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EMOM Handstand Work

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Breaking Muscle just did an article on learning how to do handstands and handstand walks.  These are some of the exercises they included in the plan. They provided some tips for doing handstands which I thought would be good to repeat here:

  1. Form matters! Pointed toes, tight core, and active shoulders are all important.
  2. Keep the majority of your weight mid palm but use your fingers to “grip” the floor to find balance.
  3. Gaze your eyes in-between your thumbs (without moving your head too much). This will help you find your balance.
  4. Spread your fingers for more surface area.

Part A:  Every minute on the minute for 9 minutes, perform the following rep scheme of strict Handstand Pushups:  5-4-3-2-1-2-3-4-5 (from Paradiso CrossFit).

Part B:  Rest 2 minutes then perform 3 rounds of:

  • 3 x Wall Walks
  • Rest 1 minute

Part C:  Then EMOM perform for following for as many rounds as possible until you cannot complete a round in the minute:

  • 5 x Bodyweight Benchpress (68kg)
  • 5 x Pullups

Part D:   Then EMOM for 5 minutes:

Results:  Part C:  Did 5 rounds… 4 rounds complete plus 5 x bench and 3 x pullups,. Be careful not to go too far with the bench press unless you have a spotter.  Part D: Was not able to hold the full 15 seconds (kept touching down) but did hold much longer 10+ seconds towards the end.  Trick I found is to lean slightly more forward and use your fingers to apply minor adjustmenets with counter pressure to keep you balanced.

 

Back Squats and T2B, Rowing and then Pullups and Pushups

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Not for time do Back Squats and between each set do 7 x Toes to Bar:

  • Set 1 – 5 reps @ 60kg
  • Set 2 – 5 reps @ 65kg
  • Set 3 – 5 reps @ 70kg
  • Set 4 – 5 reps @ 75kg
  • Set 5 – 3 reps @ 80kg
  • Set 6 – 2 rep @ 90kg
  • Set 7 – 2 reps @ 95kg (new max)
  • Set 8 – 5 reps @ 80kg

Rest and then for time:

  • Row 1000m

Rest and then do AMRAP in 9 minutes of:

  • 7 x Kipping Pullups
  • 7 x HSPU

Results:  1000m in 3:41.  AMRAP 6 rounds plus 7 pullups.

Handstand Pushups and T2B then Cleans, Lunges and Push Press

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Set timer for 5 two minute rounds.  Every two minutes on the minute do:

  • 5 x Handstand Pushups
  • Rest 30 Seconds
  • 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 x Toes to Bar (increase reps by two each round)

AMRAP in 10 minutes of the following, first round do 1 of each, second round do 2 of each, etc.  (taken from CF Ignite workout from 01.07.2015).

  • Hang Power Clean
  • Front Racked Left Lunge
  • Front Racked Right Lunge
  • Push Press

Results:  Metcon Part:  Finished the 7th round using 43kg which is a total of 28 reps of each.  HR max= 174 / ave = 160  For the lunge, I alternated left and right (didn’t do all on one leg then all on the other).  This one was good and very hard.  In the 6th round needed to break between lunges and presses.  In the 7th round rested between each and broke my lunges into two sets.

Dumbbell Squat and Scaled Diane

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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.

Modified Almond Joy

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Since I have already done front squats this week and wanted to get in some HSPU, decided to do a modified version of Atomic Crossfit’s Almond Joy  …

Warm-up 200 Double Unders

Then for time complete:

  • EMOM – 4 Deficit Handstand Pushups
  • Spend the rest of the minute doing sit-ups until you hit 100 Sit-ups

Move directly into…

  • EMOM – 4 Renegade Rows @ 18kg per hand
  • Spend the rest of the minute doing Burpees until you reach 100 Burpees

Result: 22:48.  Great combination of strength work plus a Metcon rolled into one.  Part 1 was good and completed as described. Part 2 was more of a problem to get the weight and reps right.  Started with 20kg/4 reps per hand, dropped to 18kg after two rounds sine I felt I was losing form badly,  then for the last couple of rounds dropped to 4 reps total (2 per hand).   Was whipped by the end anyway.

Next time: Start with 18kg and keep the 4 reps per hand format.