Month: February 2019

SKILL

10×1 Lunge Kick to Freestanding handstand OR Handstand Walk practice

Hooray for handstand day!  Bodyweight skills are just as important as weightlifting if you are looking to be a well rounded CrossFitter.   If you are new to this skill start by gently kicking up to a wall or practice wall walks to build the upper body strength and midline positioning that this skill requires. If you are comfortable in a handstand start by gently rocking up onto your hands increase the height of your legs with each attempt.  Save yourself from a crash and burn by being conservative and trying to find a vertical balance point before you start barreling across the gym.  You will need to be able to hang out upside down with locked out arms and so a bail out plan or partner assist in place if this is new to you.  If you are comfortable kicking in to a freestanding handstand on your own spend today practicing walking on your hands or try tackling an obstacle or two!

WOD

AMRAP in 20 Minutes

40 Wall ball shots 20/14 lb 10/9′
20 Burpees
400M Run

Workout notes

This workout is a long duration triplet with two moderate sized sets of CrossFit conditioning movements in each round.  All three movements will get you breathing fairly hard so the best advice for this workout would be to moderate your tempo so that you can keep a steady intensity level for all twenty minutes. In this workout the run constitutes a fairly large part of the workout so staying conservative while you are inside will allow you to push the pace a little bit on the run.

SKILL

EMOM for 10 Minutes

2 Thrusters
We often see thrusters in workouts with light weights and high reps. For today’s skill work you will be completing 2 thrusters every minute with a chance to add some weight to the bar.  The most efficient way to start each set will be to take the bar from the floor directly into a squat clean, as you come out of the clean make sure to make an explosive jump to send the bar overhead in one smooth motion.   As you bring the bar from overhead back to your shoulders try to move as seamlessly as possible into your second rep.

WOD

for time
50 Alternating dumbbell snatches 50/35 lb
50 Box Jumps 24/20″
50 Alternating dumbbell snatches 50/35 lb

workout notes

Another “for time” workout is on the menu today. Both movements will require explosiveness so pace yourself through all 150 reps rather than going out too fast and burning out. Choose a dumbbell weight that allows you to complete large sets throughout the workout and don’t forget to drop under that dumbbell just a bit to make things easier as you get tired.

Skill

Deadlift
1-1-1-1-1

Work up to a heavy single deadlift today.  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 increase in weight.  Warm up with multiple reps as you build in weight and when the bar starts to feel heavy drop to singles until you’ve hit your max for the day.

WOD

5 Rounds for time
21 Sit-ups
15 Medicine Ball Cleans 20/14 lb
9 Sumo deadlift high pull 95/65 lb

Workout notes

Today’s workout is a five round triplet with a few of our fundamental movements.  Medicine ball cleans are performed with a light weight so you can focus on working on the mechanics of a squat clean. For each rep you should take the ball from the floor, open up your hips all the way and then drop into a full depth squat prior to standing up and finishing the rep.  The sumo deadlift high pull can feel like an upper body/arm movement but ideally it is mostly a posterior chain movement.  Use a wide stance with your feet far outside of your hips and your toes pointed out.  As you pull the bar from the floor drive the bar upward by creating vertical momentum with your hips.

Skill

EMOM for 10 Minutes

1 Slow-pull power clean

We have more positional weightlifting skill work on the menu today. You will be cleaning the barbell from the floor and catching it in a power position.  We’ll start each rep with a slow and controlled “first pull”.  The first pull is the short distance the bar travels from the ground until it passes your knees. If you are hitting the skill work correctly your hips and shoulders should rise together.  Accelerate the bar with an aggressive hip opening after you finish the slow pull and catch the bar in a partial squat prior to standing up.

WOD

AMRAP in 10 Minutes

Strict pull-ups

7 kettlebell swings EMOM 32/24 kg

Workout notes

There will be ten minutes total on the clock today and we’ll use a minute timer to use for a “buy-in” in each round.  At the top of each minute, including the start of the workout, knock out seven kettlebell swings.  After your seven swings complete as many reps as possible of strict pull-ups.  When choosing your kettlebell make sure to get one that you could easily perform a set of seven unbroken while fresh.  Transition times should be quick so your first scaling option for the pull-ups should be jumping pull-ups where you pass through some portion of movement strict rather than messing with getting in and out of a band.

SKILL

Front Squat
2-2-2-2-2

Work up to a strong effort 2 rep front squat.  Start light and increase the weight for each set. The focus here should be keeping your torso upright and tracking your knees over your feet. The weight of the bar should be on your shoulders with your elbows pointing outward and your chest up.  Actively push your knees out if you feel them caving in so you can reinforce good mechanics.

WOD

AMRAP in 10 Minutes
2-4-6-8-10 …
Front rack walking lunge step 135/95 lb
Push jerk 135/95 lb

Workout notes

Today’s workout is a high skill barbell workout.  The push jerk and front rack walking lunge are both tough movements to master.  The benchmark load for this workout might seem fairly tame by the numbers when compared to a deadlift or clean but the lunge and jerk rank high in terms of difficulty so be conservative when choosing your weights.  Remember the lunge is a “unilateral” movement which essentially makes it twice as hard as other barbell movements at similar weights.  In the push jerk we are going overhead with a moderate load and your legs will be fatigued so technique comes at a premium.  Scale your barbell weight based on which movement is more challenging for you.

 

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Big scores and Big clipboards over here for 19.1! We had a blast today with all of you! Thanks to everyone who showed up and went for it! No matter what your goals are in the Open it is ultimately a time to celebrate the community at CrossFit Davis! We are grateful for all of you! #crossfitdavis #crossfit #community #open2019 #19point1 @crossfitgames

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WOD

6 Rounds with 1 Minute on each station
Pull-ups
Sit-ups
Air Assault Bike for calories
Rest

Workout notes

Today’s workout is a six round interval workout with one minute on each of three stations.  We’ll also have a minute rest in each round putting the total workout time at twenty-three minutes.  This is a long duration workout so start the bike and sit-ups at a pace you can sustain for a very long time. That will usually mean moderating your pace a little so you don’t hit failure.   The pull-ups will be the highest skill movement of the three so carefully scale if needed so that you can work most of the minute knocking out small sets with short rest.

 

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See you tomorrow!!! ???? #crossfitdavis #open2019 #crossfit #wallballtime #community

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WOD

AMRAP in 20 Minutes

50 Walking lunge steps
35 Push-ups
200M Run

Workout notes

Today’s workout is a long duration, time priority triplet.  All three stations in today’s workout are bodyweight movements.  Each round has a large set of lunges and push-ups along with a short run. The format of this workout should provide some recovery from movement to movement so attack each with high intensity. The large number of push-ups will likely pose the biggest challenge but do your best to stick to the same standard throughout the workout.   Your score will be the total number of rounds and additional reps.

 

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While we all wait to hear what 19.1 will be, we have a pretty exciting announcement of our own…BABY PEDRI IS ON THE WAY!!!! I hope this crazy crew can handle one more cousin!!! ♥️♥️♥️ #holycrap #crossfitbaby #babypedri

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Skill

EMOM for 10 Minutes

1 squat clean with pause below the knees

Today’s skill work focuses on positional work for the squat clean.  Pull the bar from the floor and pause momentarily right before the barbell passes the knees.  Receive the bar at the shoulders and drop into a squat prior to standing up and finishing the rep.  Remember that this is positional work and not a max out session so start at a conservative weight and increase slowly or hold the same weight across all ten rounds.

WOD

AMRAP in 10 Minutes

10 Alternating dumbbell snatch 50/35 lb
20 Barbell Thrusters 45/35 lb

Workout notes

Today’s workout is a short time priority couplet with two weight lifting movements.  You will need a dumbbell and an unloaded barbell. Each round has a small set of dumbbell snatches and a larger set of light thrusters.  The benchmark load has you using a barbell that is actually lighter than your snatch weight so remember that we’re looking for a load light enough that you could easily complete a set of twenty unbroken when fresh. Remember we also have 15lb barbells that you can load up or use a pair of very light dumbbells.  The snatch weight can be moderate as you’ll be tackling five on each arm in every round.

Skill

EMOM for 10 Minutes

2 Split jerks

Today’s technique work  focuses on the Split Jerk.   For this complex work with a weight light enough that you can clean it from the floor and catch it in a partial squat before you setup for your jerk sequence.  You will need to manage bringing the bar down from overhead safely and for that reason your load may be much lighter than what you work with if it were a 1 or 2RM lift.

WOD

AMRAP in 7 Minutes

7 Deadlift 185/135 lb
21 Double Unders

Workout notes

This workout is another short AMRAP with a light load along with a small set of double unders.   Ideally your scaling should have you working continuously for all seven minutes with short periods of rest as needed.  Your deadlift weight should be on the lighter side and you should easily be able to complete a set of seven without setting the bar down when you are fresh.  Double unders can be scaled to single unders but you should use this opportunity to work on the skill if possible.  Try at least one double under in every round!

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Skill

10×3
Strict Pull-Up with Pause at top of pull-up

Spend some time today focusing on strict pull-up strength.  Hold your chin over the bar momentarily after you reach the top of your pull-up and then practice a controlled descent for every rep. If you are using a band choose one that makes the three reps challenging and try to implement the pause at the top.  If you are doing ring rows, pause momentarily with the rings in contact with your chest for each rep.  If you can do strict pull-ups but three reps is too much of a challenge, choose a number that you can repeat for ten sets or around 20-30 total reps.

WOD

AMRAP in 10 Minutes

5 Front Squat 155/105 lb
10 One arm dumbbell hang clean & jerks 50/35 lb

Workout notes

Today’s workout is a time priority couplet with two weightlifting movements.  You will need a barbell and a dumbbell for the workout.  The barbell movement is a small set of front squats that should be taken from the floor.  You can power clean the bar from the floor and position yourself for the front squats or clean the bar from the floor directly into your first rep if you are comfortable doing that.  The benchmark load suggests a moderate bump in weight from what you normally do.  Test out your chosen weight and make sure a set of five is no problem while fresh.  Paired with the squats we have a set of dumbbell hang clean and jerks. You’ll ten total in each round.  There is no prescribed method for breaking up the ten clean & jerks. You can alternate every rep, or break the ten reps into smaller sets on each arm.  However you break them up, be sure to distribute the work evenly across both arms.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]