Every 90 seconds, for 15 minutes (10 sets):
Power Clean + Front Squat + Clean
Build over the course of the ten sets.
B.
Every minute, on the minute…
Back Squat
*Set 1 – 40% x 1 rep
*Set 2 – 50% x 1 rep
*Set 3 – 60% x 1 rep
*Set 4 – 70% x 1 rep
*Set 5 – 80% x 1 rep
and then….
Every 2 minutes…
*Set 6 – 85% x 1 rep
*Set 7 – 90% x 1 rep
*Set 8 – 95% x 1 rep
and then…
One set of:
85% Back Squat x Max Reps @ 20X1
(no excessive pause at the top – you get one full breath cycle, exhale, inhale, brace and descend – if you take longer than that your set is over)
Use the same weight as last week, and aim to beat last week’s result.
C.
Three rounds for time:
20 Russian Kettlebell Swings (32/24 kg)
10 Box Jumps (30″/24″)
Rest 2 minutes, and then…
For time:
Row 500 Meters
50 Burpees Over the Erg
(With a busy class we will do burpees over a bar)
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