Bench Press then Lunges, Burpees, Run and KB Swings

Not for time do 5 rounds of:

  • 5 x Bench Press @ 160lbs

AMRAP in 15 minutes of:

  • 10 x OH Walking Lunges @ 95lbs
  • 15 x Burpees over the Barbell
  • 200m Run
  • 25 x Kettlebell Swings

Results:  For the AMRAP – 3 rounds plus 10 Lunges, 5 Burpees

Back Squats and KB Swings followed by DUs, Jumping Lunges, Pushups, Pullups and Burpees

Every 4 minutes for 4 rounds do:

  • 4 x Back Squats (increase weight each round)
  • Rest 30 seconds
  • 25 x Kettlebell Swings

Then for time do:

  • 100 x Double Unders
  • 50 x Jumping Lunges
  • 50 x Pushups
  • 25 x Strict Pullups
  • 25 x Burpees

Results:  For the back squat did 135lbs, 155lbs, 185lbs, 205lbs/93kg.  Completed the metcon in 10:55.

Presses then Cleans, Burpees, Run and S2OH

Work up to a heavy tripple on Strict Press.  Add weight each round until you cannot do 3 unbroken.

  • 3 x Strict Press

For time (taken from Crossfit Invictus with slight modification):

  • 5 Shoulder to Overhead (95 lbs)
  • 10 Power Cleans (95 lbs)
  • 15 Burpees Over the Barbell
  • 200 Meter Run
  • 15 Burpees Over the Barbell
  • 10 Power Cleans
  • 5 Shoulder to Overhead

Results: Best I could do on the strict press was 3 x 125lbs/ 56kg.  For the Metcon did 5:26.

Front Squats and Pullups then Burpees, Wall Balls, Toes to Bar and DUs


Every 4 minutes for 24 minutes do Front Squats

  • 6 x 50kg/110lbs
  • 6 x 120lbs
  • 4 x 130lbs
  • 4 x 140lbs
  • 2 x 150lbs
  • 2 x 160lbs

Between each set do 3 reps weighted pullups @ 25lbs

EMOM for 24 minutes (6 sets of each)

  • min1: 30s Burpees
  • min2: 30s WBs
  • min3: 30s Toes to Bar
  • min4: 30s DUs

Results:  After so many reps lost count.   Just kept going and going…

Crossfit321 Vacation WOD

Dropped into Crossfit321 in Topsham (Brunswick), Maine and this was the workout.  Sam was a member of this Crossfit for a while while at Bowdoin…

Not for time do 3 rounds of Bench Press with the following rep scheme:

  • 5 x @ 65% of 1 RM
  • 3 x @ 75%
  • Max Reps @ 85%

Then for time do:

  • Row 2k
  • 50 x Burpees
  • 50 x Pullups
  • 50 x Hand Release Pushups

Results:  This is a great holiday upper body workout.  Need to come up with the equivalent lower body workout.  Max effort bench ended up with 3 reps at 180lbs/80kg.  Metcon in 20:22.