Category: Workout of the Day

Skill

10 sets of 3 strict pull ups
Banded/weighted

Rest about a minute between sets

Make one last jump in weight over last week’s 7×4

Workout of the Day

4 rounds:
1 minute of power cleans
1 minute of strict ring dips
1 minute of calories
1 minute of rest

Go with a power clean weight heavy enough that you’re doing steady singles for the whole workout. Scale the ring dip difficulty by using a band or assisting with your feet so that you can hang on to sets of 3-4 through most of each interval. Add up all of your reps at the end of the workout.

standard: 105/75
rx: 155/105
sport: 185/135
metcon: 4×3:00 on, 1:00 off

Skill

6 sets of front squat:
1 tempo plus 3 regular
Tempo: 3 second descent, hold for 3 at the bottom, fast up, 3 seconds before the next rep
Target ~80%

Each set starts with just one tempo rep, so be dilligent about keeping to that tempo throughout the lift. Wrap up with 3 regular reps, and push the pace a little higher than you worked at two weeks ago on the 6 sets of 2/2. Avoid a little bounce out of your hold at the bottom position of the squat.

Workout of the Day

AMRAP in 12 minutes:
20 weighted step ups (single dumbbell)
16 dumbbell push jerks (single dumbbell)
12 toes to bar

Scale your range of motion on the toes to bar so that each round of 12 takes 2-3 quick sets. Focus on your limiting factor (step ups or push jerks) when choosing your dumbbell weight. Neither movement should turn into a grind at any point. Switch hands whenever you want on the push jerks, but get the same amount of work in on both sides.

standard: 20/12 inch box, 35/20 pound dumbbell
rx and sport: 24/20 inch box, 50/35 pound dumbbell
metcon: 4×2:00 on, 1:00 off

Skill

Every 45 seconds for 10 rounds:
3 lateral burpees
1 power snatch

We’re hitting a similar pattern of burpees and lifting to last Tuesday’s, but we’re dropping 25% off both the burpee count and the interval time. This will be a tighter turnaround, so keep it light and stay focused on your speed and transitions.

Workout of the Day

5 rounds for time:
15 deadlifts
100 drag rope single unders

15 minute time cap

Pick a moderate weight on your deadlift for this workout; it shouldn’t be the heaviest or the lightest working weight on a deadlift, and you should be able to finish each round in 2 or 3 quick sets without and loss of form across all 5 rounds.

standard: 135/95
rx: 185/135
sport: 205/145
metcon: 5×1:40 on, 0:20 off

Skill

10 sets of 3 strict ring dips
Banded/weighted

Rest about a minute between sets

Make one last jump in weight over last week’s 7×4

Workout of the Day

4 rounds
2 minute to complete 20/15 calories, then max wall balls in the remaining time
2 minute rest

Push the pace on the machine to buy yourself some wall ball time, and then hang on to aggressive set sizes; you get a full 2 minutes of rest between each work interval, so go hard when you’re moving. Add up all of your wall balls at the end of the workout.

standard: 12/8
rx and sport: 20/14
metcon: 4×2:00 on, 2:00 off

Workout of the Day

For time:
24 unweighted lunges
24 front rack lunges
24 overhead lunges
24 front rack lunges
24 unweighted lunges

Between each set of lunges, complete 40 sit ups

24 minute time cap

Grab a very light barbell and use it for both the front rack and the overhead lunges. You should be able to finish every round of lunges in no more than 3 sets. Find a steady and efficient cadence; there are over 200 lunge reps in this workout, so don’t blow yourself up early.

standard: 35/15
rx: 45/35
sport: 75/55
metcon: 3×5:00 on, 2:00 off

Workout of the Day

4 rounds:
90 seconds of burpee box jumps
90 seconds of Russian kettlebell swings
90 seconds of calories
90 seconds of rest

Choose a heavier weight on the kettlebell swings today; Russian swings are only up to shoulder height, so the shorter range of motion will allow you to challenge yourself on the load. It’ll be easier to get reps on the swings than on the calories or burpee box jump overs, but you should still spread your effort evenly across all three movements.

standard: 20/12 kg KB, 20/12 inch box
rx: 32/24 kg KB, 24/20 inch box
sport: 32/24 kg KB American swings (full range of motion), 24/20 inch box
metcon: 4×4:30 on, 1:30 off

Skill

EMOM for 10 minutes, alternating between:
1: 3-5 high ring kipping swings
2: 2-4 low ring muscle ups transitions (no dip)

We’re working our way up to the high rings on our muscle up practice today. Get in some reps of the kipping swing both in the false grip and in a regular grip. Pick a drill of your choice from the last few weeks of muscle up practice for the low rings.

If you aren’t comfortable with the drills above, then alternate between:
1: 10 ring rows
2: 10-20 second ring support hold

Workout of the Day

4 rounds for time:
15 front squats
45 crossovers

12 minute time cap

Use a barbell with which you can complete the 15 front squats in no more than 3 quick sets per round. This should be a pretty quick workout! Modify the crossovers to take no more than a minute per round.

standard: 85/55
rx: 115/85
sport: 135/95
metcon: 5×1:20 on, 0:40 off

Skill

7 sets of 4 strict pull ups
Banded, unassisted, or weighted

Rest about a minute between sets

Keep the same weight on today’s 7×4 that you did for last week’s 10×3. Consider adding another 2.5 to 5 pounds if that was easy for you.

Workout of the Day

AMRAP in 8 minutes:
16 push ups
16 alternating dumbbell power snatches

Rest 2 minutes

AMRAP in 8 minutes:
20/16 calories
16 alternating dumbbell power snatches

This is a great chance to shoot for a higher difficulty on push ups than you typically tackle; you’re only working on them for one of the two AMRAPs, and it’s a short AMRAP at that. Pick up the pace on the second more conditioning focused AMRAP. Record your rounds and reps separately for the two 8 minute intervals.

standard: 35/20
rx and sport: 50/35
metcon: 8:00 on, 2:00 off, 8:00 on

Skill

6 sets of deadlift:
1 tempo plus 3 regular
Tempo: fast up, 3 second hold at top, 3 second descent, touch and go into the next rep
Target ~80%

Each set starts with just one tempo rep, so be dilligent about keeping to that tempo on the descent. Wrap up with 3 regular reps, and push the pace a little higher than you worked at two weeks ago on the 6 sets of 2/2.

Workout of the Day

For time:
21-18-15-12-9-6-3
Push press
Box jump over

15 minute time cap

Grab a barbell that lets you finish every round of push press in no more than two sets; you should always feel like you can pick the bar back up for another 10 or so reps at any point in the workout. Stay focused on a safe landing on your box jump overs as you start to fatigue.

standard: 45/35 pound bar, 20/12 inch box
rx: 75/55 pound bar, 24/20 inch box
sport: 95/65 pound bar, 24/20 inch box
metcon: 4×2:00 on, 1:00 off

Skill

EMOM for 8 minutes:
4 lateral burpees
1 power clean

Focus on very fast lateral burpees and a smooth and quick transition onto your power clean. Keep the weight manageable, and do your best to keep up with the clock. If you can’t finish the 4 lateral burpees in under 20 seconds, then drop it down to 3 or 2.

Workout of the Day

4 rounds:
40 seconds of power cleans
1:20 rest
40 seconds of calories
1:20 rest

You should be pushing to a very fast pace on every work effort here; when you see a 1:2 work:rest ratio, it should tell you that there will be plenty of rest, and that the opportunity for very high intensity is there. Scale the power cleans to a weight that you’d normally do singles on, but consider hanging on for aggressive touch and go sets.

standard: 95/65
rx: 135/95
sport: 155/105
metcon: 8×0:40 on, 1:20 off