WOD

AMRAP 20 min.

20 Arms Overhead Walking Lunge
50 ft. Bear Crawl
20 Burpee + Jump to High Target

Scoring

Total rounds and reps completed in 30 minutes.

100 m = 1 rep

Scaling

Walking lunge / reverse lunge / air squat
Bear crawl / sit-ups
Burpee to kickback / to step back / to inchworm

WARM-UP

(5 min.) Get Warm

Inchworm + 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Pushups
2 x 30 sec Plank – 30 sec side Plank – 30 sec other side plank (on hands, not elbows)
6 x 6 point burpees (crouch, jump out to top of pushup, bottom of pushup, top of pushup, jump to crouch, JUMP in air!)

(10 min.) Vertical Jump Practise

Get the Legs/ankles prepared first with some Ankle/leg mobility
Then have them perform;
3 x attempts at a Standing Vertical Jump
3 x attempts at a Running Vertical Jump
* Use something to mark on the wall. Or, if that isn’t possible, have them use a piece of tape to stick to the wall when they jump
* Give them a few practise attempts first before they go for their 3 attempts.

WORKOUT PREP & WORKOUT

6 Walking Lunges
6 Single Arm DB OH Walking Lunges with workout weight. – or 6 more for unloaded.
100 m Carry with their MB/Db or 50 ft. Bear Crawl
4 Burpees jumping to their workout target.

* Prep as needed for the Workout.

(30 min.) Perform Workout

WOD

20 Alt. DB Hang Power Snatch
15 Burpee Jump to target
1.5-mile run
15 Burpee Jump to target
20 Alt. DB Hang Power Snatch

WOD GOAL

Today we have a medium-to-longer-length workout with a Pulling/Running combo. Our intended stimulus is targeting metabolic conditioning and muscular endurance. Those who aren’t as proficient in the two Pulling movements will be tested more on strength and muscular endurance than those who are proficient. Do what you can to preserve a similar stimulus for everyone by scaling appropriately. Some of your athletes might be a little sore through the shoulders from yesterday’s workout. Take some time to get them moving well through these positions before starting and adjust the volume if needed. The overall Pulling volume isn’t crazy high, so they shouldn’t be in any danger of hurting themselves.

Competitor and Rx’d: For those athletes who have no problem with Pull-ups and Muscle-ups, the first sets of both shouldn’t take too long, about 1-2 min. for the Pull-ups and 2-3 min. for the Muscle-ups on the long end. They should aim to do these in as few sets as possible. Then, they should hit the Run as hard as they can, meaning they should Run the 1.5 miles at a pace they can maintain the entire time that will leave them feeling pretty wiped when they get back in the door. They only have to get through another 35 reps, so they shouldn’t leave much in the tank. Their arms will be mostly recovered from the first set, so they can just jump up and go again. They will need to break the second set of Pull-ups into a few more sets than the first, but it should still take them roughly 3-5 min. to get both movements done.

Your athletes who have Pull-ups and Muscle-ups, but not big, unbroken sets of them, should figure out a number at the start of the workout that they think they can maintain across the two movements. For the Pull-ups, they might perform sets of 10 for the first round, then sets of 5 for the second round. For the Muscle-ups, they might perform sets of 2 in the first round, then be down to singles in the second round. This is OK, as long as they aren’t in any danger of failing reps and they can keep their rest short between reps.

We have allowed up to 30 min. to complete the workout. Your top athletes will finish under or around 22-24 min.; the Run will take up the majority of their time. Most other athletes will need the full 30 min. to finish; their time will likely be split evenly between the Running and Pulling.

Try to keep the Run distance at 1.5 miles for everyone, unless for some reason you think it is appropriate to shorten it or modify it to another movement.

Fitness: These folks should be able to do both their Ring Rows and Jumping Chest-to-bar Pull-ups in 1 or 2 sets in the first round. The Run will most likely be the limiting factor, so make sure the Pulling movements are not too challenging for them. Find a good balance; we don’t want them to be too easy, either 🙂

Scoring

Time to complete the workout.

Scaling

Pull-ups: Use a Band today, or scale to hard Ring Rows.

Muscle-ups: Reduce the reps to 6-8 per set, then scale to Bar Muscle-ups or Jumping Bar Muscle-ups. Lastly, use the Fitness scale.

Run: First, reduce to 1 mile, then modify to a 2-k Row if needed.

Fitness

Jumping Chest-to-bar Pull-ups: Scale to regular Jumping Pull-ups. Use 15 reps instead.

Today we have a medium-to-longer-length workout with a Pulling/Running combo. Our intended stimulus is targeting metabolic conditioning and muscular endurance. Those who aren’t as proficient in the two Pulling movements will be tested more on strength and muscular endurance than those who are proficient. Do what you can to preserve a similar stimulus for everyone by scaling appropriately. Some of your athletes might be a little sore through the shoulders from yesterday’s workout. Take some time to get them moving well through these positions before starting and adjust the volume if needed. The overall Pulling volume isn’t crazy high, so they shouldn’t be in any danger of hurting themselves.

Competitor and Rx’d: For those athletes who have no problem with Pull-ups and Muscle-ups, the first sets of both shouldn’t take too long, about 1-2 min. for the Pull-ups and 2-3 min. for the Muscle-ups on the long end. They should aim to do these in as few sets as possible. Then, they should hit the Run as hard as they can, meaning they should Run the 1.5 miles at a pace they can maintain the entire time that will leave them feeling pretty wiped when they get back in the door. They only have to get through another 35 reps, so they shouldn’t leave much in the tank. Their arms will be mostly recovered from the first set, so they can just jump up and go again. They will need to break the second set of Pull-ups into a few more sets than the first, but it should still take them roughly 3-5 min. to get both movements done.

Your athletes who have Pull-ups and Muscle-ups, but not big, unbroken sets of them, should figure out a number at the start of the workout that they think they can maintain across the two movements. For the Pull-ups, they might perform sets of 10 for the first round, then sets of 5 for the second round. For the Muscle-ups, they might perform sets of 2 in the first round, then be down to singles in the second round. This is OK, as long as they aren’t in any danger of failing reps and they can keep their rest short between reps.

We have allowed up to 30 min. to complete the workout. Your top athletes will finish under or around 22-24 min.; the Run will take up the majority of their time. Most other athletes will need the full 30 min. to finish; their time will likely be split evenly between the Running and Pulling.

Try to keep the Run distance at 1.5 miles for everyone, unless for some reason you think it is appropriate to shorten it or modify it to another movement.

Fitness: These folks should be able to do both their Ring Rows and Jumping Chest-to-bar Pull-ups in 1 or 2 sets in the first round. The Run will most likely be the limiting factor, so make sure the Pulling movements are not too challenging for them. Find a good balance; we don’t want them to be too easy, either 🙂

Scoring

Time to complete the workout.

Scaling

Pull-ups: Use a Band today, or scale to hard Ring Rows.

Muscle-ups: Reduce the reps to 6-8 per set, then scale to Bar Muscle-ups or Jumping Bar Muscle-ups. Lastly, use the Fitness scale.

Run: First, reduce to 1 mile, then modify to a 2-k Row if needed.

Fitness

Jumping Chest-to-bar Pull-ups: Scale to regular Jumping Pull-ups. Use 15 reps instead.

Mobility and Maintenance:

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 2-3 Lower Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 10-12 minutes with them.

Nutrition Preparation:

Ensure that you have quality foods prepared in the appropriate quantities to fuel your efforts for the remainder of the week.

Mental Restoration: Different for everyone – could be quiet time, prayer or meditation or could be gathering with friends; the key is to engage in activities that make your life full and help you recharge your batteries.

WOD

AMRAP 10 min.

20 Object Toe-taps
10 Kick-backs
5 Anchored Leg Raises

Scoring

As many rounds and reps as possible in 10 minutes.

WOD Goal

A short AMRAP today to kick off the week. Monostructural combined with light lifting with low reps, calls for some high intensity! Since it is a short workout, we will spend some time in the prep piece working up to a moderately heavy load with the deadlift/hang power clean complex while working on some holds in that position. Getting some static work done with a moderate load is a good opportunity to build some strength through those movements and positions.

For those who struggle with stringing double-unders together, have them either count your attempts or substitute for singles. The aim is to be able to keep your DU sets short and under 15 sec, if it is taking them over 30 sec to do 20 DU, scale appropriately to match the stimulus.

Unloaded: Each round should take roughly the same as the above tracks, with maybe a little more time for those leg raises. The difference being you should be able to maintain the same speed across the workout, so have them shoot for 7+ rounds.

WARMUP ~ 10 MINS

Warm-up with some circle running

If they have space, run around in a circle, if they don’t, have them jog on the spot.
Then, on your call, have them perform one of the movements below until you tell them to switch/go back to jogging. Switch it up and make sure you hit all the movements a few times each.
-running backwards
-shuffle sideways
–bird peckers
-bear crawl
–up and over the fence
-skipping
-high knees
* Add some of your own.

(10 min.) Double Under/Holds Prep – for unloaded, have them perform toe-taps here.

10 unbroken double unders + 10 sec plank hold (make it harder by taking one arm/opposite leg off ground)
20 unbroken double-unders + 20 sec plank hold
30 unbroken double-unders + 30 sec plank hold
40 unbroken double-unders + 40 sec plank hold
* Scale the double-unders to not-broken or attempts. Make sure people use this time to practise
* Go straight from the double-unders to the hold, then rest as needed after each set. It isn’t for time.

WORKOUT PREP & WORKOUT

(5-10 min.) Review barbell/dumbbell and unloaded movements as needed.

(15 min.) Workout Prep/Skill Work

Midline work

5 Dragon Flags + 30 sec. Hollow Hold
Rest
3-4 Sets
Do these slow and controlled.

* Prep as needed for the workout

(10 min.) Perform Workout

WOD

100 Double-unders
Then:
8 SA. DB OH squat
8 Burpee over the DB jumps
AMRAP 12 min.

* Dble dumbbell jump-overs

WOD GOAL

In today’s workout, we wanted to start off with a punch to the lungs, so we have made the Double-unders a buy-in at the start of an AMRAP. As the clock starts running, they begin the Double-unders. With the time remaining, they perform as many rounds/reps as possible of the couplet. This little teaser will be enough to slow them down a tad at the start of the couplet, but not enough to majorly impact the full 12 min. The combo of the OH Squats and Burpee-over-the-bar Jumps will test their cardiovascular fitness and shoulder and leg endurance. We kept the volume low to allow for consistent turnover on each round.

The OH Squats need to be taken from the ground and the first rep CAN be Squat Snatched.

The Burpee-over-the-bar Jumps are done facing the Barbell.

The same guidelines apply to this category as the others. We want these athletes to shoot for at least 5 rounds, which means finding loads and modifications to optimize their performance.

Scoring

Time to complete each round added up together (i.e., 4:50 + 5:00 + 5:10 = 15 min.)

Scaling

Double-unders: Scale to 75 reps, then perform 100 Fast Feet.

OH Squats: Scale the load as needed. The goal is 8 reps unbroken each round.

Burpee-over-the-bar Jumps: Scale to Kick-backs and/or step over the Bar if needed.

Fast Feet: If they are unable to perform these efficiently, have them perform 50 low (two stacked Plates) Step-ups.

OH Squats: If they are unable to reach the necessary positions, have them perform Back Squats today.

In today’s workout, we wanted to start off with a punch to the lungs, so we have made the Double-unders a buy-in at the start of an AMRAP. As the clock starts running, they begin the Double-unders. With the time remaining, they perform as many rounds/reps as possible of the couplet. This little teaser will be enough to slow them down a tad at the start of the couplet, but not enough to majorly impact the full 12 min. The combo of the OH Squats and Burpee-over-the-bar Jumps will test their cardiovascular fitness and shoulder and leg endurance. We kept the volume low to allow for consistent turnover on each round.

The OH Squats need to be taken from the ground and the first rep CAN be Squat Snatched.

The Burpee-over-the-bar Jumps are done facing the Barbell.

Competitor and Rx’d: The goal is to get through the Double-unders as quickly as possible, so they can maximize the time they have on the couplet. For most proficient athletes, this should take no longer than 2 min., meaning they will have 9-10 min. left to perform as many reps of the couplet as possible.

The OH Squat load is set at light-moderate. The goal is to perform all 8 unbroken each round. We want people to try to push the loading a little, so if they need to start breaking the sets up after 3 or 4 reps, that is OK. Make sure people know their limits and don’t try to go for reps where they continue to fail and waste energy. They should drop the load 1 rep before they think they are truly done.

There is no need to stop during the Burpee-over-the-barbell Jumps. Strategy-wise, it might make sense to slow down slightly to take a breather before hitting the OH Squats again, but no one should stop.

Top athletes will get around 6 rounds. Have everyone aim for at least 5.

Double-unders: Scale to 75 reps, then perform 100 Fast Feet.

OH Squats: Scale the load as needed. The goal is 8 reps unbroken each round.

Burpee-over-the-bar Jumps: Scale to Kick-backs and/or step over the Bar if needed.

Mobility and Maintenance:

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 2-3 Lower Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 10-12 minutes with them.

Nutrition Preparation:

Ensure that you have quality foods prepared in the appropriate quantities to fuel your efforts for the remainder of the week.

Mental Restoration: Different for everyone – could be quiet time, prayer or meditation or could be gathering with friends; the key is to engage in activities that make your life full and help you recharge your batteries.

WOD

10 Pike/Floor round the worlds
20 Air Squats
25 ft. Crab Walk
5 Rounds

Scoring

Time to complete the workout.

WOD Goal

Today we have a longer grinder in store. It is Saturday after all. Wait, is it? 😉 We don’t even know anymore.

If you have worked out every day this week, today might need a little switch up. It is another shoulder burner. The plane of movement is different to yesterday, but it still requires a lot of the same muscles to work. Feel them out and how you are feeling and if you are good to go, or need a variation. Switch in good-mornings or a 100-200 m run each round.

The pike round the worlds are done 5 one direction, 5 the other.

The Pike round the worlds are time consuming. Each rep can take up to 10 seconds, which means 10 reps will take over a minute. The air squats will be the fastest, easiest thing to get through quickly and will be a nice break from being inverted or in a supine (crab) position. If space is an issue, have yourself march for 20 crabs on the spot, or use the scaling below.

The workout is going to probably be completed pretty quickly. Add a few extra rounds if you need to! Otherwise spend the rest of the time on some much needed mobility/body work. Especially through the upper body.

WARMUP ~ 10 MINS

(10 min.) Run, row, skip, fast feet etc.

Perform 10 of the following:
Sit-ups
Pike Push-up
Mountain Climbers
Pulsing Air Squats
Shuttle Runs

(2 Rounds)

(10 min.) Mobility

10 Up and over the fence
10 Alt. Warrior pose
10 Sit-up to straddle
10 Sit-up to pike

(1-2 rounds)

WORKOUT PREP & WORKOUT

(10 min) Prep for the workout:

Fully and Partially loaded:

10 Kb/Db Deadlift
8 Kb/Db Russian Swing
6 Kb/Db SDHP
4 Kb/Db Goblet Squats
100 m Carry
(2 Rounds)

WARM DOWN ~ 5 MINS

1 min. Wall facing stretch
1 min. Sit-up to straddle – hold the top position
1 min. Sit-up to pike – hold the top position

WOD

Row 500 m
200 m DB Carry
40 DB Deadlifts
30 Over the DB hops
3 Rounds

* Dble dumbbell jump-overs

WOD GOAL

Everyone: The goal for today is for partners to communicate, have fun, and get a great workout in. The key to maximizing intensity is to have seamless transitions and know when their partner needs help by calling audibles. For the Buddy Carry, the goal is to carry their partner 100 m without putting them down, and then switch. It is not mandatory that the Carry is unbroken, but in order to finish the round within the 6-min. window, it would be in their best interest if they performed it that way! For the Deadlifts, choose a weight where they can complete sets of 10-15 reps at a time; it should be a moderate load where they feel comfortable, but are challenged. For the Lateral Over-the-bar Jumps, they’ll likely be able to hit these fast, splitting them up as 15/15.

Fitness: This group will finish their 500-m Row in around 2:00. For the Buddy Carry, it is most likely that you’ll need to scale the distance or move to a Shouldered Object Carry so that they can finish in 90 sec. – 2 min. Athletes in this category should be finishing their rounds right around 5 min.

Scoring

Time to complete each round added up together (i.e., 4:50 + 5:00 + 5:10 = 15 min.)

Scaling

Row: Scale the distance so that the effort takes no longer than 2 min.

Buddy Carry: First, scale the distance of the Carry so that the total effort for both partners can be completed in 90 sec. when fresh or 2 min. when fatigued. Then, if partners do not wish to carry one another, have them share a Sandbag or a set of DBs shouldered in place of a person across their body. Scale the load accordingly.

Deadlifts: Scale the Barbell load.

Lateral Over-the-bar Hops: Instead of jumping laterally over a Bar, scale by having athletes jump over a DB or an object closer to the ground. Then, have them scale further by jumping laterally over a crack in the ground.

Everyone: The goal for today is for partners to communicate, have fun, and get a great workout in. The key to maximizing intensity is to have seamless transitions and know when their partner needs help by calling audibles. For the Buddy Carry, the goal is to carry their partner 100 m without putting them down, and then switch. It is not mandatory that the Carry is unbroken, but in order to finish the round within the 6-min. window, it would be in their best interest if they performed it that way! For the Deadlifts, choose a weight where they can complete sets of 10-15 reps at a time; it should be a moderate load where they feel comfortable, but are challenged. For the Lateral Over-the-bar Jumps, they’ll likely be able to hit these fast, splitting them up as 15/15.

Competitor: This group will likely be able to complete the 500-m Row around 1:30. For the Buddy Carry, they’ll likely be able to jog with their partner on their back, taking about 90 sec. to finish the 200 m. Athletes in this category should be finishing their rounds in under 5 min.

Rx’d: This group will likely complete the 500-m Row in around 1:45. For the Buddy Carry, they’ll likely take upwards of 2 min. to finish, walking most of the time. Athletes in this category should be finishing their rounds right around 5 min.

Row: Scale the distance so that the effort takes no longer than 2 min.

Buddy Carry: First, scale the distance of the Carry so that the total effort for both partners can be completed in 90 sec. when fresh or 2 min. when fatigued. Then, if partners do not wish to carry one another, have them share a Sandbag or a set of DBs shouldered in place of a person across their body. Scale the load accordingly.

Deadlifts: Scale the Barbell load.

Mobility and Maintenance:

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 2-3 Lower Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 10-12 minutes with them.

Nutrition Preparation:

Ensure that you have quality foods prepared in the appropriate quantities to fuel your efforts for the remainder of the week.

Mental Restoration: Different for everyone – could be quiet time, prayer or meditation or could be gathering with friends; the key is to engage in activities that make your life full and help you recharge your batteries.

WOD

4-5 Rounds

8 Burpee jump to target
16 Plank Shoulder Taps

* Every 2 min. perform 20 Jumping jacks

Scoring

Time to complete the workout.

WOD Goal

Today is going to be a little more challenging on their lungs and shoulder strength. Start with the jumping jacks to kick the workout off. For the burpees, choose a target that is at least two hands above your reach to ensure you leave the ground each rep. We have prescribed 4-5 rounds. For most people, 5 should be the time frame we are aiming for!

WARMUP ~ 10 MINS

(5 min.) Dynamic Mobility – on the spot if they need to

Regular Bear Crawls
Sumo Squat + Air Squat
Mountain climbers
Bird Peckers
Inchworms
Jumping jacks – full ROM

(10 min.) Push-up Program Day 9 – Optional

Interval Bonanza
Part 1) Tabata Push-up
Part 2) Inverse Tabata Plank Get-up Get-downs

Brief:
Tabata is 20 sec on, 10 sec off.
Inverse Tabata is 10 sec on, 20 sec off.

WORKOUT PREP & WORKOUT

Find a max set Plank Hold – use 2 attempts. If they think they can hold longer than 3 minutes, add some load to their back. Pillows, children, sack of potatoes.

3 sets

20 sec. Burpee to target jumps
10 sec. Plank shoulder taps
10 sec. Rest

* Prep as needed for the workout

(10 min.) Perform the workout

WOD

DB Back Squat
5 Max unbroken sets

WOD GOAL

We have left the rep scheme the same for these athletes today. We thought it would be a good opportunity for them to see where they are in their Back Squat strength journey. If there are some newer athletes that you don’t feel are ready to tackle max loads, switch up the reps to 5-5-5, or have them work as many sets of 5 as it takes for them to either feel comfortable or reach a moderately heavy load.

On the BW Back-Squat Test, the loading should be something with which they can achieve around 20-30 reps.

Today is all about the Back Squat. Think of it as a day to try to max out for 5-3-1 reps, similar to the Power Snatch day last week. This means we are dedicating all of the warm-up and prep portion of the session to preparing the body for the Back Squat. After a few solid days of going overhead, this will be a good day to change course and get those legs under some load.

We have allocated 5-10 min. for the Back Squat Challenge (also known as the BW Back-Squat Test). Athletes have one attempt (no re-racking the Bar) at max repetitions of Back Squats at their body weight.

Scoring

Score all 3 sets of Back Squats (5-3-1).

Total reps performed at BW.

Scaling

Back Squats: Scale load.

BW Back-Squat Test: If anyone can achieve 30+ reps, scale up to 1.25x BW.

To scale down, there are a few options: 1) 20 reps at ¾ BW or 2) max reps at ¾ BW. To scale further, try ½ BW or ¼ BW.

Competitor and Rx’d: The goal is to max out all 3 sets. Remember, some days people just don’t have it, or they are fatigued from previous workouts, haven’t eaten well, just PR’ed recently, etc., so emphasize that they should aim to go as heavy as they can for TODAY! Often we see people getting really disappointed when it is a max day and they don’t get a PR. If you sell it to them differently and they do PR, then it is a bonus!

Make sure they use the warm-up appropriately and they work up to their heavy first set of 5. After that, they don’t get another opportunity for more “practice” lifts for their sets of 3 or 1, so they need to make an educated guess as to what they want to try to hit for both of those sets based on how their set of 5 felt. Remember, failing a rep is OK!

Do a quick review on how to spot, or how to dump, depending on the skill/confidence level of your athletes.

Allow enough rest between sets for a full recovery. 4-5 min. should suffice.

Back Squats: Scale load.

BW Back-Squat Test: If anyone can achieve 30+ reps, scale up to 1.25x BW.

To scale down, there are a few options: 1) 20 reps at ¾ BW or 2) max reps at ¾ BW. To scale further, try ½ BW or ¼ BW.

Mobility and Maintenance:

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 2-3 Lower Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 10-12 minutes with them.

Nutrition Preparation:

Ensure that you have quality foods prepared in the appropriate quantities to fuel your efforts for the remainder of the week.

Mental Restoration: Different for everyone – could be quiet time, prayer or meditation or could be gathering with friends; the key is to engage in activities that make your life full and help you recharge your batteries.

WOD

Part 1:
2-4-6-8-10….until you can’t perform unbroken sets.
Single-leg Squat (Pistol)

Part 2:
3 Rounds

AMRAP 2 minutes, rest 1 minute

6 Alt. Step-ups
4 Alt. Pistols

Scoring

Part 1: Record total reps completed unbroken. For example, if they complete the round of 10 unbroken, then their score would be 10.

Part 2: Total Rounds and Reps (add up all the rounds and reps for all 3 rounds)

WOD Goal

Today we have a two part workout. The first is about getting some load/volume (partially loaded) on their body and the second part is about getting sweaty and further fatiguing/working those legs in both unilateral and regular squatting.

For part 1, find a progression that you can perform at least to the set of 12 reps. Remember, it is total reps, not 12 on each leg for example. Ensure you have enough rest before attempting your next set.

WARMUP ~ 10 MINS

OTB Lower Body Complex

2-3 rounds

10 Single leg glute bridge
10 Alt. lateral step-overs
6 Alt. groiners
6 Alt. pigeon stretches

WORKOUT PREP & WORKOUT

(15 min.) Prep for lunges/pistols

Perform:

4 Rolling pistols – use both feet for support if needed
4 Toe-to-heel pistols (see videos below)
4 Pistols using their chosen modification

(15 min.) Perform part 1

(15 min.) Prep and perform part 2

* Get their loads/step-up height sorted and if needed perform a few reps to get ready and then go!

WOD

Run 400 m
21 DB Swing
24 Alt. DB Renegade Row
3 Rounds

WOD GOAL

A crowd favorite: Helen! A short-to-medium-length triplet that tests athletes’ cardiorespiratory and strength endurance fitness. The double pulling makes for a grip-tastic workout, but the reps are low enough for both movements that most people can do this one Rx’d, which is great!

For an additional challenge to the Competitors, you could prescribe Heavy Helen—a heavier Kettlebell and Chest-to-bar Pull-ups. People should only really attempt this if they have a sub-10 min. regular Helen. Although doing something that requires a little more load and skill can be alluring, it can also end up being “easier” because people usually need to rest more during it, which reduces intensity.

Competitor and Rx’d: To get a fast time for Helen, everything needs to be done as fast as possible! Duh! Sorry for stating the obvious, but it’s just that type of workout. Unbroken and fast 400s. It is only 3 rounds, so there’s no time for any rest. This is how you brief those athletes wanting to push sub-9-10 min.

For the others, or if it is someone’s first time going Rx’d, give them some leeway on breaking up the movements, mainly the Pull-ups. These will be the limiting factor, exacerbated by the Swings performed prior, along with the lack of oxygen to their muscles and lungs!

Top times will be sub-10 min., but allow up to 15 min. for most people to get the workout done.

Fitness: We have kept the runs and reps the same for Fitness today. We would like these athletes to go as close to Rx’d as possible without compromising their intensity. Find a load and a scale for them that is appropriate and have them push as much as possible.

Scoring

Time to complete the workout.

Scaling

Run: Reduce to 200 m per round if needed, or use a 250-m to 500-m Row instead.

KB Swings: Reduce the load first, then perform Russian Swings.

Pull-ups: Use bands, or scale to Ring Rows. Make these challenging!

Competitor and Rx’d: To get a fast time for Helen, everything needs to be done as fast as possible! Duh! Sorry for stating the obvious, but it’s just that type of workout. Unbroken and fast 400s. It is only 3 rounds, so there’s no time for any rest. This is how you brief those athletes wanting to push sub-9-10 min.

For the others, or if it is someone’s first time going Rx’d, give them some leeway on breaking up the movements, mainly the Pull-ups. These will be the limiting factor, exacerbated by the Swings performed prior, along with the lack of oxygen to their muscles and lungs!

Top times will be sub-10 min., but allow up to 15 min. for most people to get the workout done.

Run: Reduce to 200 m per round if needed, or use a 250-m to 500-m Row instead.

KB Swings: Reduce the load first, then perform Russian Swings.

Pull-ups: Use bands, or scale to Ring Rows. Make these challenging!

Mobility and Maintenance:

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 2-3 Lower Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 10-12 minutes with them.

Nutrition Preparation:

Ensure that you have quality foods prepared in the appropriate quantities to fuel your efforts for the remainder of the week.

Mental Restoration: Different for everyone – could be quiet time, prayer or meditation or could be gathering with friends; the key is to engage in activities that make your life full and help you recharge your batteries.

WOD

2 Rounds

2 min. Candlesticks
2 min. Wall Climbs
2 min. High Knees
2 min. Couch Anchored Sit-ups

Scoring

Total reps for all three movements, for each round.

WARMUP ~ 10 MINS

2 Rounds

Row, assault bike, jump rope, or air squat for 1 min.
10 Long Lunge Sequences
Row, assault bike, jump rope, or air squat for 1 min.
10 T-spine rotation and shoulder rolls

(10 min.) Push-up Program Day 8

Angles and Holds
21-15-9
Decline Push-ups
30 sec. Plank Hold

* Perform Decline with feet on a 12″/6″ object for male/female.
* Plank Hold is on elbows.
* Goal time 5-7 min.

WORKOUT PREP & WORKOUT

(15-19 min.) Prep for the workout

4-3-2-1
Candlesticks
Wall climbs
9-8-7-6
High knees
Sit-ups

It’s like fight gone bad, but really really bad! Two minutes of any low skill, repetitive movement is tough, and all these movements specifically are all those types that when you attack them with 100%, they have the potential to really hurt. There is no rest between movements or rounds.
This version is going to be spicy today! Wall climbs into high knees are going to get them good in the lungs and the hip flexors! For the high knees, each leg high knee = 1 rep.

WOD Goal

Everyone: The goal is to accumulate reps, which means going as hard as each movement will allow you. For today, lean against your strengths. That means that if you know you are able to accumulate more reps on any particular movement, then, you should go harder on those and get through the others however you can.

For all movements, aim to go unbroken for at least the first minute before resting. This will be harder to do in the second round, especially for those wall climbs and high knees. They get exponentially harder with every rep when fatigued.

Unloaded: Goal reps for the majority is: for the candlesticks, 16-24 reps., for wall climbs, 10-14 reps, high knees, 100-150, and sit-ups, 40-50 reps.

WOD

Perform 5-7 DB Push Press

Every minute 10-12 minutes

WOD GOAL

Today’s focus, the Push Press, is about accumulating volume under moderate-to-heavy loads and getting more comfortable doing so while under fatigue. The intention of the earlier/lighter sets is to grease the groove and fatigue athletes prior to reaching the heavier loads.

The workout ends when they can no longer maintain the loading increments. When they fail a set, they are finished. If they fail before 20 min., they should take weight off and stay at a load that they can maintain up until 20-25 min.

Work in partners if there isn’t enough rack space for everyone to have their own. Ideally, partner up people with similar strength so they don’t need to change weight between sets, which will eat up too much time.

There is no optional finisher today. It is a single-modality day that, if done properly, will take around 25 min. and leave your athletes feeling like they have done enough.

Start with the empty Barbell and add a small amount of load every 5 min. Once they get to a load that is moderately heavy for them, have them lift that for the remaining time. Work technique under fatigue.

Scoring

Score their highest 3-rep load lifted.
* Add to comments how long it took to get there.

Scaling

Push Press: Scale the starting load as needed.

Competitor and Rx’d: Today, the goal is to get as close to their 3RM as possible on their last sets. This will take some people 20 min. and others all the way up to 30 min. It will be a total of 90 reps if they lift all the way to 30 min. Adding 20 lb. every 5 min. is a guideline. If you have some really strong people in your class, have them either start with a higher load, or have them add a little more every 5 min. If adding 20 lb. every 5 min. is too aggressive for some people, then make it 10 lb. No one should need more than 30 min. to get to a point where they start to fail.

They should have about 30-40 sec. at the end of each minute to rest. This isn’t a lot of time. It will feel manageable for the first 5-10 min., and then it will start to get really hard as the weight increases. This is when you need to encourage your athletes to hang in there and work hard. People will start failing at different points in the workout. Make sure you brief them beforehand that if they fail early on, they should go back to the last load they lifted successfully and try to maintain that for the remainder of the time, for which you can dictate the length (somewhere around 25 min.).

Push Press: Scale the starting load as needed.

Mobility and Maintenance:

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 2-3 Lower Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 10-12 minutes with them.

Nutrition Preparation:

Ensure that you have quality foods prepared in the appropriate quantities to fuel your efforts for the remainder of the week.

Mental Restoration: Different for everyone – could be quiet time, prayer or meditation or could be gathering with friends; the key is to engage in activities that make your life full and help you recharge your batteries.

WOD

21-18-15-9-6
3 point squat
Broad Jump
Deficit Push-up

* 3 point squat 1 rep =
1 right lateral squat
1 air squat
1 left lateral squat

Scoring

Time to complete workout

Everyone

Then, perform: 3 x Broad Jump for distance
* In between each attempt, perform 3-5 ring/deficit push-ups, or their workout modification.

* Prep as needed for the workout.

(15 min.) Perform the workout

WOD GOAL

Today we are descending the reps from 21-9, for a total of 69 reps per movement in a lightly loaded/gymnastic workout. The legs, shoulders and chest are going to get the most out of today and are going to rely on some strength endurance to get them through all the jumping and push-ups.

Watch the Broad Jumping volume on this one. For healthy hips and knees it is safe, but if you have any issues should think about either scaling the reps down, or, switch to a regular Box Jump (Jump up/Step down). Especially coupled with the wall balls, your legs will start getting pretty fatigued after a few rounds.

We have allowed up to 15 minutes to complete the workout, which most of you will hit, or creep over a little.

Have Fun!!

WOD

30 – 20 – 10
200 m Farmers Carry
Front Squats
DB High Pulls

WOD GOAL

After two longer workouts in a row, we wanted to keep today’s workout under 15 min., with nothing that requires athletes to hinge at the hip (hip extension), so we have included some light Squats and Farmer’s Carries. Farmer’s Carries are great to add load to a workout without really “loading” up the body too much. We like using inverted Ring Rows occasionally because it allows us to add a pulling movement the day after a pulling movement (yesterday’s Muscle-ups) by changing the plane of direction of the pull.

The Farmer’s Carry is performed at the start of each round. So, in total, athletes will perform 3 Farmer’s Carries.

Ideally, the Ring Rows should be performed so that the body is parallel to the ground. Use a Box to create this positioning. They need to bring their chest to the Rings for each rep to count.

Scoring

As many rounds and reps as possible in 18 min.
* Round 1 = 3 reps, Round 2 = 6 reps, Round 3 = 9 reps, etc.

Use a set of Dumbbells that challenge these athletes on the Carries and an empty Barbell for the Squats. They should still maintain good positioning and sets of 10 on the Squats. Make the Ring Rows harder than usual, but not so hard that they are unable to perform sets of 5-7 consistently. Shoot for finish times around 12-14 min.

Scaling

Farmer’s Carry: Scale the load as needed.

Front Squats: Scale the load as needed. A set of 15 unbroken when fresh should be possible.

Inverted Ring Rows: Scale the angle of their body by increasing the height of the Rings as needed.

Competitor and Rx’d: The Carry should feel light-moderate and should be performed without putting the Dumbbells down. The Front Squats will feel the same. Some people might be able to do each set unbroken, but most probably will need to break them up once or twice.

The Ring Rows will get spicy. They usually feel great for about 6-8 reps and then people just start to fail. It seems there is no way around that; even when athletes perform smaller sets, they still fatigue quickly, so have them choose whether to do big sets, then rest and hang in there, or start with smaller, more manageable sets with shorter rests. Scale the Ring Rows by adjusting people’s body positions to make them more manageable. If they are unable to perform 10 unbroken when fresh, and around 5 when fatigued, then increase their body angle by either using a smaller Box or increasing the height of the Rings.

Top athletes will be able to finish around 10 min., with the majority finishing upwards of 12-14 min. Allow up to 15 min. to complete the workout.

Farmer’s Carry: Scale the load as needed.

Front Squats: Scale the load as needed. A set of 15 unbroken when fresh should be possible.

Inverted Ring Rows: Scale the angle of their body by increasing the height of the Rings as needed.

Mobility and Maintenance:

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 2-3 Lower Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 10-12 minutes with them.

Nutrition Preparation:

Ensure that you have quality foods prepared in the appropriate quantities to fuel your efforts for the remainder of the week.

Mental Restoration: Different for everyone – could be quiet time, prayer or meditation or could be gathering with friends; the key is to engage in activities that make your life full and help you recharge your batteries.

WOD

Every 10 min. perform
3 Rounds

8 Rotational Planks
8 Strict Handstand Pushups
16 Speed Skaters
Run 800 m

Scoring

Complete the workout

WARMUP ~ 5 – 10 MINS

(10 min.) OTB Whole Body Complex

10 Alt. Supine Plank Leg Raises
10 Sit-up to Pike
10 Sit-up to Straddle
5 Inchworm into Down Dog into Cobra
2 rounds

WORKOUT PREP & WORKOUT

(10-15 min.) Prep for the workout

Unloaded

Run 200 m
8 Speed skaters
6 Strict handstand push-up lowers
8 Rotational planks
6 Strict HSPU – or use workout modification here.
Run 200 m – faster than before.

(30 min.) Perform the workout

WOD

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8…..
DB Burpee + Over DB Jumps
SA. DB Hang Squat Snatch (reps each side)
Over-under
AMRAP 18 min.

* There and back = 1 rep for jump

WOD GOAL

We are kicking off the week with a fun, long triplet consisting of two gymnastics movements and one light-to-moderate weightlifting movement. Both the shoulders and legs are going to be the focus for today, making it a great mash-up. Given the high-skill movements we have in store, the lungs won’t be the limiting factor—today is more about chipping away a few reps at a time and getting in some volume for all three movements. Most people will start failing through muscle fatigue.

We are moving for 18 min. today, because it’s not 15 or 20 min. Variation 😉

The Burpee Bar Muscle-up consists of 1 Burpee under the Pull-up Bar, then jumping to the Bar and performing 1 Bar Muscle-up. The Bar needs to be at least one hand’s width away from their reach.

Athletes add 1 rep to each movement every round.

These athletes will most likely be limited by their breathing and will want to rest more as time goes on. Encourage them to keep the rest as short as possible between movements and rounds.

Scoring

As many rounds and reps as possible in 18 min.
* Round 1 = 3 reps, Round 2 = 6 reps, Round 3 = 9 reps, etc.

Scaling

Burpee Bar Muscle-ups: If possible logistically, scale to Burpee Jumping Bar Muscle-ups, or Burpee Chest-to-bar Pull-ups. Lastly, scale to Burpee Jumping Chest-to-bar Pull-ups or regular Jumping Pull-ups.

Hang Squat Snatches: Scale the load first, then scale to Hang Power Snatches.

Over-unders: Scale the height as needed. Then, scale to a Step-over-under.

Competitor and Rx’d: The Burpee Bar Muscle-ups probably won’t be hard for most people who are proficient in the Bar Muscle-up, but performing a Burpee each rep will make it so they can’t string any Muscle-ups together, slowing the movement down a little. That is the intent, so it’s OK.

The Snatch should be light and fast for the first quarter of the workout. Things will start to slow down a little after this, but athletes should have a number that they know they can always hit each round, or they should mentally break up each round right before they are going to do it. As the sets get bigger, the Snatches will start to jack up their heart rate and fatigue, so it will be important to manage this.

For the Over-unders, the legs will begin to get a little fiery after the second quarter, especially coming on the heels of those Snatches. The jumps will start to feel high! Chip away at them at a consistent pace. Rushing these doesn’t really save too much time in the long run.

Top performers will probably be able to get into and beyond 10 or so rounds. Most people will get around 6-8 rounds. 18 min. is a long time, especially during the early rounds when the reps are low and the athletes are moving through the movements quickly. The goal should be to keep their breathing steady and to not put too much effort into the early/easier rounds. Save it for the bigger sets, when they want to put the Barbell down.

Burpee Bar Muscle-ups: If possible logistically, scale to Burpee Jumping Bar Muscle-ups, or Burpee Chest-to-bar Pull-ups. Lastly, scale to Burpee Jumping Chest-to-bar Pull-ups or regular Jumping Pull-ups.

Hang Squat Snatches: Scale the load first, then scale to Hang Power Snatches.

Over-unders: Scale the height as needed. Then, scale to a Step-over-under.

Mobility and Maintenance:

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 2-3 Lower Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 10-12 minutes with them.

Nutrition Preparation:

Ensure that you have quality foods prepared in the appropriate quantities to fuel your efforts for the remainder of the week.

Mental Restoration: Different for everyone – could be quiet time, prayer or meditation or could be gathering with friends; the key is to engage in activities that make your life full and help you recharge your batteries.

WOD

3 Rounds

20 Squat to Jumping Jack
10 Inchworms
10 Object Dips
Rest 1 min

Scoring

Time to complete the workout

WARM-UP

WOD

Accumulate as many Cals/reps as possible in the following:
1 min. DB Woman-makers
1 min. Object Jumps
2 min. DB Woman-makers
2 min. Object Jump-overs
3 min. DB Woman-makers
3 min. Burpee Object Jump
4 min. DB Woman-makers
4 min. Burpee Object Jump-overs

WOD GOAL

Today we have a 20-min. leg burner in which the movements switch between the Bike and some type of Box Jump. As the number of minutes increases, the complexity of the Box Jumps increases, ending with 4 min. of Burpee Box Jump-overs.

In the past, we have performed this workout as a Partner workout. Today, you have the option to perform it individually or in Partners. We like to balance out how many Partner workouts we prescribe in a month, but since we pulled this month from the archives, every weekend was a Partner workout. The strategy going in is going to be a bit different if performed as an Individual compared to sharing the load with a Partner.

The workout is performed on a running clock and there is no rest between movements. If done in Partners, each partnership switches during the time, whenever they like. They need to proceed to each movement as a team. While Partner 1 is working, Partner 2 is resting. If done in Partners, there is no minimum/maximum work requirement per effort.

All Box Jump movements are done with the same height box.

If you don’t have enough Bikes, you can have some teams start on the Jumping movements and others on the Bikes, then switch. If you don’t have any Bikes, you can substitute Rowing for calories today.

Everyone: The best way to accumulate cals. and reps over the 20 min. is going to be to play to the athletes’ strengths.* If the Bike is not their thing, maintaining a good pace over killing themselves might be a better goal, and then move through the Box Jumps at a faster pace, and vice versa. By the time they get to the 3 min. of work, their legs are going to be starting to fatigue a lot, so trying to Push/Pull more with their arms on the Bike might give them a tiny respite before having to Jump again. Because the Burpee Box Jump-overs take a little longer for each rep, athletes can almost use the first part as a break after the long 4-min. Bike, then when they start to recover, hit the last few minutes hard.

Then, have them shoot for 20-25 Box Jumps per min., 8-10 Box Jump-overs per min., 8-10 Burpee Box Jumps per min., and 5-7 Burpee Box Jump-overs per min. (more if they perform in partners).

Scoring

Time to complete the workout.

Scaling

Bike: Modify to Row.

Box Jumps: Scale height, then scale to Step-ups.

Box Jump-overs: Scale height, then scale to Step-up-and-overs.

Burpee Box Jump-overs: Scale height and/or scale Burpees to Kick-backs.

Everyone: The best way to accumulate cals. and reps over the 20 min. is going to be to play to the athletes’ strengths.* If the Bike is not their thing, maintaining a good pace over killing themselves might be a better goal, and then move through the Box Jumps at a faster pace, and vice versa. By the time they get to the 3 min. of work, their legs are going to be starting to fatigue a lot, so trying to Push/Pull more with their arms on the Bike might give them a tiny respite before having to Jump again. Because the Burpee Box Jump-overs take a little longer for each rep, athletes can almost use the first part as a break after the long 4-min. Bike, then when they start to recover, hit the last few minutes hard.

For the Bike, the average athlete will be able to get 12/8 cals. per min. Then, have them shoot for 20-25 Box Jumps per min., 8-10 Box Jump-overs per min., 8-10 Burpee Box Jumps per min., and 5-7 Burpee Box Jump-overs per min. (more if they perform in partners).

Bike: Modify to Row.

Box Jumps: Scale height, then scale to Step-ups.

Box Jump-overs: Scale height, then scale to Step-up-and-overs.

Burpee Box Jump-overs: Scale height and/or scale Burpees to Kick-backs.

Mobility and Maintenance:

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 2-3 Lower Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 10-12 minutes with them.

Nutrition Preparation:

Ensure that you have quality foods prepared in the appropriate quantities to fuel your efforts for the remainder of the week.

Mental Restoration: Different for everyone – could be quiet time, prayer or meditation or could be gathering with friends; the key is to engage in activities that make your life full and help you recharge your batteries.

WOD

2-4-6-8-10
4-point Heel Taps
Burpees
Cossack Squats

Scoring

Time to complete the workout

WARM-UP

WOD

50 Walking Lunges
40 Strict Sit-ups
30 Alt. Pistols

WOD GOAL

After yesterday’s taxing DT, today we are doing a quick gymnastics workout comprised of two unilateral Squat movements and an aggressive hip hinge in a chipper-style format. The lower body is going to feel taxed by the end. Overall, the volume is moderate for each movement, but because each movement is performed in one effort, it will feel high—especially the 40 GHD Sit-ups.

For the Competitors, we have added load to the Sit-ups for an additional test. You can dictate how heavy you think the loading should be. Everything else is the same.

For the Walking Lunges, it is a total of 50 reps, so 25 on each side. Same for the Pistols: 30 total, 15 on each side. They are performed as alternating.

If you don’t have enough GHDs, modify the movement to 50 AbMat GHD Sit-ups, V-ups, or weighted Sit-ups. Get creative and do something different than what you normally do.

Scaling appropriately today is important. Make it too hard, and athletes will rest too much. Make it too easy, and they will miss the intended stimulus.

The goal is a sprint. The Walking Lunges will be done in less than 1 min. for most people, the GHD Sit-ups in around 2 min., and the Pistols in another 2 min. For your top athletes, around 5 min. should be the goal. For most people, the goal should be to finish around 7 min.

The limiting movements for most people will be the GHD Sit-ups and Pistols. Performing these unbroken will not be possible for most. Have them pick a number they know they can maintain across the set and take quick breaks. The hardest to stick to will be the Pistols. Coming off the Lunges and Sit-ups will make these harder, given the stability through the midline required to perform them! Heavy breathing will also be a factor at this point, adding to the difficulty.

Fitness: The thing to watch out for here is that you don’t over-scale and make the workout too “easy” for these folks. This is why we have kept the volume similar to the original workout. These athletes should shoot for a 7-min. workout that has them wanting to sit down afterward.

Scoring

Time to complete the workout.

Scaling

Walking Lunges: Ideally, there is no need to scale these, but if they do, scale the reps to 40 and/or modify to something that appropriately retains the workout stimulus.

GHD Sit-ups: Scale ROM first, then scale to AbMat Sit-ups or MB Sit-ups. The goal should be 10 unbroken each set.

Pistols: Scale to Supported Pistols (Box/hold on for support) or Elevated Backward Step Lunges. The goal here should be at least 6-8 unbroken per set.

Fitness:

AbMat GHD Sit-ups: Scale to regular Sit-ups.

The goal is a sprint. The Walking Lunges will be done in less than 1 min. for most people, the GHD Sit-ups in around 2 min., and the Pistols in another 2 min. For your top athletes, around 5 min. should be the goal. For most people, the goal should be to finish around 7 min.

The limiting movements for most people will be the GHD Sit-ups and Pistols. Performing these unbroken will not be possible for most. Have them pick a number they know they can maintain across the set and take quick breaks. The hardest to stick to will be the Pistols. Coming off the Lunges and Sit-ups will make these harder, given the stability through the midline required to perform them! Heavy breathing will also be a factor at this point, adding to the difficulty.

Walking Lunges: Ideally, there is no need to scale these, but if they do, scale the reps to 40 and/or modify to something that appropriately retains the workout stimulus.

GHD Sit-ups: Scale ROM first, then scale to AbMat Sit-ups or MB Sit-ups. The goal should be 10 unbroken each set.

Pistols: Scale to Supported Pistols (Box/hold on for support) or Elevated Backward Step Lunges. The goal here should be at least 6-8 unbroken per set.

Mobility and Maintenance:

Choose 1-2 Thoracic Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.

Choose 2-3 Lower Extremity Mobility Drills from Kelly Starrett’s Mobility WOD and spend 10-12 minutes with them.

Nutrition Preparation:

Ensure that you have quality foods prepared in the appropriate quantities to fuel your efforts for the remainder of the week.

Mental Restoration: Different for everyone – could be quiet time, prayer or meditation or could be gathering with friends; the key is to engage in activities that make your life full and help you recharge your batteries.