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Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of: 19 wall-ball shots 19-calorie row 19.1 is here and it’s bringing the 🔥 🔥 🔥 This old-school AMRAP is one hell of a way to kick off the 2019 CrossFit Open season and Brute coaches Adrian Conway and Nick Fowler are walking you through how to approach it. Step One: Set up your gear. Used to wearing weightlifting shoes for the rower? Bring those bad boys — that can be …
Brought to you by Games Athlete and Brute Coach George Sanchez Workout 19.3: “DUNCAN SHEIK” For Time: 27-21-15-9 Dumbbell Squat Cleans (50/35) Toes to Bar ***100 Double Unders BETWEEN each round*** Breakdown: Time, Length, Equipment needed: Time cap is 30 minutes. Plan to pace this out for a longer workout but qualifiers will not take that full 30minutes. I would say 12-15minutes for elites is reasonable but it’s tough to say without doing this one. Pair of dumbbells, jump rope, …
Brought to you by Games Athlete and Brute Coach George Sanchez Workout 19.1: Chipper “Christine” For Time: 1,500m Row 36 Deadlift (225/155#) 63 Box Jump Overs (24/20″) Time Cap:15min Breakdown: Time, Length, Equipment needed: 15min time cap, C2 rower, barbell, plates, ploy box . Pacing advice: If you saw the vote for this version on the traditional “Christine” this is definitely the faster option. That said, you could use a your benchmark time for this workout as a guideline, but …
Brought to you by Games Athlete and Brute Coach George Sanchez Workout 19.1: For time: 75 Wallballs 20/14 100 Cal Row 75 Wallballs Breakdown: Time, Length, Equipment needed: Time will vary here but for top athletes it’s safe to expect sub 10s.. maybe sub 9s!? You will need a medicine ball (20/14) and a concept2 rower. Additionally you’ll need to show the height of your wall-ball target so you will need a tape measure. Pacing advice: Athletes expecting to qualify …
Brought to you by Games Athlete and Brute Coach George Sanchez Workout 1: 12 min AMRAP 30 Double Unders 3,6,9 etc Power cleans @ 50kgs/35kgs (reps increasing by 3 each round) Breakdown: Time, Length, Equipment needed: 12 minutes, barbell, plates, clips, jump rope Pacing advice: This is a muscle endurance workout that will challenge your shoulders and grip. Honestly this workout is just a whole lot of power cleans and the double unders will become an afterthought for most athletes. …
Brought to you by Games Athlete and Brute Coach George Sanchez Workout 1 – Athlete A – For Time 3 Rounds Of 10 Back Squats (225, 155Lbs) 20 Toes To Bar Workout 2 – Athlete B – For Time 3 Rounds Of 15 Back Squats (185, 125Lbs) 15 Deficit Hspu (6In, 4In) Workout 3 – Athlete C – For Time 3 Rounds Of 20 Back Squats (135, 95Lbs) 10 Ring Muscle-Ups Workout breakdown: Time, Length, Equipment needed Varied depending on …
Brought to you by Games Athlete and Brute Coach George Sanchez First things first; make sure you take a good look at the web page and all of the specifics and requirements for this qualifier. I really enjoy how strict and in-depth the FICT team went with putting their event on this year. Here’s the link to the general page, but make sure you navigate through and look into each workout as well: https://fittestincapetown.com/qualifiers/online-qualifiers-general-requirements/ Workout 1 15min AMRAP: 50 Calorie …
Brought to you by Games Athlete and Brute Coach George Sanchez 8min AMRAP Max Meter Row Workout breakdown: Time, Length, Equipment needed 8 minutes Concept 2 Rower Pacing advice: Row your boat! This workout is all about knowing your ability and riding that threshold line for 8 minutes. Pacing is going to look a little different from athlete to athlete on this as some might consider trying to hold one pace for this entire push and others may set some …
Dubai 18.3 Brought to you by Games Athlete and Brute Coach George Sanchez This is a 20 min AMRAP ascending ladder 9 Cal row 9 Double KB snatch 15 Cal row 15 Double KB snatch 21 Cal row 21 Double KB snatch 27 Cal row 27 Double KB snatch 33 Cal Row 33 Double KB Snatch 39 Cal row 39 Double KB snatch 45 Cal row 45 Double KB snatch Etc… Kettlebell weight: 2x24kg /2x16kg Workout breakdown: Time, Length, Equipment …
Coming back from a muscle tear or strain? We understand the temptation to push through it and keep training, but the annoyance of your strain will only get worse if not given the opportunity to heal. Dr. Sean Pastuch, Brute Strength’s Director of Injury Management and founder of Active Life RX, is touching on how to recover and what percentages you should be training at to keep that slight pain from turning into a big problem. To learn more about …
