Snatches and Overhead Squats

Goat day today working on Overhead Squats and Squat Snatch.

EMOM for 5 minutes

  • 1 x Overhead Squat @ 45lbs (empty bar)

Take 15 minutes and work to a heavy complex of

  • 1 x Hang Power Snatch
  • 1 x Overhead Squat
  • 1 x Hang Squat Snatch

Then 3 rounds of

Then take 15 minutes to work up to a heavy

  • 1 x Overhead Squat

Results: Complex got up to 80lbs. Squat Snatch and Snatch Balance went surprisingly well. Snatch Balance 45-65-65lbs. Overhead Squat got up to 100lbs.

Cin City from CFNE

Crossfit New England WOD from Jan 29.

Take 15-20 minutes and build to a heavy

  • 3 x Push Press

Then for time

  • 21 x Push Press @ 95lbs
  • 5 Rounds of Cindy
  • 15 x Push Press @ 195lbs
  • 3 Rounds of Cindy
  • 9 x Push Press @ 95lbs
  • 1 Round of Cindy

One round of Cindy is

  • 5 x Pullups
  • 10 x Pushups
  • 15 x Air Squats

Results: Push Press got up to 150lbs, last time on Jan 9 got to 155lbs. Metcon 12:46.

Dumbbell G2OH and Burpees

Hotel workout from the Box Programming on Instagram.

Using a single Dumbbell, for time 21-15-9

  • Dumbbell Ground to Overhead @ 50lbs/22.5kg
  • Burpees over the Dumbbell

Rest 2 minutes, then for time 30-15 of

  • Dumbbell Ground to Overhead @ 50lbs
  • Burpees over the Dumbbell

Rest 2 minutes, then for time

  • 45 x Dumbbell Ground to Overhead @ 50lbs
  • 45 x Burpees over the Dumbbell

Results: 5:48-9:32-9:16. For round 1 did all DB Snatches, for round 2 Clean and Push Press, for round 3 a mixture of the two.

Deadlifts, a KB Complex and some Core Work

Every 2 minutes for 18 minutes

  • Set 1 – 5 x Deadlift @ 60%
  • Set 2 – 3 x Deadlift @ 70%
  • Set 3 – 3 x Deadlift @ 80%
  • Set 4 – 2 x Deadlift @ 90%
  • Set 5 – 9 – 1 x Deadlift @ 95%

Then every 3 minutes for 9 minutes

  • 5 x Kettlebell Push Press + Overhead Reverse Lunge @ 24kg per Leg (do all 5 on one side then switch to the other)

This was inspired by some compound movements I saw on some Instagram sites. I tried to put it all into a single movement, simultaneously dropping to a reverse lunge as I pressed overhead.

Then 3 rounds of this complex…

  • 1 x Strict Toes to Bar
  • 1 x Strict L-Sit Pullup
  • 2 x Strict Toes to Bar
  • 2 x Strict L-Sit Pullup

Results: Deadlift 135-185-225-255-275-295lbs x 5. Kettlebell Push Press plus OH Lunge complex were OK. Took a lot of concentration to get it right. T2B and Pullup complex was not as pretty as in the video but got the 2 rounds in.

Squat Cleans then Abmat Situps, BJs and more Squat Cleans

Warmed up with 3 rounds of

  • 3 x Hang Power Clean
  • 3 x Front Squats

Started with an empty bar then 65lbs, 95lbs.

Then every 2 minutes for 12 minutes

  • 1 x Hang Squat Clean

Work up to a heavy single.

Then based on a WOD from The Box Programming on Instagram…

AMRAP in 15 minutes

  • 20 x Box Jumps
  • 20 x Abmat Situps
  • 2 – 4 -6 … x Hang Squat Cleans @ 80% from above

Increase the number of Squat Cleans per round by 2 until time is up.

Results: Hang Squat Clean 105-115-125-135-145-155lbs. 80% is 125lbs. Metcon 4 rounds plus 31 reps. Squat Cleans went well, pulling my elbows under the bar instead of pulling the bar to my shoulders, much more like a medball clean.