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Muscle Up Progressions and a Bike HIIT Routine

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Accumulate 1 minute L-Sit, every time you break

  • 8 x Cable Pull Downs

Making use of the new cable/pully system. Sitting on Bench with bar grip at eye level, pull down to waist.

EMOM for 10 minutes

  • 5 x Russian Pushups
  • 2 x Archer Pullups (1 per side)

Every 3 minutes for 9 minutes

  • Max unbroken Pronated Grip Pullups (Chin Ups)

Finisher… Bike HIIT Routine

  • 6 x 15 sec work/60 sec rest
  • 6 x 30 sec work/60 sec rest
  • 1 x 45 sec work

Results: Used 70lbs for the Pulldowns Pullups 10-7-7. On my bike, used a baseline resistance of 18 for the HIIT routine.

Presses then Row, T2B and Power Clean

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Strength part is inspired by the RepWerks Jan 11 WOD. Metcon is inspired by Atomic Crossfit’s MannaAndQuail WOD…

5 sets of

  • 6 x Strict Press + 4 x Push Press @ 65%-70% of 1RM
  • Rest 2 minutes

Then every 3 minutes for 9 minutes

  • 8 x Dumbbell Strict Press Seated on Floor @ 14kg

Then AMRAP in 12 minutes of

  • 12 Cal Row
  • 12 x Toes to Bar
  • 12 Cal Row
  • 4 x Hang Power Cleans @ 125lbs/56kg

Results: Used 100lbs for the Presses, nice combo, really made my shoulders burn. Metcon 3 rounds plus 6 cal. Ended up with singles on the Cleans to reset the hook grip.

Back Squats and Hip Thrusts then Pushups, Deadlifts, Rows and V-Ups

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Take 15 minute and work up to a heavy

  • 6 x Back Squat

Then 3 rounds of

  • 10 x Weighted Hip Thrusts @ 80% of 1RM Back Squat

AMRAP in 6 minutes of

Rest 3 minutes then

AMRAP in 6 minutes of

  • 6 x Ring Pushups
  • 6 x Deadlifts + Barbell Row @ 95lbs
  • 6 x V-Ups

Results: Got up to 205lbs for the Back Squat. Hip Thrusts @185lbs. Metcon 5 rounds plus 7 reps and 5 rounds plus 8 reps.

Weighted Pullups then HSPU, Burpee Pullups, Thrusters and BJO

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Take 10 minutes and work up to a heavy

  • 5 x Landmine Front Squats
  • 5 x Landmine Overhead Press

Every 3 minutes for 9 minutes

5-8 x Weighted Pullups @ 10kg

Then 3 rounds for time

  • 6 x Handstand Pushups
  • 12 x Burpee Pullups
  • 18 x Sandbag Thrusters/Wall Balls
  • 24 x Box Jump Overs

Results: Metcon 14:45.

Got up to 65lbs with the Landmines. Getting the bar into position and foot placement were the challenges. Below is what I found worked for the feet.

Foot Placement

Core Work then 300 Kettlebell Swings and some Deadlift

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3 rounds

  • 10 x Pike Lift over Medicine Ball (r+l=1 rep)
  • 15 x Straight Leg Situps
  • 25 x Mountain Climbers with Hands on Medicine Ball (r+l=1 rep)

Then 3 rounds for time

  • 10 x Kettlebell Swings @ 24kg
  • 3 x Deadlift @ 255lbs/115kg
  • 15 x Kettlebell Swings
  • 3 x Deadlift
  • 25 x Kettlebell Swings
  • 3 x Deadlift
  • 50 x Kettlebell Swings
  • Rest 3 minutes

Results: Metcon 7:12-9:36-10:05. Purposely chose a heavy Deadlift weight due to low reps. Reset between each lift with 5 second pause to try not to break form. Other options which I used instead of Deadlifts in the past, were Dips, Body Weight Bench Press or Handstand Pushups, but then I did 5 rounds.