Workout of the Day
A.
Five sets of:
Weighted Pull-Ups x 2 reps
Rest 30 seconds

immediately followed by…

Every 90 seconds, for 12 minutes (8 sets
Two sets of:
5-7 Wide Pronated Grip Pull-Ups
Rest 45-60 seconds
5-7 Pronated Grip Pull-Ups
Rest 45-60 seconds
5-7 Supinated Grip Pull-Ups
Rest 45-60 seconds
5-7 Mountain Climber Pull-Ups
Rest 45-60 seconds

B.
In teams of two, alternate sets to complete four each of:
50 Double-Unders
400 Meter Run

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Noah Timpano
Noah Timpano
January 22, 2015 9:20 pm

Weighted Pull ups: 51, 51, 51, 46, 46
Sets of 6 for the various pull ups

1:1 work/rest
2:15, 2:16, 2:12, 2:15
Treadmill was a blessing and a curse for this one

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Michele Vieux
January 23, 2015 9:28 am
Reply to  Noah Timpano

Ha! Yes, the ol’ treadmill trick. 🙂

Todd E.
Todd E.
January 22, 2015 9:06 pm

A. 25lbs. Last 2 sets had 2 use a blue band. Pullups are a huge weakness.
B. 2:27, 2:45, 2:45, 2:50 we had a lot of fun with this one, although are legs were pretty smoked from yesterday.

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Michele Vieux
January 23, 2015 9:28 am
Reply to  Todd E.

Great job, Todd! On non-pull-up days, you should try to get around 10 negatives in at slow tempo like 5111 go start building strength for your pul-ups. You don’t have to do them all at once, just a few each time you think of it.

Todd E.
Todd E.
January 23, 2015 12:32 pm
Reply to  Michele Vieux

That’s a great idea, thanks. I was doing some EMOM training with them for awhile but fell off the wagon.

Andy M.
Andy M.
January 22, 2015 8:18 pm

A. Wt PU 5 x 2, 50# across
PU variations 8 x 7
B. solo w/ 1:1 rest
2:03 / 2:40 / 2:03 / 2:15 = 9:01

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Michele Vieux
January 23, 2015 9:27 am
Reply to  Andy M.

Nice work, Andy!

Jason Rahm
Jason Rahm
January 22, 2015 7:29 pm

M, 6’4″, 33, 222#
Yesterdays…
A.) Back Squat – 160, 190, 230, 250, 270, all up 5lbs from last week.
B.) Did alone, Completed 1 round every 3 mins, for 6 rounds. 155lb, 24in, 70lb. Round times were 56, 49, 48, 48, 46, 45

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Michele Vieux
January 23, 2015 9:26 am
Reply to  Jason Rahm

Great job, Jason!

Nick
Nick
January 22, 2015 2:59 pm

Been following a while but figured I should start logging on here. Love this programming. Between this and Pete’s Paleo I’ve seen some awesome improvements in the last month.

Warmup: Diane Fu Oly Starter, Week 3 Day 1 Snatch.
A. 25-35-45-50-55. 6 reps all sets.
B. At a 1:1 work/rest, 2:14, 2:17, 2:52, 2:20
Had some trouble with the DUs on round 3. Figured out that doing them sideways on a sloped driveway was making my right foot catch. Started doing them with a tuck jump to compensate.

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Michele Vieux
January 22, 2015 5:00 pm
Reply to  Nick

Welcome to postville! Careful with those tuck jumps – hard on the knees and ankles. Glad to hear you’ve been seeing improvements though! Where do you live?

Nick
Nick
January 22, 2015 8:44 pm
Reply to  Michele Vieux

New York most of the time but originally from
San Diego and I’m here for a few more days.

Yeah I don’t normally do them but it was just a modification to keep my foot from hitting the rope. I’ll try avoid that back in New York.

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Michele Vieux
January 22, 2015 1:03 pm

Hello crew,

It seems like double-unders are a nemesis to many posting here. Make sure you check out this article on progressions: https://www.crossfitinvictus.com/blog/double-under-awareness-month/ and this one about how to modify them when they come up in your workout: https://www.crossfitinvictus.com/blog/modifying-your-double-unders-for-your-workout/

Ivan
Ivan
January 22, 2015 12:58 pm

A. 5X2 weighted
7,5,6,5/ 5,5,5,5
B. working on DUs so did 100 SUs, first round ran 400m, then rowed 400m for 3 rounds.. all treadmills occupied at that time
C. did some skill/strength
5×3 hang squat clean (70kg)
3×2 -75kg
80kgx3/2
3×3 snatch grip deadlift (80kg)

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Michele Vieux
January 22, 2015 1:04 pm
Reply to  Ivan

Great job, Ivan! Make sure you check out the two articles I posted on about double-unders above your post!

Mads Anæus Brogaard
Mads Anæus Brogaard
January 22, 2015 12:16 pm

Doing this as soon as my little girl is napping tomorrow! You don’t even need a gym 🙂

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Michele Vieux
January 22, 2015 12:35 pm

Awwww. How old is your little one?

Mads Anæus Brogaard
Mads Anæus Brogaard
January 22, 2015 12:38 pm
Reply to  Michele Vieux

She’s just turned two, and got another girl coming in march.

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Michele Vieux
January 22, 2015 1:00 pm

How wonderful! March is a good month for a birthday – I might be a little biased though. You’re setting a good example for them. 🙂

Brian
Brian
January 22, 2015 12:03 pm

A1: 18lb/18lb/26lb/26lb/26lb kb strict pullups x2
A2: 5 each set x2 rounds strict
B: 21:33 Rx alternating with Sink. Still cant do doubles, but working on them. did 150 singles each time.We alternated every set and ran separately as well. Worked with Greg and Anthony.

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Michele Vieux
January 22, 2015 12:36 pm
Reply to  Brian

Great job, Brian! Keep practicing those double-unders! Make them a part of your warm-up each day and they’ll come right along.

Mike
Mike
January 22, 2015 9:48 am

Crossover symmetry (activation)

A1: 56lbs, strict 5×2

A2: all strict (7 reps each), plus 7×2 alternate form mountain climbers, just to be safe. 😉

B: Rest and mobility. First time with double-unders (new to crossfit), so I practiced for awhile first. Back is still tweaked from yesterday. When the back didn’t loosen up, I called it a day and did a lot MWod work on psoas, hips, and QL (ouch!). Back is feeling better but don’t want to jinx it with the 400m runs. Going to start practicing double-unders in warm-ups (thanks for the idea @michelevieux:disqus!).

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Michele Vieux
January 22, 2015 12:35 pm
Reply to  Mike

Glad to hear I can be helpful! Let me know if you ever have any other questions.

Aaron Lesher
Aaron Lesher
January 22, 2015 8:03 am

A.
5×2 @ 20# (only had a weighted vest available today, no weight belt)
x6 for every pull-up type
B.
1:1 rest, subbed 500m row for run
1) 2:50 2) 3:13 3) 2:48 4) 2:40

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Michele Vieux
January 22, 2015 9:04 am
Reply to  Aaron Lesher

You could also try clamping DBs between your thighs or ankles to add more weight, if needed. Ew, I bet that was fun with a row. 🙂

Anthony
Anthony
January 22, 2015 6:23 am

A. Strict with no band.
A2. Red band – sets of 5.
B. 19:10 with Greg. Runs were 1:16/1:25/:1:21/1:01 for 6:03. Very poor performance with my doubles. Felt the pressure and had to do more singles than I would have liked.

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Michele Vieux
January 22, 2015 9:05 am
Reply to  Anthony

No band! Yay! Things are happening! Nice work and way to push yourself!

Scott
Scott
January 22, 2015 6:19 am

A1. 5 x 2 @ 45
A2. Wide – 2 x 7 strict, normal 2 x 7 kipping, supinated grip 2 x 7 strict, mountain climbers 2 x 5.
B. I made some modifications: If I had to describe my DU ability in 1 word, that word would be ungood. I did 90 s DU practice + 400 m run for 4 sets wit h 60-90 s rest each set. that took 19:58 including 60 s rest at the end.

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Michele Vieux
January 22, 2015 9:06 am
Reply to  Scott

Great job, Scott. Keep practicing those Double-Unders and they’ll come. You might work them into your warm-up each day. Start with 50, not matter how you have to break it up. Once that is ok, bump it up to 80, then 100, etc until you are a rope master!

Greg
Greg
January 22, 2015 4:12 am

A1: 35/44/44/44/44lb kb strict pullups x2
A2: 5 each set x2 rounds strict
B: 19:10 Rx alternating with Anthony. All unbroken for me except last set had 1 miss booo. We alternated every set and ran separately as well. Did we do this correctly or we supposed to run together?

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Michele Vieux
January 22, 2015 9:07 am
Reply to  Greg

Sounds like you did it correctly. One person does all their double-unders then run while the partner rests then trade spots.

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