Member Profile, High Bar Back Squat
Jim Brandt
Age 53
Last summer Jim’s sister-in-law took a picture of him at a summer family gathering, and he didn’t recognize the guy in the photo. He immediately committed himself to loosing weight and getting in shape. He had been going to the regular gym for years and was really strong on the elliptical, and could even throw some weights around but never really felt “in shape”. Despite his best efforts he could never loose any weight. Then one day he was driving down Jackson Street and witnessed the craziness inside what appeared to be an abandoned building from his car window. Hello Wine Country Cross Fit!
In August, 2012 Jim joined the fray, and he was a finalist in the Fall Paleo Challenge. To date he has lost 25 pounds, but the real success is not on the scale, but in how he feels and performs. His mobility work has paid off as he is able to move better than ever, and his energy has returned. (Beth refers to this as “turning back the clock”)
Jim prefers NOT to look at the blog before coming to class because he knows it might psyche him out. He never knows what to expect in the morning – except that it will always be something different, and he enjoys the mental game of CrossFit. He also loves the big mix of athletes we have in classes. He is inspired and motivated by the way his fellow Crossfitters attack the WOD and encourage each other to finish, as well as the coach’s personal touch and the focus on technique and form.
Jim and his wife Jill are the owners of Napa General Store at the bottom of Main St, and he is the host of our June 14 Paleo Potluck. Congrats to Jim on his success!
-Beth
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Wednesday’s WOD
Please note this will be our last week of our current High Bar Back Squat Programming.
High Bar Back Squat – Find 1 RM
- After 1 RM, perform an unbroken* set of 20 squats at either:
- If this is your first set of 20, reduce weight to 75% of 1 RM and complete a set of 20.
- If you completed the heavy set of twenty last week or the week before: add 5lbs to that weight.
- *NO RE-RACKING THE WEIGHT. If you need to rack the weight in the middle, you are finished, and we will reduce to a lower weight next week.
- As time allows, alternate:
- 8-8-8 Romanian Deadlifts
- 3 alternating sets of
- Max hold plank (from hands or elbows, from knees or toes)
- Mountain climbers with hands on foam roller
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