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04.21.2017

By Samy Daghir / April 20, 2017 / 2 Comments

18033217_1369384996440829_6653849081657162611_nANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Bring-A-Friend/Free Intro workout will be Saturday April 29th @ 11am. Tell your friends!

Warm-up Drills
I. Row 500m
II. 6:00 Dynamic Mobility
25ft Duck Walk (PVC Overhead)
25ft Crab Walk
25ft Bear Crawl
25ft Inchworms
25ft Spider Lunge
10 x Scorpion Stretch
III. Mobility

“No Shortcuts”
Complete as many rounds/reps as possible in 6:00 of
8 x Bar Facing Burpees
10 x Overhead Squats (95/65)
35 x Double Unders

Rest 2:00

Repeat for 3 total AMRAPs.

Post rounds/reps completed for each AMRAP to comments.

Skill Development
3 rounds for quality of
Row 21kCal
:30 x L-Sit/Ring Support

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04.20.2017

By Samy Daghir / April 20, 2017 / 6 Comments
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“Smiley” Mike Justason finishing fifth out of ‘about 1000 competitors from all divisions’ during this past weekend’s Tough Ruck 26.2 mile marathon. Ruckers wore rucks weighing an average of 30-55lbs; the packs were carried while being adorned with the names of fallen service men and women, firefighters, police, and emergency personnel.

Warm-up Drills
I. Coach’s Choice
II. Mobility

Impact/Focus: Max Effort Cleans
Warm up as needed (3 sets x 5 reps) before completing the workload below.

Clean x 5-3-3-1-1-1RM

Notes: Athletes should attempt to increase weight for each set, working up to a maximum effort single repetition effort. These are Full Cleans, with the bar received in the full Front racked squat position after pulling the weight from the floor. Get some, freaks.

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“Beauty & The Beast”
3 Rounds for time of
7 x Bar Muscle-ups
25 x Thrusters (75/55lbs)

Post times to comments.

Skill Development: MOBWOD or ROMWOD
Choose to perform from the following Mobility areas of emphasis or execute a daily ROMWOD, feel free to also select poses of choice (see ROMWOD.com movement index) to work through as well.
Mobility
-Choose 1-2 Thoracic Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.
-Choose 2-3 Lower Body Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 10-12 minutes with them.
-Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

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04.19.2017

By Samy Daghir / April 18, 2017 / 3 Comments

FullSizeRender-82ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Bring-A-Friend/Free Intro workout will be Saturday April 29th @ 11am. Tell your friends!

Warm-up Drills
I. Run 400.
II. 9 Fundamentals x 5 reps each
III. Mobility

Impact/Focus #1: Push/Split Jerk
Warm up as needed (3 sets x 5 reps) before completing the following workload for Push/Split Jerk.

Push/Split Jerk 5-5-5-5-5 (75% 1RM)

Notes: To determine todays working weight, athletes should reference their 1RM set on 04.13.2017.

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Impact/Focus #2: GHD/Push-up EMOTM
Complete the following workload every minute on the minute for 12:00.

Odd: 15 x GHD Sit-ups
Even: 12 x Plyo Push-ups

Post reps completed to comments.

ROMWOD
“Take It Down”

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04.18.2017

By Samy Daghir / April 17, 2017 / 2 Comments

IMG_9956Warm-up Drills
I. Coach’s Choice
II. Mobility

Impact/Focus: Power Snatch Doubles x :75 Repeats
Warm-up as needed before completing the following every :75 seconds for eight total efforts/rounds. Every :75 execute 2 x Power Snatch. Athletes should plan to increase weights every 1-2 sets and prepare accordingly by staging necessary weights before the clock starts.

Every :75 for 8 rounds: 2 x Power Snatch

Notes: Go heavy, but do it well. Emphasis will be on barbell cycling in order to improve Olympic Lifting efficiency during our heavy training sessions as well as develop barbell cycling metcon capacity. Get some, freaks.

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“Hel-Rowww”
3 Rounds for time of
Row 500m
12 x Handstand Push-ups
21 x Box Jumps

Post times to comments.

Skill Development
I. Mobilize
II. L-sit/Ring Support drills (see whiteboard for guidance)

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04.17.2017

By Samy Daghir / April 16, 2017 / 4 Comments

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Congratulations to Jaymes, Kerri, Nate, Abby, Samy, Jeff, Christine, Jessica, Christin, Shawna (not pictured), Mike (not pictured), and Tom (not pictured). On Saturday they all completed the Tough Ruck 2017 which was 26.2 miles with 20-35lbs rucks on their backs. We’re so proud of you all!

Warm-up Drills
I. Run 400m
II. 2-3 rounds of
5 x Pull-ups
7 x Hindu Push-ups
10 x Front Squats (45lbs)
III. Mobility

Impact/Focus: Front Squat 1RM
Warm up as needed (3 sets x 5 reps) before working to establish a new 1-rep maximum Front Squat.

Front Squat 1-1-1-1-1RM

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“Revolutionary”
Complete as many rounds/reps as possible in 10:00 of
10 x Toes-2-Bar
10 x DB Snatches (50/35)(5L/5R)(Alt.)

Post rounds/reps completed to comments.

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04.14.2017

By Samy Daghir / April 13, 2017 / 3 Comments
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ROMWOD has been reinforced via Dr. Marilyn! Thanks, “M”!

 

Fair Winds and Following Seas (roads/trails) to those embarking on this year’s Tough Ruck memorial event in the beautiful united effort to honor our fallen heroes by enduring a 26.2 mile Ruck. Get some, freaks!

Warm-up Drills
I. 3 Rounds for quality of
Run x 3 Indoor Laps (~200m)
10 x Walking Lunges
10 x Hollow Rocks
II. Mobility

Impact/Focus: Walking Lunges
Warm up as needed with 2-3 sets of 6 reps each.
Athletes will have 4 attempts to move a maximum load for 10 steps of walking lunges (back rack).

10 steps x Walking Lunges (Back Rack)

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“Purgatory 14”
14:00 AMRAP of
5 x Muscle-ups
10 x Burpees
20 x Abmat Sit-ups

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Skill Development
I. Mobility work
II. Myofascial Release (Roll and mash/smash)

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04.13.2017

By Samy Daghir / April 12, 2017 / 4 Comments

IMG_0123Warm-up Drills
I. Run 400m
II. 6:00 Dynamic Mobility
25ft Duck Walk
25ft Crab Walk
25ft Bear Crawl
25ft Inchworms
25ft Spider Lunge
10 x Scorpion Stretch
III. Mobility

Impact/Focus: Push or Split Jerk
Warm up as needed (3 sets x 5 reps) before completing the workload below.

Push or Split Jerk x 5-4-3-2-1RM

Notes: Athletes should attempt to increase weight for each set, working up to a maximum effort single repetition Push Jerk. Unless strange ritualistic nature kicks in these sets should come from the rack versus the floor. Get some, freaks.

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“Volume Frequencies”
6 Rounds for time
12 x American KB Swings (32/24kg)
40 x Double-unders

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Skill Development
I. Mobility work
II. Myofascial Release (Roll and mash/smash)

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04.12.2017

By Samy Daghir / April 11, 2017 / 3 Comments

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Thank you to the Bedford High School swim team for coming in for a workout Saturday. We look forward to working with you in the future!

Warm-up Drills
I. Run 400m/Row 500m
II. 2-3 rounds of
5 x Deadlift (45/35)
5 x Clean
5 x Front Squat
5 x Sotts Press (Clean)
III. Mobility

Impact/Focus: Clean Triples
Warm up as needed (3 sets x 5 reps) before completing the following workload for Cleans.

Cleans 3-3-3-3-3

Notes: Today’s reps will be touch and go. Athletes should focus on proper barbell cycling and connected reps over weight.

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“Iguana Spike”
Complete as many rounds/reps are possible in 10:00 of
21 x kCal Row
15 x GHD Sit-ups
15 x Push-ups

Post rounds/reps completed to comments.

ROMWOD
“Fall In”

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04.11.2017

By Samy Daghir / April 10, 2017 / 4 Comments

Frame-10-04-2017-09-16-28Warm-up Drills
I. Coach’s Choice
II. Mobility

Impact/Focus: Handstand Push-ups
Complete one of the following rep schemes every :90 second for 7 Rounds:
I. Strict HSPU
3-3-3-2-2-1-1
*Increasing Deficit if possible.
II. Kipping HSPU
5-5-5-3-3-3-1
*Increasing Deficit if possible.
III. Stinkbugs
8-8-6-6-4-4-4

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“Run Sam’which”
Complete the following for time
Run 200m
25 x Thrusters (95/65lbs)
Run 200m
25 x Pull-ups
Run 200m
25 x Hang Power Cleans (95/65lbs)
Run 200m
25 x Slamball (40/20lbs)
Run 200m

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Skill Development
*See whiteboard for guidance.

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04.10.2017

By Samy Daghir / April 9, 2017 / 6 Comments

FullSizeRender-81Warm-up Drills
I. Run 400m
II. 2 rounds of
7 x Hindu Push-ups
10 x Goblet Squats (24/16)
10 x KB Swings (24/16)
III. Mobility

Impact/Focus: Front Squat
Warm up as needed (3 sets x 5 reps) before completing the following workload for Front Squats.

Front Squat 3-3-3-3-3

Notes: Only attempt a 3RM if you’re feeling good. Compare scores to 11.28.2016 or heaviest 3-rep weight from the month of November.

Post loads to comments.

“Thunderbird”
Complete for time
40 x Wallball (20/14)
10 x Power Snatch (115/75)
30 x Wallball (20/14)
10 x Power Snatch (115/75)
20 x Wallball (20/14)
10 x Power Snatch (115/75)
10 x Wallball (20/14)

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