Explosive

9 August 2012

Lindsey doubles her previous box jump PR!

Power WOD

Thruster 3 x 5
Agility Ladder 6 x :30

CrossFit WOD

10 min AMRAP

5 Dynamic Push-ups
10 KB Snatch (35/53)

CrossFit Home WOD

10 min AMRAP

5 Clapping Push-ups
10 Burpees-6″ jump

Mobility WOD

SSST

CrossFit WOD

10 minute Secret Service Snatch Test

With a 24kg kettlebell, do at least 200 snatches in 10 minutes to pass the Secret Service snatch test.

Alternate arms as needed.

CrossFit Home WOD

5 rounds for time of:

10 m Walking Lunge
10 Push-ups Post total time.

CrossFit Mobility

Today’s mobility WOD fixes shoulder problems from carrying babies AND flexibility for olympic lifting.  Functionality!

Get the monsters out of your basement

CrossFit WOD

Power Hour

Squat Snatch 5-5-5-5-5

Home CrossFit WOD

As many rounds as possible in 12 minutes of:

1 min Plank Hold
100 m Sprint

CrossFit Mobility WOD

Today’s mission is to spend some time improving the most critical position in strength training and strength sports, the bottom position.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Blastoff!

CrossFit WOD

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps of:

Snatches 95 lbs
V-ups
Ring Rows

CrossFit Mobility WOD

We have two pulling motions in today’s workout. Try setting up the snatch from the bottom today!

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

CrossFit WOD

For Time:
Use the same bar/weights for the squats and snatches with a weight 50-70 of your max.

1000 m Row
30 Overhead Squats
30 Power Snatches
800 m Run

Post total time.

Wendler 5/3/1

Finish back squats and weighted pull-ups

Mobility

 

01 March 2012

CrossFit Games WOD 12.2

Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 10 minutes of:

30 Snatch (M 75 / F 45 lbs)
30 Snatch (M 135 / F 75 lbs)
30 Snatch (M 165 / F 100 lbs)
Max Rep Snatch (M 210 / F 120 lbs)

This workout begins from the standing position.

The athlete will complete all reps at the first weight before advancing to the next weight.

Score is total reps completed in 10min

The face says it all...

If you have a CrossFit Journal subcription, (which we HIGHLY recommend) watch this video on how to perform fast snatches!

There are a number of Snatch How-to videos on the CrossFit main page

Learning to Snatch, Coach Burgener [wmv][mov» Jun 05 07 
Mike Burgener Teaches Pat the Snatch Ia (CFJ Preview) [wmv][mov»Jan 10 08 
Mike Burgener Teaches Pat the Snatch Ib (CFJ Preview) [wmv][mov»Jan 15 08 
Mike Burgener Teaches Pat the Snatch II (CFJ Preview) [wmv][mov»Feb 4 08 
Nick Hawkes Snatch Training Pt Ia, Coach Burgener (CFJ Preview) [wmv][mov» Jul 21 08 
Nick Hawkes Snatch Training Pt Ib, Coach Burgener (CFJ Preview) [wmv][mov» Aug 27 08 
Nick Hawkes Snatch Training Pt IIa, Coach Burgener (CFJ Preview)[wmv][mov» Aug 31 08 
Pat’s Oly Workout Part I: The Snatch (a) (CFJ Preview) [wmv][mov»Mar 20 08 
Pat’s Oly Workout Part I: The Snatch (b) (CFJ Preview) [wmv][mov»Mar 30 08 

 

Friday, 24 February 2012

CrossFit WOD

Isabel

30 Snatches for time (135#)

 

November 03, CrossFit Workout of the Day

Superman vs. Apollo, Who Wins?

CrossFit Workout of the Day

Four rounds for time of:

Run 400 meters
50 Air Squats

Power Hour

Practice full Squat Snatch

30 Reps for Time

CrossFit Mamas

Continue working on Level I skills

 

October 18, CrossFit Workout of the Day

CrossFit Workout of the Day

As many rounds as possible in 13 minutes of:

3 Squat Snatches
5 Handstand Push-ups
200m Run

Watch this outstanding instructional video on the snatch,
featuring CrossFit Connect owner Holly Gehlcken.  Notice how explosively she opens her hips and how quickly she gets under the bar. 

 

 CrossFit Mama

What possible fun could Holly have planned?  Come find out!!

September 29, The CrossFit Journal

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CrossFit Workout of the Day

Push Press
1-1-1-1-1-1-1

Power Hour Workout

1 Snatch, every minute on the minute for 15 minutes
(record highest and lowest weights used)