Boxing Day Workout..

12 Days of Christmas – Modified:

This workout is performed just like the song.. first round is one push-up, second round is two burpees, one push-up, etc.

The workout is modified for my current snowed-in status, so the weights will vary depending on whatever you have available.. the majority of the exercises are body weight only.

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For Time:

1 x Push-up

2 x Burpees

3 x Squats

4 x Walking Lunges

5 x KBS

6 x Sit-ups

7 x MB Cleans

8 x TGU (4 per side)

9 x Double-Unders (substitution is 100 single skips)

10 x 1-arm DB Snatch (5 per side)

11 x Shoulder Press

12 x Mountain Climbers

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This workout should be a good start in combating the results of the holiday eating and drinking..  ;o)

Cheers!

Blaster of a Workout..

CrossFit Games Blaster

5 Rounds for Time:

5 Deadlift (275/185 lbs)

10 Burpees

* Watch your deadlift form

* Should be short, hard, and fast

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Well, the fire-breathers in my gym were fast, but only a handful of women were able to do the heavy weight of 185lbs.. my deadlift load was 135lbs, and my time clocked in at just over 8 minutes (I wanted to get it done under 8..).

Doing heavy deadlifts during a Met Con was a new experience for me, I found I wasn’t really good at just tapping down and lifting again; two in a row max. My breathing was all over the place, and was out of sync with my bracing for the lifts.

Regardless, this was a wicked blaster of a workout.. I’m sore in all the right places, and in a good, non-injured way!

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Merry Christmas!