Saturday, December 19, 2015

Erin

Erin

Workout of the Day

A.
“Fight Gone Bad”
Three rounds of:
Wall-Balls (20 / 14)
Sumo deadlift high-pulls (75 / 55)
Box Jumps (20 / 20)
Push Press (75 / 55)
Row (Calories)

In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute.The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. On call of “rotate”, the athletes must move to next station immediately for best score. One point is given for each rep, except on the rower where each calorie is one point.

Friday, December 18, 2015

Ryan

Winkle

Workout of the Day

A.
“Omar”
10 Thrusters (95 / 65)
15 Bar Facing Burpees
20 Thrusters (95 / 65)
25 Bar Facing Burpees
30 Thrusters (95 / 65)
35 Bar Facing Burpees

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Running is fun

Running is fun

Workout of the Day

A.
Power Clean
Every minute, for 12 minutes: 2 touch and go power cleans

Starting moderately heavy, increase the load every 3 minutes

B.
15-12-9-12-15 rep rounds for time of:
Hang Power Cleans (135 / 95)
Box Jumps (24 / 20)
Pull-ups

Rx+ 165 / 110, 30/24, chest to bar

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Tracy getting assaulted

Tracy getting assaulted

Workout of the Day

A.
Every minute, for 12 minutes:
Min 1: 7-18 Calories on Rower or Assault Bike
Min 2: 30-60 Double-unders (or 45 seconds DU practice)

The goal is to choose and stick with a number of calories and DU that will be challenging yet attainable every round. Each round should also leave you with 15-30 seconds of rest. 

B.
Five rounds for time of:
20 Kettlebell Swings (53 / 35)
20 Wall-Balls (20 / 14)

Rx+ 70 / 53, 30 / 20

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December 15, 2015

Josh

Josh

Workout of the Day

A.
Push Press
40% x 5
60% x 5
70% x 3
80% x 2
85% x 1
90% x 1
95% x 1
101-103% x 1
101-103+% x 1

Rest 2-3 minutes between sets

B.
AMRAP in 12 minutes of:
12 Ring-dips
9 Shoulder to Overhead (135 / 95)
200m run

Rx+ 5 / 3 ring muscle-ups, 185 / 115

Monday, December 14, 2015

Rae

Rae

Workout of the Day

A.
Front Squat
60% x 5
70% x 3
80% x 2
85% x 1
90% x 1
95% x 1
101-103% x 1
101-103%+ x 1

Rest 2-3 minutes between sets

B.
AMRAP in 8 minutes of:
5 Front Squats at 50% of today’s max
10 Push-ups
15 Toes to Bar

Rx+ strict hspu, UB toes to bar

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Caitlin - Assault bike

Caitlin – Assault bike

Workout of the Day

A.
In teams of two, with one person working at a time except for the runs, complete the following:
100 Back Squats* (115 / 75)
400m Run
100 Kettlebell Swings** (53 / 35)
400m Run
100 Burpees***
400m Run
100 Wall-Balls**** (20 / 14)
400m Run

*One person works, the other hangs from a bar
**One person works, the other holds the barbell in the top of a deadlift
***One person works, the other holds a plank
****One person works, the other holds the barbell in the front rack

The Winter Formal is tonight! See you there!

Friday, December 11, 2015

Karla

Karla

Workout of the Day

A.
Jerk
Every minute, for 10 minutes: 2 jerks (push or split)
Starting moderately heavy, increase the load every 2 minutes

B.
CrossFit Games Open Workout 12.3
AMRAP in 18 minutes of:
15 Box Jumps (24 / 20)
12 Shoulder to Overhead (115 / 75)
9 Toes to Bar

THIS WEEKEND THE WINTER FORMAL IS GOING DOWN!!! Saturday at 7:00PM!

  • To collect donations for Toys for Tots and to celebrate the holidays with our Forte community, we will be hosting a party at the gym Saturday, December 12th.  Fellas, wear your suits and tuxes; ladies, get dolled up!  Additional details will be shared as the date approaches, but prepare to eat, drink and be merry! And be pretty and handsome while you do it!
  • Soles4Souls
    Attention anyone with a closet:  Those shoes you no longer want are desperately needed to fight the human tragedy of global poverty.  This holiday season, Forte will be collecting unwanted shoes for Soles4Souls, an international anti-poverty organization that monetizes used shoes and clothing to create sustainable jobs and fund direct relief efforts, including distribution of new shoes and clothing.  Find out more about the organization here.  Bring your unwanted shoes to Forte between November 21- December 13th.  If you’d like to help offset the cost of shipping, they also welcome a $2 donation per pair (though this is not required).

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Wesley

Wesley

Workout of the Day

A.
Deadlift
Every 2 minutes, for 12 minutes (6 reps): 2 reps at 85%
Pause and reset between reps
No touch and go reps

B.
Four rounds for time of:
45 Double-unders
15 Pull-ups
5 Deadlifts (205 / 135)

Rx+ 5 rounds: chest to bar, 315 / 205

THIS WEEKEND THE WINTER FORMAL IS GOING DOWN!!! Saturday at 7:00PM!

  • To collect donations for Toys for Tots and to celebrate the holidays with our Forte community, we will be hosting a party at the gym Saturday, December 12th.  Fellas, wear your suits and tuxes; ladies, get dolled up!  Additional details will be shared as the date approaches, but prepare to eat, drink and be merry! And be pretty and handsome while you do it!
  • Soles4Souls
    Attention anyone with a closet:  Those shoes you no longer want are desperately needed to fight the human tragedy of global poverty.  This holiday season, Forte will be collecting unwanted shoes for Soles4Souls, an international anti-poverty organization that monetizes used shoes and clothing to create sustainable jobs and fund direct relief efforts, including distribution of new shoes and clothing.  Find out more about the organization here.  Bring your unwanted shoes to Forte between November 21- December 13th.  If you’d like to help offset the cost of shipping, they also welcome a $2 donation per pair (though this is not required).

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Will

Will

Workout of the Day

A.
Every minute, 12 minutes:
Min 1: 30-45 second Hollow Body Hold
Min 2: 6-12 Pistol Squats
Min 3: 1- 4 Wall-Climbs

Rx+ 6 / 3 muscle-ups, 6 pistol squats (53 / 35, 3R, 3L), 4 paralette HSPU

B.
Every minute, for 18 minutes:
Min 1: 7-20 Calories on rower or Assault Bike
Min 2: 10-20 Kettlebell Swings (53 / 35)
Min 3: Bear Crawl 60-120 ft

THIS WEEKEND THE WINTER FORMAL IS GOING DOWN!!! Saturday at 7:00PM!

  • To collect donations for Toys for Tots and to celebrate the holidays with our Forte community, we will be hosting a party at the gym Saturday, December 12th.  Fellas, wear your suits and tuxes; ladies, get dolled up!  Additional details will be shared as the date approaches, but prepare to eat, drink and be merry! And be pretty and handsome while you do it!
  • Soles4Souls
    Attention anyone with a closet:  Those shoes you no longer want are desperately needed to fight the human tragedy of global poverty.  This holiday season, Forte will be collecting unwanted shoes for Soles4Souls, an international anti-poverty organization that monetizes used shoes and clothing to create sustainable jobs and fund direct relief efforts, including distribution of new shoes and clothing.  Find out more about the organization here.  Bring your unwanted shoes to Forte between November 21- December 13th.  If you’d like to help offset the cost of shipping, they also welcome a $2 donation per pair (though this is not required).