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Balance Gym - Thomas Circle
1111 14th Street, NW 
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 908.246.7840
Main Gym Phone: 202.216.9000 
E-mail: danielle@balancegym.com

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E-mail Danielle at danielle@balancegym.com for pre-registration and availability. Purchasing online will not guarantee you a spot until you are confirmed. 

Tues/Thurs- 7-8pm: 5/8, 5/10, 5/15, 5/17, 5/22, 5/24

JUNE: 

Saturday- 1-4pm: 6/2 1-4pm (One Day Foundations)

Tues/Thurs- 7-8pm: 6/5, 6/7, 6/12, 6/14, 6/19, 6/21

Tues/Thurs- 7:30-8:30am 6/5, 6/7, 6/12, 6/14, 6/19, 6/21

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Friday
May182012

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Son and Alex in yesterday's class.

WOD for Saturday

Part 1) 2K Row

Part 2) ROOFTOP!

3 rounds: 

60 Seconds to complete 1 Tire Pull

60 Seconds Rest

60 Seconds AMRAP Burpees

60 Seconds Rest

60 Seconds to complete 3 Lengths Sled Pushes

60 Seconds Rest

60 Seconds AMRAP Burpees

Post time and total number of burpees to comments.

Tuesday
May152012

Friday, May 18, 2012

WOD for Friday

Ilya Ilin is slightly stronger than us...

10 minutes-Tall Clean Practice

5X 5 Romanian Deadlifts

AMRAP for 3 minutes:

Clean Thrusters (155/105lbs)

Post weight and time to comments.

 

Tuesday
May152012

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Guess who is in the photo?  Post potential captions to comments.  Be creative.

WOD for Thursday

Handstand Practice for 10 minutes

1a) 5 X 5 Pull-ups

1b) 5 X DB Reverse Lunges 6-8 reps each leg

Then...

Complete 4 rounds of the following: 

Partner 1-Sandbag Sprint

Partner 2-AMRAP Burpees

Partner 2- Sandbag Sprint

Partner 1- AMRAP Burpees

Score is based on time and total number of burpees.

Announcements

Memorial Day Weekend- We will still be holding Saturday classes.  The studio will be open on Monday, May 28th, with an abbreviated class schedule.  We will be having an 11am class only.  This will be a special hero WOD.  

Tuesday
May152012

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Aftermath of yesterday's WOD.  Joe McCoy set PR of day with 34 Calories on his first set.  Feedback on integrating more airodyne WOD's into programming; please post to comments.

Haiku for the Airdyne:

Airdyne, you big bitch 
you make rowing machine look
like a little toy. -Maria

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WOD for Wednesday

1a) 150m Row (no rest transition to bar)

1b) 5 Push- PressX 5 (increase weight with each set)

2:00m Rest between sets.

Then...

Complete for time: 

200m Farmer Carry (72/54lbs each arm)

100 Double-unders

50 Push-ups

10 Muscle-ups

50 Push-ups

100 Double-unders

200m Farmer Carry

Post weights and time to comments.

Thursday
May102012

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

 

WOD for Tuesday:

Skill Work: Hang Power Snatch Technique

1) 8X 1 Hang Power Snatch + 1 Overhead Squats @ 75%

2.) 4X ME 30 Seconds Aerodyne Sprint (1:30 rest in between sets)

3.) 5 minute AMRAP: Alternating Turkish Get-ups

Post total number of calories to comments.