Author Topic: strength training + crossfit metcons  (Read 7204 times)

animal1991

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Re: strength training + crossfit metcons
« Reply #25 on: April 21, 2013, 06:45:11 AM »
Some awesome fun reading for the high rep box jumps : http://sexyasfuck.org/2013/03/14/high-rep-box-jumps-are-stupid/#more-987

Why not switch the metcon up up every week/day?  There are a lot of options you can do that would compliment your training that day.

Options to include that would not have you do the dreaded 'high rep oly lift' :

-Wall ball squats (squat with medicine ball then as you come up toss ball to hit target on wall 10' up, catch as you squat)
-Kettle bell/dumbell swings
-Instead of regular pushups do on the BOSU ball.  Harder and you can develop some stability for shoulders
-Sumo deadlifting high pulls

To name a few.

Also, why not do some push presses instead of lateral raises? 
I just wrote some metcons for simplicity sake, but will switch them up after a while or every week. And thinking of new metcons every week that apply to the bodypart being trained that day gets difficult after a while.

I just outlined a basic routine, hence no push-press, but I do use it in my training often.

I read about a simple template in designing your own metcons:
3-5 rounds of:
5x oly/powerlifting movements (cleans, power cleans, snatches, overhead squats, hang cleans, deadlifts, thrusters, front squats, back squats etc)
10-20 x basic bodyweight exercises (push ups, pull ups, bodyweight squats, hanstand push ups etc)
10-20x ancillary bodyweight exercises (wall balls, burpees, box jumps, toes to bar, knees to elbows, crunches, leg raises etc)