WORKOUTS
Challenge WOD: Angie
For time:
100 pull-ups
100 push ups
100 sit ups
100 air squats
BtW mean time: 21:22
WOD 2: Squat Ladder
Warm up:
20 Air Squats
20 Front Squats with empty bar
10 Front Squats, 135/95 lbs
Next, load the bar with 65% of your back squat 1RM and do as many back squats as possible. Rest as needed, then add 20 lbs and again do as many as possible. Continue for as many sets as possible, adding 20 lbs each time and resting as needed between sets. When you reach the weight where you can only do 3 reps before stopping, complete 25 reps at that weight in as many sets as necessary. Post sets, reps and weights to comments.
WOD 3: Randy
For time: 75 Power Snatch, 75/55 lb
BtW median time: 6:55
SKILL CHALLENGE: Max reps pull-ups
White: 3; green: 20; blue: 40; black: 40 dead-hang
STRENGTH
SWOD 1: 5 – 5 – 5 Deadlift
Weights for all these SWODs are 40%, 50% and 60% of 90% of your (Wendler) 1RM. The last set is not a plus one (+1) effort.
SWOD 2: 5 – 5 – 5 Backsquat
SWOD 3: 5 – 5 – 5 Shoulder Press
SWOD 4: 5 – 5 – 5 Bench Press
GYMNASTICS
GWOD 1: Handstand Walk!
For Quality: Accumulate 100m handstand walks
Every time you come down, do 1 pistol or 1 burpee.
If unable to do handstand walks, do 10 minutes of handstand practice
GWOD 2: Flexibility
Accumulate 2 minutes pancake split
Accumulate 2 minutes Pike stretch
GWOD 3: On Your Back
3 Rounds:
10 Tuck ups
10 Leg Circles Right
10 Leg Circles Left
MOBILITY
MWOD 1: Pain Ball
2 min freestyle with pain ball on sore spot of choice.
Contract/relax on the ball to get through painful area.
MWOD 2: Shoulder Internal Rotation
MWOD 3: PNF the Prime Movers of the Hip
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[b]SWOD2[/b] (squats): 90-115-135
[b]Challenge WOD: Angie[/b]: 17:49(PR) – last PR was 19:03, 3/21/10
[b]SWOD1[/b] (deadlift): 135-165-195
[b]SWOD3[/b] (press): 60-70-80
[b]SWOD4[/b] (bench): 70-85-95
Angie:
23:22
Only did 70 kipping pullups until my arms just gave out on me. I just couldn’t kip anymore, so I went to jumping pull ups. So very sad.
[b]GWOD2[/b] (splits/pike): Okay, this was quite comical, since I am unable to bend at the waist.
[b]GWOD3[/b] (On your back): Another gut-buster!
[b]MWOD1[/b] (from last week–squats/pistols): Tough!
[b]MWOD1[/b] (Pain ball): Worked on right under my scapula on both sides and almost passed out. Okay I’m exaggerating, but I did feel a very uncomfortable sensation deep inside my cranium.
[b]WARMUP[/b]
30…
calf raises
GHD situps
back extensions
100m walking lunge, 35# medicine ball overhead
100m "sandbag" carry (35# ball on shoulder, 1 pood KB in hand–switch loads at 50m)
[b]
SWOD 1: [/b]5 – 5 – 5 Deadlift
85-105-125
[b]SWOD 2:[/b] 5 – 5 – 5 Backsquat
115-135-155
[b]WOD [/b]
1000m row
50 thrusters, 65#
(didn’t get my time)
Angie w/ jumping pull-ups. 28:33 Horrid time, I was not motivated at all and the situps killed my back
[b]MWOD3[/b] (hips): Starrett makes it look so easy. This was just ridiculous for me. But I did notice better mobility when I did …
[b]WOD2[/b] (squats): 150(26)-170(13)-190(8,6,6,5)
This took more time and willpower than I had this morning. I bailed out by finishing at the third weight rather than going to 210. And it was still pretty brutal. Back squats are my nemesis. I think it would have taken me twice as much willpower and who knows how long to do 25 reps at 210.
WOD 2: Squat Ladder
Warm up:
20 Air Squats
20 Front Squats with empty bar
10 Front Squats, 95 lbs
next…
115#, 25 reps
135#, 13 reps
155#, 7 reps
175#, 3 reps
I believe my tenacity got me in trouble. 🙂 I should have stopped at 155#. I could not muster the strength to perform 25 reps at 175#. I did nine reps at 175# and dropped the weight back down to a more comfortable 155#, completing 16 reps (the remainder of the 25) here.
I’m anxious to see how I feel tomorrow.
WOD 2: Squat Ladder
150- 14
170- 10
190- 6
210- 3
@210- 5,2,2,2,2,2,3,3,2,2
This was a lot harder than I expected. I really wanted to break 200 on the ladder, but after I got into the 25, I wished I hadn’t. Maybe it will help my back squat to get bigger.
Warmup: 1 mile run
Time: 6.09
WOD3: Randy
75 power snatches for time
Time: 5.12
Cooldown:
2 minutes pancake split
1 minute each leg of front splits
1 minute middle split
That was awful. I have so much inflexibility in my hips. I felt better afterwards though. Like an hour later.
Wow–way to go Christy and James on the squat ladder! That really is simply an act of will. Very, very tough.
And James–5:12 on Randy is in the 74th percentile among Crossfitters. Very good time for that WOD.
[b]MWOD2[/b] (shoulder): That was a really good one. There were four parts and the only one that didn’t quite do anything for me was the third, with the ball on the back of the shoulder. The others all felt very productive, and it’s always amazing to me how much improvement there is in the targeted joints. Is anyone else doing these mobility pieces?
I’m just really stoked about the altiusathletics programming. It’s all over the place, and I am really seeing improvement. I am getting PR’s in just about everything these days. Which is great after having not made a whole lot of change over the past two years.
The mobility WODs are fantastic! Due to time constraints, I haven’t done them in a week… Love their pain..eh… PRODUCTIVITY, rather. 🙂
"the Mule" (WOD courtesy DaniL)
[u]4RFT[/u]
250m row
25 GHD situps
15 KB swings, 1 pood
5 back squats, 105#
GOOD STUFF, DaniL! Loved it…and am now feeling THAT in conjunction with the existing soreness from the squat ladder.
Did one off the leaderboard today…
"Michael"
800m run
50 Back extensions
50 GHD situps
Time: 17.25
This was pretty hard, but fun. My hips are really tight–that last run was excruciating, but I just pushed through it and tried to hit a second wind.
Cool down:
2 minutes each leg couch stretch
My hips felt better after this 🙂
I kind of took a break on mobilizing the last couple of weeks and I could definitely feel the difference. I finally got in some quality time with my lacrosse ball yesterday and now I feel great. At least for me mobility has been the quickest way to enhance my performance–I’m way stronger and can do movements that used to be impossible.
Oh!! I’m so tight from "the Mule" yesterday. I hope i can squeeze in some stretching in between our Language and Writing lessons 🙂