“Randy & Helen Hook Up”
Complete For Time
3 Rounds
25 Power Snatch (75/55)
400 Meter Run
21 KB Swing (53/35)
12 Pull Ups
Today we have a little spin on two benchmark WODS. Randy (75 Power Snatch at 75/55) and Helen (3 Rounds- 400 M Run, 21 KB Swings, 12 Pull Ups). Alone, these WODS are considered to be sprint efforts. Combining them is going to require a little more strategy.
7 Minute AMRAP
10 DB Push Press (50/35)
10 Goblet Squats (50/35)
10 Lateral Burpees over DB
Then
15 Minutes to find 3 Rep Max OHS
The AMRAP is a primer for the 3 Rep OHS, use it to warm up the hips and shoulders really well. The goal is to keep a stable position during the OHS, focus on driving up on the bar through the shoulders by engaging your lats.
40 Minute EMOM
Movements will be
15/12 Cal Bike
15 Strict Sit Ups
20 Lunges
Yes….this is a 40 minute workout!
Flow will look like this:
Min 1 = Bike
Min 2 = Strict sit ups
Min 3 = Bike
Min 4 = Lunges.
Repeat for 40 minutes.
In our programming, we are always looking at the “constantly varied” aspect to make sure we are hitting on all phases of training. We have days where we go light and high rep as well as days where we go heavy with low reps. Intervals are also used with frequency as a means to build the motor and increase cardio capacity. Short, medium and long duration WODS are all intermixed within a typical week. On occasion, we NEED to hit a very long duration workout just as we NEED to go HEAVY with regular frequency.
Here is a great link as to “why” https://www.fitrated.com/resources/importance-of-endurance-training/
If you don’t want to read the whole article, here is a quick summary:
Other types of endurance training last for either moderate or short durations at a high intensity. Also known as interval training, this type of exercise helps build endurance with alternating periods of high-intensity exercise (at or close to your maximum capabilities) for a short period, usually a minute or less, followed by a rest period of less intense exercise.
This type of training has been shown to improve cardiovascular function, and it is beneficial to endurance athletes who are likely to face differing conditions during events. For example, runners may encounter hills during a race and need to adjust their intensity. The primary benefit of interval training is that it takes less time while still offering similar benefits to longer workouts.
Finally, resistance training is another form of endurance training designed to increase strength, power, and stamina. Resistance training focuses on building muscular endurance using your own body weight. Exercises like planks, squats, lunges, pushups, and situps are all effective at building your muscular endurance and can help increase your power during aerobic workouts while reducing the risk of injury. Increasing the number of repetitions and sets you perform during each workout gradually builds your endurance.
Complete For Time
10 Rounds
3 Power Clean (165/115)(225/155)
3 Box Jumps (24”/20”)(30”/24”)
This one is supposed to be HEAVY. The intent with the weight is that it is NOT something you can cycle. Heavy singles that will require rest breaks in between is what we are looking for here. So…today is the day to push yourself on the weight (technique MUST still be a priority). This one looks somewhat easy as written. IF you go heavy and do high box jumps, this one is going to be tough. And that is the goal.
3 x 5:00 SETS
(20/17)(25/20) Calorie Row
200 Meter Run
(25/40) Wall Ball (20/14)(10’/9’)
For today, these are 5 minute SETS. So whatever time you have left after your wall balls is your rest break. When deciding if you are going RX or RX+, you should be thinking about IF you can do 25 or 40 unbroken wall balls. Ideally, you should be looking to do all sets of wall balls unbroken regardless.
The row pace needs to be fairly moderate and something that you can get right off the rower and begin running. There isn’t a ton of time to waste within these sets today.
Tommy Mac
2 Rounds For Time
LAST DONE ON MARCH 20, 2020
Background: Sgt. Thomas R. MacPherson, 26, was killed in action on October 12, 2012 by enemy forces during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. He was leading an assault against an enemy position when he was mortally wounded by small arms fire.
MacPherson was a team leader assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. He previously served one deployment to Iraq and this was his fourth deployment to Afghanistan.
The “Tommy Mac” Hero WOD was designed by coach Rudy Nielsen of Outlaw CrossFit @outlawcrossfit (Alexandria, VA, USA), who first posted the workout on his “The Outlaw Way” @theoutlawway blog as the workout of the day for October 27, 2012.
Complete For Time
50/40 Cal Bike
50 Box Step Ups (24”/20”)
40/30 Cal Bike
40 Box Jumps (24”/20”)
30/20 Cal Bike
Complete For Time
15-12-9
Power Clean (115/75)(155/105)(185/125)
(Pull Ups)(Chest To Bar Pull Ups)
Immediatly Into
12-9-6
Cleans (95/65)(135/95)(155/105)
(Chest To Bar)(Bar Muscle Ups)
For today, we are looking to move a moderate (slightly heavy) load for the power cleans. The weight should be something you COULD cycle for 5+ reps even though you may choose to do singles. IF doing singles, these should be done at tempo with no long rest breaks.
The same applies to the cleans (YES SQUAT).
RX will start with pull ups and end with C2B. RX+ & RX++ will start with C2B and end with Bar MU.
3 Minute Max Distance Row
Immediately Into
10 Minute AMRAP
60 Double Unders
100 Meter Plate Farmers Carry (45/25)
40 Alternating Leg Lunges
Rest 30 Seconds After the 10 Minute AMRAP
3 Minute Max Distance Row
For today, we are looking at our ability to recover with a 30 second rest after 10 minutes of a moderate intensity workout. Our ultimate goal here is to get as close, or beat your first 3 minute max distance row.
The plate farmers carry will be done using TWO plates of the same weight.
