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12/24/2013 – Christmas Eve

OPEN GYM (9-1pm)

-Come in today with a plan. Attack a benchmark WOD, practice oly lifts, or gymnastic skills.

Reminder: Pick up your Rage Sweatshirt if you ordered one! Also, who would be interested in a 9am class Thursday & Friday this week? Please let me know!

12/23/2013 – WOD

Strength
Back Squat – 1×5(70%), 1×3(80%), 1×2(85%), 4×1(90-105%), 1xME(80%)
—Find a new 1RM, then max reps @80%

Conditioning
5 Rounds For  Time
6 Power Snatch 135/95lb
8 Front Rack Lunges 135/95lb
10 GI Janes

WOD Notes: Power Snatch weight is 65-70% of 1RM Power Snatch. Use the same barbell for snatches & lunges. Scaling for GI Janes is doing a burpee into pull-up attempt.

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Lots of Back Squat PR’s today, nice work!

12/21/2013 – WOD

“12 Days of Christmas”
1 Clean n Jerk 185/115lb
2 Box Jumps 30/24″
3 HR Push-ups
4 Pull-ups
5 Toes To Bar
6 Burpees
7 Air Squats
8 Sit-ups
9 KB Swings 70/53lb
10 Wall Balls 20/14lb
11 Calorie Row
1200m Run

WOD Notes: The workout is performed how the song is sung. So 1 CnJ. Then 2 BJ, 1 CnJ. Then 3 HR PU, 2 BJ, 1 CnJ…

Reminder: Nutrition Challenge meeting is today after the 10am class. The challenge will begin Jan 2nd!

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Rage Hoodies are in! Pick yours’ up if you ordered one!

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Great job today everyone, it was a packed house!

12/20/2013 – WOD

Strength
Front Squat – 6×2 + 1 ME set @ 80%
—Start @ 80% & work up to a heavy 2RM

Conditioning
5 Rounds (each round is all out!)
20 Banded KB Swings 53/35lb  (purple/red band)
8 Laps Shuttle Run
—Rest 2 minutes between rounds

***If you missed a WOD earlier in the week that you want to do, you may make it up.

WOD Notes: For the banded KB Swings, you will finish each rep with the KB at eye height instead of overhead. You don’t have to use a band if you don’t feel comfortable. Banded KB Swings require more explosiveness with hips & you can cycle through reps quicker.

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Julie & Jenn messing around on the parallettes

12/19/2013 – WOD

Strength
Power Snatch – 2 EMOM for 10 Min
—Start @ 80% & work up to a heavy 2RM. You may touch n go reps.

Conditioning
1 Rope Climb 20′
10 Burpees
20 Double Unders
2 Rope Climbs 20′
20 Burpees
40 Double Unders
3 Rope Climbs 20′
30 Burpees
60 Double Unders
2 Rope Climbs 20′
20 Burpees
40 Double Unders
1 Rope Climb 20′
10 Burpees
20 Double Unders

WOD Notes: Scaling for rope climbs are climbing 10-15′, 3 up downs/rope climb, or 8 ring rows/rope climb. Scaling for DU are 40, 80, 120, 80, 40 singles by round.

Reminder: Nutrition Challenge meeting will be this Saturday 12/21 after the 10am class. The challenge will begin Jan 2nd!

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Only 3 at the 5:30am class! Morning crew has to step up their game!

12/18/2013 – WOD

Strength
Squat Clean – 5×2 (touch n go)
—Start @80% & work up to a heavy 2RM 

Conditioning
10-1 Reps of:
Power Clean 205/115lb
“2 For 1” Wall Balls 20/14lb
T2B

Assistance
Romanian Deadlift 4×8 – Start at top of DL. Move hips back with knees slightly bent & lower bar slowly to a few inches below knee while keeping bar close then stand quickly. Start at around 50% of 1RM DL.

WOD Notes: “2 for 1” wall balls are 2 squats for 1 throw. Power clean weight is about 70-75% of 1RM.

Reminder: Nutrition Challenge meeting will be this Saturday 12/21 after the 10am class. The challenge will begin Jan 2nd!

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12/17/2013 – WOD

Strength
“Lynne”
5 rounds for max reps of:
Body weight bench press
Pull-ups
—Rest as needed between sets, however keep it consistent each round

Conditioning
Tabata Air Dyne for total calories/distance

WOD Notes: If body weight bench press is too heavy for you, you can scale weight to where you can achieve anywhere from 8-15 reps (75%) each round. You may do strict or kipping pull-ups.

Reminder: Nutrition Challenge meeting will be Saturday 12/21 after the 10am class. The challenge will begin Jan 2nd!

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Patrick, Ty, Devon, Jeff – Not afraid of snow flurries!

12/16/2013 – WOD

Strength
Back Squat – 6×2
—Start @ 85% and work up to a heavy 2RM

Conditioning
For Time
21 OHS 135/95lb
21 Box Jumps 30/24″
Row 500m
15 OHS 135/95lb
15 Box Jumps 30/24″
Row 500m
9 OHS 135/95lb
9 Box Jumps 30/24″
Row 500m

Midline
Accumulate 3 Min in an L-sit (rings/parallettes) or Weighted Plank

WOD Notes: OHS weight should be 50% of 1RM (you should be able to do all 3 rounds unbroken fairly easily). You may sub front squats at the same percentage.

Reminder: Nutrition Challenge meeting will be Saturday 12/21 after the 10am class. The challenge will begin Jan 2nd!

***CrossFit R5 Masters Madness Results: http://mastersmadness.breezescoring.com/results/

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12/14/2013 – WOD

Conditioning
For Time
10 Laps Farmers Carry 70/53lb
75 Wall Balls 20/14lb
10 Laps Farmers Carry 70/53lb
75 Burpees
10 Laps Farmers Carry 70/53lb
75 Cal Row

WOD Notes: This WOD will test your cardiovascular endurance/stamina. Make sure to break up wall balls and limit your rest time.

Community Notes: Everyone from Rage is wishing Brent a quick recovery from his knee surgery this past week! Also, good luck to Mary, Eric, Rachel, Rich, Teresa, Jenny K, Patrick, & Henry @ the Harbat Holiday Classic down in Delaware and Kurt, Bonnie, & Candy at the CrossFit R5 Masters Madness!

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Teresa, Patrick, Jenny, Henry before Hardbat Holiday Classic!

12/13/2013 – WOD

Strength
Front Squat 5×3
—Start at 80% @ work up to a heavy 3RM

Conditioning
EMOM for 12 Minutes
ODD = 5 Squat Snatches (unbroken) @ 70%
EVEN = 5 Tire Flips

WOD Notes: You may do Power Snatches if mobility is limited in the bottom of OHS. You must do 7 Tire Flips each minute if flipping with a partner.

***Since it’s Friday, you may also make-up a WOD that you missed during the week if you don’t want to work on snatches. I will be instructing those who are interested in doing today’s EMOM.

Reminder: Nutrition Challenge meeting will be Saturday 12/21 after the 10am class. The challenge will begin Jan 2nd. More details to follow!

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