Showing posts with label kettle bell snatch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kettle bell snatch. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

April 30th, 2013


Workout of the Day


A. Deadlifts: 3 x 5

B. Bulgarian Split Squats: 3 x 6-8

C. Secret Service Snatch Test
10 Min AMRAP
As many one-handed KB snatches with 1.5 pood/53# KB as possible


A. 3 x 5 x 345
B. 3 x 8 x 95
(right leg is weaker than my left, no surprise)
C. 149 (got 150 at 10:01!!! – crap)
That sucked

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

February 27, 2013


Workout of the Day

A. Three sets, not for time, of:
Bar Muscle-Ups x 2-5 reps
Handstand Push-Ups x 5-15 reps
(work your weakness on the HSPU – if you’re strong with strict, but don’t kip well, practice kipping efficiency. If you kip well but aren’t strong with strict, perform strict. If you’re proficient with both, add a deficit. Adjust the reps based on your ability and whether you chose strict or kipping.)
Kettlebell Snatch x 8-10 reps each arm

B. Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 4 minutes of:
500 meter row
10 Burpee Box Jump-Overs (24”/20”)
20 Toes-to-Bar
30 Shoulder to Overhead (115/75 lbs)
40 Kettlebell Swings (24/16 kg)
50 Double Unders
Rest exactly 3 minutes, and then . . .

C. Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 6 minutes of:
500 meter row
10 Burpee Box Jump-Overs (24”/20”)
20 Toes-to-Bar
30 Shoulder to Overhead (115/75 lbs)
40 Kettlebell Swings (24/16 kg)
50 Double Unders
Rest exactly 3 minutes, and then . . .

D. Complete for time:
500 meter row
10 Burpee Box Jump-Overs (24”/20”)
20 Toes-to-Bar
30 Shoulder to Overhead (115/75 lbs)
40 Kettlebell Swings (24/16 kg)
50 Double Unders
*At the top position of the kettlebell swing the athlete must show an open shoulder overhead with the handle of the kettlebell directly over the hips and ankles.
Compare results to December 18, 2012.


A. Not able to get a bar muscle-up today (have gotten them before)
Kipping HSPUS 5/6/8
10 reps x 3 with 1.5 pood KB
B. 38 reps (8 STO), + 3 reps vs. 18 DEC
C. 56 reps (26 STO), + 2 reps vs. 18 DEC
D. 11:13 vs. 11:58 18 DEC

Feeling kind of down on myself after this WOD, but after checking my result on December 8th see that I PR'd on each part of the metcon without knowing what my prior score was.  So that ain't too bad.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

December 18th, 2012


I. Skills Test for Max Reps:

60 seconds of “No-Touch” Deficit Handstand Push-Ups
Rest 30 seconds
60 seconds of Weighted Pull-Ups (24/16 kg kettlebell)
Rest 30 seconds
60 seconds of Double-Unders

Rules and Standards:
* You may break as many times as you would like during the 60 second periods, only the total number of reps completed will be scored.
* The “No Touch” Deficit Handstand Push-Up may be performed on either paralletes (preferred method) or on 6 inches of stacked plates. At the top position the athlete must demonstrate full extension of the elbow and an open shoulder – chin through the biceps. At the bottom position the athlete’s ears must reach or break the horizontal plane of the paralletes or plates. The athlete’s head may not touch or rest on any surface.
* Weighted pull-ups should be performed with a 24/16 kg kettlebell suspended from a dipping belt. If you do not have a dipping belt, you may hold a dumbbell between your feet or legs. Weighted vests are not approved for this test.
* Double-unders may be performed with the rope spinning either forward or backward (I never would have thought to say that before April 2011).
* These skills will be worth 25 points each for a total of 75 points.

II. Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 4 minutes of:
500 meter row
10 Burpee Box Jump-Overs (24”/20”)
20 Toes-to-Bar
30 Shoulder to Overhead (115/75 lbs)
40 Kettlebell Swings (24/16 kg)
50 Double Unders
Rest exactly 3 minutes, and then . . .

Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 6 minutes of:
500 meter row
10 Burpee Box Jump-Overs (24”/20”)
20 Toes-to-Bar
30 Shoulder to Overhead (115/75 lbs)
40 Kettlebell Swings (24/16 kg)
50 Double Unders
Rest exactly 3 minutes, and then . . .

Complete for time:
500 meter row
10 Burpee Box Jump-Overs (24”/20”)
20 Toes-to-Bar
30 Shoulder to Overhead (115/75 lbs)
40 Kettlebell Swings (24/16 kg)
50 Double Unders

Rules and Standards:

* Athletes may face any direction they would like for the burpee box jump-overs. All that is required is that you hit your chest to the deck on one side of the box, then get both feet over the top of the box to the other side. You may clear the box in one leap, or you may land on the box and jump off – either is fine.
* Toes to bar should be performed as required in competition – heels behind hands at the bottom, toes physically contact the bar at the top.
* Shoulder to overhead should be performed as required in competition. Athletes may use any method of their choosing, but at the top the barbell must be overhead directly over the athletes’ heels with fully extended knees, hips and elbows.
* At the top position of the kettlebell swing the athlete must show an open shoulder overhead with the handle of the kettlebell directly over the hips and ankles.
* 75 points are available for each portion of this event.

 Part I:
HSPU: 4
Pull-Ups: 8
DU: 40

Part II:
4min AMRAP: 5 STO
6min AMRAP: 24 STO
For Time: 11:58



Wednesday, November 21, 2012

November 21st, 2012


Workout of the Day

12 Days of Thankfulness
1 250 Meter Row
2 Muscle-Ups
3 Dumbbell Thrusters (55/35 lbs)
4 Burpee Box Jumps (24″/20″)
5 Handstand Push-Ups
6 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups
7 Kettlebell Swings (32/24 kg)
8 Single-Arm DB or KB Snatches (4 each arm)
9 Toes to Bar
10 Walking Lunges with Dumbbells (55/35 lbs)
11 Ring Dips
12 Man-Makers (55/35 lb DBs)

Well, it’s not quite Christmas yet, but it might be time for a new monthly tradition of hardening up and slogging through a longer, lower intensity effort. Follow the movements to the tune of the song 12 days of Christmas. It’ll go like this . . .

1 – 250 Meter Row
2 – 2 Muscle-Ups, 250 Meter Row
3 – 3 DB Thrusters, 2 Muscle-Ups, 250 Meter Row
4 – 4 BBJ, 3 DB Thrusters, 2 Muscle-Ups, 250 Meter Row
. . . and so on.

Time: 60:26

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

November 6th, 2012

Workout of the Day

A. Three sets, not for time, of:
Handstand Walk x 10-15 Meters
Muscle-Ups x 3-6 reps
Kettlebell Snatch x 8-10 reps each arm

B. Six sets of:
Hang Clean + Power Clean + Jerk
(perform from high hang – keep chest vertical)
Rest 2 minutes

C. Three sets of:
Behind the Neck Jerk x 1 rep
Rest 60-90 seconds
Weighted Pull-Up x 2-3 reps
Rest 60-90 seconds

D. Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 6 minutes of:
10 Ring Dips
10 Pull-Ups


A. Handstand Walk practice, Muscle-Ups:3 x3 singles, Kettlebell Snatch: 1 x 10 reps w/44 lbs.  2 x 10 w/53 lbs.
B. 155, 185, 185, 165, 175, 185
Had trouble getting under the bar/dropping on the jerks. Went down in weight to try to fix tech. Hang squat cleans and push jerks
C. Behind the Neck Jerk: 185, 195, 205 (f)
Same problem  as part B.
Weighted Pull-Up: 2 x 70# kb, 3x70#, 3x70#
D. Did our gym’s WOD, we are having an online competition with another gym on a once weekly basis.  For max reps:
2 min Games Style BJ 20”/16”
2 min Pull ups (chin over bar/no butterflys)
2 min DL 225/155 lbs.:

131 reps (50, jump up and step down - 47 kipping pull-ups - 34 deadlifts)
Deadlifts surprisingly hard.