and anything else that might promote recovery. The activity selected must be restorative for you. It can also be an opportunity to work on a skill, but the effort expended should leave you feeling energized at the end of the session, not depleted. Get some blood flowing to aid in your recovery. 

A.) MetCon: (Time)

16 x 250m Row
Rest 30 seconds between sets.

B.) Skill work:

For a total of 3 minutes, hold a dead hang from pull up bar, arms straight.

C.) Mobility and Maintenance

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Drills (upper back) and spend 5-10 minutes on them.
Choose 2-3 Lower Body Drills (hips, ankles) and spend 10-12 minutes on them.
Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Drills (shoulders) and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Off Season: Day 29 (Recovery Day)

GCMC: Fight To Live Well (Mobility)

John Giacalone is our local Mobility Specialist. If you are having any issues or just want to get better, please check him out. You can schedule an appointment online.

Learn More Here: 

GCMC: Fight To Live Well

Recovery Day.

Recovery is about pro-actively speeding up your recovery. This involves getting blood flowing, massage, ART, active recovery, mobility work, foam rolling, yoga, compression, voodoo flossing and anything else that might promote recovery. The activity selected must be restorative for you. It can also be an opportunity to work on a skill, but the effort expended should leave you feeling energized at the end of the session, not depleted. Get some blood flowing to aid in your recovery. 

A.) Movement: 

Today's Article: Simple Steps to Holding a Handstand Like a Pro

Spend 15 minutes on each:

Handstand Progressions
Open Handed Muscle Up Transition Practice (If you have muscle ups)
False Grip Muscle Up Transition Practice (If you are close, but do not yet have muscle ups)

B.) Mobility and Maintenance

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Drills (upper back) and spend 5-10 minutes on them.
Choose 2-3 Lower Body Drills (hips, ankles) and spend 10-12 minutes on them.
Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Drills (shoulders) and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Off Season: Day 24

Today's Read:
Muscle-Ups: To false grip or not?

GCMC: Fight To Live Well (Mobility)

John Giacalone is our local Mobility Specialist. If you are having any issues or just want to get better, please check him out. You can schedule an appointment online. Also, don't hesitate to join us on Sunday's at 8:00am for his Mobility Class at Steel Caliber Crossfit.

Learn More Here: 

GCMC: Fight To Live Well

Recovery Day.

Recovery is about pro-actively speeding up your recovery. This involves getting blood flowing, massage, ART, active recovery, mobility work, foam rolling, yoga, compression, voodoo flossing and anything else that might promote recovery. The activity selected must be restorative for you. It can also be an opportunity to work on a skill, but the effort expended should leave you feeling energized at the end of the session, not depleted. Get some blood flowing to aid in your recovery. 

A.) Skill work:

4×8 false grip pull-ups while in hollow position- rest 60 seconds. 

Use a band for assistance if needed. Pulls should be explosive.

B.) MetCon:

Get outside and drag a sled for 30-45 minutes.

C.) Mobility and Maintenance

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Drills (upper back) and spend 5-10 minutes on them.

Choose 2-3 Lower Body Drills (hips, ankles) and spend 10-12 minutes on them.

Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Drills (shoulders) and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Off Season: Day 18

GCMC: Fight To Live Well (Mobility)

John Giacalone is our local Mobility Specialist. If you are having any issues or just want to get better, please check him out. You can schedule an appointment online. Also, don't hesitate to join us on Sunday's at 8:00am for his Mobility Class at Steel Caliber Crossfit.

Learn More Here: 

GCMC: Fight To Live Well

Recovery Day.

Recovery is about pro-actively speeding up your recovery. This involves getting blood flowing, massage, ART, active recovery, mobility work, foam rolling, yoga, compression, voodoo flossing and anything else that might promote recovery. The activity selected must be restorative for you. It can also be an opportunity to work on a skill, but the effort expended should leave you feeling energized at the end of the session, not depleted. Get some blood flowing to aid in your recovery. 

A.) MetCon (Partner)

5 Rounds (Alternating):

20 Calorie Row

20 Burpees

30 Double Unders

B.) Mobility and Maintenance

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Drills (upper back) and spend 5-10 minutes on them.
Choose 2-3 Lower Body Drills (hips, ankles) and spend 10-12 minutes on them.
Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Drills (shoulders) and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Off Season: Day 11 (Recovery)

GCMC: Fight To Live Well (Mobility)

John Giacalone is our local Mobility Specialist. If you are having any issues or just want to get better, please check him out. You can schedule an appointment online. Also, don't hesitate to join us on Sunday's at 8:00am for his Mobility Class at Steel Caliber Crossfit.

Learn More Here: 

GCMC: Fight To Live Well

Recovery Day.

Recovery is about pro-actively speeding up your recovery. This involves getting blood flowing, massage, ART, active recovery, mobility work, foam rolling, yoga, compression, voodoo flossing and anything else that might promote recovery. The activity selected must be restorative for you. It can also be an opportunity to work on a skill, but the effort expended should leave you feeling energized at the end of the session, not depleted. Get some blood flowing to aid in your recovery. 

A.) Row 

7 Rounds:

600m Row

90s rest*

*During rest, do 12 GHD Sit-ups*

B.) Skill

Work on muscle-up progressions
Efficiency Tips: Muscle-Ups (Chris Spealler)

C.) Mobility and Maintenance

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Drills (upper back) and spend 5-10 minutes on them.
Choose 2-3 Lower Body Drills (hips, ankles) and spend 10-12 minutes on them.
Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Drills (shoulders) and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Off Season: Day 4

GCMC: Fight To Live Well (Mobility)

John Giacalone is our local Mobility Specialist. If you are having any issues or just want to get better, please check him out. You can schedule an appointment online. Also, don't hesitate to join us on Sunday's at 8:00am for his Mobility Class at Steel Caliber Crossfit.

Learn More Here: 

GCMC: Fight To Live Well

Recovery Day.

Recovery is about pro-actively speeding up your recovery. This involves getting blood flowing, massage, ART, active recovery, mobility work, foam rolling, yoga, compression, voodoo flossing and anything else that might promote recovery. The activity selected must be restorative for you. It can also be an opportunity to work on a skill, but the effort expended should leave you feeling energized at the end of the session, not depleted. Get some blood flowing to aid in your recovery. 

A.) Every Minute, on the minute for 24 minutes:

Min 1: 15 Cal Row
Min 2: 15 Cal Airdyne
Min 3: 50 Double-Unders

B.) Mobility and Maintenance

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Drills (upper back) and spend 5-10 minutes on them.
Choose 2-3 Lower Body Drills (hips, ankles) and spend 10-12 minutes on them.
Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Drills (shoulders) and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Recovery Day.

Great Resource:

GCMC: Fight To Live Well (Mobility)

John Giacalone is our local Mobility Specialist. If you are having any issues or just want to get better, please check him out. You can schedule an appointment online. Also, don't hesitate to join us on Sunday's at 8:00am for his Mobility Class at Steel Caliber Crossfit.

Learn More Here: 

GCMC: Fight To Live Well

Recovery is about pro-actively speeding up your recovery. This involves getting blood flowing, massage, ART, active recovery, mobility work, foam rolling, yoga, compression, voodoo flossing and anything else that might promote recovery. 

A.) Metcon (AMRAP – Rounds)

As many rounds as possible in 45 minutes of,

250 m Row
Rest (1:1)

B.) Mobility and Maintenance

* Choose 1-2 Thoracic Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.
* Choose 2-3 Lower Body Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 10-12 minutes with them.
* Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Active Recovery Row

Today's Reading: Bodybuilding Movements: Useful or Not?

Active Recovery Rowing Workout (Taking place of the Track, since weather hasn't currently permitted our track workouts. Hoping to get back to them next week)

Thank you goes out to the NC Lab for this one:

1000m mod
200m easy
300m sprint
100m easy

90 sec rest

800m mod
200m easy
300m sprint
100m easy

90 sec rest

600m mod
200m easy
300m sprint
100m easy

90 sec rest

400m mod
200m easy
300m sprint
100m easy

90 sec rest

200m mod
200m easy
300m sprint
100m easy

Total: 6000m

Easy pace: 2000m PR pace + 15-30sec
Mod pace: 2000m PR pace + 5-15sec
Sprint pace: 2000m PR pace or better

Spend some quality time on mobility exercises afterwards. Your body will be plenty warm after this one.

Can I drink alcohol and still achieve my fitness goals?

CAN I DRINK AND STILL ACHIEVE MY PHYSIQUE GOALS? ALCOHOL/WINE SLOWS THE PROCESS BY WHICH YOUR BODY BURNS FAT!

by: Angie Fenstermaker 

Sure...like dark chocolate, wine does offer some health benefits BUT also offers a halt in losing weight! If you are simply looking to lead a healthy lifestyle, then do not move forward with this post. But, if you are looking to lead a healthy lifestyle AND progress with your weight loss/physique goals, continue to read:) I pick on wine because I am most often asked about it or hear people say "but wine has health benefits to it." Regardless, alcohol calories you consume aren't stored. Instead, they're converted to acetate, a type of fuel that the body burns quickly. As a result, you burn off your alcohol calories before you burn the fat you are trying to eliminate by increasing your exercise and cutting back on your food intake. You can work wine into your healthy lifestyle, but to do so, you'll have to account for the calories. (However, for more extreme goals, such as a figure/fitness competition, alcohol should be completely nixed -‐to a competitor’s physique, alcohol is extreme poison)! And don’t think you can make up the damage, by doing extra gym time! That first sip has already caused damage and has halted progress. Unlike a fatty reward meal that has some benefits to the metabolism, alcohol has zero.

Alcohol/Wine is metabolized differently than other foods and beverages. Under normal conditions, your body gets its energy from the calories in carbohydrates, fats and proteins that need to be slowly digested in the stomach—but not when alcohol is present. When alcohol is consumed, it gets special privileges and needs no digestion. The alcohol molecules diffuse through the stomach wall as soon as they arrive. This reaction is slightly slowed when there is also food in your system, but as soon as the mixed contents enter the small intestine, the alcohol grabs first place and is absorbed quickly. The alcohol then arrives at the liver for processing. The liver places all of its attention on the alcohol. Therefore, the carbohydrates (glucose) and dietary fats are just changed into body fat, waiting to be carried away for PERMANENT FAT STORAGE in the body. When one is taking on a healthier lifestyle, working towards weight loss goals, I do believe that nothing should be completely nixed. This would not be lifestyle otherwise. When it comes to wine/alcohol though, you just need to be aware of the potential it has in slowing weight loss progress. In order to still enjoy some vino, AND achieve goals, I recommend to save it to one night a week, preferably a weekend night, after you've had a nice long consistent week of clean eating!