3.31.2014

Monday 3.31.14

Warm Up:
- Thoracic Spine rolling
- Dynamic hip, hamstring, and glute mobility

Strength Training:
Front Squats:
- Warm Ups:  45x5, 135x4, 225x3, 315x2, 365x fail
- Work Sets:  250x 5, 5, 5 (go up 5 lbs)

Box Jumps @ 33":
- 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 5, 5 (immediately following each set of squats)

Ring Rows:
- Warm Ups:  0x5, 15x4, 30x3, 45x2, 60x1
- Work Sets:  30x 5, 5, 5 (stay at this weight since some reps were not full ROM).

Barbell Hip Thrusts:
- 232.5x 10, 10, 10 (go up 2.5 lbs)

Conditioning:
- None

3.30.2014

Sunday 3.30.14

Warm Up:
- Foam Rollins lower back and thoracic spine
- Dynamic mobility for hips, hamstrings, and glutes
- Barbell Thrusters:  45x5, 95x4, 135x3, 185x2, 225x1

CrossFit Games Open Workout 14.5:
For time complete 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, and 3 reps of:
- Barbell Thrsuters @ 95 lbs
- Burpees (facing the bar and jumping over it each rep)
Time:  15:38.

I was able to do the thrusters unbroken but my burpees were slow.

Saturday 3.29.14

Warm Up:
- Dynamic Mobility

Strength Training:
Power Snatch:
- Warm Ups:  45x6, 95x5, 135x4, 185x3, 205x1, 225x0
- Work Sets:  195x 2, 3, 2 (better than last week but stay at this weight)

Bench Press:
- Warm Ups:  45x12, 95x10, 135x8, 185x6, 225x4, 275x2, 315x1
- Work Sets:  315x5, 295x7, 265x9 (all work sets in the sling shot)

Conditioning:
- None

3.27.2014

Thursday 3.27.14

Warm Up:
- Dynamic Mobility for hips, glutes, and low back (I'm very sore/tight from Tuesday)
- Box Jumps:  Sets of 3 @ 33"

Strength Training:
Back Squats:
- Warm Ups:  45x6, 135x5, 225x4, 315x3, 405x2, 450x fail
- Work Sets:  415x2, 365x5, 325x3 (my back felt very tired today and I fell out of the groove a couple of times.  Stay on sets 1 and 3, go up on set 2).

Weighted Pull Ups:
- Warm Ups:  0x5, 25x4, 50x3, 75x2, 100x1
- Work Sets:  40x 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 then several sets of unweighted, explosive chest to bar reps (go up 2.5 lbs)

Barbell Hip Thrusts:
- 230x 10, 10, 10 (go up 2.5 lbs)

Conditioning:
- None

3.25.2014

Tuesday 3.25.14

Warm Up:
- Hip Circle
- Good Mornings
- Rotator Cuff drills

Strength Training:
Deadlifts:
- Warm Ups:  155x5, 245x4, 335x3, 425x2, 515x fail
- Work Sets:  480x2, 435x5, 385x7 (stay on set 1, go up on sets 2 and3)

Weighted Ring Dips:
- Warm Ups:  0x5, 25x4, 50x3
- Work Sets:  40x 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 (go up 2.5 lbs)

Conditioning:
For time:
- 100 Double Unders
- 50 KB Snatches @ 70 lbs
- 30 Ring Dips
Time:  6:59

3.23.2014

Sunday 3.23.14

Warm Up:
- Hip Circle
- Reverse Hypers
- Band Pull Aparts
- Rotator Cuff rotations

Strength Training:
Overhead Squat (Find 1rm):
- Warm Ups:  45x5, 95x4, 135x3, 185x2, 225x1
- Work Sets:  245x1, 265x1, 275x1 (start reverse pyramid at 85%)

Weighted Chin Ups 5x5:
- Warm Ups:  0x5, 25x4, 50x3, 75x2, 100x1
- Work Sets:  40x 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 (go up 2.5 lbs)

Barbell Hip Thrusts:
- 227.5x 10, 10, 10 (go up 2.5 lbs)

GHD Sit Ups:
- 5x10

Conditioning:
AMRAP in 10:00 of:
- 5 Power Snatches @ 115
- 5 Overhead Squats @ 115
- 5 BTN Snatch Push Presses @ 115
- 50 Double Unders
Score:  4 rounds + 3 power snatches

3.21.2014

Friday 3.21.14

Warm Up:
- Hip and hamstring mobility
- Rotator cuff drills
- Empty barbell clean progressions

Strength Training:
Power Cleans:
- Muscle Clean/Power Clean/Clean & Jerk:  95x2 each, 135x1 each, 185x1 each, 225x1 PC/C&J, 275x1 PC/C&J
- Power Cleans: 262.5x 3, 3, 2 (stay at this weight until I get 3x3)

Shoulder Press (1RM test):
- Worked up to 210, failed at 215.

Conditioning:
CrossFit Games Open Workout 14.4:
AMRAP in 14:00:
- 60 calorie row
- 50 Toes to Bar
- 40 Wall Balls
- 30 Cleans @ 135
- 20 Muscle Ups:
Score:  I finished the cleans and attempted one muscle up, but did not complete it.

3.19.2014

Wednesday 3.19.14

Warm Up:
- Dynamic Mobility

Strength Training:
Front Squats:
- 45x8, 95x7, 135x6, 185x5, 225x4, 275x3, 315x2, 365x1

Box Jumps 33":
- 8x3, I performed one set immediately after each set of front squats

Ring Rows:
- 0x5, 15x4, 25x3, 35x2, 45x1, 25x5, 5, 5

GHD Sit Ups:
- 8x9

Conditioning:
- None

3.18.2014

Tuesday 3.18.14

Warm Up:
- Dynamic Mobility

Strength Training:
Power Snatches:
- Warm Ups:  45x6, 95x5, 135x4, 185x3, 205x0, 225x0 (tried 1rep of snatch at each weight)
- Work Sets:  195x 2, 2, 2 (better than last week, but stay at this weight next week)

Bench Press:
- Warm Ups:  45x12, 95x10, 135x8, 185x6, 225x4, 275x2
- Work Sets:  310x5, 290x7, 260x9 (all work sets done in the Sling Shot due to some shoulder pain)

X-Wing Band Pulls:
- Sets of 7-10 between exercises to even out the pulling/pushing ratio and promote shoulder health

Conditioning:
AMRAP in 10:00 of:
- 5 Glute/Ham Raises
- 10 Ring Dips
Score:  5 rounds exactly

My shoulder has been bugging me a little over the past few weeks.  Not too bad, but enough that I don't want to push it so I'm going to use the Sling Shot for my work sets for a little bit and see if I can heal the shoulder up.

3.17.2014

Monday 3.17.14

Rest day active recovery and mobility.

Active Recovery:
10:00 of rounds of:
- 10 Push Ups
- 10 Ring Rows
- 10 Abmat Sit Ups
- 10 Air Squats

Mobility:
- About 30 minutes of stretching for hips, hamstrings, flutes, and shoulders.

3.16.2014

Sunday 3.16.14

Warm Up:
- Dynamic Mobility drills

Strength Training:
Back Squats:
- Warm Ups:  45x6, 135x5, 225x4, 315x3, 405x2, 445x1
- Work Sets:  415x2, 360x5, 320x7 (stay on set 1, go up on sets 2 and 3.  I did 3 reps at 415 but Holly no-repped me for depth on the last rep)

Weighted Pull Ups:
- Warm Ups:  0x5, 25x4, 50x3, 75x2, 100x1
- Work Sets:  37.5x 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 (go up 2.5 lbs next week)

Evil Wheels:
- 5 sets of 7 reps

Barbell Hip Thrusts:
- 225x 10, 10, 10 (go up 2.5 lbs next time)

Conditioning:
- None

3.15.2014

Saturday 3.15.14

Warm Up:
- Deadlifts:  135x5, 185x4, 225x3, 275x2, 315x1, 365x1
- Box Jumps:  24" for 6 sets of 5
- Dynamic mobility

CrossFit Games Open Workout 14.3:
Complete as many reps as possible in 8 minutes of:
- 135-lb. deadlifts, 10 reps
- 15 box jumps, 24-inch
- 185-lb. deadlifts, 15 reps
- 15 box jumps, 24-inch
- 225-lb. deadlifts, 20 reps
- 15 box jumps, 24-inch
- 275-lb. deadlifts, 25 reps
- 15 box jumps, 24-inch
- 315-lb. deadlifts, 30 reps
- 15 box jumps, 24-inch
- 365-lb. deadlifts, 35 reps
- 15 box jumps, 24-inch

Score:  121 reps.  I finished up to the 25 deadliest at 275 and 6 box jumps.

3.14.2014

Friday 3.14.14

Warm Up:
- Dynamic mobility drills

Strength Training:
Power Snatch:
- Warm Ups:  45x10, 95x8, 135x6, 175x4, 195x2
- Work Sets:  195x 1, 0, 1 (no explosiveness today, stay at this weight)

Bench Press:
- Warm Ups:  45x12, 95x, 10, 135x8, 185x6, 225x4, 275x2
- Work Sets:  310x4, 285x7, 255x9 (stay on set 1, go up on sets 2 and 3)

Hang Power Cleans:
- Warm Ups:  195x3, 225x3, 245x3
- Work Sets:  262.5x 2, 1, 2 (stay at this weight)

Shoulder Press:
- 150x 10, 10, 10, 10, 10

Stability Finisher:
6 rounds (not timed):
- 11 X-Wing Band Pulls
- 11 Candlestick to Front Levers

Conditioning:
- None

Thursday 3.13.14

Rest day.

3.12.2014

Wednesday 3.12.14

Last 24-Hour Fitness workout for a while, hopefully.

Warm Up:
- Dynamic stretching

Strength Training:
Front Squats:
- Warm Ups:  45x10, 95x8, 135x6, 185x4, 225x3, 275x2, 315x1
- Work Sets:  245x 5, 5, 5

Chin Ups (chest to bar, parallel grip):
- 50 reps done in 10 sets of 5 (I did a set of 5 after each set of front squats)

Finisher:
3 sets, no rest, with 35 lbs DB's:
- 10 Serratus Crunches
- 10 Elbows Out DB Extensions
- 10 Hammer Curls

Conditioning:
- None

3.10.2014

Monday 3.10.14

I worked out at 24 Fitness again, which always sucks.

Strength Training:
Deadlifts:
- Warm Ups:  135x5, 225x4, 315x3, 405x2, 495x1
- Work Sets:  405x5, 5, 5- No belt so I just got some volume in

Shoulder Press:
- Warm Ups:  45x5, 95x4, 135x3, 185x2, 225x1 push press
- Work Sets:  150x10, 9, 8, 7, 6

V-Ups:
- 18 sets of 5- I did one set in between each deadlift and shoulder press set.

Bar Dips:
- 5x10

Leg Raises:
- 5x5- in between dip sets

X-Wing Band Pulls:
- 90 reps in 9 sets of 10

Conditioning:
- None

3.08.2014

Saturday 3.08.14

Warm Up:
- Hip Circle, rotator cuff drills, push ups, and reverse hypers

Strength Training:
Back Squats (3-5-7):
- Warm Ups:  45x6, 135x5, 225x4, 315x3, 405x2, 440x1
- Work Sets:  410x3 (3RM PR!), 355x5, 315x7 (go up on all sets)

Weighted Pull Ups (5x5):
- Warm Ups:  0x3, 30x 3, 3, 3 (switch back to 5-4-3-2-1- warm up)
- Work Setsx 35x 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 (go up 2.5 lbs)

Evil Wheels:
- 10 sets of 6

Conditioning:
CrossFit Games Open Workout 14.2:
Try to get 2 Rounds in 3:00 of:
- 10 Overhead Squats @ 95 lbs
- 10 Chest to Bar Pull Ups
If accomplished, at the 3:00 you have another 3:00 toi do 2 rounds of:
- 12 Overhead Squats
- 12 Chest to Bar Pull Ups
Continue every 3 minutes adding two reps to each movement until you can't complete a round.
Score:  20 reps (10 ohs and 10 pull ups)

My hyper-extended right elbow did not like either movement so I stopped.


3.06.2014

Thursday 3.06.14

Warm Up:
- Hip Circle and dynamic stretching

Strength Training:
Power Snatch:
- Warm Ups:  45x9, 95x7, 135x5, 170x3, 190x1
- Work Sets:  195x 2, 3, 1 (stay at this weight)

Hang Power Cleans:
- Warm Ups:  195x3, 225x3, 245x3
- Work Sets:  262.5x 2, 0, 3 (stay at this weight)

Bench Press:
- Warm Ups:  45x12, 95x10, 135x8, 185x6, 225x4, 275x2
- Work Sets:  310x3, 285x4, 255x7 (stay on all sets)

Shoulder Press:
- 147.5x 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 (go up 2.5 lbs)

X-Wing Band Pulls:
- Red Bands x 106 reps

Conditioning:
- None

3.04.2014

Tuesday 3.04.14

Warm Up:
- Rotator Cuff Drills, Push Ups, GHD Sit Ups, Hip Extensions

Strength Training:
Front Squats:
- Warm Ups:  45x5, 135x4, 225x3, 315x2, 365x fail
- Work Sets:  245x 5, 5 (I was going to go for 5x5 but ran out of time)

Weighted Chin Ups:
- Warm Ups:  0x5, 30x4, 60x3, 85x2, 110x0 (it was close so I'm calling it a miss for now)
- Work Sets:  80x3, 55x5 (Ran out of time.  Stay on all sets)

GHD Sit Ups:
- 7 sets of 8

Conditioning:
- None

Pretty terrible day.  I was short on time and didn't feel strong at all.  That's what I get for going 3 days in a row.  I definitely need rest and food.

3.03.2014

Monday 3.03.14

Warm Up:
- Hip Circle, GHD Sit Ups, Reverse Hypers, and Rotator Cuff drills

Strength Training:
Deadlifts:
- Warm Ups:  150x5, 240x4, 330x3, 420x2, 510x1 (post injury PR!)
- Work Sets:  480x2, 430x5, 380x7 (stay on set 1, go up on sets 2 and 3)

Weighted Ring Dips:
- Warm Ups:  0x5, 30x4, 60x3, 85x2, 110x1 (PR!)
- Work Sets:  80x3, 60x7, 45x8 (Stay on sets 1 and 3, go up on set 2)

Shoulder Press:
- 147.5x 10, 10, 10, 5, 5 (stay at the is weight)

Glute/Ham Raises:
- 20x 6, 6, 6

X-Wing Band Pulls:
- Red Bands x 73 reps (equal to number of pressing reps I did today)

Conditioning:
- None

3.02.2014

Sunday 3.02.14

Warm Up:
- Dynamic Stretching
- Muscle Snatch/ Power Snatch:  75x5, 105x4, 135x3, 165x2, 195x1
- Double Unders:  5 sets of 10

Strength Training:
- Rest day

Conditioning:
Crossfit Games Open Workout 14.1:
AMRAP in 10:00 of:
- 30 Double Unders
- 15 Snatches @ 75 (any variation):
Score:  301 reps

3.01.2014

Saturday 3.01.14

Warm Up:
- Jump rope, muscle snatches, and dynamic stretching

Strength Training:
Back Squats:
- Warm Ups:  45x10, 135x8, 225x6, 315x4, 405x2, 435x1
- Work Sets:  410x2, 355x4, 315x6 (stay on all sets)

Weighted Pull Ups:
- Warm Up:  5 reps at body weight
- 30x 8 sets of 5 reps

Evil Wheel Roll Outs:
- 10 sets of 5

Conditioning:
- None