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Tuesday TRACK DAY 27OCT2020

October 27, 2020

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Beast River Fitness – WOD

Today has TWO workouts posted.
-Workout #1 is the outdoor TRACK WOD that is an outdoor class. The outdoor class meets at the East River Park Track.
-Workout #2 is a suggested indoor workout for open gym.

DAILY MINDSET
“We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are.” – Bill Watterson

“Satisfied” feels like a dangerous word.

As competitors, we’re always striving for betterment. Through an everlasting hunger to improve, we wake each day looking to press forward. Although a phenomenal quality, this can be a double-edged sword.

We can fall into the trap of telling ourselves, “I’ll be happy when”. I’ll be happy when I make this PR, get that job, or buy that home. Yet, the finish line always moves. As soon as we do reach that PR, we’re immediately turning to thinking about the next.

The call to action is to appreciate where we are today. To reflect not just on the “to improves”, but to reflect on the positives. The accomplishments. To be proud of where we’ve come from, and where we’re about to go.

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

Track WOD Part 1:

400m Easy Pace

-Rest 2-3 minutes

400m SPRINT (post this time to WODFIY)

-Rest 3-4 minutes
This workout meets at the East River Park Track 🏃‍♂️.

2: 1-Mile Run (Time)

Max Effort 1-Mile Run
Track WOD Part 2.

Warm-up

0: Warm-up (No Measure)

Suggested timeline for today’s suggested workout 🙂 :

0-15: Warm Up

15-35: Slow Burner

35-45: Stretching/Mobility

30 Seconds Each

Single Leg Glute Bridges (Each Side)

Kettlebell Deadlifts

Glute Bridges

Russian Kettlebell Swings

Glute Bridge Walkouts

Kettlebell Goblet Squats

Pausing Back Squats (2 Seconds in Bottom)

Metcon

1: Metcon (AMRAP – Rounds and Reps)

20m AMRAP @ a steady pace:

15 Wall Balls 20/14

15 Kettlebell Swings 20/14

15 HR Pushups

15 Ab Mat Situps

2: Metcon (No Measure)

Suggested Stretching:

-Tspine smash w/ double lax ball 90second+

-Hamstring stretch 90 seconds+ each side

-Couch stretch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TvZq5G4jHY&ab_channel=LNPFitness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiS23PuSmPI&ab_channel=LukaHocevar

Monday 26OCT20

October 26, 2020

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Beast River Fitness – WOD

Open Gym + Outdoor WOD

DAILY MINDSET
“”Most people think they lack motivation when they really lack clarity.”” – James Clear

Rowing harder doesn’t help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction.

When was the last time you sat quietly on where you would be in a year from today?
5 years from today? 10 years? 20 years?

It’s blurry, and should be. Yet this pivotal step is far too often missed, rushed, or even avoided all together. The result: we climb a ladder to a window we never fully intended to climb into.

This is where working harder meets working smarter.

In this journey, clarity is a weapon. It will bring light to situations where we need patience, and to others where we need action. Our guardrails as we steamroll down the highway, as effort and drive is our strength. We just need to continue to point ourselves in the right direction.

Metcon

1: Metcon (AMRAP – Rounds and Reps)

Outdoor WOD:

AMRAP 20:

50 Single Weighted Squats

40 Single Weighted , Alternating, Snatches

300′ Walking Lunge

200 Meter Weighted Farmer’s Carry (switch hands each 100m)

Warm-up

0: Warm-up (No Measure)

Suggested timeline for today’s suggested workout 🙂 :

0-15: Warm-Up

15-20: Mobility

20-40: Front Squats

30 Seconds Each

Single Leg Glute Bridges (Each Side) Video

Kettlebell Deadlifts

Glute Bridges Video

Russian Kettlebell Swings

Glute Bridge Walkouts Video

Kettlebell Goblet Squats Video

Pausing Back Squats (2 Seconds in Bottom)

MOBILITY

Couch Stretch: 1 Minute Each Side

Pigeon Pose: 1 Minute Each Side

PVC Front Rack Stretch: 45seconds each side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5nBPPyg2oQ&ab_channel=PowerMonkeyFitness

Strength

1: Front Squat (Every 90 for 12 seconds x 4 reps )

-Warm-up your front squat

-When warmed up add weight every 90 seconds for 12 minutes (8 sets). Post your heaviest weight.

Saturday 24OCT20

October 24, 2020

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Beast River Fitness – WOD

AM Outdoor WODs + Open Gym Sessions

DAILY MINDSET
“Champions aren’t addicted to tomorrow because they are too busy focusing on today.” – Nick Saban

To a certain extent, everyone understands the logic behind staying present.
They understand the benefits of focusing on the here and now, void of concern, worry, and speculation of what’s “next”.
Yet when the heat is on, it’s also quite clear to all of us that this is an easier said than done task, where many struggle… and fall.

The root of this problem is something we can all relate to – fear.
The False Reality Appearing Real.

The incorrect belief that we need to act or perform a certain way today, or we won’t reach our goals tomorrow. This is where, in those moments where the mind wanders, we want to center ourselves on something specific:

The goal is not to be perfect tomorrow.
The goal is to be better… today.

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

Outdoor WOD:

3 Rounds:

600 Meter Run

6 Rounds of “The Chief”

1 Round of “The Chief”:

3 Weighted Object Power Cleans

6 Push-ups

9 Air Squats

1: Metcon (Time)

Outdoor WOD:

3 Rounds:

600 Meter Run

6 Rounds of “The Chief”

1 Round of “The Chief”:

3 Weighted Object Power Cleans

6 Push-ups

9 Air Squats

1: Metcon (Time)

Outdoor WOD:

On the 3:00 x 7 Rounds:

15 Weighted Goblet Squats

12 Alternating Weighted Snatches

9 Lateral Burpees Over Object

Post slowest round to comments

Warm-up

0: Warm-up (No Measure)

0:

Suggested timeline for today’s suggested workout 🙂 :

0-10: Warm-Up

10-20: Front Squat/Clean Mobility

20-45: Cleans!

30 Seconds Each

PVC Pass throughs

Side to side squats

PVC Around the Worlds

PVC Overhead Squats

MOBILITY

Wall Twist Squat: 1 Minute (Each Side)

PVC Wall Squats: 30 Seconds

Barbell Warmup

5 Good Mornings

5 Back Squats

5 Elbow Rotations

5 Strict Press & Reach

5 Romanian Deadlifts

5 Front Squats
https://youtu.be/UwQq3bBwH6o

http://youtu.be/pktIjwNiuYE

Strength

1: Hang Clean (5×3 – moderate weight, 5 sets of triples)

-Take A LOT of time to warm this lift up.

-Full squats for those who can.

-Hang Power Clean + Front Squat for those still working on technique.

Friday 23OCT20

October 23, 2020

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Beast River Fitness – WOD

Open Gym Sessions Only Today

DAILY MINDSET
“”Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most.” – Abraham Lincoln

The desire to seek immediate gratification can be our mortal enemy. It drives us towards the comfortable choice. The safer option, or the compromise.

What we lack in those weak moments is discipline. Discipline is the willingness to stick to goals we set out to do. Emotions and conditions can tempt to sway us, where our discipline can see the temptations for what they are, and make the right decision.

This skill, as it truly is one that we can practice, has been linked many times over to being a critical component of success.

What our emotions drive us towards today, may very well be directly against what we want in the long run. So we must question them. Stacked side by side, here we need to choose. Which one do we want more? There can only be one.

Warm-up

1: Warm-up (No Measure)

Suggested timeline for today’s suggested WOD:

0-15: Warm Up

15-35: Push Press

40-45: Metcon

2 Rounds

30 Seconds Each

Slow Burpees

Arch Hold

Straight Leg Sit-ups

PVC Z-Press

PVC Pass Throughs

Barbell Warmup

5 Good Mornings

5 Back Squats

5 Elbow Rotations

5 Strict Press & Reach

5 Romanian Deadlifts

5 Front Squats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4ib5o5BST0&feature=youtu.be

Strength

1: Push Press (Heavy set of 3, DS @ 95/90)

Metcon

2: Metcon (AMRAP – Rounds and Reps)

5m AMRAP “Grip and Rip”

5 Deadlifts 95/65

5 Hang Power Cleans

5 Shoulder to Overheads

Thursday “TRACK Day + Open Gym” 22OCT20

October 22, 2020

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Beast River Fitness – WOD

TRACK Day + Open Gym
Today has TWO workouts posted.
-Workout #1 is the TRACK WOD. This workout meets at the East River Park Track.
-Workout #2 is a suggested indoor workout for open gym.

DAILY MINDSET
“Integrity is not a noun. It’s a verb.”

Just about everyone “knows” right from wrong. And if one knows right from wrong, they could be said to “have integrity”, as they possess the requisite knowledge. Yet, we know that’s not what real integrity is – as not everyone acts with so.

The paradigm shift is as powerful as it is simple: every day, we wake to a chance to live a life of integrity. For some, this may be the sustainment and building upon yesterday. To others, it’s a new chance. A new chance to begin again, and to change the course of what “was”, to what “is”.

Integrity is an every-day-thing. It’s a lens we live our lives through. Yesterday matters, but not nearly as much as right now.

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

Outdoor WOD “Spin Move”

For Time:

800 Meter Run

3 Rounds:

50 Double Unders / Penguin Hops

25 V-Ups

15 Push-ups

800 Meter Run

3 Rounds:

50 Double Unders / Penguin Hops

25 V-Ups

15 Push-ups

800 Meter Run
Meet @ East River Park Track 🏃‍♀️ for Outdoor WOD

Warm-up

0: Warm-up (No Measure)

Suggested timeline for today’s suggested workout 🙂 :

0-10: Warm-Up

10-20: Mobility

20-25: Setup AMRAP

25-40: AMRAP

3 Rounds with a light kettlebell

5 kettlebell circles around your head, each direciton

10 goblet squats

30 second hold bottom of squat

3 Rounds with a workout weight kettlebell

5 Thrusters Right

5 Kettlebell Swings – American

5 Thrusters Left

-Stretch/mobilize what you feel needs some TLC

Metcon

1: Metcon (No Measure)

15m AMRAP – steady pace (recovery workout)

10 KB Swings 53/35 OR 72/53

15 Wall Balls 20/14

20 Box Step Ups 20/12

Tuesday TRACK DAY 13OCT2020

October 20, 2020

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Beast River Fitness – WOD

DAILY MINDSET
“Champions don’t blame the tools they’ve been given. Champions sharpen them.”

Abraham Lincoln once wrote that if he had six hours to cut down a tree, he would spend the first four sharpening the axe.

It doesn’t matter where you started, or even where you’ve been. All that matters is two questions. Where do you want to go, and how hard are you willing to work to get there. We have what we need. Everyone does. The separation comes down to who is willing to do the work.

Never whine.
Never complain.
Never make excuses.

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

Part 1: Get in a group of 2-3 people with similar running speeds.*

Part 2: Run HOP SCOTCH as a group.

* No larger that 2-3 people in order to maintain social distancing.

** Base pace off of 1 mile run pace.

*** Set pace to slowest member of group.

HOP SCOTCH (test Aerobic Threshold)

200m run at easy pace

100m sprint

400m run at easy pace

100m sprint

600m run at easy pace

100m sprint

800m run at easy pace

100m sprint

1000m run at easy pace

100m sprint

800m run at easy pace

100m sprint

600m run at easy pace

100m sprint

400m run at easy pace

100m sprint

200m run at easy pace

100m sprint

Total: 5900m

30 minute time cap.
This workout meets at the East River Park Track 🏃‍♂️.

Warm-up

0: Warm-up (No Measure)

Suggested timeline for today’s suggested workout 🙂 :

0-10: Warm Up

10-30: Thruster

30-40: Mini Burner

30 Seconds Each

Active Spidermans

Air Squats

Mountain Climbers

Air Squats

Frog Hops

Air Squats

Barbell Warmup

5 Good Mornings

5 Back Squats

5 Elbow Rotations

5 Strict Press & Reach

5 Romanian Deadlifts

5 Front Squats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoIEWe3UfCY

Strength

1: Thruster (On the 1:30 x 6 Sets of 3 Thrusters)

-With a small rep number, choose a weight that you’ll be able to complete unbroken each round.

-You can squat clean the first rep of each set if you’d like.

Metcon

2: Metcon (AMRAP – Rounds and Reps)

8m AMRAP:

5 Ground to overheads (95/65)

5 Burpees over the barbell

Saturday 17OCT20

October 17, 2020

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Beast River Fitness – WOD

AM Outdoor WODs + Open Gym Sessions

DAILY MINDSET
“Don’t set your heart on so many things.” -Epictetus

At first glance, this almost sounds demoralizing. Yet at the core of this statement is a cause that is so pure: to put “first things first”.

A modern mantra of our lives is that “we can have it all”. Work, family, purpose, success, leisure time. We want all of it… at the same time… and right now.

The pitfall is not the act of having multiple desires, but the lack of prioritization of them. In a world where it’s about the constant pursuit of more, we can lose ourselves in the fog. And where everything is important… nothing is important.

Take a moment today to contemplate our priorities. Are we focused on the right things?

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

Outdoor WOD:

On the 3:00 x 7 Rounds:

15 Weighted Goblet Squats

12 Alternating Weighted Snatches

9 Lateral Burpees Over Object

Post slowest round to comments

1: Metcon (Time)

Outdoor WOD:

On the 3:00 x 7 Rounds:

15 Weighted Goblet Squats

12 Alternating Weighted Snatches

9 Lateral Burpees Over Object

Post slowest round to comments

Warm-up

0: Warm-up (No Measure)

0:

Suggested timeline for today’s suggested workout 🙂 :

0-10: Warm-Up

10-20: Overhead Squat/Snatch Mobility

20-45: Snatches!

30 Seconds Each

PVC Pass throughs

Side to side squats

PVC Around the Worlds

PVC Overhead Squats

MOBILITY

Wall Twist Squat: 1 Minute (Each Side)

PVC Wall Squats: 30 Seconds

Barbell Warmup

5 Good Mornings

5 Back Squats

5 Elbow Rotations

5 Strict Press & Reach

5 Romanian Deadlifts

5 Front Squats
https://youtu.be/UwQq3bBwH6o

http://youtu.be/pktIjwNiuYE

Strength

1: Hang Snatch (5×3 – moderate weight, 5 sets of triples)

-Take A LOT of time to warm this lift up.

-Full squats for those who can.

-Hang Power Snatch + Overhead Squat for those still working on technique.

-Sub entire movement with hang squat cleans or hang power cleans if not comfortable with sntach.

Friday 16OCT20 compare to 18SEP20

October 16, 2020

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Beast River Fitness – WOD

Open Gym Sessions Only Today

DAILY MINDSET
“You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut” -Dr. Suess

This quote is worth reading twice. We are creatures of habit. We enjoy our routines. From the morning rituals, to the way we warm up for a workout, to our regimented diets and food plans.

Although dialing in the routine is a great thing, it’s important that we remind ourselves to “keep our eyes open.” What Dr. Suess’s quote alludes to is an open mind. Even when we feel we’ve found exactly what works for us, we must resist the urge to close our eyes and ears to new ideas.

There is so much to learn, experience, and challenge ourselves with. That is, if we only keep our eyes open to do so.

Always a student.

Warm-up

1: Warm-up (No Measure)

Suggested timeline for today’s suggested WOD:

0-15: Warm Up

15-27: Strength Superset 1

27-39: Strength Superset 2

39-45: Cooldown

3 Rounds

30 Seconds Single Unders

30 Seconds Push-up to Down Dog

30 Seconds Banded Single Arm Rows (15 Seconds Each)

30 Seconds Jumping Air Squats

Strength

1: Metcon (Weight)

“Anterior Annihilation” (compare to last month)

3 Rounds for quality:

5 Power Cleans (Unbroken)

7 Front Squats w/ Power Clean Weight

14 Alternating Jumping Lunges

Post Weight Used For Power Cleans

2: Metcon (Weight)

“Positively Posterior” (compare to last month)

3 Rounds for quality:

5 Romanian Deadlifts (Unbroken)

7 Deadlifts w/ RDL weight (Unbroken)

14 V-Ups from a Hollow Body

Post Weight Used For RDLs

Thursday “TRACK Day + Open Gym” 14OCT20

October 15, 2020

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Beast River Fitness – WOD

TRACK Day + Open Gym
Today has TWO workouts posted.
-Workout #1 is the TRACK WOD. This workout meets at the East River Park Track.
-Workout #2 is a suggested indoor workout for open gym.

DAILY MINDSET
“Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.” –David Oglivy

One of the most dangerous things we can do in life is to dream too small.
When we dig to the root of what causes this, we find that it’s fear.

We can convince ourselves that it’s too big of a goal. That it’s out of reach. That in and of itself, is the death of the dream. A self-fulfilling prophecy from that point forward, as we can’t accomplish what we can’t believe.

So it starts with that: belief. Belief that we can learn the skills, build the capacity, and hone the craft. Having the dream is only a part of the equation, and it will only come second to having the belief. The belief that you deserve to step up to the plate, and put the ball over the fences.

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

Outdoor WOD

For time:

5 rounds

10 V-ups

20 HR Pushups

30 Air Squats

400m Run
Meet @ East River Park Track 🏃‍♀️ for Outdoor WOD

Warm-up

0: Warm-up (No Measure)

Suggested timeline for today’s suggested workout 🙂 :

0-10: Warm-Up

10-20: Mobility

20-25: Setup AMRAP

25-40: AMRAP

3 Rounds with a light kettlebell

5 kettlebell circles around your head, each direciton

10 goblet squats

30 second hold bottom of squat

3 Rounds with a workout weight kettlebell

5 Thrusters Right

5 Kettlebell Swings – American

5 Thrusters Left

-Stretch/mobilize what you feel needs some TLC

Metcon

1: Metcon (No Measure)

15m AMRAP – steady pace (recovery workout)

5 Burpees to a 45/25lb plate

10 Situps with plate overhead at finish and behind head at ground at start.

20 Alternating Walking Lunges w/ plate overhead

Tuesday TRACK DAY 13OCT2020

October 13, 2020

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Beast River Fitness – WOD

DAILY MINDSET
There are two definitions in the English language for the word “Overcome”.

The first is that we are helpless. Overwhelmed, overrun, and beaten down, one who is “overcome” has lost the battle.

The second difference is the polar opposite. It is to triumph. To square off towards some form of adversity or obstacle, and to win.

These two definitions are on opposite spectrums for a reason. There is no middle ground. Adversity causes some to break. For others, it breaks records.

We don’t run from the fire. We run to it.

Metcon

1: Metcon (Time)

TRACK WOD:

10 Rounds:

100m SPRINT

-Rest at least 90 seconds between efforts.

-Go in groups of 3-4.

-Post slowest 100m SPRINT to time.

-(Bring a watch!)
This workout meets at the East River Park Track 🏃‍♂️.

Warm-up

0: Warm-up (No Measure)

Suggested timeline for today’s suggested workout 🙂 :

0-15: CrossFit Warm-Up, yes, it’s a long one!

15-30: Gymnastics

35-45: Mini Burner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGLPUm-fRno&ab_channel=ParadisoCrossFit-VeniceandCulverCityCrossFit

1: The CrossFit Warm-up (No Measure)

3 rounds of 10-15 reps of:
Samson Stretch (15-30 seconds)
Overhead Squat with PVC
Sit-ups
Back-extensions
Pull-ups
Dips
Subs:

30s Archold for back extensions

Ring Rows for Pullups if needed

HR Pushups for Dips

Gymnastics

2: Gymnastics EMOM 1 (No Measure)

12m EMOM

A. Pull up bar Complex

B. 10 Pistols, alternating

C. Static Hold

Bar complex is

3 Strict, 6 Kipping/Butterfly, 3 T2B

Static Hold is

Tuck/L hang or L sit
Rx, as written

Alt Rx: 6 Strict C2B, 3 T2B

B: 6 Banded Strict C2B, 3 T2B / K290

3: Metcon (AMRAP – Rounds and Reps)

8m AMRAP:

10 HSPUs

30 Air Squats