Friday 241004

Friday 240726

Friday 240726

Guest Programmer - HWPO
July 22-Aug 4, 2024

Part 1
Take 15 minutes to work up to a 3-rep-max shoulder press

Part 2
With an empty bar, complete:
5 hang power snatches
5 hang muscle snatches
5 hang power snatches

Focus on keeping the bar close to your thighs, having the knuckles pointing down and keeping the shoulders relaxed while maintaining upper back engagement. As you extend to accelerate the bar, you should be pulling the bar toward your hips. Once you’ve reached full extension, pull your elbows high and outside, not pointing to the ceiling but pointing behind you and slightly upward.

Ramp up to your workout weight in 2 sets.

Part 3
Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 10 minutes of:
5 hang power snatches
15-calorie row, bike, or ski erg, or 200-meter run

♀ 95 lb
♂ 135 lb

Post loads and rounds/reps to comments.

Scaling:
This workout is simple but effective. We’re using the hang snatch as a complement/antagonist to the shoulder press, and the row, bike, or ski should be seen as an antagonist of the press. The workout, however, still has a component of lower-body endurance, especially if you choose to row or bike. If you choose the row or ski erg, you’ll add an element of grip. There's no shortage of opportunities in this workout. Overall, we should see this as a lower-body, posterior-chain endurance workout.

Today, everyone should be able to complete the 5 hang snatches unbroken. Focus on good snatch technique — use the lower body to generate momentum on the bar along with lat engagement to create a vertical bar path and fast lock out.

GOALS: Upper-body conditioning and technical endurance
TARGETS:
ADVANCED: Unbroken hang snatches, 1 round every 1:15-1:30 minutes
BEGINNER: Good coordination in the snatch with hips extending before the arms pull; 1 round every 1:30-1:45 minutes

Intermediate option:
Part 1
Take 15 minutes to work up to a 3-rep-max shoulder press

Part 2
With an empty bar, complete:
5 hang power snatches
5 hang muscle snatches
5 hang power snatch

Part 3
Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 10 minutes of:
5 hang power snatches
15-calorie row, bike, or ski erg, or 200-meter run

♀ 75 lb
♂ 115 lb

Beginner option:
Part 1
Take 15 minutes to work up to a 3-rep-max shoulder press

Part 2
With an empty bar, complete:
5 hang power snatches
5 hang muscle snatches
5 hang power snatch

Part 3
Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 10 minutes of:
5 hang power snatches
10-calorie row, bike, or ski erg, or 200-meter run

♀ 35 lb
♂ 45 lb

Coaching cues:
The muscle snatch helps develop strength and speed in the turn-over. Move quickly through the middle of the movement and keep the barbell close to your body by pulling your elbows up and back before punching the barbell to the overhead position.

Resources:
The Shoulder Press
The Hang Power Snatch
Rowing

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Sunday 211003

Sunday 211003

On a 25-minute clock, 5 rounds of:

Row for 50 seconds, rest 10 seconds
Row for 40 seconds, rest 20 seconds
Row for 30 seconds, rest 30 seconds
Row for 20 seconds, rest 40 seconds
Row for 10 seconds, rest 50 seconds

Post total distance rowed to comments.
Compare to 191201.

Scaling:
There is no need to modify the structure of this workout. Fatigue will become an issue as the rounds progress, so less fit athletes should decrease the number of rounds. Vary your intensity as the intervals change. When the work times are shorter, row harder.

Intermediate Option:
On a 20-minute clock, 4 rounds of:
Row for 50 seconds, rest 10 seconds
Row for 40 seconds, rest 20 seconds
Row for 30 seconds, rest 30 seconds
Row for 20 seconds, rest 40 seconds
Row for 10 seconds, rest 50 seconds

Beginner Option:
On a 15-minute clock, 3 rounds of:
Row for 50 seconds, rest 10 seconds
Row for 40 seconds, rest 20 seconds
Row for 30 seconds, rest 30 seconds
Row for 20 seconds, rest 40 seconds
Row for 10 seconds, rest 50 seconds

Thursday 230406

Thursday 230406

On a 25-minute clock, 5 rounds of:
Row for 50 seconds, rest 10 seconds
Row for 40 seconds, rest 20 seconds
Row for 30 seconds, rest 30 seconds
Row for 20 seconds, rest 40 seconds
Row for 10 seconds, rest 50 seconds

Post total distance rowed to comments.
Compare to 211003.

Scaling:
There is no need to modify the structure of this workout. Fatigue will become an issue as the rounds progress, so less fit athletes should decrease the number of rounds. Vary your intensity as the intervals change. When the work times are shorter, row harder.

Intermediate Option:
On a 20-minute clock, 4 rounds of:
Row for 50 seconds, rest 10 seconds
Row for 40 seconds, rest 20 seconds
Row for 30 seconds, rest 30 seconds
Row for 20 seconds, rest 40 seconds
Row for 10 seconds, rest 50 seconds

Beginner Option:
On a 15-minute clock, 3 rounds of:
Row for 50 seconds, rest 10 seconds
Row for 40 seconds, rest 20 seconds
Row for 30 seconds, rest 30 seconds
Row for 20 seconds, rest 40 seconds
Row for 10 seconds, rest 50 seconds

Friday 240503

Friday 240503

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

Every minute on the minute for 20 minutes:

Minutes 1-5, use a light weight to complete:
1 snatch pull
1 hang power snatch
1 overhead squat

Minutes 6-10, use a light weight to complete:
1 snatch pull
1 low-hang snatch

Minutes 11-20, increase the load if movement is sound and complete:
1 snatch pull
1 squat snatch

Post takeaways and loads to comments.

Scaling:
The goal today is to build confidence in the snatch.

Every minute starts with a snatch pull to practice:
- A solid setup position.
- Hips and shoulders rising at the same time.
- Reaching full hip and knee extension before shrugging.

In minutes 1-5, concentrate on full hip extension. We are receiving the barbell high in the power snatch position (as opposed to the squat snatch), and then practicing a deeper receiving position with the overhead squat. The goal is for the skills of this complex to transfer over to the later minutes in this workout.

In minutes 6-10, start from the low hang and try to receive the bar in a squat. We may add a little weight, but stick to the same weight for the full 5 minutes; the opportunity to increase weight will come in the next 10 minutes. Focus on being patient, keeping the chest/shoulders on top of the bar, and jumping before using the arms to pull under.

In minutes 11-20, snatch from the floor. Focus on a sound setup position, and hips and shoulders rising at the same time before accelerating and extending the hips when the bar reaches mid-thigh — patience will be necessary to stay over the bar to reach this position. All the coaching points and practice from the previous work comes together to finish with a full squat snatch.

If you’re moving well, add weight through the last 10 minutes, but the goal is to have no missed lifts. Do not sacrifice form for load.

Intermediate option:
Same as Rx’d

Beginner option:
Same as Rx’d

Resources:
The Snatch
The Hang Power Snatch
The Overhead Squat
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Level 1 Seminar at The Ranch in Aromas, California.