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Weightlifting and Gymnastic Movements

Back Squat then Cleans, Pushups and Air Squats

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Take 20 minutes and work up to a heavy 1RM Backsquat

Taken from the CF Invictus workout “The Chief.”

AMRAP in 3 minutes of the following. Repeat for a total of five sets, resting 60 seconds between sets. Pick up each set where you left off when the last ended.

  • 3 x Power Cleans @ 125lbs
  • 6 x Pushups
  • 9 x Air Squats

Results:  Really good workout.  Ended up with a new 1RM on the backsquat of 225lbs (102kg).  Used the following rep scheme 5 x 115, 5 x 135, 3 x 155, 3 x 185, 2 x 205, 2 x 210,  1 x 220, 1 x 225.  For the metcon did 18 rounds exactly.

Front Squat and Squat Cleans then Push Press and Pullups

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Every 3 minutes for 18 minutes

  • 3 x Front Squats
  • Pause 5-10 seconds to reset with bar on ground
  • 1.1 x Squat Cleans pausing 5-10 seconds between singles to reset

Then for time do 21-15-9 of

  • Push Press @ 80lbs
  • Pullups

Results:  For the Squats and Cleans did 95/115/125/135/140/145lbs.  Metcon in 3:50.

TGU and L-Sits, Front Squats and Pullups then a Snatch and Burpee Ladder

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First do 3 rounds of

  • 3 x Turkish Getups per Arm
  • 5-7 x L-Sit Tuck to Extension (pause 1-2 seconds in the tuck, then extend and hold 1-2 seconds, repeat)

Rest as needed between rounds.  Then do 3 rounds of

  • 4 x Front Squats
  • Rest 90 Seconds
  • Max Effort TRX Rows
  • Rest 90 Seconds

Then for time do increasing/decreasing ladders of

  • 10, 9, 8, …, 3, 2, 1 x Snatches @ 65lbs/30kg
  • 1, 2, 3, … , 8, 9, 10 x Burpees

Results:  For the TGU used 16/18/18kg.  For front squats did 115/145/165lbs.  Metcon in 9:28.

Bodyweight 6 Ways

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Every 2 minutes for 6 minutes (three sets) do

  • 6-8 x Bench Press @ Bodyweight (currently 165lbx/75kg)
  • 6-8 x Strict Pull ups

Then every 2 minutes for 6 minutes do

  • 6-8 x Back Squat@ Bodyweight
  • 6-8 x Strict Toes to Bar

Then every 2 minutes for 6 minutes do

  • 6-8 x Deadlift @ Bodyweight
  • 6-8 x Dips

Between each round take 8-10 minutes to setup for the next set and to warm up for the lift (Bench Press, Back Squat, Deadlift). Warmed up for each of the lifts with 5 rounds of 5 reps of increasing weight to get up to the working weight.

Results:  Did all 8 reps for each set, except in the first round, so could have gone up with the weight for the Back Squats and Deadlifts. Nice workout after the killer workout from last weekend :-).