Rowing WOD 4/3/14: 2RFT – 1k Row, 50 Push Ups, 1k Run, 50 Pull Ups – Post Time and Avg Splits

Rowing WOD:

BC Men Lining up for 2k on the Basin

BC Men Lining up for 2k on the Basin 

2 Rounds of Hamilton for Time …

1k Row, 50 Push Ups

1k Run, 50 Pull Ups

From time to time CrossFit creates a new WOD that is a step above all the rest.  These are called Hero WODs.  They are named after Heroes who have given their lives in the line of duty.  Every time we perform a Hero WOD is an opportunity to think outside ourselves and push a little bit harder for those that put themselves in harm’s way for us.

Today’s Rowing WOD is two rounds of an awesome Hero WOD named Hamilton.  We will be building up and performing one more round each week over the next few weeks to push ourselves harder, execute our rowing, and honor Hamilton.  Your focus should be to push the pace on the running, push ups, and pull ups so that when we perform the full workout they won’t slow you down.  Figure out how you’re going to game each movement to get through it the fastest.

On the 1k Row I would like to see everyone execute the first 1k of your 2k race plan.  We tested our 2k this past weekend and today is a great opportunity to build confidence and hit your new 2k splits.  Start quick and light, settle with breathing, and execute every stroke with balanced power.  Stay strong mentally and physically.  Look back at what you did last week and try to hold a consistent pace through the whole workout.  If you can, negative split the run and the row to make the second round a little faster than the first.

Execute your game plan.  Smooth is Fast!

Post your time and average splits for the 1k’s to comments.

Below is the full workout we will be performing next week.

Hamilton

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Three rounds for time of:
Row 1000 meters
50 Push-ups
Run 1000 meters
50 Pull-ups

U.S. Army Specialist Adam Hamilton, 22, of Kent, Ohio, assigned to the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, based in Fort Riley, Kansas, died on May 28, 2011 in Haji Ruf, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He is survived by his father Scott Hamilton, step-mother Connie Hamilton, mother Nancy Krestan, brothers Brandon Hamilton and Nick Kristan, and sisters Shawney and Taya Hamilton.

Rowing WOD 4/2/14: AMRAP15 – 30 Calories, 20 Push Press, 20 KB Swings, 20 Box Jumps – Post Total Reps

Rowing WOD:Rowing WOD at CFB

As Many Reps As Possible in 15min

30 Calorie Row

20 Push Press (75/55 lbs.)

20 KB Swings (24/16 kg)

20 Box Jumps (24/20 ins.)

Today’s Rowing WOD is all about powerful hip extension.  The Push Press, KB Swing, and Box Jump requires aggressive opening of the hips, which will help develop power and speed through the middle of the drive.  Focus on good connection at the catch, sit tall, and breath.

Have fun getting after it and let us know how you do!

Post total reps to comments.

Rowing WOD 4/1/14: Row Individual Marathon – 42,195m – Post Time and Experience

Rowing WOD:

Imagine doing this on the water!  You can with a Renegade Rowing Membership.

Imagine doing this on the water! You can with the Renegade Rowing Team and RRL1k.

Row Individual Marathon

42,195m Row

… Or Row a 10k for form, rhythm, and timing at steady state pressure. No matter what be sure to get some good mobility for the hips and hamstrings. It is April 1st after all. We’ll throw in a Marathon someday … or if you make it to the CrossFit Games maybe you’ll have to do a half-marathon!

Post Time and Split for a 10k to comments, as well as your thoughts on rowing a marathon.

Rowing WOD 3/31/14: “Earth Worm” – 2x14min w/ 4min Rest, Varying Rates – Post Distances

“Earth Worm”

BC Men's Rowing - 2k Saturday in the Basin

BC Men’s Rowing – 2k Saturday in the Basin

2 x 14min w/ 4min Rest as follows …

2min @20 s/m
2min @24
2min @22
2min @26
2min @24
2min @28
2min @26

The 2014 Open is done and so is the second cycle of the Renegade Rowing Training Plan. I hope you had fun, improved, and are looking forward to next year. I’m going to go back to prescribing just rowing wods and sharing fun ways to improve technique and tactics by combining rowing and functional movements. If you’d like to order the detailed 6-week training cycle that we’ve been working through since January please shoot me an email and I’ll work with you to get you and your team what you need. I will be working on putting together a formal package for teams and gyms over the next couple of months. Keep an eye out on the mission and programs section of the website.

Today’s Rowing WOD is an opportunity to work on your rhythm and ratio. Focus on controlling your recovery to hit the prescribed stroke rating. If you need to work on adding a gathering point at bodies over be sure not to stop. Make it a slower, rhythmic, controlled motion as you come forward toward the catch. Also, try to keep the pressure up. Every time the rating goes up your split should go down. If done properly you should finish pulling consistently faster splits every stroke then you did at the beginning of the piece.

Post your total distance to comments and share your thoughts on varying the stroke rating.

Rest Day 3/30/14: Welcome Spring and the 2k Racing Season!

BC Men Launching at RiversideHope you all had an awesome 2k yesterday.  Spring is finally here and it’s starting to warmup.  This weekend is pretty much the start of the college racing season on the water, with many schools dueling each other in back to back 2k’s to prep for the bigger regattas later this Spring.  I got a chance to ride launch and watch the first races of the day between the Boston College Men’s Rowing Team and MIT Men’s Rowing Team.  If you still haven’t had a chance to see a 2k on the water, this is the time of year to get up early on a Saturday morning and go check it out!

BC Men Racing MIT on Basin 3-29-14Have a great Sunday and get pumped for the warm weather!  It’s on its way.  I feel it!