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.

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)
————————-

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
———————

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
———————

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
—————————————-

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~
---------


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
——————
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


Thursday, August 21, 2014

"U Go/ I Go...Then I Go Alone"



EQUIP: Partner (for WOD 1 only), Box (c: 30/24, p/f: 24/20), Pull-Up Bar, Wall Ball (20/14), Bar (c:135/95, p: 115/75, f: 95/65)

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run
*10 ea. x Step-Up
*10 x Pull-Up
*10 x Toes-2-Bar
*5 x Snatch Pull
*5 x OHS
*5 x Burpee
———————————

WOD 1:
20 Rounds for Time w/ Partner -
*”U Go/ I Go:” 200m Sprint (each person runs 10 x 200m)
———————————

WOD 2:
12 min. AMRAP -
*2-4-6-8-10-12, etc. x Burpee-Box Jump (c: 30/24, p/f: 24/20)
*2 x Pull-Over (sub: 2 x 3 Pull-Up + 3 T2B)
———————————

WOD 3:
12 min. AMRAP -
*2-4-6-8-10-12, etc. x Double-Squat Wall Ball (20/14)(must complete 2nd squat while ball is airborne)
*2 x Power Snatch (c: 135/95, p: 115/75, f: 95/65)

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

"Hanging Grace"



EQUIP: Bar (135/95), Pull-Up Bar, Rings

WARM-UP:
*Active Stretch
*400m Run
*30 x Air Squat
*20 x Ring Row
*10 x Triangle Push-Up
*5 ea. x Pull-Up and Ring Dip and Hang Clean & Jerk (work up to WOD weight)
————————

“Hanging Double-Grace”
For Time (20:00 cap) -
*60 x Hang Clean & Jerk (135/95)
-Every Time Bar Touches Floor: 10 x Pull-Up
————————

10 Rounds For Time (20:00 cap) -
*10 x Back Squat (135/95)
*10 x Ring Dip
————————

6 Min. AMRAP -
3 x 1-Leg Burpee (R)
3 x 1-Leg Burpee (L)
3 x 1-Arm Burpee (R)
3 x 1-Arm Burpee (L)

Sunday, August 17, 2014

"Post-Tahoe Torture"



I just got back from a week-long family vacation in Lake Tahoe yesterday evening.  Today, my husband, Joe, and I decided to have a go at a "back-at-it" workout after 7 days of NO CrossFit.  Below is what we attempted, and it was not pretty.

Note: This is a greatly altered "Monster Mash" WOD (originally programmed by Pat Sherwood and done by some of my favorite CrossFit Camarillo members in my absence).

Complete For Time -

21-15-9 x
*Squat Clean (135/95)
*Push Press (135/95)

-no rest-
*500m Row
-no rest-

3 Rounds -
*15 x Wall Ball (20/14)
*12 x Chest-2-Bar Pull-Up
*9 x Strict Handstand Push-Up
*6 x Toes-2-Bar
*3 x Muscle-Up (on rings)

-no rest-
*500m Row
-no rest-

5 Rounds -
*20 x KB Swing (70/53)
*20 x Burpee

-no rest-
*500m Row
-DONE!!!!!!-