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Clean and Front Squats then Squat Cleans and Burpees

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Take 20 minutes to work up to the weight you will use for the next round.  Stretch and roll as needed between rounds.

  • 1.1.1.1.1 x Power Cleans (pause 10 seconds to reset between reps)
  • 1.1.1.1.1 x Pause Front Squat (hold 3 seconds at bottom of squat)

Then AMRAP in 10 minutes of:

  • 5 x Squat Clean
  • 5 x Bar Hop Burpees

Results:  For the AMRAP 7 rounds @ 95lbs.

Front Squats then Burpees, Thrusters, Pullups and Double Unders

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Take 15 minutes and work up to a heavy:

  • 3 x Front Squats

Then, AMRAP in 18 minutes of:

  • 21 x Burpees
  • 15 x Thrusters @ 43kg
  • 9 x Strict Pullups
  • 200 x Double Unders

Results:  For the Front Squats got up to 3 x 200lbs/91kg.  For the metcon did 1 round plus 21-15-9-111 reps (total 401 reps).

Dips and Rows then Front Squats and T2B

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Not for time

  • 5 x Weighted Dips @ 35lbs
  • Rest 30 seconds
  • 5 x Barbell Bent Rows increasing weight each set

Then take 10 minutes and prepare for next part with 3 rounds of each movement working on mobility and form:

  • 5 x Strict Toes to Bar
  • 5 x Front Squats (start with air squats, then empty bar, then with 115lbs)

Then for time do 3 rounds of

  • 10 x Front Squats @ 115lbs
  • 10 x Toes to Bar

Results:  For the bent rows did: 95lbs, 105lbs, 115lbs, 125lbs, 135lbs.  For the metcon took 5:25.

Front Squats then Dips, Thrusters, KB Swings and DUs

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Four rounds of the following with a heavy working weight:

  • 6 x Pause Front Squats (pause for a count of 1-2 second at bottom)
  • Rest 3 minutes

Then AMRAP in 15 minutes of

  • 9 x Dips
  • 15 x Thruster @ 45lbs
  • 21 x Kettlebell Swings
  • 28 x Double Unders

Results:  Did the Front Squats with 135lbs.  For the Metcon did 4 rounds plus 38 reps (9 dips, 15 thrusters, 14 KB Swings).

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

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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…