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Sunday 230430

Sunday 230430

Complete as many reps as possible in 8 minutes of:
3 strict handstand push-ups
3 overhead squats
6 strict handstand push-ups
3 overhead squats
9 strict handstand push-ups
3 overhead squats
12 strict handstand push-ups
6 overhead squats
15 strict handstand push-ups
6 overhead squats
18 strict handstand push-ups
6 overhead squats
21 strict handstand push-ups
9 overhead squats

Continue until time expires, adding 3 handstand push-ups each round and 3 overhead squats every 3 rounds.

♀ 105 lb ♂ 155 lb

Scaling:
Today’s movement combo will tax your overhead position. Reduce the reps on the handstand push-ups and/or reduce the load on the barbell in order to work through the earlier rounds with minimal rest.

Intermediate Option:
Complete as many reps as possible in 8 minutes of:
1 strict handstand push-up
3 overhead squats
2 strict handstand push-ups
3 overhead squats
3 strict handstand push-ups
3 overhead squats
4 strict handstand push-ups
6 overhead squats
5 strict handstand push-ups
6 overhead squats
6 strict handstand push-ups
6 overhead squats
7 strict handstand push-ups
9 overhead squats

Continue until time expires, adding 1 handstand push-up each round and 3 overhead squats every 3 rounds.

♀ 95 lb ♂ 135 lb

Beginner Option:
Complete as many reps as possible in 8 minutes of:
3 push-ups
3 overhead squats
6 push-ups
3 overhead squats
9 push-ups
3 overhead squats
12 push-ups
6 overhead squats
15 push-ups
6 overhead squats
18 push-ups
6 overhead squats
21 push-ups
9 overhead squats

Continue until time expires, adding 3 push-ups each round and 3 overhead squats every 3 rounds.

♀ 22 lb ♂ 35 lb

Sunday 210711

Sunday 210711

For time:

15 bar muscle-ups
5 overhead squats
10 bar muscle-ups
10 overhead squats
5 bar muscle-ups
15 overhead squats

♀ 125 lb. ♂ 185 lb.

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Scaling:
Reduce the reps for the bar muscle-up and choose modifications for both movements that allow you to complete at least a set of 5 reps when fresh.

Intermediate Option:
For time:
10 bar muscle-ups
5 overhead squats
5 bar muscle-ups
10 overhead squats
3 bar muscle-ups
15 overhead squats

♀ 105 lb. ♂ 165 lb.

Beginner Option:
For time:
15 jumping bar muscle-ups
5 overhead squats
10 jumping bar muscle-ups
10 overhead squats
5 jumping bar muscle-ups
15 overhead squats

♀ 35 lb. ♂ 55 lb.

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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Wednesday 240424

Wednesday 240424

Complete as many reps as possible in 12 minutes:
4 wall walks
8 chest-to-bar pull-ups
12 single-dumbbell overhead walking lunges

♀ 35 lb
♂ 50 lb

Scaling:
Today’s workout is a high-skill triplet. Choose scaling options that challenge you but allow you to maintain a consistent pace for the entire workout. Adjust movements, load, and volume if needed to complete each round in less than 3 minutes. Switch hands as needed on the overhead dumbbell lunges; otherwise, these reps should be unbroken. As you begin to fatigue, manage your rest and minimize the amount of time spent looking at the pull-up bar and/or lying on the ground.

Intermediate option:
Complete as many reps as possible in 12 minutes:
2 wall walks
8 chin-over-bar pull-ups
12 single-dumbbell overhead walking lunges

♀ 20 lb
♂ 35 lb

Beginner option:
Complete as many reps as possible in 12 minutes:
2 inchworm + push-ups
8 jumping pull-ups
12 single-dumbbell overhead walking lunges

♀ 10 lb
♂ 15 lb

Resources:
The Wall Walk
The Kipping Chest-to-bar Pull-up
The Kipping Pull-up
Coaches Corner: The Jumping Pull-up
The Dumbbell Overhead Walking Lunge

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