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.

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)
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“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)
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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)
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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)
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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

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

"Why Did the CrossFitter Cross the Road?"



EQUIP: KB (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/18), Chin-Up/ HSPU Stations, Wall Ball (20/14), Rope

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run
*10 ea. x KB Goblet Squat, Goblet Lunge, SDHP, 1-Arm Push Press
*10 x Pike Push-Up
*1 min. Handstand Hold (vs. wall OR freestanding)
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WOD: “Why Did the Chicken (I Mean, CrossFitter) Cross the Road?”

-athletes line up (with a KB and a WB) along the west wall of the gym, traveling 5m across the gym to and from the pull-up rig

10 Rounds For Time (60min. cap) -
*10 x KB SDHP (c: 70/53, p: 53/35, f: 35/18)
*5m 1-Arm OH KB Lunge (Right) (there)
*5 x KB Snatch (Right) 
*5 x Chin-Up (c: Strict)
*5 x HSPU (c: Strict)
*5 x KB Snatch (Left)
*5m 1-Arm OH KB Lunge (Left) (back)
*10 x Double-Squat Wall Ball (20/14)
**2 x Rope Climb after every 2 rounds**

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Saturday, December 27, 2014

"Boxing Day"

EQUIP: Rower, Jump Rope, Set of DB’s (c: 25's/20's, p: 20's/15's, f: 15's/10's), Box (24/20)

“Boxing Day” (a day late!)
(Boxing Day is a British holiday traditionally celebrated on Dec. 26th. (or the 1st weekday after Christmas). Employers shower employees with small gifts of thanks wrapped in ‘boxes.’)




WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run/ Row
*100 x Jump Rope (mix of doubles and singles)
*5 x DB Thruster
*5 ea. x 1-Arm DB Snatch
*5 x Double DB Snatch (2 arms simultaneously)
*5 x Double Push-Up Burpee
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“The Ghost” (Compare to 7/1/2014)
6 Rounds for Total Reps -
*1 min. Row for calories
*1 min. Burpee
*1 min. Double-Under (sub: Tuck Jump)
*1 min. REST

*written by CrossFit Headquarters for professional boxer, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero” (6-time World Champion) to mimic a 6-round fight
*do NOT make this a double-under workout!!  push hard at every station.

Robert’s SCORES: 
1st attempt: 338 Rx (jan 2014)
2nd attempt: 506 Rx
3rd attempt: 747 Rx (jun 2014)

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-FULL RECOVERY-
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“Fight Gone Dumb
3 Rounds for Total Reps -
*1 min. DB Thruster (c: 25’s/20’s, p: 20’s/15’s, f: 15’s/10’s)
*1 min. 2-Arm DB Ground-to-Overhead (options: C&J or Snatch)
*1 min. DB Burpee Step-Up and Over (24”/20” box)
*1 min. OH DB Lunge
*1 min. DB Plank Row
*1 min. REST


Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Christmas Eve-Eve White Elephant 'Gift' Exchange


WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
-then:
*400m Run + U Go/ I Go with partner: 12 x Burpee, 24 x Deadlift, 12 x Burpee

CHRISTMAS EVE-EVE WHITE ELEPHANT WOD (Teams of 2) -
60 Minute AMRAP -
*U GO/ I GO: 24 total x Curtis P (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
*12 ea. partner x SB Toss-Chase-Carry (P1 all 12 reps, then P2 all 12 reps)(30/20)

*U GO/ I GO: 24 total x Bear Complex (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
*12 ea. partner x Push Press (P1 all 12 reps, then P2 all 12 reps)(c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)

*U GO/ I GO: 24 total x Barbell Burpee Clean & Jerk (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
*12 ea. partner x SB Toss-Chase-Carry (P1 all 12 reps, then P2 all 12 reps)(30/20)

*U GO/ I GO: 24 total x Overhead Squat (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
*12 ea. partner x Push Press (P1 all 12 reps, then P2 all 12 reps)(c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)

*U GO/ I GO: 24 total x Hang Power Snatch (c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)
*12 ea. partner x SB Toss-Chase-Carry (P1 all 12 reps, then P2 all 12 reps)(30/20)

*U GO/ I GO: 24 total x Deck Squat-Burpee
*12 ea. partner x Push Press (P1 all 12 reps, then P2 all 12 reps)(c: 135/95, p: 95/65, f: 65/45)

WHITE ELEPHANT NOTE: 
-Each team draws and holds onto 3 unopened cards from the hopper before the workout begins.  Do not peek!!
-At the following times, open 1 card: 12:24, 24:12, and 42:21. Either complete the assignment on the card (both partners simultaneously), OR team may participate in a “white elephant” exchange with another team.  Warning: the exchange takes time!…also, you may end up getting that assignment anyway (with your remaining unopened cards).
-If your team draws 2 or 3 of the same card, you may repeat the assignment OR conduct a white elephant exchange with another team to avoid the repeat.

HOPPER OPTIONS (5-7 cards per option in the hopper):
1) 800m Run or Row simultaneously
2) 25 ea. partner x Burpee-Pull-Up
3) 75 ea. partner x Wall Ball (20/14)
4) 50 ea. partner x Hand-Release Push-Up
5) 12 ea. partner x Wall Walk
6) 50 ea. partner x Toes-2-Bar

Saturday, December 20, 2014

"WCT x 3"




WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run
2 Rounds -
*5 Thruster (light bar)
*5 Pull-Up
*5 Burpee
2 Rounds -
*2 Modified Man Maker
*3 Power Snatch 
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WORK CAPACITY TEST DAY

WOD 1:
“Sage at 20” (named XFit WOD used as a Work Capacity Test)
20 Min. AMRAP -
*20 x Thruster (135/95)
*20 x Pull-Up
*20 x Burpee
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Eric Auciello’s Work Capacity Test (designed for a large-joint military unit)
5 min. AMRAP:  Modified DB ‘Man Maker’

-Auciello defines his unnamed movement used in the WCT as follows:
DB Push-Up + Row R + Row L + Power Clean + Thruster (1 push-up per rep)
-He also only requires men to use a set of 20# DB’s and women a set of 10# DB’s

-We will perform Auciello’s movement (Power Clean + Thruster may be turned into a Squat Clean-Thruster)
-BUT, we will be using a heavier load for most participants (c: 25’s/20’s, p: 20’s/15’s, f: 15’s/10’s)
-Due to the increased loads we will use during the test, Auciello’s WCT scale will likely not accurately reflect our Work Capacity; however, it will still be informative to see where we fall on his scale with our more difficult standard.

Auciello’s WCT Scale:
Poor: 1-15 reps
Average: 15-25 reps
Good: 25-35 reps
Excellent: 35+ reps
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WOD 3:
SealFit Work Capacity WOD (5/30/14): (http://sealfit.com/category/workouts/)
Complete For Time -
*1000m Row
*20 x Power Snatch (95/65)
*500m Row
*10 x Power Snatch (95/65)
*250m Row
*5 x Power Snatch (95/65)