Category Archives: Medium Weights

Weighted Dips and Pullups plus a Metcon

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EMOM alternate:

  • 3 x Weighted Pullups @ 15kg
  • 3 x Weighted Dips @ 25kg

Then perform as many rounds and reps as possible in 14 minutes of:

  • 7 x Dumbell Snatch @ 21kg Left Hand
  • 7 x Burpees
  • 7 x Dumbell Snatch @ 21kg Right Hand
  • 7 x V-Ups

Results: For the metcon part completed exactly 7 rounds.  V-Ups were not pretty but manageable.

Front Squats with Lunges, Russian Twists and Dips

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Not for time do 5 sets of:

  • 5 x Front Squats @ 50kg

For time perform 21-18-15-12-9-6-3 of:

  • Weighted Lunges @ 20kg per hand
  • Russian Twist @ 10kg
  • Dips

Results:  Metcon:  16:04.  HR max = 173 / ave = 156.  Really good hard metcon part.  Front Squats were also really good, video showed elbows up, back straight.

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HR Graph During Metcon

Bench Press and Pushups plus Front Squat and T2B

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Not for time do 4 rounds of:

  • 6 x Body Weight Bench Press plus
  • 10 x Pushups in different positions
    • 1st round 10 x narrow
    • 2nd round 10 x wide
    • 3rd round 10 x lateral
    • 4th round 10 x regular

The Pushup positions are demonstrated here at GymnasticsWOD.

The for time do 4 rounds of:

  • 10 x Front Squat @ 43kg (95lbs)
  • 10 x Toes to Bar

Result:  Metcon done in 8:15.  Body weight bench press was at 73kg.

Cleans then Handstand Pushups, Kettlebell Swings, Manmakers

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Hanging Cleans

3-3-3-3-3 @ 55kg

Then for time of (inspired by Atomic CF WOD “Texas Man O’ War“)

  • 21 Kettlebell Swings
  • 18 Manmakers @ 12kg
  • 9 Handstand Pushups
  • 15 Kettlebell Swings
  • 12 Manmakers
  • 6 Handstand Pushups
  • 9 Kettlebell Swings
  • 6 Manmakers
  • 3 Handstand Pushups

Result: Very hard 15:20.

Dumbell Press Two Ways plus Pullups, Dips and Snatch

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Strict Dumbbell Press not for time

  • 8-8-8.8.8 @ 18kg per hand

Then

  • 5-5-5  @ 14kg with one Dumbbell (all 5 reps per hand then switch)

Then for time:

  • 100 x Dumbell Statch @ 20kg (50 per hand, switch hands per rep)
  • EMOM Odd Minute 5 Dips
  • EMOM Even Minute 3 Strict Pullups

Result:Metcon:  9:45 (25 Dips, 12 Pullups).