Tag Archives: abs

There’s Strength in Numbers

Team workouts and competitions are a great way to take your mind off of “the workout” while having some fun.  Today our dynamic warm-up included a game we call “Slaps.”  Everyone starts at the top of a push-up (or bear crawl) position.  On go, you’re trying to tag anyone you can before they tag you. […]

Throw Down

Range of motion drills, then warm-up with: Ball slams (30#) 4,8,12,16, 20 Shuttle sprints (50′ down, 50′ back = 1) 10,8,6,4,2   Strength: DB lateral raises 10-10-8-8-8, superset with 0:30 second handstand holds   MetCon – partner WOD.  Station A works, Station B runs 400m.  When B returns, switch.  Continue until each partner has completed a total […]

Grin and Bear It

Partner warm-up with med ball chest passes and burpees. WOD 5 bear crawls (50′ down, 50′ back = 1) 200m sandbag run (70# sandbag), then 4, 3, 2, 1 for crawls, following each round with a 200m sandbag run -AR 19:54, DR 20:15, CM 22:14   Strength:  1:00 minute at each station, max reps, 4 […]

Squat and Pull

Dynamic warm-up, then 4 rds of: 5 man-makers (35# DB’s) 5 overhead slam ball throws for distance (30#) 5 standing broad jumps   Strength:  Back squats 8-5-5-5-3, superset with single arm DB rows 8-8-8-8-8 (each side, 80#)   MetCon: 3 rds of 400m run 1 rope climb (15′) 5 squat cleans (135#) 7 ring pull-ups […]

Push Through It

We had a week of workouts that left us feeling like we’d been run over.  We took the day off yesterday to recover, but didn’t feel 100% like ourselves today.  Sometimes, you just have to push through it… Stretch, Run 1 mile, Range of Motion (ROM) Drills, then 21-15-9 of: Russian KB Swings (72#) Butt-to-ball […]

Get up, Jerk!

Today’s workout was awesome.  Still sore from yesterday and then piled more on today.  So I crushed a huge breakfast: four eggs, brown rice, spinach, tomato, and avocado.  Muscle fuel! Dynamic Warm-up, then 4 rds of: 10 Turkish get-ups (5 each side, 35# DB) 10 goblet squats (62# KB) 7’s (7 bottom-half curls, 7 top-half curls, 7 […]

Get a Leg Up

Dynamic warm-up, then 4 rds of: 100′ walking lunges 10 supine pull-ups 15 V-ups 20 KB Russian swings (72#)   Strength: deadlifts 8-6-4-4-4, superset with 0:10 plank holds, alternating back leg up off the ground at a 45 degree angle – left, right, left, right (0:40 seconds total each round)   MetCon: 4 rds of 400m […]

Deck of Cards

Dynamic Warm-up, then Deck of Cards workout for time, where: Diamonds are DB Curls (35# DB’s) Hearts are ball slams (30#) Clubs are Hand-release push-ups Spades are Goblet Squats (62# KB) First Joker is 100 flutter kicks (each side), second joker is a 1 mile run.  Jacks are 11, Queen’s 12, King’s 13 and Ace’s […]

40 for Forty

Just getting around to publishing my Valentine’s Day Workout – been under the weather.  But, it just so happens that this was my 40th birthday, so we had a real butt-kicker. Dynamic warm-up. For time: Start with 214 double-unders, then 2 rds of: 40 calorie row 40 overhead walking lunges (45# plate) 40 DB oblique crunches […]