Saturday 240224

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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Tuesday 240430

Tuesday 240430

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

10 rounds for time:
10 handstand push-ups
5 burpee pull-ups*
*Bar 6 inches above fingertips with arms extended overhead.

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Scaling:
After yesterday, the goal today is to give the legs a rest as we focus on an upper-body push-and-pull couplet.

The handstand push-up volume today is substantial, and even though we have pull-ups to break things up, the burpee element brings in some pushing redundancy which starts to bite in later rounds.

Many will aim to complete a round every minute. For the majority, a great finishing goal is 12-15 minutes.

If needed, pick a modification for the handstand push-ups that allows you to hit the first 4-5 rounds unbroken, and a modification for the burpee pull-ups that allows you to complete 5 in 30-40 seconds each round.

Intermediate option:
10 rounds for time:
6 handstand push-ups
3 burpee pull-ups*
*Bar at the fingertips with arms overhead.

Beginner option:
10 rounds for time:
6 dumbbell shoulder presses
3 burpee jumping pull-ups*
*Bar at the middle of the forearms with arms overhead.

♀ 15-lb dumbbells
♂ 20-lb dumbbells

Resources:
The Kipping Handstand Push-up
The Burpee Pull-up With Greg Amundson
The Dumbbell Press
Learn More About Guest Programming

Wednesday 230830

Wednesday 230830

Complete as many reps as possible in 12 minutes of:
1 overhead squat
10 burpee box jumps
2 overhead squats
10 burpee box jumps
3 overhead squats
10 burpee box jumps

Continue until time expires, adding 1 overhead squat each round.

♀ 125 lb, 20-in box
♂ 185 lb, 24-in box

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Scaling:
Experienced athletes should choose a weight on the overhead squat that they can pull from the ground and perform at least 10 overhead squat reps when fresh. Newer athletes should significantly reduce the weight. Reduce the height on the box in order to keep pushing the pace.

Intermediate option:
Complete as many reps as possible in 12 minutes of:
1 overhead squat
10 burpee box jumps
2 overhead squats
10 burpee box jumps
3 overhead squats
10 burpee box jumps

Continue until time expires, adding 1 overhead squat each round.

♀ 85 lb, 20-in box
♂ 125 lb, 24-in box

Beginner option:
Complete as many reps as possible in 12 minutes of:
1 overhead squat
10 burpee box step-ups
2 overhead squats
10 burpee box step-ups
3 overhead squats
10 burpee box step-ups

Continue until time expires, adding 1 overhead squat each round.

♀ 35 lb, 12-in box
♂ 45 lb, 20-in box

Monday 240624

Monday 240624

Guest Programmer – Christian Harris
June 24-July 7, 2024

At 0:00:
12 squat cleans, weight 1
36 pull-ups
12 squat cleans

At 10:00:
6 squat cleans, weight 2
18 bar muscle-ups
6 squat cleans

♀ 105 lb and 155 lb
♂ 155 lb and 225 lb

Scaling:
Today, we have two sprint-style chippers with rest in between. For the first chipper, the load of the barbell should feel light to moderate, allowing you to do touch-and-go reps. On the second chipper, the load should be considerably heavier with most athletes doing singles on the barbell. Don’t be surprised if the pull-ups and bar muscle-ups feel more challenging coming off the squat cleans. Modify the pull-ups to jumping or assisted pull-ups, and the bar muscle-ups to jumping bar muscle-ups or pull-ups. We want to ride the line of keeping the foot on the gas, but not blowing up on the gymnastics movements. Trust yourself and let’s see what you’ve got!

Intermediate option:
At 0:00:
12 squat cleans, weight 1
24 pull-ups
12 squat cleans

At 10:00:
6 squat cleans, weight 2
12 bar muscle-ups
6 squat cleans

♀ 65 lb and 95 lb
♂ 95 lb and 135 lb

Beginner option:
At 0:00
12 squat cleans
24 ring rows
12 squat cleans

At 10:00:
6 squat cleans
12 burpee pull-ups*
6 squat cleans
* Pull-up bar should hit the athlete’s forearm when arms are extended overhead.

♀ 35 lb
♂ 45 lb

Resources:
Guest Programming: Learn more about Christian Harris and watch his welcome video.
The Clean
The Kipping Pull-up
The Kipping Bar Muscle-up
The Ring Row
The Burpee Pull-up With Greg Amundson

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