January 13th, 2010 
John Some random things I’ve read recently on Olympic lifting:
Defending Olympic Lifting Movements for Athletes, Strongmen, and Powerlifters
The safety of Olympic lifting has been documented in several studies. One study has shown that Olympic lifting has the lowest number of injuries per 100hrs trained compared to both bodybuilding and powerlifting. Olympic lifting is often trained very intensely and with a much greater frequency than a bodybuilding routine.
-Brian P. Hamill, “Relative Safety of Weightlifting and Weight Training,” Journal of Strength Conditioning Research, Vol. 8, No. 1(1994): 53-57.
In a study done by Stone, Wilson, Blessing and Rozenek, athletes performed an Olympic lift for eight straight weeks, and it was found that the athletes’ resting heart rate decreased by 8%, systolic blood pressure decreased by 4%, lean body weight increased by 4% and body fat dropped by 6%.
-Stone, M.H., et al. Cardiovascular Responses to Short-Term Olympic Style Weight-Training in Young Men. Can. J. Appl. Sport Sci. 8(3): 134-9.
Big Mark W. from CrossFit Delray Beach joined us this week and held his own in some tough WODs.
STRENGTH/SKILL WOD
Snatch
WOD
Run 1 Lap
20 Jumping Lunges (JL)
15 Situps
20 Pushups
AMRP in 20min
| Teri | 4+JL | Mike P. | 5 | Carla | 5+situps | ||
| Carolyn | 4+row | Peyton | 5 | Jesse | 6 | ||
| Amanda | 4+run | Tim L. | 5 | Mark | 6 | ||
| Belinda | 4+run | Sara | 5+row | Mindy | 6 | ||
| Beth | 4+run | Tony K. | 5+row | Paul | 6 | ||
| Katie K. | 4+run | Alissa | 5+run | Veronica | 6 | ||
| Les | 4+run | Amy | 5+run | Brett | 6+run | ||
| Lori | 4+run | Becky | 5+run | David U. | 6+run | ||
| Mike La. | 4+run | Chris | 5+run | Elisha | 6+run | ||
| Rauli | 4+run | Cynthia | 5+run | Francis | 6+run | ||
| Robert D. | 4+run | Elisabeth | 5+run | Karen | 6+run | ||
| Adrian | 4+situps | Fran | 5+run | Mac | 6+run | ||
| Cindy | 4+situps | Freddy | 5+run | Melvin | 6+run | ||
| Mike Le. | 4+situps | Julie | 5+run | Nic | 6+run | ||
| Stephen | 4+situps | Laura | 5+run | Robert Su. | 6+run | ||
| Silvia | 4+situps (mod) | Marci | 5+run | Brian | 7 | ||
| Allison F. | 5 (row) | Mitch | 5+run | Charles | 7 | ||
| David L. | 5 | Shari | 5+run | Tim F. | 7 | ||
| Jacque | 5 | Shawn | 5+run | Bowie | 7+JL | ||
| Kelly | 5 | Steph T. | 5+run | Marc | 7+run | ||
| Lee | 5 | Trupti | 5+run | Yogi | 7+run | ||
| Mark W. | 5 | Whitney | 5+run | David T. | 8+run | ||
| Brandon | 5+situps | ||||||
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Hehe…..he said snatch.
Ok, I’ll start… I’m glad to finally be doing snatches. I was getting tired of jerks. Next!
Nice one, Stephen. My snatch stinks. On a different topic – John, here is the link for all the golfers at P3 who don’t appreciate the value of back squats. It also emphasizes ‘hip mobility’, too. The article you posted yesterday had some good links to hip mobility exercises.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704130904574644202781104302.html
Mac, I used to love golf but I find snatches much more interesting and fun. In addition, golf takes 4 hours where as snatches only take a few minutes. Thanks for the article though.
Do you guys know the difference between a pick pocket and a peeping tom?
A pick pocket SNATCHES WATCHES…….
Ok what time does Yogi work out I need to join that class… yesterday was my first experience with snatch but I quite liked it… although today I’m a little sore…
Becky did you wear out your snatch?
Yogi’s a nooner.
It’s great entertainment sharing a gym with so many Beevis and Buttheads.
A bunch of jerks trying to get good snatches. It is sad at P3.
What’s Up P3 CF? Thanks for taking care of our boy Mark W. The 4PM class was asking for him – he’s been a great addition to our team. Definitely most improved in the shortest period of time! That boy is ALL HEART. Mental toughness goes a long way! Keep up the great work – your WODS look awesome. We welcome visitors from your box any time!