Front Squats, Squat Cleans, Thrusters, Box Jumps and Row

3 rounds

  • 3 x Pause Front Squats

Go slow, 3 second decent, 3 second pause at bottom.

3 rounds

  • 1.1.1 x Squat Clean (stop and reset between reps)

Then for total reps, EMOM for 15 minutes (3 rounds)

  • Station 1: Max reps Sandbag Thruster
  • Station 2: Max reps Box Jumps
  • Station 3: Max Calories Row
  • Station 4: Max Dumbbell Power Clean @ 16kg
  • Station 5: Rest 1 minute

Results: Pause FS @ 165lbs for all rounds. Squat Cleans @ 115-135-155lbs. Metcon 70-61-60 reps.

Macho Man Complex from CF New England

Take 15-20 minutes build to a heavy complex (one complex is all 3 movements before putting bar down).

  • 3 x Power Clean
  • 3 x Front Squat
  • 3 x Push Jerk/Press

3 rounds for time of

  • 3 rounds of the complex above @ 65% of weight reached above
  • Run 200m

Results: Really liked this one. For the Heavy Complex got up to 145lbs. For the Metcon used 95lbs – 9:56.

Crossfit Open WOD 20.4 (scaled)

This is the very close to the official scaled version of this WOD.

For time ( 20 minute time cap )

  • 30 x Box Jumps
  • 15 x Clean and Jerk @ 65lbs
  • 30 x Box Jumps
  • 15 x Clean and Jerk @ 95lbs
  • 30 x Box Jumps
  • 10 x Clean and Jerk @ 115lbs
  • 30 x Box Step Ups @ 30lbs
  • 10 x Clean and Jerk @ 135lbs
  • 30 x Box Step Ups @ 30lbs
  • 5 x Clean and Jerk @ 155lbs
  • 30 x Box Step Ups @ 30lbs
  • 5 x Clean and Jerk @ 185lbs

Results: Total 169 reps (ended at 9 x C&J @ 135lbs). Did all power cleans and push press. Tried one Squat Clean but with all the box jumps and step ups, my legs were not much help anymore. Didn’t need a full split jerk at 135lbs. The only difference with the published version of this WOD is that I used a 30lb sandbag for the Step Ups, the actual WOD uses a 20lb medicine ball.

Crossfit Open WOD 20.1 (scaled) then Pullups and Handstand Hold

10 rounds for time (15 minute time cap)

  • 8 x Ground to Overhead @ 75lbs (Rx is 95lbs)
  • 10 x Burpees Over the Barbell

Then 3 rounds of

  • 8-10 x Strict Pullups
  • Rest 30 seconds
  • 45 second Handstand Hold
  • Rest 60 seconds

Results: Metcon 8 rounds plus 3 reps 🙁 Used snatches for the G2OH. Pullups 5-7-6 unbroken each round.

Glute Bridges then DUs, Snatches and Lunges

Take 15 minutes and work on a Gymnastics move.

5 rounds of

  • 5 x Barbell Glute Bridges @ 50kg
  • Rest 30 seconds
  • 8-10 x TRX Reverse Rowswith feet on bench
  • Rest 60 seconds

AMRAP in 10 minutes of

  • 30 x Double Unders
  • 10 x Alternating Dumbbell Snatch + 2 x Reverse Lunge @ 20kg

For the Snatch + Lunge, 1 repetition = DB Snatch, keep DB overhead, reverse lunge left, then reverse lunge right.

Results: Worked on Handstand Walks for the first part. Metcon 4 rounds.