30 clean and jerks for time – sounds simple right? Well, it is, but simple doesn’t always mean easy. This is a workout that defines “intensity” for CrossFit. You should work as hard and as fast as you can possibly go. It might only take a few minutes (sub 10 minutes is ideal), but you’ll...Read More
Two of the best movements you could do for overall health, wellness, and longevity are back squats and sprints. Today we’re finding at least 3 heavy sets of 5 back squats (record your highest) and then doing a burpee/sprint metcon. Depending on class sizes, there will be 3-5 people running at a time in relay...Read More
Kick off Meeting Tuesday 9/22 6:30Pm in the main gym – Please be there for challenge details and a brief nutrition talk. You’ve been coming to Thermal every day and putting in work. You’ve been dialing in your lifts and hitting PRs. You’ve crushed met-cons, improved your scales and changed your physique. We’re proud of the...Read More
Hand position in the push-up can change the emphasis of the movement. For instance, a wider placement puts more emphasis on the chest muscles while a more narrow placement puts more emphasis on the triceps. Try to find a good balance of using both muscle groups. You’ll be doing the push-ups at one end of...Read More
Strength Clean pull 2, 2, 2 Metcon Tabata: Pull-ups KB swings, 55/35# V-ups Clean pulls are designed to help you feel heavier weight in your hands (hook grip of course) and work on keeping your arms loose through the first and second pulls. Get into your clean setup, sweep the knees back as you raise...Read More
For this team workout, one person will start at each station. While one athlete is rowing, the others are trying to do as many reps at their respective stations. Once the rower reaches 200m, they move on to burpee box jumps and each athlete rotates to the next station. Continue in this fashion for 14...Read More
At CrossFit Thermal, we’re so excited to have a growing community, and we love when we have a packed house night after night. Sign-ups are required for all athletes coming to take CrossFit Classes. Turning our athletes away will always be a last resort, but when safety, or coaching quality is compromised, we may have...Read More
If this workout looks somewhat familiar, it’s because it’s Diane with a twist: 21-15-9 of deadlifts and handstand push-ups mixed with some muscle-ups. The deadlift weight should be moderate and handstand push-up scales can include wall walks, inverted box push ups, and stink bugs. Muscle up progressions include a pull-up and dip combination. For time:...Read More
For strength today, find the heaviest weight you can push press + jerk. The jerk may be a push, power, or split. The metcon is for total reps, but you’ll alternate the movements: start with wall balls and try to get as many as you can in the first minute. Then switch to toes to...Read More
The clean may be anyhow – a power, or full clean. If you happen to clean more than your previous 1RM clean and jerk, go for the jerk! But it’s not required. Strength 1RM Clean Conditioning 5 rounds for time: 5 power cleans, 70% 10 burpees over barRead More
