6 weeks of Training the previous cycle has come to an end and there have been some amazing personal be(a)sts.
For instance:
210kg Deadlift by Diego (a 10kg increase)
3 Muscle ups from Steph (from 0)
2:31min Run by Nick (from 2:45)
1:35min for 50 Burpees by Linh
71kg Snatch by Derik (from 70kg)
4:05min Baseline by Diego
and many more. 
A special mention to the 7 week challengers who started with no knowledge of weightlifting and finished with above body weight deadlifts! WOOT!
The list is long and the bell was broken a couple of times from how hard it was rung!
Keep it up everyone. Another 6 weeks till the next benchmark. Can't wait to see what everyone gets then

Hi everyone, we will be testing your strength and skill for the next 3 days and will start our new program on Wednesday morning. I will be loading all the benchmarks on zenplanner so you can enter your scores into it!
​Happy Benchmarking!

Saturday, 5 August 2018
Conditioning
warm up

Complete 3 rounds of
200m run
15m bear walk
5 inchworm push ups

Then
Passive active hang x 30
Scap push ups x 30
Conditioning
ROW X 500M
Row as fast as possible. Sub 2 is good, sub 1:30 is even better

Then complete within 2min work/rest sets
Max sets of
Muscle ups
Handstand push ups
Ketllebell swings
Air squats

cool down
RUN X 800M
Run around the block as fast as possible. Sub 4 is good!

Friday, 3 August 2018

2012 CROSSFIT GAMES INSPIRED

5 Rounds For Time:
20 Medicine Ball Cleans (150#/80#)
60m Medicine Ball / plate Carry
10 x Handstand Push-ups
60m Medicine Ball / farmers plate carry

scaling will be issued in class
and will involve front squats and running

warm up
WEIGHTLIFTING WARM UP
Row x 500m
Then complete 10-15 reps on:
Wrist, elbow, arm, torso, hip and knee circles
Arm swings back and over, seal slaps, Leg swings back and forth and side to side
then
Russian baby makers
then 3 rounds of ankle loading in a squat

MUSCLE SNATCH
No Leg Snatch
3 X 5 : 30-50%
Judo pop or Box Jump 5 reps after every set
** if you trained snatches on Sat you will perform Jerk Presses Instead

power
​POWER SNATCH
The power snatch is the most basic variation of the snatch; the only difference is the height at which the bar is received.
The power snatch can be used to train speed and force production in both the second pull and the third pull by limiting the amount of time and distance the lifter has available to get under the bar.
1 X 5 : 65%
1 X 5 : 70%
1 X 5 : 70%
1 X 5 : 75%
REST 90-120sec
** If you performed cleans in you last training session, this will be a 3 position snatch drill for you
Between Sets, you will complete a 90s focus drill given by the coach
**If you trained snatches on the weekend, you will be running cleans instead at the same percentages

3 POSITION CLEAN + 1 X JERK
Clean from the ground (pos 1), knees or Low Hang (pos 2) and hips or high hang (pos 3), followed by one Split Jerk
10 X 3 : 75%+

strength
PUSH PRESS
The push press is a very common accessory exercise in weightlifting to help the jerk.

If the knees rebend at all after the initial dip and drive, the lift is no longer a push press, but a push jerk. If the feet remain totally flat during the drive of the legs, the drive is not hard or long enough—the heels will rise at least slightly if the leg drive is adequate. Each rep of multiple-rep sets should begin from a dead stop and the full jerk rack position.
4 X 5 : 70%


BACK SQUAT
AKA Squat
The back squat is the most basic strength exercise in weightlifting, and one of the most commonly used exercises other than the competition lifts.
1 X 20 : 65%

​cool down
Complete 2-3 rounds of:
Harop curls x 5
Back Extensions x 10
Jefferson Curls x 10
Passive Hang x 30s
Back to Wall Handstand Hold x 30-45sec