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CrossFit Open Ready – Week Five

CrossFit Open Ready – Week Five

Are you Open Ready? Here is the fifth WOD from RAW Strength and Conditioning!

It’s a classic CrossFit workout. 7 rounds for time of four movements; power clean and jerks, box jumps, pull ups and double unders. This should be a workout that everyone competing in the Open can perform.

How far can you get? Let us know in the comments.

Each week we will be delivering you a workout to help your chances of success in the 2017 CrossFit Open Season. Stay tuned for the latest.

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Rich Froning and Mat Fraser Hit Tough WOD

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Rich Froning and Mat Fraser Hit Tough WOD

It’s not very often two of the fittest dudes in the world get to hit a workout together. When up in Santa Cruz for the CrossFit Open announcement, Rich Froning and Mat Fraser dropped into CrossFit HQ to get in a little working out.

They hit this tough WOD together, that makes all us mere mortals seem just that mortal.

This workout consistent of the following:

11 touch and go clean & jerks at 155
9 touch and go clean & jerks at 185
7 touch and go clean & jerks at 205
5 touch and go clean & jerks at 245
3 touch and go clean & jerks at 275

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgtnQ3mqyek

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Klokov 180kg Pause Snatch

The Dmitry Klokov show continues!

Klokov continues his journey around the world, spreading the word of Russian Weightlifting.

It wouldn’t be a seminar without another crazy feat of strength and amazing Olympic Lifting.

In Malaysia this week, Klokov excited the seminar crowd with a 180kg / 396lb Pause Snatch.

Watch Now – Klokov 180kg Pause Snatch

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4 vs 1 – Sam Briggs

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The latest in challenges has been laid down. You may remember when Dan Bailey took on four members of the CrossFit HQ Staff, across 4 consecutive workouts.

Now it’s Sam Briggs’ Turn…..

THE SCENARIO:

3,2,1…..GO

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30 Snatches (135lb / 62kg)

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AT 5 MINUTES:

Fran

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Thrusters (95lb / 43kg)

Pull Ups

AT 10 MINUTES:

Grace

30 Clean & Jerks (135 lb /

For Time

AT 15 MINUTES:

Diane

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Deadlifts (225 / 155lb or 102kg / 70kg)

Handstand Push Ups

BONUS ROUND

30 Bar Muscle Ups

For Time

Watch Now – 4 vs 1 – Sam Briggs

Credit: CrossFit Games

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CrossFit Tour – Froning & Bailey Olympic Lifting

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CrossFit Tour heads to Big Sky Montana back in 2012, for a throwdown with affiliate owners and the community.

The challenge?

Step up to the plate and challenge Rich Froning and Dan Bailey in a unofficial weightlifting meet.  Froning and Bailey Snatch and Clean and Jerk, with the 2014 CrossFit Games champ hitting 290kg. If this was a sanctioned event, these lifts would have been enough to qualify him for the 2013 USA Weightlifting National Championships in the 94kg Class!

Watch Now >>> CrossFit Tour – Froning & Bailey Olympic Lifting

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WODCLOCK COMPETITION!!

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Want an excuse to Max Out this weekend?

Check out this competition run by our mates over Wod Clock.

What do you have to do?
1. Download wodclock in the App Store (It’s FREE!)
2. Max out with your 1RM Jerk and record it in wodclock
3. Try and look better than Callum Ward from Ward’s Gym

What can you win?
$100 Voucher for The WOD Life!

The winner will be selected at the discretion of wodclock, so remember it might not just be the heaviest! Get around it!

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Download the WODCLOCK App and record your 1RM Jerk to win $100 Voucher from The WOD Life! 

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Diane Fu x Push Press – Olympic Lifts Poster

How awesome is this? 

Diane Fu of FuBarbell collaborated with Push Press to educate CrossFit Coaches and Athletes on the Olympic Lifts.

The Snatch, Clean & Jerk are all featured on this awesome collaboration project which Diane Fu is making available to the masses.

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To pick up your FREE Digital Print, click the image below:

Diane Fu x Push Press Olympic Lifts Poster