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Warmup:

200M jog

10 Hollow Rocks

10 Air Squats

10 Squat2Stands

10 alternating V-ups

10 Bow2Bends

200M jog

10 light DB alt Snatch

WOD:

Every 10 Min for 40 Min:

600M Run

16 Alt DB Snatch (50/35)

16 Toe2Bar

16* DB Hang Power Clean (50/35)

 

*On the Hang Power Cleans, do 8 on one arm before switching to the other arm

Time cap per round – 8:00

Videos courtesy of OPEX Fitness.

Today will be a grind, but will give you just the right amount of rest to do this one round after round.  With the 600M, try to finish 3-3:30ish if possible.  The Snatches, Toe2Bar, and Hang Power Cleans should not exceed about a minute per movement. That said, steady flow on the snatches, manageable chunks of the toe2bar, and steady flow on the hang power cleans.

Scaling Options:

Run -> 45/32 Cal Echo Bike

DB weight -> 35/25 -> as needed (ELITE: 70/50)

Cool Down:

Cobra Pose – 2 Min

 

Barbell Forearm Mash – 1 Min per side

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Warmup:

Bear crawl 30’ and back

Stiff Leg Bear crawl 30’

Reverse Bear crawl 30’

10 Plate Ground to Overhead

10 Plate Air Squat

10 Thread the Needle

5 Cobra to Hip Snap

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, Hang Squat Clean, Power Clean from mid shin, Push Press, Push Jerk, Split Jerk

Video courtesy of Functional Bodybuilding

S/S/S:

Clean Pull + Power Clean + Low Hang Squat Clean

On a running clock…

0:00 – 5:00, do 3 sets @65%

5:00 – 10:00, do 2 sets @70%

10:00 – 15:00 do 2 set @75%

Finish each set with 1 Push or Split Jerk

%s Based on 19Mar 1RM

Video courtesy of Collin Meeves.

Third time hitting our Clean Complex ( 1 Clean Pull into 1 Power Clean, followed by a Low Hang Squat Clean) this cycle.  The %s stay the same, but the reps go up, so you’ll have a little extra time per set today.

WOD:

10 Rounds for Time:

7 Burpees

100M Run

 

Time Cap: 17 Min

Video courtesy of CrossFit HQ.

Key to today is efficient movement in the burpees.  The above video is well worth listening to for some good tips on body position so those burpees don’t wear you out.

Scaling Options:

Run -> 125M row

Cool Down:

Scorpion Stretch – 1 Min per side

 

Couch Stretch – 2 Min per side

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Warmup:

8 Box Step Ups

10 Push up to Down Dog

10 Spider-Man Lunge w/twist

8 Reverse Lunges

10 Iron Cross

8 Box Step Ups w/light KB

5 KB push press per side

WOD:

3 Sets For Max Reps:

2:00 Single KB Box Step Ups (35/25) (Box 24”/20”)

-Rest :30-

2:00 Dual KB Push Press (35/25)

-Rest :30-

2:00 Dual KB In-Place Front Rack Lunge (35/25)

-Rest :30-

Videos courtesy of Martin Dan Jorgensen and WOD Star, respectively.

Reps, reps, and more reps.  That is the name of the game today, accumulate as many resp as possible in 2 minutes in every movement.  You get to hit each movement 3 separate times, so don’t blow all your energy in round one.  Aim to stay at a consistent pace in each movement and maintain that every time you come back to that movement.

Scaling Options:

KB weight -> 25/15 -> as needed (ELITE: 55/35)

Box height -> 20/16 -> as needed

Cool Down:

Pigeon Pose on box – 1 Min per side

 

Kneeling Shoulder Stretch on box – 2 Min

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Warmup:

2:00 Row

-then-

8Min AMRAP:

5 empty bar RDLS

5 empty bar muscle cleans

10 Cobra to Down Dog

5 Cobra to Hip Snap

10 Dead Bugs

Barbell Warmup – With an empty barbell and hands in clean grip, perform 5 reps of: dip/shrug, dip/shrug/high elbows, high hang muscle clean, hang power clean, power clean from mid-shin

WOD:

“Bruiser”

37 min AMRAP:

4 Deadlift (185/135)

27 Power Cleans (95/75)

11 Cal Row

1 Burpee

Pic courtesy of Luke.af.mil.

Today’s WOD is a tribute/Hero WOD in honor of Lt Col Frank “Bruiser” Bryant.  Click on the link for more info on Bruiser. As with any Hero WOD, you want to push a little harder to honor those no longer here.  That said, try to keep rest as the transition time between one movement and the next. Significance of the number: 4-27-2011, Bruiser’s KIA date. 1 – for his one son, 37- his age.  For more info on Bruiser, click here.

Scaling Options:

DL Bar weight -> 155/105 -> as needed

PC Bar weight -> 75/55 -> as needed

Cool Down:

Iron Cross – 1 Min per side

 

Banded hamstring stretch – 1 Min per side

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Warmup:

200M jog

Spider-Man lunge 30’

Heel2Toe 30’

Side lunge 30’ and back

Inchworm 30’

1:00 Ski Erg

10 Thoracic High Fives

10 Over & Backs

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

Barbell Warmup – With an empty bar, perform 5 reps of: Strict Press, Push Press, Push Jerk

S/S/S:

Push Jerk

5X3

Increase weight ea set

Video courtesy of Catalyst Athletics.

Third time hitting our Push Jerk this cycle.  With the weight getting heavier, would be a good idea to pull yourself down into the initial dip rather than just dropping into it.

WOD:

For Time:

800M Run

10/7 Cal Ski Erg

600M Run

15/10 Cal Ski Erg

400M Run

20/15 Cal Ski Erg

Video courtesy of Technique WOD.

Time to get outdoors!  Make your run strides as efficient as you can so you can save some energy for the Ski erg.

Scaling Options:

Run -> 12/9 Cal Echo Bike per 200M of running

Cool Down:

Leg Bleeds – 2 Min

 

Posterior Shoulder Smash – 1 min per side

Video courtesy of Mayhem Athlete

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Warmup:

:30 jump Rope

10 Iron Cross

5 Back Roll to V-Sit

:30 Jump Rope

5 Cobra to Down Dog

5 Cobra to Hip Snap

:30 Jump Rope

Barbell Warmup – With an empty barbell and hands in clean grip, perform 5 reps of: dip/shrug, dip/shrug/high elbows, high hang muscle clean, hang power clean, power clean from mid-shin, Press, push press, push jerk. Rest, then start warming up on banded deadlifts

S/S/S:

Banded Deadlifts

5X3

Increase weight ea set

Video courtesy of Rogue Fitness.Third time hitting our Banded Deadlift this cycle.  With the reps dropping to 3 per set, aim to go heavier per set than you did on the 3X5 week.

WOD:

For Time:

50-40-30-20-10 – Double Unders*

 

*After each round of dubs, complete…

5 Clean & Jerks (135/95)

5 Burpee Over Bar

Video courtesy of Mayhem Athlete.

Be careful not to get the heart rate up too high in the dubs and the Clean & Jerk and burpee over bar will ramp that heart rate even higher.  Rather, find a good, steady rhythm in the dubs so you are at a more relaxed heart rate prior to picking up the barbell.

Scaling Options:

Dubs -> 2X Single Unders

Bar weight -> 115/80 -> as needed (ELITE: 165/115)

Cool Down:

30 Calf Pedals in Down Dog

 

Banded Bully Stretch – 1 Min per side

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Warmup:

:30 Echo Bike

5 Inchworm Push Ups

10 Spider-Man Lunge w/twist

:30 Row

5 KB deadlifts

5 Russian Swings

10 Kneeling Lat Stretch

:30 Ski Erg

10 Iron Crosses

WOD:

25 Min AMRAP:

20/16 Cals Cardio machine (rotate through bike/row/ski erg)

18 American KB Swings (55/35)

16 Goblet Squats (55/35)

Videos courtesy of CrossFit HQ and Rec Gym Kirrawee.Today, we work on being comfortable on any cardio piece that gets used, then keeping a steady pace on the KB movements

Scaling Options:

KB weight -> 35/25 -> as needed (ELITE: 70/55)

Cool Down:

Iron Cross Stretch – 1 Min per side

 

10 Back Roll to V-Sit (slow and controlled)

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Warmup:

200M jog

Walking Lunge 30’

Inchworm 30’

Side Lunge 30’ and back

10 Scorpions

10 Twisting Push Ups

Bear crawl 30’ and back

On rig – Perform 5 reps of: Scap Pull Ups, Beat Swings, Kip Swings, Strict Pull Ups or Ring Rows, Kipping Pull Ups or more difficult Ring Rows

Barbell warmup – With an empty bar, and in snatch grip, perform 3 reps of: dip/shrug, dip/shrug/high elbows, OHS, snatch pull from mid-shin, high hang muscle snatch, hang power snatch, Snatch Balance, low hang Squat Snatch, power snatch from mid-shin

S/S/S:

1 Snatch Pull, 1 Power Snatch, 1 Low Hang Squat Snatch

On a running clock…

0:00 – 5:00, do 3 sets @65%

5:00 – 10:00, do 2 sets @70%

10:00 – 15:00 do 2 set @75%

 

%s Based on 19Mar 1RM

Video courtesy of Diablo CrossFit.

Third week hitting our Snatch complex for this cycle. %s stay the same as last time, but sets increase. Perfect time to utilize your hook grip.

WOD:

On a Running Clock…

Buy-In: 200M Run

-then-

Tabata Pull Ups

Tabata Hand Release Push Ups

Tabata Air Squats

-then-

Cash-Out: 200M Run

Tabata = 8 Rounds of :20 Work/:10 Rest

2 scores = total time and total reps

Videos courtesy of Mayhem Athlete.

Today we continue our “Murph” prep strategy.  Today, with hitting 8 sets of :20 work, :10 rest on each movement, your goal should be not how many reps you hit, but rather how many EFFICIENT reps you hit.  How many have the best form possible.  We changed the push-ups to hand-release to get you used to full range of movement. NOTE: with tabata, hit all 8 sets of pull ups before you go on to push-ups, and the same before you go to air squats.

Scaling Options:

Run -> 250M Row

Pull Ups -> Banded Strict Pull ups -> Buddha Pull Ups -> Ring Rows

Push Ups -> off bench or box

Air Squats -> to depth

ELITE: Do WOD with Vest

Cool Down:

Doorway Stretch – 1 Min per side

 

Kneeling Lat Stretch – 1 Min per side

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Warmup:

1:00 Row

10 PVC Pass throughs

10 PVC around the worlds

5 PVC Drop Snatches*

10 Samson Stretch

10 Iron Cross

10 Scorpion Stretch

Barbell Warmup – With an empty bar and in Snatch grip, perform 3 reps of: Snatch Deadlift, from high hang, dip/shrug, dip/shrug/high elbows, Snatch Pulls from mid-shin, from above the knee hang muscle snatch, Behind The Neck Push Jerk, Hang Power Snatch, Power Snatch from mid-shin

WOD:

EMOM 30:

Min 1 – 3 Snatch Deadlifts

Min 2 – 2 Snatch Pulls

Min 3 – 1 Power Snatch

 

Increase weight every 3rd minute.  Build to a heavy Power Snatch for the Day

Videos courtesy of Barbell Shrugged and CrossFit HQ, respectively.

Essentially, you get 10 Power Snatches today.  The goal is to build up to something heavy for the day (not looking for a new 1RM, but go by feel) And prior to each Power Snatch, you get 2 minutes to hit to primer movements in the Snatch Deadlift and the Snatch Pulls. The goal is, by the time you get to each Power Snatch attempt, your body is used to not pulling with the arms

Cool Down:

2 Min on Ski Erg (slow pace)

 

Iron Cross – 1 Min per side

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Warmup:

1:00 Echo Bike

10 PVC Pass throughs

10 PVC around the worlds

10 Huggers

10 Over& Backs

10 Torso twists

10 Spider-Man Lunge w/twist

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

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

Barbell warmup – With an Empty Bar and hands in Snatch Grip, perform 5 reps of: Behind the Neck Push Press, Behind the Neck Push Jerk, Overhead Squat, Overhead Squat w/2-second pause at the bottom

S/S/S:

Overhead Squat

3X5

Increase weight ea set

Video courtesy of Catalyst Athletics.

Second time hitting our Overhead Squats this cycle.  Working sets drop to 3, but reps stay at 5 per set.  Aim to go heavier this week than you did the 5X5 week.

WOD:

24-18-12*:

Cal Echo Bike (women’s cals: 21/15/9)

Pull Ups (same number men and women)

 

*After every round, complete 20 Walking Lunges

Video courtesy of CrossFit HQ.

Think of the walking lunges as a time for your lungs to recover and get ready for the next big round of bike and pull ups!

Scaling Options:

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

Cool Down:

Lat Stretch on rig – 1 Min per side

 

OH Med Ball Shoulder Stretch – 2 Min

Video courtesy of Barbell Saves