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31.5.10

Sunday Sessions - May 30th

Session 7 with Darrell Greenwood at New Wave Athletics:
New Wave Athletics

1 HOUR:

Session:

2km Row (new PB 07 mins 31.06 secs)

100 x Medicine Ball Mountain Climbers

50 x Medicine Ball Pike Situps

50 x Medicine Ball Side to Sides

20 x 20lbs Weighted Vest Medicine Ball Pushups

12 x 20lbs Weighted Vest Dips

12 x 20lbs Weighted Vest Slide Board Pushups

20 x 20lbs Weighted Vest Medicine Ball Burpee Box Jumps

20 x 20lbs Weighted Vest Inverted Rows

40 x 20lbs Weighted Vest Side Hurdles

100 x Plyo Rope Skips

20 x Tire Flips

60 x Heavy Sledge Hammers (30 each side)

3 sets of:
12 x 45lbs Kettlebell Windmills (6 each side)

16 x 45lbs Kettlebell Cleans (8 each side)

12 x 45lbs Kettlebell Clean & Press (6 each side)

8 x 45lbs Kettlebell Front Squats

16 x 45lbs Kettlebell Swings (8 each side)

23.5.10

Sunday Sessions - May 23rd

Session 6 with Darrell Greenwood at New Wave Athletics:
New Wave Athletics

1 HOUR:

Session:

2 x 20 Supermans

2 x 30 8lbs Medicine Ball Side to Sides

2 x 30 Medicine Ball Mountain Climbers

2 x 20 Pike

4 x 400M Row

3 x 10 Roll-Out Pushups

3 x 1min Bike Sprints

10 x Move the Pile

10 Pullups

10 Dips

12 x 90lbs Kettlebell Front Squat

20 x Swiss Ball Breakdowns

12 x Slide Board Pushups

32 x 45lbs Kettlebell Cleans

12 x 45lbs Double Kettlebell Machine Gun Cleans

12 x 75lbs Kettlebell Cleans

10 x 90lbs Kettlebell Cleans

18 x Medicine Ball Burpee Box Jumps

18.5.10

CrossFit Central 300 Workout

25 x Pullups

50 x 135lbs Deadlifts

50 x Pushups

50 x Box Jumps

50 x Floor Wipers

50 x Kettlebell Clean and Press

25 x Pullups

CrossFit Central '300'

Walk in the Park

All Lunges With Double 45lbs Kettlebells:

10 x Walking Lunges

10 x Deadlifts (Double Kettlebells)

10 x Walking Lunges

10 x Front Squats (Single Kettlebell)

10 x Walking Lunges

10 x Jumps (Double Kettlebells)

10 x Walking Lunges

10 x Swings (Single Kettlebell 5 either side)

10 x Walking Lunges

10 x Cleans (Double Kettlebells)

10 x Walking Lunges

10 x Snatch (Single Kettlebell 5 either side)

10 x Walking Lunges

10 x Clean and Press (Double Kettlebells)

10 x Walking Lunges

10 x Windmills (Single Kettlebell 5 either side)

10 x Walking Lunges

10 x Thrusters (Double Kettlebells)

10 x Walking Lunges

10 x Turkish Getups (Single Kettlebell 5 either side)

A new one I made up, yet to try it... but if you do, let me know...

The Widowmaker

2 ROUNDS:

10x Handstand push-ups

20x Box jumps

30x Pull-ups

40x Push-ups

50x Double unders

10x Knees to elbows

20x Dips

30x Burpees

40x Sit-ups (feet anchored)

50x Squats

...and.... collapse...

17.5.10

Sunday Session - May 16th

Session 5 with Darrell Greenwood at New Wave Athletics:
New Wave Athletics

1 HOUR:

Session:

20 Tire Flips

40 x Heavy Sledge Hammers (10 either side)

40 x Light Sledge Hammers (10 either side)

60 x Plyo-Rope skips

2 x 500m Row (under 2 mins each)

100 x Swiss Ball Mountain Climbers

60 x Swiss Ball Preacher Curls

60 x Swiss Ball Figure 8's

100 x 40lbs Weighted Vest Slide Board Speed Skaters
Speed Skaters

5 x 30 secs Bike Sprints

1 x 1 min Bike Sprint

40 x Swiss Ball Glute/Ham Leg Raises

20 x Dips

20 Pull-ups (varying grips)

30 secs 'Feet Up' Rope Climbs

10 x 45lbs Turkish Getups (5 either side)
Turkish Getup

10 x Ring Pushups

5 x double 45lbs Kettlebell Thrusters

10.5.10

Sunday Sessions - May 9th

Session 4 with Darrell Greenwood at New Wave Athletics:
New Wave Athletics

1 HOUR:

Session:

2km Row (under 8 mins)

20 Tire Flips

20 x Heavy Sledge Hammers (10 either side)

20 x Light Sledge Hammers (10 either side)

120 x Plyo-Rope skips

20 x Swiss Ball Breakdowns

2 x 'Move the Pile' (5 weights 2.5lbs - 10lbs)

10 x Hanging Leg Raises (Feet to the bar)

10 x Hanging Leg Raises (Feet to 90)

8 x Chirpees

20 x 45lbs Kettlebell Cleans (10 either side)

20 x 45lbs Kettlebell Cleans & Press (10 either side)

20 x 45lbs Kettlebell Windmills (10 either side)

20 x Weighted-Vest Box Jumps with 7lbs M/ball Burpees between

30M 160lbs Farmer walk

6.5.10

The WOD shop

Workout Generator

A great website I was sent for creating crossfit style workouts of various types:

WODSHOP

As I was told, don't keep clicking till you find one you like; do the first one you have the equipment to do.

For exercise videos and descriptions go here:

Catalyst Athletics

3.5.10

Grappling Striking Drill

Seiunchin Padwork Drill:

A grappling based striking drill taken from 'Four Shades Of Black' by Gavin Mulholland. Great for developing power generation in difficult positions where body rotation is limited:

Four Shades Of Black

Starting from standing; left jab - right cross to the pads followed by a double leg takedown.

Landing in partners guard, fire off 10 rapid punches to the pads.

Use Yama Uke to break the guard, and pass to side control (yoko shihai). Fire off 10 rapid punches to the pads.

Pass to full mount (kami shihai), fire off 10 rapid punches to the pads.

Have partner sweep you/roll you over so he is in your guard. Fire off 10 rapid punches to his pads.

Partner passes guard to side control. Fire off 10 rapid punches to his pads.

Partner passes to full mount on you. Fire off 10 rapid punches to his pads.


Variations: Set up initial takedown off of different combinations, slips, ducks, weaves or counters. Use hands to set up different takedowns or throws, e.g. right-left punch combination followed by a right inner-thigh kick, stepping into a hip throw (o-goshi).

Pad & Bag Routines

Punching Pyramids:

On Bag or Pads:

1 Punch - Sprawl
2 Punches - Sprawl
3 Punches - Sprawl
...up to... 10 Punches - Sprawl.

Then reverse all the way back down:

10 Punches - Sprawl
9 Punches - Sprawl
8 Punches - Sprawl
...down to... 1 Punch - Sprawl.

Punches should be as hard and fast as possible, form is unimportant.


Kicking Pyramid:

On Bag or Pads:

Shin Block/Check with R Leg - 1 L Leg Round Kick
Shin Block/Check with R Leg - 2 L Leg Round Kicks
Shin Block/Check with R Leg - 3 L Leg Round Kicks
...up to... Shin Block/Check with R Leg - 10 L Leg Round Kicks

repeat on other side:

Shin Block/Check with L Leg - 1 R Leg Round Kick
Shin Block/Check with L Leg - 2 R Leg Round Kicks
Shin Block/Check with L Leg - 3 R Leg Round Kicks
...up to... Shin Block/Check with L Leg - 10 R Leg Round Kicks

Kicks should be as hard and fast as possible, to mid level.

Variations: High or Low levels, Kick from front leg or rear leg, Switch stance after Shin Block/Check, Shin Block/Check can be replaced with Front Kick.


Knee Pyramid:

On Bag or Pads:

Clinch Bag/Pad Man - Throw 1 Knee strike - Push Bag/Pad Man away.
As Bag/Pad Man comes back in - Clinch Bag/Pad Man - Throw 2 Knee strikes - Push Bag/Pad Man away.
As Bag/Pad Man comes back in - Clinch Bag/Pad Man - Throw 3 Knee strikes - Push Bag/Pad Man away.
...up to...As Bag/Pad Man comes back in - Clinch Bag/Pad Man - Throw 10 Knee strikes - Push Bag/Pad Man away.

Then reverse all the way back down:

Clinch Bag/Pad Man - Throw 1 Knee strike - Push Bag/Pad Man away.
As Bag/Pad Man comes back in - Clinch Bag/Pad Man - Throw 10 Knee strikes - Push Bag/Pad Man away.
As Bag/Pad Man comes back in - Clinch Bag/Pad Man - Throw 9 Knee strikes - Push Bag/Pad Man away.
...down to...As Bag/Pad Man comes back in - Clinch Bag/Pad Man - Throw 1 Knee strikes - Push Bag/Pad Man away.

Knee Strikes should be as hard and fast as possible, to mid level, alternating legs.

Variations: High or Low level Knee strikes, Knees can be thrown for entire pyramid on one side (repeat for the other), Push away/Clinch can be replaced with a Takedown attempt/Sprawl.


Elbow Pyramids:

On Bag or Pads:

Tackle/Shoot/Press Bag or Pad Man against Wall - Release and throw 1 Elbow strike.
Tackle/Shoot/Press Bag or Pad Man against Wall - Release and throw 2 Elbow strikes.
Tackle/Shoot/Press Bag or Pad Man against Wall - Release and throw 3 Elbow strikes.
...up to...Tackle/Shoot/Press Bag or Pad Man against Wall - Release and throw 10 Elbow strikes.

Then reverse all the way back down:

Tackle/Shoot/Press Bag or Pad Man against Wall - Release and throw 10 Elbow strike.
Tackle/Shoot/Press Bag or Pad Man against Wall - Release and throw 9 Elbow strikes.
Tackle/Shoot/Press Bag or Pad Man against Wall - Release and throw 8 Elbow strikes.
...down to...Tackle/Shoot/Press Bag or Pad Man against Wall - Release and throw 1 Elbow strikes.

Elbow Strikes should be as hard and fast as possible, alternating sides.

Variations: Upward Elbows, entire pyramid on same side (repeat for other side), Pad Man Tackles/Shoots/Presses - Student Stuffs/Sprawls and uses downward Elbow strikes.

Rowing Routines & Targets

Distance Targets:

500M under 1min 30secs (pb 1min 31secs)
1000M under 3mins 30secs (pb 3mins 56secs)
2000M under 7mins 20secs (pb 7mins 31.06secs)
5000M under 19mins 30 secs (pb 21mins 53secs)


30minute Routines:

Sprint all-out for 1min, followed by easy rowing for 30secs.

repeat for 30mins/20 sets.

or

Sprint all-out for 2min, followed by easy rowing for 1min.

repeat for 30mins/10 sets.



4 Minute Blaster:

Sprint all-out for 20secs, followed by easy rowing for 10secs.

repeat continuously for 8 sets.

2.5.10

Some Crossfit WOD Favourites

Barbara:

20 Pull-ups
30 Push-ups
40 Sit-ups
50 Squats

5 rounds, 3min rest between rounds


Cindy:

5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats

as many rounds as possible in 20 mins (pb 23)


Tabata This:

Tabata Row
Tabata Pull-ups
Tabata Squats
Tabata Push-ups
Tabata Situ-ups

1min rest between rounds. 1 Tabata round = 8 sets of 20secs on/10secs off, total 4mins, then 1min rest. Total workout should take 24mins.


The Filthy Fifty:

50 Box/Bench Jumps
50 Jumping Pull-ups
50 35lbs Kettlebell/Dumbbell Swings
50 Lunges
50 Hanging Knee Raises
50 Push-ups
50 Back extensions
50 V-ups
50 Burpees
50 Squat/Star Jumps

complete for time.

DKK - Ed Ball Tournament Highlights

DKK - ED BALL TOURNAMENT









Sunday Sessions - 2nd May

Session 3 with Darrell Greenwood at New Wave Athletics:
New Wave Athletics

1 HOUR:

Session:

3 x 5 Chirpees
Chirpees

40 x 7lbs Pike Situps

40 x 8lbs Side-sides

3 x 10 Hanging Knee-ups
Hanging Knee-ups

3 x 8 Hanging Straight Leg-raises
Hanging Leg Raises

10 x Tire Flips

30 x Heavy Sledge Hammers (15 either side)

30 x Light Sledge Hammers (15 either side)

500m Row (under 2 mins)

31 x weighted vest Box Jumps (under 2 mins)

10 x slide Pushups (5 either side)

10 x M/ball Box Pushups (5 either side)

12 x M/ball Handsprings

10 x Chinups

40 x 45lbs Kettlebell Cleans (20 either side)

32 x 45lbs Kettlebell Clean & Press (16 either side)

40 x 45lbs Kettlebell Snatches (20 either side)

20 x double Kettlebell Clean & Press (10 either side)

Sunday Sessions - 25th April

Session 2 with Darrell Greenwood at New Wave Athletics:
New Wave Athletics

1 HOUR

Warm up:

100 x Jumping Jacks

Dynamic Stretches

4x4 Ladder sprints (forward, backwards, sideways, in'n'outs)

Session:

20 x Tire Flips

100 x M/ball Mountain Climbers

30 x Sledge Hammers (15 either side)

60 x 7lbs M/ball pike situps

60 x 8lbs M/ball side-sides

30 x Box Jumps

500m Row (under 2 mins)

30 x Hanging Knee-Ups
Hanging Knee Ups

20 x M/ball Box Pushups (alternating)

40 x 20lbs Dumbell Rows (20 either side, supporting hand on 1/2 swiss)

20 x Side Slide Pushups (alternating)

20 x 60lbs Kettlebell Front Squats
Kettlebell Front Squats

30 x Double 30lbs Kettlebell Jump Squats

40 x 45lbs Kettlebell Cleans (20 either side)
Kettlebell Cleans

20 x Burpee Pushups

20 x Horizontal Pullups

Stretch.