tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6646783042199489132024-03-05T21:54:23.232-08:00The Garth ShowWelcome to my blog!
If you have any interest in CrossFit, Computers, Gardening, Boating or Drinking then you might actually find something of interest here.Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-33600555278549355852012-01-16T07:22:00.000-08:002012-01-16T07:22:00.629-08:00Day one of Skinny Hippo - all liquid diet2 weeks of Skinny Hippo - high fat calorie restricted - should be interesting to see how low I can go at this point. When I first started CrossFitting something like 4 years ago, my average weight was 190. Now my average weight is 210. I wonder what I'll look like if I get down to 200? We'll find out :)<br />
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First shake down - the next 48 hours should be interesting.<br />
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PS - I haven't been sick (except for a bit of food poisoning several weeks back) for a good long while. I think it's been over a year! Moving forward, if I suffer any illness, I'll post it on the blog. I truly believe that I have become immune to the majority of illnesses that abound. Knocking on wood! And in this particular instance, that is not a sexual reference in case you were wondering.Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-34738677270713623932010-02-02T17:44:00.000-08:002010-02-02T17:53:49.226-08:00GYG 2-2-10 Fran!Not a good day for Fran! My shoulders were trashed from the overhead squats yesterday and I was dreading the pullups.<br />
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Got started with push jerks. I was excited to see what I could accomplish with my recent new found strength and rounded the #'s up a bit, assuming a 100k max. I thought about pushing it to 110k but figured that might be a bit extreme.<br />
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Push Jerk<br />
1 - 1 - 1+ at 75% - 85% - 95% of single rep max<br />
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I went at 75, 85 and 95 for 2 - failed on a 3rd attempt<br />
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Fran was rough - knew I was in trouble from the get go. It's been a great week and I would have loved to set a new Fran PR but the deck was stacked against me for sure. My pullups completely fell apart half way thru the 2nd round. Finished 4:39 as compared to my last go of 4:36. Bummer!<br />
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We got started with Overhead Squats. It had been awhile since we'd attempted any heavy weight but I knew that I was stronger so I assumed a max OHS of 95k.<br />
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5 - 5 - 5+ at 65% - 75% - 85% of 1RM<br />
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60k - 72k - 80k for 5 - tough!<br />
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The WOD was 2 rounds for total reps of <br />
:60 Burpees<br />
:60 Rest<br />
:60 Box Jumps<br />
:60 Rest<br />
:60 Double Unders<br />
:60 Rest<br />
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I was determined to put up a solid # to give Pete and Matt a run for their money. Finished 245 - the new rope really helped. I was solid on the double unders. Burpees were tough - thought I did strong on the box jumps. I'll have to wait and see how the rest of the crew finished on this one assuming they were able to keep the count!<br />
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5 at 80k wasn't bad and I was excited to go for a new OHS PR and even more excited to get body weight overhead so I headed back out to the Fort at 4pm with that goal in mind.<br />
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Tough luck! I was a little to close to the wall and stumbled a bit warming up with 80k. I survived but the wall didn't! That is not a small hole :)<br />
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I moved away from the wall after that incident and loaded up the bar with 93.5k - approx 205lbs which is body weight for me. Getting it overhead via a push jerk off the back was half the battle. I went into the squat and was determined to nail it. I didn't stand up fast but I did finish the movement before dropping the bar which is all that counts. I'll go for 2 next time :)Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-44531885226497087992010-01-31T08:17:00.000-08:002010-01-31T08:19:32.128-08:00Crossfit Fire Dominates the Midwinter Meltdown Row CompetitionBill, Jennie, Zach, Stephanie, Matt, Brittany, Bender, Deb, Ryan, Jason and I all headed down to Madison Wisconsin on Saturday morning for the Midwinter Meltdown indoor rowing competition. There were a couple of large rowing clubs in attendance as was evident by the crowds of brightly colored singlets. These rowers were scrawny! Somebody should clue them in to the fact that lifting weights would absolutely improve their row performance.<br />
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Zach and Bender took a shot at the tandem rowing and made it look easy. We saw several others give it a try and it's definitely a lot harder than it looks!<br />
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Jennie and Brittany had the first go at the 2000k row. They both finished within a second of each other.<br />
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</div>I took 2nd place in the Novice Men with a row time of 6:46.7 which was also a new personal record and new Fort record edging out Boyd's old time of 6:46.8 - nice! Matt finished right behind me and took 3rd. We both were trumped by an old czechoslovakian guy who didn't seem to speak much english. He pulled a 6:41 and made it look easy. After the row, I immediately started to cramp up and took at least 10 minutes to recover. It just about killed me!<br />
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</div>Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-48730954138269096522010-01-29T06:51:00.000-08:002010-01-29T06:51:57.541-08:00GYG 1-29-10I figure Bill had me in mind for this one - OH walking lunge practice was just what I was looking for!<br />
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Thruster 5 - 5 - 5+<br />
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Forgot the + again - damn it! Solid performance at 60 - 70 - 75k but had more in me - should have gotten another 2 or 3 reps on round 3. Ah well! Gotta remember the extra credit next time.<br />
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The WOD was interesting<br />
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500m Row and then<br />
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3 rounds of <br />
Overhead Walking Lunges from the bar to the door and back (20/15)<br />
Broad Jumps fromt he bar to the door and back<br />
and then another 500m Row <br />
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Finished 8:46<br />
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My rows were a bit disappointing during the WOD. I pulled a 1:29 on the first row and 1:48 on the 2nd - slow! I only took a couple of rests during the walking lunges - out of necessity when I couldn't stand up out of the lunge. Otherwise, I was a lot stronger with these. I've typically tried to control the lunge to touch my knee to the ground but that takes a whole lot of effort. This go around, I figured what the hell and bounced my knee of the ground. It would have really hurt on concrete but wasn't too bad on the rubber mats. Whatever gets it done!Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-70054698383449966142010-01-28T05:31:00.000-08:002010-01-28T05:31:32.002-08:00GYG 1-27-10Feeling pretty good today - Monday off - Tuesday CrossFit total - minimal aches and pains. <br />
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Started with the Jerk 3 - 3 - 3+ at 70% - 80% - 90% of single rep max<br />
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My single rep max is currently 95k but I know I've got more than that - just haven't taken the opportunity to go after it recently. So I upped the loads just a bit and rounded up the weight - didn't say anything to Zach because I knew it would stress him out. He might even make me do burpees! :)<br />
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70k - 80k - 90k x 3<br />
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I was planning on repping out 5 at 90k but catching that weight on my chest was brutal and on the 3rd rep, I lost my balance bringing it down out of the press and dropped it to the floor. Regardless, 90k wasn't too bad - I figure I have a 105/110 jerk easy! I suspect we'll see a max effort in the very near future.<br />
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10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1<br />
SDHP @ 50k<br />
PushUps<br />
Box Jumps 24"<br />
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I was a little worried about the pushups since they've been my achilles heel of late but the WOD went well. I was able to rep out all the movements more or less unbroken. I lost my rythm a couple of times on the sumos and box jumps but never really stopped moving.<br />
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Finished 5:53 - Pete finished later in the day at 4:55. Thought I might have had him on this one - no such luck. I expect maybe he transitioned between movements faster - that could have made the difference. I usually spent a few extra seconds setting up on the sumos. I'll be curious to see how Matt finished. Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-3128093410288529332010-01-26T06:44:00.000-08:002010-01-26T06:45:00.547-08:00CrossFit Total 1/26/103 single rep attempts each of <br />
Back Squat<br />
Press<br />
Deadlift<br />
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2 x PRs in one day - exciting! I probably should have gone heavier on the back squat. I've lost my log book and didn't have my previous PR with me. If I'd known it was 130, I would have been more aggressive.<br />
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Back Squat 135k PR - easy!<br />
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Press - 64.5k - disappointing - didn't have it this morning when it came to the press.<br />
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Deadlift - 200k PR - easy! I thought I had more in me but when I added 10k, I couldn't move the bar. I stepped it back to 205k and failed again. It seems that those heavy deadlifts take just about every ounce of strength out of me on the first go around. I'll go heavier on the first attempt next time - 210k!<br />
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CrossFit Total = 399.5Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-46465181532905871322010-01-25T04:47:00.000-08:002010-01-25T05:16:46.568-08:00Saturday Triple WOD Extravaganza - 01/23/10I was a little nervous Friday night not knowing what the workouts would look like the following day. I figured they would be short and that was good. I got to bed early, about 9:30, but was wide awake at 5am. Sleeping in wasn't an option.<br /><br />I was the first one at the gym. Took care of business, got the blood pumping and I was primed and ready to go. The first workout was right up my alley!<br /><br />500m row - 440m run<br /><br />The row went well - pulled a 126.4 - which is my PR 500m row. Matt wasn't too far behind me. I took a couple of seconds to unstrap and stand up. The first 15 strides felt clumsy. Matt popped off his rower like a jack in the box.<br /><br />The run didn't feel strong. Matt passed me in the last 50m which was disappointing. I didn't seem to have a whole lot of strength in my hamstrings to push faster and couldn't quite find my stride. I would have been better off running a slow 800m warm up before the WOD. I'll have to remember that next go around when running is involved.<br /><br />Matt 3:13<br />Garth 3:18<br />Pete 3:25<br />Tom 3:36<br />Brit 3:57<br /><br />WDO #2 didn't play to my strengths but I feel like I did ok considering the previous week of workouts.<br /><br />:90 Clean and Jerks<br />:30 Rest<br />:90 Ring Dips<br />:30 Rest<br />:90 Front Squats<br />:30 Rest<br />:90 Burpees<br /><br />I put my hands on the bar and never let go on the clean and jerks for a total of 23. I figured out how to speed up at about 10 reps by thrusting out of a moderate squat after the clean. If I'd figured out the movement earlier, I could have squeezed in a few more reps! This is going to come into play next time I do Grace. Sub 3 minutes easy :)<br /><br />The ring dips were really disappointing - burned out early. I tried going too long too fast - right out of the gate. If I'd broken it up into sets of 3 with short rests, I would have been able to do more. After 17, I couldn't quite get my arms straight and after 2 failed attempts, I gave it up and moved on.<br /><br />I cranked out 25 front squats but dropped the bar with 10 seconds left on the clock. That was stupid! I thought I'd save it for the burpees but that was a very bad idea. I should have held onto the bar and cranked out another 5 front squats. In a WOD like this, I'll absolutely remember that on the next go around.<br /><br />Burpees were horrible - don't know that I could have sped these up. I was having one hell of a time getting back up after hitting the ground. Finished 22 burpees.<br /><br />Pete 118<br />Tom 101<br />Matt 96<br />Garth 87<br />Brit 65<br /><br />So if I could have come up with 3 more clusters, 5 more front squats and 5 more ring dips, I would have hit that hundred mark. Tough WOD!<br /><br />The last WOD was the most disappointing for me. I knew it was going to be tough and was dreading the overhead walking lunges but really had no idea how bad those would get me. I should have known based on the last WOD that included that movement. Definitely not a strong point for me.<br /><br />440m Run<br />10 Deadlifts (100/60)<br />20 Box Jumps 24"<br />30 KB Swings (24/16)<br />40 Wall Ball Shots (20/14)<br />50m Overhead Walking Lunges (20/10)<br />400m Run<br /><br />I knew this was going to be a grind so I didn't go balls out on the first run. Matt got an early lead and I just settled in behind him.<br /><br />10 deadlifts were no problem - never let go of the bar and bounced it hard on the ground each time, remembering to set my back.<br /><br />The first 5 box jumps were a bit clumsy but then I found a rythm and cranked them out fast.<br /><br />Matt was about 3 swings ahead of me at the kettle bells but I grabbed onto the bell and never let go - cranked thru 30. I never even thought about setting it down - figured it would be more work than to simply keep going.<br /><br />I started to come apart on the wall balls - should have repped out 4 sets of 10 but got lazy and kept putting the ball down at 5. It was especially frustrating when a rep didn't count - got called out for not hitting the height on 3 reps - once for not getting depth in the squat. The height call was obvious but losing a rep to squat depth was demoralizing and I stepped back for a 5 second rest at that point which wasn't really needed. 4 sets of 10 next time! Suck it up.<br /><br />My overhead walking lunges need work. Not at all sure what I'm doing wrong but something is going on there. I lose balance, it kills my back and I can't seem to string many together before everything seems to come apart. I think it likely plays into the same difficulty I have with OHS and setting my core - sucking in the gut. I'm definitely going to practice these in the coming week. Surprisingly, I was out ahead of everybody on these by a solid 20 seconds but by 30m, everybody had passed me up and it was all I could do to finish, let alone speed up. The final run was a misery. My legs felt like jello and I was dizzy - seeing stars. It wasn't until the last 20m that I was able to start speeding up - thought we had to run all the way into the gym? That last bit was amusing :)<br /><br />Pete 12:37<br />Matt 12:43<br />Tom 12:49<br />Brit 12:52<br />Garth 13:27<br /><br />Ah well! Next time. If it had been 50 pullups instead of 50 overhead walking lunges, I probably would have done better.<br /><br />Gotta find time to work on the video - have some great footage. It'll be good :)Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-63495310317587572942010-01-22T14:13:00.000-08:002010-01-22T14:25:37.547-08:00GYG 1-22-10Push Jerk 5-5-5+ 65%-75%-85% of 1RM<br /><br />Some of Gattone's cues really are paying off - have the bar higher on my chest and elbows a bit forward of the bar - take a deep breath and use that shelf I've created to push the bar into the air. Solid performance today - should have stuck it out and got 7 on the 85k!<br /><br />60 - 70 - 85 x 5<br /><br />Another sneaky WOD - figured it couldn't be too bad going in? I've done 200 kettle bell swings and I've done 180 pushups so been there done that. The combination of the two turned out to be toxic!<br /><br />50-40-30-20-10 reps of <br />KB Swings at 24k<br />Push Ups<br /><br />I got thru the first set of KB swings unbroken and the rest looked like 20/20-15/15-11/9 and 10 to finish them off. Grip started to suffer in round 3 big time but sucked it up and kept going - focused on pulling the kettle bell down on each swing.<br /><br />The pushups were a lost cause - didn't realize kettle bells took so much out of the chest! Pure agony - started with sets of 5 but quickly degraded to 3 then 2 then single reps as I struggled thru each round. <br /><br />Finished 18:29 - glad that one is over! :)Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-49465799774829799112010-01-20T14:22:00.000-08:002010-01-21T08:20:47.609-08:00Overhead Squats are Brutal! 1-20-10Today's workout was rough. It was just Season and I at the GYG.<br /><br />Started off with a 1000m row and finished in 3:33 - not a record but not too shabby either!<br /><br />Power Snatch 2-2-2-2-2<br /><br />Still figuring out that 2nd knee bend - drilled at 50k and did 4 x 5. It all started to come together - looking good in the 4th round. I was popping the bar up with power, full arm lock out and catching it low in the squat. Exciting stuff!<br /><br />21-15-9<br />Overhead Squats at 50k<br />Burpees<br /><br />I've done well with workouts that incorporated overhead squats in the past but this one kicked my ass. I did the first 21 overhead squats unbroken but it destroyed my shoulders, wrists and quads. The burpees were pure agony. I failed on a couple of early OHS attempts in round two and had to walk away from the bar for 15-20 seconds to recover. Tough! I got thru it in 8:44 - video to follow.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8879380&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8879380&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8879380">GYG 01-20-10</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2622245">Garth Huckabay</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-29698652651789636702010-01-19T18:33:00.001-08:002010-01-20T18:42:52.387-08:00Isabel 1-19-10I took Monday as a rest day - worried about a large proposal due the following week and feeling a bit sore all over.<br /><br />Tuesday morning, I wasn't feeling all that refreshed. I got off to a slow start.<br /><br />Warmed up with a 1000m row. My legs and ass were aching. So much for rest days! Maybe I need a rest week.<br /><br />We also had some fun with crab walks, broad jumps and loaded up a bar for some snatch practice.<br /><br />I considered scaling Isabel. 60k felt really heavy. I popped 4 snatches in a row and figured another 30 shouldn't be too bad. Yeah, right!<br /><br />Here's the video in all it's ugly glory. Where's the snatch technique? I've still got a lot of work to do!<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8861451&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8861451&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8861451">Garth - Isabel</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2622245">Garth Huckabay</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-2296822862320940132010-01-19T18:28:00.000-08:002010-01-19T18:33:09.381-08:00Team Saturday 1-16-10In Teams of 4, complete:<br /><br />4,000m row<br />200 dumbbell thrusters<br />200 pull-ups<br /><br />I partnered up with Tom, Matt and Ryan. Started out on the rower and ended up on the rower. Matt killed the dumbell thrusters. I found them very challenging and had a hard time keeping on my heels. Tom dominated the pullup bar - cranked out something like 23 to start. Ryan was all over the place doing his part. Personally, I felt like I slacked too much, let the other guys do the majority of the work. I tried to make up for it with a strong 600m row to finish up the WOD.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq06k-VLHwSfKuRkbD-liWExoZWkWEtRiLr0NdCirkh68jxE5Dgo_j3WguuoWsJdt2hvTQwHXy-Nx1xiTcUG0bPeDhIyOkUmNbAIuSMuSDYU75ALiIY0soVj4VIG_2LIgv5HmUyPDY60A/s1600-h/allstar-team.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428644283496693330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq06k-VLHwSfKuRkbD-liWExoZWkWEtRiLr0NdCirkh68jxE5Dgo_j3WguuoWsJdt2hvTQwHXy-Nx1xiTcUG0bPeDhIyOkUmNbAIuSMuSDYU75ALiIY0soVj4VIG_2LIgv5HmUyPDY60A/s320/allstar-team.jpg" /></a>Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-34655771803144514682010-01-15T17:16:00.000-08:002010-01-15T17:27:07.573-08:00Sumo Deadlift Highpulls are Hard!Today's workout was brutal. When I saw it on the board, I was a bit nervous. Zach had us warm up with a 1000m row and my legs, ass and arms were all sore from last night's 2 hour olympic lifting instruction at Gattone's gym in Buffalo Grove. I learned a lot and I'm looking forward to putting some of those refined techniques to good use but no such luck in this WOD!<br /><br />Started off with Back Squats - 5,5,5+ at 65%, 75% and 85% of your single rep max.<br /><br />My max is 130k so I went with 85k, 100k and 110k for 7 reps. Felt good - that 7th rep was a near miss but I got it done.<br /><br />The WOD<br />500m row<br />25 pushups<br />50 sumo dead lift highpulls at 40k<br />50 pushups<br />50 sumo dead lift highpulls again<br />25 pushups again<br />500m row again<br /><br />Finished 16:09<br /><br />Gag! That workout was horrible but in a good way I suppose. My first 500m row was 1:30. I was able to crank out 10 sumos to start but quickly dropped to sets of 5. The sumos were where I was able to make the best time - taking very short rests between each set. My pushup capacity sucks and after that first set of sumos, I couldn't string together more than 3 pushups. The pushups took me a loooonnnnngggg time! My last 500m row was 1:55.Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-91400266403699539292010-01-13T13:27:00.000-08:002010-01-14T07:42:02.935-08:00"Grace" land - 1/13/10Grace - 30 Clean and Jerks for time<br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8735936&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8735936&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8735936">Grace 1-13-10</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2622245">Garth Huckabay</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />Went RX'd at 60k and finished in 3:14<br /><br />PR'd by 50 seconds since when I last took on this WOD October of 2009.<br /><br />I was disappointed in my performance. I went into the workout planning to hold onto the bar throughout but lost it at 14 reps - put the bar down and never really got back into a groove. I should have sucked it up and kept going. It was a tough WOD but I didn't feel completely trashed in the end. I still had more gas in the tank. Sub 3 next time for sure!Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-76761962924266244852010-01-13T13:24:00.000-08:002010-01-13T13:33:45.525-08:00More Deadlifts - brutal! 1/12/10push press 3-3-3+ at 70% - 80% - 90%<br /><br />Garth 60k, 70k, 80k - Single rep max is 95k<br /><br />4 rounds of<br />10 Pullups<br />15 Burpees<br />20 Deadlifts (80/55 or 50% of single rep max)<br />25 Double Unders<br /><br />finished 15:29<br /><br />I kept up with Tom into round 3 and then fell apart on the burpees and deadlifts. My head started to spin and my only thought was "Let it be over!". That 4th round was a grind. My back started to ache in round 3 and was an agony in round 4.Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-28733392455046276852010-01-11T09:34:00.000-08:002010-01-15T17:16:39.011-08:00Kettlebell Swings, Wall Balls and Box JumpsStarted off the morning with front squats. Still a bit sore in the hammies and shoulders from last week's workouts. <br /><br />Front Squats 1,1,1+ at 85%, 95% and 100% of single rep max.<br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8735885&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8735885&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8735885">Front Squats at 110k</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2622245">Garth Huckabay</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />Warmed up with 10 at 20k, 5 at 70k and 3 at 80k. Then I went with 2 at 93.5k (xtra credit), 1 at 103.5k and 2 at 110k. I really wanted to get 3 at 110k but my legs turned to jello on the 3rd attempt and couldn't drive with my elbows. Still fatigued from last week.<br /><br />After taking a 10 minute break, I stepped up to the kettle bell to kick off the WOD.<br /><br />3 rounds<br />20 Kettle Bell Swings at 24k<br />25 Wall Balls at 20lbs<br />30 Box Jumps at 24"<br /><br />Finished 9:47<br /><br />I figured this WOD wouldn't be too bad going in - seemed like a short one. I was WRONG! After the front squats, kettle bell swings and wall balls, the box jumps were tough. I did all three rounds of kettle bell swings unbroken but fell apart on the wall balls and box jumps in round two and three.<br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8771169&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8771169&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8771169">1-11-2010 GYG</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2622245">Garth Huckabay</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />Stayed up too late last night. I'm hoping to have a hearty, meaty dinner tonight and to bed early!Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-57799145208865056242010-01-09T13:50:00.001-08:002010-01-09T14:15:09.621-08:00A week of WODsStick a fork in me - I'm done! I have the rest of Saturday and all of Sunday before kicking it off again Monday morning. I'm fighting off the urge for a margarita to dull the discomfort.<br /><br />Finished Saturday team challenge this morning, 1/9/10, partnered up with Pete. It was a perfect end to a brutal week.<br /><br />7 rounds<br />7 burpees<br />7 box jumps 24"<br />7 dumbell hang squat cleans<br /><br />We took turns at each round, both completing all 7 rounds in just over 12 minutes. I went RX'd with 35lb dumbells. Pete grabbed 45lb - didn't want to make it too easy for that beast! The cleans were by far the toughest part of the WOD. They would land on the points of my shoulders and I know I'll have visible bruises as a result.<br /><br />**** Friday 1/8 ****<br /><br />Hang Power Cleans 2,2,2,2,2 60k, 70k, 80k, 85k, 85k - mostly worked technique<br /><br />Tabata Deadlift/Burpees<br />20 seconds of deadlifts at 120k<br />10 seconds rest<br />20 seconds of burpees<br />10 seconds rest<br /><br />11-9 / 9-7 / 8-7 / 8-8 / 8-7 / 7-7 / 5-6 / 5-7<br />Repeat 8 times and total your reps - 119 for me<br /><br />**** Thursday 1/7 ****<br /><br />Cindy<br /><br />As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of<br />5 pullups<br />10 pushups<br />15 squats<br /><br />Finished 18 rounds, 5 pullups and 6 pushups<br /><br />The pullups and squats were easy but the pushups killed me. I kept forgetting to squat and ended up doing 10 extra pullups too - ouch! A bit disappointed but I know that I have 19+ rounds in me on the next go around.<br /><br />**** Wednesday 1/6 ****<br /><br />Push Press 5,5,5+ 50k, 60k, 70k x 6 - had a 7th in me but dropped the bar - save strength for the WOD!<br /><br />50 Hang Power Snatch at 30k<br />500m Row<br />50 more Hang Power Snatch<br /><br />Finished 9:42 - thought my time was good until the evening class came in and crushed me by 2+ minutes across the board. Oh well!<br /><br />**** Tuesday 1/5 ****<br /><br />Front Squat 3,3,3 80k, 100k, 2 x 110k - the strength went right out of my legs on that 3rd attempt at 110k.<br /><br />5 rounds<br />5 Box Jumps 36"<br />10 Kettle Bell Swings 24k<br />15 Sit Ups<br /><br />Finished 6:01 - the box jumps were intimidating for the first 2 rounds but not so bad there on out. My kettle bell swings and sit ups are SLOW!<br /><br />Took Mckenzie in after work and drilled muscle ups for a bit while she was hard at it. Got my first official muscle up! Very exciting.<br /><br />**** Monday 1/4 ****<br /><br />Power Cleans 5,5,5,3,3,3 50k, 60k, 70k, 80k, 90k, 90k - a few of those 90k power cleans were ugly - working on getting under the bar at heavier weights.<br /><br />3 rounds<br />20 double unders<br />20 thrusters at 30k<br />20 knees to elbows<br /><br />Finished 8:57<br /><br />Double unders were unbroken. The thrusters started to get tough in round 2. The knees to elbows were by far the hardest part of this WOD and my grip started to give out in the third round. I couldn't string together more than 2 knees to elbows for fear of falling off the bar and landing flat on my back.Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-55722733201503472092010-01-09T12:21:00.000-08:002010-01-09T12:26:15.642-08:00Kenzie's Winter Guard performance<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8633004&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8633004&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8633004">WinterGuard</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2622245">Garth Huckabay</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-6007062401869515532009-11-15T15:59:00.001-08:002009-11-16T17:51:06.407-08:00Lilly's Littlest Pet Shop VideoPutting the new camera to good use. I spent Sunday putting this video together with Lilly and Audra. Lots of fun!<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7654790&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7654790&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7654790">Lost in Space - A Littlest Pet Shop Adventure</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2622245">Garth Huckabay</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />Enjoy :)Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-65006166090140702442009-11-12T04:25:00.000-08:002009-11-12T04:27:07.369-08:00My first CrossFit video!<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7566209&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7566209&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7566209">The Graveyard Gang 11-11-09</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2622245">Garth Huckabay</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-4748663926215646752009-09-27T08:02:00.001-07:002009-09-27T08:19:19.076-07:00Fight Gone Bad IV - Fun!<div>Fight Gone Bad IV was a great event thanks to the efforts of Tri Cities CrossFit in St Charles. We all showed up with our game faces and got ready to take on the WOD, set new PRs and impress our regional CrossFit counterparts with the results of all our efforts over this last year.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6c9o7EAisyAPMuKEmslzjIZzfZlCYPLgHkYn53xjOTNEjs03kpKAPQ4B4nI8xIltaRWLYvDtpm1PJ5-TBtRLgdMYgqbYw0xxG-XbvVnMm9Su8WP_lezH6SC92_8qAm0rBieiFqffsrE/s1600-h/IMG_5268.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386163053677802482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6c9o7EAisyAPMuKEmslzjIZzfZlCYPLgHkYn53xjOTNEjs03kpKAPQ4B4nI8xIltaRWLYvDtpm1PJ5-TBtRLgdMYgqbYw0xxG-XbvVnMm9Su8WP_lezH6SC92_8qAm0rBieiFqffsrE/s320/IMG_5268.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVY90YRiTARisHebqdhnJgImU2byE8PP2pE4JYcnB1YzpZZPoYh7dEvZ-F5kcC-nqbZgsIJX8UR2GOexyYvP8mvBfcIQop7Z5HiGwl5beh8PF8zA3UogKgnjD99U0SNyUA6cg6bEcQZU/s1600-h/IMG_5270.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386163253967465074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVY90YRiTARisHebqdhnJgImU2byE8PP2pE4JYcnB1YzpZZPoYh7dEvZ-F5kcC-nqbZgsIJX8UR2GOexyYvP8mvBfcIQop7Z5HiGwl5beh8PF8zA3UogKgnjD99U0SNyUA6cg6bEcQZU/s320/IMG_5270.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVY90YRiTARisHebqdhnJgImU2byE8PP2pE4JYcnB1YzpZZPoYh7dEvZ-F5kcC-nqbZgsIJX8UR2GOexyYvP8mvBfcIQop7Z5HiGwl5beh8PF8zA3UogKgnjD99U0SNyUA6cg6bEcQZU/s1600-h/IMG_5270.JPG"></a> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecy2NKiriBpSBOHxdRyH5uC5oEmy_vXN8QgJrFUcVebjb1HBjFYXX3XN-BtYHXsLnE77FnoRRg3Vr1mdY755TA0PL4uhMydDDh58zLWfYZYOP8Hkq03zceiobonX1XToZokXgXJkBDe0/s1600-h/IMG_5269.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386163139327442578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecy2NKiriBpSBOHxdRyH5uC5oEmy_vXN8QgJrFUcVebjb1HBjFYXX3XN-BtYHXsLnE77FnoRRg3Vr1mdY755TA0PL4uhMydDDh58zLWfYZYOP8Hkq03zceiobonX1XToZokXgXJkBDe0/s320/IMG_5269.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386163909116153986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeV_7sAq4fRHzicQuJXf1ZXZ3fIf60HSCaXKStBXxMKG6Vz5nfrPXt7ixrKkBUiAK9LIAVdEW-XpxlJRHjp-kh-xHjomfu51JtTMuIj3WJlqUre664mF1foD7B82PCZBrPhJH7CeZfDkw/s320/P9260115.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO124TRnUxZpIxYaX21vN2cVWB6q0W-p10Nr_leyePJx7uLVR8QO9mSaaLVC9V7yNs-gHO-FUwpQMmBzEF5dayqxrDXyqeCQNyK8Cor1077OUl9ci9c6WK2WnkRlyLPnIEosy38XvcCA0/s1600-h/P9260106.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386163699771808338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO124TRnUxZpIxYaX21vN2cVWB6q0W-p10Nr_leyePJx7uLVR8QO9mSaaLVC9V7yNs-gHO-FUwpQMmBzEF5dayqxrDXyqeCQNyK8Cor1077OUl9ci9c6WK2WnkRlyLPnIEosy38XvcCA0/s320/P9260106.JPG" /></a><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-Cd274kOkxvXpYgenO4yvPDpZyTC1Q0m4hw8jR_bVKKZcrQ_bCgQL5xixQ2wmYd6Lg3X_fGG7Jpu3upIgI9eby4k48dlLn58Puk3w1WD9R4ZUiIkALJMnD49RuV2cV5eXBkCZrpOfnk/s1600-h/P9260134.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386164392460280450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-Cd274kOkxvXpYgenO4yvPDpZyTC1Q0m4hw8jR_bVKKZcrQ_bCgQL5xixQ2wmYd6Lg3X_fGG7Jpu3upIgI9eby4k48dlLn58Puk3w1WD9R4ZUiIkALJMnD49RuV2cV5eXBkCZrpOfnk/s320/P9260134.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386164687471173826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTWNYLgrL4OURtb49t0ljaXGW1zMLaYNAKOcaNeDnKanq7g8vxO0zcHO1PJzMrjyRetNCd2UAC_rBlxt_TazuYhRUyQpgrYxrnkfyxKp-6WWB5lnX_YyWPGv966yFHBLj1vCI8-r_lb8/s320/P9260144.JPG" /></div><div align="center"></div><div></div><div><br />Everybody set a personal record. I came in at 359 to Pete's 380. I'll get you next time Pete! :)<br /><div></div></div>Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-34108981427904123382009-09-25T14:12:00.001-07:002009-09-25T14:22:58.775-07:00Fun in Wisconsin!<div><div><div><div><div><br /><div align="center">Messed around on a hike at Devil's Lake National Park in Wisconsin last weekend. Good times!</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385516417260992578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWP7Knj-DobiXSu2Um6pFw2ywKCRfuScwlCeXYFbK1q0RyDE76B3ip7uPcAOx2vYQuNqQNffnbntEE3iiSBD2pUU4I4SpI1ZRq_10wgWM_k_p_Eh4nzYxmkfqUkxQnKLi-f_s-yIHszg/s320/IMG_5130.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385516181735498866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbWGZ02Nu3nczDuEnc1x188aIVb0Z5PLLL8ivRAIYXsY3xW6mhBy5QsqkoCQEm3EMgUX48uG7mwAss1g-C9YJ-pjmlIrk0cedSiIHnu1r3cadNb4-RFe9AjKpc-eN7nwIVuyGBLJFzes/s320/IMG_5153.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385517325960078418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRCImnryvj2sPkZQVrQDwmaHcdSVDPPM3TNvytAQkNo6_rknj_tsYrx4cHaC1pR2EcLknO6X0ppkPlNCYKlHMZHI68ZqouTX64qq07IEJ7JP_QKiiQoRtbKD9t80aNerU5NkeoWbpRGQ/s320/IMG_5142.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385517094311584226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7brIQ8WUBRfDdMiXppC7lpvYO7F41GbQ_vQw2FlXQpI6uwTGWC9nClogCOaLebC1Dct5xcIRn7KIH_USDf6KWPiG114v6dVlWl0_F-qtX3dN-Tphmp0CqsNsEnHDGa6LdzcskgW_l4RY/s320/IMG_5157.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385517692823723298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-Z7JnR3KDxHP1EYDg4lKU9zJhMFXFA1jkwcdPLuCN9SjKRfnXpXRd5VWa9cN82hlF587V4uK_-3Fn_CUjGOrKOLS1OJzvwTG0Fdma7x1mj-OylYZl6c-Kpz5k7SO2G_ZnuLJaIowyPk/s320/IMG_5159.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 231px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385518397682202850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWX6Gt1swz9mGWd1GWIT43dp3XZfJ3PXfpy71e-lUHuhmww30IyDXpWICH2UyrY-WdqIu_DcIXAMgSzi7inkPBx4sYXh7z2u-Q3bSTUdYVAsHvcx6Wod-r5LpZ3pvgHoftu82oz3Hd_I/s320/family.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-82268685645898588582009-09-21T19:09:00.001-07:002009-09-21T19:41:49.758-07:00Monday's WOD<div align="center">Got some great pics on this one!</div><br /><div align="center">Started out with Push Press - 3, 3, 3, 3 - maxed out at 85k. Pete maxed at 110 or thereabouts. Damn, he's strong! </div><br /><br /><div align="center">The WOD was 5 rounds for time of 10 x 36" box jumps and 10 x 60k Sumo Dead Lift High Pulls.</div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384109290484323890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfGtNz-dIB3K1Nd79B75M5A5ZNV7nwKqw17AnodDo2C1zvo8JNa3sm5cvD2Hoh2SrkJBZK8O2YX9vPCanSIScRVu1mpByqdX113G233AUApXYrbFUYJA26w-6RfTucVJ2N8bbE3d8wKc/s320/IMG_5217.JPG" /></p><p align="center">Season and I are flying in this picture.</p><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384109722675646274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbKfDTvOHK5O_zRbL_oK6t6GjPqwuLdbIA7f2DjUvbBL3aerbSygwcSuJxKkzI4zFTH0zvtz9QWmr0dKVReu3fYffvePehlYOz24LUdWN5bQWhvd5EdqqU8gEOu0-zaJcTWaYy3c4nOc/s320/IMG_5221.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">And here's a headless close up to prove it! Zach did you all a favor and cut off my head so you could admire just the good parts ;)</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384110126911942290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sdmIvUFW4O1AvV0idU2I_CBN2Vyr1UNCVhvfpXv3FRU5VWDHSDoIj0pyueSZWcWqbP3PP_LB7lIDI3XuXoaLJYoSlzYntXAbIfiQsKEF5A1z4IxzfMWQ3BgFkPCF05RNbqpPt8FjUpk/s320/IMG_5220.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Here's Dave cranking away at his Sumos - smile Dave!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384115737136872610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyZVMqaZJHh0jjG3N84Sm1Ultw2MwBd3eWj4SELOlRxJIMqz0L7VAqAZCnPnpHjuNw0KfiwSTYafYcMPdfstWgJA1XMwRQUIEBikPRkilUGm7pcgMgWjle4FiWmPREbsrt6lQNOL2Ebs/s320/IMG_5219.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Pete makes a 36" box jump look easy - even for a short guy!</div><p><br /><br /></p><div align="center">I had an opportunity to drop in on the 6pm class and watch them suffer thru the same workout. I think sometimes that it's more fun to watch? :)</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384110786519138498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BanMI0HyGKtlHHz1pvhOxawz2_Y_Lbs5Nib-fk_tLTbPjCoYM-ebzGybdVe-VYtQOZoUQAVMNE2b6y8i1ASxfwasaCfc2zJ5EA_JojElkTSdgckNgXO9wlkc_0HfSogL_3o8OBmHZsE/s320/IMG_5227.JPG" /> My baby girl loved the WOD and finished in 8:38 to beat my AM time of 8:39. The Huckabay competitive spirit is alive and well!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384111001129674386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lYpqNX6RtIIvKSTJDz09K0sbhEKMBjSN1NTB8MuGrkERk4y42yLZzSX-7GSdCPZH3jZBh0Hn7DD7GHwLxOOue_3AmFTzbNarxBQtFlw-HOmDVUpbspuUCEKZ1rSfh5SI86zD1RrjeXU/s320/IMG_5235.JPG" />Zach made the push press look easy.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384111741045918914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bsIuOVD3i9TuQG08zLM519R8cXl2yrXrwg8cKaI-nP1kajQAktLZF4PLmLr2VSnbeRRYBHTp6T8rtmXtYx6pEdENFkwk1YSZgalX8x7SBmurE__DPQo49iM5bVLgNNQvHP45cUqTz5w/s320/IMG_5241.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Jennie killed the Sumos with intensity!</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384112004566932322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchyphenhyphen8yJh-Kgp3lcZ5qgWdFu7i_pve64SW04pedl9bmINTFKpowmS6BsDZnZKDKOk1GpUwd4WOfKcnjdI29p0CgCb99RhoLMcI-PYs4NIxe0ru6KLKJ-eBqdTKEExqhf6fYqN2sd7XVN6U/s320/IMG_5245.JPG" /><br /><p align="center">Tom Kangaroo Mohr was at it again. Can you imagine this guy jumping up on your window sill late at night? Booga!</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384112278431642194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Twz5oo5XXn69QVdXpufLJNsy7fAzH9UA1551iwVCOpzruDu3DlNmLqJ34HhTi8SdKgTeLy7WF8Yr_pS9l7kxTvB3PTpi4LdXBySDQHd94yuA3iDspJUahpVpC_zULf9F8bLoH1eTc9c/s320/IMG_5239.JPG" /><br /><p align="center">This picture of Bender was too good to pass up :)<br /><br />Good night!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-29203763434308339052009-09-21T18:58:00.001-07:002009-09-21T19:09:20.416-07:00Food on Monday<div align="center">You guys probably wonder what I eat to have these ripped up abs? Then again, maybe you don't but I'll go ahead and tell you anyways since you're reading my blog! Today was very representative of my average diet. I love nuts! I try not to go anywhere without a bag on hand because I hate to be hungry. This is a mix that I make myself using products from Sam's Club. It includes walnuts, pecans, almonds, dried blueberries and their triple cherry mix. After this mornings WOD, I had 2 or three handfuls on the way to the office between 6:30 and 7:30AM.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384105879667184562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWV1NBwScJzjvken6wnn50lhuOocMMhA63A-2Pvb5tS4AORy_cTpoom8LNem7bTEvc-v-NkwoGYhxdmmQr2ox4YfVk6hyNY5F_KwNnSmHoNN-u69gPxYnLT0gs45pjk2z1GcIYr-sNCs/s320/IMG_5225.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center">Then I grabbed a plate of bacon, about 10 pieces, and a couple of boiled eggs around 9am. I forgot to take a picture. Sorry!</div><br /><div align="center">I joined Tom for our traditional lunch at Dave's desk and put together a salad up in the cafe with plenty of spicy oil mixed in.</div><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384106011562372194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCt7hZJSGiyL57_t-RiLrOVz9IcUgC2Bo3vhwL5SS9lmUejR23-yiNnyQ394ioE1Qhc_St3T2acoY0MPwtuzUJiGZ6tc2TTCpVjXpaQYBruUcqWRJ8QC7U9eR3vUeS-c3Zn6s4ZhiJIMo/s320/IMG_5226.JPG" /></p><p align="center">And then the coup de gras - around 8pm - 2 rare to medium thick pub burgers on the grill with onions, tomatos, pickles and a whole avocado. Spectacular!</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384106101818706514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ygWPFd3bgOTlDR8zEPLts5kRewZ6Be2lo2HDESUXCCUaeQy6tNnrSb3ckc__QQr8UlmEAbCSIIIdHDjvndTFdQ2A7wRkpqm1ApE3JdzPl9tHm3-SqgP0eagfbQazeMyQ62hcWgUJL4g/s320/IMG_5255.JPG" />Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664678304219948913.post-79876649940028388472009-09-21T06:52:00.000-07:002009-09-21T07:12:39.845-07:00Food is Medicine<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><h1 style="color: black; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><nyt_headline version="1.0" type=" ">Big Food vs. Big Insurance</nyt_headline></h1></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/opinion/10pollan.html?_r=2">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/opinion/10pollan.html?_r=2</a>Garth Huckabayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15153541735399222763noreply@blogger.com0