Arnold Press / Romanian Deadlift Superset*
A1) Half-Kneeling Single-Arm Arnold Press:
4 x 5-8
A2) Barbell Romanian Deadlift:
4 x 5-8
Use a heavy load for the rep range that allows you to move with perfect form, heavier than last week. Keep rest to a minimum, 30-60 seconds between movements.
*Warm up and then perform a set of Arnold Presses, followed by a set of Romanian Deadlifts. Repeat for 4 work sets of each, resting 30 seconds to a minute between movements.
Post loads to comments.
Exposure 4 of 8
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Every 3 Minutes for 7 Rounds:
7 Burpee Box Jump Overs
10/7 Calorie Bike Sprint
Go hard on each round, but not all-out efforts. Aim for consistent times, within a few seconds from fastest to slowest.
Post work to comments.
Margie addresses the crowd at last year’s Iron Maidens Raw Open
Iron Maidens and the Stay Strong Scholarship
You probably know that The Iron Maidens Raw Open, a women-only powerlifting meet slated for Saturday, June 2nd, is one of our most anticipated events of the year. 60 women, from CFSBK and beyond, will test their strength at Back Squat, Bench Press, and Deadlift. You won’t want to miss it. Save the date!
For the 3rd year in a row, Iron Maidens lifters will raise funds for the Stay Strong Scholarship, which supports students at Bronx-based Grace Outreach.
Why should you support the Stay Strong Scholarship? Here’s a message from CFSBK’s very own Danae McLeod, Executive Director of Grace Outreach:
Nearly four years ago, I started working at Grace Outreach, an incredible non-profit in the South Bronx that works with women to get their high school equivalency degrees, go to college, and get jobs. I met so many smart, talented, and motivated women who wanted to improve their lives through education. The problem was that a bunch of them couldn’t afford to go to college. They were DREAMers and undocumented women who had come to the U.S. as children, and they weren’t eligible for financial aid.
I started looking for ways to help financially support these women’s dreams of getting a college degree. At around that time, Margie Lempert, the Iron Maidens Meet Director, told me she wanted to add a fundraising component to the women’s powerlifting event she had been running in different iterations for a few years. We thought that the grit and determination that it took for first-generation, low-income women to get to college matched the strength and tenacity that women powerlifters demonstrate.
We created the Stay Strong Scholarship to support women at Grace Outreach. The money we raise pays for 80% of college tuition for undocumented students, DREAMers, and women who have been victims of predatory for-profit colleges.
Two years after Iron Maidens and Grace Outreach started the Stay Strong Scholarship, we have have raised over $65,000 and sent 10 women to college! Two students have graduated with Associate Degrees and moved on to Bachelors programs. We currently have five students making their way through CUNY community colleges with GPAs over 3.0.
We know that now, more than ever, the undocumented community needs our support. The Stay Strong Scholarship positively contributes to women who are determined to change their lives through education.
This year, our goal is to raise $40,000 to continue supporting these students. Right now we’re at $2,450 raised. Can you help us get there? Show some love by donating to your favorite lifter(s) through the 2018 Crowdrise campaign here!
News and Notes
- On Saturday, May 5th, CFSBK will host an afternoon of friendly Spikeball-de-Mayo competition. Haven’t played before? Don’t worry! It’s pretty simple. All are invited! Head over to the event page to learn more Spikeball and to sign up…
- Abbotsford Road Coffee (right around the corner on Sackett between 3rd and Nevins) is offering CFSBK members and employees a free upsize (e.g., a large for the price of a small) on their excellent coffee! Just show your membership scan card at the register. (You do have a scan card, don’t you?)
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Yesterday’s Results Board: Clean and Jerk | Run, Bar Muscle-Ups
Cat Snatch Fever: A CrossFit Love Story CrossFit Journal (video)
Long John Silver’s Customer Finds Deep-Fried Poseidon Head in Value Meal
Rope Climb
Not for Time:
130m Jog
2 Wall Walks or 10 Wall-Facing Shoulder Taps
1 Rope Climb
Post work to comments.
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In teams of 2, with one partner working at a time…
AMRAP 20 Minutes:
20 Wall Balls 20/10, 14/9
30 Russian Kettlebell Swings 24/16kg
20 Burpees
Break up the reps however desired: full rounds, full sets of each movement, or break up the reps for each movement.
Post rounds, reps, and Rx to comments.
We’ve added another Short Circuit class on Saturday mornings at 10am. That’s more fitness than you can shake a PVC at! | Photo by Thomas H.
Open Link Round Up!
Coach Whit’s post-Open reflections from this week give us a nice opportunity to revisit all the cool content we brought you throughout the Open. In case you missed any of it, here’s the good stuff:
Open Diary 18.1 Brett Ferguson
Should I Redo an Open Workout? Chris Fox
Jay-Star’s Guide to the Open: Bad Rep-utation Jay Reingold
Open Diary 18.2 Brett Ferguson
Jay-Star’s Guide to the Open: AARGH Jay Reingold
Open Diary 18.3 Brett Ferguson
18.3 By the Numbers Robert Coombs
Open Diary 18.4 Brett Ferguson
450,455 Pounds Thrusted Robert Coombs
Individual Open Leaderboard: Final Results
Open Diary 18.5 Brett Ferguson
The Long Haul: What I Learned from My 6th Year in the Open, Part I Whitney Hubbard
The Long Haul, Part II Whitney Hubbard
There are also tons of great photos by CFSBK photographers over on our Flickr account. Enjoy!
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Yesterday’s Results Board: Rest Day
The Simplest Way to Be Healthier Right Now Valet
Lift Weights If You Want to Live The Outline