October 26, CrossFit Amplify, Lisle, IL

On Oct 26th, I found myself back in my old stomping grounds, Naperville IL. I had one day to get in a WOD and visited my friends at CrossFit Amplify in Lisle, IL (www.crossfitamplify.com) I was here a few months ago and trained with Mike Viall. The trainer for this WOD was Scott Todnem. I thought is was kinda cool that Mike and Scott have been following the CrossFit Traveller Blog!
We started the workout with some speed work. After a good warm up, 5 x 50 meters with a minutes rest. It felt good to work some speed, I was just talking with my trainer back in Oroville (Santos Reyes - www.level10crossfit.com) that we do not do enough speed work in CrossFit. Bet I will be sore tomorrow.
WOD was a quick burner, a 12 minutes AMRAP
20 Double Unders
20 Back Squats (65/95) clean from the floor
20 Sit ups
Score - 4 rounds + 58 reps (bummer - missed 5 rounds by 2 sit ups)

Thanks everyone! Look forward to seeing you again in November!

October 18, CrossFit 101 - San Jose, CA

Today I was able to visit CrossFit 101 (www.crossfit101.com) for a WOD. What a great Box; the trainers certainly make you feel right at home. We had a large class and started by everyone walking by 1 by 1 to shake hands and introduce themselves. I felt right at home.
Trainer was Trac Nguyen, great warmup, great instruction, and a fun/smoker WOD. Thanks to everyone, this is what makes CrossFit GREAT!
WOD - "Alexander"
10 Handstand pushups
20 2-1 Wallballs (you gotta try wallballs like this)
30 Pull ups
40 Leg lifts
50 Kettle bell swings
60 Pushups
70 Mountain Climbers (2 count)
80 Air squats
90 Sit ups
100 Double Unders (I need to start traveling with a rope!)
Time 22:50

October 6th, CrossFit Insanity- Irvine, CA

Visited CrossFit Insanity (www.crossfitinsanity.com) this week in Irvine, CA for a morning WOD. The two trainer/owners were Dave and Mara Jalbert. These guys are in a new 4000 sq ft facility and are set up real well with a lot of Rouge Equipment. The workout was perfect for getting the blood pumping early in the morning before making my way to customer visits! I was smoked!
WOD was three 7 minute AMRAP's with 3 minutes rest between:
AMRAP 1
2 Rope climbs
10 KB Swings
AMRAP 2
5 HSPU
10 Pull ups
AMRAP 3
14 Box Jumps
14 Glute Ham Situps
Thanks to Dave and the entire class for making me feel welcome. If you get to Irvine, make sure to visit!

October 4, Crossfit Camarillo, CA

While in Sunny So Cal I was able to stop by Crossfit Camarillo.(www.crossfitcamarillo) Corey the owner opened this box about 3 months ago.
We started with technical work on C&J. Corey invited a weight lifting coach from Crossfit Ventura Josue Cano. We got some real sound instruction which prepared us for our WOD. (thanks Coach Cano!)
WOD was C&J's on the minute. With 165 lbs, do 1 C&J the first minute, 2 C&J the second, and keep adding each subsequent minute until you can no longer complete reps for that minute. I missed on minute 6.
Overall a real good experience good people, good workout and learned some technique for my C&J?

August 30, Crossfit Richardson, TX

After no new Crossfits for nearly a month, I am on the road again. This week I was back in Dallas. Although I normally try to visit a Box where I have not been before, I wanted to get back by Crossfit Richardson.(http://crossfitrichardson.com) I guess when someplace makes you feel like family, it is hard not to come back. (I do have to jab at John again as I still need a Crossfit Richardson Shirt!)
WOD for today was the Air Force WOD. Not sure if it was getting off the plane an hour earlier or what but this WOD is a killer!
Start with 4 burpees
20 thrusters (95)
20 sumo deadlifts (95)
20 push press (95)
20 OH Squats (95)
20 front squats (95)
At the top of each minute, stop where you are and do 4 burpees.
Time was 9:51; I'm gonna feel this tomorrow!

August 3, CrossFit Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA

Aug 3rd, Heidi and I were still on the Road in the Bay Area.  We had a WOD for lunch with the folks at CrossFit Silicon Valley. (http://www.crossfitsv.com/) CFSV is owned by Judd and Micheala Xavier.  Pretty amazing experience, as always we worked out with a real energetic group of athletes.  Hopefully we met a couple guys who will join us at Level 10 (http://www.level10crossfit.com/) in Oroville on November 12 for our Fall Strength Challenge. (Jeff and Travis - offer for a place to stay still stands!)
Joseph Ojeda put us through "Spitfire" - this was the first time for Heidi and I.
7 deadlifts (275/185)
50 double unders
21 KB swings (53/35)
200 meter run
3 rounds
Jay - 9:39
Heidi - 10:44 (155)

August 2, CrossFit Milpitas, CA

This week I am traveling in the Bay Area.  I am lucky enough to have my wife Heidi traveling with me.  On Tuesday, we visited CrossFit Milpitas (http://www.crossfitmilpitas.com/).   Class was a little small as many people were still traveling back from the CrossFit Games.  Austin Begiebing the owner of CM actually helps organize the Nor Cal Regionals and CrossFit Games.
The workout tonight was Elizabeth.  Austin's brother Tyler put us through the WOD.  I was surprised to look in my log book and find that I have never done this WOD before.  Guess now I have my reference time.
21, 15, 9
Power Cleans (135/95)
Ring Dips
time = 5:39
Heidi was 6:23 (83)