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Metabolic and Weightlifting Movements

Deadlifts and Lungesters

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 Continuing to use the rep scheme from the CF Invictus WOD from March 14, 2019.

Deadlift

  • 5 x @ 75-80%
  • 3 x @ 80-85%
  • 2 x @ 85-90%
  • Max Reps at 80%

EMOM for 20 minutes (or as long as you can complete all reps in a round) count total complete rounds.  This is the Street Parking WOD from Marh 14 posted on Instagram.

  • 6 x Deadlifts @ 95lbs
  • 3 x Lungsters @ 95lbs

Results:  Deadlifts used 235-265-285lbs.  Max reps 11 @ 235lbs.  For the metcon, started as an EMOM, ended as a AMRAP.  Only got to 4 rounds plus 8 reps (5th minute) on the EMOM.  Rested 1 minute then continued as if an AMRAP for the rest of the 20 minutes.  Completed 6 rounds plus 7 reps for the second part.  Total 11 rounds plus 6 reps.  Should have gone with 75lbs.

Dumbbell Split Squats then Hang Cleans, Push Press, Squats and Burpees

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Travelling WOD…

3 rounds 

  • 5 x Bulgarian Split Squat (back foot on bench each leg with 40lbs/18kg Dumbbell per hand

Then AMRAP in 12 minutes of

  • 5 x Dumbbell Hang Clean @ 35lbs
  • 5 x Dumbbell Push Press @ 35lbs
  • 5 x Dumbbell Squat
  • 5 x Burpees

Results:  Metcon 8 rounds plus 16 reps.

Back Squat then Snatches, OHS, Power Cleans, Row and DUs

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3 rounds of

  • 5 x Back Squat @ 75% of 1RM

AMRAP in 15 minutes (CF New England WOD from Feb 20, 2019)

  • 5 x Power Snatch @ 75lbs
  • 10 x Overhead Squat @ 75lbs
  • 15 x Hang Power Clean @ 75lbs
  • 20 Calorie Row
  • 50 x Double Unders

Results: Back Squat @ 185lbs.  Metcon 2 rounds plus 6 reps.  Impressed myself by doing all of the first round unbroken including the OHS. 

Front Squats then Row, Burpees and DB Snatch

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Take 15 minutes and work up to a heavy

  • 3 x Front Squat

Then AMRAP in 5 minutes

  • 15 Cal Row
  • 10 x Burpees
  • Max Alternating Dumbbell Snatch @ 21kg

Rest 3 minutes then AMRAP in 5 minutes

  • 15 Cal Row
  • 10 x Burpees
  • Max Alternating Dumbbell Clean and Press @ 16kg

Rest 3 minutes then AMRAP in 5 minutes

  • 15 Cal Row
  • 10 x Burpees
  • Max Alternating Dumbbell Snatch @ 20kg and DB Clean and Press @ 18kg

Note increased weight for C&P in last round.  16kg was too light.

Results:  For the Front Squats got up to 195lbs.  For the metcon – Snatch 30 reps, C&P 28 reps, Snatch plus C&P 24 reps.  Row took me on around 2 minutes.  For the last round I put the two weights side by side, then just did snatch left then right, switched and the did the C&P left then right and so on until the time ran out.