Beginner's Program

Our "Beginner's Program" is for anyone interested in learning more about CrossFit, Functional Fitness, and High Intensity exercise.  You will be exposed to bodyweight exercises, gymnastics, olympic weightlifting, power lifting, kettlebells and other fun and exciting movements.

You will walk away from our Beginner's Program with the basic skills, technique, fitness and confidence to complete any of our posted workouts or the www.CrossFit.com main site Workout Of the Day (WOD).   

Day New Skills WOD
Day 1 Air Squat "Mini Murph"
  Push-Up/Knee Push-Up For time:
  Pull-Up/Jumping Pull-UP 400m Run
    25 Pull-Ups (x2 Jumping)
    50 Push-Ups (x2 Knee)
    75 Squats
    400m Run
     
    *Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Start and finish with a 400m run.
Day 2 Dead Lift "Modified Diane"
  Shoulder Press For time:
  Push Press 21-15-9 rep rounds:
    Dead Lift
    Push Press
     
    *May be scaled to 15-12-9
Day 3 Wall Ball "Fight Gone Poorly"
  Sumo Dead Lift High Pull 3 Rounds for time (1 min rest between rounds):
  Box Jump Wall Ball
    SDLHP
    Box Jump
    Push Press
    Burpee
     
    *Max reps of each exercise for 1 min, then go to the next exercise.
Day 4 Kettlebell Swing "Helen"
  Dumbbell Swing 400m Run
  Medicine Ball Clean KB Swing, 21 reps
    Pull-Ups, 12 reps
Day 5 Front Squat "Franny"
  Thruster 21-15-9 rep rounds:
  Kipping Pull-Up Thrusters
    Pull-Ups
     
    *May be scaled to 15-12-9
Day 6 Walking Lunge "Laverne"
  Dips/Assisted Dips 100 ft Walking Lunge
  "L"-Sit 21 Dips
    21 Sit-Ups
    100 ft Walking Lunge
    18 Dips
    18 Sit-Ups
    100 ft Walking Lunge
    15 Dips
    15 Sit-Ups
    100 ft Walking Lunge
    12 Dips
    12 Sit-Ups
    100 ft Walking Lunge
    9 Dips
    9 Sit-Ups
    100 ft Walking Lunge
    6 Dips
    6 Sit-Ups
     
    *May be scaled to 21-15-9 or 15-12-9
Day 7 Overhead Squat "Mini Joshie"
  Kettlebell Clean 21-15-9 rep rounds:
  Dumbbell Snatch DB Snatch, R Arm
    Pull-Ups
    DB Snatch, L Arm
    Pull-Ups
     
    *May be scaled to 15-12-9
Day 8 Dead Lift "Elizabeth Tailored"
  Front Squat 21-15-9 rep rounds:
  Clean Clean
    Dips
     
    *May be scaled to 15-12-9
Day 9 Hand Stand Practice "100"
    100 Burpees for time.
     
    *100 or less...
Day 10 Double Unders "A Filthy Number"
    ? x Box Jumps
    ? x Jumping Pull-Ups
    ? x KB Swings
    ? x Walking Lunges
    ? x Knees to Elbows
    ? x Push Press
    ? x Back Extensions
    ? x Wall Ball
    ? x Burpees
    ? x Double Unders
     
    *"?" is the # of reps and it is TBD...
Day 11 (After WOD) "Cindy"
  Muscle-Up As Many Rounds as possible in 20 min:
  Hand Stand Push Up 5 Pull-Ups
    10 Push-Ups
    15 Squats
Day 12 Students pick "Practice Programming"
    ???
     
    *Students program (and complete!) their own workout.

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