wadehodges.com Archives: May 2009

Want to Change the World?

Want to change the world? I’ll can tell you how.
But first, a story. . .
In the beginning, God created a good world that very quickly fell into chaos because of our rebellion against God.
Full of grace, God initiated a plan to redeem, repair, and restore his broken world. It started with his promise [...]

Pics from the Crossfit Games

Here are a few pics of my experience at the SW Regionals Crossfit games.

This version of “Grace” was not so amazing.

Getting ready for the start of of the pullup/burpee workout.

Nothing like doing burpees in the rain.
 

Crossfit Games Day 2

Here is WOD #3:
3 Rounds, 21, 15, and 9 reps of
Box Jumps (24 inches)
KB Swings (1.5 pood)
Sumo-Deadlift Highpull (95lbs)
I’m a little stiff the morning. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Update: Did WOD #3 in 5:48. I was able to do the box jumps and kettlebell swings unbroken. Had to break up the SDHP’s a [...]

Crossfit Games Day 1

Here are the WOD’s for the day:
WOD1:
10 Squat Clean & Jerk (155lbs)
Row 500m
10 Squat Clean & Jerk
Row 500m
10 Squat Clean & Jerk
Row 500m
WOD2:
50 Chest to Bar Pull-Ups
50 Burpees
The 155lb squat cleans are going to be rough. So are the 50 chest to bar pullups. There’s not enough neoprene in Walgreens to give me the support [...]

Crossfit Games

We’re headed to Ft. Worth for the Southwest Crossfit Games Qualifier. I’ve been training for this event for several months.

I’ve got three goals:
1. Do each workout as Rx’d.
2. Finish each workout.
3. Beat one of my training partners who at this time shall remain nameless.
At this point, we still don’t know what the workouts will be, [...]