July 15, 2016 – Invictus Athlete

Session One
A.
Take 10-15 minutes to build to a 1-RM Sotts Press

Barbell starts in the front rack in the receiving position of your clean. From there, press it overhead.

B.
Every 2 minutes, for 6 minutes (3 sets):
Muscle Snatch x 2 reps

Keep the barbell close and be quick and aggressive in your turnover.

Followed by…

Every 3 minutes, for 18 minutes (6 sets):
3-Position Snatch @ 65-75%
(high hang, mid-thigh, and then from 2″ below the knee)

C.
Every 2 minutes, for 24 minutes (12 sets):
Clean & Jerk x 1 rep

Build to today’s heavy.

Session Two
A.
Every 2 minutes, for 14 minutes (7 sets) of:
Back Squat x 2 reps @ 4111

All sets should be performed at 95-102% of last week’s heaviest double.

B.
Every minute, on the minute, for 10 minutes (5 sets) of:
Minute 1 – 10 Front-Racked Kettlbell Squats (32/24kg)
Minute 2 – 15 Kettlebell Swings (32/24 kg)

When the running clock reaches 12:00…

C.
For time:
50 Calories of Assault Bike
10 Overhead Squats (185/135 lbs)

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Steph Spencer
Steph Spencer
July 16, 2016 3:38 pm

Session 1: A: 25kgs – I have heaps of trouble keeping the bar-path straight here -my arms are in front of my head in lockout and I cant seem to bring them back in. B: worked up to 45kgs but they weren’t solid, so took it back down to 40kgs. Had a lot of trouble overhead today. C: Only went to 75kgs – again, overheads werent feeling great so I kept it light. Straight in to Session 2: A. 110kgs, got one out at 115kg – pretty happy seeing as my 1rm is 118.5 and the 4111 is so much… Read more »

Ashton Frierson
Ashton Frierson
July 16, 2016 1:48 pm

Session 1:
A. 105 (PR)
B1. 115
B2. 105
C. 185, wanted 195 so bad

Session 2:
A. 290 (95%)
B. Squats – 55#, Swings – 35# (dropped to 5 squats after back got tweaked)
C. 7:27 (135# O.Squat)

Tyler Weber
Tyler Weber
July 16, 2016 2:26 am

Session 1
A. 155. Almost had 165, but started to come up on my toes.
B1) 155,165,175
2) All reps at 195
C. 305. Failed at 315 without belt.
Session 2 right after first
A. Skipped due to time.
B. Done
C. 4:30. Failed last rep of overhead squat. Cost me.

Daniel Mesa
Daniel Mesa
July 15, 2016 10:24 pm

Session 1
A) 95lbs….. Mobility :/
B) 95/115/135
3 position at 185lbs
C) 135/185/205/225/250/265/275/290/295 -clean no jerk

Session 2
A) @325lbs
B) double kettlebell front squats hit the core hard!
Done tho.
C) 4:06
UB on OHS and calories calculated on old goldy Airdyne so time is slightly comparable

Samie Acevedo
Samie Acevedo
July 15, 2016 8:23 pm

Have a comp tomorrow 🙂 so just did lifts and strength but kept it lighter today.
Session 1:
A. 35-45-45
B. 65-75-85
85-85-95-95-105-105
C. Built to145lb
Session 2:
A. 125lb
B & C. Skipped. 20 min recovery on Assult bike and mobilized

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
July 16, 2016 6:21 am
Reply to  Samie Acevedo

Crush it Samie!!!

Jenn Marker
Jenn Marker
July 15, 2016 6:16 pm

Session 1
A. 38kg
B. MS: 35-40-45kg 3 pos: 48kg
C. Worked up to 77kg

Session 2
A. 109-117kg
B. Misread and did with two 20kg KB
32kg High Russian swings **Recovering a shoulder injury**
C. 9:15 Hesitant overhead 57kg OHS

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
July 16, 2016 6:21 am
Reply to  Jenn Marker

Look after that shoulder.

In the off season we usually recommend Russian Swings. The goal is posterior chain activation not to use your shoulders 🙂

aidan
aidan
July 15, 2016 5:44 pm

Session 2:
A. 300 7×2
B. Did it with 20kg DB for front rack squats
63lbs Swings
C. 3:35 w/135lbs to save my lower back.

Ashlee Finch
Ashlee Finch
July 15, 2016 5:16 pm

Have a competition this weekend so I did the strength stuff and not the metcons. Don’t know if that was smart or not so we’ll see how it goes haha
Session 1
A. 30#
B. MS 65#
Worked st 65# for the 3 pos snatch for form
C. 125#
Session 2
A. 135#

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
July 16, 2016 6:20 am
Reply to  Ashlee Finch

Good luck Ashlee!

Brady
Brady
July 15, 2016 5:11 pm

Session 2
A. 365×3, 375×4 – hit 395 for two last week
B. For everyone to go at the same time I had to swing the 80 and hang squat cleaned into the 70lb front rack KB squats.. This EMOM was on the easier side and fun. All UB.
C. 3:58 w a 50 cal row. Close grip snatch balance off the front rack, failed my 8th rep. Widened up and took it off the back rack for the last set 3.

Jake LaNasa
Jake LaNasa
July 15, 2016 4:07 pm

Session one in evening
A. A beastly 75 lbs
B. 95/115/135
Then
185/185/195/195/205/205
Today was just what my snatch needed. focused on keeping my hips down on pull from the ground and then paused for two seconds at the bottom of each hang position to make sure I was balanced. Wasn’t perfect but the video I took made it look like I was finishing my pull a lot better than I have lately
C. 135/165/185/205/225/245/265/285/295 (f)/dnf
Haven’t eaten in awhile so I was getting super lightheaded as soon as I pulled from the floor so just stopped haha

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
July 15, 2016 4:31 pm
Reply to  Jake LaNasa

Need to fuel properly on those big lifting days dude!

Torey
Torey
July 15, 2016 3:58 pm

Session 2
A. 290-290-290-295-295-300-300 (last weeks heaviest double was 305)
B. Did everything Rx but only got 5 reps on last two sets of front racked KB squats
4:04 for 75 cal on assault bike
Waited about 2 minutes after bike to attempt OH squats. Did clean and jerk, back racked it, then snatch grip jerked it. Got the 10 reps unbroken. 7:16, need to build more confidence on OH squats so I can jump into it faster
Made up the 10 front rack KB squats I missed after, 6reps+4reps

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
July 15, 2016 4:31 pm
Reply to  Torey

50 cal assault bike not 75?

Test yourself and put your hands on the bar as soon as you get off the assault bike. Test those limits ad see what happens! Training is where you learn about your body’s capabilities.

Torey
Torey
July 15, 2016 8:53 pm
Reply to  Tino Marini

Whoops meant to say Airdyne, I wish it was assault bike lol and yeah, that’s what I need the most work on. I always give in to the extra rest during metcons

Christopher Camp
Christopher Camp
July 15, 2016 3:00 pm

Session 1:
#150 Sotts Press

Muscle snatch: 135-145-155.

Complex for 18mins at #160lbs. 75% (215 1rm)

C&J for 24: started at #185, worked up to #275, which is my 1rm. #275 was a struuuuugglebus to stand up and not super pretty but going up by 5 or 10lbs every time and landing there, I was happy.

Legs were pretty tired from the morning session, but still hit it.

Now to combine my clean number and my jerk number. (290 and 295)

Madeline Shine
Madeline Shine
July 15, 2016 2:25 pm

Session 1

Worked up to 70lbs on my SOTTS (PR)

B. Up to 85lbs Muscle Snatch
Complex up to 110

C. Extremely sore worked up to 165 and stayed there for last 4 sets.

Session 2:

A. All sets done at 265 (same as last weeks double felt great considering how trashed my quads feel which is rare)

B. As RX

Rest 2 min finished the AB/OHS RX in 6:08, all OHS unbroken, felt great considering how the rest of me feels :).

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
July 15, 2016 4:27 pm
Reply to  Madeline Shine

Getting flexy with the sotts press 🙂

Madeline Shine
Madeline Shine
July 15, 2016 4:31 pm
Reply to  Tino Marini

??

Leif Erik
Leif Erik
July 15, 2016 2:00 pm

Session One A. 70 kg / 155 lb – PR! B. 65/65/70/70/70/70 kg – (70 %) C. worked up to 110 kg, missed Split Jerk on 120 kg Session Two A. BS 4111. 160 kg/352 lb 160/ 160/ 153/ 153/ 153/ 140 kg (160, 100 %, 153, 95 %,) B. KB FS and swings was easy :o) – rested 2 min, then, C. Res: 04.17 – assult bike 2.54, OHS – UB, Clean, Hapy with PR on sotts press and felt ok on the snatch. lost focus on C&J @ 110 kg, Cleaned 120 kg twice, but missed the jerk… Read more »

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
July 15, 2016 4:27 pm
Reply to  Leif Erik

Solid day Leif! That flexibility and stability is coming on well!

Leif Erik
Leif Erik
July 15, 2016 10:30 pm
Reply to  Tino Marini

Thank you Tino!

Tom Bowidowicz
Tom Bowidowicz
July 15, 2016 1:24 pm

Session 1:
A. Worked up to 85, but I’m very mobility limited on the movement in the front rack.
B. 125 for all sets
C. 135/155/165/175/185/195/205/215/225(PR!)/235(failed jerk)
I’m super pumped about finally hitting 225 on my jerk. Thank you Invictus crew for the awesome programming!

Session 2:
A. 260# for all sets
B.

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
July 15, 2016 4:26 pm
Reply to  Tom Bowidowicz

Awesome work Tom!!! Great to see your hard work paying off.

aidan
aidan
July 15, 2016 1:16 pm

Session 1:
A. 95lbs
B. 95,115,125
115,125,135,140,140,140
C.*just did clean somethings up with my right lower back/hip area
160,170,185×2,195×2,205,215,225,235,225×2
*what would be a good sub for the OHS in session two so I don’t put that much strain on my lower back?

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
July 15, 2016 4:26 pm
Reply to  aidan

It really depends on what hurts and what doesn’t hurt. Priority should be to find out whats causing the problem then make sure you’re doing all you can to rehab the issue.

Barrett Danz
Barrett Danz
July 15, 2016 12:53 pm

2nd Session
A. Tempo Back Squats- 345-345-355-355-355-365-365
B. Done as Rx, squats were pretty tough
C. 4:28 did 75 Cal on air dyne, right into quick squats snatch and OHS UB- happy with that part

Beth Spearman
Beth Spearman
July 15, 2016 12:44 pm

Did a little mash up today, I’m competing tomorrow in a team competition, so I lightened the weight on some things today. 🙂 Session 1: A. 105# / failed 110# B. Muscle Snatch: 85/95/105 3 pos: 115/ 120 for 5 sets – focused on being snappy C. Did not do today Session 2: A. 185#/ 205# for 6 sets – just went off feel today. Didn’t want to go too heavy and I didn’t do the squats last week. B. Done: 40# KB – used lighter weight, although I’m not sure I could have done the squats for all rounds… Read more »

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
July 15, 2016 12:44 pm
Reply to  Beth Spearman

Good luck Beth!!

Beth Spearman
Beth Spearman
July 15, 2016 2:32 pm
Reply to  Tino Marini

I’m on a team with Kenny 😛 I’m going to need some luck! LOL

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
July 15, 2016 4:22 pm
Reply to  Beth Spearman

Oh man 🙂

Noble Tucker
Noble Tucker
July 15, 2016 11:15 am

Session 1
A. 115, failed 125
B. Muscle sn:115/135/145
3 pos SN:95/115/125/135/140/145
C. Hit 250# (5# PR), hit 260 on a clean but failed the jerk which is also a 5# PR
Session 2

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
July 15, 2016 12:44 pm
Reply to  Noble Tucker

Awesome work on those PR’s!!

Alyssa Christian
Alyssa Christian
July 15, 2016 10:45 am

Session 1:

Snatch work done at prescribed percentages.
Clean and jerk emom done
125/135/145/155/165/175/180/190/195/200 got clean missed jerk/200 got clean again but missed jerk. Just didn’t commit.

Session 2:

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