UPCOMING EVENTS

Please welcome Central Coast CrossFit in Orcutt to the CrossFit Community.  This new box has partnered with C5, which will allow for members of both boxes with an unlimited membership to train at both locations at no extra charge.  Please check out the website by clicking the icon below:

 

 

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • AUGUST 2010 SPECIAL OFFER: From now until the end of August, get $10 off your next month's membership if you sign up a member to the unlimited access membership!

  • CENTRAL COAST CLASH COMPETITION
    • August 14
    • Come support C5 members as they compete at CF Ventura
    • Food, Beer, and Good Times at Santa Barbara Brewhouse afterwards!
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  • FIGHT GONE BAD FUNDRAISER
    • September 25
    • This is one of the biggest CrossFit fundraisers. 
    • During the day....FIGHT GONE BAD
    • In the evening.... food, drinks, and LIVE music by our very own Michael and Jared's Protocol Band!!
    • More info here
    • Proceeds go towards The Wounded Warrior Project and Livestrong Foundation
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  • TOUGH MUDDER RACE
    • October 9
    • Bear Valley, CA
    • More info here

 

 

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Thursday
Sep242009

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WOD LINGO LIKE "21-15-3", "SQUAT", "95/65", ETC.

  • The WOD descriptions are very literal; don't read into them. If it says "squats" it means bodyweight (aka "air squats") - no added weight, unless it says back squats or front squats.
  • A "rep" or repetition is one iteration of a movement. One bench press, one squat. A "set" is a group of reps: 10 reps =10 bench presses, 10 squats. 3 sets is do a group of repetitions, rest, repeat, rest, repeat. So, 3 sets of 10 (reps) is 10/rest/10/rest/10. The rest interval is up to your recovery time, and the goal of the WOD. Obviously, if it's a timed WOD, you want to rest less.
  • Also, rest and reps are frequently inverse. Sometimes a WOD says deadlift 3-2-2-1-1-1. This means a set of 3 reps, a set of 2 reps, another set of 2, a "set of one" aka a "single." This few reps indicates maximal load, and indicates longer rest times.
  • Back to literal: if the WOD says 21-15-9 reps of bench and pullups in "rounds" (or any two or three exercises as given) you do 21 reps of exercise 1, followed by 21 reps of exercise 2, and 21 reps of exercise 3 if there is a third one. Now do 15 of the first, 15 of the second...9 of the first, 9 of the second.
  • Most likely you will be breaking the 21's and 15's (and maybe the 9's) into subsets, aka "breakdowns." This is based on your strength and conditioning. Remember if you need to adjust the weight downward, do so, since these are timed WODs.

source: www.crossfit.com, http://www.crossfit.com/cf-info/faq.html