Dumbbell Squat and Scaled Diane

For form do 5 sets of 5 squats with Dumbells at shoulder height.  Concentrate on keeping back straight, hands at shoulder width as in a front squat.

Then a scaled version of Diane, 21-15-9 reps for time of:

  • Bodyweight Deadlifts (68kg/155lbs)
  • Handstand Pushups

Results:  Used 16kg dumbells for part 1.  Diane:  11:00 even.  Handstand pushups were pathetic, hopefully because I had just done the dumbell squats.

Front Squats with Handstand Hold plus Burpees and Deadlifts

Warm-up with Double Unders (100 – 150)

MWOD Exercises for Front Squats:  Wrist Distraction, Lat Stretch with External Rotation, Lunges.  Best videos from Kelly are here, here and here.

5 Rounds, not for time:

  • Front Squat 5-5-5-5-5
  • 30 Second Handstand Hold

For time perform the following:

  • 30 x Burpees
  • 10 x Deadlifts @ 60kg
  • 20 x Burpees
  • 10 x Deadlifts @ 60kg
  • 10 x Burpees
  • 10 x Deadlifts @ 60kg

Result:  Front Squat – 30kg, 35kg, 40kg, 43kg, 43kg.  Metcon – 5:28

HS Pushups, Deadlifts, Situps then L-Sits

A. Overhead Squats

5-5-5 @ 35kg

Then

B. Complete as many rounds as possible in 12 minutes of:

  • 5 x Handstand Pushups
  • 10 x Deadlifts @ 50kg
  • 15 x Situps

Then

C. EMOM for 5 minutes hold L-Sit for 15 seconds

Result:  For part B, ended up with 6 rounds (I think, may have been 7).  It might have been better to replace the deadlifts with 24 – 28kg sumo deadlift highpulls with a kettlebell to get a more intense metcon out of it.