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Workout of the Day - Monday, March 31


"Helen"
3 rounds for time of:
400 meter run
21 kettlebell swings
12 pull ups
Post times to comments.
Compare to 2/4/25
Workout of the Day - Monday, February 24


2 rounds for time of:
10 Standing long jumps
100 ft Walking lunge
21 Kettlebell swings, 1.5 pood
21 Pull-ups
21 Burpess
21 Ball Slams, 20 pound yellow D-ball
Followed by:
Press overhead 1-1-1 reps
The press overhead can be a Push-ress, Push-jerk, or Split jerk. Ramp up over the three reps to a max load.
Post time, load, and method to comments.
Workout of the Day - Friday, February 7


“Chelsea”
Set up before a clock, and every minute on the minute perform 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 squats. Can you continue for thirty minutes? Twenty minutes? How about 10? Post results to comments. If you fall behind the clock keep going for thirty minutes and see how many rounds you can complete.
If you’ve finished the workout before, this time add +1 to each exercise, i.e., 6 pull-ups, 11 push-ups, and 16 squats each minute, and see if you can go the full thirty minutes.
Compare results to: 030907, 031203, 040105, 040815, 040902 and 041105.
Workout of the Day - Saturday, February 1


"Lynne"
Five rounds for max reps of:
Body weight bench press
Pull-ups
Post reps for both exercises in all rounds.
Workout of the Day - Friday, January 31


"Diane"
21-15-9 reps of:
Deadlift 225
Handstand push-ups
This is 3 rounds; the first at 21 reps, the second at 15, and the third at 9 reps. It’s expected that you’ll need to partition the sets, e.g., Deadlift 7-7-7 & Handstand push-up 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 as a first round. Interval management – work/rest timing to optimize time– is an essential skill.
If the load is too much under any partitioning scheme, reduce it. If you need help with the handstand push-up, take it in any manner you can get it. If the handstand push-up (HSPU) is clearly beyond your current capacity, substitute a standing dumbbell shoulder press (hip and leg free). Though a less functional press, the standing shoulder press is a closer simulation to the HSPU than the more functional push-press or jerk. The point is that there’s a manageable substitution for this workout for everyone that preserves both its mechanical and metabolic characteristics – this will be “your Diane.”
Post time and any needed modifications to comments.





Workout of the Day - Friday, January 24


"Fight Gone Bad!"
This is our famous “Fight Gone Bad” workout. It has been used extensively to prep fighters for the UFC. In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. We’ve used this in 3 and 5 round versions. Today is 3 rounds. The stations are:
Wall-ball – 20 pound ball, 10 ft target. (Reps)
Sumo deadlift high-pull 75 pounds (Reps)
Box Jump – 20” box (Reps)
Push-press 75 pounds (Reps)
Row – calories (Calories)
The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. On call of “rotate”, the athlete/s must move to next station immediately for good score. One point is given for each rep, except on the rower where each calorie is one point.
Add your points and post them to comments. 405 is the score to beat.
Compare to 041201.


