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Gymnastics Conditioning

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After yesterdays all weight lifting workout, decided to work on gymnastics conditioning today.

EMOM for 16 minutes (8 rounds)

  • First round: 3 – 5 x Weighted Dip @ 15kg
  • Second round: 2 – 3 x Weighted Pullup @ 15kg

Rest  1 – 2 minutes then two rounds of

  • Max Effort Dynamic Plate Pushups
  • Rest 1 minute
  • Max Effort TRX Reverse Rows with feet on 20 inch/50cm box
  • Rest 1 minute

Then EMOM for 15 minutes (5 rounds)

  • First round: 6 – 8 x Glute Bridge @ 110lbs/50kg
  • Second round: 8 x TRX Pike Press
  • Third round: 8 x Russian Twist @ 14kg (over and back is 1 rep)

Results:  Weighted Dips did all 5 reps.  Pullups dropped to 2 reps after 3 rounds. Glute Bridges started with only 6 reps but then switched to 8. Plate pushups 22 and 13 reps.  Reverse Rows 10 and 8 reps.

Russian Twists, Situps and Mountain Climbers then Deadlifts

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For max reps do 3, 4 minute, 20/10 Tabatas (8 rounds each), rest 2 minutes between Tabatas

  • Tabata 1 – Mountain Climbers
  • Tabata 2 – Russian Twists
  • Tabata 3 – Abmat Situps

Then take 15-20 minutes and work up to a heavy

  • 3 x Deadlifts

Rest at least 2 minutes between lifts.

Results:  Mountain Climbers 165 reps, Russian Twists 61 reps, Situps 65 reps.  Deadlifts 135-155-170-185-205-225-275lbs/125kg. 

TGUs then Pullups, Pistols, Handstand Pushups and Russian Twists

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Warm up with 3 rounds of

  • 3 x Turkish Getups per hand

Increase weight per round.

EMOM for 20 minutes (5 rounds)

  • Station 1 – 6 -8 x Strict Pullups
  • Station 2 – 4 – 6 x Pistol Squats (total, 2 – 3 per leg)
  • Station 3 – 4 – 6 x Handstand Pushups
  • Station 4 – 8 – 12 x Russian Twists @ 14kg

Results:  TGUs 14-18-21kg.  EMOM went as planned.

Core Work then Power Clean, Push Press and Burpees

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EMOM for 20 minutes (5 rounds) rotate through each of the following stations:

  • First Minute – 5 x Glute Bridge @ 110lbs
  • Second Minute – 10 x TRX Pike Press
  • Third Minute – 15 second L-Sit
  • Fourth Minute – 10 x Russian Twists

Then AMRAP in 10 minutes

  • 5 x Power Clean @ 95lbs
  • 5 x Push Press @ 95lbs
  • 5 x Burpee over the Barbell

Results:  Did bent knee L-Sits.  Metcon 7 rounds plus 3 reps. 

Pullups, Plate Walks, Situps and some Tabatas

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Start with three 4 minute Tabatas (8 rounds, 20/10), rest 2 minutes between Tabatas

  • Tabata 1 – Mountain Climbers
  • Tabata 2 – Russian Twists
  • Tabata 3 – Dynamic Planks

Then EMOM for 15 minutes (5 rounds of each)

  • 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 13th Round – 5 x Strict Pullups
  • 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th Round – 6 x Handstand Plate Walks
  • 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th Round – 7 x Weighted Situps @ 30lbs

Results:   For the Tabatas did 40 reps Mountain Climbers per round, 18 Russian Twists per round, 8 Dynamic Planks per round.