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190818

Workout of the Day

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3 rounds for time of:

3 minutes of handstand hold in as few sets as possible (AFSAP).

After each round, perform 5 burpees for each handstand set — e.g., if the handstand hold takes 4 sets, complete 20 burpees before starting the next round.

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Doug Brubacher
May 20th, 2021 at 3:05 am
Commented on: 190818

CFWUx1

39:41

5-6-6

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Shawn Hakimi
March 22nd, 2020 at 4:37 pm
Commented on: 190818

40:25 Rx'd

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Hank McKibban
November 29th, 2019 at 5:56 pm
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34:27 rx (95x burpees)

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Hank McKibban
November 29th, 2019 at 5:57 pm

100x burpees

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Matthew Aukstikalnes
November 19th, 2019 at 1:38 am
Commented on: 190818

20:00, used a wall. I did burpees every time I came down. I accumulated 9 minutes total, in mostly 1 minute holds.

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Kury Akin
November 8th, 2019 at 9:28 am
Commented on: 190818

13:30 3R of 3 sets of 45/15 HS wall hold/rest, 10 burpees in 1:30. Had to incorporate planks in second and third sets of R2&3 and added thirty seconds of plank to R3 burpees.

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Chase Hiland
September 10th, 2019 at 9:18 pm
Commented on: 190818

M/34/5'10"/190


Rx'd 22:31

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Jeff Chalfant
September 8th, 2019 at 7:25 pm
Commented on: 190818

19:15 with 2:15 of handstand holds against a wall each round. 3 sets first round and then 4 sets for the remaining rounds.


40/69.5”/186lbs

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Cy Azizi
September 5th, 2019 at 3:18 pm
Commented on: 190818

39:11

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Nathaniel Robichaud
August 29th, 2019 at 1:01 am
Commented on: 190818

I have a ton of excuses as to why I only did this WOD 10 days later, but I'm happy I did. Lots of fun!

27:25

25-30-25 burpees

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Jesse Montagnino
August 28th, 2019 at 1:49 am
Commented on: 190818

24:45

Rd 1

6 sets 30 second knee tuck

30 burpees

Rd2

3 one minute holds of 1 leg straight out

15 burpees

Rd3

2 90 second holds of 1 leg straight out

10 burpees


D

2826

Rd 1

6 x 30 second holds of 1 leg straight out

30 burpees

Rd 2 and 3

3 one minute holds of 1 leg straight out

15 burpees

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Morgan Greene
August 27th, 2019 at 10:44 pm
Commented on: 190818

29:09

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Kyungtaek Kang
August 25th, 2019 at 7:09 am
Commented on: 190818

안양공식인증지부 크로스핏힘

22:08 (Handstand holds against wall) 1R 1:30 + 40 + 50s

2R 30s x 6 set

3R 36s x 5 set

강경택 45세/180cm/95kg/CFHIM

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Anton Gross
August 24th, 2019 at 2:34 am
Commented on: 190818

M/ 45/ 135 lbs/ 5’-6”

As Rx. First workout in about a week since hurting my lower back. I broke up each set into 3 sets of: 1:15, 1:00, :45 then did 15 burpees quickly. Good fun workout. I was glad I was able to hold my midline well and my back was ok.

Felt it in my wrists the most.. as well as shoulders of course but wrists made me break up sets more than shoulders. Wanted to stay well within myself and keep getting better.

Completed in about 19:57.

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David Swicegood
August 23rd, 2019 at 5:59 pm
Commented on: 190818

12:20


HS holds @ 2 mins

Burpees x5 per HS round

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Dan Kremer
August 23rd, 2019 at 4:09 pm
Commented on: 190818

6:00

7:00

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Brian Rosenbaum
August 22nd, 2019 at 8:40 pm
Commented on: 190818

m/57/6'2"/179

24:00 exactly.

3 min first round, 2 min. rounds 2,3.

6 sets per round every time =30 burpees per round

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Tim Coleman
August 21st, 2019 at 11:23 pm
Commented on: 190818

16:19

Heels against wall.

15/15/15 for burpees

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Albert Kombe
August 21st, 2019 at 3:39 am
Commented on: 190818

22:12 Sc

3 rounds of:

1min Handstand Hold (AFSAP).

*After each round, perform 5 Burpees for each Handstand set.

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Coastie Nick
August 20th, 2019 at 8:28 pm
Commented on: 190818

37:37


Handstand against wall. 100 total burpees. Awful.

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Shane Azizi
August 20th, 2019 at 8:28 pm
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31:24 Rx

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Daniel Schwickrath
August 20th, 2019 at 7:12 pm
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19:19. All holds 1:00/15 burpees per round.

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George Ponte
August 20th, 2019 at 6:41 pm
Commented on: 190818

Me 31:40 RX

Wife 19:49 RX

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George Ponte
August 20th, 2019 at 7:24 pm

Me 85 Burpees

Wife 60 Burpees

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John Clarke
August 20th, 2019 at 4:16 pm
Commented on: 190818

2 rounds, 18:36

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Viktor Wachtler
August 20th, 2019 at 12:05 pm
Commented on: 190818

19:15

Wall handstands

3-2-3 sets.

42/1.78m/76kg

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Viktor Wachtler
August 20th, 2019 at 7:33 pm

43 years old...

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Alex Pham
August 20th, 2019 at 11:50 am
Commented on: 190818

34:37

2 rounds

(40-30 burpees)

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Dave DeCoste
August 20th, 2019 at 11:06 am
Commented on: 190818

32:17 handstands up against wall

4 sets

5 sets

6 sets

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Matt Zero
August 19th, 2019 at 10:01 pm
Commented on: 190818

Rx’d:

round1 - 4 sets

Round 2 - 3 sets

Round 3 - 3 sets

29:47

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Geoffroy Castelnau
August 19th, 2019 at 9:05 pm
Commented on: 190818

13:50

Subbed/scaled to 3 rds of : 1min bench piked hold AFSAP / 5 burpees per set (10-15-15)

M / 40y / 176cm / 72kg

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Dmitry Zolotyh
August 19th, 2019 at 5:49 pm
Commented on: 190818

Scaled to 2 minutes of toe reach handstand hold.

1st round - 3 x 40 s handstand, 15 burpees

2nd and 3rd - 4 x 30 s, 20 burpees

18:04

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Jadon Kempers
August 19th, 2019 at 5:45 pm
Commented on: 190818

I would say RX is feet agains the wall. If you do freestanding HSPU then you are a ninja and I doubt most people could do the wod that way. Total time 32:16. (25-30-30 burpees)

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Andrew Moultrie
August 19th, 2019 at 10:52 am
Commented on: 190818

22:11


First round did HS w, calves on a bar. 50 sec, 30, 40, 30, 30.


2nd and 3rd rounds did HS from box. Held 1:00 for all sets.

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Michael Marleau
August 19th, 2019 at 1:07 am
Commented on: 190818

3 rounds for time of:


3 minutes of handstand hold in as few sets as possible (AFSAP).


After each round, perform 5 burpees for each handstand set


Some slipping on the floor which resulted in several resets. Went from 5 sets to at least 7 for other rounds. Capped burpees at 35/round


28:40 min

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George Campbell
August 19th, 2019 at 12:15 am
Commented on: 190818

20:42 scaled against wall

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Js Smith
August 18th, 2019 at 11:27 pm
Commented on: 190818

Scaled to 3x 3 min rounds of pike/L-ish holds off the counter, on elbows. 5 burpee per round penalty, off knuckles, for the relatively easy scale. 13:35

The week off helped, wrist is feeling little better, hopped up on the counter to reach the high shelf for the first time this year without pain. Feeling pretty sluggish, though.

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Jim Rix
August 18th, 2019 at 10:27 pm
Commented on: 190818

Power cleans

10-5-3-5-3-5-3-10

115-125-135-135-140-135-145(1)-140(3)-115#

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Stacey Thompkins
August 18th, 2019 at 9:33 pm
Commented on: 190818

M/44/6'2"/180#


Scaled to HS holds against wall the rest as rx'd

16:02

10 burpees Rd 1

15 burpees Rd 2

15 burpees Rd 3

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Dav Chres
August 18th, 2019 at 9:18 pm
Commented on: 190818

Handstand against door. Total time: 15:09

1st: 3:40 and 10 burpees

2nd: 4:44 and 20 burpees

3rd: 6:45 and 35 burpees.

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Jacob McGee
August 18th, 2019 at 8:44 pm
Commented on: 190818

Handstands against wall

Only did 2 rounds due to time constraints.

20 burpees

30 burpees

total time 17:40

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Vincent Dahlqvist
August 18th, 2019 at 7:56 pm
Commented on: 190818

31:30,Wall handstands

Round 1, 6:30 min (25 burpees)

Round 2, 12 min (40 burpees)

Round 3, 13 min (45 burpees)

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Nicole Deaver
August 18th, 2019 at 7:01 pm
Commented on: 190818

19:45

Rd 1: 3min(New PR)- 5 burpees

Rd 2: 1:40/1:20- 10 burpees

Rd 3: 2:30/:30- 10 burpees


Holds- with back towards wall


Wrists were limiting factor Rd 2, Rd 3 sweaty palm slip!

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Jim Rix
August 18th, 2019 at 10:21 pm

That's outstanding! Tremendous shoulder strength! Congrats Nicole.

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Blas Raventos
August 18th, 2019 at 6:32 pm
Commented on: 190818

M/35/5'9/165lb


25:05


did 3 min first round, then 2:15 next two.

20 burpees across.


Felt Barbara today on my shoulders and general fatigue.

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Tripp Starling
August 18th, 2019 at 5:44 pm
Commented on: 190818

23:46

3:00 Handstand holds against wall (back facing wall)

Round 1 - 20 burpees

Round 2 - 30 burpees

Round 3 - 30 burpees

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Matthew Letarte
August 18th, 2019 at 5:44 pm
Commented on: 190818

24:51

20/25/20 burpees

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Nathan Wray
August 18th, 2019 at 5:41 pm
Commented on: 190818

15:45 total time. Used a wall for all holds

1st round 10 burpees, 2nd and 3rd rounds 15 burpees

Make, 45yrs, 5’9”, 157lbs

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Anna Jones
August 18th, 2019 at 5:34 pm
Commented on: 190818

F/46/140/5’6”

1 min holds against wall

3/15

4/20

3/15

4/20

I added a minute because I felt like I could do more, but you can see...I still don’t do very good. My 2nd and 3rd attempts were usually back to back failures trying to get back into position with 20 sec being my max hold. It sucks, but still....an improvement from when i was scared of the wall. Silly me.

Total time was 16:23 ish, I screwed up the time for the first round so added 2 minutes for the 1 min hold and 15 burpees.

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Steve Day
August 18th, 2019 at 4:20 pm
Commented on: 190818

22:34

R1- 3 sets 5:30

R2- 4 sets 8:26

R3 - 4 sets 8:38

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Steve Day
August 18th, 2019 at 4:22 pm

Handstand holds against wall

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Steven Odom
August 18th, 2019 at 3:46 pm
Commented on: 190818

RX’ed? I went back to wall, hands placed ~6” from wall.

1- 3 sets = 15 burpees

2- 3 sets = 15 burpees (few seconds shy of 2 sets)

3- 3 sets = 15 burpees

Total = 12:36 min

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Daniel Hassell
August 18th, 2019 at 2:09 pm
Commented on: 190818

34:54. 25 burpees then 20 20, did a little tidying between HS sets

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Michael Arko
August 18th, 2019 at 2:07 pm
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29:18 total time

4-5-5 HS sets

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Desiree Mejia-Naranjo
August 18th, 2019 at 11:57 am
Commented on: 190818

SWEET BABY JESUS.


Now this adds a new definition to the word "pain". I'll be honest: I saw the WOD and had initially decided to do something else. But after some heavy front squats I changed my mind. And I'm so glad I did.


For the entirety of the WOD I went 1' on/1' off on the handstands. So all 3 rounds were broken up into 3 sets of 1'. These were the most retarded burpees I've done in my entire life. Between rounds I rested for as long as I needed to regain hope.


20'30" total time.

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Marcel Schreiber
August 18th, 2019 at 11:49 am
Commented on: 190818

20 (Straf) burpees in jeder Runde

1.Runde 6,15min

2.Runde 8,44min

3.Runde 11,23min

Ges. 26,22min

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Sebastien Fitzpatrick
August 18th, 2019 at 10:53 am
Commented on: 190818

25:19 Rx

15 burpees across. My arms felt like foreign object towards the end


Until there is a qualifying term ahead of the movement, I will assume it’s your choice on variation. Just like hang vs high hang, or l-sit vs off the ground l-sit. If it says hang, you pick high/med/low just as long as the movement starts from a hang. If the workout says l-sit, you can choose from parrallettes, rings, etc.

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Peter Shaw
August 18th, 2019 at 11:11 am

I would always assume the full range of motion, or unaided variation if there is no qualifier. I.e. a “Snatch” is always below parallel unless it says “power snatch”, “handstand” is always freestanding unless it says use a wall for support.

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Sebastien Fitzpatrick
August 18th, 2019 at 3:41 pm

If that were the case, then why do some workouts specify squat clean/snatch if just clean/snatch would be sufficient?

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Jim Rix
August 18th, 2019 at 10:25 pm

This is the perpetual CF debate that HQ won't resolve for some reason. Years ago, in the FAQ, was an answer that essentially said "clean=full clean=squat clean." Sounds definitive to me. But then HQ started posting videos of folks doing Grace with PC&J, and such. I think Peter's view is more of a purist and original CF; I t hink Sebastien's is more in line with current practice. I think if one is seeking to maximize fitness, follow Peter's view. If seeking a best "for time" result, follow Sebastien's.

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Daniel Schwickrath
August 20th, 2019 at 7:07 pm

Handstand holds have been programmed at regionals (2015 Team Workout 7 for example) and those were performed against a wall so I believe that is the standard here. If Peter's interpretation was correct the Rx standard for handstand push-ups would also be freestanding but that clearly isn't the case.

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Michael Suhadolnik
August 18th, 2019 at 8:33 am
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Wake up. No bacon. This recipe may work for puppies not compromised yet with chronic disease but none of use in our second half of life.

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Hendrik Bünzen
August 18th, 2019 at 8:24 am
Commented on: 190818

31:15 scaled hs against wall. Always 20 burpees

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Blas Raventos
August 18th, 2019 at 6:18 am
Commented on: Jumping Jacks and Burpees

Super abuelos y abuelas, su entrenamiento para mañana domingo es:


Amrap 20 min


15 jumping Jacks

5 burpees


score: cantidad de rounds completados y reps extra si el íºltimo round no lo terminan. Ej: 15 rounds y 12 jumping jacks. (Esto serí­a un score muy muy bueno!).


Al terminar wod, realizar 2 rounds de SLIPS, alternando 30" trabajo y 30" descanso.


30" Front scale /30" rest (ambos lados)

30" Back scale /30" rest (ambos lados)

30" Lsit/30" rest

30" sostener inversion con piernas en sillon buscando tener las caderas encolumnadas sobre hombros y manos formando una linea perpendicular al piso, piernas en sillón./ 30" rest

30" descender tan lento como puedas de plancha a pecho en el piso/30" rest

60" stretch libre

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Juan Acevedo
August 18th, 2019 at 2:14 am
Commented on: 190818

INTENDED STIMULUS

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This is one of those deceiving ones. Looks innocent but it is not so much. Keep in mind the two incentives today: 1) this is for time; 2) the purpose is to break those handstand minimally. If you stay true to those two objectives this will be one hell of a workout. Find that sweet balance between having short breaks and few of them. Either extreme will punish you hard today. There are many options on how to modify the handstand hold to make it work the best for you with regards to this. Whatever scaling option you use today make sure it allows you to keep super good posture, a shape where you can breathe and "relax". Before you start do this simple experiment: arch your back like a maniac and reach up with your arms now try to breathe deeply using your core. Yes, it is a lot harder than if you have good posture. Today keep that in mind. If you are ever going to hold a freestanding handstand for time you need all the air you can to keep you relaxed and in control. If you have no idea of your maximum capacity for a handstand hold (or scaling), test during your warm up. That will make it so much easier to decide on how to adjust the time and to find the modification you should use. Check the options below for a simple guideline.



OPTIONS for Handstands

Ordered by level of difficulty --difficulty is always relative to the person, so this is a generalization.



â–¶ Box Handstand Hold

â–¶ Facing the wall hold feet on wall (body at an angle)

â–¶ Facing away from the wall hold

â–¶ L-Hold on wall

â–¶ Facing the wall hold, hands as close the wall as possible, chest touches the wall, legs and hips float. (Avoid overextending just to touch the wall)

â–¶ Box forearm assist hold

â–¶ Band on rack assist hold

â–¶ Reach Hold



TIME SCHEMES

All considerations should be done for the modification you are planning to use for this workout.



If your max is over 1:30, then keep the time of each set at 3:00. Think about having 3 short breaks per set.

If your max is between 1:00 and 1:30 go for 2:15.

If your max is between 0:45 and 1:00 go for 1:45.

If your max is below 0:45 consider a different scaling option or go for 1:00.

If your max is below 0:30 definitely use a modification.



BURPEES

Keep the burpee "penalty" regardless of scaling option. If needed use a box to keep the cadence up.

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Chris Sinagoga
August 18th, 2019 at 1:11 am
Commented on: 190818

Champions Club Scaling Notes:


RANT:

Not really much to rant about here other than enjoy these last few moments with your shoulders as you know them. They will either be completely jacked or completely detached from the rest of your body in an acidic heap of meat.


I SHOULD TRY THIS AS RX'D IF: I'm feeling a For Quality day. I wouldn't worry about time so much.


GROUP VERSION: Might not be a bad one to try out for the group after a tough workout day. So Barbara, if you're following in order here. Just kind of read the session before you start and even do something else instead of burpees - like another skill they might need to practice.


FIRST TIME IN FOREVER VERSION:

Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of:

8 burpees

20-sec. handstand hold (stay on peak tension and keep a good midline position)


INJURY VERSION:

Upper-body injury - uh... how bout Tabata squats, then perform :30 of hollow body hold for each second difference between your best and your worst score

Middle-body injury - scale the handstand to the ground if needed, and feet wide on the burpees might take some tension off the hips or back

Lower-body injury - should be good, one-leg burpees if needed, land with an arch


WARMUP:

Jump rope - always

Kip - spend some time overhead

Hollow hold - midline emphasis

then use the other two or three movements to practice things you need to


GENERAL FEAR LEVEL: 3. Once the shoulders go, there's not much you can do

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Bryan Rosen
August 18th, 2019 at 12:26 am
Commented on: 190818

Warm-up for 190818:

GENERAL WARM-UP


2 rounds of:

Perform each movement for approximately 30 feet:

Running variations - forward running, high knees, butt-kickers, skipping

Straight leg bear crawl

Side-plank walk


SPECIFIC WARM-UP


Handstand

3 wall walks

3 partial range-of-motion kick-ups to the wall

3 sets of 1 kick-up to the wall + 15-second handstand hold

1 set of 1 wall walk + 15-second wall-facing handstand hold


Burpee

15-second hold of: High plank, halfway down, chest to floor

10 groiners

10 burpees

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Steven Thunander
August 18th, 2019 at 12:25 am
Commented on: 190818

Globo scale: if handstand holds are impossible at your Globo (management yells or there is no space) hold a set of heavy dumbbells at lockout for the 3 minutes. The dumbbells should add up to 60-70% of bodyweight. Scales for this are plank holds and box pike holds, or using a lighter set of dumbbells.

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Nathan Wray
August 18th, 2019 at 12:21 am
Commented on: 190818

Is it correct to think the handstand hold without support (a wall) would be the rx version and not rx if support is used? Hard to tell

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David Mitchell
August 18th, 2019 at 1:52 am

I would say, free standing is RX ++

Trying to keep a handstand for 3 minutes against the wall in as few sets as possible will be challenge enough, unless you are Dave Durante.

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Juan Acevedo
August 18th, 2019 at 2:14 am

RX is freestanding.

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