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THROWDOWN SERIES

100731 Saturday “Fran”

WOD

21-15-9

Thrusters

Pull-ups

For time.

10 minute time limit

Use no more than 70% of your 5 rep thruster max.  Unless you can break 5 minutes and then you can go up in weight…next time Fran visits CFA!

Get your personality back and complete:

Thrusters 4×4

Begin with your Fran weight and work to add weight over the four sets.  However, be sure to [...]

100630 Friday “Atlantis”

Strength/Skill Work Kettlebell swings: Alternate single bell American swings with double bell Russian swings.  Complete 4 sets of each completing 8-20 swings per set.

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 jumps

For time.

Reminder that today is Project Red [...]

100729 Thursday

Strength/Skill Work Turkish Get-up: 5 rep max

WOD

10, 9,  8,  7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Knees to elbows

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Push-press

Complete 20 ball slams after each couplet.

For time.

Use ~70% push-press 5 rep max.

Ex: First two rounds will consist of: 10 K2E, 1 PP, 20 BS, 9 K2E, [...]

Adult Gymnastics Class

Phoenix Gymnastics is havin an adult gymnastic class on Thursdays !from 7:30-8:30pm.  It will be a $10 ‘drop-in’ fee per class.  Just sign in at the front desk.

Thanks, Kristine Levick-Phoenix [...]

100728 Wednesday

Strength/Skill Work Squat clean (could also simply be called “clean” as squat would be implied): work towards a 5 rep max

WOD

4 Rounds of:

100 ft walking lunge

25 [...]

100727 Tuesday

Strength/Skill Overhead squat: work towards a new 5RM

WOD

30 seconds of work followed by 30 seconds of rest to rotate through each of the following stations:

Burpee box jumps (20/24″)

Chest-to-bar Pullups

OHS with bar weight only (no bouncing out of the bottom!)

Row

Complete 3 total rounds.  Score all exercises by reps completed with the exception of rowing which will score [...]

100726 Monday “American Idol”

Strength/Skill Work Deadlift: Work towards a new 5 rep max

WOD

7 Rounds of:

5 Power snatch (Use 80% of max hang power or power snatch not to exceed 135/95lbs)

20 Double unders/60 single unders

For time.

This workout was last completed [...]

To Stretch — Part II

This is part two of an educational series about active and passive connective tissues and their ability to move: your flexibility.  In Part I we addressed WHY flexibility was important, and the two factors limiting your flexibility.  Today we will address one of those limits in depth, how it occurs, why it occurs, and how to [...]

100724 Saturday

Please remember that due to Belle Chere you must come from the south on Coxe Ave. to reach the gym.

WOD

AMRAP in 20 minutes of:

400m run

12 pull-ups

24 single arm dumbbell push-press (12 per arm)

Following the 20 minutes you will have exactly 3 minutes to clean the bar from the floor and find a 3 rep max shoulder [...]

100723 Friday “Tides of Change”

Strength/Skill Work Hang Power Clean: 5 rep max

WOD

5 rounds of:

7 high box jumps (30/25″)

21 kettlebell swings (53/35lbs)

For time.

Note: Remember it is Project Red Shirt today.

Also, with the street closings for Belle Chere weekend you must come up Coxe Ave from the south to reach the gym.  Coxe Ave is closed at the intersection just [...]