Month: January 2018

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Please note

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Skill

EMOM for 10 Minutes

30 seconds of Handstand Push-Ups

For today’s skill work we are working on a difficult gymnastics skill.  The strength and skill minimum for attempting handstand push-ups is 10 perfect and unbroken push-ups as well as at least a 60 second handstand hold.  If you aren’t able to perform the base skills, scale the movement to one that gets you working on the movement and addresses your biggest weakness. Spend 30 seconds of each  minute working on the skill by working in small sets or performing single reps if need be. Scale with one or two abmats in order to learn the skill but any more than that and you are better off choosing a scaling option that will address strength issues.  Pike push-ups with your feet on the ground or on a box are a great option.

WOD

AMRAP in 15 Minutes

15 Kettlebell Swings 32/24 kg
15 Box Jumps 24/20″
15 Air Squats

Workout notes

Yesterdays workout was all about speed but today we have a very different task. We have a time priority triplet with what will amount to a high volume of repetitions for all three movements. That means you’ll want to start at a sustainable pace and try to hold that for the entire workout. We are combining a light high rep weightlifting movement with the explosive box jump and fundamental air squat.  You’ll want to swing a kettlebell that you can easily complete each round in 1-2 sets and a box height you are comfortable jumping too.  Establish a sustainable rate for your box jumps by resting momentarily on top of the box to catch your breath and descend when you are ready for another rep.  Pace yourself such that the rest between reps is the same during all of your rounds regardless of fatigue.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Please note

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Skill

Deadlift
2-2-2-2-2

Work up to a strong effort set of 2 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 through each set and as you increase in weight.

WOD

18.Zero

for time

21-15-9
alternating dumbbell snatch 50/35 lb
burpees, jumping over the dumbbell

Workout notes

Today’s workout comes to us from CrossFit.com!  This workout is a teaser for the annual CrossFit competition held worldwide at many affiliates. The Open starts on February 22, and registration is live now!  Use this workout as a chance to practice for the Open. Each Open workout will offer specific weights and movement standards that allow everyone from teenagers to masters to participate. Scale the dumbbell snatch by load and perform step over burpees if necessary.

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WOD

7 rounds of 2 Minutes on 1 Minute off

2 power cleans 185/135 lb
4 jumping alternating lunge steps
6 push-ups

Workout Notes

Today’s workout will be scored as you would score the classic CrossFit workout “The Chief”. Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in each two minute interval.  Your score for that cycle will be the total number of rounds plus any additional reps completed. Each cycle starts from the top with two power cleans.  After your workout is complete your score will be the total number of rounds you completed as well as the total number of additional reps completed.  Don’t be fooled by the shorter interval into thinking this workout is a sprint.  The rep count in each movement is low but the total workout time is long and the volume will accumulate.  Practice fast transitions but work at a sustainable pace from the start.  The benchmark load is on the heavier side but that doesn’t mean you should be performing anything near a max effort lift. Something in the 60+ percent range would be appropriate.

[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][text-with-icon icon_type=”font_icon” icon=”icon-exclamation-sign” color=”Extra-Color-1″]Thanks to everyone who came out to support the Rollin’ Kings last night! They won their first game and play again at 12:30 and 5:00 today and 11:00 and 12:30 on Sunday. All games are at Harper Junior High in Davis and admission is free![/text-with-icon][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]

WOD

AMRAP in 20 Minutes
20 Wall ball shots 20/14 lb 10/9′
40 Sit-ups
60 double-unders

Workout notes

Today we have three classic CrossFit elements combined to form a difficult long duration time priority triplet. All three movements come in moderate effort set sizes.  For most athletes sprinting any particular movement or round won’t pay off in the long run so you’ll want to find a sustainable pace early on. Use a medicine ball weight and target height you can complete all 20 reps in 2-3 sets throughout the workout.  The sit-ups are performed at bodyweight and best scaled by cutting the volume if a set of 40 is far outside of your experience.  If you have double unders but 60 seems like a monumental task, scale the total number to a volume you could achieve in about 60 seconds.  For those of us that haven’t mastered the skill, scale to single unders but make a few double under attempts every round!

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Please note

We will be canceling our 6:30 class tonightin order to allow all of our coaches to attend the Sacramento Rollin Kings wheelchair basketball game. All community members are invited to attend as well! The game is tonight 1/19, 6:30 pm at Harper Junior High in Davis. Admission is free![/text-with-icon][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]

Skill

Front Squat
2-2-2-2-2

Today we’re working up to a strong effort 2 rep front squat.  With the front squat we want to focus on keeping the elbows up and chest as upright as possible.  As with any kind of squatting you’ll want to practice keeping your knees out and tracking over your feet. Remember to release the grip on the bar a bit in the front squat and load the bar onto your torso which should help you keep your elbows and chest up. If you have a mobility problem holding you back from keeping your elbows up you can always try crossing your arms across the bar or modifying that in some way.   Feel free to choose one weight and work there for all sets rather than adding weight as you go

WOD

3 Rounds for time

9 Hang Power snatch 95/65 lb
15 Push press 95/65 lb
21 Front squats 95/65 lb

Workout notes

Today’s workout is all about the barbell! We have some complex movements benchmarked at a fairly light weight.   The most complex movement for most will be the hang power snatch but the difficulty of the push press is high as well.  We’d like you to choose a very light weight for this workout and practice cycling the barbell quickly.  Break up each set in any way that you like but a large amount  of snatches and/or push press should not be difficult when you are fresh.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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PLEASE NOTE

We will be canceling our Friday night 6:30 class this week in order to allow all of our coaches to attend the Sacramento Rollin Kings wheelchair basketball game. All community members are invited to attend as well! The game is this Friday, 6:30 pm at Harper Junior High in Davis. Admission is free![/text-with-icon][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]

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. Remember that this is skill practice and we have a high volume of shoulder work today so don’t start with a max set or use this to test your overall work capacity!   Start with small sustainable sets and try to maintain that effort across a the entire 10 minutes.

WOD

7 rounds of 30 seconds on 30 seconds off at each station

Air assault for calories
Two-arm dumbbell power cleans 50/35 lb
Row for calories

Workout Notes

Today’s workout will be scored as you would score the workout “Fight Gone Bad”. Count your total number of reps accumulated across all stations and rounds to come up with one score.  You will be working for a total of 30 seconds on each movement with 30 seconds to recover and move to your next station. Each “round” will include all 3 stations and last 3 minutes so you have a total of 21 rounds, hitting each movement 7 times.   There is rest after each movement so use your best effort to work continuously with strong effort at each station. This an interval style workout in a longer time domain lasting 21 minutes so the potential for a high amount of volume is present. If you are new to CrossFit or that level of volume consider scaling to 4 or 5 rounds.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Skill

EMOM for 10 Minutes
1 Squat Clean

Today we’re going heavy and working up to a strong effort squat clean.  If you are new to the lift start by catching the bar in the power position and slowly riding the bar down into the bottom of your squat.  Start with your feet beneath your hips as you pull from the floor and widen your stance to shoulder width as you receive the bar and descend into your squat.  If you know your 1 rep max plan for a PR attempt in the 10th minute if things are feeling good!

WOD

for time

18-15-12
Thruster 115/85 lb

400M Run after each round

Workout notes

Today’s workout is a classic CrossFit couplet. The first ever workout on Crossfit.com was in fact a thruster and running couplet just as this one is! The thruster weight should be light in comparison to your strong effort squat clean so load up a weight you can knock out a large number up reps with while fresh.  Breaking up your thruster sets might be a good idea given the amount of time you’ll be spending on the run.  The runs are weighted heavily in terms of time spent for this workout so you don’t want to spend the first half recovering from a max effort set of thrusters!

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Please note

We will be canceling our Friday night 6:30 class this week in order to allow all of our coaches to attend the Sacramento Rollin Kings wheelchair basketball game.[/text-with-icon][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]

Skill

EMOM for 10 Minutes
1 Power clean + 1 Hang Power clean

We’re working on a barbell complex in today’s skill work.  For a power clean you’ll want to receive the bar at the shoulders while in a partial squat stance.  Catch the bar above with your hip crease above the top of your knee.  If you are performing the lift properly you will most likely need to drop progressively lower during the hang power clean and as the bar gets heavier.

WOD

AMRAP in 10 Minutes
10 Lateral burpee over the bar
10 Deadlift 225/155 lb

Workout notes

This deadlift should be fairly light compared to your max but moderately challenging when fatigued.  Consider a weight that is below 50-60% of your true one rep max and think about the total number of reps when choosing your weight.  Remember that the burpees can be scaled to “in place” burpees or by stepping over the bar rather than jumping if needed.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Skill

EMOM for 10 Minutes
30 seconds of strict pull-ups, banded strict pull-ups or supine ring rows.

Spend 10 minutes working on building some upper body pulling strength. Give yourself a 30 second limit in each minute and commit to maintaining strict pulling. It’s probably not a good idea to go for a max set early on so work in as many sets as you need to for the full 30 seconds and transition to rest. Use the most difficult movement standard that you can and don’t worry about stringing together reps if it means sacrificing using strict form.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]

WOD

AMRAP in 15 Minutes
18 medicine ball clean 20/14 lb
15 sumo deadlift high pull 95/65 lb
12 push-ups

Workout notes

Today’s workout is a time priority triplet with two foundational CrossFit movements and a set of a strict bodyweight movement.  Try your best to fully open your hips for every medicine ball clean prior to dropping under the ball in your squat.  Remember to slide your hands around the ball so that it doesn’t rotate as you drive your elbows forward.  Don’t let the light load on the barbell trick you into using only your arms and performing upright rows.  Create explosive vertical hip drive by violently open your hips as the bar passes your knees.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]