August 11, 2017 – Invictus Athlete

Primary Strength Session
A.
Every 2 minutes, for 10 minutes (5 sets):
1 Muscle Snatch
2 Drop Snatches
3 Snatch Push Presses

Build over the course of the 5 sets to something heavy-ish for this complex.
Same as last week, try to build a little heavier.

B.
Six sets of:
Snatch Lift-Off + Snatch
Rest 2 minutes

For the lift off, pause for a count of “one one-thousand, two one-thousand” at the mid-patella before returning the weight to the floor. Build over the course of the six sets to today’s heavy.

C.
Every 2 minutes, for 8 minutes (4 sets):
Snatch x 1 rep

Perform these with the same weight you finished with on the lift-off + snatch.

D.
Back Squat
*Set 1 – 4 reps @ 75-80%
*Set 2 – 3 reps @ 80-85%
*Set 3 – 2 reps @ 85-90%
*Set 4 – 4 reps @ 80-85%
*Set 5 – 3 reps @ 85-90%
*Set 6 – 2 reps @ 90-95%
Rest 3 minutes between sets.

Primary Conditioning Session
For time:
30/20 Calories of Assault Bike
3/2 Legless Rope Climbs (15′)
30 Thrusters (115/75 lbs)
3/2/ Legless Rope Climbs
30/20 Calories of Assault Bike

Optional Additional Work Sessions
*Please choose to perform only those sessions that are most focused on your weaknesses, and only perform as much of the additional work as you can recover from successfully before your next training session.

Assault Bike Conditioning Option
Every 3 minutes, for 30 minutes (10 sets) for max calories:
90 seconds of Assault Bike

Note results for all ten sets and look for inconsistencies and critical drop off.

Aerobic/Gymnastics Skills Option
A.
Four rounds performed at 80-85%…
Row 500 Meters
5 Strict Muscle-Ups
10 Strict Handstand Push-Ups to 6″/4″ Deficit
50 Heavy Rope Double-Unders

B.
Three sets of:
Face Pulls x 30 reps
Rest 60 seconds
Kettlebell Biceps Curls x 8-10 reps @ 2010
Rest as needed

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Sean O'Kelley
Sean O'Kelley
August 12, 2017 8:00 am

AM: 1: 325 x 4
2: 345 x 3
3: 365 x 2
4: 345 x 4
5: 365 x 3
6: 385 x 2

PM:

Muscle Snatch + Drop Snatch + Snatch Push Press
1: 95
2: 105
3: 115
4: 125
5: 135

Snatch Liftoff + Snatch
1: 135
2: 155
3: 175
4: 195
5: 205
6: 210

Snatch @ heaviest weight:
1: 210
2: 210 (failed)
3: 205
4: 210

Metcon: 9:39 (terrible time with legless rope climbs, still a work in progress)

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Luke G
Luke G
August 11, 2017 11:49 pm

PM Session
Back squats
110/120/130/120/130/140kg
Conditioning
6:27 scaled thrusters to 95#, back feels ok doing them just being cautious.
Gymnastics part B done
Everything barbell feels so heavy after a couple of week of gymnastics and bike

Alec Adkins
Alec Adkins
August 11, 2017 8:04 pm

Primary Strength Session :
A. Up to 115#
B. Up to 215#
C. 215#
Aerobic/Gymnastics Skills Option :
A. 31:57 (1st Round 6″ 2 Round 5″ 3&4 4″… sMU 3/2 and last round all 5)
Row 1:52
B. Purple Rogue Band and 36# KB

Taylor Shramo
Taylor Shramo
August 11, 2017 8:04 pm

Conditioning:
Done: 11:07
Subbed 155 shoulder to overhead instead of thrusters. So, this workout f***ed me up, don’t know why, had to lay down for 15 minutes after ?

Face pulls/curls…so swole

Ashton Frierson
Ashton Frierson
August 11, 2017 7:53 pm

Session 1: Primary Strength: A. Snatch Complex – 45/65/75/85/95 (when I get above 95 I lose speed in the drop snatch so kept it low) B. Snatch Lift Off + Snatch – 115/135/145/155/165/170 C. Snatch @ 170 – 3/4 (missed last one) D. Back Squat – 285/305/325/310/330/345 Box Jump for height: 46inches (need to break 50) Aerobic/Gymnastics A. Row @ 2:00 5 Ring PU to Sternum (need to get strength back for strict RMU) 2″ deficit (sets of 5/3/2) 50 DUs (no heavy rope but still need to work on stringing these together, very inconsistent) Session 2: Assault Bike (Schwinn… Read more »

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
August 12, 2017 3:54 am

First two sets of bikes must have been your warm-up! 🙂

Ashton Frierson
Ashton Frierson
August 12, 2017 6:11 pm
Reply to  Tino Marini

Yea had to find my groove. Really liking these workouts.

Tyler Weber
Tyler Weber
August 11, 2017 7:46 pm

Strength
A. Done
B. 225. 235F.
C. 345,375,395,375,395,420
Conditioning
8:29. Thrusters were off today. Fought the weight going to my toes. Planned to go unbroken but they were 15,15. Need to push harder on rope and bike.

Lea Carolina
Lea Carolina
August 11, 2017 7:39 pm

Primary Strength Session
D.Back Squat
*Set 1 – 4 reps @58%
*Set 2 – 3 reps @65%
*Set 3 – 2 reps @ 75%
*Set 4 – 4 reps @ 65%
*Set 5 – 3 reps @75%
*Set 6 – 2 reps @80%

Primary Conditioning Session
10:02

Aerobic/Gymnastics Skills Option
A. ✅
-5 kipping muscle up
Deficit HSPU 2″
– had no weighted jump rope

B.✅ DB bicep curl 15/20#
Rest as need

Kevin
Kevin
August 11, 2017 7:37 pm

Posted my ugly snatch on FB. Tried some new things today. Had a great session but the snatches didn’t go well. Didn’t get in my head like they used too. Back squats based of 385. Use lower % first wave and higher % second wave. A little heavy feeling Conditioning Scaled 20 cal 3 lrc from seated 30 Thrusters at 95lb 14/10/6 3lrc from seated 20cal 6:52 Really happy with my bike improvement. Might have to start bumping up the cals soon haha Sat there staring at the bike to do the ass bike conditioning but told myself more is… Read more »

Lindsay Siolka
Lindsay Siolka
August 11, 2017 6:04 pm

One long session at the end of the day:
Strength:
Muscle Snatch Complex: 85, 95, 105, 110, 115
Snatch lift off + Snatch: 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 165
Snatch 4×1 at 165 all done! No misses today.
Back Squat:
250, 267, 287, 270, 290, 305
Conditioning: 6:23Rx – goal was under 6:00 and I was through the Thrusters at 3:00 but needed to take a long rest to make the first al legless. Felt a little heavy after the squat work….

Good Friday after a long day of court appearances, board meetings and conference calls.

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
August 11, 2017 6:52 pm
Reply to  Lindsay Siolka

Machine!! I don’t know how you do it!

Luke G
Luke G
August 11, 2017 5:37 pm

AM Session
Aerobic/Gymnastics skills
27:42 no heavy rope so did 100 DU
Primary Strength
Still keeping the weights light
A. Complex @40kg across
B. Sn lift off + snatch 60/65/70/75/80/85kg
C. 4/4 @85kg

Jordan Vance
Jordan Vance
August 11, 2017 4:19 pm

Primary Strength A) 95, 105, 115, 125, 125 B) 135, 155, 165, 175, 185, missed 195. Felt like I am starting to understand some of my deficiencies. C) Missed 185 twice, missed 175 twice. Keep my shoulders over the bar forgot to move my feet. Went to 165 to dial it in. D) 320, 340, 360, 340, 360, 380. Missed 2nd rep at 380. Gymnastics Letting my back work its self out. 3 sets of 10 Strict Ring Dips and 10 strict C2B. Back still feels a bit tight in these movements but much less so. Hoping to start using… Read more »

Anthony Alexander
Anthony Alexander
August 11, 2017 4:06 pm

Worked up to 165 for last 3 sets for muscle snatch, drop snatch push press

B) worked up to 185 for snatch then 4×1 for snatch at 185

C) FS 305,324,345,305,325,345

Primary conditioning felt good

Then every 3 mins for 30 min row

Leilani Lopes
Leilani Lopes
August 11, 2017 3:54 pm

Conditioning
7:48… my biceps were so shot I had to use my legs at the top for the last couple.. that hasn’t happened to me for like a year and my world is spinning right now

Jordan
Jordan
August 11, 2017 3:34 pm

AM Session
A) 65, 85, 105, 125, 135
B) 135,155,165,175,185,205
C) 205 I hit 2 of the 4 lifts
D) 335,355,375,355,380,405
Squats went good except when I got to 405 couldn’t stand 1 rep up, my legs were smoked.
PM session
12:04 used a questionable fan bike that I think takes twice as long but at any rate a fun workout

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
August 11, 2017 4:16 pm
Reply to  Jordan

Cheater bike?! ?

Jordan
Jordan
August 11, 2017 6:41 pm
Reply to  Tino Marini

Lol yes for sure ?‍♂️

Andrew Malek-Zadeh
Andrew Malek-Zadeh
August 11, 2017 3:15 pm

S1
Rowing and Handstand Push Ups

S2
Lift Off + Snatch
265

4 x 1
265

Back Squats
Up to 445 for a double

Conditioning
6:46

I felt my rope climbs were pretty slow on the back 3. First 30 cals was 30ish seconds. Thrusters unbroken and I sold out on the last 30 cals for under a minute to finish. First time doing legless in a long time since I really strained my bicep and was out for a month.

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
August 11, 2017 4:16 pm

Solid work dude!

Sigurður Hafsteinn Jónsson
Sigurður Hafsteinn Jónsson
August 11, 2017 3:12 pm

S1
Bike done
Running from endurance blog dome

S2 4 weeek strength cycle d4 in week 3
Alot of heavy back squat. Snatch and clean and jerk

Primary met con done finished

Strength accessory fro program done

Michael P
Michael P
August 11, 2017 2:25 pm

Afternoon session:
5×1 snatch balance + ohs at 225
5×1 P.snatch + snatch balance + ohs 155
Snatch lift off + snatch: up to 240
4×1 snatch at 225
10×5 backsquats at 205

Primary conditioning
6:05rx.. missed my goal by 5 seconds. Legs were tired from lifting

Sigurður Hafsteinn Jónsson
Sigurður Hafsteinn Jónsson
August 11, 2017 2:58 pm
Reply to  Michael P

Did you break up thrusters

Michael P
Michael P
August 11, 2017 3:00 pm

10-10-10 with 8-10 seconds between

Sigurður Hafsteinn Jónsson
Sigurður Hafsteinn Jónsson
August 11, 2017 3:09 pm
Reply to  Michael P

Nice one. Unbroken here ?

Sigurður Hafsteinn Jónsson
Sigurður Hafsteinn Jónsson
August 11, 2017 3:10 pm
Reply to  Michael P

Only thing that slowed me down was rope climb

Christopher Camp
Christopher Camp
August 11, 2017 2:21 pm

Muscle Snatch Complex: 95-115-125-135-145lbs.

Lift-off + Snatch: up to 185lbs.

Snatch: back and forth from 185-195lbs.

Backsquat:
280-305-315-300-315-330lbs

Pretty much everything felt awful today. My legs are still ruined from Bulgarians. Stabby hurty legs.

Ruined.

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
August 11, 2017 2:45 pm

It’s good for you 🙂

Christopher Camp
Christopher Camp
August 11, 2017 3:28 pm
Reply to  Tino Marini

We will see.

Also did facepulls and curls.

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
August 11, 2017 4:15 pm

Standard Friday pump session

Ashleigh Moe
Ashleigh Moe
August 11, 2017 2:18 pm

A. 35/55/65/75
B. Went 145
C. 15/155/160/failed 165 2xugh…
D. 215/235/250/235/250/260
C. 7:05

Shely Janey Weinrich
Shely Janey Weinrich
August 11, 2017 1:47 pm

A. Hit 145# for snatch lift off plus snatch.
B. Hit all percentages off of 240#
Conditioning: felt slow! Been a rough week stress wise. Will be a better week next week!

Tino Marini
Tino Marini
August 11, 2017 2:44 pm

Hope you get to relax a little over the weekend and come back fresh for Mondays work!

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