04.02.09

Fran
21-15-9
95lb barbell thruster
pull-ups

Fran is a CrossFit benchmark workout that has received considerable attention on the Internet as of late. It is one workout and clearly does not represent the breadth and depth of CrossFit or the programming I prescribe. It is a very effective workout, but it needs to be viewed with the big picture of broad, general and inclusive fitness in mind. A similar preoccupation with the 300 workout erupted a year or so ago.

This evening's workout represented the attending athletes' first exposure to Fran. They made me proud.

Here is my favorite Fran video. This was shot a few years ago. The range of motion isn't the best in either athlete. However, Josh Everett and Greg Amundson are both phenomenal athletes and fantastic representatives of the CrossFit community. This is an old school CrossFit duel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0nwx7Q5j-k