When you can, spending time to cook your own meals is really the most beneficial and easiest way to stay in the zone. However, cooking a perfectly measured zone meal can often require more time and energy than you have. Constantly having very little time to cook between classes, workouts, and work, I am constantly thinking of new, quick, and tasty ways to stay perfectly zoned. Here is one of my creations. A great tasting 4-block blueberry smoothie when I am really in a hurry:whole milk - 1.5 cups
frozen blueberries - 1.25 cups
whey protein powder - 18 grams
peanut butter - 2 tea spoons
blender up and enjoy! If you have any favorite zone recipes that you'd like to share with all of us, send me an email at crossfitjenkins@gmail.com with the recipe and a picture and I'll post it up!
Crossfit Trivia Question #8 (7 points): What are the 3 most important criteria Crossfit uses in determining if a movement is functional?
W.O.D Wednesday 6/4/08
Deadlift: 3-3-3-3-3-3-3
Deadlift instruction with Rippetoe
Deadlift: 3-3-3-3-3-3-3
Deadlift instruction with Rippetoe
11 comments:
A functional movement has to be:
-a movement using multiple joints and required for every activity/everyday living
-mechanically sound/safe
-something that elicits a high neuroendocrine response
1) involve a core to extremity wave of muscular contractions
2) primarily involve coordinated full-body (compound) movements
3) able to move large loads over long distances, and do so quickly
hey gang,
resting my chest for a week or so, and am looking for strictly lower body or running Crossfit workouts.
you can email them to sbcoast@gmail.com
thanks,
miguel
Faith,
great answers. Yes functional movements by definition use compound movements, are safe, and they usually produce the highest ne responses BUT unfortunately those are not our 3 most important criteria.
What are the 3 most important criteria? Miguel got it again with his last response
A functional movement must:
1.) Be able to move a large load
2.) Over a long distance
3.) Quickly
That is why, for example, Crossfit no longer uses movements such as Turkish Get-Ups in the workouts. Turkish Get-Ups, while fulfilling the first 2 requirements, do not move a load quickly.
So while TGU's are definitely beneficial to develop on the side after or before a workout, they should not be used during the workout.
Miguel, your unstoppable. 7 more points headed your way!
DL: 3x(155 165 175 185 195 200 205)
miguel, hope the chest heals quickly. here's a compilation of eva t's on-the-go workouts that usually involve a lot of lower body stuff: http://www.board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=21576
whoops, that didn't quite make it on the screen. i think if you click my name on this post, it'll take you there.
Thanks for the workout info!
I find it ironic that the activity I hate the most (running) is the activity I am forced to practice.
DL 3x(45-65-95-105-115-125-130)
Faith- are you going to be at the gym at 8am tomorrow?
Ashleigh,
Yup, maybe even earlier depending on the length of the workout. Are you free?
And if anyone else wants to join, love to have the support!
Busy day, I'm going to be making this one up tomorrow.
WOD
315
325
335
335
335
335 (lost grip on the 3rd rep)
325 (almost lost grip again)
I'm already sore from this :)
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