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Weightlifting Movement

Front Squats and Hip Thrusts then Row, DB Push Press, DB Front Squat

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Take 5-7 rounds and work up to a heavy

  • 1 x Front Squat

Then 4 rounds of

  • 15 x Hip Thrusts with one second pause at the top @ 135lbs/60kg

Results: Front Squat

  • 3×135
  • 3×165
  • 3×185
  • 1×195
  • 1×205
  • 1×215
  • 1x220lbs/100kg

Matched my old 1RM from some years ago, so happy with that. Hip Thrusts took a lot of time so didn’t do a metcon today.

Back Squats and Weighted Pullups then Split Squats and DB Snatches

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4 rounds of

  • 10 x Back Squat @ Body Weight plus 20lbs
  • Rest 30 seconds
  • 3 x Weighted Strict Pullups @ 10kg + 3 x Strict Pullups
  • Rest 2 minutes

Then as finisher, inspired by Street Parking’s Vault WOD #25, for time

  • 20 x Alternating DB Snatch @ 18kg
  • 5 x Rear Foot Elevated Goblet Squat @ 20kg left leg elevated
  • 5 x Rear Foot Elevated Goblet Squat @ 20kg right leg elevated
  • 18 x Alternating DB Snatch @ 18kg
  • 5 x Rear Foot Elevated Goblet Squat @ 20kg left leg elevated
  • 5 x Rear Foot Elevated Goblet Squat @ 20kg right leg elevated
  • …
  • 2 x Alternating DB Snatch @ 18kg
  • 5 x Rear Foot Elevated Goblet Squat @ 20kg left leg elevated
  • 5 x Rear Foot Elevated Goblet Squat @ 20kg right leg elevated

Results: Used 175lbs for the Back Squats. Metcon 18:16.

Front Squats then Deadlifts, HPC and Lunges

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3 rounds increase weight per round of

  • 5 x Zombie Squats

Then increasing from heaviest weight from above, 5 rounds, resting 2 minutes between rounds, work up to a heavy

  • 3 x Front Squat

Then 10 rounds for time, inspired by the Crossfit WOD from 22 May.

  • 4 x Deadlift @ 50kg
  • 3 x Hang Power Clean @ 50kg
  • 2 x Lunges with Bar in Front Rack (total, one per leg)

Results: Zombie 45-65-95lbs. Front Squats 120-135-155-170-185lbs/85kg. Metcon 7:02 (misread my own instructions and only did 2 Power Cleans).

Bench Press then a KB Complex

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4 rounds of

  • 3 x Bench Press @ 98% of 3RM

Then 2 rounds of

  • 15 x Incline Dumbbell Bench Press @ 20kg per Hand

Then, Joeller Blades workout from Feb 27 (might want to watch the video in Instagram).. EMOM for 12 minutes with a single Kettlebell, do all 3 sets on one side then switch to other hand (2 rounds with each hand total)

  • Minute 1 – 10 x KB Swings to Face Pull
  • Minute 2 – 8 x KB Palm Clean to Reverse Lunge
  • Minute 3 – 6 x KB Snatch to Press

Results: Bench Press used 195lbs for first 3 rounds (failed after 2 reps in round 3) and 185lbs for the last round. Used 20kg KB for the Metcon, challenging movements.

Handstand Practice then Snatches and Overhead Squats

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Take 15 minutes and work on Frog Stand press to Handstand

Then 3 rounds of

  • 1 x Wall Walk plus 3 x Wall Facing Handstand Pushups

Then every 2 minutes for 20 minutes work up to a heavy

  • 2 x Panda Pull
  • 1 x Hang Power Snatch

Then every 2 minutes for 10 minutes with empty bar

  • 5 x Standing Sotts Press with Snatch Grip
  • 3 x Heel Elevated Overhead Squat

Results: Got up to a 43kg Power Snatch.