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THROWDOWN SERIES

100401 Thursday “Foolish Chief”

Strength/Skill Work: Shoulder Press

WOD

Every minute on the minute for 20 minutes:

3 Power Cleans

6 Push-ups

12 Squats

If you are unable to complete the work within the minute take a full minute to rest.  When you jump back in keep the power cleans the same (3 reps) and subtract one rep from the push-ups and two reps from the [...]

100331 Wednesday “Dead Sprint”

Strength/Skill Double unders:  For those of you who have your double unders spend some time working on cleaning up the technique and then do 5 sets of consecutive reps.  Everyone else we are spending a good 10 minutes working the skill.  It takes practice to get the timing and coordination.

WOD

AMRAP in 12 minutes of:

20 deadlifts (40% [...]

100330 Tuesday “Atlantis”

Tamara looks like she is about to hurdle that box!

Strength/Skill Work: Back squat

WOD

800m run

21 Overhead Squats (Use 70% of your 5RM not to exceed 95/65lbs)

21 box jumps (24″/20″)

400m run

15 overhead squats

15 box jumps

200m run

9 overhead squats

9 box [...]

100329 Monday “Singled Out”

Strength/Skill Work Snatch Balance 3-3-3-3-3-3-3

WOD

3 Rounds of:

25 Kettlebell swings (1.5/1 pood)
15 Right arm dumbbell push press (25/45lbs)
25 Kettlebell swings
15 Left arm dumbbell push press

For time.

This WOD was last completed [...]

100328 Why Jogging is TERRIBLE

Jogging IS terrible.  ”But terrible is such a strong word”.  That is why I use it.  It is my contention that there is NO benefit and undue HARM caused by jogging.

Let me clarify Jogging.  This is the act of repeatedly running consecutive distances of 2 or more miles at a pace slower than 8 minutes/mile.  If [...]

100327 Saturday “Swinging Seven”

Strength/Skill Work: Front squat

WOD

7 Rounds of:

7 front squats (50% of max not to exceed 135/95lbs)

21 double unders (63 single unders sub if you are unable to do double unders)

Complete 7 kettlebell swings (53/35lbs) at the top of every minute.  The work-out begins with 7 KBS before beginning the 7 front squats.  20 minute [...]

100326 Friday “Grace”

Please remember to wear Red on Fridays (today) for Project Red Shirt!

Strength/Skill Work Pistols  3-3-3-3-3-3-3 (7 sets of 3 per leg)

WOD

30 reps of

Power Clean and Jerk

For time.

Use 65-70% of your max jerk not to exceed 135/95lbs.
If your previous time was under 5 minutes it is time to go up in weight!  Last performed [...]

100325 Thursday “Springs”

Strength/Skill: Power clean

WOD

In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. Complete 3 total rounds.   The stations are:

10m Shuttle sprint (Out and back is 1 point)
Kettlebell sumo deadlift high-pull: (53/35lbs)
Single arm kettlebell squat clean (53/35lbs)
Push-ups
GHD sit-ups

The clock [...]

100324 Wednesday “Thumper”

David opening the hips to push weight overhead.

Strength/Skill Work: Kipping Pull-up Progression -or- if you have your kipping pull-up complete 3 attempts of max rep kipping pull-ups (without ripping your hands!)

WOD

5 Rounds for time of:

400m or 200m Run

15 Thrusters (Fran weight,70% of thruster 5RM not to [...]

100323 Tuesday “Extinct”

Strength/Skill Work: Kettlebell thrusters 5-5-5-5-5

Time Trial: We will be putting everyone through a 60 second burpee time trial this week.  You only have to do it once, unless you want to give it another go later in the week.  It’s 60 seconds of all out burpees!  We will time it to allow at least a 3 [...]