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Push and Pull in Two Planes

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Warm up with 200 Double Unders.

Made this one up based on something I heard in my level one class regarding different planes of motion.  Basically you will be doing the same movement in each round just in different planes… vertical and horizontal. Ideally all should be with body weight but since I can’t press or clean that much, scaled it down to 2/3 body weight.

EMOM for 18 minutes do the following two triplets alternating each minute:

Even minute:

  • 3 x Strict Press @ 2/3 body weight (45kg for me)
  • 6 x Hand Release Pushups
  • 3 x Dips

Odd minue:

  • 3 x Pullups
  • 6 x Reverse Rows with feet on box
  • 3 x Hanging Cleans @ 2/3 Body Weight (45kg)

Then 20/10 Tabata for 4 minutes (8 rounds) of:

  • Superman Hold
  • Hollow Hold

Results:  Did my first 100 DUs in 1:05 (!?), whole 200 in around 3:35.  Second part worked pretty well.  Starts off slow but by the end your arms really feel it. Completed the last round with 4 seconds to spare.

Press and Rows then Dips and Cleans with a Tabata to Close

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Every 3 minutes for 5 rounds perform the following:

  • 5 x Strict Press @ 50kg
  • 5 x Single Arm Dumbell Rows @ 20kg

Then 5 rounds of:

  • 7 x Dips
  • 9 x Sandbag/Medicine Ball Cleans

To finish do an 8 minute alternating Hollow Hold / Superman 20/10 Tabata (16 rounds).

Results:  For part 1, only could do 4 presses in the 3rd and 5th rounds.  For the metcon:  4:14.

Kipping Core Work then Pushups, V-Ups and Pullups

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This is the best tutorial I found on the kipping pullup and this is the best tutorial I have seen on bar muscle ups and how to use the core to get the kip.

Part A: For time:  200 Double Unders,

Part B: Then 30 seconds for 10 minutes do 20 seconds alternating each of the following:

  • Hollow Hold with PVC bar in hands
  • Superman Hold with PVC bar in hands

Hold the PVC pipe as if you are hanging from a pullup bar.  Arms locked out overhead the whole time you are holding.

Part C:  Finally an AMRAP in 10 minutes:

  • 15 x Pushups
  • 10 x V-Ups
  • 5 x Strict (or kipping if you want to practice) Pullups

Results: New PR for Double Unders, 106 unbroken in around 58 seconds. All 200 in 2:40.  For the AMRAP did 6 rounds plus 15 Pushups, 10 V-Ups.

Bench Press, Deadlifts, Dips and a Core Tabata

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Not for time do Bench Presses in the following format.  Rest 2 minutes between sets.

  • 5 x  @ 40kg
  • 5 x @ 50kg
  • 5 x @ 60kg
  • 3 x @ 80kg
  • 2 x @ 80kg
  • 1 x @ 80kg
  • 8 x @ 60kg

AMRAP in 7 minutes

  • 7 Deadlifts @ 80kg
  • 7 Dips

Then 4 minute (8 rounds) of 20/10 TABATA of alternating

  • Superman Hold
  • Hollow Hold

Results:  AMRAP – 6 rounds plus 7 deadlifts.

Pyramid Scheme from ACF

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Inspired by Atomic Crossfit’s workout of the same name.  For time complete one round of the following (time cap of 20 minutes):

  • 10 x Hanging Cleans @ 43kg
  • 20 x Dips
  • 30 x KB Swings @ 24kg
  • 40 x Push Ups
  • 50 x Double Unders
  • 40 x Push Ups
  • 30 x KB Swings
  • 20 x Dips
  • 10 x Hanging Cleans @ 43kg

Then set tabata timer to 30 seconds work / 30 seconds rest for 8 rounds and alternate each round:

  • Hollow Hold
  • Superman Hold

Results:  The metcon took 12:11, even though I think I accidently did 40 KB swings in the first round…