Day 8

Strength: 

A. Back Squat: Work up to a 3 RM. Then 3 reps @ 95% 3 RM, 3 reps @ 90% 3 RM.

B. Split Jerk: Work up to a 3 RM. Then 3 reps @ 95% 3 RM, 3 reps @ 90% 3 RM.

C. Bench Press: Work up to a 3 RM. Then 3 reps @ 95% 3 RM, 3 reps @ 90% 3 RM.

Work Capacity

D. MetCon (Time)

Complete 3 rounds for time of,

30 Snatch (75/55)

20 GHD Sit-up (sub 40 Ambat)

10 Strict HSPU (Sub 20 HRPU)

Day 35

A. Snatch 

6 x 2, OTM at 60%

B. Clean and Jerk

6 x 2, OTM at 60%

C. Bounding 

Lateral Bounds (6 x 4) – Over and back = 2 reps. 

No pause on landing should. These should resemble a “Touch and Go” rep. 

Rest as needed between sets. Watch the demo video here. 

D. Single Leg Movement

Barbell Reverse Lunge (2 x 10) – 5/side, alternating.

E. MetCon 

5 Rounds for time

50m Heavy Forward Sled Push – Heavy enough that is forces a walk. If you can run it’s too light.

15 GHD Sit -ups

Rest 2 minutes between rounds.

On the sled drags choose a weight that is right for you. Remember we are not always after faster times and better scores. Sometimes its about the stimulus not the score.

Day 32

A. Mobility

Lats/Shoulders/ Ant. Hips

B. Warm-Up/ Skill

Three Sets not for Time:

2 25m Sled Push Shuttle
200m Run
20 GHD Situps
20 Box Jump Overs

C. MetCon 

(EMOM) x 15 Minutes 

Min. 1: 10 KBS (2/1.5)
Min. 2: 1 Round of Cindy
Min. 3: 20 Butterfly AbMat Sit-ups

D. Flexibility 

Lower Back/ Hamstrings/Lats

Day 23

A. Bench

Bench Press - Work up to a Heavy Single

B. MetCon (AMRAP) x 12 Minutes

20 GHD’s

20 Hip Extensions

20 Push Ups

Day 45

A. Squat

Front Squat – Work up to a heavy triple

B. EMOM x 10 Minutes

5 Bench Press

Start at (185/125) and go up if you can

On Min 11 AMRAP Bench (135/95)

C. Superset: 

5 sets of:

Neutral Grip Lat Pull-Down x 10

Band Pull Apart x 20

D. Core Work

50 Strict T2B
50 GHD Sit Ups
50 AbMat Sit-Ups

Day 43

A. Squat

Front Squat

3 Sets Of 5 @ 70%, 
3 Sets Of 3 @ 80%, 
3 Sets Of 1 @ 90%

Warm-up as needed. Rest 90-120 seconds between sets.

B. EMOM x 10 Minutes

Deadlift x 3 

(Build in Weight. Start light (60%), and increase gradually.)

C.) Mid-Line Madness 

3 rounds, Not For Time: 

10 Slow Stiff-Legged Deadlifts (135/95) 

15 GHD Sit-Ups 

20 Slow Hip Extensions 

25 Banded Good-Mornings 

30 Second Push-up Plank Hold

Day 25

A. Squat

Front Squat/ Back Squat Complex 7 x (1+1)

Warm-up as needed. No Rest between movements. Rest 90-120 seconds between sets. Heavy as possible.

B. MetCon (Burner) 

4 rounds for time of,

10 Front Rack Reverse Lunges (95/65) 

10 Lateral Bar Burpees 

C. MetCon (Partner) x 8 minutes:

Partner 1: 10 GHD Sit-Ups
Partner 2: Plank Hold

Off Season: Day 73

A.) Unstable Bench (Demo)

Work up to a 1RM

B.) Every minute, on the minute, 

Back Squat

*Set 1 – 40% x 1 rep
*Set 2 – 50% x 1 rep
*Set 3 – 60% x 1 rep
*Set 4 – 70% x 1 rep
*Set 5 – 80% x 1 rep

and then….

Every 2 minutes…

*Set 6 – 85% x 1 rep

*Set 7 – 90% x 1 rep
*Set 8 – 95% x 1 rep

and then…

One set of:

80% Back Squat x Max Reps @ 20X1

(no excessive pause at the top – you get one full breath cycle, exhale, inhale, brace and descend – if you take longer than that your set is over)

C.) Clean Complex

Power Clean + Hang Squat Clean + Front Squat

- Work up to a heavy set

D.) For Time:

21-15-9

GHD Sit-Ups

Burpee over bar

Power Snatch (75/55)

Box Jump (30/24)

Off Season: Day 46

A.) Lateral Bounds: 6 x 4 (Rest as needed between sets.) (Demo)

Over and back = 2 reps.  

No pause on landing.

These should resemble a “Touch and Go” rep.

B.)  “Lipson Test”

400m Sled Drag for time, bodyweight

C.) 10 x 300m row/ 1 minute rest

Goal is consistency. All rounds should be within 2 seconds of each other MAX.

D.) Core: 8 Min AMRAP (Partner)

Partner A: 10 GHD sit-ups

Partner B: Plank hold

E.) Mobility:

Couch Stretch 3 mins/side

Side Lunge 2 mins/side

– One leg extended straight with foot planted flat or toe up (best to work both).  The other leg should be bent with weight on the heel, stacking your knee over your foot.

Off Season: Day 23

A.) 5 Sets of: Clean + Power Jerk + Split Jerk

Set 1: 2+1+1 @ 60% 

Set 2: 2+1+1 @ 70%

Set 3-5: 1+1+1 @ 75-80%

B.) Deadlift

in 8 min work up to a med-heavy 5 rep, return every rep to the floor 

BUT do not do these touch and go

C.) Complete the following @ 70% intensity:

2 Rounds:

30 Cal AirDyne (sub rower)

20 Alt. DB Snatches (70/55)
15 Strict Chin-ups (Bar or Ring)
20 GHD Situps
30 Ring Push-ups (sub plate deficit push-ups)
100 Double Unders

D.) Skill:

1.) 5×5 Seated Box Jumps (rest as needed)

2.) EMOM X 4 min: 2-3 rope climbs

Off Season: Day 17

A.) Four sets of: Power Clean x 2.2.2 @ 70-75% of 1-RM Clean

(rest 10 seconds between doubles)
Rest as needed between sets

B.) Four sets of: Clean Pull x 1.1.1.1 @ 105-110%
(rest 10 seconds between singles)
Rest as needed between sets

C.) Complete as many reps and rounds as possible in 6 minutes of:

275/185 lb Deadlift x 6 reps

30″/24″ Box Jumps x 6 reps
Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups x 6 reps

(use Games standards on the box jumps – open hip at top with feet on the box)

Rest exactly 4 minutes, and then…

D.) Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 6 minutes of:

10 GHD Sit-Ups

10 Walking Lunges with 55/35 lbs per hand

Off Season: Day 11 (Recovery)

GCMC: Fight To Live Well (Mobility)

John Giacalone is our local Mobility Specialist. If you are having any issues or just want to get better, please check him out. You can schedule an appointment online. Also, don't hesitate to join us on Sunday's at 8:00am for his Mobility Class at Steel Caliber Crossfit.

Learn More Here: 

GCMC: Fight To Live Well

Recovery Day.

Recovery is about pro-actively speeding up your recovery. This involves getting blood flowing, massage, ART, active recovery, mobility work, foam rolling, yoga, compression, voodoo flossing and anything else that might promote recovery. The activity selected must be restorative for you. It can also be an opportunity to work on a skill, but the effort expended should leave you feeling energized at the end of the session, not depleted. Get some blood flowing to aid in your recovery. 

A.) Row 

7 Rounds:

600m Row

90s rest*

*During rest, do 12 GHD Sit-ups*

B.) Skill

Work on muscle-up progressions
Efficiency Tips: Muscle-Ups (Chris Spealler)

C.) Mobility and Maintenance

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Drills (upper back) and spend 5-10 minutes on them.
Choose 2-3 Lower Body Drills (hips, ankles) and spend 10-12 minutes on them.
Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Drills (shoulders) and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Off Season: Day 8

A.) Clean Complex: 

work up to a heavy set of: Squat Clean + Front Squat + Jerk

B.)  4 Rounds for time:

Max Rep Bench Press, bodyweight
20 Calorie Airdyne (Sub row)

C.) Eight sets of (total of 32 minutes):

45 seconds of Rowing (for max meters)

Rest 15 seconds
30 seconds of Push Press (95/65)
Rest 30 seconds
45 seconds of 24″/20″ Box Jump-Overs
Rest 15 seconds
30 seconds of Ring Dips
Rest 30 seconds

D.) 5 Rounds (Quality)

15 GHD Sit-ups
Rest 1 minute between sets

Off Season: Day 2

A.) Sprints

5 x 20-20 - Each set is a 20 meter sprint and back, followed by another 20 meters and back.

B.) Pulls

Dead Lift, work up to a heavy triple.

C.) "Christine"

3 Rounds for time,

500m Row
12 Deadlifts, bodyweight
21 Box Jumps (20")

D.) Strength Accessory: Straight sets, rest equal to work time.

20 Sumo Deadlifts (155/105)
20 Romanian Deadlifts (155/105)
20 Deadlifts (155/105)

E.) For time

1,000m Row
75 GHDSU
1,000m Row

Recover, Replenish, Rebuild

A.) Metcon (Intervals): 10 Rounds, for time of

250m row
50 Double unders

*Rest 1 minute between rounds*

B.) 2 rounds SLOWLY of: (demo video)

20 Back Extensions
15 Hip Extensions
10 Hip and Back Extensions
50 GHDSU

C.) Mobility:

Couch Stretch x 2 minutes (side)

Hip External Rotation with Flexion x 2 minutes (side)

Banded Overhead Distraction x 2 minutes (side)

- Just spend some time on what YOU know YOU need most.

Be Relentless

 

Warm-up: Wil-Fleming Snatch Complex 

Phase 1: Mobility

Phase 2: Activation

Phase 3: Movement Prep

Overhead Shrug x 10 

Romanian DL x 10 

Squatting Muscle Snatch x/ Trap Raise x 10 

Overhead Squat x 10 

-add weight- 

Muscle Snatch (From Hip) x 5 

Halting Power Snatch (Pause below knee and mid thigh) x 5 

3- Second Snatch x 5 

A.) EMOM for 10 Minutes: 3 Power Snatch @ 75%

- Practice efficiency

- Touch & Go

B.) Bench Press 8 x 2 (85%)

- Rest 90s between sets

C.) MetCon: 5 Rounds for time, 

20 Push Press (95/65)

20 Box Jumps (24/20)
20 GHD’s

Eye of the Tiger

A.) Deadlift complex x 8, climbing

One full rep consists of:
3 Pulls to Knees
2 Pulls to Mid-Thigh
1 Full Deadlift

Chad) 365

Mike) 255

B.) MetCon: AMRAP x 7 minutes of,

Wall Balls (20/14)

every minute on the minute, stop where you are and complete 5 deadlifts (225/155)

Chad) 112 Rx

Mike) 78 (165 DL)

C.) For Time:

1000m Row

30 Hang Power Cleans (135/95)

30 Pull-Ups

Chad) 7:29 Rx

Mike) 10:22 (95)

D.) Extra Credit: AMRAP x 10 Minutes (Partner)

Partner 1: 15 GHD (Pace)

Partner 2: Airdyne

Be Committed.

Warm-Up: 3 Rounds of:

Explosive Push-up x 5

Elbow Plank T- Rotation x 5 (each)

Band Pull Apart x 10

A.) Bench Press (5-3-1) Wendler Week 3, Cycle 2

Training Max (TM)	75% + 5lbs	85% + 5lbs	95% + 5lbs
Chad (255)	195 x 5	225 x 3	250 x 1+ ( 5 )
Mike (165)	130 x 5	145 x 3	160 x 1+ ( 5 )

75% +5lbs x 5
85% +5lbs x 3
95% +5lbs x 1+

- Warm up in sets of 5 until 1st working set, you should reach your 1st working set after 3-4 sets

- Percentages based off of 90% of your 1RM (ex. if your max is 225#, your percentages will be based off of 90% of 225# (205#).

- NOTE: It is cycle 2 of the strength cycle, you will add 5# to your upper body lifts, and 10# to lower body lifts.

- When you see 1+, that means you do the max reps you can manage with that weight, with the goal of setting a rep record in each workout.

B.) Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 4 minutes of:

500 Meter Row 10 Burpee Box Jump-Overs (24”/20”) 20 GHD Sit-Ups 30 Shoulder to Overhead (115/75) 40 Kettlebell Swings (70/53) 50 Double Unders	Chad	Mike
	16 Shoulder to OH	20 GHD

Rest exactly 3 minutes, and then . . .

C.) Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 6 minutes of:

500 Meter Row 10 Burpee Box Jump-Overs (24”/20”) 20 GHD Sit-Ups 30 Shoulder to Overhead (115/75) 40 Kettlebell Swings (70/53) 50 Double Unders	Chad	Mike
	12 KB Swings	15 Shoulder to OH

Rest exactly 3 minutes, and then . . .

D.)Complete for time:

500 Meter Row 10 Burpee Box Jump-Overs (24”/20”) 20 GHD Sit-Ups 30 Shoulder to Overhead (115/75) 40 Kettlebell Swings (70/53) 50 Double Unders	Chad	Mike
	10:51 Rx	13:40 KBS (53) S2OH(80)

Wake Me Up

Skill: Spend 5-10 Minutes working on Double Unders

MetCon: With a continuous running clock, for time(s):

A.) For time:

Row 500 Meters
25 Burpees Over the Erg

- at 8 minute mark complete,

A2.) For Time: 50-40-30-20-10

Box Jumps (24/20)

GHD Sit-Up
Push Press (75/45)

-Rest 5 Minutes, then

A3.) For time:

Row 500 Meters
25 Burpees Over the Erg

(Yes, this is the same as A…try to match the A time.)

Skill: Spend 5-10 minutes working on Double Unders

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Announcements:

*At the OC Throwdown, Kevin Ogar had an accident during the Snatch workout. The accident resulted in a serious spinal injury. He suffered this life changing event doing the thing we ALL do and LOVE…. This could have happened to any one of us and it is up to this community to help out one of our own.

Kevin is a CrossFit trainer and will need a lot of financial help to get through this.A donation site has already been set up. Any amount will help.

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*Join us November 9, 2014 for the Chesapeake 10k Across the Bay!, Sign up for the waiting list. Registration re-opens in March.

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*Reebok CrossFit ONE ROAD TRIP! 

The invitation is extended to all of our friends and members of local Boxes. Space is limited to 33 persons. If the interest is greater we have the ability to extend it to 53 participants. Registration is first come first serve.

Cost per person $85.00 (cash only)

Please see Chad or Mike to complete the registration form and submit payment.

Payment and registration is due no later than January 31, 2014.*