Nicholas Chiofalo

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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Saturday 140726

21-15-9 Complex

21-15-9 Complex

For time:
8 deadlifts, 155 lb.
7 cleans, 155 lb.
6 snatches, 155 lb.
8 pull-ups
7 chest-to-bar pull-ups
6 bar muscle-ups
6 deadlifts, 155 lb.
5 cleans, 155 lb.
4 snatches, 155 lb.
6 pull-ups
5 chest-to-bar pull-ups
4 bar muscle-ups
4 deadlifts, 155 lb.
3 cleans, 155 lb.
2 snatches, 155 lb.
4 pull-ups
3 chest-to-bar pull-ups
2 bar muscle-ups

21-15-9 Complex

For Time8 Deadlifts (155/105 lb)7 Cleans (155/105 lb)6 Snatches (155/105 lb)8 Pull-Ups7 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups6 Bar Muscle-Ups6 Deadlifts (155/105 lb)5 Cleans (155/105 lb)4 Snatches (155/105 lb)6 Pull-Ups5 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups4 Bar Muscle-Ups4 Deadlifts (155/105 lb)3 Cleans (155/105 lb)2 Snatches (155/105 lb)4 Pull-Ups3 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups2 Bar Muscle-Ups
For Time
8 Deadlifts (155/105 lb)
7 Cleans (155/105 lb)
6 Snatches (155/105 lb)
8 Pull-Ups
7 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups
6 Bar Muscle-Ups
6 Deadlifts (155/105 lb)
5 Cleans (155/105 lb)
4 Snatches (155/105 lb)
6 Pull-Ups
5 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups
4 Bar Muscle-Ups
4 Deadlifts (155/105 lb)
3 Cleans (155/105 lb)
2 Snatches (155/105 lb)
4 Pull-Ups
3 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups
2 Bar Muscle-Ups

Saturday 240217

Saturday 240217

For time:
5 overhead squats
400-meter run
10 overhead squats
400-meter run
15 overhead squats
400-meter run
20 overhead squats
400-meter run
25 overhead squats
400-meter run

♀ 145/125/95/75/65 lb
♂ 205/185/135/115/95 lb

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Scaling:
Today’s workout is a twist on the classic benchmark workout, Nancy. The weight starts heavy, but as the reps increase, the weight decreases. We’ll start with the barbell on the ground, which means you must be able to safely snatch it — reduce the load if this is not possible as written. The first barbell should be challenging, but you should be able to hold it overhead for an unbroken set. Some athletes may be able to go unbroken in the remaining sets — if you have to break, it should only be once. Keep the runs to 2:15 or less.

Intermediate option:
For time:
5 overhead squats
400-meter run
10 overhead squats
400-meter run
15 overhead squats
400-meter run
20 overhead squats
400-meter run
25 overhead squats
400-meter run

♀ 105/95/75/65/55 lb
♂ 155/135/115/95/75 lb

Beginner option:
For time:
2 overhead squats
200-meter run
4 overhead squats
200-meter run
6 overhead squats
200-meter run
8 overhead squats
200-meter run
10 overhead squats
200-meter run

♀ 35 lb
♂ 45 lb

Resources:
The Overhead Squat

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