
Pic courtesy of Edmiston Group. The Combat PT Tent will not have any classes today in observance of the Wing Readiness Day

Pic courtesy of Edmiston Group. The Combat PT Tent will not have any classes today in observance of the Wing Readiness Day
2 Rounds (if wearing a vest, put vest on for Round 2):
200m Run
Banded 7s*
10 Squat2Stands
10 Kickers per leg
5 Push-ups
10 Air Squats
-On Rig-
5x: Beat swings
5x: Kip Swings
5x: Pull Ups or Ring Rows
A Skip 30’ and back**
B Skip 30’ and back**
Videos courtesy of Mayhem Athlete and Runify, respectively.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)

In memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who was killed in Afghanistan June 28th, 2005. Unfortunately, the Combat PT Tent is not doing a special event for this WOD this year, but it is still the workout of the day, so feel free to do this either at the Combat PT Tent or over at the track.
This workout was one of Mike’s favorites and he’d named it “Body Armor”. From here on it will be referred to as “Murph” in honor of the focused warrior and great American who wanted nothing more in life than to serve this great country and the beautiful people who make it what it is.
Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Start and finish with a mile run. If you’ve got a weighted vest or body armor, wear it. Looking for strategies? (video courtesy of WOD Prep)
Scaling Options:
Run -> 2K row per mile
Pull Ups -> Banded Strict Pull Ups -> Buddha Pull Ups -> Ring Row
Push Ups -> Bench Push Ups
Air Squats -> to med ball
250M Row
Spider-Man lunge 30’
Inchworm 30’
Duck walk 30’
Crab walk 30’
One-leg RDL to kick 30’
20 arm circles
20 over and backs
Snatch Warmup – With an empty bar, and in snatch grip, per form 3 reps of: dip/shrug, dip/shrug/high elbows, OHS, high hang muscle snatch, hang power snatch, hang Squat Snatch, Low hang (below knee) Squat Snatch, Squat Snatch from mid-shin
Clean & Jerk Warmup (Do this after going for Snatch 1RM, but before starting C&J) – Prior to Clean & Jerk, with an empty bar and in clean grip, perform 3 reps of the following: dip/shrug, dip/shrug/high pull, high hang muscle clean, front squats, high hang squat clean, squat clean from knee, press, push press, push jerk
Re-test week continues as we see if our recent Oly cycle helped our Oly lifts! Remember, don’t get too wrapped up in your head with trying to break your PR. Go for “heavy for today”. If it happens to end with a new PR, cool! If it doesn’t, as long as you finish the day injury-free, then today was a win!!! Needs some motivation? Watch this (courtesy of Weightlifting House)…
Scaling Options:
Can use Squat or Power version of the Clean and Snatch. Jerk can be Split or Push
Videos courtesy of Albany CrossFit and Barbell Shrugged, respectively.
200M jog
Spider-Man Lunge 30’
Hell2Toe 30’
Side Lunge 30’ and back
Walking Kicks 30’
10 Hollow Rocks
5 Med Ball Squats
Super Squat Hip Sequence – See video below, courtesy of Mobility WOD
Barbell Warmup – With an empty bar, perform 5 reps of: Good Mornings, Back Squats, 2-sec Pause Back Squats
Video courtesy of Catalyst Athletics.
Our next stop on our re-test week is our 5X5 test on 2-second back squats. Again, if you hit each session of paused back squats this cycle, then there should be no reason each set of 5 is heavier to its corresponding set from 27Mar. Make sure you keep the core and legs tight in that pause!
Videos courtesy of Functional Bodybuilding and Mayhem Athlete, respectively.
Don’t let that hear rate spike early in this WOD or 12 minutes will feel like 12Hours! Be steady and efficient!
Scaling Options:
DB weight -> 25/15 –
> as needed (ELITE: 50/35)
Stick Sit Ups -> V-Ups -> AbMat Sit Ups
Programming note: With the Combat PT Tent closed on 25May for Memorial Day, we will run “Murph” as the Workout of the Day this Thursday.
1:00 Row
10 Bow to Bends
10 Cherry Pickers
10 Iron Cross
10 Alt Tow Touch in Down Dog
1:00 Ski Erg
10 Over & Backs
Barbell Warmup – With an empty bar, perform 5 reps of: good mornings, Kang Squats, RDLs, Deadlifts
Video courtesy of Starting Strength.
We begin our re-test week with our 5X5 test on Deadlifts. If you have been hitting each deadlift session this cycle, then you should be able to go heavier each round than you did on 25Mar.
Video courtesy of The Barbell Physio.
Efficient and repeatable performance is what we are looking for today in this cardio EMOM. We go from hip extension to hip hinging every minute with the row and ski erg. Don’t sprint from the get-go, but rather focus on strong, consistent pulls using hip drive to move the erg in both minutes. Again, your goal should be taking no longer than 45 seconds each minute to finish. If you bust the time on one given minute, finish the movement you are on, then rest until the start of the next round, and scale back the cals to make sure you finish under the time cap the next time.
Scaling Options:
Cals -> number that you can complete in :45
:30 Jump Rope
Spider-Man Lunge 30′
Heel2Toe 30′
High Knees 30’ and back
Butt kickers 30’ and back
Side Shuffle 30’ and back
:30 Echo Bike
A-Skip 30′ and back*
B-Skip 30′ and back*
:30 Jump Rope
Video courtesy of Runify
Video courtesy of Effective Fitness.
As we are getting some miles under us with all our “Murph” prep, figured now would be a good time to see how your 1-Mile is going.
Video courtesy of CrossFit HQ.
Aim to finish every minutes’ work in roughly 45 seconds or less.
Scaling Options:
Double Unders -> 20 -> 70 Single Unders (ELITE: 50 Dubs)
25’ Suitcase walk r-Arm
25’ Suitcase walk l-Arm
10 Hollow Rocks
10 Thread the Needle
10 Alt V-Ups
10 Over & Backs
10 Spider-Man Lunge
25’ R-Arm OH carry
25’ L-Arm OH Carry
Barbell Warmup – With an empty bar in the rack, perform 5 reps of: Strict Press, Dip/Drive (no press) Push Press, Push Jerk, Split Jerk
%s Based on 18Mar Clean & Jerk 1RM
Video courtesy of Fort Collins CrossFit.
Last time hitting our Split Jerk complex this cycle. With the %s going up, stay engaged throughout the set!
Videos courtesy of Functional Bodybuilding and Chad Kackert, respectively.
Secret to today’s WOD – a stable core. Yup, even though the shoulders will be taxed in the OH carry and the legs will get smashed in the lunges, the core is going to be tested on all three movements of this triplet. The better you keep the core tight in the OH carry, the less likely you are to have your body swaying around too much so the shoulders aren’t over worked. The stronger the core, the less likely you are to lean forward in the lunge, thus less over-work of the knees.
Scaling Options:
KB weight -> 25/15 -> as needed (ELITE: 55/35)
MB weight -> 14/10 -> as needed
3 Sets:
:30 Ski Erg
10 Iron Cross
10 Kneeling Lat Stretch
1 Rope Walk
5 Toe2Rope – See video below, courtesy of CrossFit Invictus
5 Empty Bar Good mornings
5 Empty Bar RDLs
Video courtesy of CrossFit HQ.
Don’t try to sprint through the start of this round in hopes of extra rest at the end of each round. Rather, move with a purpose but never get to the point where you stop moving during a set.
Scaling Options:
Rope climbs -> 2X Rope Walks
Bar weight -> 165/115 -> as needed (ELITE: 225/160)
Videos courtesy of Ben Graham Fitness Solutions and K Squared Fitness, respectively.
10 Banded Good mornings
1:00 Row
10 Iron Cross
10 Glute Bridges
10 Box Step Overs
10 Bow to Bend
10 Squat2Stand
5 Box jump Overs
Super Squat Hip Sequence – See video below, courtesy of Mobility WOD
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
%s Based on 18Mar 1RM
Video courtesy of Collin Meeves.
Last time hitting our Clean Complex prior to our Oly re-test. Once again, both the %s and the reps increase this week, so the time per set goes up as well.
Video courtesy of Mayhem Athlete.
Good, efficient pulls and about a 2-3 second return to the catch should make your row go by fast without making you out of breath. On the Box step overs, try to time it where once your second foot makes it to the ground on the other side of the box you are set and ready for the next jump.
Scaling Options:
Box height -> 20/16 -> as needed (ELITE: 30/24)
10 Min AMRAP:
3 Inchworm Push Ups
5 Cobra to Down dog
3 cobra to hip snap
5 single-arm ring rows (each)
5 Scap Pull Ups
5 Med Ball Squats
5 Med Ball Push Press
Video courtesy of WOD Prep.
We change things up today with out “Murph” Prep Monday. We want to take the basics of the gymnastics movements done in “Murph” and put their practicality into more advanced movements. The goal is to give more absolute strength to you, the athlete, which will allow you to eventually do more work faster when it comes to the pull up, push up, and sir squat combos We also wanted to make it a little more fun and make this one a partner WOD to add some motivation and built-in rest Make your personal goal to keep you round at 2 minutes or less.
Scaling Options:
Strict Pull Ups -> Banded Strict Pull Ups -> Buddha Pull Ups -> Ring Rows
Burpees -> Up/Downs
Med Ball weight -> 14/10 -> as needed