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Jan 21 FLEX and S&C

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. - MLK

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. - MLK

Monday, January 21 - Bootcamp

Warm up: :30 walk outs, :20 chin over the bar hold or top of ring row hold,  10 pvc pass throughs x2

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EMOM for 14 minutes:

Min 1: 12 alternating dumbbell snatches, 5 burpees

Min 2: 8-10 overhead squats with band

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4 rounds for time:

8 calorie row, bike, or ski

8 dumbbell clean and press

8 front rack dumbbell squats

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2-3 rounds not for time:

:30 shoulder taps

:30 plank

10 hand release push ups

Tuesday January 22 - Bootcamp  

Warm up: 10 tempo push ups, 10 kang squats with pvs, 20 banded good mornings x2

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EMOM for 16 minutes:

1: 10 Strict dumbbell OH press

2: :30 Plank (pushing forward on toes to get shoulders past hands, if possible)

2: :30 overhead hold with dumbbells

4: :30 renegade rows

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11 min AMRAP:

1 pull up or 3 ring rows

3 wall balls

5 box jumps or 6 weighted step ups

3 burpees

1 pull up or 3 ring rows

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3 rounds not for time

12 plank pull throughs

:20 side plank/side with hip abduction (modify by putting bottom knee down and lifting top leg from side plank position)

Wednesday January 23 - Bootcamp  

Warm up: 15 banded good mornings, 10 pvc pass throughs, 15 hanging straight leg raise x2

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8 min As Many REPS As Possible:

Wall balls

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15 min AMRAP:

500 m row/ski or .4 mile bike

10 plate to OH

20 m OH plate lunges

10 plate to OH

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2 rounds not for time

25 lemon squeezers (with med ball between feet, if possible)

:45 hollow hold

Thursday January 24 - Bootcamp  

Warm up: :30 wall sit, 20 m bear crawl, 5 walkouts with push up + stand up

X2

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12 min every :90, with dumbbells:

10 cleans

5 squats

5 push press

5 squats

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For Time:

21-15-9

Dumbbell thrusters

push ups

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Not for time:

30 v-ups

30 reverse crunches

30 calorie row, bike or ski

Friday January 25 - Bootcamp  

Warm up: 20 m lunges, 10 ring row w/ :05 pause at top, 20 air squats

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15 min EMOM:

1: 10 kb deadlifts, heavier than last week, if possible

2: :30 high knees  

3:7 3-point bent over kb row (each arm)

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For time:

500 m row/ski

20 Box jumps or weighted step ups

20 DB cleans

20 Alternating DB snatches

20 Burpees

500 m row/ski

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3 rounds not for time

40 m farmer carry

20 sit ups



Monday, January 21 - Crossfit

Warm up: :30 walk outs, :20 chin over the bar hold or top of ring row hold,  10 pvc pass throughs x2

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EMOM for 14 minutes:

Min 1: 3 Hang squat snatch (or Hang power with OH squat)

Min 2: 5 burpees

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4 rounds for time:

8 calorie bike

8 hang snatch (75/45)

8 OH squats

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Accumulate 1 min each arm

1 arm plank





Tuesday January 22 - Crossfit

Warm up: 10 tempo push ups, 10 kang squats with pvs, 20 banded good mornings x2

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EMOM for 16 minutes:

1: 10 Strict OH press (65/45)

2: plank while pushing forward on toes to get shoulders past hands

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11 min AMRAP:

1 pull up

3 wall ball

5 box jump

3 burpee

1 pull up

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3 rounds not for time

:30 L hang

15 Knee to elbow



Wednesday January 23 - Crossfit

Warm up: 15 banded good mornings, 10 pvc pass throughs, 15 hanging straight leg raise x2

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8 min As Many REPS As Possible:

wall balls (20/14)

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15 min AMRAP:

500 m row/ski or .4 mile bike

10 plate to OH

20 m OH plate lunges

10 plate to OH

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2 rounds not for time

25 lemon squeezers with med ball between feet

:45 hollow hold




Thursday January 24 - Crossfit

Warm up: :30 wall sit, 20 m bear crawl, 5 walkouts with push up + stand up

X2

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12 min every :90:

Bear complex (base weight off of push press)

1 power clean

1 front squat

1 push press

1 back squat

1 push press

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For Time:

21-15-9

Back squat (135/95)

Push ups

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Accumulate 1:30 of each:

1: plank with feet on med ball

2: plank with hands on med ball





Friday January 25 - Crossfit

Warm up: 20 m lunges, 10 ring row w/ :05 pause at top, 20 air squats

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15 min EMOM:

1: 5 deadlifts (focus on back extension)

2: 6 cal bike

3:7 bent over kb row (each arm)

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For time:

500 m row/ski

20 Box jumps

20 DB cleans (35/20)

20 Alternating DB snatches (35/20)

20 Burpees

500 m row/ski

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3 rounds not for time

40 m farmer carry

20 sit ups




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FLEX and S&C Dec 14th

Welcome to the FitFam Christina, Jenny, and Serenity!

Monday January 14

Warm up: 20 m bear crawl, 20 m lunges, 10 T Spine stretch x2

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12 minute emom

1: 7 strict barbell OH press

2: :30 wall sit

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13 min amrap

10 box jumps

10 burpees

30 double unders

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3 rounds not for time

:30 hollow hold

15 v ups

10 toe touches

Tuesday January 15

Warm up: 5 pull up or ring row, 10 push up, 15 squats x4

15 minute emom

1: 5 thruster (#65/45)

2: :40 bike sprint

3: 3 overhead squat (#655/45)

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16 minute emom count reps

1: :40 kb swings

2: :40 pull ups

3: :40 wall balls

4: rest

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not for time

accumulate 2 minutes of flutter kick

Wednesday January 16

Warm up: :30 wall sit, :30 hollow hold, 10 cat cows

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every 1:30 for 12 mins complete this complex

1 power clean

2 front squats

1 split jerk or push jerk

5 push ups

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16 min Amrap

250 m row or ski

8 power clean

8 front squats

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accumulate 2 minutes of a plank feet on swiss ball

Thursday January 17

Warm up: :20 side plank/ side, :20 chin over the bar hold, 20 lunges

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For 15:00

1: 8 Hang snatch (95/65)

2: 6 pull ups

3: :30 plank

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For time:

40 row calories

30 power snatches

20 bike calories

10 push ups

20 bike calories

30 dumbbell snatches

40 ski calories

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2-3 sets not for time:

40m plate pinch carry

10 windshield wipers w/empty bar

Friday January 18

Warm up: Pvc pass thru 10, banded tricep stretch :30, pvc around the

world 10

X 2

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Max Out Friday!!!!!

14 minutes to max out on your choice of exercise

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For Time:

7 cleans

200 m run

7 press

200 m run

7 burpees

x4

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3 rounds not for time

:30 hollow hold

20 sit ups

rest :45 seconds

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FLEX and S&C

Welcome to our fitfam Emily, Michael, Garry, Jeff, Paige, Aric, Amy, Kara, Shannon, Kyra!! We are excited to train with you!

#NEVERMISSAMONDAY





during warm ups focus on perfect form

3 rounds [10 wall squats, 10 lunges, 10 pull ups/Ring rows]

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10 minutes to build to a heavy squat

(if you find your max faster than 8 minutes and use less than 6-8 sets

you are doing something wrong)

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Emom 15 minutes

1: 8 back squats at 50% of todays max

2: 8 box jumps

3: 8 strict pull ups

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2 rounds not for time

6 turkish get ups (3 per side)

:60 plank

10 minute EMOM:  

1.  :30 mountain climbers 

2. :30 plank ups 


15 minute EMOM: 

1: 12 ground to overhead with plate 

2:  12 deficit reverse lunges off plate 

3:  12 step ups holding plate overhead 


3 rounds not for time: 

25 side kicks /side holding on to rig.  Focus on lateral glutes 

25 air squats 


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Your Thought Muscle

The Power Of Thought

Random thoughts I was thinking tonight.

Have you ever avoided trying something new, a new workout, or a heavier lift because you assumed you’d fail? Yup. Me too.

Personally I have experienced this first hand with an Olympic Lifting movement, the snatch. That number is 245. In a super strange accident while snatching 245 lbs I shattered my hip. Went through a real nasty time, etcetera. To this day if I’m snatching and let my mind go there, I will begin missing lifts starting at 245. I get stuck because as soon as I let those thoughts creep in, my will can begin to flag. I stop being aggressive and I lose my focus. Guess what happens? And what I get is missed lifts. 


“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.” Some might say, we can only achieve what we believe. Breathe in, breathe out, visualize the challenge, then decide that you can and will.
Things I say to myself:

U got this. 
Be Strong. 
Be Fast. 
Be Violent.

So we have concluded that our thoughts pivotal to our success. Remember thoughts are things, they are the seeds of action or stagnation, good or bad, success or failure. Here are some pro tips if you are having problems playing nice with yourself.

1. Tell yourself you can do something, even if you don’t quite believe it. Repeat it to yourself again and again until you believe it’s true. “Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.” Read N. Hill, he’s got a bunch to say about it.

2. Visualize. I literally visualize everything, not just fitness. The interview for the job I want, the lift you want to make, the goal I want to achieve. Perfect practice makes perfect and if you can’t do it physically use your mind. There is tones of literature that speak to the value and efficacy of visualization. This isn’t just thinking about something while you are driving, you can do this, but what I am talking about is as close to mediation as I understand meditation to be. Take the snatch, you want to focus on yourself as your own witness. Then transition to first person mental visualization. Feel the muscles fire, the bar in your hands, your posture as you receive the weight…you’ll figure it out. Just do it. The more you do the better you will get at it and the faster you can drop into quality mental practice.

3. Talk to yourself in the midst of hardship as you would speak to someone you where coaching. Would you point out all the things that are going wrong? No. “Bro you look so bad right now…I bet your quads are on fire…you can’t even breath, can you?” Sounds pretty duchy right! Then don’t tell yourself those things while you are actively trying to better yourself. If you need a reason why not to read the beginning of this again. They are demotivating and will not have the effect you think they will. Instead of focusing on the pain, focus on your strategy to move through the evolution with maximum effectiveness. Use these things as clues to your next steps.

4. Find a great Fitfam . Don’t go it alone. Surround yourself with people who believe in you, want nothing but the best for you, and will remind you to get out of your own head and realize how awesome you are.

Now go crush your goals. We believe in you.

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Happy New Year

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Monday December 31 – Bootcamp

Warm up: 2 rounds - 250 m row, 5 pull ups or ring rows, 10 push ups, 15 squats

12 Minutes EMOM:

1: 10 Db RDL

2: 10 Db OH press

For Time

500 m row

50 lunges

500 m row

50 push ups

500 m row

50 air squats

500 m row

3 rounds not for time:

10 shoulder taps, directly into

20 plank marches, directly into

30 mountain climbers

:30 rest

Wednesday January 2 – Bootcamp

Warm up: 2 rounds - 20 m high knees, 20 m butt kicks, 20 m lunges

12 min EMOM:

1: :40 weighted step ups

2: :40 Push Ups

For time:

500 m row or ski

50 wall balls

30 Db clean and press

50 wall balls

500 m row or ski

Accumulate a total of 3:00 plank

Accumulate a total of 3:00 hollow hold

Thursday January 3 – Bootcamp

Warm up: 10 bird dogs per side, 10 dead bugs per side, 10 jumping squats, 10 push

ups

14 minutes:

Work to best 10 Rep db strict press

:30 rest

100 db push press

Bike in remaining time

15 minute AMRAP:

6 Db thrusters

8 Box Step Ups 20” Max

10 Sit Ups

4 rounds not for time:

30 lemon squeezers as fast as possible

Friday January 4 – Bootcamp

Warm up: 15 banded good mornings ,10 squat jumps, 5 plyo push ups x 3

12 min AMRAP:

5 push ups

10 db squat cleans

20 db snatches

rest 5 mins

14 min AMRAP:

50 kb swings

30 pull ups or ring rows

10 kb deadlifts

3 rounds not for time

20 trx knee to elbow

10 trx pikes

Monday December 31 – Crossfit

Warm up: 2 rounds - 250 m row, 5 pull ups or ring rows, 10 push ups, 15 squats

12 Minutes EMOM:

1: 10 Db RDL

2: 10 Db OH press

For Time

500 m row

50 lunges

500 m row

50 push ups

500 m row

50 air squats

500 m row

3 rounds not for time

10 strict leg raises (hanging from bar)

:30 plank with feet on swiss ball or bosu

Tuesday January 1

Partner Workout at 10am!!! Happy New Year!

Wednesday January 2 – Crossfit

Warm up: 2 rounds - 20 m high knees, 20 m butt kicks, 20 m lunges

12 min EMOM:

1: 6 back squats w :03 second pause at bottom

2: 6 Push Ups + 5 Box Jumps

For time:

500 m row

50 wall ball 20/14

30 ground to overhead 95/65

50 wall ball

500 m row

Accumulate 2 minutes of an L hang or L sit

Thursday January 3 – Crossfit

Warm up: 10 bird dogs per side, 10 dead bugs per side, 10 jumping squats, 10 push

ups

14 minutes:

Build to heavy strict press

Then, build to heavy push press

After both have been found try to get 100 reps with just the bar

15 minute amrap:

6 thrusters 95/65

8 Box Jumps 24”20”

10 toes to bar

4 rounds not for time:

30 lemon squeezers as fast as possible

Friday January 4 – Crossfit

Warm up: 15 banded good mornings ,10 squat jumps, 5 plyo push ups x 3

12 min AMRAP:

1 clean 135/95

3 wall ball 20/14

5 push ups

rest 5 mins

14 min AMRAP:

50 kb swings

30 pull up

10 dead lift 135/95

3 rounds not for time

20 trx knee to elbows

10 trx pike

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