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Weightlifting and Gymnastic Movements

Front Squats then 3 x five minute AMRAPs

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5 rounds

  • 5 x Front Squat

Then AMRAP in 5 minutes

  • 5 x Dumbbell Thrusters @ 16kg per hand
  • 5 x Strict Pullups

Rest 1 minute then AMRAP in 5 minutes of

  • 5 x Dumbbell Snatch Left @ 21kg
  • 5 x Dumbbell Snatch Right @ 21kg
  • 5 x Dumbbell Step Up (used my normal bench)

Rest 1 minute then AMRAP in 5 minutes

  • 5 x Single Arm Dumbbell Squat Clean Left @ 16kg
  • 5 x Single Arm Dumbbell Squat Clean Right @16kg
  • 5 x Strict Toes to Bar

Results:  Front Squats 95-115-130-140-150lbs.  Metcon – first set 5 rounds plus 6 reps, second set 3 rounds plus 10 reps, last set 4 rounds plus 10 reps.

Push Press, T2B and BJ Overs

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Inspired by CF New England

Take 15 minutes and work up to a heavy

  • 10 x Push Press

Then AMRAP in 14 minutes

  • 2 x Push Press
  • 2 x Toes to Bar
  • 2 x Box Jump Overs
  • 4 x Push Press
  • 4 x Toes to Bar
  • 4 x Box Jump Overs
  • etc. adding 2 reps until time is up

Results:  For the Push Press worked up to 115lbs (65-80-95-110-115). For the metcon completed the round of 16 plus 22 reps. 

Snatches and Overhead Squats

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EMOM for 6 minutes

  • 1 x Overhead Squat @ 45lbs

Then every 3 minutes for 18 minutes (6 rounds)

  • Frist two rounds – 3 x High Hang Snatch plus Overhead Squat
  • Second two rounds – 3 x Hang Snatch plus Overhead Squat
  • Third two rounds – 3 x Power Snatch plus Overhead Squat

Increase weight per round. 

Then 6 rounds for time

  • 12 x Pullups
  • 9 x Power Snatch @ 65lbs
  • 6 x Overhead Squat @ 65lbs

Results:  For the Snatches 45-55-60-65-75-80lbs.  For the metcon 17:20 (started with 12 snatches, 9 OHS and 6  pullups but switched to the above halfway through since 6 pullups seemed too easy).

Strict Press then Strict Cindy

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Keeping up the high rep model this week trying to build strength.  Every 2 minutes for 14 minutes

  • 8 x Strict Press @ 50% 1RM
  • 6 x Strict Press @ 60%
  • 4 x Strict Press @ 70%
  • 2 x Strict Press @ 80%
  • 8 x Strict Press @ 60%
  • 8 x Strict Press @ 60%
  • 20 x Strict Press with empty bar

Then AMRAP in 20 minutes of Strict Cindy

  • 5 x Strict Pullups
  • 10 x Pushups
  • 15 x Air Squats

Results:  Based on a 145lbs 1RM 70-80-95-115-80-80lbs.  For the Metcon 13 rounds plus 3 reps.