We’ll continue our weekly offering of Endurance training as follows; All are welcome, bring your running shoes and be ready to work hard! Remember, members have the option of using the main gym for “open” strength training. This means that you make work on barbell strength, or use the time as a skill session to...Read More
Strength is 20 minutes to find the max weight you can do for the listed complex. You may not let go of the bar at any point and each of the cleans must start on the ground (i.e. you may not do the “deadlift” and then do a “hang power clean.” The jerk may be...Read More
Add weight to the last time you did back squats. You may need to make smaller increments, even a total of 2.5 or 5 pounds this time compared to last. We want to increase the weight to follow the linear progression that most of you should be able to follow. If you CAN’T complete the...Read More
Quickly establish a 1RM snatch (about 14 minutes) and then load 110% of that weight on the bar and do 3 sets of 3 snatch-grip deadlifts as acessory work. You’ll have 20 minutes total for both the 1RM and deadlifts. Then, conditioning should be a quick 4 rounds of 200m run and 25 wall balls...Read More
In honor of Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Taylor, 30, of Little Creek, VA who was killed in Afghanistan in 2005. “My husband was a warrior and a man who believed his purpose in life was to defend the freedoms that each of us enjoy today.” Erin Taylor This workout first appeared on mainsite...Read More
Strength is time to work on the snatch – either use the same weight across all 10 sets or increase the weight. You may also increase at first and then find a weight to stick with for the rest of the time. These may be touch and go or complete resets. Conditioning is 2 minutes...Read More
Conditioning “Nick” 4 Rounds for Time: 1 muscle up 8 push presses, 95/65# 9 pull ups 11 box jumps, 24/20″ 24 double unders The Member of the Month for April goes to Nick L! His hard work, integrity, and support of fellow athletes have earned him this recognition as Nick really embodies the spirit of...Read More
This week at Thermal… Look for us to continue our linear strength progression on the back squat. This Wednesday 4/29 – at 6:30pm we will host our first endurance workout of the season. This class will run in conjunction with an open strength class in the main gym also at 6:30pm. Athletes arriving for the...Read More
