WoD - Wednesday 29th April, 2020

Exciting news…no, BoJo has not called me to say that I can open them doors again, but…he did say that he couldn’t stop us from having a cracking in house, IsoFit competition.
And that is why, this Friday I will be posting the first workout of The CrossFit Cardiff Iso Open. Told you it was exciting.

Each Friday, for three weeks, we will have an in house and at home open. The CrossFit Cardiff Iso Open. The rules are simple:

1. Do the workout (as RX or scaled, no one cares)

2. Get your scores submitted to the google sheet, link to be provided on Friday (awaiting to hear if this is actually possible)

3. You have until end of play on Monday to get it done

Then, simply await the next instalment.

How exciting is that?! I know…very!! Let’s get behind it!

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

5 rounds for max reps
Within 90s complete:
45s hollow hold
Max bar facing burpees
Rest 2:30 between rounds

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Bodyweight is all that is required but attempt to jump over something elevated. Should you not have enough room to perform object facing, then lateral is no problem.

Warm up
30 Star jumps
60 Seconds of plank hold
10 Burpees
60 Seconds of plank hold
30 Star jumps

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WoD - Tuesday 28th April, 20120

Anything is possible hey…for example I saw an old member of the gym on a dog walk today, Ross or Poodle if anyone remembers him. Someone who could return to CrossFit tomorrow and destroy most of us in a workout.
Anyway, he has a zoom call for first aid and manual handling training tomorrow. 25 folk doing both online. Sounds horrendous. And so I guess anything really is possible, aside of course from his better half being able to actually cut his hair without making him look like a total muppet…maybe that was intentional though.

What certainly is possible however, is a partner WoD on zoom. EASY!

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit Partner WoD

Complete for time:
10 Rounds* of: 
30 Double unders
10 Hang power snatch (35/25kg)

With no rest:

10 Rounds* of: 
30 Double unders
10 Hang clean & jerks (35/25kg)

*these rounds are in a you go, I go style.

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RX: 35/25kg Barbell
Options: 1 DB/KB (alternating arms per rep)
1 rucksack

Warm up
Run 800m (2 mins jogging on the spot and 1 min high knees)
50 Pencil jumps (single unders, no rope)
Run 400m (1 min jogging on the spot and 1 min high knees)
35 Good mornings (with 1DB/KB/RS)
Run 200m (1 min high knees))
15 Burpees

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WoD - Monday 27th April, 2020

Well I have had a wonderful weekend, one of the highlights had to have been being the adjudicator for a zoom bridesmaid event, replacing a dress fitting session.
Now you might be reading this thinking that isolation has gotten to me, but just wait. My role was firstly limited, but required that I force feed Hannah some undesirable ingredients, insert smelly smells pretty much up her nose and finally rub all sorts of objects against her face…all while drinking Brewdog.
What else could you want from your Saturday?

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

Complete reps for time:
20 - 18 - 16 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 2
10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
Ab mat sit ups
Devils press

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RX: 2 50lbs Dumbbells
Options: 1 DB/KB Any load
1 Rucksack

Warm up
3 Rounds not for time:
30s of high knees
5 Burpees
30s High knees
10 Air squats

Get videos recorded and posted on your social media platforms, tag Reebok CrossFit Cardiff and upload your times to the google doc, linked here

WoD - Friday 24th April, 2020

Lets finish the week with a hero. Now this is a difficult workout. Scale if necessary, trust me it won’t cause you to sacrifice your workout and I promise your mother will still love you.

Army Captain Dan Whitten, 28, of Grimes, Iowa, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died February 2, 2010, when enemy forces in Zabul, Afghanistan, attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Whitten is survived by his wife, Starr Whitten, his mother, Jill Whitten, his father, Dan Whitten, and his sister, U.S. Army Captain Sarah Whitten.

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

“Whitten”
5 Rounds for time of:
22 Kettlebell Swings (32/24kg)
22 Box jumps (24/20”)
Run 400m (90s of high knees as an alternative)
22 Burpees
22 Wall balls (20/14lbs)

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RX: 32/24kg Kettlebell
Alternative: lighter loading. Dumbbell swings (see video here)
Rucksack

Warm up
Run 400m (90s of high knees)
Then:
2 Rounds of 10 reps of each workout movement
then:
Run 400m (90s of high knees)

Get videos recorded and posted on your social media platforms, tag Reebok CrossFit Cardiff and upload your times to the google doc, linked here

WoD - Thursday 23rd April, 2020

I’d like you to note that this is the blog for Thursday and I have yet to talk about the weather. And, the only reason that I am going to start waffling about it now is that i’d like you all to take note of the shitty conditions that I had to demo that workout under. Moist!
Even requiring me to quickly convert my “ab mat” into a rain cover for the camera. Versatile little bastard that hoodie!

Apart from the rain, it’s a fun workout…HAMSTRINGS!

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

3 Rounds for time of:
30 Deadlift (60/40kg)
60 Sit ups
90 Double unders

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RX: 60/40kg Barbell
1 or 2 DB/KB (If using 1, then hold in a sumo stance with both hands)
1 Rucksack held in a sumo stance as above

Warm up
3 Rounds not for time:
Run 200m
20 Step ups
30s plank hold
30 Pencil jumps

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WoD - Wednesday 22nd April, 2020

Tomorrow’s dose will see you have the ability to transform that upper body into one thoroughly pumped and chiseled specimen, and with the ability to bronze yourself into a tanned adonis in your very own back gardens free of guilt from not actually doing any “work from home”…you will all look bad ass once you get back the the indoor gym!

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

For time:
50 - 40 - 30 - 20 - 10
25 - 20 - 15 - 10 - 5
Overhead walking lunge (20/15kg plate)
Hand release press ups

By the way, your butt cheeks will be in pieces too!

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20/15kg plates (this, today will actually be the easier option)
1 DB/KB, switch object halfway through the lunge reps
1 rucksack, this is not ok!

Warm Up
30 Bodyweight lunges
20 Star jumps
10 Burpees
10 Tuck jumps
10 Burpees
20 Star jumps
30 Bodyweight lunges

Get videos recorded and posted on your social media platforms, tag Reebok CrossFit Cardiff and upload your times to the google doc, linked here

WoD - Tuesday 21st April, 2020

From a potentially longer duration workout with a fair bit of movement redundancy (similar movements) we have a 10 minute window to get after it.
”Sprinty” as in I want you to go as hard as you can throughout each movement, made possible by the fact that they should not effect each other.
A caveat for you. We have L-sit holds, a very challenging movement and one that should not be the limiting factor. If the allotted time is too long for you to do unbroken, then go for as long as you can and move on. It’s cool. If it takes you 3 minutes to accumulate a 30s hold then you won’t get the intended gassy response from the workout.

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

Complete as many rounds and reps as possible within 10mins of:
30 Alternating dumbbell hang clean & jerks (50/35lbs) (One object, irrelevant of load, go fast!)
30 seconds L-sit hold
200m Run*

Get videos recorded and posted on your social media platforms, tag Reebok CrossFit Cardiff and upload your times to the google doc, linked here

*If running is not an option for you, then perform high knees (only half way up) for 60s

Warm up
2 Rounds not for time,
Run 200m (or 60s of high knees)
Hold your load in the goblet position, 15 good mornings
10 Shoulder circles forward, 10 back
Single leg high knee hold (15s on either leg)

WoD - Monday 20th April, 2020

I hope you have all had an enjoyable weekend team, rested and not too hung over, ready to smash the crap out of some challenging workouts. Starting, and ending, with heroes.

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

U.S. Air Force Major David "Klepto" L. Brodeur, 34, of Auburn, Massachusetts, assigned to the 11th Air Force, based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, died on April 27, 2011 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from gunfire from an Afghan military trainee. He is survived by his wife Susie, daughter Elizabeth, and son David.

“Klepto”
4 Rounds of:
27 Box Jumps (24/20”)
20 Burpees
11 Squat Cleans (60/40kg)

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RX: 60/40kg
Alternative: 1 or 2 DBs/1 or 2 KBs (if using one, alternate sides per round)
One rucksack.
Whatever you use, if the load is light, simple go really fast.

Warm up
1 minute of star jumps
5 Walk outs with 3 press ups
20 Tuck jumps
Rest 1 minute, repeat

WoD - Friday 17th April, 2020

Finish off the week with a bang. Anyone else only know what day of the week it is due to these posts? Tomorrow is officially beer Friday by the way, pick your favourite, sit back and enjoy while likely looking out at the rain. The good news is that Saturday looks to know not be raining, fingers crossed.
Lets also hope that I stop banging on about the weather.

In better and unbelievable news, Captain Tom Moore is now up and over £14 million for his 100 laps, which, he completed this morning. Achieving his goal of doing so prior to his 100th birthday! What a legend!

I would love to wake up (or even go to bed tonight), knowing that he has rolled over to 15 cool million pounds! All set to be donated to this countries everyday heroes, the NHS.

If you haven’t heard about it…where the hell have you been?? But, take a look at his Go Fundme page, linked below…

Captain Tom Moore

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

As many rounds or reps as possible in 20 minutes of:
20 Dumbbell deadlifts (2x50/35lbs)
3 Turkish get ups (50/35lbs - Right arm)
20 Dumbbell reverse lunges w/2x50/35lb DBs
3 Turkish get ups (50/35lbs - Left arm)

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If possible use 2x50lbs (or whatever load you have) dumbbells
Or, use one DB or rucksack

Warm up
Slowly perform as many rounds as possible, within 5 minutes of:
15 Goblet position good mornings (one dumbbell/rucksack)
30 Reverse lunges (bodyweight)
5 Unladen Turkish get ups

Get videos recorded and posted on your social media platforms, tag Reebok CrossFit Cardiff and upload your times to the google doc, linked here

WoD - Thursday 16th April, 2020

Sorry for the late post team, I’ve been too busy saving my shed from wasps. The little bastards!

Anyway, i’ll be fast! Here you go…

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

A For time:
50 burpee box jumps/step ups- jump up from burpee

Rest 5 mins

B Repeat part A - step up from burpee 

C Accessory:

Dumbbell Row
15 - 15 - 15
Rest as needed after each set

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WoD - Wednesday 15th April, 2020

Tomorrow (Wednesday), or today for some of you, is supposed to be a wonderful day. Bright and sunny, boiling hot and filling us with morale!

What better environment to perform an utter shitfest of a workout in? None is the answer!

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

5 rounds for time:
30 Double unders
10 Dumbbell clean & jerks (50/35lbs - Right arm)
30 Double unders
10 Dumbbell clean & jerks (50/35lbs - Left arm)
Load
Above is ideal and RX. Options are: Lighter DB, kettlebell, rucksack.

Warm up
30 Star jumps
30 Seconds of high knees
10 Burpees
30 Seconds of high knees
30 Star jumps

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WoD - Tuesday 14th April, 2020

Hello hello, now stop slacking and get back to work! At home in iso of course. And, grab a break to warm up through a devilish wee time, dedicated to getting your squeeze on!
Whether still confined or not…the summer is still coming.

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

3 sets for quality and the burn of:
1 Minute hollow hold
10 side bends (lowering for 5 seconds)
45 second adductor side plank

Warm up
The Finnish warm up (look back to last week)
4 Rounds of 20s on, 10 off.

Post
Tabata bottom to bottom front squats
8 Rounds for max reps:
20 seconds on
10 off (spent at the bottom of an active front squat)
Loading: PVC pipe, broomstick, mop handle. Trust me, that’s all you need.

WoD - Monday 13th April, 2020

We actually will have more classes tomorrow than we usually would! You are more than welcome!

I hope you have all been careful throughout the weekend, ensuring that you remained in the little sanctuary’s of your back gardens/balconies/window sills.

Back into another week of HomeFit with Ash at the helm once more. A little twist on tomorrow, a partner workout. Let’s see how many of you can organise a time to go, on a call with your buddy, share and let us know.

Continue to take care and each day is one closer to this all being over again.

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

5 rounds for time:
20 Kettlebell swings (24/16kg)
20 Burpees

This is RX’d as a partner workout. In a I go, you go style. Should you not have a partner, then simply time each round, and rest the same between each (1 : 1 work to rest)

Warm up
3 Rounds not for time:
20 Good mornings (with load should you have it)
40 High knees
10 Burpees

WoD - Friday 10th April, 2020

I know it’s good Friday, but there are plenty of folk still working. I have actually never had a job that gave you bank holiday’s off. One of which, within the NHS and those legends are certainly going to be in work tomorrow.
And so, to allow for as many people as possible, the classes will remain at the same timings for both Friday and Monday. Those who aren’t working can just go back to bed following the morning class or…enjoy the sunshine in their back gardens, their balconies or on the patch of carpet wherever it lands at that time of day.

Have a good one, as always, take care and remember the good times that have been and look forward to those that are soon to come!

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

For time:
25 - 50 - 75 - 100
25 - 20 - 15 - 10 reps of
Air squat
Handstand push up (off a box/sofa/bench or simply close grip/diamond press ups)

Scale
Although the HSPUs have high numbers between relatively low number of air squats, those reps are in a descending format. Meaning that you should not be drastically effected by cumulative fatigue. Unless of course you rip through the sets of 75 and 100 in one minute a piece.
The goal, is to take as few breaks as possible during the HSPUs and of course, unbroken on the air squats, you won’t fail a rep, your legs just burn, turn your mind off and do the next squat.

Warm up
A longer run, slowly and once. Run away from your house for 5mins and run back.*
2 Rounds of:
20 Cossack lunges (eventually googled the spelling)
10 Walk outs with 5 - 1 press ups (5 on the first, 4 on the second, etc).
*Alternatively, perform single unders/star jumps for 1 minute, rest for 30s and repeat for 7-10 minutes. (if star jumps are used then alternate with high knees every other round)

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Remember the NHS, not just now, but long after this is all done.

WoD - Thursday 9th April, 2020

Well this is going to be a funny Easter bank holiday hey, one you will remember for a long time! One where there were restrictions on the amount of Easter Eggs that you could buy, and tons on the shelves, and no restrictions on actual eggs…couldn’t find them anywhere!

Let’s hope it is the last! Training at home is fun though, when the camera records that is!

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

Within 9mins complete as many rounds and reps of: 
15 seconds L-sit hold (Scale to one leg extended, a tuck or a hollow hold in order to maintain 15s unbroken)
30 Walking lunges (in place is also fine)
15 Glute bridges 
30 Walking lunges

Warm up
Within 5 minutes, move through a slow AMRAP of:
60 High knees (30 each leg)
30 Walking lunges
15 Hollow rocks

WoD - Wednesday 8th April, 2020

A spin on a spin tomorrow team. Initially programmed at the 2016 games, the year after they had programmed Heavy DT…Double DT.

The only difference being, that our spin is with the use of dumbbells. Vom!
One of two, doesn’t matter, it’s still going to hurt like hell! I’ve not done it yet, just headed out to the garden now, but I already know I’m right.

Goooooood luck!!

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

Double DT
10 Rounds for time:
12 Deadlift 
9 Hang power clean
6 Shoulder to overhead

Load options
Barbell (50/35 KG)
2 DBs/KBs 
One DB/KB (Complete one round on one arm, switch, for a total of 10 rounds. Five on each arm)
One rucksack

Warm up
”The Finnish warm up”
You all remember. Or if you don’t…
Go onto all fours, lift your knees one inch off the ground and for 10s lift all four of your hands and feet off the floor independently of each other, as quickly as you can.
Rest for 20s. Repeat for 4 rounds.

Get videos recorded and posted on your social media platforms, tag Reebok CrossFit Cardiff and upload your times to the google doc, linked here

WoD - Tuesday 7th April, 2020

Welcome to Tuesday’s torture! After a mid range, painful hero workout (doesn’t everyone just love ascending reps), I have a little longer time priority.
You will work for 15 minutes, whether the sun is shining or not, and have a blast in doing so!

Run hard, step continuously and try not to break those dubs! Good luck if you are on grass!

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

Within 15mins complete as many rounds and reps as possible of:
Run 400m
20 Front rack box step ups* (20”)
40 Double unders

Load options:
Empty barbell (20/15kg)
One dumbbell/Kettlebells
One rucksack

Warm up
50 Star jumps
Run 200m
50 Single unders
20 Un-loaded step ups
Run 400m

WoD - Monday 6th April, 2020

Happy Monday team! Fresh from a weekend of hanging out in your back garden, thrashing yourself with dumbbell, rucksack, rock, tin of baked beans! The thing is though (and ignore the fact that I have had a few BDs), once we are all released from this s**t we will actually be far stronger. Using dumbbells and odd objects elicits a far greater neuroendocrine response, maybe just because it’s different? Guess what though, two things are harder to control than one. So…keep using those dumbbells! It will do you good!

Anyway, it’s my week. Beginning with a genuine hero WoD.

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

“Omar”
For time:
10 Thrusters
15 Bar facing burpees
20 Thrusters
25 Bar facing burpees
30 Thrusters
35 Bar facing burpees

U.S. Army First Lieutenant Omar Vazquez, 25, of Hamilton, New Jersey, assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Hood, Texas, died of wounds suffered April 22, 2011, when insurgents in Numaniyah, Iraq, attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He is survived by his parents Maria and Pablo, sister Marisel, and brothers Pablo and Javier.

Get videos recorded and posted on your social media platforms, tag Reebok CrossFit Cardiff and upload your times to the google doc, linked here

Load
Ideal: 40/30kg barbell
Horrible: 2 Dumbbells or Kettlebells (any weight)
If you only have one, then perform the same amount of reps but half continuously on one side followed by half on the opposite.
Annoyingly horrible: one rucksack

Warm up
Run 400m
20 Kosak lunges (10 either leg)
10 Air squats
5 Burpees
Run 400m like you are being chased by a shark!

WoD - Friday 3rd April, 2020

As a result of the roaring success of last Sunday nights “Scratch & Sip Social” we will do the same again this weekend. The only difference now is that I have upgraded my account and therefore we shall not be limited but time, only banter. Once that drys up I shall cut you loose like a pair of used pants.
The only other difference is that it will now begin at 7pm (19:00). The meeting ID will be posted to Facebook (we don’t want any weirdo’s reading this to jump on naked now do we). If you’re not on facebook ask in the what’s ap group(s), if you’re not on what’s ap then I don’t know what to tell you…send me a pigeon!

Another point of note, Conners will be taking his usual class tomorrow (Saturday) morning. Please check the Facebook members (if not on it, read above) group for info.

Support tee’s are in and are dropping on the website/IG tonight. Get your orders in!

Lastly, try cooking that Steak & Peppercorn sauce…it’s legit!

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

For time:
100 reverse lunges*
*Every minute, on the minute, perform 10 Sumo deadlift high pull (with one KB/DB/rucksack)

Warm Up

Run 200m
20 Walking lunges
10 Object Russian swings (just to face level - KB, DB or rucksack)
Run 400m
40 Walking lunges
20 Object Russian swings (just to face level - KB, DB or rucksack)

WoD - Thursday 2nd April, 2020

These zoom classes are fricking awesome!! I mean i can get you lot to mute your mic’s so that I can abuse you all with zero come backs, only seeing your sometimes smiling faces and most importantly watch funny shit like Biv being licked to death by buddy mid hollow hold and Attila add the load of a cat to Sofie’s side plank!
All from the comfort of my own home, only having to get dress from the waste up…perfect!

Zoom classes will continue at 08:00 and 18:00, Monday through Friday with the same code each time. Save it and paste the bad boy in.

Tomorrow should be fun…

CrossFit Cardiff HomeFit WoD

Within 20 minutes complete as many rounds and reps as possible of:
10 Handstand push ups (Sofa push ups, pike press ups)
20 Press ups
30 Ab mat sit ups (Towel or hoodie if you don’t have an ab mat)

Warm Up

3 Rounds not for time:
50 Single Unders/star jumps
10 shoulder rotations forwards, 10 back
35 “shoulder press” (thumbs start on shoulders, extend your arms above your head - palms to the sky)
10 Ab mat sit ups

Get videos recorded and posted on your social media platforms, tag Reebok CrossFit Cardiff and upload your times to the google doc, linked here