25Feb
Announcements
Feb 28 StrongFirst Workshop
Feb 27 -Mar 13 CrossFit Open Starts
HomeGrown AthletX - Functional Fitness (CrossFit)
Warm-Up Flow (Checkmark)
General Prep
2:00 Cardio Choice
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2 Sets
:30 Down Dog Calf Gas Pedals
10-15 Banded Pull Aparts
8 Medball Deadlifts + 8 Medball Squats + 8 Medball Presses
8 Scapular Pull-Ups
6/6 Single Arm Ring Rows
20 sec Hollow Rocks
Specific Prep
2 Sets:
1 Seated Clamp and stand or 1 Jump and Cut to Reach and /or Pull to Stand
6 Bar Kip Swings, Building Kip
6 Ring Rows or 3-4 Strict Pull-Ups
6 Wall Balls
10/8 Calorie Bike, Building Intensity
Primer
2 Shuttle Runs
1 Rope Climb / Pull to Stand / or alternative
6 Wall Balls
2 Bar Muscle-Ups or 4 Pull-Ups / C2B
10 second Bike @ Hard Effort
Skill / Gymnastics (Checkmark)
- Rope Climb Skill Work
- Bar Muscle-Up Progressions and Skill Work
"Pour Over" (5 Rounds for calories)
For Calories:
20:00 EMOM
Minute 1 - 4 Shuttle Runs + 2 Rope Climbs
Minute 2 - 10 Wall Balls + 5 Bar Muscle Ups
Minute 3 - Max Cals
Minute 4 - Rest
2 Rope Climb= 2 Pull to Stands
5 MU = 8/6 Strict Pull-Ups
Wallball: (Rx 20/14, S 16/12) to 10/9ft
Shuttle Runs: 25ft/7.5m Down & Back = 1
Rope Climb: 15ft
Score = Calories
Goal: Maintain consistent calories across all 5 working intervals (minimal drop-off) 20/14+
RPE: 8/10 *Skill Challenge, but keep RPE relatively conservative
Primary Objective: Preserve capacity on gymnastics minutes to allow aggressive, but repeatable bike output
Secondary Objective: Maintain technical consistency on rope climbs and bar muscle-ups under fatigue. Think of this is a quality practice day developing efficiency with some fatigue building up over the course of the metcon.
Accessories (Checkmark)
For Quality:
3 Sets:
8-12 Feet Elevated Ring Rows
or 10/10 Single Arm DB Row
4 Dragon Flags
24Feb
Announcements
Feb 28 StrongFirst Workshop
Feb 27 -Mar 13 CrossFit Open Starts
HomeGrown AthletX - Functional Fitness (CrossFit)
Warm-Up Flow (Checkmark)
General Prep
2 Sets:
20 Lateral Line Hops
10 Alt Skater Hops
10 Banded Pass-Throughs (wide to narrow grip)
6/6 Cossack Squats
8 Prone Swimmers
200m Progressive Row (build last 100m)
Specific Barbell Prep / Empty to Light Barbell
2–3 Sets
3 Position Snatch High Pull (High Hang + Hang + Mid-Shin)
3 High Hang Muscle Snatch
3 Snatch Balance to Power Position
3 Position Power Snatch (High Hang + Hang + Mid-Shin)
Specific Primer after the Weightlifting Portion
2 Controlled Sets:
150m Row @ strong but sustainable
25 Double Unders (or 40 singles fast)
8 Alternating DB Hang Snatch (light, smooth turnover)
- Can be warm-up to working loads, but suggested at working loading for the workout
Power Snatch (Take 12:00 to Establish:
Power Snatch 5RM TnG)
Modifications
- Adjust to a Hang Power Snatch / Block Power Snatch
- Move to Power Cleans for those that can't go overhead
- Alternatively Move to Snatch Pulls
"Flat White" (Time)
For Time:
1000m Row
100 Double Unders (A: 100 Singles)
30 Alt DB Hang Snatch
500m Row
100 Double Unders
30 Alt DB Hang Snatch
250m Row
Dumbbell: 1 x (Rx50/35, S 40/25)
Score = Time
Goal: 12:00-16:00 minutes
Time Cap: 18:00 minutes
RPE: 7.5-8/10
Stimulus: Lactate Threshold
Primary Objective: Maintain disciplined rowing splits that allow immediate transitions to rope and dumbbell work
Secondary Objective: Keep double unders and dumbbell snatches in smooth, repeatable sets. The focus here should be to have a plan of attack when to break and to do so early on in the workout.
Mobility (Checkmark)
:30/:30 KB Calf Smash
1:00/1:00 Active Pigeon Stretch
1:00/1:00 Crossbody Lat Stretch
1:00 Updog Pose
24Feb
Announcements
Feb 28 StrongFirst Workshop
Feb 27 -Mar 13 CrossFit Open Starts
HomeGrown AthletX - HGX-FIT (Progressive Overload/Accessories)
A: Incline Bench Press (Weight)
3x3 at 90%
****
4 sets
8 DBs Barrel press + 8 Close grip press (bench or floor)
B: Metcon (Checkmark)
3 sets
12 DB Tricep ext (behind )
12 DBs Skull crushers
12 Ring dips
****
Remaining time: Zone 2 on any machine.
Time: TBD
24Feb
Announcements
Feb 28 StrongFirst Workshop
Feb 27 -Mar 13 CrossFit Open Starts
HomeGrown AthletX - Legends (65+)
A: Metcon (Checkmark)
Warm-up
small plates (Y, T, W) 15 reps
PVC
Partner training
12 Wall ball cleans (or plate)
12 Wall ball shoulder to overhead
12 Wall ball ground to overhead
12/12 DB Hammer curls
100M Wall ball carry
****
Row/Ski
23Feb
Announcements
Feb 28 StrongFirst Workshop
Feb 27 -Mar 13 CrossFit Open Starts
HomeGrown AthletX - Functional Fitness (CrossFit)
Warm-Up Flow (Checkmark)
General Prep
2 Sets :
10 Bootstrap Squats
12 Glute Bridges (1-sec squeeze / pause at top)
6/6 World’s Greatest Stretch
12 Banded Good Mornings
Specific Prep
2 Sets: with Empty Barbell
5 Deadlifts to Mid-Shin
3 Tall Muscle Cleans
:20 Behind the Neck Elbow Punch Throughs
3 Back Squats
3 Front Squats
3 Bar-Facing Burpee Step-Overs (R1) / Jump Overs (R2)
Back Squat (Take 12:00 to Establish:
Back Squat 5RM)
Modifications:
- Adjust to Box Squats for Knee Pain
- Adjust to Split Squats or Reverse Lunges for Back Pain
- Adjust to Barbell Hip Thrusts if needed.
"Shot in the Dark" (AMRAP - Rounds and Reps)
9:00 AMRAP
18 Deadlifts
6 Bar Facing Burpees
12 Front Squats
6 Bar Facing Burpees
Barbell: (Rx135/95, S 115/75)
Score = Rounds + Reps
Goal: 3-5 rounds
RPE: 8.5–9/10
Stimulus: Barbell Conditioning / Glycolytic
Primary Objective: Manage the barbell and focus on maintaining big sets with quick transitions.
Secondary Objective: Maintain steady, efficient burpee pacing, learning to breath and move steady throughout.
Optional Accessories (Checkmark)
For Quality:
3 Sets
Max L-Sit (Seconds)
12 V-Ups
-rest 1:30 b/t sets-
The goal here is to choose an option that allows for the best possible form for :20+ seconds on the L-Sit directly into 12 Unbroken V-Ups
22Feb
Announcements
Feb 28 StrongFirst Workshop
Feb 27 -Mar 13 CrossFit Open Starts
HomeGrown AthletX - HGX-FIT (Progressive Overload/Accessories)
A: Shoulder Press (Seated military press (front rack)
5x8 at 65-70%
B/T sets: 8/8 DB SA rear delt raises)
B: Bulgarian Split Squat (4 sets (10-12 reps each leg)
Dual DB or KB
Go lighter and work on ROM, 90 degrees)
C: Metcon (Checkmark)
5 sets
5/5/5/5 Superset (unbroken)
DBs Reverse curls
DBs Hammer curls
DBs ISO curls (alternate)
DBs Bicep curls
***
Rest :30sec b/t supersets