Monday, April 28, 2014

Rex with nice looking Jerk Rack position

Rex with nice looking Jerk Rack position

Workout of the Day

Strength
Back Squat 5-5-5-5-5
Increasing the load each set, establish a 5 rep max Back Squat

Safety first: have someone spot you as you attempt your max

Conditioning
AMRAP in 12 minutes of:
30 Kettlebell Snatches (53 / 35) 15 R, 15 L – broken up however
30 Front Squats (95 / 65)
30 Burpees Over the Bar

Rx+ 135/95

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Friday, April 25, 2014

Chasity

Chasity

Workout of the Day

Strength
Snatch
Spend 15 minutes building up to a heavy Power Snatch for the day

Conditioning
5 Rounds for time of:
5 Hang Power Snatches (95 / 65)
7 Burpee Pull-ups

Rx+ 5 Hang Snatches (full) (135/95), 5 / 3 Burpee MU

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Ben Schnitz

Ben Schnitz 

Workout of the Day

Conditioning
“The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”

4 rounds for time of:
30 Kettlebell Swings (53 / 35)
16 Thrusters (95 / 65 lbs)
24 Walking lunges w plate overhead (45 / 35 lbs)

**Rest exactly 3 minutes between rounds**
***30 min cap***

Last done: 12/4/2013

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

boxjumps

Workout of the Day

Strength
Clean and Jerk
Every minute, on the minute, for 10 minutes, complete 1 Clean and Power Jerk at 70-80% of 1 rep max (of clean max)

Conditioning
“Better than Zumba”
Complete the following for time:
15 – 12 – 9 – 6 – 3 – 1 – rep rounds of Power Cleans ( 135 / 95 lbs)
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 rep rounds of Wall-Climbs

Last done 11/15/13

Next time we Snatch or Overhead Squat, this is the stretch we’ll be doing:

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Joel

Joel

Workout of the Day

Strength
Shoulder Press 5 x 3 at 88-91% of 1 rep max

Immediately after each set, complete 30 Standing Plate Twists (15 each side), then rest 1-2 minutes

Conditioning
“Corroded”
7 Rounds for time of:
7 Overhead Squats (135 / 95)
27 Double-Unders

Last done: September 25, 2013

Monday, April 21, 2014

kbs56

Workout of the Day

Strength
Back Squat 5 x 3 at 88-91% of 1 Rep Max

After each set, complete 30 Russian twists with medicine ball

Conditioning

Complete the following for time:
Run 400 m
30 Wall-Balls (20 / 14)
30 Wall-Ball Sit-ups (20 / 14)
30 Hand Release Push-ups
30 Box Jumps (24 / 20)

Rx+ 30 / 20, HSPU, 30 / 24 inch

15 min cap

Friday, April 18, 2014

Rosey

Rosey

Workout of the Day

Strength
Split Jerk
Spend 15 minute building up to a heavy Split Jerk

Conditioning
AMRAP in 12 minutes of:
10 Shoulder to Overhead (105 / 70)
5 Front Squats (105 / 70)
10 Toes to Bar

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Happy Birthday, Katelyn!

Happy Birthday, Katelyn!

Workout of the Day

Katelyn’s Birthday Workout 

AMRAP in 9 minutes of:
2 Overhead Squats (135 / 95)
7 Pull-ups

3 Minutes rest

AMRAP in 9 minutes of:
2 Thrusters (155 / 105)
7 Burpees

3 Minutes rest

AMRAP in 9 minutes of:
2 Power Cleans (175 / 115)
7 Box Jumps (24 / 20)

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Catalys Athletics Olympic Weightlifting Cert / Seminar

Catalyst Athletics Level 1 Olympic Weightlifting Cert / Seminar – Charleston, SC

Workout of the Day

Strength
Shoulder Press 5 x 3 @ 85-88% of 1 rep max

Immediately after each set, complete 10-15 V-ups, then rest 1-2 minutes

Conditioning
Complete the following for time:
9-15-21-21-15-9 rep rounds of:
Kettlebell Swings (53 / 35)
Goblet Squats ( 53 / 35)

Rx+ 70 / 53

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