CrossFit – Fri, Oct 6
CrossFit Evergreen – CrossFit
CFE INSPIRE
“I’ll either find a way, or I’ll make one.” – Hannibal
Said by a man who got elephants to climb a mountain.
Angela Duckworth, a leading expert on the study of “grit”, defines it as follows: “Passion and sustained persistence applied towards long-term achievement, with no particular concern for rewards or recognition along the way.”
If there is a single attribute that is the closest correlate to success, it may very well be grit.
Grit is very much in line with our definition of “mental toughness”. To give our unconditional best, regardless of the circumstances.
It’s doing the unsexy hard work… when no one’s watching.
It’s refusing to see a “failure” as “defeat”.
It’s refusing to believe that elephants can’t climb mountains… and then proving it.
Power Snatch (Power Snatch
On the 3:00 x 5 Sets:
5 Power Snatches
*Same Weight Across
)
– Reps can be completed touch and go or as singles.
– All sets should be completed at the same weight.
– Score: Enter the weight used across.
WARM UP
With An Empty Barbell:
5 Snatch Grip Deadlifts
5 Snatch Grip High Pulls
5 Muscle Snatches
5 Snatch Grip Push Jerks (From Back Rack)
5 Power Snatches
With A Light Weight…
3 Power Snatches
With A Moderate Weight…
3 Power Snatches
Build To Working Weight
MODIFICATIONS
– Reduce Reps
– Hang Power Snatches
– Sub Dumbbell(s)
Too Hot To Handle (AMRAP – Rounds and Reps)
“Too Hot To Handle”
AMRAP 10:
10 Dumbbell Snatches, 20 Double Unders
20 Dumbbell Snatches, 40 Double Unders
30 Dumbbell Snatches, 60 Double Unders
…
Dumbbell: MRx: 30/15, Rx: 40/25, Rx+: 50/35
– Overview: In this workout, athletes will add 10 dumbbell snatches and 20 double unders each round. Shoulder and grip fatigue will be major factors in this workout.
– Dumbbell Snatch: Athletes should perform single arm power snatches and alternate arms every rep. Athletes should choose a loading where they are able to switch arms in the air between reps.
– Double Unders: Athletes should be able to string 50 or more double unders unbroken when fresh to complete reps as prescribed.
– Score: Rounds + Reps
– Athletes should aim to hold on for unbroken sets of dumbbell snatches.
– If we need a break, let’s take that break on the jump rope as breaks here tend to be much shorter than breaks on the dumbbell.
MODIFICATIONS
DUMBBELL SNATCHES
– Reduce Loading
– Reduce Reps
– Hang Power Snatches
– Kettlebell Swings
– Empty Barbell Hang Power Snatches
DOUBLE UNDERS
– Reduce Reps
– 1.5x Single Unders
– Plate Hops
– 30s Effort On Any Machine
CrossFit – Thu, Oct 5
CrossFit Evergreen – CrossFit
CFE INSPIRE
“Death is one prophecy that hasn’t failed.” – Edmund Wilson
Have you ever been asked, “What would you do if you only had a week to live?”
Few things will snap us to attention like the thought of a terminal illness. The question leaves us considering how different our lives would be if we only had days to live.
But the morbid truth, is that we *all* have a terminal death sentence. It won’t be a matter of if, but when. Let’s not let a day go by, where we allow this thought to wash away to ignorance. We get one shot… let’s make it count.
“Ski Town” (AMRAP – Rounds and Reps)
AMRAP 20:
-500 Meter Ski
-10 Floor Wipers
-25 Glute Bridges
-25 Ab-Mat Sit-Ups
-10 Roll Outs
BB-MRx: 65/45, Rx: 75/55, Rx+: 85/65
Ab-Mat-MRx: 25/15, Rx: 35/25, Rx+ GHD
MODIFICATIONS
500 M SKI- 650 M Row
– 600 M Row
– .8 KM Bike
Mobility/Stretch (No Measure)
Thursday 30 Mobility
Puppy Pose
Shoulder to Floor
Wrist Stretches
Kneeling Front Rack Stretch
Down Dog
Pigeon Pose
Bow Pose
Happy Baby
Knees To Side Trunk Stretch
Knees To Chest
CrossFit – Wed, Oct 4
CrossFit Evergreen – CrossFit
CFE INSPIRE
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
There are habits we can see, and habits we cannot.
There’s the physical side of habits which are easier to identify. Do we wake up at the same time every day? Do we show up to the gym consistently to train? Do we hold true to the nutrition plan we set out?
What’s more challenging is to look further inward. And seek out the invisible habits. To reflect on the way we think.
When we missed the lift, what were our immediate thoughts?
When we were cut off on the road by another car, how did we feel?
When the gossip arrived in the locker room, what were our first thoughts?
If our thoughts become actions, this must be where we start.
Shoulder Press (Strict Press
On the 3:00 x 5 Sets:
5 Strict Press
*Use Same Weight Across
)
– Barbell should come from a rack.
– Reps should be performed unbroken each set.
– Athletes should aim to perform all sets at 75-80% or their 1RM ().
– Score: Weight Used Across
WARM UP
30s Hang From Pull-up Bar
30s Overhead Hold (Empty Bar)
10 Push-Ups
10 Strict Presses (Empty Bar)
Build To Your Working Weight
MODIFICATIONS
– Sub Dumbbells
– Reduce Percentage
Maxwell House (Calories)
“Maxwell House”
AMRAP 12:
5 Rounds:
9 Toes to Bar
9 Push Press MRx: 95/55, Rx: 115/75, Rx+: 135/95
Directly Into…
Max Calorie Bike Erg
– Overview: In the first portion of this workout, athletes will complete 5 round of toes to bar and push press. Shoulder and grip fatigue will be factors here. In the second portion of the workout, athletes will accumulate as many calories on the bike erg as possible.
– Toes To Bar: Reps should be completed in 45s or less each round.
– Push Press. Reps should be completed in 45s or less each round.
– Bike: Athletes should have at least 4 minutes on the bike at the end of this workout.
– Score: Total Bike Calories
– In the first portion of the workout, let’s make our first focus on getting the push presses completed in unbroken sets.
– We can break the toes to bar as needed. If your toes to bar capacity is strong, let’s aim for 1-2 sets. If we are not as strong here, let’s shoot for sets of 3, something like 3-2-2-2, or quick singles.
– When we hop on the bike let’s see if we can ramp up our speed as we inch closer to the 12 minute mark. Inch the damper up at well or plan to bike at a slightly higher damper setting to help get those calories to tick away faster.
MODIFICATIONS
TOES TO BAR
– Reduce Reps
– Toes To As High As Possible
– Knees To Chest
– Sit-Ups
– V-Ups
PUSH PRESS
– Reduce Loading
– Sub Kettlebells or Dumbbells
– Sub Barbell
– Kipping HSPU
CALORIE BIKE ERG
– Echo Bike
– Assault Bike
– Row
– Ski
– Run
– Air Run
CrossFit – Tue, Oct 3
CrossFit Evergreen – CrossFit
CFE INSPIRE
“Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.” – Carls Von Karlswich
Are we trying to do too much?
We are an ambitious group. The growth mindset. The hunger mindset. It is rare for us to come up short on effort. But the emphasis of this quote is not on the back, but the front. “One great decisive aim”. What it hones in on, is the factor of choice.
To be able to stand in a room with a thousand doors, and be able to close 999 of them.
It can be ironically be far more challenging to *not* do something… than to do it.
Together let’s take a step back today, and boil things down the basics. What are we after?
Sometimes less can be more.
Hang Power Clean (Hang Power Clean
4 Sets [Building to Heavy Set of 10]:
Set 1: 8 Hang Power Cleans @ 60%
Set 2: 6 Hang Power Cleans @ 65%
Set 3: 4 Hang Power Cleans @ 70%
Set 4 10 Hang Power Cleans [Heavy Set]
Rest 1 Min. Between Set)
– All sets should be completed unbroken.
– Athletes will go for a heavy set of 10 for the last set. Aim for around 70-75% of your 1RM power clean.
– All percentages are based off your 1RM power clean (not hang power clean). This is intentional.
– Score: Enter loading of heavy set of 10.
WARM UP
With An Empty Barbell:
5 Good Mornings
5 Elbow Rotations
5 Deadlifts
5 Hang Power Cleans
With A Light Weight:
5 Hang Power Cleans
With A Moderate Weight:
3 Hang Power Cleans
Build To 60%
MODIFICATIONS
– Reduce Reps
– Reduce Percentages
– Remove Unbroken Rule
– Sub Dumbbells
Doce (3 Rounds for reps)
“Doce”
3 Rounds x AMRAP 4:
27/21 Calorie Row
21 Power Cleans
15 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24″/20″)
Rest 4 Minutes Between Rounds
Round 1: MRx:105/55, Rx:115/75, Rx+: 135/95
Round 2: MRx:95/45, Rx: 105/65, Rx+:115/85
Round 3:MRx: 75/35, Rx: 85/55, Rx+: 95/65
– Overview: In this interval style workout, athletes will be challenged to push the pace and cycle the barbell for some bigger sets than they may typically feel comfortable. We last completed this workout on 11.21.2022.
– Row: Completed in 2:00 or less..
– Power Cleans: Completed in 1:30 or less.
When choosing weights, consider the following set suggestions:
1st Bar: 3-4 Sets
2nd Bar: 2-3 Sets
3rd Bar: 1-2 Sets
– Burpee Box Jump Overs: Burpees must face the box. Athletes should be able to complete these reps in less than 1:30.
– 3 Scores: Rounds + Reps of each AMRAP
– Keeping the stroke rate low and power high on the row can help you get to the power cleans quickly and help prepare for touch-and-go sets.
– The power cleans get easier with each round as the weight decreases. Aim to work through larger sets with each drop in weight.
– Here are some options for getting to 21 reps:
Heaviest Bar: 9-7-5, 7-7-7, 6-5-5-5
Middle Bar: 12-9, 7-7-7
Lightest Bar: 21, 12-9
– Let’s move at a strong pace on the burpee box jump overs. Even if the first couple calories on the rower are slower because of your pacing here, just getting strapped in and the handle moving is the goal.
MODIFICATIONS
CALORIE ROW
– Reduce Cals
– 2:00 Time Cap
– 27/21 Calorie Bike Erg
– 21/15 Calorie Assault Bike, Echo Bike, Bike Erg, or Ski Erg
– 400 Meter Run
– 300 Meter Air Runner or Trueform
POWER CLEANS
– Reduce Loading
– Reduce Reps
– Hang Power Cleans
– Double Dumbbell Power Cleans
– Double Kettlebell Hang Power Cleans
BURPEE BOX JUMP OVERS
– Reduce Reps
– Barbell or Dumbbell Facing Burpees
– Burpee Box Step-Overs
– Regular Burpees
Tuesday Grunt Work (No Measure)
Grunt Work
3 Rounds:
15 Dumbbell Bench Press
100 ft. Front Rack Walking Lunge
7 Strict Pull-ups
You choose your weight. Double dumbbell for Bench Press and front each lunges.
No measure. Work to build muscle while working on form.
DUMBBELL BENCH PRESS
– Reduce Loading
– Sub Barbell
– Floor Press
– 2x Push-Ups
FRONT RACK WALKING LUNGE
– Reduce/Remove Loading
– Reduce Distance
– Dumbbell Suitcase Lunge
– Single Dumbbell
– Sub Kettlebells
– Sub Barbell
– 25-15-10 Reverse Lunges
STRICT PULL-UPS
– Reduce Pull-Ups
– Banded Strict Pull-Ups
– Ring Rows
– Box Pull-Ups
CrossFit – Mon, Oct 2
CrossFit Evergreen – CrossFit
CFE INSPIRE
“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X
There’s something intoxicating about planning for the future. It’s the dream-world.
Yet when it’s time to cross the bridge, from planning to execution, many lose their way. And nothing materializes.
View “preparation” as two equal parts:
1. Thought
2. Action
Without the thought behind, it’s wasted energy in multiple directions.
Without action to follow thought, it’s nothing but a pipe dream.
There will be the voice that tells us, “there’s time to do this tomorrow”. But that brings us back to the quote we started with above. We’ll take the hard road.
1 Mile Echo Bike (Time)
1 mile Echo Bike
We are beginning October with an initial test on the bike! We will test again end of the month!
Warm UP
30s Easy
30s Hard
30s Easy
Back Squat (Back Squat
On the 3:00 x 5 Sets:
5 Back Squats
*Use Same Weight Across
)
– Barbell should come from a rack.
– All sets should be performed at 75-80% or your 1RM back squat.
– Score: Enter weight used across all sets.
WARM UP
1:00 Bottom Of Air Squat Hold
10 Air Squats
30s Empty Barbell Bottom of Back Squat Hold
10 Empty Barbell Back Squats
5 Back Squats (Light Weight)
Build To Working Weight
MODIFICATIONS
– Reduce Reps
– Box Squat
– Front Squat
Low Ball (AMRAP – Reps)
“Lowball”
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AMRAP 10:
Max Wallballs @walllball MRx: 14/10, Rx: 20/14
Every 2 Minutes [Starting at 0:00]:
200 Meter Run
– Overview: Athletes will accumulate as many wallballs as possible in the 10 minute window. Every 2:00 (including the start), athletes will need to stop where they are on the ball and go out for a run 200m.
– Wallballs: Athletes should be able to complete 10 or more wallballs each time they get back to the ball.
– Run: The 200m runs should take 1:00 or less.
– Score: Total Wallballs
– This workout is all about the wallballs. Let’s have a goal number of reps you’d like to complete each time you get back to the ball. If you finish early, we can choose to keep working or rest and catch our breath before the next run begins.
– Run at a recovery pace that will allow you to stick to your sets on the ball.
MODIFICATIONS
WALLBALLS
– Reduce Reps/Loading/Target
– Single Dumbbell Thrusters
– Empty Barbell Thrusters
– 1.5 x Air Squats
200 METER RUN
– Reduce Distance
– 1:15 Time Cap
– 250m Row
– 200m Ski
– 500m Bike
– 150m Air Run
CrossFit – Sat, Sep 30
CrossFit Evergreen – CrossFit
Goo – bel Gooble (Time)
3 rds for time:
– 24′ wall ball inch worm (12′ out and back)
– 30 alternating plank support (15/15) Rx: 0; Rx+ 25/15
– 50 kb hollow body scissor kicks (25 each leg) MRx: 20 lb.; Rx: 25 lb; Rx+: 16 kg
– 104′ monkey grip db carry: Rx: 20; Rx+: 45
– 15 db pullover Rx: 30; Rx+: 45
– 10 kb Arnolds press (5 each) MRx: 10 lb; Rx: 15 lb; Rx+: 20 kg
– 20 plate steering wheel turns (10 each side) MRx: 15; Rx: 25; Rx+: 35
Use one hand down and the other back for the Monkey grip carry
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