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The Week in London

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Tuesday

Start with a 1500m Row

Then for time do:

  • 30 x Man Makers @ 12kg

Results:  9:55 for the Man Makers.

Thursday

Not for time, 5 rounds of:

  • 5 x Dumbbell Press @ 20kg per hand
  • 5 x Weighted Lunges @ 20kg per hand

Then do two rounds of:

  • Rowing Tabatas (20/10)
  • Rest 2 minutes between rounds

Results:  Each round of Tabatas came to around 50 calories (53 in the second round) and averaged 12 strokes per 20 seconds.

Friday

Start with 1000m row

Then do an AMRAP in 10 minutes of:

  • 5 x Dumbbell Snatches @ 20kg per hand
  • 10 x Weighted Situps
  • 15 x Pushups

Results: 10 rounds plus 10 Dumbbell Snatches, 10 Situps.

Lunges, then Wall Walks, Deadlifts, Kettlebell Swings and GHD Situps

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Spend 15-20 minutes working Handstands.

Not for time, do 5 rounds of:

  • 6 x Overhead Reverse Lunges total @ 38kg/85lbs

For time do 3 rounds of:

  • 3 x Wall Walks
  • 9 x Deadlifts @ 75kg
  • 18 x Kettlebell Swings @ 32kg

For time do 3 rounds of:

  • 3 x Wall Walks
  • 9 x Deadlifts @ 75kg
  • 18 x GHD Situps

Results:  First round of the Metcon in 7:32.  Second in 10:43.

Cleans and Handstand Pushups then Row, Ring Dips and Front Squats

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Every 4 minutes for 20 minutes do:

  • 1-1-1-1-1 x Cleans @ 135lbs/60kg, rest for 5-10 seconds between reps
  • Rest 30 seconds
  • Max Reps Handstand Pushups

For time do two rounds of:

  • Row 500 Meters
  • 30 x Ring Dips
  • 20 x Front Squats @ 135lbs/60kg

Rest 4 minutes between sets.

Results:  For HSPU did 13-10-10-7-6.  For the Metcon I forgot what I wrote :-/ and did two 5 minute AMRAPS instead of everything for time.  So ended up doing 38 reps in the first round and then 28 reps in the second round.

Presses then Wallballs and T2B

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Every 4 minutes for 20 minutes do:

  • 1-1-1-1-1 x Push Press @ 105lbs/50kg, rest with bar in front rack for 5-10 seconds between reps
  • Rest 30 seconds
  • Max Reps Strict Pullups

Then do AMRAP in 7 minutes of:

  • 10 x Toes to Bar
  • 10 x Wall Balls

Results:  The “rest” between reps worked well to give time to concentrate on the push press.  Pullups: 12-8-8-7-6.  For the AMRAP did 4 rounds plus 10 Wall Balls and 5 T2B,

Lower Body Vacation Workout

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So, following on to my last post, as a second workout, to keep in shape while on vacation here is the lower body version.  Could also swap Back Squats for Deadlifts.

Not for time do 3 rounds of Deadlift with the following rep scheme:

  • 5 x @ 185lbs/85kg
  • 3 x @ 205lbs/93kg
  • Max Reps @ 225lbs/102kg

Then for time do:

  • Row 2k
  • 50 x Box Jumps
  • 50 x Kettlebell Swings @ 24kg
  • 50 x Air Squats

Results:   For the max reps DL did 6 reps. Metcon in 17:00 (50 Air Squats are way easier than 50 pushups)