October 2019

Friday

Warm-Up.
Lat Stretch x 60 seconds each side
Nose-to-Wall Handstand Hold x 30-60 seconds
Couch Stretch x 90 seconds each side
Nose-to-Wall Handstand Hold x 30-60 seconds

Followed by…

Every 90 seconds for 12 minutes (2 sets):
Station 1 – Donkey Kicks x 5 + Freestanding Handstand Hold
Station 2 – Walking Lunges x 10 steps + Lateral Lunges x 10 steps
Station 3 – Double DB Press x 5 + Overhead Carry x 20 yards
Station 4 – 30 seconds Hip Bridges @ 20X2 tempo + 30 seconds Hip Bridge Hold

WOD
“CrossFit Games Open Workout 19.3″
For time:
200-Foot Dumbbell Overhead Walking Lunge (50/35 lb DB)
50 Dumbbell Box Step-Ups (24″/20”)
50 Strict Handstand Push-Ups
200-Foot Handstand Walk

Time Cap = 10:00

Both the lunges and handstand walk must be broken into 25-foot intervals, with 5-foot segments. You may not walk more than 25-feet in one direction without turning and walking back.

19.3 Strategy for All Levels

Today we are re-testing the third event of last year’s CrossFit Open. The goal is to hit this with full effort and compare your results with your performance last year (March 8, 2019). Hopefully, you will learn that you are a better, more well-rounded athlete this year due to the hard work and consistency with which you trained the past 7 months. Knowing before the Open starts that you are a better athlete than you were previously will build your confidence and motivate you to continue the behaviors and activities that led to your progress. If your re-test doesn’t go as well as you’d like, it’s an opportunity to assess where in your lifestyle or training you can make improvements to see the progress you would have liked to see. We will soon have the chance to establish a new baseline with the 2020 Open, and we can work on establishing new goals to improve upon that baseline instead of belaboring your shortcomings of the previous year.

Boom Lite

Warm-Up.
Lat Stretch x 60 seconds each side
Nose-to-Wall Handstand Hold x 30-60 seconds
Couch Stretch x 90 seconds each side
Nose-to-Wall Handstand Hold x 30-60 seconds

Followed by…

Every 90 seconds for 12 minutes (2 sets):
Station 1 – Donkey Kicks x 5 + Freestanding Handstand Hold
Station 2 – Walking Lunges x 10 steps + Lateral Lunges x 10 steps
Station 3 – Double DB Press x 5 + Overhead Carry x 20 yards
Station 4 – 30 seconds Hip Bridges @ 20X2 tempo + 30 seconds Hip Bridge Hold

WOD

For time:
200-Foot Dumbbell Front-Racked Walking Lunges
50 Dumbbell Box Step-Ups
50 Strict Handstand Push-Ups or L-Seated DB Presses
200-Foot Bear Crawl

Thursday

Warm-Up.
Hip Opener Drill
Banded Scarecrow
Over-Under Drill

Followed by…

Empty Barbell Movement Primer
Three sets of:
Overhead Squat x 5 reps
(use a progressively narrower grip for every set)
Rest as needed

Then…

A.
Four sets of:
Front Squat x 2 reps @ 90%
Rest 15 seconds
Front Squat x 4 reps @ 80%
Rest 2-3 minutes

B.
For time:
50 Calories of Rowing on Concept 2
40 Toes to Bar
30 Power Cleans (115/75 lbs)
20 Front Squats (115/75 lbs)
10 Bar Muscle-Ups (or 20 Strict Pull-Ups)

Boom Lite

Warm-Up.
Hip Opener Drill
Banded Scarecrow
Over-Under Drill

Followed by…

Empty Barbell Movement Primer
Three sets of:
Overhead Squat x 5 reps
(use a progressively narrower grip for every set)
Rest as needed

Then…

A.
Every minute, on the minute, for 20 minutes (4 sets):
Minute 1 – 45-Second Wall Sit
Minute 2 – 45 seconds of Air Squats
Minute 3 – 45 seconds of Strict Pull-Ups
Minute 3 – 45-Second Hollow Hold or Rock
Minute 4 – 10 Supine Ring Rows @ 21X0

B.
For time:
50 Calories of Rowing on Concept 2
50 Kettlebell Swings
50 Goblet Squats
50 V-Ups

Wednesday

Warm-Up.
Full Body CARs Routine

Followed by…

10-15 minutes on skill work of your choice. Pick 2-3 things to work on from any modality and rotate through your chosen stations, spending a minute or two at each one. Repeat for 2-3 sets. Modalities include Olympic lifting, gymnastics, double-unders, or accessory work for any special goal you have.

Then…

Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 30 minutes of:
400 Meter Run
30 Russian Kettlebell Swings (32/24 kg)
20/15 Calories of Rowing
10 Burpee Box Jump-Overs (24″/20″)

Challenge…perform at least the first 10 minutes of this workout using only nasal breathing. Inhale and exhale through your nose, and if you find that you’re unable to do so, slow things down until you can regain your nasal breathing pattern. After the 10-minute mark, if you’d like to take off the regulator of nasal breathing, go for it…but at least in the early rounds you’ll learn a little bit about your pacing and which movements will require the most focus to push through as you increase your intensity.

Boom Lite

Same as above.