Handstands, Bench Press, Double Unders and HSPU

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!

Gymnastics and some Double Unders

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.

Deadlifts, KBS, Burpees and HSPU

3 rounds of

  • 10 x Stability Ball Stir the Pot Left
  • 10 x Stability Ball Stir the Pot Right
  • 10 x Stability Ball Forearm Saw
  • 10 x Stability Ball Knee Tucks

6 sets

  • Set 1 – 5 x Deadlift @ 60%
  • Set 2 – 3 x Deadlift @ 70%
  • Set 3 – 2 x Deadlift @ 80%
  • Set 4 – 2 x Deadilft @ 85%
  • Set 5 – 1 x Deadlift @ 90%
  • Set 6 – 1 x Deadlift @ 95%+

Then for time 15-12-9-6

  • Kettlebell Swings @ 32kg
  • Burpees
  • Strict Pullups

Results: Deadlifts 165-185-215-245-275-295lbs. Metcon 11:23. Pullups were really hard today.

Snatch Work then Thrusters, Pullups and Burpees

Take 15 minutes and work up to a heavy

  • 3 x Overhead Squats

Then take 15 minutes and work up to a heavy complex of

  • 3 x Squat Snatch

Then Bergeron Beep Test. Every minute on the minute until all reps cannot be completed in a round

  • 7 x Thrusters @ 75lbs
  • 7 x Pullups
  • 7 x Burpees

Rest until recovered then EMOM until failure

  • 7 x Thursters @ 65lbs
  • 7 x Toes to Bar
  • 7 x Burpees

Results: OHS 45-65-75-85-95lbs. Squat Snatch 45-65-70-75lbs. Squat Snatch felt really good. First time it felt like it was easier than a Power Snatch. Metcon – 2 sets plus 20 reps / 2 sets plus 19 reps. Added the second metcon round because the results for the first was soooooo bad. Standard is to complete around 9 rounds but even going unbroken as fast as I could still fell way short.

Handstand Pushups and Pullups then Run and Pistol Squats

Based on the Instagram WOD from the Box Programming.

For time alternate the following two reverse ladders

  • 5-4-3-2-1 x Deficit Handstand Pushups
  • 10-8-6-4-2 x Strict Pullups

Then for time

  • Run 8k / 5 miles

Then two rounds

  • 6 x Alternating Pistol Squats (3 per Leg)

Results: HSPU and Pullups 5:37. Run 43:06 (5:21/km). Pistol Squats after a run and stretch seem to work really well, still needed to have my heal raised slightly but no counter weight.