Category: Workout of the Day

  • November 16, 2022

    Skill
    Deadlift
    5 reps at 75%
    3 reps at 85%
    1 or more reps at 95%

    Work up to a heavy single, and then see if you can hang on to the bar for multiple reps. We’ll be taking it light for the next two weeks before working back through the build in weight for one more full cycle in December.

    Workout of the Day
    AMRAP in 12 minutes:
    20 med ball sit ups
    30 med ball step overs
    40 double unders

    This is a good opportunity to push for the rx difficulty if you’re often close to it. Try challenging yourself on the double unders, and scaling the med ball weight and box height a little bit less than you normally would.

    standard: 12/8 lb ball, 20/12″ box
    rx: 20/14 lb ball, 24/20″ box
    sport: 30/20 lb ball, 24/20″ box
    metcon: 3x 3:00 on, 1:00 off

  • November 15, 2022

    Skill
    AMRAP in 8 minutes:
    3 strict pull ups
    5 kipping pull ups
    7 push ups

    You should ideally be scaling the volume and difficulty of your strict and kipping pull ups so that you can do them in one set with a little bit of rest after the push ups. If you normally go back and forth between a band and ring rows, this is a good time to practice with the band.

    Workout of the Day
    3 rounds:
    2 minutes of calories (row, bike, or ski)
    30 seconds of rest
    2 minutes of sandbag cleans
    30 seconds of rest

    30 seconds is minimal rest; pace this like a 15 minute AMRAP and you’ll end up at a good cadence. Sprint at your own peril.

    standard: 55/45
    rx: 100/70
    sport: 100/70, assault bike
    metcon: 6×2:00 on, 0:30 off

  • November 14, 2022

    Skill
    Front Squat
    5 reps at 75%
    3 reps at 85%
    1 or more reps at 95%

    Work up to a heavy single, and then see if you can hang on to the bar for multiple reps. We’ll be taking it light for the next two weeks before working back through the build in weight for one more full cycle in December.

    Workout of the Day
    For time, with a 15 minute time cap:
    40 alternating dumbbell power snatches
    500 m run
    30 burpees
    500 m run
    20 devil presses

    A quick and simple way of scaling this workout is to knock 10 reps off of each movement, so that the rep scheme goes 30-20-10 instead of 40-30-20. Pick a dumbbell weight that lets you move through your 40 reps in sets of no less than 10.

    standard: 35/20
    rx: 50/35
    sport: 50/35. burpees to a target 6 inches above your standing reach
    metcon: 6×1:30 on, 0:30 off

  • November 13, 2022

    Workout of the Day
    5 rounds:
    90 seconds of hang squat cleans
    90 second of calories (row, ski, or bike)
    At the start of each 90 second interval, complete 50 drag rope single unders

    Pick a barbell weight that has you working in sets of about 3-8 throughout the whole workout. Your score for this one is the sum of your calories and hang squat cleans; the drag rope singles are just a buy-in and don’t count toward your total.

    standard: 75/55
    rx: 115/85
    sport: 135/95
    metcon: 5×1:30 on, 1:30 off

  • November 12, 2022

    Workout of the Day
    AMRAP in 20 minutes:
    10-20-30-40-50.. etc.
    Push press
    Box jump over
    After each round of push presses and box jump overs, run 400 m

    Your barbell should be light enough that you can hold sets of 10 for the first few rounds of the workout.

    standard: 55/35 lb, 20/12″
    rx: 75/55 lb, 24/20″
    sport: 95/65 lb, 24/20″
    metcon: 8×2:00 on, 0:30 off

  • November 11, 2022

    Veteran’s Day Workout
    Only one class at 10 am today, with open gym from 11-noon after. Feel free to get the skill work done during open gym; we’ll only be doing the workout in the class.

    AMRAP in 30 minutes, in teams of 3:
    Partner 1: 30 overhead lunges with a plate, then 30 see-the-light sit ups with a plate
    Partner 2: max burpees while partner 1 works
    Partner 3: rest

    When partner one finishes the lunges and sit ups, they move on to the burpees, and then to the rest. Your team’s score today is the total number of burpees that you accumulate as a group.

    Skill
    Only one class today! Stick around after the workout to get this done during open gym if you’d like.

    Strict Press
    3 reps at 70%
    3 reps at 75%
    3 or more reps at 80%

    Week two of our Winter Strength Program! If you haven’t already, take a look at the program explanation posted in the gym. Be sure to get a couple of warm up sets that are heavier than the empty bar, but lighter than your first work set at 70%.

  • November 10, 2022

    Skill
    Every 45 seconds for 12 rounds:
    Power clean and split jerk

    This is a pretty quick interval for the clean and jerk, so plan ahead and have weights nearby and ready to load if you’d like to increase during it.

    Workout of the Day
    5 rounds, 3 minutes on, 1 minute off:
    Run 200 m at the start of each 3 minute interval, then:
    AMRAP in the remaining time of
    20 kettlebell swings
    10 push ups

    Track your rounds and reps separately for each of the 5 intervals, then add up all your rounds and all your reps at the end of the workout (Chief-style scoring). Always start back on a fresh round of kettlebell swings when you return from the buy-in run.

    standard: 16/12
    rx: 28/20
    sport: 32/24
    metcon: 5×3:00 on, 1:00 off

  • November 9, 2022

    Skill
    Deadlift
    3 reps at 70%
    3 reps at 75%
    3 or more reps at 80%

    Week two of our Winter Strength Program! If you haven’t already, take a look at the program explanation posted in the gym. Be sure to get a couple of warm up sets that are heavier than the empty bar, but lighter than your first work set at 70%.

    Workout of the Day
    AMRAP in 7 minutes
    15 pull ups (strict or kipping)
    30 wall balls

    Rest one minute, then:

    AMRAP in 7 minutes:
    30/24 calories
    30 wall balls

    We have two separate AMRAPs today with a one minute rest between them. Scale the pull ups to a difficulty that lets you hit about 5 at a time without much rest. Record two separate scores of rounds and reps.

    standard: 12/8, row, bike, or ski
    rx: 20/14, row, bike, or ski
    sport: 20/14, assault bike
    metcon: 7:00 on, 1:00 off, 7:00 on

  • November 8, 2022

    Skill
    EMOM for 8 minutes:
    3 strict toes to bar plus 5 kipping toes to bar

    Scale the height of your toes to bar so that you’re able to hit the full sets of 3 and 5 each round. If you’re strong with toes to bar, be patient; the difficulty will likely sneak up on you in the later rounds. If you get to the 8th round and are still able to easily knock out both sets without dropping off the bar, then finish with a max set of kipping toes to bar.

    Workout of the Day
    AMRAP in 15 minutes:
    3 power cleans
    10 lateral burpees
    30 double unders

    Your bar should be heavy enough that you have to do singles the whole workout. If you’re newer to the lift, consider doing more reps at a lighter weight each round (see the standard option below). Your jump rope should take 30 seconds or less each round.

    standard: 6 power cleans each round at 95/65
    rx: 155/105
    sport: 185/135
    metcon: 5×2:30 on, 0:30 off

  • November 7, 2022

    Skill
    Front Squat
    3 reps at 70%
    3 reps at 75%
    3 or more reps at 80%

    Week two of our Winter Strength Program! If you haven’t already, take a look at the program explanation posted in the gym. Be sure to get a couple of warm up sets that are heavier than the empty bar, but lighter than your first work set at 70%.

    Workout of the Day
    AMRAP in 16 minutes with a partner:
    Partner 1: 20 calories while partner 2 rests
    Partner 2: 20 calories while partner 1 rests
    Partner 1 and 2 together: 40 synchronized alternating dumbbell power snatches

    On your synchronized power snatches, you should both be hitting the top position at the same time. Communicate with your partner so that you both know when to take a break, when to work, and how much to do at a time.

    Do your best to share a machine if the class is large. Row, bike, and ski are all fair game.

    standard: 35/20
    rx: 50/35
    sport: synchro barbell hang power snatches at 65/45
    metcon: 4×3:00 on, 1:00 off