122209 – Not a Fran Fan

Posted: 22nd December 2009 by trboh in Daily Blog

Whiteboard 12-22-2009

Whiteboard 12-22-2009

CrossFit at 6AM. Cold but roads were dry after yesterdays snowy and icy roads.

There were 14 people for the 6AM class. Everyone came to see Fran. Have to admit I was not all that excited because thrusters are one of my biggest challenges, followed by pull ups and that was all we were going to be doing this morning.

Because of the number of people in class we had two heats. I was in the first. I loaded up with 95 lbs and got a total fail. Brian and I negotiated for a bit and I ended up with 65 lbs.

Fortunately Fran only shows up about every 4 months and that is more than enough for me.


Warm Up 10 4 count mountain climbers
15 Sit Ups
2 Rounds
Skill Thruster
WOD FRAN
21-15-9
96/65 lb Thrusters
Pull Ups
Results Eric 6:25
Joe H 3:24 Rx ***
Terry 5:10
Michelle 6:19
Joe C 6:44
Steve 5:19
Stacia 6:59
Dave R 5:47
Adam 4:59
Brandon 7:46
Wayne 7:29
Kelly 5:06
Noreen 4:22
Tom 6:32


Joe H. had a great Fran improving his PR and getting 3:24. Not 100 percent sure but from a distance it sure looked like he was getting his Christmas Pukey on after his Fran.

My time was better than previous FRAN attempts but my weight load was down, my squats sucked and I am still doing jumping pull ups. Looking back at 6/26/2009 I used 65lbs and had 5:30 so there was a small improvement. I am sure my thrusters and pull ups were of about the same quality.

Lot’s of PR’s over previous FRANS and some good benchmarks set.

I only got a few KB swings and a couple of burpees in prior to class to warm up. I finished up my 42 burpees while the second Fran heat was going on. It took me longer to do my burpees than it took some people to do their Fran. That just ain’t right.

Eating—It’s Christmas week. What else can I say?

What hurts today—Debbie did not get home until after 10PM last night so it was going on 11PM before we were in bed. I slept straight through until the alarm went off at 5AM. That is twice this week that the alarm has woke me up. That is really unusual. Usual stuff hurting, hips and heels.

One Year Ago—Just Eric and I on Tuesday last year. We did “My Pet Kettlebell” 6000M row.




Self defense class this evening. Anxious to see what new things we learn.

Justin’s back squat and deadlift from last Saturday. Justin is a mutant!

Justin Westfall—Crossfit Total at Crossfit Legacy from Crossfit Legacy on Vimeo.

  1. zurple says:

    have a happy one terry. can you sleep in on x-mas? maybe the bones need rest