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Front Squats and Knees to Elbow then Bulgarian Box Jumps, KB Strict Press and Halos

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3 rounds of

  • 20 x Front Squats, increase weight per round
  • 10 x Slow Tempo Knees to Elbow

Then EMOM for 16 minutes rotate through (4 rounds of each)

  • Minute 1 – 8 x Rear Foot Elevated Box Jumps Left Leg (setup as a split squat and then jump your front foot onto/off of a plate or low step)
  • Minute 2 – 8 x Rear Foot Elevated Box Jumps Right Leg
  • Minute 3 – 10 x Dual Kettlebell Overhead Press @ 14kg per hand
  • Minute 4 – 10 x Halos @ 14kg

Results: Used 55kg for the Front Squats. The Bulgarian Box Jumps worked out well with a little practice.

Weighted Pullups then TRX Presses, TRX Rev Rows and a Core EMOM

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6 rounds, rest 1 minute between rounds

  • 6 x Strict Pullups
  • 4 x Strict Pullups @ 10kg
  • 2 x Strict Pullup @ 20kg
  • 2 x Strict Pullup @ 20kg
  • 4 x Strict Pullups @ 10kg
  • 6 x Strict Pullups

Then 3 rounds for time

  • 10 x TRX Tricep Extensions
  • 10 x TRX Reverse Rows
  • Row 250m

Then EMOM for 12 minutes ( 4 rounds of each)

  • Minute 1 – 15 Second L-Sit
  • Minute 2 – 10 x Kettlebell Halos @ 20kg ( 5 per direction)
  • Minute 3 – 10 x Single Kettlebell Farmer Marches @ 20kg per side (do 10 steps with KB in one hand then switch hands and do another 5, r+l=1 rep)

Results: Metcon 7:27. L-Sit two rounds with straight legs, two with bent legs.

Bench Press then a KB Core EMOM

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4 rounds

  • 6 x Bench Press @ 85% of 3RM

Then 2 rounds of

  • Max Reps Foot Elevated Pushups (feet on 60cm box)
  • 10 x Cable Pulldowns @ 70lbs
  • Rest 1 Minute

Then a Kettlebell Core EMOM for 16 minutes, rotate through the following, 4 rounds per exercise

  • 4 x Slow Halos per Direction
  • 2 x Windmills per Side with 2 second hold
  • 8 x Kettlebell Pull Overs
  • 4 x Front Rack Openers with Twist

Results: Used 170lbs for the Bench Press and on the last round broke it up into 4.1.1 with 20 a second pause between the last 2 reps. Pushups 20 and 12.

HSPU, T2B and Ring Rows then Halos

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Take 5 rounds and work up to a heavy

  • 1 x Weighted Pullup

Then AMRP in 14 minutes

  • 1 x Handstand Pushup
  • 2 x Toes to Bar
  • 2 x TRX/Ring Rows
  • 2 x HSPU
  • 4 x T2B
  • 4 x TRX/Ring Rows
  • 3 x HSPU
  • 6 x T2B
  • 6 x TRX/Ring Rows
  • etc.

Then Joeller Blades’ Death by Halos on Instagram…AMRP in 6 minutes

  • 1 x Tall Kneeling Halo
  • 1 x Half Kneeling Halo
  • 1 x Standing Halo
  • 1 x Half Kneeling Halo

Each round Halo is around clockwise plus back around counter clockwise.

Results: Weighted Pullups 10-13-20-30-32kg. Metcon 1 – 6 round plus 28 reps. Metcon 2 – 13 rounds.

Strict Press them Bench Press, Situps and Halos

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Taken from the latest RepWerks Overhead Press cycle.

5 rounds increasing weight each round if possible

  • 10 x Strict Press

Then every 3 minutes for 15 minutes

  • 10 x Bench Press @ 115lbs
  • 10 x Straight Leg Weighted Situps @ 14kg (with arms extended overhead)
  • 10 x Halos (cw plus ccw = 1 rep) @ 14kg

Results: Strict Press… 30-34-36-39-39kg.