Etc., adding 1 muscle-up and 5 med-ball cleans each round.
Use a 14/20-lb. ball for both exercises.
Post reps completed to comments.
Compare to 170726.
Scaling:
This couplet starts out quick in the earlier rounds, and tests muscle stamina as the reps increase. Pick a muscle-up modification that works both a pull and a push.
Intermediate Option:
Complete as much as possible in 12 minutes of:
1 muscle-up
5 medicine-ball cleans
2 muscle-ups
10 medicine-ball cleans
3 muscle-ups
15 medicine-ball cleans
4 muscle-ups
20 medicine-ball cleans
Etc., adding 1 muscle-up and 5 med-ball cleans each round.
♀ 14-lb ball to 10-ft target
♂ 20-lb ball to 12-ft target
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Goal: Midline and upper-body endurance. Aim to finish in 10 minutes or less.
This workout will give us a dose of humble pie. The first set of wall walks is a high number and will keep us busy for upward of a minute to 1:30. In contrast, the wall-ball shots will likely take the same amount of time each round, which means the first 2 rounds of wall walks will compound quickly. The higher target for the wall-ball shots adds an element of difficulty that will increase the demand on the core, making the wall walks much more difficult. To make things even more challenging, the arms are overhead for a good portion of the workout.
If you can't throw higher, throw heavier.
Michelle Duke, one of our coaches, is the creator of this workout and has already tested it. She has offered us some words of wisdom:
– Warm up the wall ball to the 10-foot target because that first set can take you by surprise.
– The wall balls were enough to slow down my wall walks.
– The shoulders will fatigue but the demand on the core had my wall walks feeling really sloppy.
This means:
– Get a good warm-up.
– Focus on proper mechanics and positioning for the wall walks: Tight hollow body, neutral spine and short steps.
♀ 14-lb ball to 9-ft target
♂ 20-lb ball to 10-ft target
Intermediate athletes will use the standard loads and target heights for the wall-ball shots. Since athletes will not get fully inverted, they may find their cores to be even more challenged.
♀ 8-lb ball to 8-ft target
♂ 10-lb ball to 9-ft target
This workout will challenge core endurance. For beginners, the inchworm requires flexibility, a tight core, and weight transfer in the shoulders. Athletes can perform the inchworms moving forward or inching out to the plank position and backward to a standing position. The first 12 inchworms should take 1:00-1:30. The wall-ball shots should be done with a comfortable weight and athletes should aim for 10 unbroken reps throughout.
Complete as many rounds as possible in 12 minutes of:
5 deadlifts
3 strict bar muscle-ups
♀ 205-lb deadlift
♂ 315-lb deadlift
Post rounds completed to comments.
Similar to 180616.
Scaling:
This couplet combines a heavy weightlifting movement and a high-skill gymnastics movement. Pick a deadlift weight that is heavy but can be performed unbroken in the beginning. Modify the muscle-up to a pulling movement that is challenging for you.
Intermediate Option:
Complete as many rounds as possible in 12 minutes of:
5 deadlifts
3 bar muscle-ups
♀ 185-lb deadlift
♂ 275-lb deadlift
Beginner Option:
Complete as many rounds as possible in 12 minutes of:
5 deadlifts
5 jumping chest-to-bar pull-ups
For 10 rounds, complete as many reps as possible in 1 minute of:
2 wall walks
4 deadlifts
Max wall-ball shots
*Rest 1 minute between rounds.
♀205-lb deadlift, 14-lb ball to a 9-foot target
♂275-lb deadlift, 20-lb ball to a 10-foot target
Post reps to comments.
Scaling:
Today’s workout contains 10 sprints. Athletes performing the workout as prescribed should have at least 20 seconds to accumulate as many wall-ball shots as possible in each round. Wall walks should be quick with minimal rest between reps. The load of the deadlifts, while moderately heavy, should allow athletes to go unbroken in each round. Scale the range of motion of the wall walks and the load of the deadlifts to hit this stimulus.
Intermediate option:
For 10 rounds, complete as many reps as possible in 1 minute of:
2 wall walks
4 deadlifts
Max wall-ball shots
*Rest 1 minute between rounds.
♀155-lb deadlift, 10-lb ball to a 9-foot target
♂225-lb deadlift, 14-lb ball to a 10-foot target
Beginner option:
For 10 rounds, complete as many reps as possible in 1 minute of:
2 inchworms + push-up
4 deadlifts
Max wall-ball shots
*Rest 1 minute between rounds.
♀65-lb deadlift, 6-lb ball to a 9-foot target
♂95-lb deadlift, 10-lb ball to a 10-foot target
Resources:
The Wall Walk
The Deadlift
The Wall-Ball Shot
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Featured photo:
Photo by Peter Pan during Open Workout 24.3 at CrossFit CSTL in Hong Kong, China.