Rope Climb & Handstand, six ascents and twenty minutes of handstand practice.
Squat 4 sets, 10,8,6,4 reps
Row 2000 meters
Jump rope, double under for two minutes.
(Double under is where the rope passes under the legs twice for each jump)
Lunge forty steps, twenty each leg, alternating right and left.
Bench-press body weight for max reps.
Lunge twenty steps, ten each leg, alternating right and left leg with dumbbells totaling 1/3 your weight.
Bench-press body weight for max reps.
Lunge 10 steps, five each leg, alternating right and left leg with dumbbells totaling ½ your weight.
Bench-press body weight for max reps.
Ab-bench (or other sit-up that ranges from trunk extension through to flexion) 30 reps at max weight
Back extension 25 reps
Air Squat 50 reps
For the next phase we are doing pull-ups and dips or muscle-ups if you've got one!
Six sets of pull-ups (max effort, record the total, take as much time as needed between sets)
And,
Six sets of dips (max effort, record the total, take as much time as needed between sets.
OR, if you have a muscle-up,
Ten muscle-ups (max effort, take as much time as needed, record the time to complete all ten)
One rope climb with no legs or five with legs.
Twenty handstand push-ups by any means. Have spotter pull you up by ankles if needed.
Practice lowering from handstand to planche (body parallel to floor, arms locked) Have spotter
support your ankles and lower you to parallel. Hold at parallel, with spotter minimally helping,
for five full seconds.
Repeat for ten attempts. Do on padded mat, crash pad, or other padded surface!!
Ab-bench (or other sit-up that ranges from trunk extension through to flexion) 30 reps at max weight
Back extension 25 reps
Air Squat 50 reps
This is a really tough day. Don't hold back. Tomorrow is met-con only, so you will be able to rest
your arms, back, and shoulders. You are getting a small taste of the demands of a gymnast's workout.
Start with a calisthenic, whole body, single set per exercise mini-routine.
We will explore dozens of these "mini workout warm-ups". They all contain
elements of hip/trunk flexion & extension, pushing and pulling.
Stretch (hips, legs, back, chest, and shoulders)
Sit-ups
Back extensions
Squats
Rope climb or pull-ups
Dips or push-ups
Clean and Jerk 15,12, and 9 reps (If you need help with this movement contact us.
We offer regular free seminars in the Olympic lifts)
Finish with the same effort coming in.
Sit-ups
Back extensions
Squats
Rope Climb or pull-ups
Dips or Push-ups
Stretch
No metabolic conditioning today. That suggests something about tomorrow to those
of you who are paying attention.
Submit time for completion of entire workout. Ranking requires completion of jumps
on time and at height. CrossFit rope is 13ft.
Though the "Workout of the Day" is designed to meet the needs of elite athletes
readying for the highest levels of competition, they can be toned down to provide
an acceptable challenge for even the novice exerciser. Choose lighter loads,
reduce reps, slow the pace, and substitute one pulling, pushing, or leg exercise
for tamer versions of the same function. If you need help or ideas for moderating
these workouts let us know by email at [email protected]
The "Workout of the Day" is engineered to elicit an adaptive response consistent
with the CrossFit philosopy (see CrossFit Foundations).
Following the workout daily provides a substantial volume of exercise at HIGH
intensity while minimizing the likliehood of burnout and overtraining or orthopedic
over-stress. Considerable thought and energy has been given to the precise order
and nature of the workouts. Alterations of this pattern potentially risks burnout,
injury, or gaps in your fitness.
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
Rope climb and do push-ups non-stop for 30 minutes.
The objective here is to climb and push until you can do neither.
Thoroughly exhaust both functions within 30 minutes.
Report the details of the experience both today and the effects tomorrow.
Count the number of trips up the rope (the CrossFit rope is a 13' "shorty")
and the number of push-ups within the half hour. Remember the CrossFit
push-up is a very rigid body, deep, controlled movement.
No cheating on the push-up!!
Find a swimming hole/pool and pound out 15 fast laps!!
For Time Every 3 minutes, AMRAP of: 21 GHD Sit-Ups 3 Rope Climbs Max Strict Handstand Push-Ups Rest 1 minute, then repeat until 63 Strict Handstand Push-Ups are completed.