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Front Squats then the Dubai Fitness Championship Workout 1

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Take time to work on Squat and Front Rack mobility.

Every 2 minutes for 20 minutes

  • Set 1 – 5 x Front Squat @ 60%
  • Set 2 – 3 x Front Squat @ 75%
  • Set 3 – 3 x Front Squat @ 80%
  • Set 4 – 2 x Front Squat @ 85%
  • Set 5 – 2 x Front Squat @ 90%
  • Set 6-10 – 1 x Front Squat @ 95%

Then AMRAP in 10 minutes of (taken from Dubai Crossfit Championship Workout 1)

  • Alternating Single DB Devil Press @ 16kg (switch sides each rep)

Results: Front Squat 145-155-165-175-185-205-210-210-210-210lbs. Metcon 92 reps. Broke my dumbbell trying to switch hands too soon :-(. Now it does not do 16kg. I guess it is time for me to move to 18kg.

Handstands, Bench Press, Double Unders and HSPU

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Take 15 minutes and work on Handstands.

Then every 2 minutes for 10 minutes

  • Set 1 – 5 x Bench Press @ 60%
  • Set 2 – 3 x Bench Press @ 70%
  • Set 3 – 3 x Bench Press @ 80%
  • Set 4 – 2 x Bench Press @ 90%
  • Set 5 – 1 x Bench Press @ 95%
  • Sets 6 & 7 – 1 x Bench Press @ 95%+

Then 5, 2 minute rounds of

  • 75 x Double Unders
  • Max Reps Handstand Pushups

Rest 1 minute between rounds.

Results: Bench Press 140-160-185-195-205-210-220lbs. Metcon 8-8-8-7-7 HSPU. All but one Double Under round were unbroken!

Thrusters, Pullups, Ring Dips and Deadlifts

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5 rounds of

  • 5 x Single Leg Deadlift Right @ 32kg
  • Rest 30 seconds
  • 5 x Single Leg Deadlift Left @ 32kg
  • 10 x TRX Pike Press
  • 10 x TRX Mountain Climbers
  • Rest 90 seconds

For time

  • 75 x Sandbag Thrusters/Wall Balls
  • EMOM stop and do 5 x Strict Pullups (including minute 0)

Then for time

  • 50 x Ring Dips
  • EMOM stop and do 3 x Deadlifts @ 225lbs (including minute 0)

Results: Metcons 5:58 and 4:45. As prescribed started with the pullups and deadlifts before going into the first set of thrusters and dips.

Thrusters then Run and Clean and Jerk

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Every 2 minutes for 6 minutes, work up to a moderate weight

  • 3 x Strict Press
  • 3 x Front Squat

Then starting from the final weight in the last round, every 2 minutes for 10 minutes work up to a heave triple of

Return weight to Front Rack position after each rep and pause for 2 seconds to reset.

Then 5 rounds for time

  • Run 200m
  • 12 x Dumbbell Clean and Press @ 16kg

Results: Thrusters 105-115-120-125-130lbs. Metcon 12:28.

Gymnastics and some Double Unders

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3 sets of

Then every 2 minutes until failure (taken from The Box Programming Instagram WOD)

  • 50 x Double Unders
  • 8-10-12-14… x Toes to Bar (add two reps per round)

Then 3 sets of L-Sit progressions (inspired by Achieve Fitness)

  • 3 x Double Leg Pike Lift over a Dumbbell (Over and Back is one Rep)
  • 3 x Single Leg Pike Lift (R+L=1 rep)
  • Repeat for 3 rounds

Results: Liked this workout, something very different from all the weight lifting. Metcon: 6 rounds plus 15 T2B (completed round of 16).

Full disclosure: I took a 45 minute conference call between the Metcon and the Pike Lifts, so was well recovered from all the Toes to Bar.