7 sets for load:
6 alternating front-rack reverse lunges (3/leg)
Post heaviest load to comments.
Scaling:
Each set in today’s workout is meant to be heavy relative to each athlete's ability. Adjust the load as needed to maintain proper form and mechanics across all 7 sets.
Intermediate option:
Same as Rx’d
Beginner option:
Same as Rx’d
Resources:
Heavy Days
Find a gym near you:
View the CrossFit map
Featured photo:
Taken by RXdPhotography at XLAB CrossFit Worthing in Worthing, England.
After each set complete:
5 broad jumps for max distance
Echo-bike calories as fast as possible
Rest 3 minutes between sets.
♀ 8-calorie bike
♂ 10-calorie bike
Goal: Power
Post heaviest deadlift, longest broad jump, and fastest Echo-bike time to comments.
Lift as heavy as possible while respecting the speed work. Add weight each round.
Can you lift heavy AND move fast? This is how we do it [cue Montell Jordan].
This type of workout is fun and very challenging in the best possible way. The goals are clear: Deadlift with maxi force and bike at max speed. The broad jump is a combination of force and speed.
Kevin Bowles, our head programmer at Deka Comp, loves these sessions because they put our strength work into practice and we can feel powerful without dying out.
Words of wisdom from Kevin:
If you struggle on a machine either because it's a weakness or because of your size, replace the number of calories by a 20-second max-effort window. This will allow you to focus on wattage or cadence in the desired time frame rather than an output. In other words, effort is more important than outcome for today.
Scaling:
Intermediate option:
Intermediate athletes may perform this workout as prescribed.
Beginner option:
For load:
3-3-3-3-3-3
Deadlift
After each set complete:
3 broad jumps for max distance
:20 max-effort Echo-bike calories
Resources:
What Is a Deadlift?
The Deadlift
Work, Power, and the Science of CrossFit
Perform this workout like the "12 Days of Christmas" song. In round 1, perform 1 wall walk. In round 2, perform 2 candlestick rocks and then 1 wall walk. In round 3, perform 3 burpees, then 2 candlestick rocks, then 1 wall walk. Continue adding a new exercise each round.
Post time to comments.
Scaling:
Scale the difficulty of each element so you can keep moving — more moving and less hook-gripping your shorts.
Intermediate option:
Same as Rx’d
Beginner option:
12 rounds for time, starting with 1 and adding an exercise each round:
Perform the workout like the "12 Days of Christmas" song. In round 1, perform 1 inchworm. In round 2, perform 2 candlesticks and then 1 inchworm. In round 3, perform 3 burpees, then 2 candlesticks, then 1 inchworm. Continue adding a new exercise each round.
Resources:
The Wall Walk
Candlestick Conditioning Drills
The Burpee
The Push-Up
The Walking Lunge
The Air Squat
The AbMat Sit-Up
The Handstand Push-Up
The Single-Leg Squat
The Box Step-Up
The Dumbbell Press
Find a gym near you:
View the CrossFit map
Featured photo:
Photo by James Irwin at Crooked Lake CrossFit in Newry, Ireland.
3 rounds for time of:
Row 500 meters
15 ring dips
5 bar muscle-ups
Post time to comments.
Goal: Upper-body endurance. Aim to finish in 10-14 minutes.
If you are efficient at a high volume of unbroken ring dips and bar muscle-ups, this workout is going to be about the row. Other athletes will be limited by upper-body endurance. The row and the ring dips will compound, making the bar muscle-ups more difficult, so technique is key to staying efficient.
Aim for a hard effort on the row, finishing between 1:45 and 2:05. Aim for a consistent rep scheme on the ring dips whether that's unbroken, 10 and 5, or 3 sets of 5, and an unbroken effort on the bar muscle-ups.
Scaling:
Intermediate option:
3 rounds for time of:
Row 500 meters
10 band-assisted strict ring dips
5 jumping bar muscle-ups
Beginner athletes may struggle on the dips. Scale the difficulty so you can complete sets of 5 at the start. Jumping pull-ups should be difficult enough that you feel yourself pull your chin over the bar rather than just jumping.
Resources:
Rowing Technique
The Ring Dip
The Bar Muscle-up
Jumping Bar Muscle-Up Progression
Jumping Bar Muscle-Ups for Intermediate Athletes
Find a gym near you:
View the CrossFit map
Featured photo:
Taken by The Michael Patrick Studio at CrossFit Cornerstone in West Chester Township, Ohio.
For time:
2,000-meter row
50 alternating single-leg squats
30 hang cleans
♀ 135 lb
♂ 225 lb
Post time to comments.
Scaling:
Reduce the load of the barbell to maintain consistent sets of at least 5 unbroken reps. Scale the difficulty of the single-leg squats so you can keep moving.
Intermediate option:
For time:
1,600/2,000-meter row
50 alternating single-leg squats to a target
30 hang power cleans
♀ 105 lb
♂ 155 lb
Beginner option:
For time:
800/1,000-meter row
50 alternating reverse lunges
30 hang power cleans
♀ 55 lb
♂ 75 lb
Resources:
Rowing
The Single-Leg Squat
The Hang Clean
The Hang Power Clean
Rowing: Body Position
Find a gym near you:
View the CrossFit map
Featured photo:
Taken at Diablo CrossFit in Pleasant Hill, California