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Operation Phoenix Widget

THROWDOWN SERIES

091020 Tuesday “Inclement Weather”

Strength/Skill Work:  Back Squat

WOD

As many rounds as possible in 14 minutes of:

400m run

50 feet single arm overhead walking lunge (Complete 25′ per arm. M-45lb DB or KB, W-25lb DB or KB)

7 Hanging toes-to-bar

This WOD was last completed on 090730.  Check your books and exceed what you completed last time!

***CFA will be closed for the 5:30pm and [...]

091019 Monday “Clean Shins”

Strength/Skill Work:  Single support power clean (Begin with single support deadlift if you have yet to do so)

WOD

5 rounds of:

30 seconds of max rep power cleans (70% of power clean 1RM not to exceed 135/95lbs)

30 seconds of max rep box jumps

1 minute rest

Record your reps during the 1 minute rest and post total power cleans, total [...]

091017 Saturday “The Dead Turkey”

Strength/Skill Work  Turkish Get-up:  Bilateral 1RM

WOD

5 Turkish Get-ups per arm (~70% 1RM not to exceed 1.5/1 pood)

10 Deadlifts (30-35% DL aRM not to exceed 135/95lbs)

4 TGUs per arm

20 Deadlifts

3 TGUs per arm

30 Deadlifts

2 TGUs per arm

40 Deadlifts

For time. 

Please note deadlifts should NOT be heavy, but that does not mean that form may be sacrificed in [...]

Friday 091016 “Tabata Something Else”

Strength/Skill Work   Clean and Jerk: Heavy single with good technique!

WOD

Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest where exercises are transitioned after every 8th interval. 

Pull-ups

Push-ups

Sit-ups

Squats

Keep track of ALL reps from all 8 intervals of each exercise for a TOTAL rep count of all 32 intervals at the end.

 

Corey’s post from [...]

091015 Thursday “Charger”

Strength/Skill Work: Shoulder Press

WOD

AMRAP in 15 minutes of:

30 double unders

30 kettlebell swings (1.5/1 [...]

091014 Wednesday “Franzilla”

Strength/Skill Work: Pistols

WOD

21 Front squats

21 pull-ups

15 push-press

15 pull-ups

9 thrusters

9 pull-ups

For time.

Use the same bar for the entire work-out.  Use 75% of your max push-press or thruster weight not to exceed 135/95lbs.  This work-out should completed with a load 20-30% heavier than at which you would perform the benchmark [...]

091013 Tuesday “Life’s little hurdles”

 

Strength/Skill Work: Deadlift

WOD

5 rounds for time of:

7 hang power snatch (70% of your snatch or OHS weight not to exceed 95/65lbs)

7 burpee [...]

091012 Monday “Tricycle Ride”

Strength/Skill Work:  Snatch Balance-Find a 5 rep max.  If you reach your 5 rep max within 7 sets then take ~90% of the 5RM and complete 3×3. 

WOD

Max rounds in 3 minutes of:
12 ring push-ups

8 squat cleans

4 overhead squats

Rest 1 minute. 

Repeat for a total of 3 cycles. 

Use the same weight for OHS and squat cleans.  OHS should [...]

Rest Day “Tamashii”

Yesterday’s WOD was named “Tamashii”. Correctly or incorrectly tamashii or damashii is a Japanese term often defined as “indomitable or unbreakable spirit”.

As a CrossFit Coach and practitioner I have come to believe that this will to endure, this unbreakable spirit is one of the most valuable skills that CrossFit offers. I watch with pride and amazement [...]

091010 Saturday “Tamashii”

Coach Corey demonstrates his indomitable spirit

Strength/Skill Work:   Single support deadlift

WOD

21-18-15-12-9-6-3

Kettlebell swing [...]