“Consistent fitness happens when you crave the feelings of a hard effort, the satisfaction of completing the workout, the endorphins. Find the immediate gratification. Make it a drug.”
THE CROSSFIT GAMES BEGINS ON THURSDAY!!
- Best way to watch online: THE ROGUE IRON GAME
- Daily Schedule – its shorter and Madison is Central Standard time.
- Diablo athletes competing: Payam Saljoughian (Iran) / Lara Erlank (Namibia) / Alessandra Pichelli (Open Qualifier & Italy)
- Alessandra Pichelli is ranked 10th in the world.
- The Games is ONLY 4 days! The field will be cut to 10 athletes by Satuday. Read about the new scoring here. More scoring analysis here: Morning Chalk Up
COOL STUFF LAST WEEK
- Great YouTube interview with OG member & Athlete Sponsor, Rodil San Mateo!
- Pictures from the Athlete Benefit Clinic!
- Workout PTSD: we have published ALL of our best pics from 2018 and 2019!
- Diablo was on the golf course AND at Beach Blanket Babylon last weekend.
PROGRAMMING – Check Sugarwod for details & athlete notes.
LOTS of PRs last week! The board is literally full. More this week?
August Progressions
- Primary: Clean & Jerk
- Secondary: Overhead Squat
- Skill: Toes-to-Bar
| MON | AMRAP 17m – 3 Rope Climbs, 40 DUs, 6 DL (#155/225), 10 T2B |
| TUE | E4MOM x 5: 15/20 Cal Bike, 12 Push Ups, 200m Run |
| WED | Strength: 1RM C&J. Metcon: 500m Row Max Effort |
| THU | AMRAP 20m – 800m Run, 21KB Swings, 12 Pull Ups, Rest 1m |
| FRI | Strength: Snatch + OHS complex. Metcon: 3RFT – 12 Wall Balls, 8PPress (#85/135), 4 Thrusters |
| SAT | E5MOM x 4: Row 600/750, 25 Situps |
| SUN | 5RFT: 6 BMUs, 42 DUs, 7 Burpees |
DIABLO ADVENTURE CLUB! (link)
- Sat, Aug 24: Napa Zipline – please indicate interest ASAP
CRAIG’S LIST
Talking Elite Fitness Roadtrip #2 with Rich Froning – I really enjoyed this talk with Rich about his training and life-balance (says he’s in the best shape in 4yrs), his nutrition (he’s an intermittent faster!) and the recent changes to the Games. Rich also talks about PEDs and his opinion of “cheaters.” Good listen!
New York Times: How Weight Training Changes The Brain – Lifting weights makes you stronger AND smarter. I’ve been predicting that the next “big thing” in fitness will be strength training, especially given the benefits for an aging population: protection against injury, improved mobility, increasing bone density and now: improved brain function.
300mg EGCT (found in Green Tea) daily increased calmness and reduced stress – Dr. Rhonda Patrick tweeted this study recently. 300mg EGCT is about 2 cups of Green Tea.
