July 22, 2015 – Masters Off-Season

Workout of the Day
Mobility and Activation

Three sets of:
Pec Stretch x 45-60 seconds
Lacrosse Ball to Pecs x 30 seconds per side
Double Lacrosse Ball to T-spine x 45 seconds

One set of:
Crossover Symmetry Activation Series

A.
Every minute, on the minute, for 15 minutes complete:
Minute 1 – Iso Hold on Pull Up Bar x 30 seconds
(goal is to pin chest to bar – or as close to it as possible – keeping shoulder blades down and back)
Minute 2 – Handstand Walk x 15-20 meters
Minute 3 – Skin the Cat x 4-6 reps

B.
Front Squat
*Set 1. x 3 reps @ 85-90%
*Set 2. x 2 reps @ 90-95%
*Set 3. x 1 rep @ 95-102%
*Set 4. x 3 reps @ 90-95%
*Set 5. x 2 reps @ 95-102%
*Set 6. x 1 rep @ 105+%
*Set 7. x 6 reps @ 80-85%
Rest 2 minutes between sets

C.
Every 5 minutes, for 25 minutes (5 sets), complete:
400 Meter Run
25/20 Ring Dips

60+: Stationary Dips

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Corey Perry
Corey Perry
July 24, 2015 4:43 am

M&A done

A: ISO holds were 15,15,12,14, 15
10 m each way unbroken
4 skin the cats
B: 3@102.5kg
2@110 kg
1@122.5kg (PR by 2.5kg).
3@112.5kg
2@122.5kg (Missed 2nd lift when lost position on way up)
1@125kg (PR by 5kg)
6@102.5kg

No time for C- Pretty wrecked/sore this week but feeling good.

Nichole D
Nichole D
July 24, 2015 6:31 am
Reply to  Corey Perry

Congrats Corey!

Litsa Olsson
Litsa Olsson
July 23, 2015 8:26 pm

Did the 2 Masters work outs

CRSunshine48
CRSunshine48
July 23, 2015 4:20 pm

Took Wednesday off and did this on Thursday
A) :20 iso hold – hs walk attempts – 2 skin the cats
B) 123-133-143-133-143-153(f)-123 x 6
C) Ring dips/rd. 17-13-10-10-9

Elissa
Elissa
July 22, 2015 6:14 pm

Mob and Act done
A. Min 1 – 20 sec hold, min 2 – hs holds, min 3 – 2 skin the cats
B. 160, 170, 175, 165, 175 (1,f), 185 (f), 150 x 6
C. Done – thin band to get all 20 dips.

Mike/41/NC
Mike/41/NC
July 22, 2015 3:35 pm

Mob/Act) complete
A) 15 sec on ISO holds, HS holds instead of walks, no skin the cats for now.
B) did based off 275 which I think was probably too light, need to find a new max.
C) completed, used bench dips instead of ring due to shoulder.

karen wilson 47north central
karen wilson 47north central
July 22, 2015 3:05 pm

A. Done, only got 15 sec on ISO hold and subbed 30 sec hollow rock for skin the cats as it messes with my equilibrium
B. 200/215/225/215/225/250f/245f- these were too big of jumps on my part
Then 190 for 6
C. Different Metcon

William Poteat (SE 55-59)
William Poteat (SE 55-59)
July 22, 2015 2:48 pm

A) done w/about 20 second holds – best I could do. Actually managed to do handstand walks of about 6-8 feet a few times. Yay! Skin the cats were fun, too!
B) worked up to 215 – knee is coming around nicely
C) Done

Nichole D
Nichole D
July 24, 2015 6:32 am

Awesome work William!

Joe M47
Joe M47
July 22, 2015 2:22 pm

A-Done, HSW getting better 3-4 meters each of 5-6 attempts a round. ISO hold only 15-20 sec each round, very difficult to get chest close to bar.
B-Up to 315 then round 5 strained right side lower back. Tough start to first week after vacation.
Took 3 hours off let back calm down.
C-At track, 400m run and 25 push ups.
Rounds 1:57, 1:58, 1:59, 2:08, 2:05.

Nichole D
Nichole D
July 24, 2015 6:32 am
Reply to  Joe M47

Nice job Joe! Take care of that lower back!

Sami Lamppu
Sami Lamppu
July 22, 2015 1:40 pm

@Vacation and summer cottage so training facilities are not same than at city

Leticia Ficek (F, NW, 44)
Leticia Ficek (F, NW, 44)
July 22, 2015 1:26 pm

A. Done and tiring for my upper body!
B. 150#, 160, 170, 155, 165, 175f, 145×6
C. Done but to protect my shoulder I only did six ring dips per around and added 10 C2B per round. 2:48, 2:40, 2:42, 2:49, 2:59.

Fun day! Thanks! I am off to Bend Oregon for vacation for about 10 days. Hope to get in a couple workouts and lots of hiking and some runs.

Elissa
Elissa
July 22, 2015 6:15 pm

Have fun! 🙂

Leticia Ficek (F, NW, 44)
Leticia Ficek (F, NW, 44)
July 22, 2015 8:22 pm
Reply to  Elissa

Thanks Elissa 🙂

Nichole D
Nichole D
July 24, 2015 6:33 am

Hope you are having a blast in Bend! I love it there!

Ralph Cardin
Ralph Cardin
July 22, 2015 12:55 pm

Mobility done.
A. Done with following modifications: 10 sec hold on iso hold; 30 sec of attempts for HS walks and 3 skin the cat
B. no time
C. right calf tweaked so no running and still resting shoulders: so row 500m and then push ups

Mike/41/NC
Mike/41/NC
July 22, 2015 11:17 am

Any suggestion for a scale for the ring dips? I am recovering from shoulder surgery and for some reason dips of any kind are still very painful. Dip holds are doable but I just can’t hold for very long. Should I just sub in some other kind of tricep focused movement?

karen wilson 47north central
karen wilson 47north central
July 22, 2015 3:02 pm
Reply to  Mike/41/NC

Can you just do the negatives???

Mike/41/NC
Mike/41/NC
July 22, 2015 3:32 pm

Ended up going with bench dips. Downside was they were very easy, upside they didn’t hurt my shoulder and I got a little stretch to help improve that range of motion in the bottom of the dip.

Nichole D
Nichole D
July 24, 2015 6:33 am
Reply to  Mike/41/NC

Make sure to roll out and mash your pecs – everyday, especially coming off surgery

Marco Casali 49/SclCl
Marco Casali 49/SclCl
July 22, 2015 5:05 am

A:done , no more than 17sec pull up holds
B:considered my 100% 145k(155k current) still got flu
C:rowed 400 : 3:00,3:00,3:10,3:09,3:05

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