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March 25, 2016
Skill EMOM for 10 Minutes [Odd] 5-10 Kipping Swings [Even] :30 Plank Hold Today’s skill practice might seem simple but these are the building blocks for increasing your work capacity in many of CrossFit’s basic gymnastic movements. The key is generating efficient core to extremity power transfer. Practice perfect kipping swings and strengthen your midline! […]
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March 24, 2016
Skill EMOM for 10 Minutes 2 Power Cleans Perform 2 Cleans every minute for a total of 10 rounds. The weight you choose should be in the light to moderate effort range. Consider this as primarily skill work. Increasing slightly as you establish good mechanics is also an option. An appropriate weight would likely be a little more […]
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March 23, 2016
Strength Weighted Pull-Up 2-2-2-2-2 Perform 5 sets of 2 Pull-Ups and increase the weight across each set if possible. Perform the pull-ups strict and without weight rather than kipping if you are not quite ready for weighted pull-ups. If you do not have strict pull-ups yet perform 5 sets for max reps of supine ring rows. WOD 3 […]
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March 22, 2016
Strength Deadlift 5-5-5-5-5 Work up to a strong effort set of five deadlifts. This doesn’t necessarily mean you go up to max effort, but work up in weight as you feel comfortable. Judge your effort by the strain it takes you to achieve each lift. New lifters should keep the load light and work on proper […]
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March 21, 2016
Strength Front Squat 3-3-3-3-3 Today we’re working up to a strong effort 3 rep front squat. With the front squat we want to focus on keeping the elbows up and point out and in turn the chest. As with any kind of squatting you’ll want to practice keeping your knees out and tracking over your feet. […]
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March 20, 2016
WOD for time 21 Clean & Jerks 155/105 lb 800M Run 15 Clean & Jerks 155/105 lb 800M Run 9 Clean & Jerks 155/105 lb Workout notes: In this workout we’re performing the total volume of a bit more than the 30 reps you would see in the classic CrossFit workout “Grace”. With that we’re also suggesting you […]
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March 19, 2016
EMOM for 10 Minutes Straight set of Kipping Handstand Push-Up In this skill work you will be attempting a set of handstand push-ups every minute for 10 minutes. Treat this as skill work and do not do a max set. Performing 2-3 well timed reps with a solid kip will be more beneficial than trying to […]
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March 18, 2016
EMOM for 10 Minutes 1 Hang Squat Snatch from below the knees Our skillwork today is the squat snatch. For this variant we’ll be working from the hang and specifically starting from below the knees. That means you will perform a snatch grip deadlift to hip height and then lower the bar down to below your knees. […]
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March 17, 2016
Skill EMOM for 10 Minutes 1 Squat Clean Work up to a moderate to strong effort squat clean. Start by working through the movement with an empty bar bell and practice catching the bar with your elbows high and chest up. As you get comfortable with the movement ride the bar down into the […]