Category Archives: M-W

Metabolic and Weightlifting Movements

Front Squats then Run, Squat Cleans and Push Press

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Every 2 minutes for 12 minutes, Front Squats

  • Set 1 – 3 reps @ 75%
  • Set 2 – 2 reps @ 80%
  • Set 3 – 2 reps @ 85%
  • Set 4 – 1 rep @ 90%
  • Set 5 – 1 rep @ 90%+
  • Set 6 – 1 reps @ 90%+

Then every 5 minutes for 20 minutes (4 rounds), Street Parking WOD from July 26.

  • Run 200m
  • 15 x Hang Squat Clean @ 85lbs
  • 15 x Push Press @ 85lbs
  • Run 200m

Results: Front Squats 135-155-175-185-195-205lbs. Metcon completed all 4 rounds. Last round with about 10 seconds to spare. Street Parking WODs are tough!

Strict Presses then C&J and Reverse Lunges

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Every 2 minutes for 12 minutes

  • 5 x Strict Press @ 65%
  • 3 x Strict Press @ 75%
  • 1 x Strict Press @ 85%
  • 5 x Strict Press @ 75%
  • 3 x Strict Press @ 85%
  • 1 x Strict Press @ 95%

Then a Street Parking WOD from last week. For time

  • 10 x Clean and Jerk @ 95lbs
  • 8 x Front Rack Reverse Lunge (R+L=2 reps)
  • 9 x Clean and Jerk
  • 8 x Front Rack Reverse Lunge
  • 8 x Clean and Jerk
  • 8 x Front Rack Reverse Lunge
  • 7 x Clean and Jerk
  • 8 x Front Rack Reverse Lunge
  • 6 x Clean and Jerk
  • 8 x Front Rack Reverse Lunge
  • 5 x Clean and Jerk
  • 8 x Front Rack Reverse Lunge
  • 4 x Clean and Jerk
  • 8 x Front Rack Reverse Lunge
  • 3 x Clean and Jerk
  • 8 x Front Rack Reverse Lunge
  • 2 x Clean and Jerk
  • 8 x Front Rack Reverse Lunge
  • 1 x Clean and Jerk
  • 8 x Front Rack Reverse Lunge

Results: Strict Press 95-110-120-110-120-130-135lbs. Metcon 18:22. Nice WOD.

Squat Snatch then OHS and Box Jump Overs

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3 rounds of using an empty bar (watch this video on Sotts Press Progressions)

  • 3 x Power Snatch
  • 3 x Sotts Press (choose level)
  • 3 x Overhead Squat

Then 3 rounds of

  • 3 x Snatch Balance

Then every 2 minutes for 10 minutes, build to a heavy double

  • 1 x Hang Squat Snatch
  • 1 x Squat Snatch

Then for time 12-9-6 of

  • Overhead Squats @ 75lbs
  • Box Jump Overs

Results: Worked up to an 80lbs Squat Snatch. Actually ended up doing 2 hang squat snatches plus a full snatch. Metcon 3:50.

Front Squats then SB Thrusters, Rows and Run

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Inspired by today’s CF Invictus WOD.

5 sets of

  • 3 x Front Squat

Rest 2 minutes between sets, work up to a heavy triple.

Then for time

  • 25 x Bent Barbell Rows @ 80lbs
  • 50 x Wall Balls/Sandbag Thrusters @ 30lbs
  • Run 800m
  • 50 x Wall Balls/Sandbag Thrusters
  • 25 x Bent Rows @ 80lbs

Results: Front Squats 135-155-175-185-195lbs. Metcon 12:39. 800m in 4:21.

Power Cleans, Burpees and Run

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Repeat of a CF New England WOD we did on April 18 of 2018.

Every 2 minutes for 16 minutes (8 rounds)

  • 3 x Power Clean

Then AMRAP in 20 minutes of (CF New England WOD from March 24, 2018)

  • 7 x Power Clean @ 110lbs/50kg
  • 7 x Burpees
  • Run 200m

Results: Last time for the Power Cleans, March 11, got to 160lbs. This time 95-115-130-150-150lbs (don’t know where the other 3 rounds went). For the metcon I got 6 rounds plus 14 reps (Pascal got 7 rounds).