MaD CrossFit » Equipment http://madcrossfit.com Wellington, NZ training people to meet their health, fitness and strength goals with the best coaching, instruction and programming available Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:31:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Rest Day Jun 27 – iTrain http://madcrossfit.com/2010/06/27/rest-day-jun-27-itrain/ http://madcrossfit.com/2010/06/27/rest-day-jun-27-itrain/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:49:58 +0000 admin http://madcrossfit.com/?p=1851 iTrain

I was very much like most endurance athletes. I rode my mountain bike as often as possible for as long as possible. I ran and taught spin class and I did very little weightlifting. I was tight and sore most of the time. I ate oatmeal for energy before long rides and I drank beer after to celebrate the suffering I just endured. After all, I was getting stronger right?

That was 3 years ago. Now, I CrossFit. What does that mean….? I show up to the gym ready to train. If I am sore I roll out or grab a lacrosse ball. I want to bring my best to each training session. I want to get the most out of that hour I am in the gym. I am focused.

When I lift, I lift heavy. I know my 1RM’s and I work my percentages. I know this is the best way to get the most of my hour in the gym. When it is time for my met con I try to beat the piss out of it. I go as hard as I can and I always have great success knowing I did my best. When I scale, I make sure it will get me stronger. I take great pride is doing the met con as rx’d even if it takes a bit more time. I own my met con, it does not own me.

After, I stretch. I stretch and roll out in the gym, I do it again at home. I do it for next time. Last night I iced. I sat and ate dinner with ice on my knee and arnica rubbed into my shoulders. I am an athlete and I want to bring my best to the gym tomorrow. I eat, sleep, and replenish.

I share all this with you daily. I give you the tools to keep you safe, get the most our of your body no matter how young, old, busy or broken you may be. You know what to do.  You work hard 8+ hours each day. Aren’t you worth 5 minutes of pampering each night? I think you are.

Stretch

Roll

Ice

Arnica

I still mountain bike and race. Training smarter and harder, but not longer has given me more time to spend doing the things I love. I have gotten so much stronger, it makes everything easier, be it mountain biking or loading a 30kg bag of dog food into the car. – D$

Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general. - Mark Rippetoe

On another note, Rache and Sovita test drove our weightlifting shoes during Saturday’s skills session and are convinced. With Donna going to the US next month, it is a great opportunity to save on shipping and get her to bring you back a pair. Ours came from Again Faster, let Donna know if you are interested.

Next Saturday we will open at 10am, invite your friends along for some strongman skills and a workout followed by some grilled meat (provided by MaD) and whatever paleo treats you would like to share.

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E-Mail or Text if you need to book a class

donna@madcrossfit.com
021-266-4264

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Coming together nicely


Matt, Grant and Brendan hit today’s On Ramp WOD – 5 RFT 10 Gobblet Squats, 15 KBS and 20 Box Jumps

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CrossFit New Zealand sums it up:

Lift Heavy Sh*t
Eat Meat
Sleep

and helping us along the way, look for these to arrive before Christmas.

Squat stands :-)


Wall mounted dip stations :-)
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Kelly, visiting from CrossFit Territory in Darwin, Deadlifts with the boys at 9am. Turns out she can paint as well.

Swinging Kettlebells at 10am

Learning to Press, Push Press and Push Jerk at 11am

Yeah Burpees! Tabata style to finish off the Free Class. Great turnout! 17 people taking the opportunity to enjoy a CrossFit workout.

An interesting view from the new office.
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After the workouts we went and grabbed some non paleo pizza before breaking out the rollers and brushes to paint the walls and floor. A huge thanks to Kelly, Yanni, Pearse and Liz for helping provide some much appreciated painting expertise.

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The latest addition!
We now have 3 15 foot/4.5m ropes to climb :-)
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Last Monday after the NEQ at Albany

A week later nearly all dried and healed.
Looking after you hands:
Hand Care series of articles from CrossFit Virtuousity:
The CrossFit Journal has a great article on Hand Rips as well.
]]> http://madcrossfit.com/2009/06/02/rest-day-63-hand-care/feed/ 0 The 603 version! http://madcrossfit.com/2009/05/27/the-603-version/ http://madcrossfit.com/2009/05/27/the-603-version/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 01:59:00 +0000 admin http://madcrossfit.com/2009/05/27/the-603-version/ And here is the view from the other side. CrossFit 603: Our Weekend with MaD CrossFit ]]> http://madcrossfit.com/2009/05/27/the-603-version/feed/ 0 CrossFit 603 pays a visit to MaD CrossFit http://madcrossfit.com/2009/05/25/crossfit-603-pays-a-visit-to-mad-crossfit/ http://madcrossfit.com/2009/05/25/crossfit-603-pays-a-visit-to-mad-crossfit/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 18:15:00 +0000 admin http://madcrossfit.com/2009/05/25/crossfit-603-pays-a-visit-to-mad-crossfit/
We had Melissa and Dallas, owners of CrossFit 603, staying with us for the Northeast Qualifier at Albany CrossFit this weekend. With that out of the way, see my post on MaD PissedFit for an after action report, we headed into MaD CrossFit this morning to lift some heavy shit.

Kelly, Melissa’s sister, joined us as well for an introduction to the deadlift. While I coached her to a first time 1RM PR of 216#,
Donna, Dallas and Melissa hit some Snatch drills.
They then moved on to heavy deads, culminating in a PR for Melissa of 3 x195#!

Turns out lifting heavy shit makes you hungry so we headed home for a giant paleo lunch before they all hit the road. Thanks for visiting, we look forward to seeing you guys again soon.
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The second run of MaD CrossFit apparel is here.

If you ordered yours already I will contact you regarding uplift or delivery.

A slight change of plan with the women’s tanks, they were only available in Black for the Medium so all of the Large are this nice Charcoal colour.

Text on FRONT – Logo on BACK

If you want your own MaD CrossFit T, Hoodie or Tank for $15, let me know as soon as possible, we will be taking them to the Northeast Qualifier in Albany this weekend and they may sellout.
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