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Gymnastics Day, L-Sits and Muscle Ups

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3 rounds of L-Sit Complex using low paralettes…

  • 10 second Seated Forward Fold (Yoga)
  • 10 x Pike Lifts with hands at knees
  • 10 x Pike Dips (Lift your butt)
  • 10-15 second Bent Knee L-Sit Hold (if possible extend legs before lowering)

EMOM for 10 minutes

  • 1 x Ring Muscle Up Transitions (starting seated on floor)

Then EMOM for 10 minutes

  • 1 x Weighted Pullup @ 20kg
  • 5 x Ring Pushups (Rings about 5-10cm from ground)

The 5 rounds of

Results: Done as shown.

L-Sit Work then Deadlifts and Handstand Pushups

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Continuing L-Sit work… 3 rounds of L-Sit Complex using low paralettes (see this post from Coach Dan)…

  • 10 x Pike Lifts
  • 10 x Pike Dips (Lift your butt)
  • 10 second Bent Knee L-Sit Hold

Then EMOM for 10 minutes

  • Even Minute –
    • 3 x Deficit Deadlift @ 1.5 Bodyweight from 10cm step
    • 3 x Box Jumps
  • Odd Minute
    • 3 x Deficit Handstand Pushups from Yoga Blocks
    • 3 x Dynamic Bozu Pushups (over and back = 1 rep)

Then as finisher did a 15k Bike routine on iFIT.

Results: Making good progreess on the L-Sits, was able to hold a full L-Sit at the end for 5 seconds, goal would be 30-45 seconds. Used 235lbs for the Deadlift. Bike took around 35 minutes.

L-Sits and Deadlifts then a Kettlebell EMOM

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3 rounds of L-Sit Complex using low paralettes (see this post from Coach Dan)…

  • 10 x Pike Lifts
  • 10 x Pike Dips (Lift your butt)
  • 10 second Bent Knee L-Sit Hold

Then 5 rounds

  • 12 x Deadlift @ 1.5 x Bodyweight
  • 6 x Deadlift @ 1.6 x Bodyweight
  • 6 x Deadlift @ 1.6 x Bodyweight
  • 4 x Deadlift @ 1.7 x Bodyweight
  • 4 x Deadlift @ 1.7 x Bodyweight

Then EMOM for 12 minutes alternate through the the following

Even minutes

  • 3 x Kettlebell Deadlift @ 32kg
  • 3 x Deadstop Kettlebell Swing @32kg
  • Repeat 1x (2 sets total)

Odd minutes

  • 8 x Goblet Squats @ 32kg

Results: Used 230-245-260lbs for the Deadlifts. First time doing 32kg Goblet Squats… surprised I could get the KB up and was able to complete all 6 rounds.

Strict Press then Gymnastics Work

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8 rounds of

  • 3 x Strict Press @ 80% of 1RM

Then spend 15 minutes working on

  • Press to Handstand from Frogstand (against wall)

Then EMOM for 10 minutes

  • 1 x Wall Walk
  • 5-10 second Wall Facing Handstand Hold

Then 3 rounds of

  • 10 x Single L-Sit Lifts with hands on floor and raising butt off the floor (r+l=1rep)

Results: Used 120lbs for the Strict Press. Got around 8 full presses to handstand (and a lot of half attempts 😒).

Muscle Up Progressions and a Bike HIIT Routine

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Accumulate 1 minute L-Sit, every time you break

  • 8 x Cable Pull Downs

Making use of the new cable/pully system. Sitting on Bench with bar grip at eye level, pull down to waist.

EMOM for 10 minutes

  • 5 x Russian Pushups
  • 2 x Archer Pullups (1 per side)

Every 3 minutes for 9 minutes

  • Max unbroken Pronated Grip Pullups (Chin Ups)

Finisher… Bike HIIT Routine

  • 6 x 15 sec work/60 sec rest
  • 6 x 30 sec work/60 sec rest
  • 1 x 45 sec work

Results: Used 70lbs for the Pulldowns Pullups 10-7-7. On my bike, used a baseline resistance of 18 for the HIIT routine.