Well it's Friday folks, let's have a little fun!
We are going to be hitting a long WOD today. The format is usually referred to as a "chipper". Let's talk about "chippers" for a minute. We see lots of different reactions when a chipper comes up, some love them (or at least prefer them over other WOD formats), some (read:most) hate them. At first glance, they usually resemble a mish-mosh of movements listed together with high repetitions. At second glance, it still looks like that. This is because, well, that's what they are. Chippers aren't necessarily the most conducive approach in yielding the fittest peeps in town, which is why you only see them appear in our programming occasionally. Are you gonna work your ace off and sweat like a mad man? Heck yeah. If you did chippers 3-4x/week will you see the same results as someone who consistently incorporates a barbell into their training in some way? No. Although our programming is varied (not randomized, there is a difference), the frequent usage of compound, multi-joint movements will elicit a far greater systemic stress (good stress), triggering a much faster and more profound adaptation. This is why the majority of the time you walk in our door you will be lifting something heavy and be throwing around some serious weight.
Now, back to the chipper. So just because this format isn't as powerful as our usual barbell movement WODs and old fashion couplets and triplets, doesn't mean we can't throw one in the mix every once in a while to put your body to the test. Nothing wrong with a little hard work to see what your made of. We refer to the WOD as a "chipper" because you usually have to "chip-away" at the high repetitions little by little until you are finished. However, there are some out there who refer to them as "chippers" because when you finish the WOD, you feel like your body just went through a wood chipper.....Enjoy!
Good luck to all competing in Frostbite 2012 this weekend in Long Island City! And to those competing in the CFCR Classic in Massachusetts!
Workout for Fri, February 10, 2012
For Time:
100 Double Unders
90 Squats
80 Push-ups
70 Sit-ups
60 pull-ups
50 Box Jumps (24/20)
40 Lunges
30 KB Swings (53/36)
20 Burpees
10 Wall Walks
35 min Time Cap
