Sat, Aug 30th

Workout of the Day:
Clean & Jerk
1-1-1-1-1-1-1

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Previous Clean & Jerk work:
May 10th (Clean & Jerk posted, Hang Squat Cleans performed)
March 6th (1RM C&J attempts)
August 13th (1RM Power Clean attempts)
August 6th (3RM Split Jerk)

Mark (CF Manchester) Clean & Jerk video [Youtube Link]

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Fri, Aug 29th

Workout of the Day:
Bench Press
3-3-3-3-3

then
Tabata Mash Up
Pull Ups
Box Jumps

Benching Solves Everything. Everything!

Benching Solves Everything

Bench Press Basic Setup, Mark Rippetoe…[wmv][mov]
Bench Press Body Position, Mark Rippetoe…[wmv][mov]

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Thurs, Aug 28th

Workout of the Day:
Planche Progression
5 holds at your stage of the progression. Record total time

then

“The Bear”
As Many Rounds As Possible in 20 Minutes of:
15Kg Dumbbell Suitcase Deadlift, 5 reps
15Kg Dumbbell Clean & Press (One Movement), 5 reps
15Kg Dumbbell Overhead Squats, 5 reps
15Kg Dumbbell Push Press, 5 reps
15Kg Dumbbell Front Squat, 5 reps

Post times and rounds to comments.

Compare your planche times with August 7th
Compare your Bear score with May 31st

Lisa, Deirdre and Amy working on their kipping pull ups

The Lovely Ladies of CF Ireland practicing their kip!

Kelly Starrett of San Francisco CrossFit on Sleep.
Sleep discussion on FKUK (Check out Will’s posts)

Who wants to keep a sleep journal for the week?

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Wed, Aug 27th

Workout of the Day:
Weighted Pull Ups
1-1-1-1-1

then

As Many Rounds As Possible in 15 minutes:

10 Front Squat, 55kg
20 Sit Ups
5 Push Press, 55kg

Practicing for the New Batman Movie?

Rob & John are introduced to the Front Lever

Mark’s Daily Apple – Make your own Jerky

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Tue, Aug 26th

Workout of the Day:
Weighted Dips
1-1-1-1-1

then

Workout:
“Randy”
35Kg Power Snatch, 75 Reps

Compare to February 19th

Clearly not my man

When doing The Kyle, men just clench their teeth and pull hard!

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Mon, Aug 25th

Workout of the Day:
Front Lever Progression
5 holds at your stage of the progression. Record total time

then

“The Kyle”
As Many Rounds as Possible in 20 minutes of:
15 Sumo Deadlift High Pulls, 40Kg
12 Air Squats
9 Push Ups

Interestingly, this is the first time we’ve called this workout “The Kyle”

Previous Front Lever work:
August 6th

Previous attempts at “The Kyle”:
April 9th
January 12th

Fun at the Gymnastics Workshop

Killer Carbs

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Fri, Aug 22nd

Workout of the Day:
Split Jerks
5-5-5

then
“Mini Michael”
3 rounds
400m run
25 Sit Ups
25 Back Extensions

Post loads and times to comments.

Previous Split Jerks
August 6th (3RM)

James & Marty meet Concept 2 and take a deceptively simple 500m row

Shoulder Roll Part 1-CrossFit Gymnastics Seminar, Roger Harrell …[wmv][mov]

Gymnastics workshop tomorrow from 10am-5pm. 6 hours with a one hour lunch break.

From Emmet:

I need everyone to be wearing shorts/ tight bottoms and tight tops, also to have a note book and pen as well as there’ll be a lot of info getting thrown at people over the day.

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