Category Archives: Strength

Rowing WOD 4/26/13: EMOM10 − 10 Calories, Max KB Swings – Post Total Swings

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Rowing WOD 4/26/13:

Come compete in a Rowing WOD at the CrossFit Rowing Course June 8-9 in Boston!

Come compete in a Rowing WOD at the CrossFit Rowing Course June 8-9 in Boston!

Every Minute On The Minute for 10min perform …

10 Calorie Row

Max KB Swings (1.5/1 pd) (As many as possible before the next minute)

Today’s Rowing WOD is an opportunity to focus on connection and suspension.  Have good posture and try to suspend off of the seat with each stroke.  Feel weightless on the seat but keep the forces horizontal so the seat stays with you.  If you can combine this feeling with good connection between the seat and the hands at the beginning of each drive you will have infinite power!  Good connection means you’re seat and hands change direction together and move at the same rate.  They should cover the same amount of distance in the same amount of time during the first part of the drive.  Feel for connection and suspension and crush this workout.

To get a high score you’ll need efficiency in both the rowing and kettle bell swings.  For the swings stay back on the heels, use the hips to move the weight, and keep a solid posture.  Imagine you’re spreading the floor as you load the hips and drive through the heels.  The kettle bell swing is a great tool to develop the glutes and hamstrings which are needed during the middle of the drive when we get our heels down.  Try to feel the same activation when you get back on the rower and fight for smooth suspension.

Have fun and post the total number of kettle bell swings you complete over the course of workout.  If you can, it might also be nice to see the number of swings per round to see consistency.

Rowing WOD 4/24/13: AMRAP8 − 750m Row, 15 Plate Burpees – Post Score

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Rowing WOD 4/24/13:

Sunset through the Clouds! Row on the water at the CrossFit Rowing Course June 8-9 in Boston!

Sunset through the Clouds! Row on the water at the CrossFit Rowing Course June 8-9 in Boston!

As Many Rounds As Possible in 8min …

750m Row (@2k Goal Pace)

15 Plate Burpees (Do a burpee and hop onto a 45 lb. Bumper Plate)

In competition and training there is usually a prescribed time domain whether it’s a Chipper, AMRAP, Distance, or RFT setup.  When you’re training for competition or focused on achieving a goal/standard it helps to know you’ll have the energy and mental toughness required to perform for that entire time domain.  A 2k requires full commitment both mentally and physically for 6 to 8 minutes depending on your ability.  In preparation for our next 2k test, before Regionals and other summer competitions, we will be training this time domain at least once a week to focus on the intensity and mentality needed on race day.

Today’s Rowing WOD should be performed at high intensity as if it were race day.  Be sure to get a good warmup in that includes a few bursts at race pace.  The first 750m should be completed as if it were a 2k race.  Get a good start, 7-10 high strokes, and settle to your goal 2k pace.  You should be focused on efficient rowing that allows you to hold one split and one stroke rating all the way through.  During the 15 burpees focus on breathing and resetting your mind for the next 750m.  The burpees should be a fun challenge because they require a little accuracy to hop onto the plate without missing it.  The plate will ensure you’re being consistent with the work you do each rep.  As you start the second 750m dig deep and be ready to fight mentally with positive self talk.  The second 750m should be performed like the third 500m of your 2k.  The third 500m of a 2k is your opportunity to reach your goal.  If you can crush your splits in the third 500m of a 2k you will crush your goal.

Reaching your 2k goal starts today.  Get after it!

Post the number of complete rounds plus additional meters/reps to comments!

Rowing WOD 4/19/13: 7RFD – 1min On, 1min Off w/ 1 Bear Complex – Post Total Distance

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Rowing WOD 4/19/13:

7 Rounds For Distance …

1:00 Row for Meters

1:00 Rest w/ 1 Bear Complex @135/95 lbs. as follows

  • Power Clean
  • Front Squat
  • Push Press
  • Back Squat
  • Push Press

Today’s Rowing WOD is an opportunity to push your 2k pace and put together all of the movements you’ve been training with the barbell.  Try to hold your 2k pace each round for as many rounds as possible.  If you can row sub 2k pace then do it!  For the Bear Complex you can combine movements if you are smooth.  For instance it could be a squat clean thruster into a behind the neck thruster if you’re proficient at the weight you’ve chosen.  Be sure to scale the weight as necessary so that you can complete the bear complex within a minute and start the next round on time.  Set the erg for Intervals Time, 1:00 of work and 1:00 of rest.  At the end of the workout you can look back at the memory and see all 7 minutes to total your distance and get your score for the day.

Post your total distance and the weight you chose for the Bear Complex to comments.

Rowing WOD 4/17/13: 2RFT – 1k Row, 60 Double Unders, 40 KB Snatches, 20 Box Jumps – Post Time and Splits

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Rowing WOD 4/17/13:

Active Shoulder at the Top!

Active Shoulder at the Top!

2 Rounds For Time …

1k Row (@2k Pace)

60 Double Unders

40 KB Snatches (1.5/1 Pd) (20 Each Arm)

20 Box Jumps (24/20 in.)

Why do we train?  Why do we compete?  …  Fun!

What makes training and competition fun? … Variety, Challenge, Training Partners, and Intensity!

Load the hips!

Load the hips!

Today’s Rowing WOD is opportunity to have a ton of fun pushing yourself and others through a variety of skilled movements while executing a game plan.  I’d like you to challenge a training partner to this workout if at all possible.  Talk to them about your 2k race plan and how you are going to execute it on this workout.  Use the first round like it’s the first half of your next 2k and use the second round like it’s the second half of your next 2k.  Get comfortable consistently pulling your 2k split under pressure.  Be mentally strong and stay positive on every stroke and every rep.  Remember to breathe deep after the row so you can fall into a rhythm and flow through the double unders.  During the KB Snatches make sure you have an active shoulder at the top and keep your arm close to your ear.  Use the hips to move the weight and punch through quickly as the weight becomes weightless so that you don’t bang the wrist.  Dumbbell Snatches can be substituted for the KB Snatch if needed.

Post your time and average 500m splits for the 1k’s to comments!

Rowing WOD 4/12/13: AMRAP12 − 250m Row, 10 DL, 10 HR Push Ups – Post Score and Avg Splits

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Rowing WOD 4/12/13:

Ever think about how you put the boat in the water? Learn how!

Ever think about how you put the boat in the water? Learn how!

As Many Rounds As Possible in 12min …

250m Row (@2k+3 to 2k+5)

10 Deadlifts (185/125 lbs)

10 Hand Release Push Ups

Rowing didn’t pop up in the Open this year.  What does that mean?  Going into Regionals or any competition this summer you will need to be prepared for Rowing WODs.  If the organizers decided to throw in a short rowing piece with high load movements over a long duration you need to know exactly what pace you can hold to remain efficient and stay in contention.  You’re ability to row might not win a WOD, but it will set you up to win it with the other movements.

Today’s Rowing WOD is all about holding a consistent pace on the erg and pushing through the deadlifts and push ups.  If you want to get the full effect of this workout and be ready for competition you can’t coast.  If you can hold a pace of 3 split seconds slower than your 2k you will crush this.  It won’t be easy, so stay positive and focus on being smooth.  Keep breathing and get hungry for your next competition whether it’s in your own box or at Regionals.

Post the number of complete rounds plus additional reps to comments.  Also include your average splits for each 250m piece.