Saturday, June 25, 2016

CrossFit Aspire / DT1 2016 Strength Program - Week 9

Day 1

Back Squat
1x5 @ 55%
1x3 @ 65%
1x2 @ 75%
1x2 @ 85%
1x1 @ 90%
1x1 @ 95%

Bench Press 3RM
- then
5x5 @ 85% of 3RM

6 Rounds
10 Heavy KB Swings
10 Bar/Ring Dips
20 Calorie Row
- Rest 45 sec

Metcon - Try to make all reps unbroken. Use a band if needed on the dips, or scale to push-ups.


Day 2

Deadlift 1x5 @ +5lbs

Power Snatch 8x2, ascending. Heavy, but not quite maximal.

Pull-ups
3 x Max Reps

4 Rounds
:30 sec max rep Deadlifts @ 60% of 5RM
:30 sec Rest
:30 sec max rep Burpees
:30 sec Rest

Metcon - BE SMART - Don't sprint the deadlifts. do :30 sec of perfect technique, controlled deadlifts.


Day 3

Back Squat
1x5 @ 65%
3x5 @ 75%

Push Press 2RM
- then
5 x 5 @ 85% of 2RM

6 Rounds
8 DB Push Presses
20 Russian Twists
50ft Prowler Push +90-180lbs
- Rest :60 sec

Metcon - Prowler Pushes should be hard.


Day 4

Power Clean
6 x 3, ascending. Heavy, but not quite maximal.

9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Pull-ups
Front Squats
Ball Slams (30/20)

Metcon - Kipping pull-ups are permitted. unbroken / heavy Front Squats.

Saturday, June 18, 2016

CrossFit Aspire / DT1 2016 Strength Program - Week 8

Day 1

Back Squat
1x5 @ 60%
1x5 @ 65%
1x5 @ 70%
1x5 @ 75%

Push Press 5RM
- then
5x3 @ 90% of 5RM

50ft DB walking lunges
20 Box Jumps
- rest :60 sec
50ft DB walking lunges
20 Toes to Bar
- rest :60 sec
50ft DB walking lunges
20 Burpees
- rest :60 sec
50ft DB walking lunges
100m Sprint

Metcon - Pick a pair of relatively heavy DBs that you can perform unbroken lunges with, and in the last round go directly from your lunges into your your sprint.

Day 2

4 x 100m Sprint
8 x 50m Sprint
- rest as needed between efforts


Deadlift 4x4 @ 80% of 1RM

- 1 sec pause below knees

Pull-ups
3 x Max Reps

Warm up thoroughly today, and do a few 50-100m jogs, and a couple fast runs before jumping into sprints. Don't pull a hamstring.


Day 3

Back Squat
2x5 @ 60%
3x5 @ 65%


Shoulder Press 3RM
  • then
5 x 3 @ 90% of 3RM

5 Rounds
4 Broad Jumps
10 Parallette Push-ups (deep)
- rest 2 minutes

5 Rounds
15 banded tricep extentions
15 banded bicep curls
5-10-15m shuttle run sprint

5 Rounds
Metcon - hands on parallettes, if you're strong enough, go deep. shoulders to hands. A 5-10-15m shuttle run is 3 out-and back runs. So run 5m out and back, 10m out and back, 15m out and back as fast as possible.



Day 4 

Power Clean
6 x 3, ascending. Heavy, but not quite maximal.

Chin-ups 3 x Max Reps

10 Rounds
5 Burpees
5 Heavy Thrusters

Metcon - Go heavy, but keep all 5 reps unbroken. This isn't a sprint. Rest as needed.

Saturday, June 11, 2016

CrossFit Aspire / DT1 2016 Strength Program - Week 7

Day 1

Back Squat
1x5 @ 65%
1x5 @ 75%
1x3 @ 80%
1x3 @ 85%
1x2 @ 90%
1x1 @ 95%


Shoulder Press 5RM
  • then
5 x 3 @ 90% of 5RM

4 Rounds
12 KB Swings
12 Push-ups
- rest 30 seconds
6 Box Jumps
75ft sprint
- rest 90 seconds

Metcon - everything should be unbroken today, so use an appropriately weighted KB. Use a high box today for the box jumps, and go directly from the 6th jump into your sprint.
 
Day 2

Deadlift 1x5 @ +5lbs

Power Snatch
8 x 2, ascending - work up to 80%

6 Rounds
Every 2 minutes...
4 Deadlifts @ 75% of todays DLx5
8 Lateral Ball Slams (30/20)
16 Double Unders

Metcon - as always, perfect technique on your deadlifts. Keep a tight back and a controlled decent, and perform these deadlifts as touch-and-go reps.


Day 3

Back Squat
1x4 @ 65%
1x4 @ 70%
1x4 @ 75%
1x4 @ 80%

Bench Press 5RM
  • then
5 x 3 @ 90% of 5RM

4 Rounds
6 Bench Presses
Max unbroken Push-ups
- rest 60 seconds
1 Rope Climb
Max unbroken strict Pull-ups
- rest 60 seconds

Metcon - Bench Press - Be safe here. Use a weight you can quickly/easily fire out 6 reps with. The Go directly into the max Push-ups. If you cannot do rope Climbs, simple do the Max Pull-ups. If you're scaling to a band, use one you can do 5-10 reps in the first round.
 
Day 4

Power Clean
6 x 3, ascending - work up to 80%

AMRAP in 10
3 Power Cleans
6 Front Squats
250m Row

Metcon - use a weight you can maintain unbroken reps with

Saturday, June 4, 2016

CrossFit Aspire / DT1 2016 Strength Program - Week 6

Week 6:

Day 1

Back Squat
1x6 @ 65%
1x6 @ 75%
1x3 @ 85%
1x2 @ 90%


Bench Press 3x5 Heavy

4 Rounds
7 x Barbell Complex (1 Power Clean + 1 Thruster + 1 Push Press)
7 Pull-ups
- rest 3 minutes

Metcon - Use a weight you can stay on the bar. Treat this like the Bear Complex, and try to hold onto the bar and do 7 Complexes unbroken, or nearly unbroken. Don''t go too heavy, move faster.
Day 2

Deadlift 1x5 @ +5lbs


Power Snatch
8 x 2, ascending - stay under 75% - work on explosiveness

6 Rounds
Every 2 minutes, perform
7 Heavy Russian KB Swings
21 Double Unders
20 yard Bear Crawl  

Deadlift - as always, perfect form. 

Metcon - If you aren't good at DUs, do 42 singles. This is less about developing DUs, and more about getting your heart rate up.

Day 3

Back Squat
1x4 @ 70%
1x4 @ 75%
1x4 @ 75%
1x4 @ 75%



Push Press 3RM
  • then
5 x 3 @ 85% of 3RM

4 Rounds, not for time
12 Barbell Lunges @ 25% of Back Squat 1RM 
Metcon - Not for time, but minimal rest. Rest just enough to keep the Lunges looking good. Keep your chest up, your knee in line with your toes, and weight in your front heel(not toes)
Day 4

Power Clean
6 x 3, ascending
  • Work up to 2.5lbs heavier than last week

Chin-ups 3 x Max Reps 
4 x 50m Sprint (1 min rest between sprints)
- then
4 Rounds
15 Abmat Sit-ups
7 Box Jumps
- then
4 x 50m Sprint (1 min rest between sprints)

Metcon - 90% effort sprints, warm up your hamstrings and legs before sprinting with some light jogging, and medium paced sprints first.