This metcon is an ascending ladder straight up. As you move to the next movement, add one rep. Your score will be whatever you completed + extra reps. E.g. if you finished the 16 power cleans and got 4 of the next 17 pull-ups, your score is 16+4. Skill HSPU’s A: 5 x 2 box walks/inverted attempts B: 5×2 wall walks/inverted attempts C: 5×5 kipping, strict, or deficit HSPU’s D: 10 x 1 handstand walk or 5×2 freestand HSPU Conditioning AMRAP in 10 minutes: 1 power clean, 135/95# 2 pull-ups 3 burpees 4 power cleans 5 pull-ups 6 burpees 7, 8, 9…10, 11, 12, etc.Read more

CrossFit Thermal – CrossFit This metcon is an ascending ladder straight up. As you move to the next movement, add one rep. Your score will be whatever you completed + extra reps. E.g. if you finished the 16 power cleans and got 4 of the next 17 pull-ups, your score is 16+4. Skill HSPU progressions A: 5 x 2 box walks/inverted attempts B: 5×2 wall walks/inverted attempts C: 5×5 kipping, strict, or deficit HSPU’s D: 10 x 1 handstand walk or 5×2 freestand HSPU Conditioning AMRAP in 10 minutes: 1 power clean, 135/95# 2 pull-ups 3 burpees 4 power cleans 5 pull-ups 6 burpees 7, 8, 9…10, 11, 12, etc.Read more

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A year ago, I did my first workout at CrossFit Thermal.  The first thing I noticed (beyond how nervous I was to be in a new gym) was the jumble of numbers and terms on the board reading things like Open 14.5, 21, 18…, thruster, and burpee over bar.  I didn’t understand the lingo so luckily, I didn’t know what was about to happen.  If I knew what I was reading on the whiteboard, my deconditioned self would have run screaming from that garage gym back to the safety of my treadmill-driven fitness endeavors.  I was about to push myself to a level that I didn’t even know existed for ANYONE let alone myself.  I didn’t know that a complete stranger was about to scream, cheer, and coach me through every horrible rep like my life depended on it.   Truth is, I didn’t know it at the time, but so...Read more

The Catalyst Athletics 8 week General Cycle for CrossFit Thermal Start Date: Monday, April 6, 2015 As CrossFit athletes, we are constantly trying to raise our fitness levels to new heights.  Over the past 5 weeks many of us have participated in the CrossFit Games Open, and tried to quantify where exactly we land on the scale of fitness around the world.   I’ve lobbied for years that the key to improvement is measuring your progress and keeping tabs on your training.  This philosophy says that if your numbers are improving, your times are getting faster, and you’re achieving more reps in workouts, then, you’re achieving your goals. As a result you will look, feel and perform better. It’s simpler to follow these metrics than it is to go around day to day measuring every inch of your body, and having blood work done on a weekly basis.  You won’t find someone...Read more