Category: Workout of the Day

  • 3rd Annual Hometown Hoedown Heat List

    Events 1 and 2

    Heat 1
    Toby
    Steve
    Shannon M
    Lisa N
    Cara M
    Justin W
    Michael S
    Gabina
    Jill H
    Katya

    Heat 2
    Jason S
    Hao Luo
    Liz Lee
    Lorna
    Jessica N
    Ryan D
    Derek S
    Linda L
    Bekki F
    Christine D

    Heat 3
    Ryan Mangan
    Andrew Susskind
    David S
    Laura C
    Amanda B
    Eugene R
    Casey K
    Erin B
    Jesy N
    Lisa F

    Heat 4
    Scott Bukosky
    Ken W
    Imani W
    Christie Z
    Maria B
    John S
    Jay K
    Collette L
    Claire N
    Erica B

    Heat 5
    Tyler
    Paul W
    Marissa McBride
    Hannah S
    Essa R
    Rich C
    Drake W
    Yu
    Kathy
    Liz M

    Heat 6
    Roman
    Scott Brink
    Jenna T
    Annie O
    Zhuorui
    Hossein G
    Brad B
    Sabrina
    Jenny R
    Courtney O

    Event 3

    Heat 1
    Toby
    Steve
    Shannon M
    Lisa N
    Justin W
    Michael S
    Gabina
    Jill H
    Katya

    Heat 2
    Jason S
    Hao Luo
    Cara M
    Liz Lee
    Ryan D
    Derek S
    Bekki F
    Linda L

    Heat 3
    Ryan Mangan
    Andrew Susskind
    Lorna
    Jessica N
    Eugene R
    Casey K
    Erin B
    Christine D

    Heat 4
    David S
    Scott Bukosky
    Laura C
    Amanda B
    John S
    Jay K
    Jesy N
    Lisa F
    Erica B

    Heat 5
    Ken W
    Imani W
    Christie Z
    Maria B
    Essa R
    Rich C
    Collette L
    Claire N

    Heat 6
    Tyler
    Paul W
    Marissa McBride
    Hannah S
    Drake W
    Zhuorui
    Yu
    Kathy
    Liz M

    Heat 7
    Roman
    Scott Brink
    Jenna T
    Annie O
    Hossein G
    Brad B
    Sabrina
    Jenny R
    Courtney O

  • December 9, 2016

    [creativ_alertbox icon=”” colour=”light-gray” custom_colour=””]There will be no 6:30 pm class tonight to allow for set up for the Hometown Hoedown! There will also be no regular classes on Saturday. If you are competing make sure to show up at 8am! Heat 1 will kick things off at 8:30 sharp! If you are coming to cheer or just to eat or drink we would love to have you! The Who is Hungry Food Truck will be serving food by 2pm. We can’t wait to celebrate with all of you! [/creativ_alertbox]

    [creativ_alertbox icon=”” colour=”red” custom_colour=””]Hometown Hoedown events are listed here![/creativ_alertbox]

    Skill

    EMOM for 10 minutes
    2 Squat Cleans

    Spend 10 minutes working up to a moderate to strong effort squat clean double.  If you are new to the lift start by catching the bar in the power position and slowing 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. Your reps do not have to be touch and go, but try to follow yourself quickly for the second rep.

    WOD

    500m Row
    100 Wall Ball Shots 20/14lb 10/9′

    Today’s workout should feel like a sprint.  Choose a pace on the row that allows you to move right to your wall ball when you are done. Push your pace and sets on the wall ball shots as they are the final movement of the workout.  Keep your chest up and make sure to hit full depth through the squat portion of the wall ball and aim for the same height target for every rep.  We will start the row in waves if class sizes are big.

     

  • 2016 Hometown Hoedown Events

    Event 1

    for time:

    24 Calorie Row
    18′ Two Arm Dumbbell Front Rack Walking Lunge Steps
    12 Burpee Box Jump Overs
    18′ Two Arm Dumbbell Front Rack Walking Lunge Steps
    24 Two Arm Burpee Dumbbell Deadlift
    18′ Two Arm Dumbbell Front Rack Walking Lunge Steps
    12 Burpee Box Jump Over
    18′ Two Arm Dumbbell Front Rack Walking Lunge Steps
    24 Calorie Row

    Rx: 45/30 lb, 24/20″ (must perform a two footed jump)
    Scaled: 35/20lb, 24/20″ (may perform step up and overs)

    10 Minute time cap

    Event 2

    6 Minutes to attempt a Max Effort Clean & Jerk the one minute of double unders as a tiebreaker

    Any style of Clean or Jerk permitted. This is ground to shoulder and shoulder to overhead. After you have finished six minutes of lifting you may spend one minute attempting double unders.  The number of double unders you perform will be used as a tiebreaker.

    Event 3A/B 

    “Fight Gone Fran”

     

    RX

    A)

    1 Minute of Toe-To-Bar
    1 Minute of Thrusters 95/65 lb
    1 Minute of Pull-ups
    1 Minute of Thrusters 95/65 lb

    2 Minutes Rest then move to b)

    B)

    2 Minutes of Bar Muscle Ups
    1 Minute of Thrusters 115/75 lb

    This workout is 9 Minutes total with part A and B being scored separately for total reps.  You may perform as many or as few reps as you like at any station.

    Scaled

    A)

    1 Minute of Sit-Ups
    1 Minute of Thrusters 65/45 lb
    1 Minute of Strict Knee Push-Ups
    1 Minute of Thrusters 65/45 lb

    2 Minutes Rest then move to b)

    B)

    2 Minutes of Strict Plank Push-Ups
    1 Minute of Thrusters 75/55 lb

    This workout is 9 Minutes total with part A and B being scored separately for total reps.  You may perform as many or as few reps as you like at any station.

     

     

     

     

     

  • December 8, 2016

    Skill

    EMOM for 10 minutes
    3 Push Press

    Today we are working on the push press. Focus on a vertical dip and drive and then finish with just your arms by pressing overhead.  Keep your lower half locked and resist the temptation to drop under the bar and perform a jerk. When returning the bar to your shoulders make sure to catch it with a soft knee to avoid the bar coming crashing down on you.

    WOD

    8 min AMRAP
    2-4-6-8-10…
    Deficit Push-Up 45/25lb*
    *15 Sit Ups after each set

    In today’s workout we are scaling up the difficulty of the already challenging push-up.  For the deficit push-ups you will place each hand on a plate to increase the range of motion.  Make sure that you are still touching your chest to the ground for the rep to count.  If you are doing knee push-ups you can still use the plates to make them a little tougher.  Go with regular push-ups if you are unable to tap your chest to the ground while keeping a rigid body through the push-up when using the plates. Avoid breaking at the hip or “snaking” to get the rep done.

     

  • December 7, 2016

    [creativ_alertbox icon=”” colour=”theme” custom_colour=””]We are so excited for the 3rd Annual Hometown Hoedown! If you are signed up to compete show up at 8am! Heat 1 will begin promptly at 8:30am! If you are not competing come anytime to cheer on your fellow CFD’ers and hang out! We will have the “Who is Hungry” food truck coming out to provide food for everyone and starting food service at 2pm. You will not have to pay to order, but there will be a “food truck fund” bucket at the gym if you are able to throw in 5-10$ to help cut costs! We will also have several Sudwerk kegs on hand! If you want to bring something feel free to bring a dessert or any drinks. We can’t wait to celebrate with all of you! It has been quite a year at CFD and we have all of you to thank for that! [/creativ_alertbox]

    Skill

    Tabata Handstand Hold

    Rest 1 minute

    Tabata Arch Hold

    The Tabata interval is 8 rounds of 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest.  Hold the handstand during as much of the 20 second interval as you can. If you have trouble during long effort handstand holds, add in some extra rest by coming down early and try to maintain that  for 8 rounds.  If this is your first time being upside down in a while you can try to perform 1 wall walk each round climbing as far as you are able and then coming back down for a total of 8 times.  For both the handstand and arch hold focus on a tight body position with glutes squeezed, legs together and arms locked out at shoulder width. For an added challenge hold a PVC pipe during each arch hold. You will do 8 rounds of each movement consecutively before moving on.

    WOD

    15 min AMRAP
    20 DB Snatch 45/30lb
    15 Burpees over the bar
    10 Front Squats 155/105lb

    Today’s AMRAP is in the longer time domain.  Your dumbbell weight should be fairly light so that you can move through the twenty reps at a consistent pace. If you are able to make sure that you jump over the bar laterally through all of your burpees. The front squat weight is a little heavier than usual so use this as an opportunity to challenge yourself.  You should be able to get the first couple rounds of front squats done in 2-3 sets.  Make sure you are able to maintain good body position and hit full depth with the weight you choose.

  • December 6, 2016

    Skill

    8×2 Weighted Pull-Up

    Perform 8 sets of 2 weighted pull-ups and increase the weight across each set if possible. If you are not quite ready for weighted pull-ups but can do strict bodyweight pull-ups, get through as many sets of 2-3 as possible in the time allotted.  If you do not have strict pull-ups yet perform 5-10 sets for max reps of supine ring rows. For those of you working on rings rows, feel free to sprinkle in some sets of jumping pull-ups with a slow negative as well.

    WOD 

    for time
    400m Run
    15 Deadlifts 185/125 lb
    400m Run
    25 Deadlifts 185/125 lb
    400m Run
    35 Deadlifts 185/125 lb
    400m Run

    In today’s workout we are dealing with high rep deadlifts. The weight on your bar should be relatively light and you should be able to perform sets of deadlifts through the entire workout. The bulk of the work is in the last 2 rounds so if the weight feels challenging from the start you have probably gone too heavy. Pick up the pace on the last run to finish strong.

     

  • December 5, 2016

    Skill

    1 RM Power Snatch

    Today we are working up to a max effort power snatch for the day.  You will still want to focus on getting under the bar as you would a squat snatch, but focus on catching the bar somewhere above parallel for the rep to be considered a power snatch.  If you have a hard time with the overhead squat you may find that this lift is a little more manageable.  Focus on a tight set up and explosive hips.

    WOD 

    4 Rounds for reps with 1 minute at each station

    Box Jump 24/20″
    KB Swing 32/24 kg
    Barbell Thruster 45/35 lbs

    Today’s workout will be scored like you would score the workout “Fight Gone Bad”. Count your total number of repetitions completed across all 4 rounds and come up with one total score.  There is no rest programmed in the workout today. Choose a manageable pace that allows you to stay moving for as much of the 12 minutes as possible.  Move smoothly and safely through the box jumps as your legs will be quite fatigued after thrusters. Choosing a jump up and step down technique may be smart to allow you to keep moving and improve accuracy.

  • December 4, 2016

    WOD

    for time
    1000M Run
    100 One arm alternating dumbbell burpee clean and jerk 45/30 lb
    1000M Run

    Workout notes: For today’s workout you will start with a run out the back door and down to Cantrill and back. From there you’ll work away on a large set of a movement you may not have seen before.  Perform a burpee with the dumbbell on one side and  bring it up to your shoulder as you stand up out of the burpee bottom.  From there perform a one arm jerk. Bring the dumbbell down to the floor and start another another rep with the dumbbell on the other side. After you finish one hundred reps finish out with another run to Cantrill and back.

  • December 3, 2016

    WOD

    AMRAP in 20 Minutes

    20 Pull-ups
    30 Push-ups
    40 Sit-ups
    50 Squats

    Workout notes: You might recognize this rep scheme from the classic CrossFit benchmark “Barbara”. In that workout you perform 5 rounds for time resting 3 minutes between each.  In that format each “round” is a mini sprint in itself. Today we’ll perform that work without the rest so start working at a steady state rather than going out too hard in the beginning. Keep in mind that your rounds are pretty lengthy so there is some built in recovery between the arm and leg movements.  If you are looking for an extra challenge try anchoring your legs to dumbbells on the sit-ups!

     

  • December 2, 2016

    Skill

    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 increase in weight.

    WOD

    for time

    15-20-25 *
    Power Clean 135/95

    *200 m run after each round

    Today we’re working with a higher volume of power cleans. Choose a weight that you can do several reps in a row with at the beginning of each set.  Use the run to allow your grip and breathing to recover but pick up the pace on the last 200 meters to finish out strong!