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Gymnastics Day, L-Sits and Muscle Ups

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3 rounds of L-Sit Complex using low paralettes…

  • 10 second Seated Forward Fold (Yoga)
  • 10 x Pike Lifts with hands at knees
  • 10 x Pike Dips (Lift your butt)
  • 10-15 second Bent Knee L-Sit Hold (if possible extend legs before lowering)

EMOM for 10 minutes

  • 1 x Ring Muscle Up Transitions (starting seated on floor)

Then EMOM for 10 minutes

  • 1 x Weighted Pullup @ 20kg
  • 5 x Ring Pushups (Rings about 5-10cm from ground)

The 5 rounds of

Results: Done as shown.

L-Sit Work then Muscle Ups in the Woods

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Trying to make this GOAT work a regular activity and see if that helps to improve.

Before going out (to warm up) repeat of L-Sits from last week…

3 rounds of L-Sit Complex using low paralettes (see this post from Coach Dan)…

  • 10 x Pike Lifts
  • 10 x Pike Dips (Lift your butt)
  • 10 second Bent Knee L-Sit Hold

Then moved out to parcour to work on Bar Muscle Up progressions…

EMOM for 8 minutes of each (complete all 8 minutes of 1 exercise then move to the next for a total of 24 minutes, 2-3 minute rest between exercises).

  • 3 x Explosive Pullups (as high as possible)
  • 5 x Kipping Pulls (the back part of the kip)
  • 3 x Pullup Bar Dips (start with a jumping muscleup to get above the bar)

Ring Muscle Up progressions… EMOM for 8 minutes of each (complete all 8 minutes of 1 exercise then move to the next for a total of 16 minutes, 2-3 minute rest between exercises).

  • 15 second False Grip Hang
  • 3 x Chest to Ring Pullups

Results: L-Sits went better than last time so happy with that. Pullups were good enough, need a couple more times to see if I am progressing.

Bench Press, Ring Pullups, Cable Pulldowns and Handstand Pushups then Death by Pushups and Situps

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5 rounds of

  • 4 x Bench Press @ 90% of 2RM
  • 3 x Chest to Ring Pullups with False Grip
  • Rest 2 minutes

Then 4 rounds, slow, controlled and full ROM

  • 8 x Straight Arm Cable Pulldowns @ 70lbs
  • 3 x Deficit Handstand Pushups from Yoga blocks

Then EMOM until failure…

  • Minute 1 – 5 x Situps
  • Minute 2 – 8 x Situps
  • Minute 3 – 11 x Situps
  • keep adding 3 until failure

Once done with Situps then EMOM until failure of…

  • Minute 1 – 5 x Pushups
  • Minute 2 – 6 x Pushups
  • Minute 3 – 7 x Pushups
  • keep adding 3 until failure

Results: Used 170lbs for the Bench Press. Situps 8 rounds plus 13 reps. Pushups 7 rounds plus 10 reps.

Front and Back Squats then Ring Muscle Ups, Dips and Pullups

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6 rounds of

  • 4 x Front Squat @ 85% of 2RM

Then 3 rounds of

  • 8 x 1 1/2 Back Squats @ same weight as above

Then every 2 minutes for 20 minutes

  • 1 x Ring Muscle Up from L-Sit
  • 3 x Ring Dips
  • 3 x Ring L-Sit Pullups

Results: Used 175lbs for the Squats.

Bench Press then Pullups, Dips, V-Ups

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3 rounds

  • 6 x Bench Press @ 135lbs

Then EMOM for 20 minutes or until you cannot complete all reps in a round

  • 3 x Strict Pullups
  • 6 x Bar Dips
  • 12 x Alternating Single Leg V-Ups (total, 6 per leg)

Results: Stepped back on the Bench Press to work on form and to strengthen my shoulder which hurts when lifting heavy. ?Metconn 10 rounds plus 19 reps.