This weekend is Labor Day! Which means that every single person and their mother is moving in Boston. Luckily, you do CrossFit. Having just finished school I had my fair share of moving in and out of dorms and apartments over the past four years. I remember my sophomore year my mom and I were moving me into a dorm that required us to go up two flights of stairs, down a hallway, and up another three flights of stairs. Needless to say, it took all day and my mom and I were sore for days. During my most recent move, with every box and piece of furniture I moved I was able to relate it back to something we do in CrossFit. So whether you’re among the masses moving apartments or if you get roped into helping out one of your friends, don’t forget to move as if you’re in the box instead of carrying them.
Deadlift your boxes. “Lift with your legs,” they always say. But there’s a point to this. You should lift a barbell and a box the same way by starting in a low, set-up position. Drive up through your heels and even though the box is an awkward shape, take care to keep from rounding your back too much.
Squatting. Lowering those boxes is just as important as lifting them. Unless you live in an all-pillow apartment, chances are you’re going to be lowering some heavy stuff. Keeping the boxes in close to your body will bring the load closer to your center of gravity and give you better leverage to manage the weight.
Lunges. If you’re moving up as many stairs as I did, be careful not to overextend your back in order to support the weight of your belongings. If all else fails, ask Eric how to tie furniture up by a rope and catapult it out of a second story window. He’s an expert.
And just because you’re not lifting a barbell doesn’t mean you’re not working hard. It’s an opportunity to see how your progress in the gym can help you in everyday life. Remember to drink lots of water, get plenty of food, and plenty of rest once you’re all settled in. Happy functional moving weekend!
August 29, 2012
Strength: Press 3-3-3-3-3
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Press: 39kg (I dislike the press almost as much as Mandy dislikes FS)
WOD:
5-22-12: 3+20 (@ 50kg / 20#)
8-28-12: 4+8 (@50kg / 20#)
Press: 37 kg
WOD: 2 + 8 @ 40 kg and 10#’s. Yikes. I think last time we did this I must have written my weight down wrong, because there is no way I did 3 even at 40, it must have been 35 kg, today was a struggle and I was chasing the barbell all over the floor. No bueno!
Press: 35kg — a 5kg PR so pretty happy about this
WOD: 3 + 10 rx
Press – 80kg – still nursing my right shoulder
WOD – 4+12 Rx – the PC’s felt very heavy this morning
Nice work 5:30
Heavy, bulky furniture + Eric = a rope. He is always prepared. Our couch is still in tact.
Press: 37 kg, 38 for 1…the head just wouldn’t crash through! I told my legs to stay out of this altogether and they listened.
WOD: 4+10 at 35 kg, 14 lb ball
Great blog ARB. Your initials remind me of flabby triceps. I know, weird.
Press: 57kg
WOD: 4+3 Rx.
My legs were very tired from all those bear crawls last night.
Press: 30kg, 31 for 2 Odd that this was my first time at CF doing a strict press. Felt pretty good.
WOD
5/22: 4+5 @ 30kg and 10lb ball
8/29: 3+17 @30kg and 12 ball
Went up in ball weight but still surprised I couldn’t get the wall balls moving. The power cleans felt good. My shoulders just felt shot!
The 11:30 class was small and lots of rest time between press sets, was perfect for getting to know your trainer time! Who else knew that Joe played baseball in Australia (way cool) and Utica, NY (poor guy)? A workout and personal sharing time. Not a bad lunch hour (or lunch hour and 1/2).
Press – 29kg, 30kg for 2
WOD – 4+1 w/ 32kg and 10# ball
Check out TMZ’s take on the CrossFit “cult”. Pretty funny! (The things we do to occupy our time at work).
http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/29/kim-kardashian-crossfit-exercise-tmz-tv/
Wow … that’s what some people think of CrossFit? Lol … Most people I talk to are just like “Oh, that’s that really scary gym right?”
Press – 30kg
WOD – 3 + 4 w/ 25kg and 4#ball
First time doing wall ball shots… think I got the technique down okay. Excited I could do PCs correctly, and Erika helped me loads with the press. Agreed that the bear crawls yesterday left my body rawring in soreness.
Moving WOD for time: 88 mins Rx
Everything I own that can be carried by one human.
3 flights of stairs between each box/piece of furniture.
Feeling the practical side of CrossFit today. The last time I moved (four years ago) I had four people helping and it was torture – thought I was gonna die. Just me today and I actually feel pretty good ^_^
Press: 48kg… tried for 50kg but just didn’t make it. Grrr.
WOD: 4+2 with 30kg and 16lb ball
Press: 75 KG
WOD: 4 + 23 RX
Wall balls suck…