Month: August 2016

WOD

7 rounds for reps of:
1 minute of muscle snatches 75/55 lb
1 minute of overhead squats 75/55 lb
1 minute of burpees, jumping over the barbell
Rest 1 minute

Workout notes: This workout comes to us from CrossFit.com and was the workout of the day for August 9, 2016. You will score this workout like you would “fight gone bad” by counting your total repetitions across all rounds.  Determine what weight to use by testing out each movement. In the muscle snatch you are specifically NOT dropping under the bar after the second pull. After opening your hips finish with the arms rather than landing in a partial squat like you would in a power snatch. This workout is in the longer range so pace yourself early!

WOD

for time

27 Thrusters 95/65 lb
200M Uneven Farmer Carry
21 Thrusters 95/65 lb
200M Uneven Farmer Carry
15 Thrusters 95/65 lb
200M Uneven Farmer Carry
9 Thrusters 95/65 lb

Workout notes: Should we call this farmers Fran? The workout calls for a larger number of thrusters than we see in the famous CrossFit benchmark. You will potentially have a longer recovery from the thrusters unless you are extraordinarily fast with your carries.  For the carries use a challenging weight in each arm and remember to distribute the work evenly on both arms over your three rounds!

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Strength

Deadlift
2-2-2-2-2

Work up to a strong effort set of  two deadlifts.  This doesn’t necessarily mean you go up to max effort, but work up in weight as you feel comfortable. Judge your effort by the strain it takes you to achieve each lift.  New lifters should keep the load light and work on proper body mechanics as they increase in weight.  Start with a light weight and make sure that you have established a straight back and an  appropriate setup as you address the bar.  Be sure to maintain your posture as you progress though each set of two and as you increase in weight.

WOD
for time
30 Box Jumps 24/20″
40 In Place Overhead Walking Lunge Steps 95/65 lb
50 Burpees over the bar

Workout notes: This workout is a chipper! You will complete all of your box jumps and then move on to OHWL before finishing with a set of 50 burpees.  The set of box jumps is a big one so work at sustainable pace and spend some recovery time at the top of each rep if needed. The overhead walking lunge steps will be performed in place so perform either step back or step forward lunges.  Use your same bar for your burpees. Jumping over will increase the difficulty level and is considered “Rx” and can be scaled to step overs if needed.

Skill

EMOM for 10 Minutes
1 Power Snatch

Perform 1 Power Snatch every minute for a total of 10 rounds. The weight you choose should be in the  moderate effort range but consider this as primarily skill work.  An appropriate weight would likely be 65-70% or less for newer lifters. Consider starting with a weight you are very familiar with and increasing by small increments if  the lifts are going well.  The pace will be fairly rapid if you are lifting every minute so for that reason go a little lighter than you might with more resting time in between sets.

WOD

for time

21-15-9

Power Snatch 95/65 lb
Pull-Ups

Workout notes: This workout is a slight variation on the classic workout “Fran”.  The power snatch will fatigue your grip more than thrusters would so be smart about the way you break up both movements. The weight on the snatch should be light and manageable for sets throughout the workout.

Skill

10×1 Lunge Kick to Freestanding handstand

Have some fun with the skill work today! Make several attempts kick into and hold a free standing handstand.  For beginners start by just gently rocking up into the upside down position and increase the height of your legs with each attempt.  Don’t go all out in the beginning and turn over too far.  Make sure to start with locked out arms and have a bail out plan or partner assist in place so you don’t come crashing down.

WOD

Every 8 Minutes for 3 rounds*

Each round for time
50 Wall Ball Shots 20/14 lb 10/9′
400M Run

*Start rounds at at 0:00, 8:00 and 16:00 on the clock.

Workout: For this workout you record the time of each attempt of wall balls + running.  This workout is interval training in a short time domain so you should be pushing pretty hard each time through the chipper. Go hard in each round but to use the first round to “test” the workout and try to record negative splits in your second and third attempts.  If we have a busy class and limited wall ball spots pair up and stagger by 4 minutes.   If you are not sure you can make the 50 wall ball shots and 400M run with at least a few minutes rest you can scale the volume by decreasing the wall ball shots or shortening the run.

Skill

EMOM for 10 Minutes
1 Squat Clean + 1 Front Squat

Work up to a moderate to strong effort squat clean + front squat.   Start by working through the movement with an empty bar bell and practice catching the bar with your elbows high and chest up.  As you get comfortable with the movement ride the bar down into the bottom of your squat and then stand up. After you have warmed up to a light to moderate weight perform 1 repetition every minute for 10 minutes. Increase only if you are successful with the mechanics of the lift and consistent with every repetition.

WOD

AMRAP in 8 Minutes
3-6-9-12-15-18 …
Power Clean 155/105 lb
Push-Up

Workout notes: The rep scheme of this workout is ascending. For each round add 3 reps of each movement.  Remember that most of the work is done in the later rounds so start out with a pace you can sustain. Break up the push-ups before you hit failure!

Skill

EMOM for 10 Minutes Straight Set of Kipping Toes To Bar

Use this time to practice your kipping swing and toe-to-bar with a kip. If you are new to the movement start by alternating between the hollow and arch position on the bar and follow that by pulling the knees in and up to the chest.

WOD

10 Rounds for reps
:30 seconds of double unders
:30 seconds of rest
:30 seconds of deadlifts 225/155 lb
:30 seconds of rest

Workout notes: This workout gives you the opportunity to work on the difficult double under! You will have 10 rounds to work for 30 seconds. If you are still learning the movement use this workout to commit to the movement and get some practice in.  This workout will be scored as you would score the workout “Fight Gone Bad” meaning you will count your total number of repetitions and come up with one total score. If you are good at double unders you could game the workout by going easy on the deadlifts but that is not the intent of this workout! Go hard at both stations!

WOD 

“Loredo”

Six rounds for time of: *
24 Squats
24 Push-ups
24 Walking lunge steps
400M Run

* 40 Minute time cap

Workout notes:  This workout is a hero workout from crossfit.com celebrating the life and sacrifice of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Edwardo Loredo who was killed on June 24, 2010 in Jelewar, Afghanistan.  Like a lot of Hero WOD’s this is a higher volume workout, feel free to scale down the rounds or just see how much work you can get done under the 40 minute cap!