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Weightlifting and Gymnastic Movements

Front Squats then Street Parking’s Athena WOD

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Take 15 minutes and work up to a heavy

  • 5 x Front Squat

Rest 3 minutes then

  • Max Reps Front Squat @ 65% of Max reached above

Then Street Parking’s Athena Vault WOD…

AMRAP in 4 minutes

  • 8 x Pullups
  • 12 x DB Push Press @ 12kg

Rest 1 minute, then AMRAP in 4 minutes

  • 12 x Pushups
  • 8 x Double DB Snatch @ 12kg

Rest 1 minute, then AMRAP in 4 minutes

  • 8 x Pullups
  • 12 x DB Push Press

Rest 1 minute, then AMRAP in 4 minutes

  • 12 x Pushups
  • 8 x DB Push Press

Results: Front Squat 185lbs (new 5 RM). Part 2 – 15 reps @ 120lbs. Athena – 16 rounds.

Front Squats then Front Squats, Reverse Lunges, Toe Touches and Dips

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Take 20 minutes and work up to a heavy

  • 5 x Front Squat

Then EMOM for 16 minutes rotate through the following stations each minute (4 sets of each)

  • Station 1 – 10 x Alternating Dumbbell Overhead Reverse Lunge @ 16kg per hand (5 per leg)
  • Station 2 – 10 x Weighted Toe Touches @ 8kg (r+l=1 rep)
  • Station 3 – 10 x Front Squat @ 65% from above
  • Station 4 – 10 x Dips

Results: Part 1 – 175lbs. Part 2 used 115lbs for the Front Squats.

Strict Presses then KB Cleans, Squats, Pushups and Pike Lifts

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Every 2 minutes for 12 minutes

  • 6 x Strict Press

Then a tabata (8 rounds-20 sec work / 10 sec rest)

  • Strict Press @ Empty Bar

Then 8 rounds for time (based on movements from Semir Jasarevic’s Instagram post on Feb 8)

  • 4 x Single Arm Kettlebell Power Clean and Squat Left @ 16kg
  • 4 x Single Arm Kettlebell Power Clean and Squat Right @ 16kg
  • 8 x Alternating Asymetric Pushups (one hand on Kettlebell ball, 4 total per hand)
  • 8 x Pike Lift over Kettlebell (over and back is one rep)

Results: Part 1 105lbs. Tabata… harder than it looks. Started off hot at 10 reps but ended up only able to do 5 per round. Metcon – 12:47.

Bench Press and Pullups then Something Different

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Take 15 minutes and work up to a heavy

  • 2 x Pause Bench Press (pause 2 seconds at bottom)

Then for time 10-9-8-…-3-2-1 reverse ladder of

  • Bench Press @ 60% of Double above
  • Strict Pullups

Then 9 rounds of 30 second work 15 second rest

  • Round 1,4,7 – Alternating Front and Side Dumbbell Raises in Plank
  • Rounds 2,5,8 – Weighted Dumbbell Situp with Shoulder Press
  • Rounds 3,6,9 – Single Dumbbell Twist

You need to review Semir’s Instagram post to get the movements (#1, #3, #6). Yes it is overly complex but something different.

Results: Part 1 – 190lbs. Part 2 – 14:15. Used 115 for Bench. Last part – Used 3kg dumbbells… nice burn in the shoulders.

Core Work then Bent Rows and Dips

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4 rounds, rest as needed between roumds

  • 30 second Handstand Hold
  • 10 x Alternating Single Leg Pike Lifts (5 per side)
  • 10 x Pike Lifts
  • 10 x Pike Lifts over a Kettlebell (over and back is one rep)

Then 5 rounds

  • 5 x Barbell Bent Rows
  • Rest 30 seconds
  • 10 x Dips
  • Rest 90 seconds

Results: Bent Rows 80-95-105-110-115lbs.