Author Archives: scharles

Crossfit: the nature of exuastion

Posted on April 7, 2012 by scharles

Lately I started to think about “mean time between failure” (MTBF), which really just means not allowing myself so much rest time. After all the rest time is reducing the intensity, and I don’t want to lose too much of that opportunity. Yesterday I decided I needed another formalism, an “exhaustion ratio”. Continue reading →

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Crossfit: motivation, fatigue, coachability

Posted on April 6, 2012 by scharles

The other day I was working on hang power cleans, trying to do 10 at 95# without putting the bar down.  I’ve been at CFES for about 15 months, but I hadn’t really internalized very much about the Olympic lifting techniques. After … Continue reading →

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Jeff Webster

Posted on April 6, 2012 by scharles

I love theater… everything about it. I’ve been acting in the Sacramento area for several years. When I’m not on stage, I’m often sitting in the audience. I have appeared in dozens of Sacramento area theater productions and recently started … Continue reading →

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Crossfit: if you’re not on the edge of fitness you cannot improve

Posted on April 5, 2012 by scharles

I confess I am afraid of failure. Or I used to be. Now I’m on somewhat more friendly terms with failure. Or more accurately stated, I’m learning how failure can be accomplished in a controlled environment. Continue reading →

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Blog-o-Sphere: crossfit, theater, plays

Posted on April 5, 2012 by scharles

Hey there. I put in a new RSS feed button at the top right of my posts to make it easier to subscribe. That way you can see all my various crossfit updates, theater reviews, and notes about plays. Cheers. N2NYUPUNZ7F9 … Continue reading →

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Crossfit: next step

Posted on April 4, 2012 by scharles

The way CFES is set up there are two levels of workout: “On-Ramp”, “Foundations” and “Level 1.”  The On-Ramp is a month long orientation.  Foundations is where new people end up after On-Ramp.  Level 1 is for those athletes who have … Continue reading →

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Crossfit: oh, what to wear?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by scharles

One of the things that surprised me a bit when I starting working out at CFES was that shoes are a big deal.  I am told that weightlifting shoes are a real advantage; it’s been explained to me.  But I still … Continue reading →

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Crossfit: fear and loathing

Posted on April 3, 2012 by scharles

… I was balking at 175# and the trainer stopped what he was doing, came across the gym to where I was standing, and said “you have to to this.” He said this in such a way as to make me understand that I did indeed need to do that.
So I did. Continue reading →

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Crossfit: using discipline to keep going

Posted on April 3, 2012 by scharles

For the second day in a row I had workouts that (ahem!) gave me the opportunity to apply some discipline. Which is another way of saying challenged me to not give up to early. Continue reading →

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Crossfit: The MTBF factor

Posted on April 2, 2012 by scharles

Today was my first day back after a week (had the flu or something). They must have seen me coming. The workout was a 20 minutes amrap of 500m row, box walk handstands, and max pullups.  The final score was the … Continue reading →

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