It’s Thursday, you know what that means!  Yoga at the Community Commons! Click the pic to go to the sign-up page.

Warmup:

2X:

1:00 Echo Bike

10 Cossack Squats

5 Burpees

5 DB deadlifts

5 DB Burpee deadlifts

3 Devil’s Press

-then-

Super Squat Hip Sequence – See video below, courtesy of Mobility WOD

Barbell warmup – With an empty bar on the back, perform 5 reps of: Good mornings, Back Squat, Step-back lunges(per leg), Bulgarian split squat

S/S/S:

Bulgarian Split Squat

5X3 (per leg)

Increase weight ea set

Video courtesy of Catalyst Athletics.

Third go at our Bulgarian Split Squats for this cycle. Big thing to remember; keep the legs shoulder-distance apart.  Once you bring them inside shoulder width you run the risk of losing balance.  It makes it almost like you are walking on a tightrope.  Think rather that you are walking on train tracks and keep the legs wider for that more stable position.

WOD:

Every 3 Min for 4 Sets:

20/16 Cal Echo Bike

10 Devil’s Press (35/25)

Video courtesy of Skyline CrossFit.

Keep a good pace on the bike but not so fast to where you can’t pick the DBs up right after and knock out the Devil’s Press.

Scaling Options:

DB weight -> 25/15 -> as needed (ELITE: 50/35)

Cool Down:

Couch Stretch – 1 Min per side

90/90 rotation – 2 Min

Video courtesy of The Active Life

Warmup:

1:00 Ski Erg

Banded 7s*

Bear crawl 30’

Stiff-leg bear crawl 30’

Crab walks 30’

Seal walks 30’

:30 single unders

10 Calf Pedal in down dog

:30 Double under attempts

Barbell warmup – With an empty bar, perform 2 sets of 10 floor press

Video courtesy of Mayhem Athlete. For the banded 7s, use a light band and perform 2 sets of 7 reps of: chest pull apart (palms up), diagonal chest pull apart (each direction), elbow rotation, behind the neck Tricep extension, banded pass thrus (palms down).

S/S/S:

Floor Press

5X3

Increase weight ea set

Videos courtesy of CrossFit HQ.

Third time hitting Floor Press this cycle.  Our work sets go back up to 5, but reps drop to 3 per set.  So, aim to go heavier per set than you did on the 3X5 week.

WOD:

AMRAP 15:

250M Ski Erg

50 Double Unders

5 Wall Walks

Do your best to NOT come out of the gates fast on this one.  Sure, you could float through the small ski erg distance and the batch of dubs, but if you start those wall walks at a high heart rate and heavy breathing, you very well could hit a wall pretty quick.  Rather, be steady and smooth on the ski erg, allowing your breathing to stay normal.  Do the same on the jump rope.  As you approach the wall for the wall walks, shake the arms out a little.  If you know 5 wall walks in a row is outside your ability, hit one, then take a good 10 seconds to shake out the arms and re-focus before doing the next.  Will this make your first round a little longer?  Sure, but if you can maintain that pace, you’ll get more rounds than if you got your first round dine super-fast and then struggled for the rest of the time.

Scaling Options:

Dubs -> 25 -> 75 Single Unders

Wall Walks -> to scaled distance -> inchworm push ups

Cool Down:

Calf Pedal in Down Dog – 30 per side (slow and controlled)

Banded Bully Stretch – 1 Min per side

Admit it, your body is feeling beat up after some of these WODs.  Do yourself a favor and hit up the Yoga Class at the Community Commons (Bldg 700) at either 0700 or 1400 led by Haley “MIST” Jones.  You won’t regret it!  Click on the pic for the sign-up page.

Warmup:

10 Line-facing hops

5 Inchworm push ups

10 Spider-Man Lunge w/twist

5 Cobra to Down Dog

5 Cobra to Hip Snap

10 Bow2Bends

On Rig – Perform 5 reps of: Scap Pull Ups, Beat Swings, Kip Swings, Kipping Knee Raise, Toe2Bar

Barbell Warmup – With an empty barbell and hands in clean grip, perform 3 reps of: RDL, dip/shrug, dip/shrug/high elbows, hang power clean, Power Clean from mid shin, Squat Clean from below knee, Front Squat, Press, Push Press, Push Jerk, Split Jerk

S/S/S:

Clean Liftoff + Clean + Jerk

On a running clock…

0:00 – 5:00, do 3 sets @70%

5:00 – 10:00, do 2 sets @75%

10:00 – 15:00 do 2 sets @80%

%s Based on 29Jul 1RM

Video courtesy of Power Monkey Fitness.

Third time hitting our Clean Complex this cycle.  Continue holding that tension in the 2-3 second pause in the liftoffs. With reps and %s going up, use the extra minute per round to your advantage.

WOD:

30-20-10:

Toe2Bar

Hang Power Cleans (115/80)

Bar Facing Burpees

Video courtesy of Train FTW.

With two back-2-back grip-intense movements, try using the bar facing burpee time as a chance to shake out your hands so your grip has recovered before going back to Toe2Bars.

Scaling Options:

Toe2Bar -> Kipping Knee Raise -> Strict Leg/Knee Raise -> Laying Toe2Rig -> V-Ups

Bar weight -> 95/65 -> as needed (ELITE: 135/95)

Bar-Facing-Burpees -> Up/down over bar

Cool Down:

Cobra Pose – 2 Min

Barbell mash on quads – 1 Min per side

Video courtesy of Men’s Health

Pic courtesy of The Census Bureau.

The Combat PT Tent will be closed today in observance of Labor Day

Warmup:

10 Med Ball Deadlifts

10 Cobra to Down Dog

10 Box Step Ups

5 Cobra to Hip Snap

5 Med ball Thrusters

5 Burpees

5 Wall Ball Shots

Super Squat Hip Sequence – See video below, courtesy of Mobility WOD.

WOD:

5 Rounds, 3:00 each complete:

15 Wall Balls (20/14)

12 Dual DB (35/25) Box Step Ups (24”/20”)

Max Reps Devil’s Press (35/25)

-Rest 3 Min between Rounds-

Score = Total Devil’s Press

Videos courtesy of CrossFit Des Graves, and CrossFit Federal Hill, respectively.

Yup, today’s WOD will take 27:00, but you will only be working for 15 minutes of the time! Your goal should be to give yourself a minute per round for Devil’s Press.

Scaling Options:

MB weight -> 14/10

DB weight -> 25/15 -> as needed (ELITE: 50/35)

Box eight -> 20/16 -> as needed

Cool Down:

Pigeon Pose on box – 1 Min per side

Kneeling Shoulder Stretch on box – 2 Min

DON’T FORGET!  You can get some great recovery and mobility work in SSgt Jones’ Yoga class, held today at 0700 and 1400 in the Community Commons (Bldg 700). Click on the poster to sign up.

Warmup:

1:00 Row

10 Cherry Pickers

10 Iron Cross

10 Kickers per leg

10 Scorpions

10 Over & Backs

1 Wall Walk

:30 Handstand Hold

10 Empty Bar good mornings

10 Sumo RDLs

5 Empty bar Sumo Deadlifts

5 Sumo Deadlift High Pulls

S/S/S:

Sumo Deadlift

3X5

Increase weight ea set

Video courtesy of The Barbell Brigade.

Second time hitting our Sumo Deadlifts this cycle. With the working sets dropping to 3, get heavier in the warmup than you first two sets from last week, and aim to finish heavier than you did in the 5X5 week.

WOD:

In 12 Min for Max Reps:

Row 2K

Max Reps, Handstand Push Ups

Videos courtesy of Training Tall and CrossFit HQ, respectively.

So, the goal today should be to hit that 2K row in a pretty good clip, and leave yourself around 3-4 minutes for Handstand Push Ups.  That said, don’t push the pace so much that you don’t have anything left to get on the wall.  At the very least, taper back your pace on the last 200M of the row.

Scaling Options:

HSPUs -> Pike Push Ups off box or floor -> high-kneel DB shoulder press (ELITE: Strict HSPUs)

Cool Down:

Iron Cross – 1 Min per side

Banded Bully Stretch – 1 Min per side

Warmup:

Heal2Toe 30’

High Knees 30’

Butt Kickers 30’

A-Skip 30’ *

B-Skip 30’ *

10 Spider-Man lunge w/twist

10 Hollow Rocks

10 Alt V-Ups

On Rig – Perform 5 reps of:  scap pull ups, beat swings, kip swings, kipping knee raise, toe2bar

Barbell warmup – With an empty bar and in clean grip, perform 5 reps of: dip/shrug, dip/shrug/high pull, hang power clean, power clean

Video courtesy of Runify

WOD:

25 Min AMRAP:

200M Run

10 Toe2Bars

3 Power Cleans (165/115)

Goal – 10+ Rounds

Video courtesy of Misfit Athletics.

In today’s WOD, the Power Cleans should be heavy enough to force you to go with quick singles instead of touch & go. Yes, I know the demo video shows Clean & Jerks, but the concept of actively pushing the bar down to stop it from bouncing applies in today’s Power Cleans as well.

Scaling Options:

Run -> 250M Row

Toe2Bar -> Kipping Knee Raise -> Strict Knee Raise -> Laying Toe2Rig -> V-Ups

Bar weight -> 135/95 -> as needed (ELITE: 185/125)

Cool Down:

Cobra Pose – 2 Min

90/90 Stretch – 2 Min

Video courtesy of The Active Life

Warmup:

2:00 Row

10 Squat2Stands

10 Thoracic High Fives

10 Banded Good mornings

10 Banded Strict Press

10 PVC Pass Thrus

5 PVC Overhead Squats

5 PVC Drop Snatch

Barbell Warmup – With an empty bar, and in snatch grip, perform 3 reps of: dip/shrug, dip/shrug/high elbows, High Hang muscle snatch, Hang power snatch, Overhead Squat, Hang Squat Snatch, Snatch Pulls from mid shin, Squat Snatch from mid shin

Prior to WOD –  on rig, perform 5 reps of scap pull ups, beat swings, kip swings, strict pull ups or ring rows, kipping pull ups or ring rows

S/S/S:

2 Snatch Liftoffs + Snatch

On a running clock…

0:00 – 4:00, do 2 sets @65%

4:00 – 8:00, do 2 sets @70%

8:00 – 12:00 do 2 set @75%

%s Based on 29 Jul 1RM

Video courtesy of Strong Body.

Second time hitting our Snatch complex.  %s go up, so fight to keep tension in the holds.

WOD:

4 Rounds For Time:

21 DB Shoulder 2 Overhead (35/25)

15 Deadlifts (185/125)

12 Pull Ups

Video courtesy of Strength In Depth.

The “Shoulder2Overhead” will allow you to decide what movement you want to use to get the DBs from the shoulder to an OH position.  Strict Press would be a faster cycle, but would kill the shoulders, making pull ups a bit tougher.  Push press would take a little off the shoulder and still allow a fast cycle rate. Push Jerk would be a bit slower, but would most likely tax the shoulders the least.  Decisions, decisions…

Scaling Options:

DB weight -> 25/15 -> as needed (ELITE: 50/35)

Bar weight -> 165/115 -> 135/95 -> as needed (ELITE: 225/160)

Pull Ups -> Banded Strict Pull Ups -> Buddha Pull Ups -> Ring Rows (ELITE: Chest2Bar)

Cool Down:

Kneeling Lat Stretch – 1 Min per side

Banded Overhead Stretch on Med Ball – 2 Min

Video courtesy of Barbell Shrugged

Don’t forget, this Thursday in the Community Commons, SSgt Haley “MIST” Jones will be running her Yoga class at 0700 and 1400.  Add this to your weekly routine and watch the body recover quicker! Click the poster for the link to sign up.

Warmup:

1:00 Echo Bike
Walking Lunge 30’

Heel2Toe 30’

Side lunge 30’ ad back

10 Bow to Bends

1:00 Ski Erg

10 Over& Backs

10 Huggers

WOD:

Every 5 Min for 30 Min, complete:

18/15 Cal Echo Bike

15/12 Cal Ski Erg

Score = Total work time

Time cap per set – 4:30

Video courtesy of Train FTW.

The goal should be to finish each set in 4 minutes of less.

Scaling Options:

If you are not able to finish the required cals in 4:30 in any given round, reduce cals

Cool Down:

Roll out T-Spine – 2 Min

Couch Stretch – 1 Min per side

Warmup:

200M Run

20 kickers per leg

20 Squat2Stands

20 bow to bends

10 torso twists

10 Air Squats

10 tuck jumps

2 Rope Walks

5 Toe2Rope – See video below, courtesy of CrossFit Invictus

Pull up warm up – On rig, perform 5 reps of: Scap Pull Ups, Kip Swings, Strict Pull Ups, Kipping Pull Ups.  If doing Buddha Pull Ups, perform 3X5 Ring Rows

Barbell warm up – With an empty barbell, perform 5 reps of: Good mornings, Back Squat, Elbow rotations, Front Squat, Push Press, Thruster

WOD:

“31 Heroes”

31 Min AMRAP w/partner:

Partner A performs AMRAP of…

8 Thrusters (135/95)

6 Rope Climbs

11 Box Jumps (30/24)

While Partner B runs 400M w/ Med Ball (20/14)

Partners switch after run (wherever partner doing AMRAP stops is where partner coming off the run starts)

On August 6, 2011, a tragedy shook the military community and Americans everywhere. In a single instance, America lost 30 military service members, many of whom were members of the Navy SEAL community—and one military K9—when an Extortion 17 helicopter was downed in Afghanistan. The workout was specifically designed to remember the fallen heroes of August 6, 2011 and honor their legacy of sacrifice.  The Combat PT Tent will run this WOD in honor of those fallen from 0600-0900.  The WOD is open to everyone.

Scaling Options:

Bar weight -> 115/85 -> 95/65 -> as needed

Rope Climbs -> 6C2B Pull ups -> 6 Chin Above Pull Ups ->6 Buddha Pull Ups

Box height -> 24/20 -> 20/16 -> as needed

Med ball -> 14/12 -> as needed

Cool Down:

Roll out back and legs – 2 Min per body part

Couch Stretch – 2 Min per side