Rowing WOD 3/8/14: Row 2k! – Post Results

Rowing WOD:CFB 1k

2k Row

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Strength WOD:

5×5 Shoulder Press @80%

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Conditioning WOD:CFB 1k Row

5RFT – 15min Cap

200m Run

20 DB Walking Lunges (45/25 lbs.)

5 Wall Climbs

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Today’s Rowing WOD is a 2k Row.  It’s a test of how much pain and glory you can endure over seven to eight minutes.  Grab some friends and get after it.  This is our first test post CRASH-B’s and will give us an idea of how our training is progressing and what pacing we should use in future workouts. Be in the moment, execute your splits, smile, have some fun, breath, and get after it!

Post your 2k results to comments!

Rowing WOD 3/7/14: Peak Power Test and Tabata Starts – Post Max Watts and Best Split

Rowing WOD:

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Thor’s Ready for the Renegade Rowing League 1k this Summer! Are you?

Peak Power Test

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Tabata Row for Lowest Split

8x :20 On/ :10 Off

  • Practice your Starting Sequence each round.
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Strength WOD:

EMOM10

2 Power Cleans

  • Ascending to As Heavy As Possible
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Conditioning WOD:

AMRAP4

5 Push Press (95/65 lbs.)

10 Box Jumps (24/20 in.)

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The focus of today is Power, so be sure to get in the Rowing and Strength WOD.  If time allows, choose the blocks that will help you improve as an athlete.  If you have enough time for all three blocks then attack them all!

For the Peak Power Test set the monitor for 20 seconds of work and 2 minutes of rest.  Start by paddling a couple of strokes to get the fan moving and then go for max watts.  It may help to video the test or have a partner watch to tell you the highest watts you pulled in just one stroke.  During the 2 minutes of rest paddle lightly or roll out.  Take 3 or 4 tries to find your max wattage starting with the damper set low and increasing the drag each successive try.  At some point you’ll find a drag that you like and gives you the most power.  Your score for the Peak Power Test is the Max Watts pulled in just one stroke.

Give us your best and share your results and experience to comments!

Who’s Ready to test the 2k tomorrow?

Rowing and Strength WOD 3/4/14: 10 x 250m w/ :45r and 5×5 Deadlift @80% – Post Splits and Loads

Rowing WOD:

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10 x 250m w/ 45 seconds Rest

  • Execute Race Plan
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Strength WOD:

5×5 Deadlift @80%

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Conditioning WOD:

AMRAP5

21 Double Unders

15 Air Squats

9 Push Ups

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The Games Open is here!  What was your game plan for “14.1”?  Those with experience know the benefit of pacing, gaming, and executing a plan to produce a personal best performance.  In the end a game plan facilitates mental toughness and focus to deal with pain when things get tough.

Today’s focus is Rowing and Strength.  In the Rowing WOD focus on executing a 2k race plan at high intensity.  Set the monitor for intervals distance with 250m of Work and 45 seconds of Rest.  Row the first two pieces as if they were the start of the 2k.  Row the next three pieces as if they were part of the second 500m, Row the next three pieces as if they were part of the third 500m, and finish the last two pieces with a sprint like the end of a race.  In the Deadlifts grip it and rip it, but be sure to lock that breath in and keep good form.

This should not be an all out 250m Max Effort, but rather a calculated effort at a split close to what you think your current 2k split would be.  The goal should be to pull the lowest split possible, consistently through all 10 intervals.  For example: alternating between splits of 1:50 and 2:00 is inefficient.  Instead consistently pull 1:55 every interval.

Post your Splits and Thoughts to comments.

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Renegade Rowing Dynamic WarmUp

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Rowing WOD 3/1/14: 4 x 2:00 w/ :30 Rest – Post Splits

Rowing WOD:

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Renegade Rowing Workshop – Saturday, March 22nd – 1:00-3:00 pm @Mountain Strength CF – Register Here!

4 x 2:00 w/ :30 Rest

  • 2k Race Pace
  • Execute Race Plan – Look at Last Tuesday’s Rowing WOD to adjust your plan and pick the right splits.
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Strength WOD:

3 x 8 Shoulder Press @72.5%

10 x :30 Handstand Holds

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Conditioning WOD:

5 RFT – Partner WOD (Move Together)

5 Overhead Squats (95/65 lbs.)

5 Burpees Over the Bar

50m Banded Partner Drag (make them work!)

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Today’s Rowing WOD is all about executing your race plan and sticking to your splits.  For the first piece come out fast with a good start and then 7 to 10 quick strokes.  Then be sure to settle right to the pace you’d like to hold for the first 500m of a 2k.   For the second and third pieces paddle into them and hold strong at your ideal race pace.  Imagine they are the second and third 500m of the race.  During the 30 seconds of rest paddle lightly, take deep breaths through your nose, and try to bring your heart rate down.  For the last piece hold steady at your race pace and then sprint out the last 30 seconds like you’re sprinting for the finish line.  Have positive mental cues ready for all 4 pieces just like during the race.  There is no room for negativity or “I can’t…” phrases.  They won’t help you.  Just sit up, breath, push the legs down, swing, have quick hands, and attack.  Each stroke is an opportunity to spin that flywheel a little faster and each piece an opportunity to get yourself that much closer to a personal record.  Get hungry and get after it!

Post your average 500m splits for each piece to comments.

Rowing WOD 2/25/14: 15 x :20 On, :40 Off – Post Fastest, Slowest, and Avg Split

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15 x :20 On, :40 Off

Max Pressure

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Conditioning WOD:

3RFT

12 Burpees

8 Ball Slams (20/15 lbs.)

6 Thrusters (105/70 lbs.)

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Strength WOD:

15 GHD Sit Ups

Tabata Hollow Rocks

8x:20 on/:10 off

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Elite fitness is all about developing power through high intensity.  Today’s Rowing WOD is an opportunity to push your boundaries and test the limits of your speed.  Catch your breath and focus on the 40 seconds off so that you can put every ounce of energy into suspending from the oar and going low on the split.  Compare your results to your 2k race plan.  Do you last through the first 7, but die soon after?  Could you go faster at the start of your 2k?  What happens to your focus in the last couple?  Use your results to adjust your race plan and goal for our next 2k test which will be happening in about 5 weeks.  The idea of suspension can be very powerful when you’re trying to pull low splits under fatigue.  Check it out below.

Post your fastest, slowest, and average splits to comments.

Try warming up with a couple of strap drills to feel and practice suspending from the oar.    Have Fun!