Deadlift / Handstand Push-Up Superset*
1A) Deadlift
Fitness
3 x 6
Start light enough to add weight for 6’s next week.
Performance
70% x 3 x 3
1B) Handstand Push-Up
Fitness
3 x 5-10 Box Piked HSPUs
1-2 AbMats are ok. Knees are easier than toes. Sub 8-12 Seated Dumbbell Presses if you don’t have Boxed Pike HSPUs yet.
Performance
3 x 6-12 Strict HSPUs
1-3 AbMats are allowed as long as you’re getting some range of motion out of it. If you can do 3 sets of 12 easily, then add a deficit. DC blocks and bumpers work well for this.
*Superset means that you perform a set of exercise A (in this case the Bench Press) and then after a short rest, 30 seconds to a minute, you perform a set of exercise B (in this case the Barbell Bent-Over Row). You then rest a short period before returning to exercise A and continue in this fashion until all warm up and work sets are completed.
Post loads/work to comments.
Exposure 1 of 8
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3-5 RNFT:
25 yd Farmer Carry, Left
25 yd Farmer Carry, Right
10 Box Jumps
10 Strict Toes-to-Bars
Do the carries as heavy as possible. Do the Box Jumps higher than you’d be comfortable with in a WOD. Sub Hanging Leg or Knee Raises or 20 Sit Ups for the Toes-to-Bars as neeeded.
Post work to comments.
Evan H. and Kevin Y. working on their Box Piked Handstand Push-Ups, which you may be seeing a lot of this cycle!
- We’re still looking for volunteers to help out at the Subway Series this Sunday, August 21st. Check out yesterday’s post for more info. Oh, and even if you can’t volunteer, come out to the event and cheer! It’s a great event and a fun time.
Upcoming Training Cycle Template
Training Cycle Dates: M 8/15 – S 10/9
Crush Week: M 10/10 – Su 10/7
Transition Week: Will be the first week of the following cycle, starting October 8th.
We’ll continue programming barbell lifts on consistent days of the week, flipping the Olympic lifts from the previous cycle. Olympic lifts will be on-the-minute or every-other-minute-on-the-minute work. Squat days will include both Back Squats and Front Squats (Wednesdays and Saturdays). Monday will be another superset day with Deadlifts and Handstand Push-Up work. As usual, every 5-7 days the metcon will be Not For Time (NFT). Additionally, we’ll be changing the Standardized Warm-Ups (SWUs) to include more unilateral strength work.
Monday – Deadlift + HSPU/Inversion + Metcon
Wednesday – Back Squat + Front Squat + Metcon
Thursday – Clean and Jerk + Metcon
Saturday – Back Squat + Front Squat + Metcon
Sunday – Snatch + Metcon
Deadlift
Fitness
Week:
1: 3 x 6
2: 3 x 6
3: 3 x 5
4: 3 x 5
5: 3 x 4
6: 3 x 4
7: 3 x 3
8: 1-1-1 (Max Effort Day)
Performance
Week:
1: 70% x 3 x 3
2: 70% x 4 x 3
3: 70% x 5 x 3
4: 70% x 6 x 3
5: 75% x 5 x 3
6: 80% x 4 x 3
7: 85% x 3 x 3
8: 1-1-1 (Max Effort Day)
Strict Handstand Push-Up Cycle
Performance
We’ll do 2 sets of 6-12 Reps after warming up, followed by a “max” rep set. The goal is to stop a rep shy of failure on all sets. Start conservative with the number of reps and give yourself room to go up. Scale range of motion (2 or 3 AbMats is ok as long as you’re getting some ROM) or add it as appropriate.
Fitness
If you don’t have a few Handstand Push-Ups, then perform 3 x 6-12 Box Piked HSPUs (1-2 AbMats is ok) OR 3 sets of 6-12 Seated Dumbbell Presses. Start light enough to get 3 sets of 12 reps and progress to heavier weights and lower reps as the cycle goes on.
Squat Cycle
Fitness
Wednesdays:
Back Squat 2 x 12
Front Squat 2 x 8
Saturdays:
Back Squat 2 x 5
Front Squat 2 x 3
Warm up and perform your work sets on the Back Squat and then move directly to your work weight for the Front Squats. Start light enough to add weight each week.
Performance
This is a modified Russian Squat Program. Use the same percentages for Back Squat and Front Squat. Warm up and perform your work sets on the BSQ and then move directly to your work weight for the FSQ.
Exposure:
1: 70% x 2 x 2
2: 70% x 3 x 2
3: 70% x 2 x 2
4: 70% x 4 x 2
5: 70% x 2 x 2
6: 70% x 5 x 2
7: 70% x 2 x 2
8: 70% x 6 x 2
9: 70% x 2 x 2
10: 75% x 5 x 2
11: 70% x 2 x 2
12: 80% x 4 x 2
13: 70% x 2 x 2
14: 85% x 3 x 2
15: 70% x 2 x 2
16: 1-1-1 (Max Effort Day)
*Note: each day except for exposure 16 is 2 sets of the Back Squat followed by 2 sets of the Front Squat for 4 total sets. The odd exposures (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15) are all deloads and, as such, should feel light. Exposure 16 is max effort on both lifts.
Snatch Cycle
Varying on-the-minute and every-other-minute-on-the-minute work. We’ll be pulling both from the floor and from the hang, and doing both full and power versions of the lifts. Snatch Balance and Overhead Squat work will be in the mix on Snatch days.
Clean and Jerk Cycle
Varying OTM and EOMOTM work. We’ll be pulling both from the floor and from the hang, and doing both full and power versions of the lifts.
See the Current Programming Cycle page for our new Standardized Warm-Ups.
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