Take a quick look at the front picture on the blog. It speaks a thousand words. You'll see athletes coaching other athletes.
Big Dawg competitions have traditionally been and will maintain its goal of being a gathering place for folks to compete together or online against one another based on prescribed fitness workouts.
They have been and will continue to be built so that anyone can do them anywhere with the basics. Only expectations are honesty in movement standards and a willingness to help other athletes. For live events the gathering has traditionally been judged by other competitors - i.e. counting reps, watching movements, etc...to keep the camaraderie high. We only expect full effort.
Look for other locations in the upcoming weeks that will be hosting the live events as it will give others a chance to compete within a group setting and have some fun with other Dawgs. If you're interested in hosting a comp contact Leighanne @ optadmin@optimumtraining.ca.
The scoring will be as elaborate as posting your times and scores on the blog and we'll go from there
Training:
As many rounds in 20 minutes:
2 Power Clean - 185#/135#
2 Squat Clean - 185#/135#
7 muscle ups
15 cals on AirDyne
post rounds and fractions of rounds to comments
(use row cals for AirDyne if no machine available; or run 200 m)
Story of an airdyne computer repair:
ReplyDeleteI found my airdyne off Craigslist - $20 bargain because the computer was broken.
I took the computer apart, discovered a bunch of battery acid/corrosion on one of the pieces of metal that makes contact with the battery. Trip to hardware store and $2 of copper wire later, and I had the circuit board receiving electricity again.
The LCD was not working, because the thin piece of rubbery material(zebra connector) that delivers signal to the glass was not getting enough pressure against the circuit board. A strip of paper folded up and wedged on the bottom of the LCD applied sufficient pressure, and problem solved.
Computer is now back up and 100% functional. I'm really appreciating the simplicity of the airdyne's components, and also, I learned a ton during this repair.
Squat Snatch videos from yesterday, taking forever to upload so only loaded 115# and 125#. Had some solid reps... and some not so good ones.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.vimeo.com/14151690
http://www.vimeo.com/14151916
The air dyne I picked up is pretty old and doesn't show calories. Would it be wise to hit it for the same amount it takes to row 15 calories?
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ReplyDelete4 rounds+2+2+4
ReplyDeleteI mounted rings too high to take false grip, ala the games, to get an idea of how that was. Clearly different. First two rounds ubroken (to my surprise), but failed 7th rep 3rd round twice, and almost burned myself there.
I thought that 80kg cleans felt very heavy yesterday, and today legs was tired as well. Was not sure about ability to handle that many reps with 80+kgs, but gave it a go anyways. Long breaths between reps, and I could have gone faster than I did. Self confidence restored til next time.
Subbed the evil bike with calories on rower.
Ouch, muscleups after a trillion hspu yesterday ;-)
ReplyDeleteI scaled down the MU to 5 reps and subbed 200m run
Total 5 rounds @ 20,01
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ReplyDelete5 Rounds plus 2,2,2
ReplyDeleteCalories on the rower. Used 84kg on weight. Rings come to the top of my head (basement gym), drop to nearly full extension with legs bent at the knees for room. Would like to try it at 6" above reach, need to look for outdoor spot to practice.
August 15, 2010 8:41 AM
Power cleans/Squat cleans with 135, Bar MU's, Calories on rower
ReplyDelete4 rounds plus PC/SC/MU/4 cal
4R+ 2+2.
ReplyDeleteMU not games standard, goal for this crocodile before years end.
Feeling better every dig though...
5 rounds + 2 p.c./2s.c./3m.u.
ReplyDeleteI have the same issue as david with rings being low gonna find a higher spot next time. Still having trouble linking more than two in a row. Not that bad for just getting my first muscle up a month ago
After my day yesterday this no was tough. Did Filthy Fifty yesterday with some anniversary drinks from the night before brewin!
ReplyDeleteAs Rx'd Muscle ups were 4 inches above reach with fingertips extended.
Clean were pretty easy.
Muscle Ups held me back. Used Full Turnout. Did all but the last set. 3,2,2
5 Rounds + 2 + 2 + 2 Tried one last MU with 10 seconds left and failed it :(
4 rounds + 2pc,2sc, 5 muscleups
ReplyDeleteWind wasn't a factor at all just muscle fatigue/sweaty hands on the muscleups
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ReplyDelete84k, C2 for cal
ReplyDelete5 + 1 SC
Good WOD, slipped on a few MU attempts, couldn't link together more than three on the beginning of every round or i fatigued to much. stuck to doubles and singles.
3 rounds plus 2pc,2sc
ReplyDeletesub'ed rowing for cal's
Muscles up were my limiting factor on this WOD
4 rounds + 7 muscle ups (sub rowing for airdyne)
ReplyDeleteIt was every bit of 100 degrees in the garage today.
Nice work in the competition yesterday Brent.
5 rounds
ReplyDeleteMUs done as doubles and singles...these were super hard today. Subbed row for airdyne. Cleans felt smooth, esp. the power cleans.
Brandon
no mu, so subbed 28 pu/ring dips (4:1) for each mu. Ring dips were banded b/c I only have a couple unassisted.
ReplyDeleteStarted with 135 (never squat cleaned it before, new pr haha) but had to drop to 125 for the second rd and spent 2-3 minutes fiddling with the stupid plates and collars.
Total of 2 rounds. The dips slowed me especially.. I don't have a lot of chest/shoulder strength yet.
First rd was airdyne, second was rower b/c airdyne was being used.. the row felt waaaaaay worse.
wanted 2 get 2 this one 2day, but may still do it later...
ReplyDeletethis am...
'adambrown'
2 rounds of 24 reps ea of:
295lb DL
24" BJ
20lb/10' WB
195lb BP
24" BJ
20#/10' WB
145lb clean
~20:38
~gm2
4 power cleans instead of 2/2, no squat cleans on ankle. But I must say the ankle is feeling better.
ReplyDelete6 rounds + 3 muscle ups
*missed 3 total reps on muscle ups.
Note about the airdyne. 3 days ago I did a couple 3:20 max efforts on this thing. I'm experiencing a crushing soreness in my forearms and I can only assume it is from the airdyne since I've done nothing out of the ordinary lately. Anyone else ever get this. Chris, did you get the same feeling?
Played 18 holes this morning in South Florida heat which hit around 95, close to what I shot bye the way.
ReplyDeleteHit the WOD my fellow Big Dawg Jeff at the Redline box which was easily 100 inside.
5 rounds as Rx'd.
Pwr Cleans really weren't a problem, but the squat cleans were quite slow out of the hole.
MU's were in groups of 3s & 4s.
We did a row to 15 cal and used that time for our air dyne because our is ancient and doesn't show calories. It was :45 seconds per round.
That is freakish unit. I watched my buddy get broken by adambrown yesterday. Your time is super impressive. Then again so is everything else you post.
ReplyDeleteScaled to 1 PC + 1 SC + 1 MU + 15 cals on AD
ReplyDelete5 rounds + 1 MU
First time doing MUs in a WOD and went relatively well. Just one miss on round 3. Did one in my warm up so 7 MUs in a day make for a PR.
145 is my PR clean so 135 wasn’t easy for sure. Really need to work on dipping under more on my PC and letting go of the bar more to hold a better rack position in my SC.
5+3 muscle ups
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ReplyDeleteHoly smokes Unit, impressive... I have to say it is good to be back posting with everyone on here, I definitely push harder. And some new faces, nice score today Filly! And Brent, congrats on the weekends comp!
ReplyDeleteI will be hosting the Big Dawg Comp at my gym end of Sept, I would love for anyone to come and push beside me, my gym is near San Jose, in Northern California, more details to come!
today's wod:
6 rds + 2 MUs (subbed 15 cal row)
video being downloaded
Rx'd
ReplyDelete5 Rounds + 5 M.U.
Notes:
Felt pretty good today. SqCleans were fine on knee, all muscles down without false grip, which was actually easier I think because I have problems maintaining it while turning out. Bike felt fine, slower as the rounds progressed.
Unit, that time is incredible. Stay healthy and keep up the hard work. 2011 will be the year of Unit!
ReplyDeleteDid thursday, august 12th as i had no was to get to the gym today. times were
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6:13
Lungs are starting to feel a lot better.
Will do the 11th's workout tomorrow.
Paul, I don't think you need to tell Unit to keep up the hard work, I think you need to tell him to stay out of those 8 hr surgeries. My best friend is in med school at Mt Sinai and doing an elective out here at Stanford right now and I see how much hard work he has to put in, I can't imagine how Unit does it and puts up these insane scores, truly impressive Unit!
ReplyDeleteI'll also be hosting the Big Dawg comps in Cincinnati. Arjuna, hbabs, Mcnaughton, Pete, Dustin, Siu, and JenO from these boards will all be there, as well as Adam Rogers and a few friends from up in Dayton. Any and all are welcome...
ReplyDelete4 rounds + cleans + 4 mu's
ReplyDelete(subbed 200m run for airdyne)
4 rounds + 1 PC
ReplyDeleteScaled cleans down to bwt (162#)
MU as rx'd
Cal on rower
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ReplyDeletedisappointed in the muscle ups, only limiting factor, 3 mins left and i failed a lot on MU's...
ReplyDeleteran 200m......
4 rounds+4+5
6 rds + 1 MU - 200m run/round. Shared only OPT muscle-up place with Sean G for WOD. May have been able to get 7 rds otherwise. More fun to WOD with a Big Dawg though. We used the new wooden rings today. Pretty sweet!
ReplyDelete4 rds + 2+2+6 MU's. sweaty hands on the rings was limiting factor.
ReplyDeleteused rower as a used airdyne has been hard to come by still
subbed 135# cleans. Subbed Vision E4000 dual action upright bike, uses ECB resistance instead of wind resistance.
ReplyDelete2 rounds + 6 muscle ups
Michael,
ReplyDeleteWere those the Rogue rings? If so, what size, .125 or .110? Thanks, David.
Subbed 135# cleans to work through an injury.
ReplyDelete4 rounds + 7 cals on bike
Does anyone actually jump into the false grip when doing the Games standard???
ReplyDelete4 rounds plus all cleans.
ReplyDeleteFelt good, subbed 200m run/sprint.
didi not have it in me to tackle the wod and my 13mile run... 13.1 miles = 2:00:16, pretty fckin boring. will see what tomorrow brings and maybe do this doozie in its place.
ReplyDeleteScaled
ReplyDelete2 Power Cleans #85
2 Squat Cleans #85
7 Pullups
7 Dips
200m run
4 rounds + 2 PC + 1 SC
*before I started OPT's programming, #85 was my PC 1 rep max
6+1mu
ReplyDeletebest mu's have ever felt, cleans unbroken, and airdyne seemed to go quick.
4 rounds +2+2+6
ReplyDeleteDone outside in 'cool' Dallas weather, so 200m runs. MUs were tough because of all the sweat.
Yesterday's WOD:
ReplyDeleteA: 65, 70, 75, 80, 85
B: 21:52 (done as 55 HSPU's for time)
C: Sub 15 minutes DU practice
Tried to do a little catching up on the past 2 days today...
ReplyDeleteSquat snatch x 5, built to 135 fairly comfortably, then did some singles up to 175. I need some serious work on these so this was good to do.
Practiced HSPU's for 10 minutes on 2 35lb plates and an ab mat in between. Practiced kipping, stringing some together etc. Probably did the recommended 55 or more.
Messed up the metcon today and forgot about the row. Just did 10 min too, because of time.
Completed 4rds, but that was without the row.
Felt good today after 10k run yesterday, calves are sore though.
Will be hosting 2nd and 3rd comp at CrossFit Performance in Fairfield, CT ANY big dawgs welcome.
ReplyDelete1st comp falls on same day as FGB which I host to fight for the 'CT CUP' which Rob Orlando's crew won last year
Well, I was hoping I had just strained my left shoulder a few days back and that rest would cure. It hasn't...
ReplyDeleteNeedless to say, I'll be back as soon as its better...
Keep working hard Dawgs
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ReplyDelete4 rds + 2 power cleans
ReplyDelete-rx`d but used a rower on damper#10
-mu`s weren`t turn out at bottom,i kept hitting my knees on the floor when I did turn out.
-Mu`s were the slowest today , sweating hands and metal rings don`t mix.
- took the SC`s very slow because of the hip, this was the heaviest I`ve squated in over 3 months.
3+6MU's
ReplyDeleteAfter fighting with the muscleups for 7 minutes decided to sub jumping pullups
5 rounds 2 MU
ReplyDeleteI had to use a straight bar for MU.
1)
ReplyDeleteSnatch work with a coach - got 2 solid 135# squat snatches..getting better.
2)
Scaled to 175# and Ran 200m
3 Rounds + 4MU
started to fail at the 21 MU count but was stringing 4-5 together for a couple sets at games standards.
Training
ReplyDelete5rnds+6 muscles up
Made a huge step today in the right direction. Muscles up were smooth and I kept them to singles. I only failed on 1 m.u and that was the last one attempted. Grip slipped and arm went through ring on extension. Air-dyne came as prescribed by coach.
Also found out that my facility is getting a GHD machine and I am attempting to get my rings hung from a ceiling. Will benefit me a lot to get those two items going.
Joey,
ReplyDeleteI train at CF Modesto, and I'll definately be there for a Big Dawg comp.
Are you guys doing the Weekend Warrior Series?
5 rounds + 2PC + 2SC +1MU
ReplyDeleteFirst workout with the new airdyne. got it off ebay and dont have the computer working yet, so we did 30 second sprints for that portion.
Happy with how the cleans felt, muscle ups were solid today because used tape on the rings.
Yesterday's WOD 8/14/10
ReplyDeleteSquat Snatch - 155, 165, 165, 175 (2 Failed Reps), 185(1 failed Rep-slow b/t reps).
**Posted 2 Videos of this. First video is my first set at 155 and the second video is my last set at 185. 185 was rough - had to take some time in between reps. Video shut off before reps 4 and 5 but I did end up getting them. Suggestions welcome.**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yxC48lxHSg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3brm5wMni9g
HSPU - 5:35 **Felt Strong**
Double Unders - 8:32 **Didn't have my normal rope and ate crappy all weekend, had a side ache from hell. Didn't push myself like I should have. All 10 set UB - to much rest in between though.
5 rounds + 2PC, 2SC, 1MU
ReplyDeletecals on c2 for 15
5 rounds even.
ReplyDeleteI have not enjoyed a workout as much in a long time.
here's vid from today:
ReplyDeletehttp://vimeo.com/14163388
@ OPT 10AM
ReplyDelete4 rnds
5 Rounds +2PC, 2SC,7MU
ReplyDeleteDid 200m runs:
No airdyne yet and I worked out with my brothers and only 1 rower.
Brian H, I look forward to meeting you, what is the weekend warrior?
ReplyDeleteScaled
ReplyDelete3 Rounds (2 185 power cleans, 2 185lb squat cleans, 7 sets of (3 C2B pull ups, & 3 ring dips), 15cal row) + 2 power clean and 1 squat clean
5'10 1/2, 190lb, been mostly paleo for last 3 weeks with a few cheats here and there, thinking about implementing more paleo/zone approach for 2 weeks, anyone experimenting with this? Want to keep performance, but get around 8% body fat too...probably closer to 11 or 12% right now
Joey,
ReplyDeleteThe weekend warrior series is an affiliate "league" in NorCal, starting Sep 11, with 4 comps, and a "playoff" on 16 October. Comps will be on Saturday's. I'll send you a link. It will make Sep/Oct busy with comps in NorCal.
Vacation wod
ReplyDelete6 rounds using 55# db for cleans and rower.
a little behind
ReplyDelete5 rounds, 2+2+3MU
Massive rip of skin on both hands!
Felt really good and pushed through the cleans, not a lot of rest on them
Soren
3 rounds + power Cleans + Squat Cleans
ReplyDeleteWow that felt very heavy. First power cleans and squat cleans in 4 months. Muscle ups were slooowwww but all legit with full turnout at bottom.
5 rds (sub rowing rds 1-3 running rds 4-5).
ReplyDeleteI hoped to get well into round 6 but didn't feel strong today at all, muscle ups were extremely tiring and couldn't get the energy to push it. Poor sleep and diet I'm sure.
M/29yo/186/5'9"
ReplyDelete6 rounds right on the dot.
This workout affected my soul. I am thankful for the rest day tomorrow.