Archives for April 2026
Announcements
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CrossFit Games Ticket Code CFGGYM26
May 16 StrongFirst Workshops 10-12 Mini Workshop + 1-5 Full Workshop
HomeGrown AthletX - Functional Fitness (CrossFit)
Warm-Up Flow (Checkmark)
General Warm-Up
2:00 Cardio Choice
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:30/:30 World's Greatest Stretch
5/5 Open Book Thoracic Rotations
:30 Alternating Scorpions
:20 Wrist Circles (each direction)
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2 Sets:
:30 Jump Rope Practice
6 Romanian Deadlifts
6 Tall Muscle Cleans
6 Front Squats
4 Tall Cleans (Power to Squat with Crisp Footwork / Turnover and Pull into Front Rack)
Specific Barbell Prep
1 Clean + 3 Hang Cleans @ light loads
1 Clean + 2 Hang Cleans @ moderate loads
1 Clean + 2 Hang Cleans @ 5-10% below starting weight
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Then get working loads
Specific Primer / After Weightlifting (Checkmark)
2 Controlled Sets: Building to working loads
250m Row (building pace)
5 Single Dumbbell Box Step-Up Overs @ warm-up load
15 Double Unders
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250m Row @ working pace
5 Single Dumbbell Box Step-Up Overs @ working load
20 Double Unders
Use this to confirm row split, step-up height and dumbbell load, and rope rhythm before the clock starts on "Mako”
Weightlifting (5 Rounds for weight)
Every 2:30 x 5 Sets
Clean + 2 Hang Clean + Front Squat
Starting @ 65% of 1RM Clean and increasing to a heavy complex for the day. The priority is still the Hang Clean here, but we are looking to increase to a heavier load than we did in week 2 of this cycle.
The Clean can be either a Power Clean or a Squat Clean. Ideally we catch high and start catching lower and lower on each set
Modifications:
- Adjust to the Hang Power Clean for all cleans or 3 Hang Power Cleans + 3 Front Squats for newer athletes in order to manage positions and develop technique.
"Mako" (Time)
3 Rounds for Time
500m Row or Ski or Run
20 Single Dumbbell Step-Up Overs
50 Double Unders (A: 75 singles)
Dumbbell Step-Ups: 1 x (Rx50/35, S 40/25)
Box (Rx24/20, S 20/16″)
Goal: 11:00 – 15:00 | Time Cap: 20:00
Stimulus: Aerobic Capacity / Cyclical Pacing
RPE: 7-8/10
Primary Objective: Maintain consistent row splits and protect double under efficiency across all three rounds as fatigue builds.
Secondary Objective: Steady step-up over pace with full hip extension at the top of every rep, keeping the torso tall and midline braced.
Mobility (Checkmark)
PRVN Mobility #3
1:00/1:00 Couch Stretch
1:00 Extended Reverse Plank Bridge
1:00 Child’s Pose
1:00/1:00 Wall Figure 4 Stretch
Announcements
HGXGEAR.com for Apparel
CrossFit Games Ticket Code CFGGYM26
Easter Sunday Open Gym 7AM, one HGXFIT class 8AM
May 16 StrongFirst Workshops 10-12 Mini Workshop + 1-5 Full Workshop
HomeGrown AthletX - HGX-FIT (Progressive Overload/Accessories)
A: Bulgarian Split Squat (4 Sets
6/6. Heavy DBs and focus on 90 degrees)
B: Metcon (Checkmark)
Pendlay row + Bent over rows complex
5 sets: 3+ 6 at 85% of 1RM Pendlay
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4 sets:
6/6 Gorilla rows - Heavy DBs or KBs (70/53)
12 Banded lat pulls (Black or Green)
15 Ceiling plate crunches
Announcements
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CrossFit Games Ticket Code CFGGYM26
May 16 StrongFirst Workshops 10-12 Mini Workshop + 1-5 Full Workshop
HomeGrown AthletX - Functional Fitness (CrossFit)
Warm-Up Flow (Checkmark)
General Prep
2:00 Cardio Choice
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2 Sets:
:15 Supine Grip Passive Hang + :15 Supine Grip Active Hang
5/5 Single Arm Ring Row
20 Bear Plank Shoulder Taps
5 Tempo Push-Ups (31x1 Tempo)
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Then Get into progressions for the Gymnastics Strength EMOM
Specific Conditioning Primer
2 Sets: Building to Working Loads
4-6 Deficit Push-Ups
6-8 Renegade Rows
3 Shuttle Runs
Gymnastics Strength EMOM (Checkmark)
10:00 EMOM
Minute 1: :15 Supine Grip Chin Over the Bar Hold + :05-07 Eccentric Chin-Up
Minute 2: :15 Ring Support Hold + :05-:07 Eccentric Ring Dip
Level 3&2: As prescribed
Level 1: Toenail Spot For All Movements
Masters 55+: Choice on Scale
Direct progression from 2 weeks ago.. increase time under tension
"Wayne's World" (Time)
For Time
4 Rounds
10/8 Deficit Push-Ups
16 Renegade Rows
10 Shuttle Runs
Dumbbell: (Rx50/35, S 40/25)
Shuttle Run: 25/25ft (7.5/7.5m)
Score = Total Time
Goal: 11-15 min
Time Cap: 15 min
RPE: 8/10
Stimulus: Upper Body Density / Push + Pull / Anti-Rotation
Primary Objective: Complete the deficit push-ups into the renegade rows unbroken each round.
Secondary Objective: Maintain a pace that keeps each shuttle run under 90 seconds.
Optional Accessories (Checkmark)
For Quality
3 Sets:
15 V-Ups
:30/:30 Side Plank
20 Hollow Rocks
Announcements
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CrossFit Games Ticket Code CFGGYM26
Easter Sunday Open Gym 7AM, one HGXFIT class 8AM
May 16 StrongFirst Workshops 10-12 Mini Workshop + 1-5 Full Workshop
HomeGrown AthletX - Functional Fitness (CrossFit)
Warm-Up Flow (Checkmark)
General Prep
2:00 Cardio Choice
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2 Sets: For Quality
10 Bootstrap Squats
:30 Hamstring Plank March
:20 Extended Plank Reverse Bridge
10 Down Dog Toe Touches
5 Down Dog Pike Push-Ups
Specific Movement Prep
3-5 Deadlifts
3 Handstand Push-Up Negatives (Controlled light touch of the head to mat)
5 Wall Balls
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2 Sets:
3-5 Deadlifts
2-3 Handstand Push-Up (Controlled light touch of the head to mat)
5 Wall Balls
*For Handstand Push-Ups, Can be Pike Push-Ups, Box Pike Handstand Push-Ups, Strict, or Kipping
"Great Smoky" (Time)
For Time: With a Partner
30 Rounds
1 Deadlift
3 Handstand Push-Ups
5 Wall Balls
Barbell: (Rx 315/225, S 245/165)
Wall Ball: (Rx 20/14, S 16/12) to 10/9ft
***Newbees KB DL and DB L Sit Strict press
Reps may be split in any fashion
Score = Total Time
Goal: 18:00-25:00
Time Cap: 35:00
RPE: 8.5/10
Stimulus: Strength Endurance / Partner Pacing / Transitions
Primary Objective: Evenly split the workload across 30 rounds, either through full alternating rounds or leap-frogging movements to accumulate 15 rounds each.
Secondary Objective: Transitions are life. No wasted time between movements and your partner is ready to go the moment you finish working.
Mobility (Checkmark)
PRVN Yoga Flow
2 Rounds
Right Leg + Left Leg
:15 second Down Dog
:30 second Low Lunge
:15 second Elbow to Knee and Rotate
:15 second Reach to Sky and Hold
:30 second Half Kneeling Hamstring Stretch
:30 second Pigeon
Announcements
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CrossFit Games Ticket Code CFGGYM26
May 16 StrongFirst Workshops 10-12 Mini Workshop + 1-5 Full Workshop
HomeGrown AthletX - Functional Fitness (CrossFit)
Warm-Up Flow (Checkmark)
General Prep
400m Run
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10 PVC Pipe Passthroughs
8/8 PVC Pipe Around the Worlds
:15/:15 PVC Pipe Prayer Stretch
5/5 World's Greatest Stretch
:15 Extended Plank Reverse Bridge
:15 Hollow Hold
Specific Prep
3 Hang Snatch High Pull
3 Hang Muscle Snatch
3 Overhead Squat
3 Snatch Balance
3 Position Snatch (High Hang + Hang + Low Hang)
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Add Loads
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3 Sets
Snatch + 2 Hang Snatch + Overhead Squat
Primer for the Workout: After Snatch
200m Run
5 Power Snatch @ Load 1
3 Power Snatch @ Load 2
200m Run
2 Power Snatch @ Load 3
Snatch Complex (Weight)
Every 2:00 x 5 Sets
Snatch + 2 Hang Snatch + Overhead Squat
Starting @ 65% of 1RM Snatch and increasing to a heavy complex for the day. The priority is still the Hang Snatch here, but we are looking to increase to a heavier load than we did in week 1 of this cycle.
The Hang Snatch can be either a Power Snatch or a Squat Snatch. Ideally we catch high and start catching lower and lower on each set
Modifications:
Level 1: 4 Hang Power Snatch + 1 Overhead Squat @ light to moderate loads (each set across)
Movement Limitations: Adjust to Hang Cleans or Dumbbell Snatch
"Goldmember" (Time)
For Time
400m Run
30 Power Snatch (Rx 95/65, S 75/55)
400m Run
20 Power Snatch (Rx 115/75, S 95/65)
400m Run
10 Power Snatch (Rx135/95, S 115/75)
Goal: 11-15 min
Time Cap: 20 min
RPE: 8/10
Stimulus: Aerobic Capacity / Progressive Barbell Loading
Primary Objective: Manage rep strategy on the first two snatch sets to arrive at the final 10 reps with something left.
Secondary Objective: Consistent 400m pacing across all three runs.
Mobility (Checkmark)
PRVN Mobility #8
1:00/1:00 Elevated Pigeon Stretch
1:00/1:00 Tall Dragon Stretch
1:00 Seated Chest Stretch
1:00/1:00 Single Leg Forward Fold
Announcements
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CrossFit Games Ticket Code CFGGYM26
Easter Sunday Open Gym 7AM, one HGXFIT class 8AM
May 16 StrongFirst Workshops 10-12 Mini Workshop + 1-5 Full Workshop
HomeGrown AthletX - Uniquely Abled Fitness
Warm-up (No Measure)
400 m row or ski
Stretches:
updog/downdog
Bird dog
Thread the needle
Scorpion
Dead hang
Scap pull-ups
Kip swings
*PVC
Power Snatch (5x complex
Build over sets)
Power snatch
2 hang power snatch
Metcon (Checkmark)
every 3 min w/ rest in between
15 cal row/ski
15 hanging knee raise or sit-up
max db snatch
Announcements
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CrossFit Games Ticket Code CFGGYM26
Easter Sunday Open Gym 7AM, one HGXFIT class 8AM
May 16 StrongFirst Workshops 10-12 Mini Workshop + 1-5 Full Workshop
HomeGrown AthletX - Legends (65+)
Metcon (No Measure)
Warm-up
PVC
Small plates (Y,T,W) 15 reps/each letter
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12min AMRAP
12 KB DB swings
12 KB/DB high pulls
100M KB farmers carry
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12min AMRAP
10/10 DBs hang power cleans
10/10 DB shoulder to overhead
100M DB farmers carry (overhead)
Announcements
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CrossFit Games Ticket Code CFGGYM26
Easter Sunday Open Gym 7AM, one HGXFIT class 8AM
May 16 StrongFirst Workshops 10-12 Mini Workshop + 1-5 Full Workshop
HomeGrown AthletX - HGX-FIT (Progressive Overload/Accessories)
A: Bench Press (5x5 at 80-82%
**Heavy 2rep
Then..
4 sets (Heavy DB)
8 DB Pullovers
8 DBs Barrel press
8 DBs Close grip press
8/8 DB Standing fly
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4 sets
8 DBs Skull crushers
8/8 Medball offset push-ups
8/8 DB Kickbacks
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CORE:
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Announcements
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CrossFit Games Ticket Code CFGGYM26
May 16 StrongFirst Workshops 10-12 Mini Workshop + 1-5 Full Workshop
HomeGrown AthletX - Functional Fitness (CrossFit)
Warm-Up Flow (Checkmark)
General Prep
2:00 Row
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3 Sets:
5 Inchworm to Hollow Hold
10 Deep Lunge Mountain Climbers
10 Alternating Box Step-Ups
8 Scapular Pull-Ups
4 Strict Knee Raises
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Then Touch on Bar Kip Swings, Knees to Chest and L-Hang and Get into the 8:00 Gymnastics Skill / Strength Session
Specific Prep and Primer for Conditioning
200/150m Row
3-5 Toes to Bar or Modification
3-5 Burpees to Plate
3-5 Toes to Bar or Modification
Gymnastics Skill Strength Session (Checkmark)
In 8:00 minutes Complete
4 Sets:
8 Bar Kip Swings
4 Strict Knees to Chest
:10 Tuck L-Hang
Rest as needed b/t sets
Then Rest 4:00 and Complete the Workout
"Dr. Evil" (2 Rounds for time)
Every 14:00 x 2 Sets
1000/900m Row or Ski
25 Toes to Bar
50 Burpees to Plate
25 Toes to Bar
Plate: (Rx45/35, Rx25/15)
Score = Sum Total Time (Record Both Times)
Goal: Sub 12:00 Each Set
RPE: 8.5-9/10
Stimulus: Aerobic Capacity / Midline Endurance
Primary Objective: Hold consistent row ski pacing across both sets.
Secondary Objective: Break the toes to bar into planned sets from the first rep, not after failure.
Accessories (Checkmark)
For Quality
4 Sets:
10/10 Half Kneeling Paloff Press with Rotation
12 Seated Banded Rows
100ft (30m) Sandbag Bear Hug Carry, For Load