05May
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MURPH Memorial Day MAY 26TH modified schedule classes at 8 am 9am 10am
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StrongFirst OPEN DAY Workshop | San Carlos, CA, USA
HomeGrown AthletX - Functional Fitness
Body Heat + Mobility (4-6 min)
2:00 Row
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:20/:20 Samson Lunge Stretch
:20/:20 Active Pigeon Stretch
:30 Down Dog Toe Touch
:30 Goblet Squat Ankle Mobility
Specific Prep (8-10 mins)
2 Sets: For Quality
8 Goblet Cossack Squats
8 Up Downs
8 Scapular Pull-Ups
8-10 Ring Rows
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2 Sets: For Quality
8 Bar Kip Swings
4-6 Jumping Pull-Ups with Controlled Eccentric
4 Burpees (Focused approach on descending fast and on the ascent leading with the hips)
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Then get the barbell to the rack and talk through loading for Back Squats.
Back Squat (Take 15:00 minutes to Establish
1RM Back Squat
)
The focus here will be setting up for a great attempt at 102-105% of your previous 1RM Back Squat
Suggested Loading:
5 Reps @ 50%
3 Reps @ 60%
3 Reps @ 70%
1 Rep @ 80%+
- Resting 60-90 seconds b/t these sets -
1 Rep @ 86%
1 Rep @ 92%
1 Rep @ 97%
1 Rep @ 102-105%
Rest 3:00 b/t single at or above 90%
Back in Black (Time)
For Time
500m Row or Ski
25 Burpees
50 Pull-Ups
25 Burpees
500m Row or Ski
Coaching Notes, Strategy, and Goals
Time Domain: 9-12min
Time Cap: 18min
500m =30 cal bike sub
Primary Objective: Complete the burpees in sub 2 minutes and the pull-ups in sub 3 min
Secondary Objective: Complete the workout in under 12min
Stimulus: Chipper Conditioning and Aerobic Capacity
RPE: 9/10
Workout Strategy and Movement Breakdown:
This is a pyramid-style workout with two big efforts on the rower bookending burpee and pull-up volume. Your pacing must be smart early — aggressive but controlled — to avoid redlining before the second round of burpees. Expect this to feel like a gut-check around the second set of burpees and into the final row.
04May
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MURPH Memorial Day MAY 26TH modified schedule classes at 8 am 9am 10am
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HomeGrown AthletX - HGX-FIT
A: Bench Press (Every :90sec
5 x 8 at 70-72% of 1RM
*****
REST 2min
*****
Every :90sec for 6min
8 DBs Barrel press (50/35#)
8 DBs Close grip press
8 Diamond push-ups)
B: Metcon (No Measure)
3 sets
8/8 DB Bent over rows (50/35#)
8 BB Reverse curls
8/8 DB Renegade rows
8 BB bicep curls
*****
3 sets
8 DBs Hammer curls
8 DBs Skull crushers
8 DBs Zottman curls
8 Plate tricep ext (behind the neck)
04May
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HomeGrown AthletX - Uniquely Abled Fitness
Warm-up (No Measure)
Macarena w/ plates
w/ partner:
100 m plate walk
2x
Partner 1: 10 light db push press
Partner 2: banded pull aparts
Bench Press (5x5)
Partner Workout! (No Measure)
8 min AMRAP
40 cals/30 cals on machine
40 bench dips
40 db box step overs
20 sandbag cleans
Rest 3 min
8 min AMRAP
40 cals/30 cals on machine
40 bench dips or banded ring dips
40 single db box step overs (Dallas 10x wheel over plate)
20 sandbag cleans
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MURPH Memorial Day MAY 26TH modified schedule classes at 8 am 9am 10am
HomeGrown AthletX - Functional Fitness
Body Heat + Mobility (5-7 min)
2:00 Cardio Choice
:30 Alternating Scorpion Stretch
:20/:20 Samson Lunge
10 PVC Pipe Pass Throughs
:15/:15 Standing PVC Pipe Prayer Stretch
General Prep (4-6 min)
2 Sets: For Quality
10/10 Hand to Hand Wrist Circles
10/10 Alternating Arm Swings
5 Hang Muscle Snatch + 5 Hang Power Snatch + 6-8 Reactive Quarter Squat Jumps
3 Tall Box Jumps
Specific Prep (4-6 min)
Add loads to the barbell so the bar is off the floor
3 Slow Power Snatch
3 Power Snatch Singles
3 TnG Power Snatch
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Then start the working 10:00 Clock to build to a 3RM TnG Power Snatch
Power Snatch (On a 10:00 Clock
Establish a 3RM Power Snatch
* Touch and Go)
10:00 EMOM
3 Hang Power Snatch
Work on form and keeping the barbell close
Goal: Building to 85-90% of 1RM Power Snatch
Stimulus: Speed Strength / Barbell Cycling
RPE: 8/10
*Strong work, barbell cycling. This will hit the heart rate on each set due to loading and time under tension.
Key focus areas:
Barbell cycling patterns and keeping the bar close on the way up and down the body in a 3RM touch and go lift.
Snappy turnover at the top of each lift.
"Harvard Hustle" (Time)
For Time:
15-12-9
Power Snatch
Box Jumps
Barbell: (Rx135/95, S 115/75)
Box Height: (Rx30/24, S 24/20″)
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Goal Time Domain : 9-12min
Time Cap: 12min
Primary Objective: Complete Sub 10
Secondary Objective: Maintain a consistent pace of close to 7+ reps a minute across both movements
Stimulus: Barbell Conditioning / Hip Extension Dominant
RPE: 9/10
Key focus areas:
Great positions for barbell cycling. Stay close to the barbell and drive through the legs.
Stay with strong quick singles and a good cadence and pace across for both the Box Jumps and Power Snatches
That first jump is a doozy, so make it count on every set.
Mobility
PRVN Recovery #4
:30sec/:30sec KB Calf Smash
1:00/1:00 Half Kneeling Hamstring Str etch
1:00/1:00 Tall Dragon Stretch
1:00 Standing Forward Fold
1:00 Updog Pose
03May
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MURPH Memorial Day MAY 26TH modified schedule classes at 8 am 9am 10am
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StrongFirst OPEN DAY Workshop | San Carlos, CA, USA
HomeGrown AthletX - Functional Fitness
General Prep (6-8min)
400m Run
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2 Rounds
10 Air Squats
8 Scapular Push-Ups
6 Push-Ups
8 Scapular Pull-Ups
6/6 Single Arm Ring Rows
1:00 Row or Bike (alternate rounds)
Specific Prep (6-8 min)
Spend 5-7 minutes Rope Climb Skill Work
Then perform 10 Wall Balls as a Warm-Up Set and get into groups to decide which stations to start on before tackling the workout.
"You Go, Glen Coco!" (Time)
For Time: with a Partner
6/4 Rope Climbs (A: 6 Knee to Elbows)
50/40 Calorie Row
50 Wall Balls
1000m Run
50 Wall Balls
50/40 Calorie Bike
50 Wall Balls
6/4 Rope Climbs
Wall Ball: (Rx 20/14, S 16/12), 10/9ft Target
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Time Cap: 28min
Primary Objective: Complete each station besides the run in under 2:45
Secondary Objective: Keep the back half of this workout to the same time domain as the front half. Really focus on efficiency on Wall Balls as those will creep up.
Stimulus: Leg Stamina / Muscular Endurance
RPE: 8/10
Mobility
PRVN Yoga Flow #2
2 Rounds for Quality
:15sec Down Dog
:30sec Up Dog
15sec Down Dog
:30sec Tall Lunge (right)
:30sec Half Kneeling Hamstring Stretch (right)
:15sec Down Dog
:30sec Tall Lunge (left)
:30sec Half Kneeling Hamstring Stretch (left)
02May
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MURPH Memorial Day MAY 26TH modified schedule classes at 8 am 9am 10am
May 17th All regular classes canceled. Register for STRONGFIRST OPEN DAY | FREE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS + PRACTICE |
StrongFirst OPEN DAY Workshop | San Carlos, CA, USA
HomeGrown AthletX - Functional Fitness
Body Heat, Mobility, Activation (4-6min)
1:30 Cardio Choice
:30/:30 Active Scorpion Stretch
:30/:30 Active Pigeon Stretch
:20/:20 Samson Stretch
General Prep (5-7 min)
2 Sets: For Quality
10 Alternating Box Step-Ups
6/6 Worlds Greatest Stretch
8 Bar Kip Swings
6 Hanging Strict Knee Raises
6/6 Single Arm Dumbbell Hang Snatch @ Warm-Up Loads
Specific Barbell Prep (8-10min)
Empty Barbell
Snatch Grip Push Press +
Snatch Grip Push Jerk +
Snatch Grip Split Jerk +
3 Overhead Squats
- Add Loads -
Snatch Grip Push Jerk +
Snatch Grip Split Jerk +
3 Overhead Squats
- Add Loads -
Snatch Grip Push Jerk or Split Jerk
3 Overhead Squats
- Then Get to Working Loads on the Bar-
Overhead Squat (Overhead Squat
Every 2:00 minutes x 5 Sets
3 Reps @ 80%+ of 1RM Snatch
)
% of 1RM Snatch
Stimulus: Stability Strength and Motor Control
We are looking for the weights to get heavy here, knowing that the loading will still be relatively light in comparison to what we have been tackling during those back squat progressions
RPE: 7/10. Overall not a huge toll on the body today.
Key focus areas:
Global Tension / Bracing
Root through the feet.
Continually press up on the bar and you descend into the squat.
"Bruiser’s Bootcamp" (6 Rounds for time)
Every 2:00 minutes x 6 Sets
8 Toe to Bar
5/5 Single Arm Dumbbell Hang Snatch
12 Single Dumbbell Box Step-Overs
Box Height: (Rx24/20, S 20/16″)
Dumbbell: (Rx50/35, S 40/25)
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Goal: ~1:30 / Set
Primary Objective: Quick Transitions and Unbroken Movements
Secondary Objective: Work to descend splits across. This would mean starting off at around that 1:40 mark and descending to the 1:20 mark
Stimulus: Upper Body Density / Interference
RPE : 7/10