Month: November 2021

Grippy AMRAP

Conditioning

25:00 AMRAP

  • 10 Double DB Box Step-ups (24”, 35# DBs)
  • 10 T2B
  • 10 Renegade Rows (50#)
  • 10 DB Push Presses (35#)
  • 40 Jump Rope
  • 120′ DB Farmer Carry (50# DBs)

Got through 7+3.

Midline

3 Sets

  • 10/10 Banded Partner Rotations/Holds (red)
  • 10 Leg Lifts
  • 30 Flutter Kicks
  • 10 Tuck-ups

Wore 5# ankle weights.

Shorter Pull-up Rest

Conditioning

6 Sets

  • 1:30 Row
  • 1:45 Rest

I did 415-418-421-423-425-429 meters.

Chest & Back

Warmed up with 10 DB Bench Press with 30 pounders.

3 Sets

  • 12-10-8 DB Bench Press (50#)

3 Sets

  • 12-10-8 Seated Cable Row (104#)

3 Sets

  • 15-12-9 Push-ups

3 Sets

  • 4-3-2 Strict Pull-ups

We’re really enjoying the stuff like this with minimal rest while your partner goes. Yes, it’s 9 sets of each movement! Much harder with B doing pull-ups instead of lat pulldowns, so I couldn’t do 3 pull-ups on the end of each round like last week.

Quick 10k Bike

Had a Doc appointment this morning so had to get in a quick early workout.

10k BikeErg

Was planning on just riding for 30 minutes, but before I got to five minutes I was feeling good and decided to pick up the pace and just do a 10k. Did it in 19:17.

Handstand Push-ups & Burpees Combo

Warm-up

  • 2:00 Wrist Mobility
  • 2x45s Wall-facing Handstand Holds
  • Pendlay Rows
    • 10×45
    • 10×65

Back

3 Sets

  • 8 Pendlay Rows (95#)
  • 12 Straight Arm Lat Pulldowns (60#)

3 Sets

  • 8/8 Kroc Rows (53#)
  • 8 Lat Pulldowns (115#, double handle)

Conditioning

3 Rounds

  • 1:00 HSPU
  • 1:00 Burpees
  • 1:00 Rest

I went 17-16, 12-15, 12-17. Never did more than five handstand push-ups in a row. These two movements are such a nasty combo.

Midline

4 Sets

  • 20s OH Crunches (legs up, 50#)
  • 10s Rest
  • 20s Bicycles (slow)
  • 10s Rest
  • 20s Plank DB Pull Through (60#)
  • 10s Rest
  • 20s Hollow Hold
  • 10s Rest

I got 14 crunches, 18 bicycles, and 12 pull throughs each round. It was a fight, but I held the hollow hold the entire 20 seconds each time.

Sit Down

Another busy day working on the kitchen, with a few hiccups along the way.

Warm-up

  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walk
  • 80′ Monster Walk
  • 10 Monster Squats
  • 10 Monster Toe Touches

Legs

4 Sets

  • 200/250m TrueForm Run
  • 10 Goblet Squats (45# KB)
  • 16 Cossack Squats

4 Sets

  • 400/500m BikeErg
  • 5/5 Goblet Deficit Reverse Lunges w/ Knee Up (35# DB, 1×55 plate deficit)
  • 14 Sumo KB Deadlift (70# KB)

Decided to use the seat on the bike today and it was still really tough! I got faster on the machines each time through.

Changing Time

Warm-up

  • 20 PVC Passes
  • Wrist warm-up
  • 3x30s Wall-facing Handstand Holds
  • 10 alt DB Hang Snatch (15#)
  • 10 alt DB Hang Snatch (30#)

Midline

4 Rounds

  • 10 Hollow Rocks
  • 10 V-ups
  • 25s Rest
  • 10 Tuck-ups
  • 10s Hollow Hold
  • 25s Rest

Took me 5:50.

Conditioning

30:00 AMRAP (Partner)

  • 10 alt DB Hang Snatch (40#)
  • 10 alt DB Hang Snatch (40#)
  • 10 Burpee
  • 10 Single Arm OH DB Walking Lunge (40#)
  • 12/8 cal Row
  • 40 Jump Rope (singles)

Haven’t done a walking lunge like that in ages. B went first and we alternated back and forth with each thing. I got through 5+5.

Push Sesh++

Warm-up

  • 20 PVC Passes
  • 10 DB Bench Press (25#)

Chest & Back

3 Sets

  • 12 DB Bench Press (50#)
  • 10 DB Bench Press
  • 8 DB Bench Press

3 Sets

  • 12 Seated Cable Row (104#)
  • 10 Seated Cable Row
  • 8 Seated Cable Row

3 Sets

  • 15 Push-ups
  • 12 Push-ups
  • 9 Push-ups

3 Sets

  • 4 Strict Pull-ups
  • 3 Strict Pull-ups
  • 3 Strict Pull-ups

We switched things up a bit from last time doing this. B did lat pulldowns instead of pull-ups since the car was in the way.

Conditioning

6 Sets

  • 1:30 BikeErg
  • 1:40 Rest

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Getting it in

Warm-up

  • 80′ Monster Walk
  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walk
  • 10 Monster Squats
  • 10 Monster Toe Touches

Legs

4 Sets

  • 200/250m TrueForm Run
  • 10 Goblet Squats (45# KB)
  • 16 Cossack Squats

4 Sets

  • 400/500m Standing BikeErg
  • 5/5 Goblet Deficit Reverse Lunges w/ Knee Up (35# DB, 1×55 plate deficit)
  • 14 Sumo KB Deadlift (70# KB)

I ran and biked slower than usual. Another busy day working on house projects and I haven’t slept very well the last two nights.

Midline

  • 20 alt Single Leg Lifts (25# DB Overhead)
  • 20 Seated Leg Lifts over DB
  • 20 Overhead DB Sit-ups (25#)
  • 20 Plank Hip Dips

Those sit-ups were a killer.

A Chipper Pyramid

I’ve been so busy trying to finish up a shelf/light for the living room and getting started on the kitchen remodel.

Warm-up

  • 20 PVC Passes
  • 10 Trunk Twists
  • 10 Toe Touches
  • 10 Air Squats
  • 2:00 Wrist Mobility
  • 3 Bear Hug Sandbag Squats (100#)

Gymnastics

2 Sets

  • 30s Wall-facing Handstand Hold

Conditioning

  • 40 cal BikeErg
  • 35 Sit-ups
  • 30 Double DB Box Step-ups (24″, 35#)
  • 25 Push-ups
  • 20 Double DB Hang Power Cleans (35#)
  • 15 Bear Hug Sandbag Squats (100#)
  • 20 Double DB Hang Power Cleans
  • 25 Push-ups
  • 30 Double DB Box Step-ups
  • 35 Sit-ups
  • 40 cals Row

I held a sub 2:00 pace on the bike, went 20-10 on my first set of step-ups, 5×5 puh-ups both times, unbroken cleans and squats, 3×10 on second set of step-ups, and and even faster than 2;00 pace on the row. Finished in 17:52.