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.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

"Every 2 Minutes"



A) Every 2 Min. For 16 Min.:
10 cal Row
Back Squat (c: 10 reps, p: 7 reps, f: 5 reps)(c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)

~rest 4 min.~

B) Every 2 Min. For 16 Min.:
15 KB Swing (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)
Burpee (c: 10 reps, p: 7 reps, f: 5 reps)

~rest 4 min.~

C) Every 2 Min. For 16 Min.:
20 Wall Ball (20/14)
Plate Ground-2-Overhead (c: 10 reps, p: 7 reps, f: 5 reps)(c: 55/45, p: 45/35, f: 35/25)

(55# plate = 45# + 10# stacked)

SCORE = Total of Missed Reps over A, B, & C (negative #; 0 = highest possible score)

Monday, April 27, 2015

"Playing Nice and Taking Turns"



A) 30 Min. AMRAP (Teams of 2) -
*Partners alternate 400m Run; non-running partner chips away at the following:

25 KB Sumo Deadlift High Pull (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)
20 Rotational Ball Slam (30/20)
15 Toes-2-Bar
10 Hang Power Snatch (c: 115/85, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
5 DB Man Maker (c: 25’s/20’s, p: 20’s/15’s, f: 15’s/10’s)

~no rest~

B) 30 Min. AMRAP (Teams of 2) -
*Partners alternate 500m Row; non-rowing partner chips away at the following:

25 DB Snatch (c: 25’s/20’s, p: 20’s/15’s, f: 15’s/10’s)(1/2 R, 1/2 L - no need to alternate arms)
20 KB Goblet Squat (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)
15 Push Press (c: 115/85, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
10 Ring Dip
5 “Cluster” (= Squat Clean + Thruster)(c: 115/85, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)

Friday, April 24, 2015

"Gaza"

United States Air Force Major Lucas "Gaza" Gruenther, of Twain Harte, California, died Jan. 28, 2013, when his F-16 jet went down in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Italy. 

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run
*10 KB Swing
*8 Push-Up
*6 Pull-Up 
*4 Box Jump
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“Gaza” (Hero WOD) -

Option A (Perf/ Fit): Partner WOD 
-divide reps and run as desired-
5 Rounds For Time:
35 KB Swing (53/35)
30 Push-Up
25 Pull-Up
20 Box Jump (24"/20")
1 Mile Run
*one works at a time, except for the run (partners may run simultaneously (i.e. 800m run together = 1 Mile Run))


Option B (Comp): “Gaza” on your own (70 min. cap/ AMRAP)
5 Rounds For Time:
35 KB Swing (53/35)
30 Push-Up
25 Pull-Up
20 Box Jump (24"/20")
1 Mile Run

*NOTE: We goofed and did the Box Jumps at a lower height than is prescribed for the actual Hero WOD.  The actual box height is supposed to be (30"/24").  Oh well!  It was plenty hard anyway:)

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

"Kind-of-Like-the-'Kraken' x 2"


(0:00 - 30:00)
#1: For Time -
5 Rounds -
5 Deadlift (c: 275/185, p: 225/155, m: 185/135, f: 135/95)
5 HSPU
4 Rounds -
7 Power Clean (c: 135/95, p: 115/85, m: 95/65, f: 65/35)
7 Ring Dip
3 Rounds -
10 ea. Pistol
10 Overhead Squat (c: 135/95, p: 115/85, m: 95/65, f: 65/35)
2 Rounds -
15 alt. 1-Arm KB Swing (c: 70/53, p/m: 53/35, f: 35/18)
15 Burpee
1 Round -
30 alt. KB Clean & Jerk (c: 70/53, p/m: 53/35, f: 35/18)

(30:00 - 60:00)
#2: For Time -
5 Rounds -
5 Box Jump-Over (24”/20”)(c: 30”/24”)
5e Front Lunge (c: 135/95, p: 115/85, m: 95/65, f: 65/35)
4 Rounds -
7 Front Squat (c: 135/95, p: 115/85, m: 95/65, f: 65/35)
7 Ninja Jump (c: to plate (45/25))
3 Rounds -
10 SDHP (c: 135/95, p: 115/85, m: 95/65, f: 65/35)
10 Shoulder-2-OH (c: 135/95, p: 115/85, m: 95/65, f: 65/35)
2 Rounds -
15 ft. Rope Climb x3 
15 cal Row
1 Round -
30 KB Goblet Squat (c: 70/53, p/m: 53/35, f: 35/18)

Monday, April 20, 2015

"Thruster Thriller"




(inspired by CrossFit S3 WOD - 4/16/15 (run section of A only))

*60 min. cap for A & B
*Begin B only if A has been completed
*Rest as desired b/w A & B
A:
For Time -
400m Run
30 Thruster (95/65)
400m Run
30 Bar-Facing Burpee
~no rest~
500m Row
30 Thruster (95/65)
500m Row
30 Burpee Pull-Up
~no rest~
100 Double-Under (sub: 300 Singles)
30 Thruster (95/65)
100 Double-Under (sub: 300 Singles)
30 Burpee-Box Jump (24/20)


B:
5 Rounds For Time (OR AMRAP In Remaining Time) -
*15 UNBROKEN Ring Push-Up
*10 UNBROKEN Pull-Up (c: Chest-2-Bar)
*5 UNBROKEN Wall Walk
*Athletes may only move onto the next movement if all assigned reps are completed without breaking.
*Rest as needed between movement sets.

Friday, April 17, 2015

"Combat vs. Cooperation"



Equip: Partner, your own Bar (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, m: 95/65, f: 65/35) + shared: KB (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/18), Box (20”), Pull-Up Bar, HSPU Station

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run (+ 10 Burpee and 20 Walking Lunge at 200m turn-around)
*5 ea. w/ light bar: Squat Clean, Push Jerk, OHS, OH Lunge, Hang Power Snatch

Cooperation 1:
15 Min AMRAP - 
*divide reps in any manner; 1 works at a time; ea. person must complete 5 reps of ea. movement every time*
15 Hang Power Snatch (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, m: 95/65, f: 65/35)
15 HSPU
15 Pull-Up

SCORE = # Completed Reps as Team

~2-3 min. rest/ set-up~

Combat 1: “Death by Squat Clean + Bar-Facing Burpee”
Min. 1: 1 Squat Clean (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, m: 95/65, f: 65/35) + 1 Bar-Facing Burpee
Min. 2: 2 Squat Clean + 2 B-F Burpee
Min. 3: 3 Squat Clean + 3 B-F Burpee
…Etc. Increase reps of each movement by 1 rep each minute UNTIL one partner fails to complete the assigned reps within the minute.  The team is out as soon as the first person fails.

SCORE = # Reps (of last successful round by both partners) Completed as Team

~2-3 min. rest/ set-up~

Cooperation 2:
15 Min AMRAP -
*divide reps in any manner; 1 works at a time; ea. person must complete 5 reps of ea. movement every time*
15 KB Thruster (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)
15 alt KB Clean
15 alt KB Goblet Step-Up (20”)


SCORE = # Completed Reps as Team

~2-3 min. rest/ set-up~

Combat 2: “Death by OHS + OH Lunge”
Min. 1: 1 OHS + 1e OH Lunge (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, m: 95/65, f: 65/35)
Min. 2: 2 OHS + 2e OH Lunge
…Etc. Same rules as Combat 1.

SCORE = # Reps (of last successful round by both partners) Completed as Team

~2-3 min. rest/ set-up~

Cooperation 3:
15 Min AMRAP -
*divide reps in any manner; 1 works at a time; ea. person must complete 5 reps of ea. movement every time*
15 Back Squat (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)
15 Deck Squat-Lateral Bar Hop
15 Pendlay Row (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)

SCORE = # Completed Reps as Team

~2-3 min. rest/ set-up~

Combat 3: “Death by Barbell Burpee”
Min. 1: 1 Barbell Burpee (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)
Min. 2: 2 Barbell Burpee
…Etc. Same rules as Combat 1.
(Barbell Burpee = On-the-Bar Push-Up + Hop In + Power Clean + Push Jerk)

SCORE = # Reps (of last successful round by both partners) Completed as Team



GRAND TOTAL SCORE = Sum of Completed Team Reps over all 6 “Combat/ Cooperation” sets

Score Chart for Combats 1 and 2:
*1 Round = 4 reps
*2 Rounds = 12 reps
*3 Rounds  = 24 reps
*4 Rounds = 40 reps
*5 Rounds = 60 reps
*6 Rounds = 84 reps
*7 Rounds = 112 reps

Score Chart for Combat 3:
*1 Round = 2 reps
*2 Rounds = 6 reps
*3 Rounds  = 12 reps
*4 Rounds = 20 reps
*5 Rounds = 30 reps
*6 Rounds = 42 reps
*7 Rounds = 56 reps

Score Chart for Cooperation Sets:
*1 Round = 45 reps
*2 Rounds = 90 reps
*3 Rounds = 135 reps
*4 Rounds = 180 reps
*5 Rounds = 225 reps
*6 Rounds = 270 reps

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

"1099" - Happy Tax Day!



Tax Day WOD - “1099”
C: chipper-style
P: 3 rounds of 33 reps of each movement
F: 9 rounds of 11 reps of each movement
For Time OR 66 Min. AMRAP -
  1. 99 Sumo Deadlift High Pull (95/65)
  2. 99 Push Press (95/65)
  3. 99 Squat Jump
  4. 99 Burpee
  5. 99 Ring Row
  6. 99 Double-Under (sub: 99 Lat Bar Hop)
  7. 99 Ball Slam (30/20)
  8. 99 Back Rack Reverse Lunge in place (95/65)
  9. 99 Handstand Shoulder Tap
  10. 99 Romanian Deadlift (95/65)
~no rest~

1099m Row

Monday, April 13, 2015

"Back to the Never-Boring-Basics"


*Inspired by the Garage Games*

A)
20 min. AMRAP -
40 Double-Under
20 Wall Ball (20/14)
10 Toes-2-Bar
5 Clean & Jerk (c: 155/115, p: 135/95, m: 95/65, f: 65/35)

***NOTE: 4 Burpee after every completed movement set***
(i.e. 40 D-U, 4 Burpee, 20 WBS, 4 Burpee, 10 T2B, 4 Burpee, 5 C&J, 4 Burpee)

SCORE = Total Rounds + Reps (do NOT count Burpee reps!)

~2 min. rest (reload barbell)~

B) 
20 min. AMRAP -
15 KB Swing (c: 70/53, p/m: 53/35, f: 35/26)
10 Overhead Squat (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, m: 95/65, f: 65/35)
5 Ring Dip

***NOTE: 5 Chest-2-Bar Pull-Up after every completed movement set*** (Rx+: 2 Bar M-Up)
(i.e. 15 KBS, 5 C2B, 10 OHS, 5 C2B, 5 Ring Dip, 5 C2B)

SCORE = Total Rounds + Reps (do NOT count Pull-Up/ M-Up reps!)

~2 min. rest~

C)
For Time -
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 x
Burpee
Box Jump (24/20)
(NOTE: you may always connect your last Burpee of each set w/ the first Box Jump of the next set => Burpee-Box Jump)

~NO REST~

1 Mile Run


SCORE = Total Time to Complete Burpee/ Box-Jump Ladder & Mile Run together

Friday, April 10, 2015

"Stayin' Alive Through Five"


For Total Time (15 rounds) OR For Total Rounds (60 min. cap):
*Perform WODs A, B, & C in any order desired.  Complete all rounds of a WOD before moving onto the next one.

A) 5 Rounds -
5 Squat Snatch (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)
5 Man Maker (c: 25’s/20’s, p: 20’s/15’s, f: 15’s/10’s
-1 Min. REST after ea. round-

B) 5 Rounds -
5 Squat Clean-Thruster (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)
5 ea. arm alt. KB Snatch (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/18)
-1 Min. REST after ea. round-

C) 5 Rounds -
500m Row
5 ea. side Burpee-Lat Hop over End-of-Rower
-1 Min. REST after ea. round-

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

"There's Something About Mary" AND "Mucho McGhee"


(0:00-30:00)
“There’s Something About Mary”
30 Min. AMRAP -
2 Rounds of “Mary” (5 HSPU, 10 alt. Pistol, 15 Pull-Up)
400m Run

SCORE = Total Rounds (+ extra reps) of Mary

~rest as desired, but your next 30 min. clock starts ticking immediately~

(30:00 - 60:00)
“Mucho McGhee”
30 Min. AMRAP -
4 Rounds of “McGhee” (5 Deadlift (275/185), 13 Push-Up, 9 Box Jump (24/20))
400m Run

SCORE = Total Rounds (+ extra reps) of McGhee


OVERALL SCORE = Sum of Total Rounds (+ extra reps) of Mary & McGhee

Monday, April 6, 2015

"5 x 10"



EQUIP: Jump Rope, Pull-Up Bar, Barbell (2 loads), Rings, Wall Space, Wall Ball (20/14), Box (24/20)

(0:00 - 10:00)
10 Minute AMRAP:
32 Double Under (sub: Lat Bar Hop)
Toes-2-Bar
4 Shoulder-2-Overhead (c: 155/115, p: 135/95, m: 115/75, f: 95/65)

~3 min. rest~

(13:00 - 23:00)
10 Minute AMRAP:
32 Squat-Thrust
Ring Dip
4 Power Snatch (c: 135/95, p/m: 95/65, f: 65/35)

~3 min. rest~

(26:00 - 36:00)
10 Minute AMRAP:
32 Hanging Hip Tap
8 OHS (c: 135/95, p/m: 95/65, f: 65/35)
4 Wall Walk

~3 min. rest~

(39:00 - 49:00)
10 Min. AMRAP:
32 Wall Ball (20/14)
8 Burpee-Box Jump (24/20)
4 Double-Squat Thruster (c: 135/95, p/m: 95/65, f: 65/35)(Front Squat + Thruster = 1)

~3 min. rest~

(52:00 - 62:00)
10 Min. AMRAP:
32 Russian Twist (20/14)
8 Chest-2-Bar Pull-Up
4 ea. leg Front Rack Lunge (c: 135/95, p/m: 95/65, f: 65/35)

SCORE = Total Rounds + Extra Reps (summed over all 5 sets)

Friday, April 3, 2015

"The Stations of the Cross"



*Part A of this WOD (minus the Burpee penalty) is done by many CrossFit boxes around the world during the Easter season.  It is a particularly difficult WOD to complete as prescribed.  Designed to represent the 14 Stations of the Cross, as well as the three times Jesus fell, I hope that this workout will serve as a tiny reminder to each of us of the true meaning of Easter.

70 Minutes to Complete Parts A & B:

A) "The Stations of the Cross" (aka "The Jesus WOD")
14 Rounds For Time -
*The barbell (95/65) may not be put down throughout the entire workout, except for after rounds 3, 7, and 9 when the Turkish Get-Ups must be completed.

10 Deadlift (95/65)
10 Squat Clean (95/65)
10 Push Press (95/65)
10 ea. Back Rack Lunge in place (95/65)(modified from original WOD’s 50’ of BR Walking Lunge)

*After Rounds 3, 7, & 9: put bar down for 7 Turkish Get-Up (53/35)

NOTE: 10 Bar-Facing Burpees as penalty for every unassigned drop of the bar (immediately)

~no rest~

B) FINISHER:
AMRAP In Remaining Time -
3 Handstand Push-Up
7 Handstand Shoulder Tap (R & L = 1)
9 Burpee
14 Double-Under (sub: 14 Singles + 14 Tuck Jump)


SCORE = a) Time to Complete Stations of the Cross AND b) Total Rounds + Reps of Finisher

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

"Century Club"



Complete As Many Tabatas As Possible IN ORDER in 60:00 (SCORE = Total Reps)


1. TABATA (:20 ON/ :10 OFF) until you reach 100 reps of Toes-2-Bar

*400m Run (sub: 500m Row)

2. TABATA until you reach 100 reps of Wall Ball (20/14)

*400m Run

3. TABATA until you reach 100 reps of Overhead Plate Step-Up (45/25)(20”)

*400m Run

4. TABATA until you reach 100 reps of Push-Up

*400m Run

5. TABATA until you reach 100 reps of Hang Power Clean (c: 115/85, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)

*400m Run

6. TABATA until you reach 100 reps of Front Squat (c: 95/65, p: 75/55, f: 65/35)

*400m Run

7. TABATA until you reach 100 reps of Ring Row

*400m Run

8. TABATA until you reach 100 reps of alt. Lunge Jump

*400m Run

9. TABATA until you reach 100 reps of Tuck Jump

*400m Run

10. TABATA until you reach 100 reps of Russian Twist (20/14)(R + L = 1 rep)