September 11, 2024

On a continuously running clock: (30 minute cap)

On the 0:00
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Reps for time of:
Pull-ups MRX Ring rows or jumping pull-ups
Front squats 95/65# MRX 75/55#

On the 10:00
21-15-9 Reps for time of:
Toes-to-bars MRX Hanging knee raises or toes thru rings
Hang power cleans

On the 20:00
3 Rounds for time of:
10 Bar-facing burpees
10 Thrusters

Scaling:
There is a method to this madness. We have three consecutive couplets on a running clock. Each couplet should be completed in under 8 minutes in order to have enough recovery to continue on with good intensity. To be able to do this, you should pull back slightly on the first couplet and make sure you are not at max effort. Having a light weight and scaling the gymnastics to movements you are 100% comfortable with is important to hit the stimulus goal.

That said, because you may scale to make the movements feel “easy,” you may fall into the trap of going too hard too soon.
This is threshold training — we need to work at or close to the threshold for three “intervals.” The first couplet has 110 total reps, the second has 90 total reps, and the last has 60 total reps. The degree of difficulty of the gymnastics movement lessens, but the range of motion increases. The most important factor is you, managing your effort.

Speed has a cost and we need to save up to make sure we’ve got enough left over to buy out of today’s training!

GOAL: Threshold training
TARGETS-ADVANCED & BEGINNER: 6- to 7:30-minute time domain