A.
Every 3 minutes, for 15 minutes (5 sets):
Bench Press x 5 reps

B.
In teams of three, with only one member working at each station at any one time, perform as many rounds and reps as possible in 15 minutes of:
Station 1 – 500 Meter Row
Station 2 – 20 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups
Station 3 – Rest

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Bryan
Bryan
April 30, 2018 2:31 am

A. Bryan (floor press vs. bench press) – 140#, 145#, 145#, 150#, 155#.

David Franco
David Franco
March 20, 2018 8:16 am

30 minutes working on bar muscle up. I’m close, but not quite there.

A. 135×5/155×5/175×5/175×5/175×5
B. Alone. No rest. 1500 m row. 44 kipping pu. Arms were smoked from working the BMU.

Wavy_Dave
Wavy_Dave
March 20, 2018 5:47 am

A. Was still sore from some benching Saturday. Decided to do incline bench:

205, 205, 185, 185, 185

B. Broke it down into 5 minute intervals with 12 strict pull-ups. Wasn’t feeling super great. First row completed in 1:36, the others around 1:45.

Janelle Hudgin Winston
Janelle Hudgin Winston
March 19, 2018 10:36 pm

A. 85, 95, 100, 105, 115 x 2 reps
Got over confident and then someone moved my bench so if felt weird. Oh well.

B. Row 500
10 CTB/ 10 Butterfly PU
Rest 1 Min

3 rounds plus 123M Row

Luke Tipton
Luke Tipton
March 19, 2018 9:40 pm

Anika
A: 95,105,115,120,125

Luke
A:225,235,245,235,235

Part B as a twosome, 4 + 191m/6 C2Bs. Rested 2 minutes each round.

Britt J
Britt J
March 19, 2018 8:27 pm

A. Math isn’t my strong suit..forgot I was using a men’s bar
95/115/120/125/130 x5 reps

B. 3rds
Row 2:00/2:00/2:03
20 banded pull-ups strict
1 min rest

C. 3 rds brosesh ish
200m run
Reverse DB fly 15# 7 reps
Hammer curls 15# 7 reps ea side
Bent over single arm dB row 20# 7 reps ea arm
Ab wheel 7 reps

Didn’t keep time just did it

Ryan Bliss
Ryan Bliss
March 19, 2018 8:09 pm

Worked out with my son. Did A and then just some additional chest and tri work to spend time with him.

A: 135×5/155×5/155×5/165×5/175×5
DB incline fly
Decline close grip bench
Cable tri presses
DB tri extensions.

Jared Smith
Jared Smith
March 19, 2018 7:40 pm

A: 185, 195, 205, 215, 225

B: 3 sets and 219m row
No partner so just did an amrap of 500m row, 12 strict pull-ups, rest 1m

C: 3 supersets of 20 pushups then 10 DB rows @ 45#, then
3 supersets of 10 TRX flies then 10 inverted TRX flies

D: 2 sets of: run at a moderate pace for 5 minutes, then sit-ups to failure, then 10 min bike

Ryan Bliss
Ryan Bliss
March 19, 2018 9:14 pm
Reply to  Jared Smith

Lots of work. Nicely done, Jared.

Eric S
Eric S
March 19, 2018 5:15 pm

Barbell WOD Plus strength program:

Clean 4×2: 205
Back Squat 1×3, 1×5: 285, 255
Tall Jerk 4×3: 145

Don’t have training partners:

AMRAP 15:
400m run
20 C2B
1 min rest

3 rounds plus the 4th run.

It’s nice to be outside!!

Candy Olkey
Candy Olkey
March 19, 2018 5:23 pm
Reply to  Eric S

Wow great work Eric!

Mike Slagle
Mike Slagle
March 19, 2018 5:09 pm

Yesterday
Two hours of playing around on gymnastics equipment at my nieces birhday party followed by.
Scaled 18.4 225 lb deadlifts and 44 lb kb push press 8:22
Next year I’ll be able to do hspu!

Today:
A. Bench 5 sets of 185×5
Band pull aparts
Hip thrusts 135×8
B. Three rounds done at e5mom
C. 6 min plank hold

Dustin C.
Dustin C.
March 19, 2018 5:10 pm
Reply to  Mike Slagle

You will crush them next year! Great job

Mike Slagle
Mike Slagle
March 19, 2018 5:18 pm
Reply to  Dustin C.

Thanks Dustin. I appreciate the encouraging words from you and the rest of the community here!

Candy Olkey
Candy Olkey
March 19, 2018 5:22 pm
Reply to  Mike Slagle

Yes ull get the hspu…great work Mike!

Joey Maltais
Joey Maltais
March 19, 2018 6:05 pm
Reply to  Mike Slagle

Nice work Mike!! You will own HSPU by next year for sure!

Candy Olkey
Candy Olkey
March 19, 2018 5:06 pm

20 minutes of stretching and mobility to get those shoulders ready for some BENCH! A. 85×5, 95×5, 105×5, 115×5, 125×3 **my current 6 RM is 135, but I didn’t want to wake the sleeping bear in my right shoulder…so when the push slowed down on the 3rd rep at 125 I called it a good day of benching. No pain and wanted to keep it that way! B. 3 Rounds 4:20 / 5:05 / 5:10 500m Row (2:06 / 2:09 / 2:11) 6 strict pull ups / 6 C2B / 6 kipping pull ups 1 min rest C. 3 Sets… Read more »

Michael Fontana, 40, 183
Michael Fontana, 40, 183
March 19, 2018 5:12 pm
Reply to  Candy Olkey

Nice work on the bench, 135 max and hit 125 for 3, your max is at least 140 now, liked how you paced B Han-style (Solo).

Candy Olkey
Candy Olkey
March 19, 2018 5:21 pm

No…my 6rep max is 135. My current 1 rep max is 150. But I’ve been having some issues with my right shoulder. ..so bench and ring dips and oh presses have been an issue. But to get 3 reps at 125 today with no pain was a win for me.

Jay Pennypacker (M/55)
Jay Pennypacker (M/55)
March 19, 2018 7:31 pm
Reply to  Candy Olkey

Hi Candy has an orthopedic Dr looked at your shoulder yet with an ultrasound? All three of those movements were impossible for me. I had a collection of fluid on the outside of my shoulder pushing on nerves. One shot, rehab exercises and mobility regimens and I’m back to those 3 exercises pain free.

Michael Fontana, 40, 183
Michael Fontana, 40, 183
March 19, 2018 8:02 pm
Reply to  Candy Olkey

Gotcha, still nice work today.

Joey Maltais
Joey Maltais
March 19, 2018 6:56 pm
Reply to  Candy Olkey

Really like what u did with the pull ups! Awesome productive day

James Dalton
James Dalton
March 19, 2018 10:54 pm
Reply to  Candy Olkey

Part C looks really fun, cool programming!

JT
JT
March 19, 2018 4:23 pm

8/7 rounds each alternating (me/wife)
20/10 cal AB
25/15 abmat situp
20/10 walking db lunge #35s
39:41

Dustin C.
Dustin C.
March 19, 2018 3:34 pm

18.4 redo 97 reps up from 93 hspu def need some attention

500m RFT 1:34
Gymnastics work handstand walks/strict ring muscle ups

Joey Maltais
Joey Maltais
March 19, 2018 4:14 pm
Reply to  Dustin C.

Killed it, well done!

Dustin C.
Dustin C.
March 19, 2018 4:36 pm
Reply to  Joey Maltais

Thanks brother

thelonghorn
thelonghorn
March 19, 2018 4:28 pm
Reply to  Dustin C.

Great work bro, we are all in the same boat. This does a good job of explaining why it was so much harder this year https://instagram.com/p/BghAUf8jfNv/

Dustin C.
Dustin C.
March 19, 2018 4:35 pm
Reply to  thelonghorn

For sure this open has got me feeling pretty stripped down in a good way…the new standard is tough thanks for sharing…on to the thrusters!

Candy Olkey
Candy Olkey
March 19, 2018 5:00 pm
Reply to  Dustin C.

Congrats on the successful redo Dustin!

Dustin C.
Dustin C.
March 19, 2018 5:08 pm
Reply to  Candy Olkey

Thanks Candy!!!

Trion Horgan
Trion Horgan
March 19, 2018 3:34 pm

18.4 done and over with. 94 reps with 6:15 tie-break. Practiced the hspu standard Friday until I couldn’t stand it. Figured out I needed to be super close to the wall or I risked no-reps. It took me a while to recalibrate my balance being so close to the wall.

thelonghorn
thelonghorn
March 19, 2018 4:29 pm
Reply to  Trion Horgan

Awesome job Trion, I had the same issue as I kept losing my balance when I tried to kip.

Trion Horgan
Trion Horgan
March 19, 2018 5:17 pm
Reply to  thelonghorn

Thanks! It took quite a while Friday for me to find that sweet spot. I saw your picture comparing 17.4 to 18.4. I can’t lie…. I did the same thing!

Candy Olkey
Candy Olkey
March 19, 2018 4:59 pm
Reply to  Trion Horgan

Great Job Trion! The majority had the same issue with the HSPU…but I can say that my line on the wall will remain there and from now on…that’s how my HSPU will be done.

Trion Horgan
Trion Horgan
March 19, 2018 5:18 pm
Reply to  Candy Olkey

Agreed! I will be using this to judge my hspu moving forward.

Michael Fontana, 40, 183
Michael Fontana, 40, 183
March 19, 2018 2:19 pm

Mixed it up today;
A. 225/230/240/245/250 – felt better as it got heavier
Did the METCON from competition today:
6 sets
30 DU
10 Thrusters – 115
10 Burpees over the bar
rest 60 sec
– did it at 18:10

Added some more DL work so I can get more consistent at 315 and DU
– every 3 min for 15, 5 DL at 315/ 20 DU
– every 3 for 9, OHS on BOSU (95)/ 20 DU
– posterior chain work

Teddy
Teddy
March 19, 2018 2:31 pm

OHS on BOSU? That’s some intense balancing act brotha!

Joey Maltais
Joey Maltais
March 19, 2018 3:15 pm
Reply to  Teddy

Wow no kidding lol

thelonghorn
thelonghorn
March 19, 2018 4:31 pm
Reply to  Teddy

I’m pretty sure I’d fall with the PVC overhead on a bosu

Michael Fontana, 40, 183
Michael Fontana, 40, 183
March 19, 2018 5:11 pm
Reply to  Teddy

Yeah, had to work up to it, but I found that it helps me in the catch at the bottom of the snatch as well as the strength in the shoulders and traps to press up the bar.

Steven
Steven
March 19, 2018 11:42 am

Back to training after a week of snowboarding in Austria!

Warm up / Activation
12 reps each side w/ 15 kg db of:
– Crossbody RDL
– Crossbody Muscle Clean
– Crossbody Muscle Snatch

A. 5×5 Shoulder Press
5×50 / 5×52,5 / 5×55 / 5×57,5 / 4x60kg/135lbs

B. Went solo, and as the row sets the pace I did the workout as EMOM every 1:45 per station.
Back and fore arms blew up quick! Good conditioning piece to get back on the gain train.

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Michele Vieux
March 19, 2018 11:58 am
Reply to  Steven

Sounds like an amazing trip!

Jay Pennypacker (M/54)
Jay Pennypacker (M/54)
March 19, 2018 11:23 am

A. Every three minutes for 15 minutes:
Bench press-5X
185#X5 (5)

B. Complete as many rounds i& reps in 15 minutes of:
1-500 m row
2-20 pull ups
3-rest station-2: 00
500 m row = 1-1:48/2-1:43/3-1:46
Pull-ups = 1-20/2-20/3-9
Rest time = 2X2:00

Jared Smith
Jared Smith
March 19, 2018 6:04 pm

Nice job on those DUs! I can get like 5 in a row now lol

Teddy
Teddy
March 19, 2018 9:35 am

Attempted 18.4 on Saturday. That was my first time doing Diane, finished in 4’46” (all unbroken), but my goal was to go under 4’00”.

Unfortunately I was pretty out of my element since I only had a globo gym at my disposal (visited in-laws) and so the setup wasn’t ideal.

After that, I called it since 315 looked like it was recipe for my spine to shoot out of my back. #livetowalkanotherday

Joey Maltais
Joey Maltais
March 19, 2018 9:38 am
Reply to  Teddy

Wow Teddy, very impressive time! And all UB… Well done buddy way to kill it awesomely

Ryan Bliss
Ryan Bliss
March 19, 2018 9:40 am
Reply to  Teddy

Holy smokes, Teddy. That is awesome.

Chris Pugliese
Chris Pugliese
March 19, 2018 9:59 am
Reply to  Teddy

That’s where I was on this one. Self-preservation won. Great job on Diane. You killed it!

Teddy
Teddy
March 19, 2018 10:24 am
Reply to  Chris Pugliese

Chris, I looked at it, and I was like, “yeah I’m good.” ?

jorge gonzalez
jorge gonzalez
March 19, 2018 9:59 am
Reply to  Teddy

can we do the mike tyson joke everyone has been doing or is it too cliche? screw it, it never gets oldcomment image

Joey Maltais
Joey Maltais
March 19, 2018 10:21 am
Reply to  jorge gonzalez

Teddy’s performance is spinal yeah

thelonghorn
thelonghorn
March 19, 2018 10:11 am
Reply to  Teddy

The legend lives??… is 315 out of your normal DL range? We all know you squat like 500?

Joey Maltais
Joey Maltais
March 19, 2018 10:22 am
Reply to  thelonghorn

C’mon, 500? That’s just a warm up for Teddy. I’ve heard he eats 45# plates for breakfast most days

Teddy
Teddy
March 19, 2018 10:37 am
Reply to  thelonghorn

Honestly I’m pretty comfortable with 315. All of my deadlift and squat work are without a belt, and that includes the 315+ range.

Overtime I’ve just adopted my own Pythagorean Theorem to injury: a2 (time under tension) + b2 (fatigue) = c2 (potential for disaster).

I hurt my back when I was in my 20s and became immobile for a good six weeks. If I want to compete with the best of them (like you), I have to learn how to swallow my pride daily, something that my body (and my wife) really appreciate ?.

thelonghorn
thelonghorn
March 19, 2018 10:57 am
Reply to  Teddy

Whoa, immobile is no bueno. I totally understand the approach Tony err Teddy, I just didn’t want to miss a chance to bust your chops after you basically did the same amount of work as me in half the time ?. Also, “back when I was in my 20s”.. What was that like 3 weeks ago!

Nathan
Nathan
March 19, 2018 2:44 pm
Reply to  thelonghorn

Hahahahahah

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Michele Vieux
March 19, 2018 12:03 pm
Reply to  Teddy

Love how smart you train! Great example of how you can still get an awesome workout in, lift super heavy weights AND walk the next day!

Joey Maltais
Joey Maltais
March 19, 2018 1:37 pm
Reply to  Teddy

Totally agree with that equation. Actually following it takes big NUTS tho. Good thing you own kilts.

Michael Fontana, 40, 183
Michael Fontana, 40, 183
March 19, 2018 2:17 pm
Reply to  Teddy

Did it my globogym as well, it was kind of awkward there as well. But I still dropped the 315 after some reps. I want to try it again probably tomorrow and push through the first Dianne harder so I have more time to get some reps at 315.

Philippe Barraud
Philippe Barraud
March 19, 2018 9:26 am

A no spot so always conservative 155, 195, 205, 210 x3+1, 205 x4+1

B resting 90s at rest station
3 rnd in 14:40 something

Chris M.
Chris M.
March 19, 2018 7:40 am

Open WOD 18.4 as Rx: 111 (8:05 Tie-break)
… almost snuck in a rep in the handstand walk – that would have been really sweet but regardless happy with the result – exactly as planned.

jorge gonzalez
jorge gonzalez
March 19, 2018 7:45 am
Reply to  Chris M.

Way to push it Chris

Chris M.
Chris M.
March 19, 2018 7:45 am
Reply to  Chris M.

… this was my first ever redo on an Open WOD … Friday was an absolute mess – opening set of 21 HSPUs went 8-7-6 – moved back to bar for the second round of deadlifts and my judge says I’m at 15 (6 silent no reps?) – remainder of the time turned into singles with a 2-3 second hold at the top as he carefully considered if I made the line? … total disaster – today was redemptive.

Wes in Denver
Wes in Denver
March 19, 2018 7:53 am
Reply to  Chris M.

Way to go for it again. Ugh, 6 silent no reps. That blows.

thelonghorn
thelonghorn
March 19, 2018 9:05 am
Reply to  Chris M.

Sounds like your original judge needed a little more training… I had a similar experience the first time through with the new standard. Very Impressed with your work, to get through those 21 heavy DLs with nearly a minute to go… you must have been moving!

Chris M.
Chris M.
March 19, 2018 9:40 am
Reply to  thelonghorn

Sadly he was the morning Coach …

Joey Maltais
Joey Maltais
March 19, 2018 9:42 am
Reply to  Chris M.

Sad indeed. Way to bounce back tho

Janelle Hudgin Winston
Janelle Hudgin Winston
March 19, 2018 10:06 am
Reply to  Chris M.

That’s what happened with me. No reps, miss counting and a total blow out of the new standard. I was at 71 reps at the buzzer. Not cool. Redid and was much happier with how it went.

Teddy
Teddy
March 19, 2018 9:19 am
Reply to  Chris M.

Awesome Chris, way to bounce back. You always remind me that I can push myself harder. That’s definitely defeating to be in that position the first time around.

On a completely random note, I remember a while back you had mentioned a Japanese whisky. Was it Nikka or Yamazaki?

Chris M.
Chris M.
March 19, 2018 9:42 am
Reply to  Teddy

Both are great but I have a personal soft spot for “Nikka – From the Barrel.” Great work on 18.4 – to run through Diane UB is stellar.

Teddy
Teddy
March 19, 2018 9:46 am
Reply to  Chris M.

Perfect! From the Barrel is what I was looking at. Yamazaki has a few options but a wee bit more pricey. Thanks brother ??

Joey Maltais
Joey Maltais
March 19, 2018 9:32 am
Reply to  Chris M.

Killed it, awesome work!

Chris Pugliese
Chris Pugliese
March 19, 2018 10:00 am
Reply to  Chris M.

Fantastic job, Chris!

Janelle Hudgin Winston
Janelle Hudgin Winston
March 19, 2018 10:04 am
Reply to  Chris M.

That’s awesome! Great job!

Michael Fontana, 40, 183
Michael Fontana, 40, 183
March 19, 2018 2:20 pm
Reply to  Chris M.

Nice work, that was a killer one.

Candy Olkey
Candy Olkey
March 19, 2018 4:54 pm
Reply to  Chris M.

So happy for your redemption! Wish you had a video…I’m guessing you are one amazing athlete to watch! Congrats Chris!!

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