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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:55 pm
So I have a friend that is a Crossfitter and she has been bugging me to go to with her... so I did that this morning. It was interesting...? I did enjoy the circuit training, but I thought it was kind of weird how everything was a race.
Quadfather Class I
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:32 pm
agleckler wrote:
So I have a friend that is a Crossfitter and she has been bugging me to go to with her... so I did that this morning. It was interesting...? I did enjoy the circuit training, but I thought it was kind of weird how everything was a race.
I was checking into that a little. Is it a cross between bodybuilding and powerlifting or what is it?
agleckler Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:08 pm
gvoshell wrote:
agleckler wrote:
So I have a friend that is a Crossfitter and she has been bugging me to go to with her... so I did that this morning. It was interesting...? I did enjoy the circuit training, but I thought it was kind of weird how everything was a race.
I was checking into that a little. Is it a cross between bodybuilding and powerlifting or what is it?
It is more or less circuit training and oly lifting. No bench pressing, but there is overhead pressing.
Today we did rowing with machines, and then a 7x7x7 circuit of ring rows, pushups and body weight squats. We did the 7x7x7 over and over for 7 minutes. I didn't count how many times I got through it, I just did it... but everyone else called out how many times they did the circuit when we were done. (The other workouts they do looked like they were harder, but this was just a free Saturday "invite a friend" workout that I attended).
There are a bunch of different workouts of the day posted on whiteboards everywhere and you have X amount of time to do Y amount of circuits of all these different things. It seems cool to push yourself, but at the same time I feel like there is danger that your form would go to shit from doing so much so fast, especially with complicated oly lifts.
babyeater Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:31 pm
I think I'm going to try to restrain myself on this one, but I'll respect crossfit when I see an approach to training from it that makes sense. What the hell are they trying for with this described circuit? Conditioning or strength? No, you can't train both at the same time. Not to any appreciable degree. Bleh.
agleckler Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:09 pm
babyeater wrote:
I think I'm going to try to restrain myself on this one, but I'll respect crossfit when I see an approach to training from it that makes sense. What the hell are they trying for with this described circuit? Conditioning or strength? No, you can't train both at the same time. Not to any appreciable degree. Bleh.
I think it was supposed to be conditioning. Since it was a free workout for friends of members to come try, I think it was designed to be something for people who don't work out on a regular basis will think is hard like they are getting a workout but not so hard to scare them away.
And I agree with you that you can't train conditioning and strength at the same time... when the dude in charge was telling me about how in a matter of a 3 days/week, 4 week beginner program he progresses people from doing no lifts at all to doing all the Oly lifts safely on their own AND that after the beginner program people jump into all the WODs, my only thought was "well that sounds dangerous". The WODs they had posted everywhere were all about how fast you can get X number of things done, not about how WELL anything was done.
Idk, if it kept the conditioning separate from the oly lifting, it seems like it would be cool... but alot of the WODs are quick conditioning mixed with oly liftingand seem like terrible ideas.
It's like Crossfit is attempting to be a cross training program, which cross training is totally a good thing, but executing it poorly and dangerously.
babyeater Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:48 pm
yeah...I mean...yeah. I really can't say anything better about crossfit than what you just stated. I wish I could--rather, I wish it was founded in principles that make sense to me that, even if I don't wish to pursue them as a strength sport, I could still say I think are reasonable, productive ones. I just have a lot of people who either a/ ask me about it because their only concept of strength training seems to be one that involves crossfit or b/ parrot the bullshit that its practitioners like to parrot without being able to back up their parroting. And sometimes I just get sick of it. See: conversation on FB with a friend of Grant's who decided to make personal attacks on me/my lifting because he couldn't substantiate his own SHIT arguments regarding crossfit's worth.
Crossfit, it seems to me, gives people an excellent chance to feel like they're devoting themselves to something (or "somethings" if you include the fad diets that are often advocated by those practicing it) even if they have no knowledge regarding the intricacies of what they're devoting themselves to or if what makes up that intricacy actually even makes any sense. People blindly aligning themselves with something? Hmm, that's familiar. Sorry, I couldn't resist the comparison. I tried. I failed.
Nathan Poage Master
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:33 pm
gvoshell wrote:
agleckler wrote:
So I have a friend that is a Crossfitter and she has been bugging me to go to with her... so I did that this morning. It was interesting...? I did enjoy the circuit training, but I thought it was kind of weird how everything was a race.
I was checking into that a little. Is it a cross between bodybuilding and powerlifting or what is it?
Jack of all trades, master of none.
agleckler Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Mon Mar 04, 2013 6:49 pm
Barbell Squat: 45 lb x 10 reps 95 lb x 5 reps 125 lb x 3 reps 135 lb x 3 reps 150 lb x 3 reps 150 lb x 3 reps 155 lb x 3 reps 155 lb x 3 reps 160 lb x 1 reps 160 lb x 1 reps
Front Barbell Squat: 45 lb x 10 reps 45 lb x 10 reps LOL @ my attempts at these
Barbell Bench Press: 45 lb x 10 reps 55 lb x 5 reps 65 lb x 5 reps 75 lb x 5 reps 85 lb x 3 reps 85 lb x 3 reps 85 lb x 3 reps 85 lb x 3 reps 85 lb x 3 reps
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown: 100 lb x 7 reps 100 lb x 7 reps 100 lb x 7 reps 100 lb x 7 reps 100 lb x 5 reps
agleckler Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:51 pm
Barbell Deadlift: 95 lb x 10 reps 135 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 3 reps 205 lb x 1 reps 225 lb x 1 reps 225 lb x 1 reps 225 lb x 1 reps 225 lb x 1 reps 225 lb x 1 reps 185 lb x 2 reps 185 lb x 2 reps 185 lb x 1 reps
Renegade Row: 15 lb x 5 reps 15 lb x 5 reps
Plank: 60 sec 60 sec
Cycling, 8.5mi
agleckler Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:20 pm
Barbell Squat: 65 lb x 5 reps 95 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps 135 lb x 3 reps 135 lb x 3 reps 155 lb x 1 rep 160 lb x 1 rep 160 lb x 1 rep 160 lb x 1 rep 160 lb x 1 rep 160 lb x 1 rep 160 lb x 1 rep 160 lb x 1 rep 160 lb x 1 rep 160 lb x 1 rep 160 lb x 1 rep
Dumbbell Split Squats, Back Leg on Box: 25 lb ea x 10 reps 25 lb ea x 10 reps
Romanian Dumbbell Deadlift: 25 lb ea hand x 10 reps 25 lb ea hand x 10 reps
Pretty stoked about my squats today... never thought I would be able to do 10 singles at 160lb.
Keosawa American-Record Holder
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:33 pm
You've been called out in Powerlifting, TS.
agleckler Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:04 pm
Barbell Bench Press: 45 lb x 10 reps 55 lb x 5 reps 65 lb x 5 reps 75 lb x 5 reps 85 lb x 5 reps 90 lb x 3 reps 95 lb x 3 reps 95 lb x 3 reps 95 lb x 2 reps 95 lb x 2 reps 95 lb x 2 reps 85 lb x 5 reps 75 lb x 5 reps 65 lb x 5 reps 55 lb x 5 reps 45 lb x 5 reps
Renegade Row: 15 lb x 5 reps 15 lb x 5 reps 15 lb x 5 reps
Plank: 45 sec 45 sec
Boxing: just for fun. I'm really bad at it.
agleckler Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:46 pm
Barbell Deadlift: 95 lb x 8 reps 135 lb x 5 reps 135 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 3 reps 205 lb x 2 reps 205 lb x 2 reps 205 lb x 2 reps 205 lb x 2 reps 205 lb x 2 reps
Chin-Up: 1 reps || assisted || 25 lb 1 reps || assisted || 15 lb 1 reps || assisted || 10 lb 1 reps || unassited || I most definitely kipped on this one.
Boxing: this is pretty fun.
Keosawa American-Record Holder
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:59 pm
agleckler wrote:
Boxing: this is pretty fun.
Keosawa American-Record Holder
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:00 pm
Hope you were boxing with dumbbells to build punching power.
Nathan Poage Master
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:43 pm
KKeough wrote:
Hope you were boxing with dumbbells to build punching power.
Fun Fact: Today in lab Slap Dick said he was going to get into BJJ. His weightlifting background should give him an advantage.
Keosawa American-Record Holder
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:34 pm
Nathan Poage wrote:
KKeough wrote:
Hope you were boxing with dumbbells to build punching power.
Fun Fact: Today in lab Slap Dick said he was going to get into BJJ. His weightlifting background should give him an advantage.
He's already hardcore enough.
Seriously though, people are going to sense his attitude within the first five minutes and teach him a lesson, unless he wipes that mean-mug off of his face.
babyeater Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:58 am
Nate!!! What does slapdick DO, school-wise?? You've actually interacted with him? And why does he do what he does in the gym? Why?
agleckler Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:28 pm
Okay, who is Slap Dick?
And also, I am in Chicago for spring break doing volunteer legal work... not sure what the gym situation will be like until I get there.
Keosawa American-Record Holder
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Fri Mar 15, 2013 11:32 pm
He's a real motherfucker, that one.
agleckler Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:05 am
KKeough wrote:
He's a real motherfucker, that one.
OH, that guy.
Nathan Poage Master
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:04 pm
KKeough wrote:
Nathan Poage wrote:
KKeough wrote:
Hope you were boxing with dumbbells to build punching power.
Fun Fact: Today in lab Slap Dick said he was going to get into BJJ. His weightlifting background should give him an advantage.
He's already hardcore enough.
Seriously though, people are going to sense his attitude within the first five minutes and teach him a lesson, unless he wipes that mean-mug off of his face.
Nathan Poage Master
Posts : 1912 Join date : 2011-10-31 Age : 32
Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:05 pm
babyeater wrote:
Nate!!! What does slapdick DO, school-wise?? You've actually interacted with him? And why does he do what he does in the gym? Why?
I think he's Human Phys. He's been in my Physics I and Human Phys lab. I don't interact with him though.
agleckler Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:25 pm
Barbell Squat: 65 lb x 5 reps 95 lb x 5 reps 125 lb x 5 reps 135 lb x 5 reps 145 lb x 5 reps 155 lb x 1 rep 165 lb x 1 rep 165 lb x 1 rep 165 lb x 1 rep 165 lb x 1 rep 165 lb x 1 rep 165 lb x 1 rep 165 lb x 1 rep 155 lb x 1 rep 145 lb x 1 rep 135 lb x 1 rep
Barbell Bench Press: 45 lb x 10 reps 55 lb x 5 reps 65 lb x 5 reps 75 lb x 5 reps 85 lb x 3 reps 85 lb x 3 reps 90 lb x 3 reps 85 lb x 3 reps 75 lb x 5 reps 65 lb x 5 reps 55 lb x 5 reps 45 lb x 5 reps
agleckler Class II
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Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:01 pm
Barbell Deadlift: 95 lb x 8 reps 135 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 3 reps 205 lb x 2 reps 225 lb x 1 rep 230 lb x 1 rep 230 lb x 1 rep 230 lb x 1 rep 230 lb x 1 rep 230 lb x 1 rep 185 lb x 3 reps 135 lb x 3 reps
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown: 105 lb x 5 reps 105 lb x 5 reps 105 lb x 5 reps 105 lb x 5 reps 105 lb x 5 reps
Face Pull: 71 lb x 10 reps 71 lb x 10 reps 71 lb x 10 reps 71 lb x 10 reps 71 lb x 10 reps
Subject: Re: Ashley Gleckler's Training Log 
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