Archive for April, 2009

Friday 5/01/2009

H-H-Hopper Deck Friday!

Some days you pay the man but you always come back for more.....

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Workout Of the Day 18 Comments

Thursday 4/30/2009

7 Rounds:

200 m Run

5x Push Jerk (115#/80#)

10x Med Ball Cleans (20#/14#)

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Workout Of the Day 20 Comments

Wednesday 4/29/2009

Deadlift

3,3,3,3,3

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 Workout Of the Day 20 Comments

Tuesday 4/28/2009

21-15-9

Squat Snatch (95#/65#)

Chest to Bar Pullups

Post load and time to comments. Enjoy!

Joe getting ready for wod #4 at the Qualifier

Joe getting ready for wod #4 at the Qualifier

Monday, April 27th, 2009 Workout Of the Day 21 Comments

Monday 4/27/2009

Two man teams:  One member is running 400m while the other member is going for max reps, upon returning from the 400m team members switch spots.  Both team members must perform max reps in an exercise before moving to the next. 

Box Jumps

Pushups

Squats

Post time and total reps to comments.

Chris and brother Jesse going head to head at the qualifier

Chris and brother Jesse (from Jeannie's Beach CF) going head to head at the qualifier

Sunday, April 26th, 2009 Workout Of the Day 12 Comments

Sunday 4/26/2009

Congratulations to the Odyssey members that competed in this weekend’s Regional CrossFit Games Qualifier! Everyone did an outstanding job and we are proud of all of you.  An extra congrats needs to go out to Chad who took the #4 men’s spot, among the top six, and is headed to Aromas in July!  Thanks to all the members that came out and showed their support.

Rest Day!

Sunday, April 26th, 2009 Workout Of the Day 4 Comments

Saturday 4/25/2009

Congratulations to all of our athletes: Dana, Dom, Chad, Chris, Joe, Marcus, and Tyler, that competed at today’s Regional CrossFit Qualifier!  Please come and support them tomorrow for the final WOD!  The first heat starts at 8:00 am. Times for our athletes are as follows: Dana: 10:40, Dom:  13:20, Chris 13:40, Joe: 11:40, Marcus: 14:00.  Chad and Tyler are both placed among the top 10 men and will go head to head in the final heat at 14:40 pm.  Come out and show your support for Odyssey!  

Final WOD

21-15-9

Squat Snatch (95#/65#)

Chest to Bar Pullups

 

Click here for today’s results:    http://games2009.crossfit.com/

Dana during workout #3

Saturday, April 25th, 2009 Workout Of the Day 4 Comments

Friday 4/24/2009

**Please remember the gym will be closed for Friday evening and Saturday morning classes. Please join us to cheer on the Odyssey athletes at this weekend’s Regional CrossFit Games Qualifier.                                                             Located at: CrossFit Training Facility, 476 Viking Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23452

10 Rounds:

7x Med ball Clean (20#/14#)

7x Burpees

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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 Workout Of the Day 17 Comments

Thursday 4/23/2009

Let’s Do it…..

400 m Run

21x OHS (95#/65#)

21x Box Jumps (24#/20#)

400 m Run

15x OHS

15x Box Jumps

400 m Run

9x OHS

9x Box Jumps

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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 Workout Of the Day 16 Comments

Wednesday 4/22/2009

Kettle Bell Swings on the Minute

Men@55#/Women@35#

Ex: 1x KB Swing the first minute, 2x KB Swing the second minute etc. Continue until you can no longer complete the number of reps within the minute.

Rest

100x Squats for Time

Men's heat at the SoCal Regional Qualifier this past weekend

Men's heat at the SoCal Regional Qualifier this past weekend

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Workout Of the Day 26 Comments

Tuesday 4/21/2009

The gym will be closed on Saturday 25 April due to the CrossFit Regional Qualifier here in Virginia Beach. http://games2009.crossfit.com/map/index.html

“Two Minute Defense”

5 Rounds:

1x Power Clean (135#/85#)

3x Hang Squat Clean 

2x Jerk

Sprint 200 feet

After round 5, rest 2 minutes, repeat.

http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFit_Pat2minDefense.mov

*If it rains during your class, there will be a substitution for the sprint and we’ll keep it indoors!

**Bring your own stop watch if you have one so that you can time your rest period.

Post total time to comments. (your total time includes the 2 min rest period)

Sage, Sarah, Sara, and Jamie
 Sara with her old workout crew at CrossFit Coronado this past weekend. 

Sage, Sarah, Sara, and Jaime

Monday, April 20th, 2009 Workout Of the Day 34 Comments

Monday 4/20/2009

The gym will be closed on Saturday 25 April due to the CrossFit Regional Qualifier here in Virginia Beach. http://games2009.crossfit.com/map/index.html

AMRAP in 20 min of:

3 Hand Stand Push Ups

10 Squats

15 Double Unders

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Hudson

Hudson

“If your goal is optimum physical competence then all the general physical skills must be considered.”

  1. Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance
    The ability of body systems to gather, process, and deliver oxygen.
  2. Stamina
    The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy.
  3. Strength
    The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply force.
  4. Flexibility
    The ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint.
  5. Power
    The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply maximum force in minimum time.
  6. Speed
    The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement.
  7. Coordination
    The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a singular distinct movement.
  8. Agility
    The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another.
  9. Balance
    The ability to control the placement of the body’s center of gravity in relation to its support base.
  10. Accuracy
    The ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity.
(page 4, The CrossFit Journal, Oct 2002) click here to read the free journal article
Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Workout Of the Day 27 Comments

Sunday 4/19/2009

Rest Day

Saturday, April 18th, 2009 Workout Of the Day 8 Comments

Saturday 4/18/2009

0830-1030 Open Gym for members

1030-1130 Free Trial workout for anyone interested in trying CrossFit… (click here)

Chris and Lisa

Chris and Lisa during a team workout

Friday, April 17th, 2009 Workout Of the Day 15 Comments