Push Press / Toes-to-Bar
Every minute on the minute x 20:
Even: 10 Push Presses
Odd: 10 Toes-to-Bars
The barbell comes off the floor, and the Push Press reps should be cycled unbroken. If you drop the bar, the set ends. Keep these on the medium-heavy side today. The Toes-to-Bars should also be cycled unbroken, so scale some volume as needed or scale ROM to Hanging Leg or Hanging Knee Raises.
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Exposure 1 of 8
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3 sets each side:
100′ Unilateral Farmer Carry, as heavy as possible
These should be heavy enough that you need to rest in between sets.
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Upcoming Training Cycle Template
Training Cycle Dates: M 12/19/16 – Su 2/19/17
Crush Week: M 2/20/16 – Su 2/27/17
Transition Week: Will be the first week of the following cycle, starting February 28th.
This cycle leads us into the CrossFit Open, which starts February 13th! We’ll see some days with multiple AMRAPs, where the goal is pacing and consistent scoring, a unilateral leg-training day, and of course we’ll revisit some Open WODs from years past. There will be regular exposures to movements that regularly show up during Open WODs.
Monday – Upper Body Push + Metcon
Wednesday – Lower Body Unilateral + Upper Body Pull + Metcon
Thursday – Clean and Jerk + Metcon
Saturday – Back Squat / Front Squat + Metcon
Sunday – Snatch + Metcon
Monday
Upper Body Push days will vary in movements, sets, and reps.
Wednesday
Lower Body/Upper Body Super Set
A – Front Rack Step-Ups:
Each week will be 3 sets of 8-12 reps each leg. Start light enough to make 12 reps each rep without too much difficulty and move up in weight week to week from there. Use your non-dominant leg to set the weight and only do as much weight and as many reps as you can perform on that side. The end goal is to perform 8-12 reps on each leg with half of your back squat 1RM. Use a height that allows you to be at full depth (hip crease below knee) when the working leg is on the box. Come to full standing using the working leg before the trail leg touches down for balance. Do not use the trail leg to help you stand up. Use the trail leg as little as possible to push off from and use a tempo where the down/eccentric phase of the movement is slower than the up/concentric phase. The barbell comes off the floor. Stop the set when you’re not sure you can do another rep or two (i.e., do not bail a bar on a box).
Superset with…
B – Chin-Ups or Supinated-Grip Body Row:
Performance
Perform 4 sets of max reps. Once you can no longer clear your chin over the bar, your set is over. Each rep starts from a dead hang. Initiate the movement by pulling the shoulders down away from the ears and pull the elbows as far down/back as possible. If you can touch your chest to the bar on each rep then do it. You should really be feeling these in your lats.
Fitness
Perform 3 challenging but sub-maximal sets of 2-4 reps, using bands or a small partner assist as needed to achieve full range of motion, followed by a max-rep set. These should be tough sets in a low rep range with the goal of performing around 10-15 total reps. If you can do them unassisted but only 1 at a time, then pepper in as many singles as you can in between sets of Step-Ups during the lifting segment.
Thursday
Clean and Jerk
These days will use EMOM barbell cycling in addition to using Clean and Jerks in WOD format.
Saturday
Back Squat and Front Squat
Weeks 1-8:
2 x 10 of each Back Squat and Front Squat
Move directly from the Back Squat to the Front Squat. Start at 50% for each and add weight each week throughout the cycle.
Sunday
Snatch
These days will use EMOM barbell cycling in addition to using snatches in WOD format.
What are you most looking forward to in this new cycle? What would you like to improve on? Tell us in the comments!
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