The biggest change in my life recently was that I went to a Nutrition Seminar at Crossfit Boston with Robb Wolf this past weekend. All I have to say is that I'm finally going to submit to the diets of Paleo and Zone. This decision is primarily based on the fact that I feel like deuce almost everyday of the week. The reasons for that are probably because I don't get enough sleep throughout the week and abuse coffee like its my job. But I'm sure the main reason is because my previous diet wasn't good enough which was basically whatever I wanted to eat whenever.
To be honest the seminar was a little challenging for me because I walked in basically knowing nothing about nutrition. When they were going into detail on the zone I was taken back to my Calculus class where I was basically a fool sitting in my chair hoping the teacher wouldn't call on me.
However towards the end of the seminar Wolf made things all of a sudden look much easier. I'm going to start off going paleo and eventually zone everything out if that makes sense. I'm really looking foward to this change, because I AM TIRED OF FEELING LIKE DEUCE NAHMANE?!?!
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Updates.......
Jason Kaplan - Thursday, June 18, 2009
Punishment
Jason Kaplan - Monday, June 08, 2009
WOD
15-12-9
Thrusters #135
Knees to elbows
10-15 min rest
Post WOD
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
KB Swings
Push ups
15-12-9
Thrusters #135
Knees to elbows
10-15 min rest
Post WOD
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
KB Swings
Push ups
I'm still kind of playing around doing my own stuff. Things are going well, as far as goals go now I want to continue getting stronger without gaining any weight. I plan on doing that by "RXing PLUS" for WODs that I know I am capable of doing so in. That means adding more weight then specified if you are confused :).
WOD 1
4:31 - that hurt
Post WOD - 1.5 pood KB
Had a lot of fun, as if I was on a date
Back on the health bandwagon
Jason Kaplan - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Alright friends I'm out of retirement!! I really wanted to take more then a week off but I couldn't handle it mentally. As of now I'm going to program my own WODs and most likely do them in the early morning to get them over with. I've said I'm not a morning person but I feel like there is less stress now to workout. Plus school is almost over so I'm feeling good nahmane?!
What made me come back was seeing some videos posted by some elite crossfitters. Watching them gave me chills and some ideas. I'm going to buy a camera soon and make some sick videos of my own to continue the quest of not being a cupcake.
Yesterday I did a fun little bench press/kettlebell workout and today I'm basically going to do a heavy "Nancy" with 135lbs but front squats instead of OH.
Bench press WOD
11:30
Nancy but not Nancy
16:01
What made me come back was seeing some videos posted by some elite crossfitters. Watching them gave me chills and some ideas. I'm going to buy a camera soon and make some sick videos of my own to continue the quest of not being a cupcake.
Yesterday I did a fun little bench press/kettlebell workout and today I'm basically going to do a heavy "Nancy" with 135lbs but front squats instead of OH.
Bench press WOD
11:30
Nancy but not Nancy
16:01
NEQ Final Thoughts
Jason Kaplan - Thursday, May 28, 2009
Well I'd be lying to you if I said I wasn't annoyed/embarrassed that I did not qualify for the 2009 Crossfit Games. Looking back at the weekend there are so many emotions floating around in my head about my performance each day.
Saturday was the heavy thruster AMRAP with burpees and the 2K row. Of the two WODs the only one I had a chance to do really well in was the first one. My fastest 2k row is 7:07 and that was fresh. For the thruster WOD I did decent but not good enough to help me towards the end. I didn't game it well, I thought I was going at a steady pace but after watching the video of me doing it I did my first 3 rounds fast as hell making the 135 lb thrusters look like 95 lbs! I never took long breaks but as the rounds went on my movement got slower and slower till I looked like a statue. I ended with 8 rounds plus 1 thruster which isn't bad, but probably could have done one more round.
When it was time for WOD 2 I new right off the bat that I was going to have to kill myself in order to go sub 7. I watched the first men's heat go and I was floored because a good amount of the guys got sub 7. Like I said my best was 7:07 so I was hoping that with the atmosphere I'd be able to get that sub 7! Unfortunately I wasn't able to because I tried a new strategy (which I don't care to go into) which ended up hurting me rather then helping me. I pulled 7:11 which was nothing compared to the other times. Pulling a 7 minute row basically gave me zero points compared to the men who got 6 something minutes.
On Sunday I walked in already a little defeated because I thought my chances for qualifying were basically over. However I was dumb to realize that if I ended up winning the WOD then I may have had a chance. I believe after the first day I placed around the top 30 putting me in 2 heats before the men's final heat. Prior to my heat a lot of guys weren't even finishing the WOD with the 15 minute cap. When it was my time to compete I had a slightly different mind set because I made myself believe it was all over. There is no way I'm going to qualify now, so I'm just going to try my best, ignore all the RHABDO FRAN HYPE and kill the WOD. I ended up crushing the WOD getting the fastest time of the day prior to the men's final heat which was 11:47. Towards the end that time still wasn't fast enough because 4 guys in the final heat finished around 10 minutes. Finishing that WOD and winning my heat was an amazing feeling I hope I can create again. Everyone was cheering for me and I felt like I actually accomplished something.
In closing to this poorly written document I was right there with the big dogs, the row just kicked me out of the game. I wouldn't say I was that nervous or scared during the WODs but probably could have been a little more relaxed. After watching my Sunday performance I see that there were so many things I could have done to speed up my time like running to each exercise and completing the power cleans consecutively rather then in singles. Not being called to the podium created a sick feeling in me that I never want to experience again unless its meant to be.
*Last thing - NEVER EVER DOING 2ADAYS AGAIN!!! I was partially burned out peaking a month before the qualifiers.
NEQ 2009
Jason Kaplan - Wednesday, May 27, 2009
BRING THE PAIN!!!!
Jason Kaplan - Friday, May 22, 2009
The time has finally arrived, the North East Qualifiers. Let me tell you something, it has been a long wait my friends. I have been crossfitting for just over a year now and training hard for the qualifiers since September. I have made sacrifices to my pleasures and have missed out on some good times. Bottom line it has been tough!!!!!
For day 1 I feel pretty confident. I am by no means a cocky person, but I definitely feel I'll be a strong competitor. WOD 1 which is the 12 minute AMRAP is going to suck, but I believe if I go at a steady pace the whole time, do everything unbroken, and then go faster towards the end, I should do well. For WOD 2 the 2k row, there is no unknown for me. I already know my fastest time and what I have to do to improve. Plus with the atmosphere I know the crowd and the other competitors will juice me up for a PR.
Anyway, I'm glad its finally here. Once my season is over, it being this weekend or in July, I'm going to take a nice long break and catch up on all the things I missed. Best of luck to everyone and especially my crew GFCM.
"Mamma didn't raise no fool" - Tupac Shakur
Jason Kaplan - Thursday, May 14, 2009
Alright, referring back to the "SHYSER" post like I said I strained my bicep a few days ago. However yesterday morning as I was sitting in my office before first period I had this bright or dumb idea of putting my arm in a sling.
So then all of a sudden out of no where I slipped my hand through my key chain thing in the picture to the left. Once my hand was resting on the strap my bicep felt very relaxed. From that point on I walked around my building like this for the majority of the day like a moron. My students looked at me like I was a clown, but they were very understanding after I explained to them what happened.
The good news is my bicep is feeling better. As of now I'm really trying to take it easy. Possibly 2 days on and 1 off, then next week even less.
FYI : The shirt I'm wearing in the picture is my 3rd favorite workout shirt.
SHYSER!!!!!
Jason Kaplan - Wednesday, May 13, 2009
*nahmane = know what I mean
Rest day
Jason Kaplan - Monday, May 11, 2009
Yesterday I decided to go on a long hilly run that was somewhere around 7-8 miles taking 1:04 to complete. Overall compared to my last long distance run a month ago I felt much better and stronger. If I do anything today then it will be some type of skill practice, but nothing more. Since the qualifiers are finally approaching its time to taper a bit.
Still standing
Jason Kaplan - Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Training
Yesterday was a slight change of plans, a change for the better. Instead of doing .com's pull-up WOD I did the Crossfit Football WOD that was posted for the day. It was a 6 rounder with 3 185 lb overhead anyhow, 6 chest to bar pull-ups, and 9 clapping push-ups. I knew it was going to be tough because the 185 overhead anyhow was a lot of weight. My "anyhow" was either going to be a push press or jerk. I decided to stay with the push jerk and was rocking it for the majority of the WOD unbroken.
See, towards the middle of the WOD was when the deuce hit the fan. During round 4 the weight started to slide off because the clip popped open causing me to chuck the weight, fix it, and do 4 reps instead of 3. Then on the 5th round I fell backwards chucking the weight behind me being fortunate I didn't crush myself. The fall didn't phase me, I just stood up, acted like it never happened, and finished the WOD. I ended at 8:12 but could have definitely gotten sub 8 or 7 without the malfunctions in the 4th and 5th round.
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