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.

Saturday, January 31, 2015

"The 3-Mile Heart Attack - Part Deux"



WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run
w/ light bar -
*5 x Ball Slam
*5 x SDHP
*5 x BtN Push Press
*5 x OHS
*5 x Burpee-Tuck Jump
——————————-

“THE 3-MILE HEART ATTACK - Part Deux"
(new version of CC WOD from 10/21/2014)

SCORING SYSTEM for AMRAPs:
*No value rewarded for individual repetitions; value only rewarded for unbroken repetitions
< 5 unbroken reps = 0 points
5 unbroken reps = 1 point
10 unbroken reps = 3 points
15 unbroken reps = 6 points
20 unbroken reps = 10 points
25 unbroken reps = 15 points
30 unbroken reps = 21 points

*Be strategic! Don’t do extra reps. Example: 12 unbroken reps is only worth 3 points (so stop at 10 reps).


800m Run
-first AMRAP will begin as soon as last person returns from run (run fast to earn rest!)

6 min. AMRAP: Overhead Squat (c: 115/75, p: 95/65, f: 75/45)

800m Run
-next AMRAP will begin as soon as last person returns from run (run fast to earn rest!)

6 min. AMRAP: Sumo Deadlift High Pull (c: 115/75, p: 95/65, f: 75/45)

800m Run
-next AMRAP will begin as soon as last person returns from run (run fast to earn rest!)

6 min. AMRAP: Burpee (Rx+: alt. 1-Leg Burpee)

800m Run
-next AMRAP will begin as soon as last person returns from run (run fast to earn rest!)

6 min. AMRAP: Behind-the-Neck Push Press (c: 115/75, p: 95/65, f: 75/45)

800m Run
-next AMRAP will begin as soon as last person returns from run (run fast to earn rest!)

6 min. AMRAP: Ball Slam (30/20)

800m Run FOR TIME

SCORE

  1. Total Points accumulated from all 5 AMRAPs
  2. Time to Complete last 800m Run

Thursday, January 29, 2015

"U Go/ I Go Up/ Down the Rope"



EQUIP: Bar (2 loads), SB (30/20), DB’s (c: 25/20, p: 20/15, f: 15/10), Rings, Pull-Up Bar, HSPU Set-Up, Rope
INDIV. EQUIP (Finisher): KB (AHAP)


WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*10 Burpee
*8 Pull-Up (goal: strict)
*6 HSPU
*400m Run/ Row
*2 Bear Complex (light barbell) 
—————

PARTNER WOD (Teams of 2):
55 Min. “U GO/ I GO” AMRAP -
*100 DB Plank Row (R+L = 1)(c: 25’s/20’s, p: 20’s/15’s, f: 15’s/10’s)

*4 Rope Climb (15’)(Non-working partner: Hollow Hold)

*90 DB Push Press (c: 25’s/20’s, p: 20’s/15’s, f: 15’s/10’s)

*4 Rope Climb (15’)(Non-working partner: Hollow Hold)

*80 SB Russian Twist (R+L = 1)(30/20)

*4 Rope Climb (15’)(Non-working partner: Hollow Hold)

*70 Ring Row

*4 Rope Climb (15’)(Non-working partner: Hollow Hold)

*60 Back Squat (c: 185/135, p: 135/95, f: 95/65)

*4 Rope Climb (15’)(Non-working partner: Hollow Hold)

*50 Slurpee (Slam Ball Burpee)(30/20)

*4 Rope Climb (15’)(Non-working partner: Hollow Hold)

*40 Pull-Up (c: C2B)

*4 Rope Climb (15’)(Non-working partner: Hollow Hold)

*30 Handstand Push-Up

*4 Rope Climb (15’)(Non-working partner: Hollow Hold)

*20 Bear Complex (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)

*4 Rope Climb (15’)(Non-working partner: Hollow Hold)

*10 Rounds of 200m Run

*4 Rope Climb (15’)(Non-working partner: Hollow Hold)

SCORE = Total Reps 

NOTE 1: It's most efficient to hold the active rest position while your partner is working.  Accept the challenge!! (Ex: Hold Bar Hang while partner does his/ her 1 Pull-Up; Hold DB Plank while partner does his/ her 1 rep of Plank Row; Hold Handstand while partner does his/ her 1 HSPU, etc.)
—————

FINISHER:
8 Min. AMRAP -
*2 x Turkish Get-Up (AHAP)
*4 x Reverse Burpee (Deck Squat-2-Handstand)(sub: Wall Walk Burpee)
(NOTE: 2 TGU = 1 ea. arm)

SCORE = a) Total Rounds + Reps AND b) Load

——————

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

"AMRAP-alooza"



EQUIP: Bar (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/35), Pull-Up Bar, KB (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/18), Wall Ball (20/14)

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run/ Row
*5 Rounds w/ Unloaded Bar: Hang Power Snatch + Snatch Balance + OHS
*5 ea. KB Goblet Squat, Burpee, Ninja Jump
———————

WOD (Running Clock for 46:00):

A) 
12 Min. AMROIRAP -
2 Squat Snatch (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)
2 “Body Blaster” (Burpee + Pull-Up + K2E)
4 Squat Snatch
4 Body Blaster
6 Squat Snatch
6 Body Blaster
…etc.
(increase reps by 2 each round until time is called)

-4 min. REST-

B1) 
6 Min. AMRAP -
6 Romanian Deadlift (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)
3 Hang Power Clean
2 Push Jerk

-2 min. REST-

B2)
6 Min. AMRAP -
12 Front Rack Lunge (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)
6 Evil Wheel
4 Wall Walk

-2 min. REST-

B3)
6 Min. AMRAP -
6 KB SDHP (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/18)
3 KB Goblet Thruster
2 ea. arm KB Snatch

-2 min. REST-

B4)
6 Min. AMRAP -
12 Wall Ball (20/14)
6 Burpee
4 Ninja Jump (Rx+: alt. Ninja Jump Pistol)


SCORE = a) Total Reps from Part A, AND b) Sum of Rounds + Extra Reps over all 4 B WODs


"Light, Fast, & Furious"



EQUIP: Bar (95/65), KB (53/35), Plate (45/25)


WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run
*4 ea. x Hang Power Clean, S2OH, Front Squat
*5 x Burpee
*6 ea. x KB Swing, KB SDHP
—————

WOD: “Light, Fast & Furious”
10 Rounds For Time (70 min. cap) -
10 x 10m Shuttle Run
10 x KB Swing (53/35)
10 x KB Sumo Deadlift High Pull (53/35)
10 x alt. 1-arm KB Bent-Over Row (53/35)
10 x Hang Power Clean (95/65)
10 x Shoulder-2-Overhead (95/65)
10 x Front Squat (95/65) (mod: Back Squat)
10 x Chest-2-Barbell Push-Up
10 x Plate G2OH (45/25)
10 x OH Plate Lunge (45/25) 


—————

Thursday, January 22, 2015

"Three's Company"



EQUIP: Bar (135/95), HSPU Set-Up, Pull-Up Bar, Wall Ball (20/14), Box (24/20)

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run/ Row
*5 ea. 1-Leg Deck Squat (mod: descend 1-legged; ascend 2-legged)
*10 Pike Push-Up
*20 Handstand Shoulder Tap
*30 Reverse Lunge
-then:
*self-directed warm-up for Snatch
—————-

WOD (inspired by Gary)(60 min. cap):

“Three's Company” (Kelly, Mary, & Isabel):
5 Rounds For Time -
1 Round of “Kelly” (400m Run, 30 Box Jump (24/20), 30 Wall Ball (20/14))
2 Rounds of “Mary” (5 HS Push-Up, 10 alt. Pistol, 15 Pull-Up)
6 Snatch (135/95)(1/5 of "Isabel")


Tuesday, January 20, 2015

"Fun With ONE"


EQUIP: KB (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26), Bar (3 progressive loads)

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run
*10 x Dive Bomber
*10 ea. x 1-Arm OH DB/KB Lunge (light weight)
*10 ea. x 1-Arm OH DB/KB Squat (light weight)
*3 Rounds of 1-Arm/ 1-Leg Burpee Complex
—————————

WOD (1 hour time cap):
“Fun With ONE”

BUY IN: 1 Mile Run

~no rest~

25 x 1-Arm KB Push Press - Right (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)
25 x 1-Arm KB Push Press - Left (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)
25 x 1-Leg Shoulder-2-Overhead - Right (c: 65/45, p: 55/35, f: 45/25)
25 x 1-Leg Shoulder-2-Overhead - Left (c: 65/45, p: 55/35, f: 45/25)

~no rest~

10 Rounds -
1 x 1-Leg Burpee - Right
1 x 1-Leg Burpee - Left
1 x 1-Arm Burpee - Right
1 x 1-Arm Burpee - Left

~no rest~

25 x 1-Arm KB Deadlift - Right (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)
25 x 1-Arm KB Deadlift - Left (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)
25 x 1-Leg Deadlift - Right (c: 95/65, p: 75/45, f: 65/35)
25 x 1-Leg Deadlift - Left (c: 95/65, p: 75/45, f: 65/35)

~no rest~

10 Rounds -
1 x 1-Leg Burpee - Right
1 x 1-Leg Burpee - Left
1 x 1-Arm Burpee - Right
1 x 1-Arm Burpee - Left

~no rest~

25 x 1-Arm KB Overhead Squat - Right (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)
25 x 1-Arm KB Overhead Squat - Left (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)
25 x OH Lunge - Right (c: 115/85, p: 95/65, f: 75/45)(sub: Front Rack Lunge)
25 x OH Lunge - Left (c: 115/85, p: 95/65, f: 75/45)

~no rest~

10 Rounds -
1 x 1-Leg Burpee - Right
1 x 1-Leg Burpee - Left
1 x 1-Arm Burpee - Right
1 x 1-Arm Burpee - Left

~no rest~

BUY OUT: 1-Hundred Double-Under (sub: 100 Lateral Bar Hop)

Saturday, January 17, 2015

"Not-Quite-Right Nate" + Burpee Bonanza



EQUIP: Pull-Up Bar, Wall, KB, WB, SB, Bar (2 loads)


WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run/ Row
2 Rounds of “Cindy-ish"
*5 C2B Pull-Up
*10 Triangle Push-Up
*15 SB Goblet Squat
-then: self-directed WOD-specific movement warm-up
———-

WOD 1:

“Not-Quite-Right Nate”
20 Min. AMRAP -
*2 x Bar Muscle-Up (sub: 4 Burpee-Pull-Up)
*4 x Wall Walk
*8 x Hang KB Snatch (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)(4xR + 4xL)
———-

WOD 2: (inspired by CrossFit S3 WOD (1-9-2015))

6 min. AMRAP -
20 Deadlift (c: 275/185, p: 225/155, f: 185/135)
400m Run
AMRAP IRT: Burpee

-2 min. REST-

6 min. AMRAP -
30 Thruster (c: 115/75, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
400m Run
AMRAP IRT: Burpee

-2 min. REST-

6 min. AMRAP -
40 Wall Ball (20/14)
400m Run
AMRAP IRT: Burpee

-2 min. REST-

6 min. AMRAP -
50 Ball Slam (30/20)
400m Run
AMRAP IRT: Burpee




SCORE = Sum of Burpees

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

"Elizabeth" + Skill/ Strength Ladders

EQUIP: Box (20”), Pull-Up Bar, Bar (135/95 + multiple loads capability), Rings, Plate + Wall

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run/ Row
*10 Wall-Facing Squat
*5 ea. w/ light bar: Sots, Snatch Balance, Hang Power Snatch, OHS
*4 ea. w/ light bar: OH Step-Up, FR Step-Up, BR Step-Up
-demo/ attempt/ find appropriate mod for Handstand Step-Up
—————-



Part I: “Elizabeth”
21-15-9 x 
Power Clean (135/95)
Ring Dip
(15 min. cap)
—————-

Part II: (45:00 cap)

A)
10-8-6 ea. x
OH Step-Up (20”) (c: 65/45, p: 55/35, f: 45/15) (mod: OH Plate Step-Up (45/25))
Bulgarian Split Squat (20”) (c: 95/65, p: 75/55, f: 65/35)
Handstand Step-Up to plate (45/25) (mod: Plank/ Decline Pike Plank Step-Up to plate)
Back Rack Step-Up (20”) (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, f: 85/55)

B)
15-10-5 x
Sots Press (c: 65/45, p: 55/35, f: 45/15)
Snatch Balance (c: 95/65, p: 75/55, f: 65/35)
Hang Power Snatch (c: 115/75, p: 95/65, f: 75/45)
OHS (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, f: 85/55)
————-

FINISHER (optional):
30-20-10 x 
GHD Sit-Up
Knees-2-Elbows
V-Up
Windshield Wiper


Saturday, January 10, 2015

"Cut It In Half...Again and Again"

EQUIP: Slam Ball (30/20), Pull-Up Bar, Barbell (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45), optional DB’s (25’s/20’s)



WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run/ Row
*10e SB Goblet Squat, Ball Slam, Goblet Lunge
*20 Tuck Jump
*30 Handstand Shoulder Tap (mod: in plank)
———————-

60 Min. AMRAP -
BUY IN: 1600m Run
AMRAP In Remaining Time -
800m SB Run (30/20)
400m Backward Run
200m OH SB Toss
100m Side Plank Walk (R lead 50m there; L lead 50m back)
50m Broad Jump
25m Handstand Walk (sub: DB Bear Crawl)
15 Burpee Pull-Up
10 Double-Squat Thruster (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
5 ea. OH Barbell Lunge (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
(SET UP: 1 cone @ start, 1 cone @ 50m, 1 cone @ 25m)


Thursday, January 8, 2015

"'Ryan,' 'Brian,' and the 'Conquering Lion'"



EQUIP: Rings/ M-Up Station, 12” Burpee Target, Rope, Bar (2 loads: 185/135 & 135/95), Box (24/20)

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run/ Row
*5 x Strict Pull-Up
*5 x Hand-Release Burpee Pull-Up
*5 x Ring Dip
*5 x Clean & Jerk (working up to WOD weight)
*5 x Back Squat (working up to WOD weight)
—————


“Ryan”
5 Rounds For Time -
7 Muscle-Up (sub1: Bar M-Up, sub2: 7 x 3 C2B Pull-Up + 4 Ring Dip)
21 Burpee (12 inch jump)

~2 min. rest b/w WODS~

“Brian”
3 Rounds For Time -
5 Rope Climb (15')
25 Back Squat (185/135)

~2 min. rest b/w WODS~

Conquering Lion” (CrossFit 609)
15 Min AMRAP -
3 Clean & Jerk (135/95)
6 Hand-Release Push-Up
9 Box Jump (24/20)
————




Tuesday, January 6, 2015

5000m Obstacle Course



WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*200m Run + 200 Jump Rope (some singles, some doubles)
*10 x Air Squat
*10 x Lunge
*5 x Burpee
*5 x Push Press 
*5 x Snatch Pull (light BB)
*5 x Hang Power Snatch (light BB)
*5 x OHS (light BB)
-self-directed warm-up for Snatch (work up to WOD weight)
———

WOD 1:
14 Min. EMOM (West Coast S&C 1/2/2015) -
*2 x Snatch (c:135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)(c: Squat Snatch)
*20 x Double-Under (sub: Lat Bar Hop)
———

WOD 2:
For Time -
50-40-30-20-10 Push Press (c: 75/55, p: 65/45, f: 45/25)
Run 200m to 400m turn-around
50-40-30-20-10 Air Squat
Run 400m to 800m turn-around
50-40-30-30-10 Lunge Jump
Run 400m back to gym
25-20-15-10-5 Burpee-Tuck Jump

WOD 2 Instructions:
*Run WOD 2 as an “obstacle course,” which each athlete runs through 5 times.  The reps assigned for each movement at each station decrease with each subsequent round.
-ROUND 1: 50 Push Press, run to the 400m turn-around, 50 Air Squat, run to the 800m turn-around, 50 Lunge Jump, run back to the gym, 25 Burpee-Tuck Jump
-ROUND 2: 40 Push Press, run to the 400m turn-around, 40 Air Squat, run to the 800m turn-around, 40 Lunge Jump, run back to the gym, 20 Burpee-Tuck Jump
…etc.
*Upon completion of WOD 2, each athlete will have run 5000m!!

Saturday, January 3, 2015

"Ham-dinger"

EQUIP: Bar (135/95)&(245/165), Pull-Up Bar, Rower, Box (24/20), Wall Ball (20/14)

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run/ Row
*5 x ea. movement from “Hammer” (work up to WOD weight)

This One’s A “Ham-dinger”



RULES: 
*Athletes may work their way through WODs A, B, & C in any order desired.
*20 minute cap per WOD.
*Early finishers may NOT move onto the next WOD until at least the 15 minute mark for each WOD.
-WHY?: People working at peak intensity may finish well before the 15:00 mark, but they will need rest between WODs in order to maintain that kind of intensity.  On the other hand, slower workers will need to move on by the 20:00 mark in order to touch upon each of the 3 WODs.

WOD A:
“Hammer” (Hero WOD)
5 Rounds For Time -
*5 x Power Clean (135/95)
*10 x Front Squat (135/95)
*5 x Jerk (135/95)
*20 x Pull-Up
-90 sec. REST b/w rounds-


WOD B:
“Ham” (CrossFit Cadre - 1/21/2014)
For Time -
*500m Row
*5 x Squat Clean & Jerk (135/95)
*25 x Push-Up
*5 x Squat Clean & Jerk (135/95)
*25 x V-Up (modified from Sit-Ups (as written in original WOD))
*5 x Squat Clean & Jerk (135/95)
*25 x Toes-2-Bar (modified from Pull-Ups (as written in original WOD))
*5 x Squat Clean & Jerk (135/95)
*25 x Box Jump (24/20)
*5 x Squat Clean & Jerk (135/95)
*500m Row


WOD C:
“Ham Sandwich” (CrossFit Destin - 6/9/2014)
For Time -
*50 x Wall Ball (20/14)
*25 x Deadlift (245/165)
*50 x Wall Ball (20/14)
     -EMOM: 5 x Burpee until all above reps are completed