Many of you are familiar with the multi-joint, multi-muscle, front-squat-push-press hybrid, mutant of a movement that is the thruster, and know how it can crush an athlete in a workout. We can combat the suck that is the thruster though, with practice. Tomorrow we’re going to work the thruster as a strength move. Going heavier than usual for a few reps in order to hopefully make the lighter metcon weights seem slightly easier.
February 4th, 2010
Skill: Handstand progressions
Strength: Thrusters 3-3-3-3-3
WOD:
15 deadlifts (150% body weight)
3 rounds of Cindy (5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 15 squats)
10 deadlifts
3 rounds of Cindy
5 deadlifts
Stacey actually thrustered that barbell not long after this picture was taken.
Think of this while completing WOD today
http://www.crossfitsouthbay.com/2010/01/10-ways-to-be-a-better-crossfitter/
Of course, I always have music requests, so maybe it SHOULD have been 9 ways to be better…
Should is awfully strong language, sir. I’m going to write a blog about that….
awesome! thanks for that! very inspiring!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z3HIB68czM you should all check this out 🙂
Maybe someday I’ll be a natural freak too 🙂
Just the title of that video made me giggle. That was pretty awesome.
Strength: 77.5 kg
WOD: 5:55 as RX’d (102.5 kg)
Thanks to the AM classes for coming in and kicking ass, and to the noon class for letting me join in. Great work by everyone today.
my bad, it was 67.5 kg on the strength portion