Thursday 180927

Tuesday 240507

Tuesday 240507

Guest Programmer – Rob Lawson
April 30-May 12, 2024

For time:
800-meter run
30 burpee bar muscle-ups
800-meter run

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Scaling:
Thirty bar muscle-ups for time is a well-known benchmark. Today, we’ll add a burpee to each bar muscle-up and sandwich them between 800-meter runs. This is a nice progression from the burpee pull-ups we saw on 240430.

The burpee bar muscle-up is a forgotten tool when developing bar muscle-up capacity because effectively, you’re doing 30 single bar muscle-ups. The first bar muscle-up of a set is arguably the hardest, as when you come down from the top of the first rep, you can naturally generate more swing and a bigger kip into consecutive reps. Today, the goal is to make that first bar muscle-up a little easier by practicing it 30 times.

The first 800-meter run should raise the heart rate, and the burpee will cause core fatigue and pushing redundancy with the bar muscle-up, so this workout does get grimy. The burpee quickly becomes a mental test of making sure you keep moving. Finishing with the run means we can let loose and push the pace — aim to finish the last 800 meters faster than the first.

A great goal is to complete this workout in sub-15 minutes, and those who really want to push can aim for the 10-minute mark.

Intermediate option:
For time:
600-meter run
30 burpee jumping bar muscle-ups
600-meter run
*Use a pull-up bar that is elbow height when your arms are overhead.

Beginner option:
For time:
400-meter run
20 burpee low-ring muscle-up transitions
400-meter run
*Perform a burpee, and then a single low-ring muscle-up transition.

Resources:
The Burpee
The Kipping Bar Muscle-up
Burpee Bar Muscle-ups With Heber Cannon
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Friday 210521

Friday 210521

PairUP ThrowDOWN
For time, with a partner:

30 syncro deadlifts
30 syncro bar facing burpees
400 m run
20 syncro deadlifts
20 syncro bar-facing burpees
400 m Run
10 syncro deadlifts
10 syncro bar-facing burpees
400 m run

Rest 5 minutes, then:

10 syncro thrusters
10 syncro pull-ups
400 m run
20 syncro thrusters
20 syncro pull-ups
400 m run
30 syncro thrusters,
30 pull-ups
400 run

Time cap: 35 minutes

♀ 125-lb. deadlifts, 55-lb. thrusters
♂ 185-lb. deadlifts, 75-lb. thrusters

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Workout Variations
Rx’d
(54 and under)
Women 125-lb. deadlift, 55-lb. thruster
Men 185-lb. deadlift, 75-lb. thruster

(55 and up)
Women 95-lb. deadlift, 35-lb. thruster, may step over during bar-facing burpees
Men 135-lb. deadlift, 45-lb. thruster, may step over during bar-facing burpees

Scaled
(54 and under)
Women 95-lb. deadlift, 35-lb. thruster, jumping pull-ups, may step over during bar-facing burpees
Men 135-lb. deadlift, 45-lb. thruster, jumping pull-ups, may step over during bar-facing burpees

(55 and up)
Women 65-lb. deadlift, PVC pipe or stick thruster, jumping pull-ups, may step over during bar-facing burpees, 200-m run
Men 95-lb. deadlift, PVC pipe or stick thruster, jumping pull-ups, may step over during bar-facing burpees, 200-m run

Monday 240624

Monday 240624

Guest Programmer – Christian Harris
June 24-July 7, 2024

At 0:00:
12 squat cleans, weight 1
36 pull-ups
12 squat cleans

At 10:00:
6 squat cleans, weight 2
18 bar muscle-ups
6 squat cleans

♀ 105 lb and 155 lb
♂ 155 lb and 225 lb

Scaling:
Today, we have two sprint-style chippers with rest in between. For the first chipper, the load of the barbell should feel light to moderate, allowing you to do touch-and-go reps. On the second chipper, the load should be considerably heavier with most athletes doing singles on the barbell. Don’t be surprised if the pull-ups and bar muscle-ups feel more challenging coming off the squat cleans. Modify the pull-ups to jumping or assisted pull-ups, and the bar muscle-ups to jumping bar muscle-ups or pull-ups. We want to ride the line of keeping the foot on the gas, but not blowing up on the gymnastics movements. Trust yourself and let’s see what you’ve got!

Intermediate option:
At 0:00:
12 squat cleans, weight 1
24 pull-ups
12 squat cleans

At 10:00:
6 squat cleans, weight 2
12 bar muscle-ups
6 squat cleans

♀ 65 lb and 95 lb
♂ 95 lb and 135 lb

Beginner option:
At 0:00
12 squat cleans
24 ring rows
12 squat cleans

At 10:00:
6 squat cleans
12 burpee pull-ups*
6 squat cleans
* Pull-up bar should hit the athlete’s forearm when arms are extended overhead.

♀ 35 lb
♂ 45 lb

Resources:
Guest Programming: Learn more about Christian Harris and watch his welcome video.
The Clean
The Kipping Pull-up
The Kipping Bar Muscle-up
The Ring Row
The Burpee Pull-up With Greg Amundson

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Monday 180806

Monday 180806

Complex Fran

For time:
7 bar muscle-ups
7 chest-to-bar pull-ups
7 chin-over-bar pull-ups
21 thrusters
5 bar muscle-ups
5 chest-to-bar pull-ups
5 chin-over-bar pull-ups
15 thrusters
3 bar muscle-ups
3 chest-to-bar pull-ups
3 chin-over-bar pull-ups
9 thrusters

Men: 95 lb.
Women: 65 lb.

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Related:
• The Kipping Bar Muscle-Up
• The Kipping Chest-to-Bar Pull-Up
• The Kipping Pull-Up