Month: February 2025

  • March 1, 2025

    Workout of the Day

    AMRAP in 24 minutes:
    2-4-6-8-10-12… etc
    Squat cleans

    Before each round, complete:
    400 meter run
    8 lateral burpees

    Yesterday you got to practice quick transitions between burpees and the barbell during the skill work; do your best to apply that in the workout today. Use a squat clean weight that is heavy and challenging, but that you can always succeed at. Use the run as a slight recovery, and prepare to move quickly ont he burpees and squat cleans when you get back into the gym each round.

    standard: 105/80
    rx: 155/105
    sport: 185/135
    metcon: 4×5:00 on, 1:00 off

  • February 28, 2025

    Workout of the Day

    Every 30 seconds for 10 rounds:
    2 lateral burpees
    1 power clean plus push jerk

    We’ve got the same time limit as last week’s burpee + power clean, but we’re adding the push jerk back into the mix. Keep it light and cycle the push jerk straight out of your power clean catch.

    Workout of the Day

    5 rounds:
    1 minute of medicine ball sit ups
    20 seconds of rest
    1 minute of strict ring dips
    20 seconds of rest
    1 minute of calories
    20 seconds of rest

    Find a sustainable pace on all three movements; this is a 20 minute workout, so don’t push too hard thinking you’ll get good recovery from the short rest interval. Modify the dips using a band or by switching to push ups. Add up all of your sit ups, dips, and calories at the end of the workout.

    standard: 12/8
    rx and sport: 20/14
    metcon: 15×1:00 on, 0:20 off

  • February 27, 2025

    Workout of the Day

    AMRAP in 8 minutes:
    20 second L-sit
    20 second arch hold
    20 second handstand hold against the wall

    Modify each movement so that you can hold for the whole 20 seconds. Tuck your feet in on the L-sit to make it easier, tuck your elbows on the arch hold, and do a low wall walk or a plank hold instead of a handstand kick up if needed. Rest between your 20 second efforts to make sure you can complete the next one.

    Workout of the Day

    AMRAP in 12 minutes:
    40 double unders
    12 push presses
    12 front rack lunges

    Keep the weight on the lighter side today; you should be able to do the push presses and the lunges in one or two sets each. Scale the jump rope to a volume and difficulty that you can finish in no more than a minute.

    standard: 65/45
    rx: 95/65
    sport: 115/85
    metcon: 4×2:30 on, 0:30 off

  • February 26, 2025

    Workout of the Day

    Deadlift
    6 sets of 3 reps
    Target 80-85%, or up 5-20 pounds from last week

    Rest about 2 minutes between sets, and keep an eye on your back position; don’t sacrifice safe form for a few more pounds.

    Workout of the Day

    For time:
    21-15-9
    Power clean
    Toe to bar

    15 minute time cap

    Choose a power clean weight that has you one the edge between steady singles and small sets. Scale the toe to bar range of motion so that you can sustain a steady cadence and a set size of at least 3-5. If you’re strong on both movements, then start this workout with an ambitious pace and try to get it done in less than half of the time cap.

    standard: 95/65
    rx: 135/95
    sport: 155/105
    metcon: 4×2:00 on, 1:00 off

  • February 25, 2025

    Workout of the Day

    7 sets of:
    3 strict ring dips
    Max set of strict pull ups

    Rest about 90 seconds between sets.

    Use the same band setup that you used in last week’s version where the dips and pull ups were reversed. Record total number of strict pull ups

    Workout of the Day

    4 rounds:
    1 minute plank hold
    1 minute of single arm Russian kettlebell swings
    1 minute of calories
    1 minute of rest

    Choose a relatively light kettlebell for your single arm swings; you’re only going up to shoulder height, but it will be more difficult to stabilize and control without the benefit of both arms. Switch arms every 5-15 reps instead of alternating every swing. Do your best to hang on to your plank for the full minute, and try to be quick on the machines. Add up all of your swings and calories at the end.

    standard: 16/12
    rx: 24/16
    sport: 28/20
    metcon: 4×3:00 on, 1:00 off

  • February 24, 2025

    Workout of the Day

    EMOM for 10 minutes:
    Hang power snatch
    Power snatch

    Focus on good positioning and full extension on your hang power snatch, then keep that same positioning and extension on the second rep from the floor. Feel free to add weight across each round as long as your form doesn’t suffer.

    Workout of the Day

    AMRAP in 14 minutes:
    14 burpee box jumps
    21 wall balls

    Focus on your breathing on both movements, and try to find a consistent and manageable pace that doesn’t force you to stop too often; 14 minutes will feel like a long time to alternate between these two movements if you’re constantly push too hard and hitting a wall.

    standard: 20/12 inch box, 12/8 pound ball
    rx and sport: 24/20 inch box, 20/14 pound ball
    metcon: 7×1:30 on, 0:30 off

  • February 23, 2025

    Workout of the Day

    5 rounds:
    90 seconds of alternating dumbbell power snatches
    90 seconds of calories
    90 seconds of rest

    At the start of the dumbbell snatch interval and the calorie interval, complete 46 drag rope single unders. Happy Birthday, Dagon!

    Use a dumbbell that you’re comfortable hanging on to for about a minute of work each round. Scale the jump rope volume to something that you can finish in no more than 30 seconds. Push the pace on the machines! Add up all of your calories and dumbbell snatches at the end of the workout.

    standard: 35/20
    rx: 50/35
    sport: 50/35, double unders instead of drag rope single unders
    metcon: 5×3:00 on, 1:30 off

  • February 22, 2025

    Workout of the Day

    AMRAP in 25 minutes:
    200 meter farmer’s carry (one KB, one DB)
    30 weighted step ups (one DB only, no KB)
    400 meter run

    Focus on your step ups when you’re choosing your weight; pick a dumbbell that you can hang on to for sets of 10-15 step ups, then choose a kettlebell that’s within 5 or 10 pounds of that weight. Settle into a steady pace and do your best to sustain it across the 25 minutes.

    standard: 20/12 inch box, 16/12 kg KB, 35/20 lb DB
    rx and sport: 24/20 inch box, 24/16 kg KB, 50/35 lb DB
    metcon: 5×4:30 on, 0:30 off

  • February 21, 2025

    Skill

    Every 30 seconds for 12 rounds:
    2 lateral burpees
    1 power clean

    Last week you had 40 seconds to do 2 lateral burpees, a power clean, and a push jerk. Today you don’t have to do the push jerk, but you lose 10 seconds off the interval. This will feel substantially tighter, so don’t plan on making any jumps in weight. Work at around 60% of your max power clean and keep the weight the same all the way through this, and you’ll be fine.

    Workout of the Day

    For time:
    10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
    Hang power clean
    Before each round, complete 10 push ups

    15 minute time cap

    Grab a barbell with which you’re confident you can complete each round in no more than 2 sets, even if you need a bit of a break between them. You’re only doing 10 push ups per round, but the frequency of push up rounds will stack up quickly as the power clean count diminishes later in the workout, so be a little bit conservative in the push up difficulty you select for this one.

    standard: 85/55
    rx: 115/85
    sport: 135/95
    metcon: 5x 2:00 on, 0:30 off

  • February 20, 2025

    Skill

    About 10 minutes of handstand practice

    Have some fun working on handstand skills or strength/stability drills with your coach! If you aren’t sure what to practice, talk to them and they’ll help you get sorted. Below is a list of drills in roughly ascending order of difficulty.

    Plank
    Box shoulder stand
    Box pike handstand hold
    Wall walk
    Handstand kick up against the wall
    Cartwheel
    Crow stand
    Freestanding handstand kick up practice
    Handstand walk
    Freestanding handstand hold
    Freestanding sequence: Hold, short walk, pirouette, repeat
    Ramp/Stairs
    Stairs/Ramp

    Workout of the Day

    AMRAP in 8 minutes:
    30 double unders
    4 thrusters

    Use a very challenging thruster weight today; you should be right on the edge of being able to do all of your sets unbroken, and it’s ok if you do have to break it into 2 quick doubles at some point during the workout. Scale the jump rope to take no more than about 45 seconds per round. This workout is only 8 minutes, so try to take a slightly quicker pace than you would on a longer effort.

    standard: 85/55
    rx: 115/85
    sport: 135/95
    metcon: 4×1:40 on, 0:20 off