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, May 29, 2014

"BAD Annie on Repeat"



EQUIP: Jump Rope, AbMat, Pull-Up Bar (+ box/ plate below), Slam Ball (30/20), Plate (45/25), 
Barbell (a: 65/45, i: 55/35, b: 45/25)

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch, then:
*400m Run/ Row
*5 x Dive Bomber
*10 x Double Mt. Climber
*15 x Handstand Shoulder Shrug
*20 x SB Goblet Squat (30/20)
*25 x Double-Under
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RULES:
*Complete as many of the WODs listed below as possible in any order desired.
*100 bonus reps for working through the WODs in the order listed below.
*55 Minute Time Cap
*SCORE = Total # reps completed over the entire workout (each WOD = 350 reps)
(note: 500m run = 50 reps, 300m row = 30 reps, etc.)

WOD 1:
“BAD Annie”
50-40-30-20-10 x 
*Double-Under (sub: same # Singles + same # Lateral Bar Hop)
*AbMat Sit-Up
-10 x Burpee after each set
(i.e. 50 D-U + 50 Sit-Up + 10 Burpee = 1st set; 10 D-U + 10 Sit-Up + 10 Burpee = last set)

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-2 min. REST-
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WOD 2:
500-400-300-200-100m Row
50-40-30-20-10 x Jumping Pull-Up
-10 x Burpee after each set

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-2 min. REST-
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WOD 3:
50-40-30-20-10 x 
*Ball Slam (30/20)
*Push Press (a: 65/45, i: 55/35, b: 45/25)
-10 x Burpee after each set

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-2 min. REST-
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WOD 4:
50-40-30-20-10 x 
*Handstand Shoulder Tap (sub: Decline Shoulder Tap @ Box)(Rx+: HS Hip Tap)
*OH Plate Lunge (45/25)
-10 x Burpee after each set

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-2 min. REST-
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WOD 5:
500-400-300-200-100m Run
50-40-30-20-10 x Russian Twist (20/14)(Rx+: GHD Russian Twist)
  -10 x Burpee after each set

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

"Day-After-Murph Massacre"



EQUIP: Bar (a: 135/95, i: 95/65, b: 64/45), DB’s (a: 25/20, i: 20/15, b: 15/10), M-Up Set-Up, ?KB (26/18)?

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch, then:
*400m Run 
*5 x DB Inchworm + Push-Up
*5 ea. x alt. Lunge Thruster
*5 ea. x 1-Leg Deadlift (DB’s or Lightly Loaded Bar), then:

*self-directed movement-specific warm-up for WOD
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35 Min. AMRAP -
2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 x 
*Pistol (Rx+: KB Goblet Pistol (26/18))
*Hang Power Clean (a: 135/95, i: 95/65, b: 65/45)
-2 x DB Man Maker b/w each set (a: 25’s/20’s, i: 20’s/15’s, b: 15’s/10’s)
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15 Min. AMRAP -
2-4-6-8-10-8-6-4-2 x 
*Power Snatch (a: 135/95, i: 95/65, b: 65/45) 
*Hollow Hold Chest Press (a: 135/95, i: 95/65, b: 65/45)
  -2 x Muscle-Up b/w each set (sub1: (BA/ Jumping) Bar M-Up, sub: 2: 5 Ring Row + 5 Ring Dip)

Saturday, May 24, 2014

"Run, Rope, Thrust"



EQUIP: Bar (a: 105/75, i: 95/65, b: 65/45), Rope

WARM-UP:

*Active Stretch, then:
*400m Run/ Row
*10 x Back Squat
*30 sec. Barbell OH Hold
*10 x V-Up
*30 sec. Hollow Body Hold
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"RUN, ROPE, THRUST"
55 Min. AMRAP -

100m Run (125m Row)
5 x Behind-the-Neck Thruster (a: 105/75, i: 95/65, b: 65/45)
10 x Windshield Wiper (a: 105/75, i: 95/65, b: 65/45)
1 x Rope Climb (sub: 2 x Supine Rope Climb to Stand OR 10 Ring Row)

200m Run (250m Row)
10 x Behind-the-Neck Thruster
20 x Windshield Wiper
2 x Rope Climb (sub: 4 x Supine Rope Climb to Stand OR 20 Ring Row)

400m Run (500m Row)
15 x Behind-the-Neck Thruster
30 x Windshield Wiper
3 x Rope Climb (sub: 6 x Supine Rope Climb to Stand OR 30 Ring Row)

800m Run (1000m Row)
20 x Behind-the-Neck Thruster
40 x Windshield Wiper
4 x Rope Climb (sub: 8 x Supine Rope Climb to Stand OR 40 Ring Row)

1600m Run (2000m Row)
25 x Behind-the-Neck Thruster
50 x Windshield Wiper
5 x Rope Climb (sub: 10 x Supine Rope Climb to Stand OR 50 Ring Row)


SCORE = Total Reps (note: every 100m run or rowed = 1 rep (i.e.: 400m Run = 4 reps))

Friday, May 23, 2014

"Tres Amigas"

~This is the workout I did today with two of my girlfriends, Sarah and Marita.  Gracias, amigas!



WOD 1 (courtesy of CrossFit S3):
Complete for Total Reps (Sum of Parts A, B, and C) -

A) 6 Min. AMRAP -
*15 calorie Row
*30 Double-Under

-4 min. rest-

B) 6 Min. AMRAP -
*800m Run
-In Remaining Time: Max Effort Row for calories

-4 min. rest-

C) 6 Min. AMRAP -
*30 Double-Under
*10 calorie Row
*5 Burpee

-4 min. rest b/w WODs 1 and 2-

WOD 2: "Air Force"
Complete for Time -
-EMOM: 4 x Burpee
*20 x Thruster (95/65)
*20 x Sumo Deadlift High Pull (95/65)
*20 x Shoulder-to-Overhead (95/65)
*20 x Overhead Squat (95/65)
*20 x Front Squat (95/65)

Thursday, May 22, 2014

"Nick Johnson" - A Super Hero WOD



EQUIP: Pull-Up Bar, AbMat, KB (53/35), Bar (135/95), Rower

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch, then:
*400m Run/ Row
*10 x Push-Up + Windmill R and L
*5 x RDL-Squat Series (w/ KB), then:
*5 reps of each WOD movement

“NICK JOHNSON” (Hero WOD) -
-thanks to Katrina May (@ CrossFitPacific Coast)-
-Nick was a sophomore water polo player at UCSB (and son of a CFPC member).  He passed away in an accident while training for his sport (“shallow-water drowning”).
For Time -
5 Rounds of:
*400m Run
*20 x Pull-Up
*20 x Sit-Up (Strict)
*20 x KB Swing (53/35)
*20 x Push-Up
*20 x Clean & Jerk (135/95)
-no rest-
BUY OUT: 1000m Row

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

"A, B, C...Easy As 1, 2, 3"



EQUIP: Barbell (c: 225/155, p: 155/115, f: 115/85), Wall Ball (20/14), HSPU Set-Up, Pull-Up Bar

A)
WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch, then:
*400m Run
*10 x Pike Push-Up + Inchworm + Push-Up
*10 ea. w/ unloaded/ lightly loaded bar: Front Squat, Clean Pull, Squat Clean from Toes

-work up to WOD weight for clean

B) 
30 Rounds For Time -
1 Clean (c: 225/155, p: 155/115, f: 115/85)
2 HSPU (Rx+ Strict)
3 Wall Ball (20/14)
-inspired by Hero WOD, "Holleyman"

-5 min Recovery-

C)
30 Rounds For Time (Finisher) -
1 Pull-Up (Rx+ Strict)
2 Push-Up
3 Air Squat

Thursday, May 15, 2014

"Kind Of"


EQUIP: Slam Ball (30/20), Jump Rope, Bar (95/65), Pull-Up Bar, Rings

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch, then:
*400m Run/ Row
*100 x Jump Rope (singles and double-unders)
*10 x No-Weight Overhead Squat
*10 x Push-Up + Hop-In
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“Kind of Like Chelsea”
EMOM for 15:00 (Adv) -
*5 x HSPU
*10 x SB Goblet Squat (30/20)
*15 x Double-Under (sub: 30 Singles OR 15 Lat Bar Hop)
Modified Rep Schemes for Intermediate and Beginner Levels:
Int: 3 HSPU, 6 GS, 9 D-U (sub: 18 Singles OR 9 Lat Bar Hop)
Beg: 2 HSPU, 4 GS, 6 D-U (sub: 12 Singles OR 6 Lat Bar Hop)
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“Kind of Like Eva”
3 Rounds for Time -
*800m Run
*30 x Sumo Deadlift High Pull (95/65)
*30 x T2B 

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FINISHER (Optional):
“Kind of Like Fran”
21-15-9 x
*Ring Push-Up
*Ring Row