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Oct 26

Half The Battle

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Workout

"Half The Battle" 

[TEAMS OF 2]

3 Rounds Each: 

21/15 Calorie Row 

12 Toes to Bar 

9 Power Snatches (115/85) 

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3 Rounds Each: 

21/15 Calorie Row 

12 Toes to Bar 

9 Power Cleans (135/95) 

Time Cap: 35 Minutes 

* Switch after full rounds

KG | 52/36, 61/43

AGE GROUP

13-15 & 55+ | (95/65), (115/85)

KG | 43/29, 52/38

Open-Games

[On the 0:00]

3 Rounds: 

21/15 Calorie Row 

15-12-9 Toes to Bar 

9 Power Snatches (115/85) 

[On the 15:00]

3 Rounds: 

21/15 Calorie Row 

15-12-9 Toes to Bar 

9 Power Snatches (135/95) 

Time Cap: 30 Minutes

KG | 52/38, 61/43

For the Coach

Resource Drive

Workout Overview

Stimulus

This team workout combines conditioning, gymnastics, and strength, testing your ability to move efficiently and transition smoothly between movements. Each partner completes all three rounds before switching, so push hard during your work period and use the rest while your partner goes. The first part focuses on power snatches, while the second shifts to power cleans at a heavier weight. Communicate with your teammate to keep transitions fast, and maintain strong, efficient reps throughout both sections to complete all rounds as quickly as possible!

Scoring

Score | Total working time

Movements

Row | 0:90 or less each round. 

Toes to Bar | Less than a minute, 1-2 sets. 

Power snatches | Less than a minute, 1-2 sets. 

Power Cleans | Less than a minute, 1-2 sets. 

The One | Teaching Focus

Elbows beat the feet on Power Snatches

Cue athletes to punch hard and fast after fully extending the hips and legs. This will encourage athletes to land with their elbows already locked out and in an active overhead position.

Strategies

Modifications

ROW

1:30 Time Cap
15/12 Calorie Ski
15/12 Calorie Echo Bike
21/15 Calorie Bike Erg
250m Run
1:15 Effort on Treadmill/Runner*
10 Shuttle Runs (1 rep = 25ft down & back)

TOE TO BAR

Reduce Reps
Toes To As High As Possible
Knees To Chest
Sit-Ups    
V-Ups

POWER SNATCH

Reduce Loading
Hang Power Snatches
Dumbbell Power Snatches
Kettlebell Swings

POWER CLEAN

Reduce Loading/Reps 
Sub Hang Power Cleans 
Sub Dumbbell/Kettlebell Hang Power Cleans
Sub Deadlifts (Light to Moderate

Logistics

[On the 0:00]
3 Rounds: 
21/15 Calorie Row 
15-12-9 Toes to Bar 
9 Power Snatches (115/85) 

[On the 15:00]
3 Rounds: 
21/15 Calorie Row 
15-12-9 Toes to Bar 
9 Power Cleans (135/95) 

Time Cap: 30 Minutes

Lesson Plan
(0-3 minutes)

(0-3 minutes)

Whiteboard Brief

  • Refer to coaches stimulus notes
  • Provide workout overview & stimulus
  • Provide mods & subs overview
  • Ask for injuries & limitations

General Warm-Up
(3-9 minutes)

(3-9 minutes)

General Flow 0:20 Each

  • Light Row (2-3 minutes)
  • Arm Circles
  • Scorpions
  • Samson Stretch
  • Spiderman Lunges
  • Bootstraps
  • Air Squats
  • Inchworms
  • Leg Swings (Front and Side)
  • Plank to Downward Dog
  • Mountain Climbers
  • Cossack Squats
  • High Knees

Specific Warm-Up
(9-21 minutes)

(9-19 minutes)

Toes to Bar | tell, show, do, check

  • :10 dead hang 
  • :10 scap pull ups 
  • 5 Jump to hollow 
  • 5 Jump to hollow and arch 
  • 5 Press away kip swings 
  • 5 Hanging knee tuck 
  • 5 Full TTB or modification

Power Snatch | tell, show, do, check

  • Establish stance & grip
  • Feet hip width apart 
  • Hands wide with full grip on the bar (wide enough to do a pass through without bending elbows) 
  • Bar in contact with shins
  • Shoulders slightly over the bar 
  • Eyes on the horizon 
  • 5 Snatch dip + drive
  • Focus on speed through the middle
  • 5 Snatch high pull
  • Focus on bar close 
  • 3 Cued Snatch
  • Elbows beat the feet 

Power Clean | tell, show, do, check

  • 5 Dip + High pull
  • Look for elbows to be high and outside
  • 5 Mid hang power cleans
  • Bar should stay close the body
  • 5 Low hang power cleans
  • Big hip extension
  • Speed under the bar, with fast elbows. 
  • 5 Power Cleans

Strength
(21-33 minutes)

N/A

Primer
(33-39 minutes)

(19-25 minutes)

Practice Round

  • 5 Calorie Row
  • 4 Toes To Bar
  • 3 Snatches
  • 3 Power Cleans

Break

Workout adjustments if needed

Workout
(39-55 minutes)

(25-60 minutes)

Look For

  • Row | Strong leg drive, we want to keep the heels down and drive through them. 
  • Toes To Bar | Encourage athletes to drive the heels down as they go back into their kip swing. 
  • Snatches | Elbows beat the feet, we are looking for a fast turnover under the bar each rep. 
  • Power Clean | Elbows beat the feet here too, fast elbows under the bar. 

Post Workout Clean Up & Chat (55-60)

Accessory Work

5 Sets: 

Max Unbroken Push-ups 

Rest 2-3 Minutes Between Sets

MINDSET

Washington Irving 

"Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart."

Even unreturned love has value; it enriches and purifies the heart, making you a better person.

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