Where Science Meets Fitness

No matter what your current fitness level or former athletic experience, you can learn to train like an Olympic-caliber athlete. I am Erin Borchard, a former elite springboard/platform diver (NCAA Champion and multi-year All-American at Stanford University, former member of the US National Diving Team, and two-time competitor at the US Olympic Team Trials), specializing in personal and small group training sessions. I am also a Phi Beta Kappa student with a B.A. in Human Biology; my strong science background is an ever present influence shaping and changing my training philosophy.

I want to help you push yourself to YOUR maximum...you'll be shocked to find the true athlete living inside of you.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

What I "Got" to Do @ Fight Gone Mad Today


My bosses at CROS3FIT (Brandon Cullen, Kirk Dewaele and Sam Mischner) own a second gym, called Fight Gone Mad.  It is a fabulous boutique gym on South Blvd., just north of the Dilworth area, here in Charlotte.  Yes, the FGM concept is based off of the benchmark CrossFit workout, Fight Gone Bad, but it really is something all its own.  The key XFit concepts of "High Intensity/ Functional Movement/ Constant Variation" are all absolutely there, but the equipment and the exercises that FGM throws at its patrons are new and inventive, while still being very safe and less intimidating than regular CrossFit.

Check out what it's all about at: http://fightgonemad.com/.  And while you're at it, why not go ahead and make a reservation for your free trial class?

Below is a breakdown of the workout that owner, Brandon Cullen, put me through this morning.  Quick and effective!!

Workout Pattern:
*3 rounds
*5 exercises
*1 minute of ea. exercise
*1 minute rest b/w rounds (total workout time: 17 minutes)

FGM WORKOUT (2/7):
3 Rounds:

  • Overhead Plate Rotation (25 lb.)(halo circle plate overhead, then punch it straight out in front of you at shoulder height, repeat by circling in the opposite direction)
  • Walking Lunge w/ Kettlebell Overhead in R Arm (1 pood)
  • Walking Lunge w/ Kettlebell Overhead in L Arm (1 pood)
  • Plank Walk Up and Over Rogue Block (like plank walking over a 4+ riser bench)
  • Slam Ball Goblet Jump Squat (20 lb.)
Finisher:
Tabata (8 rounds of 20 sec. ON/ 10 sec. OFF) - Burpee

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