John Righeimer
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22nd


Jan 2012

SGPT’s 20 Plus Workout (non Rx)

by John Righeimer
 

Round 1: warm-up 2000 meter row, light stretch

Round 2: 20 Plus Workout (subbed 10 – 4 punch sprawl for 200 meter sprint, and Russian twists w/14 lb. ball for sit ups.)

5 rounds for time -

20 pull ups

10 four punch sprawl

20 push ups

10 four punch sprawl

20 knees to chest

10 four punch sprawl

20 air ssuats

10 four punch sprawl

My time – 39:06

 

21st


Jan 2012

Row Broken 5000 meter (Barbell Work in-between)

by John Righeimer
 

Round1: warm-up 10:00 casual row, 10:00 stretch, & ab/core work.

Round 2: For time (barbell 95 lb.)

Row 2000 meters

25 dead lifts

15 thrusters

Row 1500 meters

25 hang cleans

15 lunges (bar on back, 15/side)

Row 1000 meters

25 push press

15 front squat

Row 500 meters

My time – 34:09

19th


Jan 2012

20 Pieces of Angie

by John Righeimer
 

Round 1: warm-up, 10:00 row, 10:00 stretch, 30 overhead lunges (15/side, w/25% body wt.)

Round 2: 20 Pieces of Angie (20 rounds for time)

5 pull ups

5 push ups

5 sit ups

5 air squats

My time – 14:38  (my time was a little slow, as my sore ribs hindered my speed on sit-ups.

Round 3: Finisher – max rep (rest 1:00 between each set)

max pull ups – 25

max push ups – 55

max sit ups – 67 (1:00 time limit)

max air squats – 50 (1:00 time limit)

max push press 45 lb. – 50

18th


Jan 2012

AMRP in 20:00 – 4 Punch/Sprawl

by John Righeimer
 

Round 1: 30:00, within the warm-up include the following -

3 x max push-ups (rest 3:00 between sets) – My reps: 53, 34, 40

3 RFT – 10 knees to chest (from bar), 10 leg levers, 10 Thai plank crunch (my time – 2:56), then 3:00 plank hold (I broke mine – 2:10 & 0:50)

Round 2: 4 Punch/Sprawl – As many reps as possible for 20:00

My reps – 232 (make sure you keep up your punching power…punch hard in 4 punch combos…the bag/punching is not a rest).

17th


Jan 2012

Barbell Complex: 3 RFT

by John Righeimer
 

Round 1: Warm-up with 2000 meter row, 10:00 light stretch, max pull ups, & 100 sit-ups (14 lb. wt.), 50 Russian twists (14 lb.), 50 flutter kicks (4 ct.), 50 crunches.  My reps for pull ups = 21 kipping

Round 2: Barbell Complex: 3 rounds for time (135 lb., go heavy and scale as needed)

15 dead lifts

12 hang cleans

9 push press

6 front squats

My time – 19:02

15th


Jan 2012

Air Squats & Pull-Ups

by John Righeimer
 

Round 1: warm-up/light stretch 8:00, then for time – 50 flutter kicks (4 ct.), 50 sit-ups, 500 meter row (or 400 meter run), 100 flutter kicks (4 ct.), 100 sit-ups, 500 meter row (or 400 meter run).  My time – 13:43

Round 2: For time – Air Squats & Pull-Ups

100 air squats, 40 pull ups

80 air squats, 32 pull ups

60 air squats, 24 pull ups

40 air squats, 16 pull ups

20 air squats, 8 pull ups

My time – 17:35

13th


Jan 2012

4 x 25 Four Punch Sprawls (wt. vest optional)

by John Righeimer
 

Round 1: SGPT warm-up 30:00 (www.sealgrinderpt.com)

Round 2: 4 x 25 Four Punch Sprawls (rest 2:00 between sets)

My times – 2:02, 1:42, 1:37, 1:47 (30 lb. wt. vest)

Subs can be – 400 meter sprints, 500 meter row, 50 double unders

12th


Jan 2012

In Chains (5 RFT)

by John Righeimer
 

Round 1: Warm-up 20:00 (5:00 stretch, 5:00 heavy bag – punches/kicks, 5:00 ab/core work)

Round 2: In Chains – 5 RFT

1000 meter row

20 pull ups

30 push ups (30 lb. chain hanging from neck)

40 air squats (30 lb. chain hanging from neck)

My time – 51:26

10th


Jan 2012

Man Makers (Kind of like flipping a tire inside a small space)

by John Righeimer
 

Round 1: SGPT warm-up 30:00 (www.sealgrinderpt.com)

Round 2: 30 Man Makers (two 35 lb. dumbbells)

My time – 15:33 (However, this is not necessarily a “for time” WOD, but it should be completed within 20:00.  Focus on form and explosion, this is a strength workout.

This is a great exercise to simulate flipping tractor tires.

 

9th


Jan 2012

Row, Heavy Bag, Row

by John Righeimer
 

Round 1: warm-up

Light stretch

Sand Bag (30 lb.) – for time – 25 shoulder presses, 25 swings, 25/side lunges (my time – 3:31), wait 0:30 then max overhead hold (my time 2:30)

Ab/core – 3 RFT – 10 knees to chest (hang from bar), 10 hollow rock, 10 sit-ups (my time – 3:33), rest 0:30 then 3:00 plank (my time – 2:05 + 0:55 = 3:00)

Round 2: Weighted Pull-ups 1 to 10, then back down to one.

My weight varied from 20 to 30 lbs.  Go as heavy as you can, but don’t break up your set (e.g. keep hanging on bar during set)

Round 3: Row, Heavy Bag, Row

1000 meter row

500 punches, 200 kicks

1000 meter row

My time – 23:30

 
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