Front Squat is an amazing exercise that you need to include in your programs because it is the foundation of Clean. Some of the benefits of this exercise are that it develops the core strength of the body and increases the strength of the leg muscles. It also improves the mobility of the basic joints and helps you improve in Olympic Lifts.
Warm-up with five minutes of cardio, a single set each of sit-up,
back extension, air squat, pull-up, push-up, and finally stretch.
(This is the default CrossFit warm-up. Remember it, please.)
Complete your warm-up with each of the following using comfortable loads.
Deadlift, 1 set, 10 reps
Power Clean, 1 set, 10 reps
Front Squat, 1 set, 10 reps
Push Press, 1 set, 10 reps
Go heavy:
Clean and Jerk, 5 sets, 5,3,2,1,1 reps
Snatch, 5 sets, 5,3,2,1,1 reps
Each of these exercises is one set at five reps. Take any rest needed between exercises.
Deadlift
Bench-press
Upright row
Back Squat
Push-press
Power Clean (from ground)
Dumbbell "Thruster" (front squat/push-press)
Clean and Jerk
Snatch
Add your total lifted for all nine exercises and divide by your body weight.
Highest ratio leads ranking.
Today we are employing a drill the CrossFit crew calls the “wall-ball.” The wall-ball drill is
a deep front squat followed through with a push-press and overhead throw. The ball, a
20 lb Dynamax medicine ball should make contact with the wall at about two feet over your
reach and rebound to your hands where you immediately bring the ball back to your chest
and squat to absorb the impact. The movements up and down are mechanically identical.
Stand about 18 inches away from the wall. The idea is to be in constant motion either on
the way up or catching and lowering. The major faults here are either to not squat to
parallel and to let the ball contact with a thud rather than gently absorbing the impact with
the arms and legs.
Run 800 meters.
Stretch for ten minutes.
Wall-ball for 50 throws within 2 minutes.
Immediately do as many pull-ups as possible in five minutes.
Rest 5 minutes.
Wall-ball for 50 throws within 2 minutes.
Immediately do as many pull-ups as possible in five minutes.
Rest 5 minutes.
Wall-ball for 50 throws within 2 minutes.
Immediately do as many pull-ups as possible in five minutes.
Rest 5 minutes.
Run 800 meters.
We are due for a little circuit work. Circuit training is an excellent test
of your overall fitness. At CrossFit intensities it becomes debilitating.
We use it sparingly and go all out! This is "combat" or "getting out of
the burning building" fitness.
Decide loads and assistance (if absolutely necessary to get ALL reps)
before starting. Be smart, shelve your ego and shoot for rapid completion
with NO rest. Submit record of total time, weights for each lift, and
assistance (if needed on pull-ups and dips). Set up recording sheet
ahead of time. Rip!!
Bike for 3 miles
Twenty ball-squats (20 lb. Med ball)
Twenty push-ups
Twenty pull-ups
Row 500 meters
Box step up (20") with dumbbells, 25 right , 25 left
Bench-press 15 reps
Rope climb
Today's workout is a simple yet elegant whole body circuit.
Thirty reps of 20 lb. Medicine ball squats.
30 reps assisted pull-ups with 1/2 your body weight as assistance.
Repeat at 25, 20, 15, and 10 reps for a total of five rotations.
Record and report your total time for all five rotations.
FASTEST TIME TAKES IT!
Take a prolonged stretching warm-up and cool-down.
For time:
Fast & Heavy
Dumbell "Thruster" 21 reps
Run 1/4 mile (400m)
Dumbell "Thruster" 18 reps
Run 1/4 mile (400 m)
Dumbell "Thruster" 15 reps
Run 1/4 mile (400 m)
Notes:
"Thruster" is a deep front squat to a push press all in one explosive movement.
Time routine from start to finish.
Ranking is a composite of load used in "Thruster" and total time.
Submit body weight because load value is based on percentage of body weight.
For Time 3 Rounds of: 12 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups 9 Burpees to Bar 6 Front Squats (185/125 lb) Rest 5 minutes Then, complete: 36 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups 27 Burpees to Bar 18 Front Squats (185/125 lb)