Bench Press then Pullups, Lunges and Pushups

Take 15 minutes and work up to a heavy

  • 3 x Bench Press

AMRAP in 15 minutes of

  • 6 x Strict Pullups
  • 9 x Reverse Lunges with 20kg DB in each Hand
  • 12 x Hand Release Pushups

Cash out with 1000m row.

Results: Bench Press 135-155-175-185-190lbs. Metcon 5 rounds plus 15 reps. Row in 4:16.

Christmas Workout

Took this right from Crossfit Invictus’ December 23 WOD.

Warm up with 3 sets of the following Barbell Complex

  • 3 x Romanian Deadlift
  • 3 x Bentover Row
  • 3 x Muscle Cleans
  • 3 x Thrusters
  • 3 x Front Rack Reverse Lunges

Then for time, 12 Days of Christmas WOD

  • 25 x Double Unders
  • 2 x Power Clean @ 95lbs
  • 3 x Ring Dips
  • 4 x Dumbbell Ground to Overhead
  • 5 x Burpees
  • 6 x Toes to Bar
  • 7 x Pushups
  • 8 x Box Jumps
  • 9 x Kettlebell Swings @ 32kg
  • 10 x Pullups
  • 11 x Front Squats @ 95lbs
  • 12 x Shoulder to Overhead @ 95lbs

Results: Barbell Complex @ 65-75-80lbs. Metcon 32:25. Ugh that was hard. Improved by 6 minutes over last years version!

Core Work followed by Back Squats then Squats, Atomic Pushups and Pullups

3 rounds

  • 10 x TRX Knee Tucks
  • 10 x Alternating Single Leg Toe Touches (5 per Leg)
  • 10 x Glute Bridge with Feet on Fitness Ball

Then 3 sets, rest as needed between sets

  • 5 x Back Squats @ 75%

Then 5 rounds for time

  • 15 x Goblet Squats @ 24kg
  • 10 x TRX Atomic Pushups
  • 5 x Strict Pullups

Results: Back squats @ 175lbs. Metcon 11:41. First workout after getting home so was really slow.

Toes to Bar, Handstand Hold then Pushups, Pullups and KBS

I bought a new 32kg Kettlebell as an early Christmas present to myself so wanted to play with that today.

Every 90 seconds for 9 minutes rotate through the following stations (2 rounds of each)

  • Station 1 – 4 – 6 x Hanging Leg Raises (Straight or Bent knees)
  • Station 2 – 30 Second Handstand Hold
  • Station 3 – 6 x Single Leg Deadlift @ 32kg per Leg

Then, AMRAP in 20 minutes of

  • 3 x Handstand Pushups
  • 6 x Heavy Kettlebell Swings @ 32kg
  • 9 x Pullups

Results: Metcon 12 rounds plus 10 reps.

Deadlifts then KBS, Pullups and HSPU

Every 2 minutes for 12 minutes

  • 5 x Deadlift @ 70%
  • 3 x Deadlift @ 80%
  • 1 x Deadlift @ 85%
  • 5 x Deadlift @ 80%
  • 3 x Deadlift @ 85%
  • 1 x Deadlift @ 90%

Then 5 rounds for time

  • 12 x Kettlebell Swings
  • 9 x Ring Dips
  • 6 x Strict Pullups

Results: Deadlifts 210-240-265-240-265-285lbs. Metcon 8:24.