Tag: BikeErg

Explosive Supersets

I could get used to this vacation life. I took a nap two days in a row before gym time. My tailbone hasn’t improved from yesterday.

Warm-up

  • 5:00 BikeErg (2,548m)
  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walks
  • 80′ Monster Walks
  • 8 Landmine Squats (45#)
  • 8 Plyometric Lunges
  • 6 Landmine Squats (80#)
  • 8 Plyometric Lunges (15# DBs)
  • 6 Landmine Squats (125#)
  • 5/5 Single Leg Romanian Deadlifts (53# KB)
  • 10 Squat Jumps
  • 2/2 Landmine Single Leg Romanian Deadlifts (90#)
  • 4 Squat Jumps (8# DBs)
  • 5 Double Dumbbell Clean & Jerks (25# DBs)
  • 5 Double Dumbbell Snatches (25#)

Legs

4 Sets

  • 10 Landmine Squats (155-165-175-175#)
  • 20 DB Plyo Lunges (25# DBs)

Hell of a burn from this superset.

4 Sets

  • 10/10 Landmine Single Leg RDL (110#)
  • 10 Squat Jumps (20-25-30-35# DBs)

This was no joke either.

Conditioning

  • 30 Double Dumbbell Clean & Jerks (35# DBs)
  • 30 Double Dumbbell Snatches (35# DBs)

I saw a video of Kristi and Pat doing something like this for an online qualifier, but there was no way I was going to attempt it with 50s. I did 3×10 on the C&J and snatches were 4×5 with a final set of 10. Finished in 4:10. I’m not a fan of those double dumbbell snatches though. This was a lot of bending over in what probably wasn’t very good positioning.

Back at It

I took a few rest days because I needed a break. Turned 41 on Saturday. Out in the garage at 4pm.

Warm-up

  • 3:00 SkiErg (686m)
  • 2 Sets
    • 30s Dead Hang
    • 10 Air Squats
    • 10 Scap Push-ups
    • 10 PVC Passes

Conditioning

Partner Workout

  • 100 Ring Dips
  • 5x 12/8 cal BikeErg (standing)
  • 200 Reverse DB Lunges (40# DBs)
  • 5x 12/8 cal BikeErg (standing)
  • 300 Russian KBS (53#)
  • 5x 12/8 cal BikeErg (standing)

I had planned this for last Saturday but ended up doing a solo version of it. Actually I adjusted it a bit for today after getting the feel for that other version. We alternated 5s on the dips, 10s on the lunges, and 25s on the swings. Finished in 38:09. Driving out of the lunges was slow because my tail bone is painful today for some reason.

Midline

4 Rounds

  • 10 Parallette Shoot Throughs (5# ankle weights)
  • 30/30s Single Leg Balance (5# ankle weights, 70# KB)
  • 20s Hollow Hold (5# ankle weights)
  • 10/10 Partner Banded Rotations & Holds (blue)

Wasn’t sure what the shoot throughs would be like after not doing them for awhile, but they felt really good and I barely even slowed down by the end.

Christmas Eve Eve

I was out in the garage at 7:30am (cold in there!) so I could hit the road to Rogers City early and go sledding with my nieces.

10k BikeErg

Two and a half months ago I tried this for the first time and it took me 18:02.4. I had written that I should try holding 1:47-1:48 / 1,000m, so that’s what I did. Still had some in the tank for the final minute plus. Finished in 17:51.2 today.

We went sledding for almost an hour.

Late Workout

After I finished work for the year I took a quick trip down to IKEA. Still managed to make it out to the garage at about 7:30 pm for a workout.

Warm-up

  • 5:00 BikeErg (2,526m)
  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walks
  • 80′ Monster Walks
  • 6/6 Landmine Curtsy Lunges (45#)
  • 6/6 Lateral Step-ups (20″)
  • 4/4 Landmine Curtsy Lunges (90#)
  • 4/4 Lateral Step-ups (20″, 30# DB)
  • 4/4 Landmine Curtsy Lunges (135#)
  • 4/4 Lateral Step-ups (20″, 45# DB)
  • 6 Romanian Deadlift (135#)
  • 12 alt Kossack Squats

Legs

4 Sets

  • 6/6 LM Curtsy Lunges (155-165-175-185#)
  • 6/6 Lateral Step-ups (20″, 60# DB)

I felt strong tonight.

4 Sets

  • 12 alt Goblet Kossack Squats (53# KB)
  • 6 RDL (185-205-215-225#)

Conditioning

CrossFit Open Workout 12.1 – 7:00 AMRAP

  • Target Burpees (6″ above reach)

The only time I did this workout was in 2012 for my first open and I got 92 reps. I had high hopes for today.

This was not fun at all. After 1:00 I had 16 and after 2:00 I think I had 31. I was already struggling! Somewhere around 3 or 3:30 I switched to step downs and ups, attempting to control my heart rate. Maybe it worked, but it sure did slow down my reps too. I went back to jumps for the final minute. Managed to get 97 reps, which is only a level 65 score on BTWB. Not good, but at least I set a PR.

Pow Pow Triples

Took a full rest day yesterday after not getting much sleep. Out in the garage at 11:30 today.

Warm-up

  • 4:00 SkiErg (873m)
  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walks
  • 80′ Monster Walks
  • Power Cleans
    • 5×45
    • 5×95
    • 5×115
    • 3×135
    • 3×155
    • 3×175

Weightlifting

  • 5:00 EMOM – 3 Power Cleans (185#)
  • 5:00 EMOM – 3 Power Cleans (195#)

Planned on 185 the whole way but it felt good so I made the jump.

Conditioning

2 Rounds

  • 25 Ring Dips
  • 25 cal BikeErg
  • 50 Reverse Lunges (40# DBs)
  • 25 cal BikeErg
  • 75 Russian KBS (53#)
  • 25 cal BikeErg

I went 5×5 for the dips, 30-20 lunges, and 35-25-15 swings. Probably averaged around 1,100 cal/hr on the bike. Finished in 23:42.

Midline

3 Rounds

  • 40s Mountain Climber Slides
  • 20s Rest
  • 40s Weighted Russian Twist (20# KB)
  • 20s Rest
  • 40s OH Crunch (20# KB)
  • 20s Rest
  • 40s OH Flutter Kicks (20# KB)
  • 20s Rest

Rowing Kalsu PR

My lower body is a little sore in several places. My shoulder didn’t seem to bother me as much during the night. Slept in until after 7:30! I guess I’m by myself until after Christmas.

Warm-up

  • 5:00 BikeErg (2,516m)
  • 30 PVC Passes
  • 5 DB Push Press (35#)

Conditioning

Rowing Kalsu

  • 100 cal Row
  • EMOM – 5 Burpees over the Rower
    *start with Burpees at 0:00

I’ve been wanting to do this one for months. Almost three years ago it took me 8:40. A long time before that, spending the entire first minute on the rower (incorrect way to do it), it took me 7:52. Today it took me 7:41!! 💥

I got 15 calories in each of the first two rounds and slowed to about 1,200 cal/hr after that. I had 9 or 10 cals left for the final push. I was getting done with the burpees by :20 every round.

4 Rounds

  • 2:00
    • 20 cal BikeErg (standing)
    • MAX DB Push Press (40#)
  • 2:00 Rest

I went 10-18, 15-12, 14-15, and 15-15 for totals of 28-27-29-30. Would not have expected to be able to increase.

10:00 TrueForm Walk

Just something extra to cool down. Went 1.23 km.

AMRAP Pulldowns

Solo session at 5pm.

Warm-up

  • 3:00 BikeErg (1,554m)
  • 2 Sets
    • 12 Combo Shoulder Raises (8# DBs)
    • 12 PVC Passes

Chest & Triceps

4 Sets

  • 8 DB Bench Press (60#)
  • 8 DB Fly (30#)
  • 8 DB Bench Press (60#)

4 Sets

  • 12 Incline Bench Press (95-105-110-115#)
  • 12/12 One Arm Pull Down (rope, 27#)

4 Sets

  • 10 Plate Press (25-35-45-45#)
  • 10/10 Tricep Kickbacks (20#)

5:00 AMRAP

  • Tricep Pulldowns (rope, 38#)

Feel the burn! My sets were 4×10, 8×7, 2×5, and 1×3 for a total of 109 reps. When Brandi and I alternated back and forth for five minutes and I used 37# I did 88 total reps.

3 Sets

  • MAX Push-ups
  • 1:00 Rest

I did 45-24-20, which is 7 more total reps than on Nov 20.

Conditioning

8 Rounds

  • 20s Plyo Lunges (25# DBs)
  • 20s Rest

Glad I didn’t try the 30 or 35s! I did 16-16-16-12-14-14-14-14, which is 116 reps.

Return of the Curtsy

I did a bunch of hand sanding and woodwork yesterday afternoon, ending up with a 19.0 WHOOP strain score, which I think is my record. Slept in past 7 too! Out in the garage at 4pm.

Warm-ups

  • 3:00 BikeErg (1,536m)
  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walks
  • 80′ Monster Walks
  • Bottom Squat Hold
  • 3:00 Wrist Warm-up
  • 5/5 Landmine Curtsy Lunges (45#)
  • 5/5 Lateral Step-ups (20″)
  • 5/5 Landmine Curtsy Lunges (45 + 45#)
  • 10 Kossack Squats
  • 5 RDL (85#)
  • 8 Shoulder Press (45#)

Handstands

7 Sets

  • 3 Handstand Kick-ups (between leg sets)

Legs

4 Sets

  • 10/10 LM Curtsy Lunges (club grip, 45# + 3@90 & 1@100)
  • 10/10 Lateral Step-ups (20″, 40# DB)

Might as well call this shit a metcon!

3 Sets

  • 20 alt Goblet Kossack Squats (35# KB)
  • 10 RDL (155-155-175#)

That was a lot of unilateral work today, which is probably why it felt so taxing.

Shoulders

4 Sets

  • 8 Shoulder Press (95-115-130-130#)
  • 10 Dumbbell Shrugs (60# DBs)

My left shoulder didn’t feel the greatest doing these presses.

Conditioning

7:00 AMRAP

  • 10 Burpees
  • 5/5 DB Hang C&J (50/35#)

Didn’t push it from the beginning and was consistently knocking out 1:15 rounds. Started picking up the pace with about three minutes left and made up ground to be able to get 6 + 1. I did what was really a push press throughout.

All Power, No Squat

My triceps were a bit sore. Solid night of sleep for a 92% WHOOP recovery score. In the garage at 10am.

Warm-up

  • 3:00 BikeErg (1,506m)
  • 80′ Monster Walks
  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walks
  • 5 C&J (45#)
  • 5 C&J (95#)
  • 3 C&J (115#)

Weightlifting

  • 3:00 EMOM – 3 C&J (135-145-155)
  • 3:00 EMOM – 2 C&J (165-175-185)
  • 4:00 EMOM – 1 C&J (205-215-225-235)

I went TnG on all of the triples and doubles. Everything was a power clean and a push jerk. Weight felt good, but I felt the position in my back for the heavier jerks, so I didn’t push my luck. This was the plan going in and it was a success. It does feel really good to move some weight again.

Conditioning

5 Rounds

  • 2:00 TrueForm Run
  • 1:00 Rest
  • 2:00 Row
  • 1:00 Rest

I did 420-430-430-430-440 on the TrueForm (< 5:00/km pace) and 580-581-582-584-586 on the rower (< 1.43/500m pace). I was wrecked for about a half hour. Really had to push myself in the last two rounds.

Midline

4 Rounds

  • 12/12 Side Bends (70# KB)
  • 12/12 Partner Banded Rotations & Holds (red)
  • 12 Evil Wheels
  • 12 Floor Wipers (45# plate)

I’m going to be feeling that many evil wheels for the next couple days.