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.

Friday, June 19, 2015

"All You Need Is Love...and a Jump Rope"



For Time (60:00 cap) -
1.5 Mile Run (2400m) (sub: 3000m Row)
-no rest-
2 Rounds:
50-40-30-20-10 x Double-Under (sub: # Singles + # Virtuals)
25-20-15-10-5 x Burpee
-no rest-
1.5 Mile Run (2400m)
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FINISHER:
10 Min. AMRAP (or For Time if completed sub-10:00) -
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 x Ring Dip
3-6-9-12-15-18-21-24-27-30 x Ring Row

Monday, June 15, 2015

"Counting By Fives" (5, 10, 15 for 20:00)



(0:00 - 20:00)
5 Rounds For Time -
5 Power Clean (c: 185/125, p: 155/105, m: 135/95, f: 96/65)
10 Bar-Facing Burpee
15 cal Row

(20:00 - 40:00)
5 Rounds For Time -
5 Front Squat (c: 185/125, p: 155/105, m: 135/95, f: 96/65)
10 Burpee Pull-Up 
15 Wall Ball (20/14)

(40:00 - 60:00)
5 Rounds For Time -
5 Deadlift (c: 275/185, p: 225/155, m: 185/135, f: 135/95)
10 Burpee Box Jump (24/20)
15 KB Swing (c: 70/53, p: 62/44, m: 53/35, f: 35/26)

NOTE 1: If you finish before the 20:00 cap, you earn rest between WODs
NOTE 2: WOD A is a modified version of a WOD written by Eric White at CROSSFIT S3 for 5.26.15


SCORE = 3 separate times for WODs A, B, & C (or Rounds + Reps if 5 full rounds not completed within time cap)

Saturday, June 13, 2015

"Three's a Crowd" (Karen + Cindy + Grace)



This one is all thanks to Gary Kyriacou...what a great idea and a great workout today!

For Time -
50 Wall Ball (20/14)
5 Rounds of "Cindy" (1 round = 5 Pull-Up + 10 Push-Up + 15 Air Squat)
10 Clean and Jerk (135/95)
40 Wall Ball
4 Rounds of "Cindy"
8 Clean and Jerk
30 Wall Ball
3 Rounds of "Cindy"
Clean and Jerk
20 Wall Ball
2 Rounds of "Cindy"
Clean and Jerk
10 Wall Ball
1 Round of "Cindy"
Clean and Jerk

Friday, June 12, 2015

"Pair Up, Switch Off, and AMRAP Away"



20 Minute AMRAP with Partner -
5 Hang Power Snatch (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
10 Deficit Plate Push-Up (2 x 45/ 2 x 25)
Partner #1 completes 2 Rope Climbs, while Partner #2 works on the AMRAP; switch duties each time partner completes the climbs
SCORE = Total Rounds + Extra Reps of AMRAP


20 Minute AMRAP with Partner -
5 Burpee Box Jump (24/20)(c: 30/24)
10 Sumo Deadlift High Pull (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
Partner #1 Rows 250m, while Partner #2 works on the AMRAP; switch duties each time partner completes the row
SCORE = Total Rounds + Extra Reps of AMRAP


10 Minute AMRAP with Partner -
5 Deadlift (c: 275/185, p: 225/155, m: 185/135, f: 135/95)
10 Ball Slam (30/20)
Partner #1 completes 50 Double-Unders, while Partner #2 works on the AMRAP; switch duties each time partner completes the D-U's
SCORE = Total Rounds + Extra Reps of AMRAP

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

"Wacky Wednesday"




EQUIP: Wall, Pull-Up Bar, Wall Ball, KB, Barbell

“Wacky Wednesday” (Compound Movement Craziness)

8 min. AMRAP -
30 sec. Elbow Plank Hold + 1 Wall Walk + 1 Wall-Facing HSPU at top + 1 Wall Walk + 10  Wall-Facing Handstand Shoulder Tap at top
(mod for W-F HSPU: 1 Pike Push-Up at bottom of Wall Walk)(mod for W-F HS Shldr. Tap: 10 Plank Shoulder Tap at bottom of Wall Walk)

~rest 2 minutes~

8 min. AMRAP -
1 Burpee-Pull Up + 1 T2B + 1 K2E + 1 Skin-the-Cat

~rest 2 minutes~

8 min. AMRAP -
1 WB Deck Squat + 1 MB Push-Up + 1 WB Squat Clean + 1 Double-Squat Wall Ball Shot (20/14)

~rest 2 minutes~

8 min. AMRAP -
1 KB Clean & Jerk (right) + 1 ea. leg 1-Arm OH Lunge (right) + 1 KB Clean & Jerk (left) + 1 ea. leg 1A OH Lunge (left) + 1 KB Snatch (right) + 1 1A OH Squat (right) + 1 KB Snatch (left) + 1 1A OH Squat (left) (sub: for 1-Arm OH Squat = 1-Arm Thruster)(c: 53/35, p: 44/26, f: 35/18)

~rest 2 minutes~

8 min. AMRAP -


1 Squat Clean-Thruster + 1 Behind-the-Neck Thruster + 1 Hang Power Clean + 1 Push Press + 1 Behind-the-Neck Push Press + 30 sec. OH Barbell Hold (c: 115/85, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)

Monday, June 8, 2015

"Pistol Annie, Man Fran, and MORE!"



EQUIP: Jump Rope, Barbell (2 loads), KB, HSPU Set-Up, DB’s, Pull-Up Bar

For Overall Time or AMRAP in 60 Minutes -
~proceed through WODs a through d in order~
a)
“Pistol Annie Walks Into a Bar”
50-40-30-20-10 x Double-Under (mod: 3x Singles)
50-40-30-20-10 x alt. Pistol (mod: KB Goblet Lunge (53/35))
25-20-15-10-5 x Toes-2-Bar

Total Rep Value = 375

~rest as desired~

b)
“Heavy Helen on her Melon
3 Rounds -
400m Run  (= 40 rep value)
21 KB Swing (70/53)
12 Handstand Push-Up

Total Rep Value = 219 (73 reps/ round)

~rest as desired~

c)
“Man Fran”
21 x Thruster (95/65)
21 x Pull-Up
7 x Man Maker (25’s/20’s)
15 x Thruster
15 x Pull-Up
5 x Man Maker
9 x Thruster
9 x Pull-Up
3 x Man Maker

Total Rep Value = 105 

~rest as desired~

d)
“But For the Grace of GOB-let Squats”
30 x Clean & Jerk (135/95)
+ 5 KB Goblet Squat (70/53) after every 3 reps of C&J

Total Rep Value = 80
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Friday, June 5, 2015

"Lean on Me Up the Ladder"



DIRECTIONS FOR WODs A, B, & C:
~Divide reps between partners as desired.  Be creative and strategic in order to be fast and energy efficient.  (Examples: a) P1 may do all HPC’s while P2 does all SBB’s, b) partners may alternate reps 1 for 1 throughout, c) one partner may work until he/ she "poops out," then they switch, etc.)
~Change strategies as many times as desired throughout the WOD.
~Only one partner may work at a time.

Part A:
15 Min. AMRAP (Teams of 2) -
2-4-6-8-10, etc. x
*Hang Power Clean (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)
*Slam Ball Burpee (30/20)

SCORE = Total Reps Completed

-3 Min. REST-

Part B:
15 Min. AMRAP (Teams of 2) -
2-4-6-8-10, etc. x
*Push Press (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)
*Pull-Up (c: C2B)

SCORE = Total Reps Completed

-3 Min. REST-

Part C:
15 Min. AMRAP (Teams of 2) -
2-4-6-8-10, etc. x
*Front Squat (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/35)
*Box Jump-Over (24/20)(c: 30/24)

SCORE = Total Reps Completed


FINAL SCORE = Sum of Total Reps Completed in Parts A, B, & C

Scoring Cheat Sheet:
2’s = 4 reps
4’s = 12 reps
6’s = 24 reps
8’s = 40 reps
10’s = 60 reps
12’s = 84 reps
14’s = 112 reps
16’s = 144 reps
18’s = 180 reps
20’s = 220 reps
22’s = 264 reps
24’s = 312 reps…etc.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

"The Hardest Thing"



“The Hardest Thing in the World” (shared by Christa Valentine ((53:21 Rx) (programming by Stax CrossFit in Charlotte, NC))

For Time (60:00 cap) -
BUY IN: 3000m Row
2 Rounds -
50 Hang Power Snatch (75/55)
50 Overhead Squat (75/55)
50 GHD Sit-Up OR T2B/ K2E (mod: 50 OH Plate Sit-Up (45/25))
BUY OUT: 1 Mile Run


Coaching Note: Athletes may switch the order of the BUY IN/ OUT in order to ensure that we have enough rowers (i.e. some may buy-in with the mile run and buy-out with the 3km row).

Monday, June 1, 2015

"Flying Solo...Then With Your Wingman"



Coaching Note: Teams may start with either Part A or Part B, in order to make sure that we have enough rowers for the first section of Part B.  Further, as noted, the Side-by-Side Row in Part B may be done as either the BUY IN or the BUY OUT for that WOD.

Part A (on your own):
20 min. AMRAP -
*1 Rope Climb
*20 Double-Under (sub: 20 Tuck Jump)
*3 DB Atomic Burpee (c: 25’s/20’s, p: 20’s/15’s, f: 15’s/10’s)(DB Push-Up + Squat Clean-Thruster + OH Lunges R&L)
*40 ft. DB Bear Crawl 

~3-5 min. REST/ Set-Up~

Part B (teams of 2):
For Overall Time (40:00 cap) -

BUY IN or BUY OUT: Side-by-Side (tandem)
EMOM for 10 min: 150m Row

~no rest~

2 Rounds (or AMRAP in time cap) -
(Split reps in any manner, 1 works at a time)
50 Thruster (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
40 OH Plate Step-Up (c: 55/35, p: 45/25, f: 25/15)(20”)
30 Burpee Pull Up
20 Wall Walk
10 each person (side-by-side/ tandem) Turkish Get-Up (c: 53/35, p: 44/26, f: 35/18)

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