WOD - Class Programming

Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Tuesday, August 26

“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”

Bruce Lee

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

2-3 sets, not for time, of:

5 shoulder pass throughs, pvc pipe (feel free to use a light band if it treats your shoulders better)

5 band pull-aparts

5 scap pull-ups

5 kip swings

5 pull-ups, ring rows, or low-ring muscle-ups

3-5 deadlift

3-5 hang muscle cleans, starting from just above the knees

3-5 front squats

3-5 hang squat cleans, starting from just above the knees

Strength/Skill

Back Squat 1-1-1

Use the heaviest weight you can for each set.

Rest as needed between sets.

Movement Demos

For quality:

Bar Hang, 1 min

Chin Over Bar Hold, 30 secs

Bar Hang, 50 secs

Chin Over Bar Hold, 25 secs

Bar Hang, 40 secs

Chin Over Bar Hold, 20 secs

Bar Hang, 30 secs

Chin Over Bar Hold, 15 secs

Bar Hang, 20 secs

Chin Over Bar Hold, 10 secs

Bar Hang, 10 secs

Chin Over Bar Hold, 5 secs

Athlete Instructions

Chin Over Bar Hold / Chest to Rings Hold

Note: after completing 60 seconds of Bar Hang, complete 30 seconds of Chin Over the Bar Hold, then 50-25 until you complete the complex. It doesn’t have to be unbroken.

Movement Demos

WOD

21-15-9 reps, for time of:

Dumbbell Hang Squat Clean, 50/35 lbs

Pull-up

Athlete Instructions

Goals

Super Fitness Robot time / rounds: 

6:45 or less

More Likely time / rounds: (consider scaling if this seems unrealistic)

12:00

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Wall Shoulder Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes.


Wall Stretch, Leg

Hold 1-2 minutes per side.

Glute Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes per side.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Monday, August 25

“Life is a daring adventure or it is nothing at all.”

Helen Keller

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

2 Sets, not for time, of:

1 minute of jogging, biking, or rowing

5 shoulder pass throughs, pvc pipe (feel free to use a light band if it treats your shoulders better)

5 band pull-aparts

5-7 hip & back extensions

3-5 shoulder presses, empty/light barbell

3-5 push presses, empty/light barbell

3-5 push jerks, empty/light barbell

Strength/Skill

(AFTER WOD)

3 rounds for quality of:

12 Dumbbell Lateral Raises, pick load

12 Dumbbell Front Raises, pick load

12 Dumbbell Bent Over Raises, pick load

Athlete Instructions

8-12 reps/movement

Movement Demos

Accumulate 80-100 reps of V-ups or single-leg V-Ups during the strength portion.

WOD

Shoulder Press 1-1-1-1-1, using heaviest weight per set

Push Press 3-3-3-3-3, using heaviest weight per set

Push Jerk 5-5-5-5-5, using heaviest weight per set

Athlete Instructions

Goals

Super Fitness Robot time / rounds: 

85% 1RM Shoulder Press or more across all movements

More Likely time / rounds: (consider scaling if this seems unrealistic)

60% 1RM Shoulder Press or more across all movements

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Trap stretch with lacrosse ball

1-2 minutes per side

Chest & Pec, hands behind

Hold 1-2 minutes.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Sunday, August 24

“The best advice I ever received was, ‘Get the hell out of the street!’ This advice came from a stranger after I stepped off a sidewalk without looking and was nearly run over by a city bus.”

Unknown, from a college application essay

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

2x

Post Run

20 Plank Shoulder Taps

Bear Crawl (1 length)

Pushups

Good Mornings

KB Deadlift

KB Shoulder Press

Strength/Skill

For quality:

5 Dumbbell Bench Press, pick load

5 Dumbbell Hammer Curls, pick load

10 Banded Tricep Push Downs

10 Banded Bicep Curls

10 Dumbbell Bench Press, pick load

10 Dumbbell Hammer Curls, pick load

20 Banded Tricep Push Downs

20 Banded Bicep Curls

15 Dumbbell Bench Press, pick load

15 Dumbbell Hammer Curls, pick load

30 Banded Tricep Push Downs

30 Banded Bicep Curls

20 Dumbbell Bench Press, pick load

20 Dumbbell Hammer Curls, pick load

40 Banded Tricep Push Downs

40 Banded Bicep Curls

Athlete Instructions

Note: inspired by Dan Bailey’s “Clang and Bang”. You choose the load and the thickness of the band. Find a load that would allow you to complete, when fresh, a set of 15 repetitions unbroken. Sets can be broken up as needed. If you don’t have a bench, do floor presses instead. Hammer curls can be performed seated or standing.

Movement Demos

WOD

AMRAP 12:

180 Jump Rope

30 Russian Kettlebell Swings, 70/53 lbs

10 Handstand Push-Up (Shoulder Press)

Cool Down

Banded shoulders

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Saturday, August 23

“Be so good they can’t ignore you.”

Steve Martin

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

2 Rounds, not for time, of:

2 minutes of biking, jogging or rowing

10 steps of walking lunges

5 shoulder pass throughs, pvc pipe (feel free to use a light band if it treats your shoulders better)

5 band pull-aparts

5 scap pull-ups

5 kip swings

5 pull-ups, ring rows, or low-ring muscle-ups

Strength/Skill

WOD

Individual:

3 rounds for time of:

Run, 1200 m

24 Pull-ups (or 9 Muscle-Ups)

12 Dips

Walking Lunge, pick load, 60 m

Partner:

AMRAP 30

Any Split

Cool Down

Chest & Pec, hands behind

Hold 1-2 minutes.


Calves & Foam Rolling

Kneeling Lay Back

Hold 1-2 minutes.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Friday, August 22

“Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian.”

Dennis Wholey

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

4 RFQ:

1:00 cardio

10 Deadlift, empty bar

4 Inchworm

10 Samson or Side Lunge

Strength/Skill

4 RFQ, Superset:

Hollow Rocks x 20

Single Leg Dumbbell Deadlift x 12 R/ 12L

Athlete Instructions

8-12 reps

Movement Demos

WOD

5 rounds for time of:

5 Deadlifts, 275/185 lbs (Scale to 60% 1RM)

10 Burpees

Athlete Instructions

Goals

Super Fitness Robot time / rounds: 

4:30 or less

More Likely time / rounds: (consider scaling if this seems unrealistic)

10:00 or less

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Pec stretch, laying on side.

1-2 minutes per side.

Hamstring Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes per side.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Thursday, August 21

“It’s tough to get out of bed to do roadwork at 5 a.m. when you’ve been sleeping in silk pajamas.”

Marvin Hagler

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

Rowling x 3 “frames”

8 box step-ups

8 pike toe touches

scorpion/scarecrow

floor-to-sky

pushups/inchworm

Strength/Skill

WOD

For time:

50 Row Cals

50 Sit-ups

50/35 Air Bike Calories

50 Sit-ups

50 Row Cals

Rest 5 min, then:

​​3 rounds for time of:

20 Box Jump Overs, 24/20 in

15 Ring Pushups

Cool Down

Banded lower body

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Wednesday, August 20

“It’s not my duty as mayor to make sure you have a parking spot.”

Miguel Anxo Fernandez Lores, mayor of Pontevedra, Spain, on making the city nearly car-free.

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

3 minutes of walking (moderate to fast walk: increase pace every minute) or rowing or biking

-then-

Dynamic stretch portion (lower body)

10-20 m high knee karaoke drill

10-20 m knee to chest (3 seconds hold)

10-20 m figure 4 (1 second hold)

10-20 m lunges with torso rotation

10-20 m toe touches

Dynamic stretch portion (upper body)

6-8 elbow push-ups (3 to 4 slow and 3 to 4 fast)

3-4 plank rotations (per side)

3-4 scorpions (per side)

Strength/Skill

For quality:

Kettlebell Farmer Carry, pick load, 80 m

Kettlebell Front Rack Carry, pick load, 80 m

Kettlebell Farmer Carry, pick load, 60 m

Kettlebell Front Rack Carry, pick load, 60 m

Kettlebell Farmer Carry, pick load, 40 m

Kettlebell Front Rack Carry, pick load, 40 m

Kettlebell Farmer Carry, pick load, 20 m

Kettlebell Front Rack Carry, pick load, 20 m

Athlete Instructions

Note: does not have to be unbroken. You can use two different loads. Use dumbbells if needed.

Movement Demos

WOD

Each for time:

Run: 5x 50 m

Run: 3x 400 m

Run: 1x 800 m

Rest as needed between efforts.

Other Equipment Conversions: Replace each 50m of running with 150m on the Echo Bike, 65m on the Concept 2 rower, 

Replace each 400m of running with 1200m on the Echo Bike, 500m on the Concept 2 rower.

Replace each 800m of running with 2400m on the Echo Bike,1000m on the Concept 2 rower.

Goals

Super Fitness Robot time / rounds: 

50 m sprints - 0:07 or less

400 m runs - 1:25 or less

800 m run - 3:00 or less

More Likely time / rounds: (consider scaling if this seems unrealistic)

50 m sprints - 0:10 or less

400 m runs - 2:00 or less

800 m run - 4:00 or less

Cool Down

Straddle Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes.

Calves & Foam Rolling

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Tuesday, August 19

“Use what you have and be content where you are.”

Tao Te Ching (John Heider translation)

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

2 Rounds, not for time, of:

1 minute of jogging, biking or rowing

5 shoulder pass throughs, pvc pipe (feel free to use a light band if it treats your shoulders better)

5 band pull-aparts

5 scap pull-ups

5 kip swings

5 pull-ups, ring rows, or half height rope climb (3 reps)

1 x Clean warm-up with empty bar (45/35)

Strength/Skill

Single Arm Dumbbell Shoulder Press 24-24-24

Athlete Instructions

8-12 reps per arm

Movement Demos

WOD

5 rounds for time of:

1 Legless Rope Climb, 15 ft (2 Rope Climbs or 12 Pull-Ups)

9 Power Clean & Jerks, 115/75 lbs

Athlete Instructions

Yep, that’s 45 (!!) clean and jerks. Stay with a weight you can cycle and do this many complex movements safely and with good movement patterns.

Legs may be used on descent.

Goals

Super Fitness Robot time / rounds: 

9:00 or less

More Likely time / rounds: (consider scaling if this seems unrealistic)

16:30

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Hamstring Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes per side.

Wall Shoulder Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Monday, August 18

“If you want to be free, learn to live simply.”

Tao Te Ching (John Heider translation)

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

2 minutes of jogging, biking, or rowing

-then-

3 Rounds, not for time, of:

20-30 seconds of foam rolling your lats and low back OR passive bar hang (the goal is to feel a nice stretch in the lats)

7 hip and back extensions

10 squats (squat therapy style) (see video below)

6 steps of walking lunges with barbell overhead in press width grip (if possible)

5 front squats, empty barbell (3 seconds up, 3 seconds down)

Strength/Skill

3 RFQ, Superset:

7 Broad Jumps, max effort for distance


Dumbbell Skull Crusher x12

Movement Demos

WOD

Front Squat 2-3-5-10-2-3-5-10

Use the heaviest weight you can for each set.

Athlete Instructions

TAKE YOUR TIME today…a good 2:00 break between sets. Use the full remaining class time after the strength portion to focus on today’s WOD (which is another strength segment). Have fun. Make it tough!

Goals

Super Fitness Robot time / rounds:  80% 1RM or higher

More Likely time / rounds: (consider scaling if this seems unrealistic): 60% 1RM or higher

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Wall Stretch, Leg

Hold 1-2 minutes per side.

Glute Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes per side.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Sunday, August 17

“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.”

Kurt Vonnegut

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

2 Rounds, at a comfortable pace, of:

5 lunges, 2 seconds pause in the bottom position of the lunge

5 down-ups (feel free to do burpees instead)

10/8 calories Air bike, slowly increase the effort (or row or 100m run)

60 seconds rest

Strength/Skill

4 RFQ:

20 Hollow Rocks

20 Kneeling Plate Half Moons

20 Speed Skaters

.

WOD

3 rounds for max reps of:

20 Goblet Lunge (53/35)

15 Burpees

max rep Air Bike Calories, 20 secs

Rest 4 mins between rounds

Athlete Instructions

Goals

Super Fitness Robot time / rounds: 

Burpees - 55 seconds or less per effort

Air Bike calories - 15 or more for men; 11 or more for women

More Likely time / rounds: (consider scaling if this seems unrealistic)

Burpees - 1:20 or less per effort

Air Bike calories - 10 or more for men; 7 or more for women

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Wall Stretch, Leg

Hold 1-2 minutes per side.

Frog Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Saturday, August 16

“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”

Saint Augustine

WOD

Today’s WOD is a version of the CrossFit Hero WOD “Marconi”

Teams of 2, for time:

Row, 2382 m

-- then --

20 rounds of:

11 Toes-to-bars

20 Push-Ups

16 Kettlebell Swings, 53/35

One partner works while the other rests. Break up the work between partners as needed.

This Hero WOD is named after Detective Benjamin Marconi, who served with the San Antonio Police Department for 20 years, until he was killed by a man who stopped his car behind Detective Marconi's patrol car, walked up to him, then ambushed, shot and killed him.

Detective Marconi is survived by his two children. The 2382 meter row is for his badge number. 20 rounds is for his years of his service. 11, 20 and 16 reps are for the date when he ended his duty on November 20, 2016.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Friday, August 15

“There’s some pressure on parents to make everything look easy. … [I]t may not be a bad thing to show your children that you are working hard to achieve your goals.”

Laura Schulz, a professor of cognitive science at MIT

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

3 Rounds, not for time, of:

30 seconds of jump rope or jumping jacks

6-8 box step-ups (feel free to do box jumps in the third round)

5 shoulder pass throughs, pvc pipe (feel free to use a light band if it treats your shoulders better)

5 band pull-aparts

5 scap pull-ups

5 kip swings

5 pull-ups, ring rows, or low-ring muscle-ups

5 strict shoulder presses, empty barbell

5 push presses, empty barbell

Strength/Skill

Strict Pull-ups 4x12

Athlete Instructions

3-4x 8-12 reps

Supinated grip or ring rows or banded if needed.

Break up sets as needed.

(After WOD, if time)

Arnold Press 12-12-12-12

Athlete Instructions

3-4x 8-12 reps

Movement Demos

WOD

For time:

15 Bar Muscle-ups (or 40 Pull-Ups)

27 Push Press, 95/65 lbs

27 Box Jumps, 24/20 in

21 Push Press, 95/65 lbs

21 Box Jumps, 24/20 in

15 Push Press, 95/65 lbs

15 Box Jumps, 24/20 in

9 Push Press, 95/65 lbs

9 Box Jumps, 24/20 in

15 Bar Muscle-ups

Athlete Instructions

Goals

Super Fitness Robot time / rounds: 

13:00 or less

More Likely time / rounds: (consider scaling if this seems unrealistic)

20:00 or less

Athlete Instructions

For time, or not.

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Calves & Foam Rolling

Wall Shoulder Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Thursday, August 14

“The greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.”

Martha Washington

Strength/Skill

3 RFQ, Superset:

Hang Power Clean x 8

Side Plank x :45R/:45L

WOD

For time:

3 rounds of:

Run, 400 m

21 Russian Kettlebell Swings, 70/53 lbs

12 Knees-to-elbows

-- then --

Rest 3 mins

-- then --

3 rounds of:

Suitcase Carry, 70/53 lbs, L Building Lap/R Building Lap

Athlete Instructions

Other Equipment Conversions

Replace each 400m of running with 1200m on the Echo Bike, 500m on the Concept 2 rower

Goals

Super Fitness Robot time / rounds: 

Part A - 10:00 or less

Part B - 3:15 or less

More Likely time / rounds: (consider scaling if this seems unrealistic)

Part A - 15:00 or less

Part B - 6:00 or less

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Cobra Stretch - abs

1-2 minutes

Chest & Pec, hands behind

Hold 1-2 minutes.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Wednesday, August 13

“Anyone with two tunics should share with him who has none.”

John the Baptist

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

2 Rounds, not for time, of:

2 minutes of easy rowing, biking or jogging

:30 KB Deadlift

:30 KB Swing

Hi Knees

Butt Kicks

Broad Jumps x 5

Line Jumps x :30 (forward) x :30 (lateral)

Strength/Skill

For quality:

15 L/15 R Turkish Get-ups, pick load

Athlete Instructions

Accumulate a total of 20-30 reps (10/15 per arm), switch arm every 5 reps.

Movement Demos

Alt EMOM x 8

Flutter Kick x:45 (rest/transition :15)

HS Hold or DBall Bear Hug Hold x:45 (rest/transition :15)

WOD

Death By Shuttle Run

With a continuously running clock perform:

Shuttle Run 10 m in the first 1 min

Shuttle Run 10 m + 10 m in the second 1 min

Shuttle Run 10 m + 20 m in the third 1 min

...

Continuing this for as long as you are able.

Cool Down

Banded lower body

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Tuesday, August 12

“To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.”

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

2 Rounds, not for time, of:

2 minutes of easy rowing, biking or jogging

20 seconds of jump rope or jumping jacks

5 shoulder pass throughs, pvc pipe (feel free to use a light band if it treats your shoulders better)

5 band pull-aparts

5 scap pull-ups

5 kip swings

5 pull-ups or ring rows

Strength/Skill

Renegade Row 24-24-24-24

Athlete Instructions

x 8-12 reps/side

Movement Demos

WOD

For time:

1 Strict Pull-up

Jump Rope, 25 secs

2 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

3 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

4 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

5 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

6 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

7 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

8 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

9 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

10 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

9 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

8 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

7 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

6 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

5 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

4 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

3 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

2 Strict Pull-ups

Jump Rope, 25 secs

1 Strict Pull-up

Jump Rope, 25 secs

Athlete Instructions

Goals

Super Fitness Robot time / rounds: 

23:00 or less

More Likely time / rounds: (consider scaling if this seems unrealistic)

33:00 or less

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Calves & Foam Rolling

Pec stretch, laying on side.

1-2 minutes per side.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Monday, August 11

“No amount of regret can change the past. No amount of anxiety can change the future. Any amount of gratitude will change the present.”

Various

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

2 Sets, not for time of:

2 minutes of rowing, biking or jogging

30 seconds of banded marching

10 glute bridge and good mornings

1 x Snatch warm-up with empty bar (45/35) (see video below)

Strength/Skill

4 RFQ, Superset:

Russian Twists x24

Sots Press x8

Ring Push-Ups x10 (scale: go to knees or db floor press)

Movement Demos

WOD

1 Squat Snatch, pick load

Every 1 min for 20 mins.

Athlete Instructions

Athlete Instructions

Min. 1 = 1 rep, 70% RM

Min. 2 = 1 rep, 70% RM

Min. 3 = 1 rep, 70% RM

Min. 4 = 1 rep, 70% RM

Min. 5 = 1 rep, 70% RM

Min. 6 = 1 rep, 70% RM + 5kg

Min. 7 = 1 rep, 70% RM + 5kg

Min. 8 = 1 rep, 70% RM + 5kg

Min. 9 = 1 rep, 70% RM + 5kg

Min. 10 = 1 rep, 70% RM + 5kg

Min. 11 = 1 rep, 70% RM + 7.5kg

Min. 12 = 1 rep, 70% RM + 7.5kg

Min. 13 = 1 rep, 70% RM + 7.5kg

Min. 14 = 1 rep, 70% RM + 7.5kg

Min. 15 = 1 rep, 70% RM + 7.5kg

Min. 16 = 1 rep, heavy single

Min. 17 = 1 rep, heavy single

Min. 18 = 1 rep, heavy single

Min. 19 = 1 rep, heavy single

Min. 20 = 1 rep, heavy single

Cool Down

Trap stretch with lacrosse ball

1-2 minutes per side

Kneeling Lay Back

Hold 1-2 minutes.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Sunday, August 10

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”

Winston Churchill

Strength/Skill

Superset:

5 sets

Bench Press x5 (70-80%)


KB High Pull x 10 @21X1


Pistol Squat Work x 8-10 R/8-10L

WOD

For time:

15 Push Jerks, 135/95 lbs

Row, 400 m

12 Push Jerks, 155/105 lbs

Row, 400 m

9 Push Jerks, 185/135 lbs

Row, 400 m

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Saturday, August 9

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”

Stephen Covey

WOD

Individual:

“Kelly”

5 rounds for time of:

Run, 400 m

30 Box Jumps, 24/20 in

30 Wall Balls, 20/14 lbs

“Team Kelly”

5 rounds for time of:

Team Run, 400 m

30 Box Jumps, 24/20 in

30 Partner Alternating Wall Balls, 20/14 lbs

  • Run Together

  • Partner Wallball: One partner holds medicine ball and drops to a full depth squat, then stands and throws the medicine ball to a target. The rep is complete when the second partner catches the medicine ball. The second partner then completes a wall ball.

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Friday, August 8

“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.”

Florence Nightingale

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

2 Rounds, not for time, of:

1-2 minutes of easy jogging, biking or rowing

30 reps of jump rope, you choose the style

5 shoulder pass throughs, pvc pipe (feel free to use a light band if it treats your shoulders better)

5 band pull-aparts

5 scap pull-ups

5 kip swings

5 pull-ups, ring rows, or low-ring muscle-ups

5 push-ups (slowly increase the difficulty: knee push-ups in round one; regular push-ups in round two and tempo push-ups in round three - try the tempo scheme you will use in the workout)

Strength/Skill

After WOD, if time:

Superset:


Dumbbell Chest Fly 12-12-12

Athlete Instructions

8-12 reps.

Note: this can be performed on a flat or inclined bench.

Movement Demos

Dumbbell Pull Over 12-12-12-12


Athlete Instructions

3-4 sets of 8-12 reps.

Movement Demos

WOD

For quality:

12 Strict Chest-to-bar Chin-ups

12 Tempo Push-ups

Run, 200 m

Jump Rope, 1 min

11 Strict Chest-to-bar Chin-ups

11 Tempo Push-ups

Run, 200 m

Jump Rope, 1 min

10 Strict Chest-to-bar Chin-ups

10 Tempo Push-ups

Run, 200 m

Jump Rope, 1 min

9 Strict Chest-to-bar Chin-ups

9 Tempo Push-ups

Run, 200 m

Jump Rope, 1 min

8 Strict Chest-to-bar Chin-ups

8 Tempo Push-ups

Run, 200 m

Jump Rope, 1 min

Athlete Instructions

Tempo Push-ups- 6-2-X-0

Other Equipment Conversions: Replace each 200m of running with 600m on the Echo Bike, 250m on the Concept 2 rower.

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Chest & Pec, hands behind

Hold 1-2 minutes.

Calves & Foam Rolling

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Thursday, August 7

“Grant me courage to serve others; For in service there is true life.”

Cesar Chavez

Announcements

  • Weekday 4:30pm attendees, attendance for this class has been up and down over the last month or so. If we end up with 1-2 RSVP’s, we may cancel and combine those athletes into the 5:30pm.

  • So, just RSVP for that class if you plan on coming, and be sure and check Push Press before coming. If we make any changes to that class, we’ll do it around 3:30pm.

Warm-up (NTE 10’)

:45/:15 of the following (x2)

Good mornings

Samson lunge

Inchworm

Scorpion/Starfish

Plank toe touches

Strength/Skill

Deadlift:

15 min to find a heavy single rep for the day.

WOD

For time:

40 Deadlifts, 225/155 lbs

Single Arm Kettlebell Overhead Walking Lunge, 53/35 lbs, L 50 ft/R 50 ft

Movement Demos

Cool Down

Glute Stretch

Hold 1-2 minutes per side.


Wall Stretch, Leg

Hold 1-2 minutes per side.

Foam Roller, Back, lats, etc

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