Tex | 22.08.2012

“It doesn’t matter what you drive, it’s how you go.”
-Radney Foster

Announcements:

Friday, August 31st- Paleo Pot Luck- 7pm, Zach’s house on Bancroft St.
Friday, September 21st. Workout Fundraiser w/ GORUCK @ CFDu, 7pm. All proceeds go to the Green Beret Foundation.

SWOD:

Squat 3×5 (add 2.5, 5#) from 8-20-2012

DWOD:

Perform 5 Rounds of:

1 Minute: Max Rep Rope Climbs
1 Minute: Max Lateral Jumps 6″

*Ladies do the DWOD first!
*Wear high socks or pants!

Post loads and reps completed to comments.

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Athletic Approach
by Cali

There has been a lot of discussion in class recently regarding athleticism.  You’ve been hearing terms like “athletic stance” while having your agility, change of direction, power, and flexibility challenged.  At Crossfit Dupont we are striving to not only make you fitter humans, but better athletes as well.  I know many of you might be overlooking the importance of training these various athletic facets, so prepare to have your mind blown.

To illustrate my point I’ll take avid powerlifter, former football player, and father of 5-3-1 training, that’s right folks, Jim Wendler.  Though his days of college ball are long over, this beast of a man has been pioneering programming and strength training for over a decade.  A purist in every sense when it comes to lifting, Wendler takes a simplistic approach to weight training and conditioning.  That being said, this man among bro’s does not abandon the necessity for athleticism nor does he question it’s place in a well rounded training regime.

“It’s no coincidence that some of the strongest people in the world have athletic backgrounds. They all possess both strength and speed, and speed is best developed through a well-rounded program that includes some “athletic” based movements” says Wendler.  This is a guy who clearly specializes- I mean, the dude squats 1,000# in competition and even he finds that to maintain power and explosiveness you must train like an athlete.

“Simple things such as box jumps, long jumps, jumping over objects, sprints, and jumping rope can make a huge difference in your training. People ask me all the time about dynamic work and how to implement it into the 5/3/1 training program. The answer is simple: be an athlete. If you want to be fast, train like fast people do. That means sprints, jumps, and learning how to be quick.”

So, not only does does Wendler and many other guru’s of our sport find that athletic training is helpful for weight training, but also (like your coaches at CFDu) believe in it as a tool to maintain balance.  By balance, I am referring to one’s ability to create variation in their programming.  We want, we NEED, to be agile, explosive, coordinated, and flexible.  Challenging those elements will lead to each of you becoming a better, more athletic person, lifter, runner, lax bro, dodgeballer, beer ponger, etc.