“Fran“
Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of:
95 pound Thruster
Pull-ups
Post time to comments.
Compare to 091011.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The URI to TrackBack this entry is: http://crossfitrx.com/2009/11/16/tuesday-november-17-2009/trackback/
Hey, why don’t we do some pull-ups for a change? I really miss doing those…
I know….its been awhile – lol!
Yeah, it’s not like my hands are shredded up or anything.
I refuse…it’s not happening…screw you HQ…I am boycotting pull-ups…my hands say “no more!” haha.
lol
It’s official. I miss the gym and all you gym peeps. My big ride in Tucson is this coming saturday, after which I am a dedicated crossfitter once again! I have been keeping up with all of you via the blog – keep up the awesome work!
yay! good luck and we’ll see ya soon!
fran…hahaha…psha right
wow. it seems that I am missing a run of fun at the gym with these WODs!
Rx 13:46
7:57 blue+tiny
That’s 13 seconds slower than 10/11. I wasn’t feeling mentally tough this morning, and my goal was just to do it. Better next time.
I forge my time….I just know I didnt beat Zeke, but I did “Angie” last night. #30 pull-ups followed by sets of 6,7 or 8…pushups started with 50, then sets of 5-10, sit-ups were unbroken and squats sucked! Cant wait for the defining crossfit WOD “Fran”. Just to put myself in perspective
Kelly, I needed you this a.m. for Fran!!!! Remember we did it together last time. Who cares about Fran, you murdered Angie last night!
Yeah…I think we finished like 5 seconds apart or something…you killed it!! Did you PR this morning?
Yep, something like that. I PR’d by 1:47. Damon was teasing me about the last we did Fran. I was staring at the bar and you caught me! (lol) It is always fun to work out with speedy people like you. I think I would have gone faster. Maybe next time.
Nice work Kelly!
i’m gonna try this one on thursday and let my palms have some time to grow skin.
Nice work again on Angie! I know you didnt want to, but you knew you could…
Time: 11:31
43 lbs.
Blue and tiny
Damon said that’s the last time I can do the thrusters at that weight, but I swear it felt plenty heavy.
95# with blue band. 12 minutes and some change.
I think that’s the first time I’ve completed Fran with the rx weight. Due to my crummy front squat, I’ve always dumped out of it in the past in frustration.
Rx’d 5:43 (PR by 1:47)
Nice work this morning. The level of fitness is amazing. Glad to be a part of the morning crew.
Dang, Kristi!! That’s crazy!! (How are you, by the way)?
Girl, I am just trying to keep up with these workout monsters at the gym. It is so much fun, though!!! I actually just asked Damon about you a couple of weeks ago. We miss you here in ATL!
wow!
Amazing time, Kristy — I’m envious!
As rx’d
4:02 (2 seconds over PR)
Wasted 2 seconds bending down to pick up my timer before my last set of pull-ups; note to self: if I’m taping my workout, DON’T WASTE TIME PICKING UP MY TIMER! And STOP BREAKING UP PULL-UPS so much during the 15 and 9 rounds!
As a final note, I was not laid out, writhing in pain afterwards like I usually am, which only means I did not work hard enough. No reason I shouldn’t do sub-4 next time, darn it!
I think my FRAN time has come & gone as I’m getting slower & slower. Today I was 6 seconds slower than last time. i’m most disappointed with round 2. I need a better strategy cuz what I’m doing is not working. I feel strong & awake so I’m wonderig why I dont improve.
Holy crap…I just dug up my last Fran time from 12/3/08, and I did it in 9:36 with a 45# dumbbell for swings. This time I did it RX and shaved 4:01 off my time! I had no idea I had it in me. Thanks 7 am crew for pushing me – and thanks Kristy for setting the bar so high!
RX 5:35
What do you mean when you say “45# dumbbell for swings”?
Oops…I was looking at Eva and thinking about dumbbell swings! I meant 45# thruster!!
Ah…so you did thrusters with an empty bar back then? Crazy! Nice progress
That’s right! I know I was still recovering from a back injury last december, so I am sure that I was being careful. But I’ll still take it!
You & Miguel were awesome!
that is amazing progress!
Man, you’re on an incredible run this week, Erica! Brush some off on me. : )
Um, you’re the one who finished Eva in 43 minutes last week. I think maybe you’re brushing off on me.
You are super Erica! You should come in and work out BEFORE me sometimes (wink, wink!) : )
That’s awesome!
As RX- 4:15
Hi everybody! I’m amazed by everyone’s athleticism…it’s bananas! Y’all should make a visit to Tampa to offer some inspiration. They think I’m so strong down here…ha! They have no idea…I hope everyone is doing well
First time doing Fran at Rx weight:
9 minutes and something (don’t have my book with me)
That’s about a minute longer than my first time with Fran last month, but a big 14 lbs heavier, so I’m satisfied.
Question: If you’re slower than last time but complete it at Rx weight for the first time is it considered a PR?
To figure out if you indeed accomplished more work, use the power output calculator and see if your horsepower is higher today.
http://www.cathletics.com/resources/powerOutput.php
That is so cool!!
Hmm… just a slight difference in horsepower: .13 today vs .12 last time. That’s kind of surprising; it seemed a lot harder today. So what does that mean? Should I drop down in weight and try to go faster and with better form or is the object to always go Rx if possible?
That means you PR’d, Mike. Higher horsepower means more work done.
OK. Cool!
Actual time: 9:56
First time Rx for me!
10:54
not a PR but i’ll take it.
As rx 9:12, a pr by about a minute.
So…instead of boycotting pull-ups, I went ahead and did more of them for Fran. Tried to string together thrusters better…still took a lot of breaks though and my form could be better. Haven’t been very motivated lately…but I’m working on it.
I wasn’t sure how today was going to turn out since I wasn’t feeling well…
Rx – 4:11 (PR by :07)
Thanks for pushing me Laura and Damon. First round was unbroken; second round of thrusters were 7/8 instead of 5/5/5 while pull ups were 5/5/5 like last time; I’m disappointed that I had to drop the bar during the third round to end up 5/4 while pull ups were 5/4. I felt like I put forth maximum effort but improving my time will get harder from here.
La Mar, that’s incredible. If you do improve your time, please let me know how you’re doing it. Great work!!
I’m chasing you and Kelly on the board in alot of these wods so I have to improve my times!
Thats funny…cuz I’m chasing you and Zeke
#66 14:59 d said I couldve gone faster
13:50 44#, black band for pull ups. A little slower than last time. I better get with it.
did this a few days late, fighting a little cold this week, and working way too hard at work. Worked out a friend’s home crossfit gym, very nice.
14:38 Rx – more than 2 minutes faster than my first Rx Fran.
[...] Compare to 091117. [...]