Author: Nick Momrik

I'm searching for my first hole-in-one. I enjoy being active and making things. I work for Automattic.

Not Quite 22.3

Big surprise, thrusters and pull-ups for 22.3! You would think that after 10+ years of the Open they’ve give it a rest and come up with a new combination.

Warm-up

  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walk
  • 80′ Monster Walk
  • 10 Monster Squats
  • 10 Monster Toe Touches
  • 20 Trunk Twists
  • Dead Hang
  • 7 Thrusters (45#)

Conditioning

  • 21 Pull-ups
  • 42 Double Unders
  • 21 Thrusters (75#)
  • 18 T2B
  • 36 Double Unders
  • 18 Thrusters (75#)
  • 15 C2B Pull-ups
  • 30 Double Unders
  • 15 Thrusters (75#)

I sure as hell wasn’t going to do bar muscle-ups on our low bar like last year and I wasn’t going to the outside rig. So I put in toes-to-bars. Also not going to waste time switching the weight on the bar, so stuck to one weight and went light because we never really do thrusters due to our backs. I went 8-7-6 on the the pull-ups and then realized I haven’t done a double under in months! I missed many times in every round and my heart rate kept spiking. I went 8-7-6 on the first round of thrusters. Then 7-6-5 for both the T2B and second thrusters. Chest-to-bar pull-ups are my nemesis, so I did all kipping triples. Finished with unbroken thrusters at 11:49, taking a lot of too long breaks along the way. Was still wrecked after! Most importantly I made it out of the Open injury free this year without any stress.

Arms

3 Sets

  • 12 In & Out DB Curls (20#)
  • 12 DB French Press (45#)

Those French presses were hard after all of the thrusters.

3 Sets

  • 8/8 Static DB Curls (20#)
  • 12 Tricep Pulldowns (rope, 49#)

Midline

2 Rounds (50s : 10s)

  • 17 Leg Lifts
  • 64 Bicycles
  • 34 Single Leg Lifts
  • 32 alt V-ups 

More Lunges

Warm-up

  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walk
  • 80′ Monster Walk
  • 10 Monster Squats
  • 10 Monster Toe Touches
  • 20 Trunk Twists

Legs

3 Sets

  • 12 Lateral Box Step Overs (24”, 20# DBs)
  • 140m TrueForm Run
  • 15 Squat Jumps

3 Sets

  • 16 DB Reverse Lunges (45#)
  • 250m BikeErg
  • 16 Plyo Lunges

3 Sets

  • 12 Cossack Squats
  • 12/12 Lying Side Leg Lifts (5# ankle weights)

B had to substitute a bunch of movements today because of something in her hip. Increased the weights, bumped the reverse lunges up to 16 from 12 and did two more leg lifts per side. The second part was really bad. Took us 30:26.

Midline

2 Rounds

  • 10 Decline Plank w/ Foot Tap
  • 24 Russian Twists (35# plate)
  • 12 V-ups
  • 10 Hanging Leg Raises
  • 10/10 Hanging Oblique Knee Raise

Cancelled

Warm-up

  • 0.3 km TrueForm Walk
  • 721m Row
  • 20 PVC Passes

Chest & Back

Incline Bench Press

  • 10×45
  • 5×95
  • 5×125
  • 5×145
  • 5×150
  • 5×155
  • 5×160

We used an aggressive incline today.

3 Sets

  • 12 Incline DB Fly (15-15-20#)
  • 12 Incline Bat Wing Fly (15-15-20#)

3 Sets

  • 12 Incline Back Fly (25#)
  • MAX Ring Rows (10-8-8)

3 Sets

  • 12 Seated Rows (wide, 115#)
  • 8/8 Kroc Rows (50#)

I’m posting this the next morning and realized I don’t really look things up in BTWB anymore, so I cancelled my subscription and will stop double posting my workouts.

A Little Stain

Things are a bit sore from the last two days and from processing a bunch of wood and then sanding.

Conditioning

3 Rounds

  • 6:00 BikeErg (2,591 – 2,600 – 2,621 m)
  • 6:00 TrueForm Walk (0.61 – 0.66 – 0.69 km)

Midline

12:00 AMRAP

  • 15 V-ups
  • 12 alt Lunge w/ Twist (15# plate)
  • 15/15s Copenhagen Plank
  • 60/60′ Suitcase Carry (70# KB)
  • 20 Bicycles
  • 12 alt Plank T-Rotation

Some new movements, after looking at a Men’s Health post. Got through 3+7.

Then we stained wood for two hours.

Toss the Bar Around a Bit

I was really tired later in the evening, after processing wood for a bit. Today I’m feeling surprisingly good after those deadlifts. I can already feel my posterior chain though and I had still been sore from Wednesday’s workout.

  • 3:00 Row (700m)
  • 3:00 TrueForm Run (0.45 km)
  • 3 Rounds
    • 20 Push Jerks (75#)
    • 50 Mountain Climbers
    • 12 Pull-ups
    • 100 Jump Rope
    • 20 DB Floor Presses (40#)
    • 20 Back Rack Lunges (75#)

Not used to tossing around weights so much, so had to get in some extra breathing at times. Finished in 23:32.

22.2 Scaled+

Warm-up

  • 2:00 TrueForm Walk (0.2 km)
  • 2:00 BikeErg (913m) d
  • 10 Air Squats
  • 20 Trunk Twists
  • 10 Toe Touches
  • Deadlifts
    • 10×45
    • 5×95
    • 5×115

Conditioning

CrossFit Games Open 22.2 Scaled+

10:00 Time Cap
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

  • Deadlifts (135#)
  • Bar-facing burpees

That weight was right up my alley and kept my back safe. I stepped back and up on almost all burpees until near the end, but I jumped them all over. Felt like I kept a solid steady pace and never really took time before picking the bar back up. Got through the 9s on the way back down and then 8 deadlifts and 1 burpee for a total of 137 reps.

Solid workout and I’ll be able to walk tomorrow. It’s so nice not stressing and obsessing about these workouts.

Midline

3 Rounds

  • 15 DB OH Sit-ups (20#)
  • 20 Leg Raises
  • 16 alt V-ups 

Arms

3 Sets

  • 15 EZ Bar Curls (41#)
  • 15 Double DB Skull Crushers (25#)

3 Sets

  • 15 Incline DB Hammer Curl (20#)
  • 15 Tricep Pushdown (49#)

All New by B

Warm-up

  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walk
  • 80′ Monster Walk
  • 10 Monster Squats
  • 10 Monster Toe Touches
  • 20 Trunk Twists
  • 3 Sets
    • 80′ Tip Toe Walk (Forward, Back, Forward)
    • 10 Calf Raises

Legs

  • 3 Sets
    • 12 Lateral Box Step Overs (24”, 15# DBs)
    • 140/120m TrueForm Run
    • 15 Squat Jumps
  • 3 Sets
    • 12 DB Reverse Lunges (40#)
    • 250/200m BikeErg
    • 16/10 Plyo Lunges
  • 3 Sets
    • 12 Cossack Squats
    • 10/10 Lying Side Leg Lifts (5# ankle weights)

B came up with this cycle and it was a good one. We’ll probably increase to 16 reverse lunges next week. This took us 26:36 today.

Midline

2 Rounds

  • 30s Dead Bugs
  • 10s Rest
  • 30s Side Plank Twist (on elbow)
  • 10s Rest
  • 30s Side Plank Twist
  • 10s Rest
  • 30s Bear Crawl (forward/back over 6′)
  • 10s Rest
  • 30s Lateral Plank Walk
  • 10s Rest

Good one that B found online. Rough on the shoulders.

Making Out Tate

Warm-up / Conditioning

3 Sets

  • 2:00 TrueForm Walk (0.17 – 0.19 – 0.21 – 0.22 km)
  • 2:00 Row (446 – 446 – 449 – 457 m)

Back & Arms

3 Sets

  • 10 Lean Back Lat Pulldown (104#)
  • 10 Standing Bent Over Back Fly (25# DBs)

3 Sets

  • 10 Lat Pulldown (double handle, 104#)
  • 10 Barbell Curl (65-55-55#)

3 Sets

  • 10 DB Upright Row (25# DBs)
  • 10 banded Face Pull (red)

3 Sets

  • MAX(?) DB Tate Press
    • 20×30#
    • 20×40
    • 10×45