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, September 9, 2014

"Every 10 Minutes for 50 Minutes"


WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run/ Row
*5 x DB Inchworm + Push-Up (in place w/ DB’s in hands)
*5 x Power Snatch (light load barbell)
*5 x Overhead Squat (light load barbell)
*20 x Handstand Shoulder Tap (sub: Plank Windmill)
-then:
*Self-Directed WOD-Specific Warm-Up (i.e. work up to WOD weight for Snatch, hit M-Ups, etc.)
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Major Overhaul of CrossFit Invictus Comp WOD from 9.6.2014 -
1 Round Every 10 Min for 50 Min (5 rounds):
6 Snatch (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, f: 95/65)
500m Row
400m Run
3 Rings Muscle-Up (sub: 3 rounds of 5 Ring Row + 5 Ring Dip)
2 Dumbbell Wall Walk (c: 25’s/20’s, p: 20’s/15’s, f: unweighted)(w/ a DB in each hand)
    *If Round Complete sub-8:00 Mark: Hold Elbow Plank until 8:00 mark

-want at least 2 min rest/ round; adjust reps/ weights/ distances as needed to finish at or sub-8:00 mark each round.

*SCORE
a) Did you successfully complete the assignment?  Did you Rx it? 

b) Total Time Spent in Plank Hold over 5 rounds (use phone stopwatch app to keep a running tally)(it’s OK to have a 0:00 score here)

Thursday, September 4, 2014

"The Kraken 3.0" + "The Kraken 4.0"

*NOTE: "The Kraken" is a famous benchmark CrossFit WOD (17 min. time cap to complete same rep/ set scheme as below w/ different movements).  Recently, there was a CrossFit competition in Ventura County which had the competitors doing a remodeled version of "The Kraken," which they titled "The Kraken 2.0" and gave a 19 min. time cap.  I followed that idea and made two more alternative versions of this famous WOD.  See below for the fun we had today in my Conditioning class:)

EQUIP: Slam Ball (30/20), Box (c: 30/24, p/f: 24/20), Bar (95/65), KB (53/35), Pull-Up Bar

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run/ Row
*10 ea. x Air Squat, Push-Up, Pull-Up, KB Swing
*5 ea. x Power Clean, Push Jerk, Back Squat
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WOD 1:
"The Kraken 4.0" (25 min. time cap):

5 Rounds -
5 Bear Complex (95/65)
5 Burpee Pull-Up

4 Rounds -
7 Box Over Jump (c: 30”/24,” p/f: 24”/20”)
7 HSPU (c: Strict)

3 Rounds -
10 Front Rack Step-Up (20”)(mod: Back Rack)(95/65)
10 1-Leg Deadlift (95/65)

2 Rounds -
15 KB Sumo Deadlift High Pull (53/35)
15 KB Thruster (53/35)

1 Round -
30 Back Squat Jump (95/65)
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WOD 2:
"The Kraken 3.0" (30 min. time cap) -

5 Rounds -
5 ea. alt. OH Lunge (95/65)
5 Pull-Over (sub1: 5 Skin-the-Cat; sub2: 5 ea. Barbell Windshield Wiper)

4 Rounds -
7 Hang Power Snatch (95/65)
7 ea. alt. Hanging Hip Touch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ3WqnnyvcQ)

3 Rounds -
10 KB Snatch (53/35)
10 KB Swing (53/35)

2 Rounds -
15 Backward Ground-2-OH Slam Ball Toss (30/20)
15 “Slurpee” (Slam Ball Burpee)(30/20)

1 Round -
30 (15 ea.) 1-Leg Shoulder-2-Overhead (65/45)(Rx+: 95/65)


Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Air Force Monster Mash



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

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run/ Row
*1-2-3-4-5 Inchworm Push-Up Ladder
*3 ea. (w/ unloaded bar): Thruster, SDHP, Jerk, OHS
*5 ea. Pistol
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PAT SHERWOOD’S MONDAY MONSTER MASH FOR 8.25.2014 (Modified by Erin) -

Begin at 0:00
For Time -
*100 Wall Ball (20/14)
*100 cal Row
*50 Burpee-Lateral Bar Hop
*50 T2B

Begin at 30:00
“Air Force” For Time -
*20 Thruster (95/65)
*20 SDHP (95/65)
*20 Push Jerk (95/65)
*20 OHS (95/65)
*20 Front Squat (95/65)
EMOM: 4 Burpees (start w/ Burpees on minute 30:00)

Begin at 50:00
For Time -
*21 alt. KB Pistol (c: 53/35, p: 35/18, f: unweighted)
*15 Clean & Jerk (135/95)
*9 Bar Muscle-Up


(Changes I made to Sherwood’s WOD: 1) we did our Burpee-Lateral Hops over the barbell, instead of the rower, for the sake of crowd control; 2) Sherwood offered no lighter load options for the KB Pistol; 3) I assigned Bar Muscle-Ups, instead of Rings M-Ups, because our WOD tomorrow involves a lot of rings work.)

Saturday, August 30, 2014

(Kyle's) "GO Workout"



EQUIPMENT: Wall Ball (20/14), Slam Ball (30/20), DB’s (c: 25’s/20’s, p: 20’s/15’s, f: 15’s/10’s), Jump Rope, Wall

WARM-UP:
*10 x Toe-Hold Squat
*100m Run
*10 x Samson Lunge
*100m Run
*10 x Down Dog Heel Raise + 10 x Down Dog Leg Raise
*100m Run
*10 x Elbow-Instep + Rotation
*100m Run
*10 ea. x Golfer Pick Up

“GO:" (50 min. cap)
Every Minute On the Minute (E.M.O.M.): 100m Sprint (mod: 50m Sprint)
*100 x Double-Under (sub: 300 Singles)(Rx+: 200 D-U)
*90 x Air Squat
*80 x DB Plank Row (c: 25’s/20’s, p: 20’s/15’s, f: 15’s/10’s)(sub: Plank Windmill)
*70 x Ball Slam (30/20)
*60 x Wall Ball (20/14)
*50 x alt. Pistol
*40 x Seated DB Press (c: 25’s/20’s, p: 20’s/15’s, f: 15’s/10’s)
*30 x Clapping Push-Up
*20 x Deck Squat (Rx+: Weighted (w/ Slam Ball))
*10 x Wall Walk Burpee


Thursday, August 28, 2014

"The Seven" + "The Four" + "The Three" = OUCH!


EQUIP: 2 Bars (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, f: 95/65)(c: 245/165/ p: 225/155, f: 185/135), KB (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26), Rope, Pull-Up Bar, Wall Space for HSPU

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run/ Row
*10 x Burpee
*10 x Thruster (unloaded bar)
*10 x Deadlift (lightly loaded bar)
*1 min. Handstand Hold
-then:
*Self-directed movement-specific warm-up for WOD (work up to WOD loads)
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WOD 1:
“The Seven” (CrossFit Hero WOD)
7 Rounds for Time -
7 x Handstand Push-Up
7 x Thruster (*c: 135/95, p: 115/75, f: 95/65)
7 x Knees-2-Elbows
7 x Deadlift (*c: 245/165, p: 225/155, f: 185/135)
7 x Burpee
7 x KB Swing (*c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)
7 x Pull-Up
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WOD 2:
“The Four”
4 Rounds for Time -
4 ea. x KB Clean & Jerk (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)
4 x Squat Snatch (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, f: 95/65)
4 ea. x Overhead Lunge (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, f: 95/65)
4 x Bar-Facing Burpee
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WOD 3:
“The Three”
3 Rounds for Time -
30’ Handstand Walk (sub: 30 Handstand Shoulder Tap (mod: @ box))(3 Burpee @ ea. break!!)
3 x Curtis P (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, f: 95/65)
3 x Rope Climb

SCORING OPTIONS:

  1. 30 min. cap for WOD 1; 15 min. cap for WOD 2; 15 min. cap for WOD 3
  2. **Work through all three WODs on your own; two-part score. SCORE = a) Time to Complete “The Seven” and b) Time to Complete all 3 WODs (or, how far did you get before time was called?); 60 min. cap for all WODs.  (We chose this option in class today!)

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Hate Is a Very Strong Word...

...and I HATED every second of this workout!!!



WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
w/ unloaded bar:
*5 x Hang Power Snatch
*5 x OHS
*5 x Bear Complex
-then: work up to WOD weight in each movement below
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WOD (46 min.):
4 Rounds For Total Reps -
a) 3 Min. Time Cap:
BUY IN: 250m Row + 10 x Overhead Squat (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
Max Reps In Remaining Time: Evil Wheel Clean &Jerk (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)

~1 min. REST~

b) 3 Min. Time Cap:
BUY IN: 400m Run
Max Reps In Remaining Time: Bear Complex (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)

~1 min. REST~

c) 3 Min. Time Cap:
BUY IN: 1 Round of “Nate” (2 Muscle-Up + 4 HSPU + 8 KB Swing (70/53))
Max Reps In Remaining Time: Box Jump (24/20)
(M-Up sub: 4 Ring Row + 4 Ring Dip = 1 rep)

~1 Min. REST~
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WOD SCORE = (Sum of IRT Reps) - (any Missed Required Reps)

Saturday, August 23, 2014

"EMOMania"



EQUIP: Pull-Up Bar (band?), Bar (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45), HSPU Set-Up, KB (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run
*5 ea. x Front Squat, Push Press, Thruster (work up to WOD weight)
*5 ea. x Pull-Up, C2B Pull-Up + 2 x Bar Muscle-Up
*1 min. Handstand Hold
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WOD:

EMOM for 5 min. -
3 x Burpee Bar Muscle-Up (c)
(p: Burpee-C2B Pull Up, f: Burpee-Pull Up)(OR sub: 3 Burpee + 3 Band-Assisted Bar M-Up)

-1 min. rest-

EMOM for 5 min. -
7 x Handstand Push-Up

-1 min. rest-

EMOM for 5 min. -
9 x Thruster (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)

-1 min. rest-

EMOM for 5 min. -
12 x Split Squat (6 ea.) (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)

-1 min. rest-

EMOM for 5 min. -
15 x KB Sumo Deadlift High Pull (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/26)

-1 min. rest-

EMOM for 5 min. -
20 x Push-Up

-1 min. rest-

AMRAP for 5 min. -
Burpee

SCORE = a) Did you Rx it? AND b) Total Reps of Burpee