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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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Sunday- 1-4pm: 1/5
Sunday- 1-4pm: 1/12

Sunday- 1-4pm: 1/26

FEBRUARY: 
Sunday- 1-4pm: 2/2

 

 

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Monday, September 23, 2013

The Throwdown will be occurring at 7pm!  Please bring friends and plan on coming for cocktails and other festivities from 5pm and on!

WEEK OVERVIEW: 

Mon- Squats/Vertical Pull/Conditioning

Tues- Vertical Push (Push Press)/Hip Extension (DB Romanian Deads)/Conditioning

Wed- Conditioning

Thurs- Vertical Pull (Weighted Pull-up)/1 Leg Step-ups/Conditioning

Fri- Deadlifts/Horizontal Push (Push-ups)/Conditioning

Sat- Conditioning

WOD for Monday

1a.) 4X 2-3 Back Squats- objective is to work up to a heavy set (last 2 sets should be heavy)- objective is to add 5 lbs to each of your worksets from last week.

-Rest 1:00 minute-

1b.) 4X 6-8 DB Bent over Rows (each arm; resting 30 seconds between arms)

Rest 2:00 minutes-

2.) 10 minute AMRAP: 

5 Power Cleans (135/95lbs)- aim for touch and go

20 Double-unders*

6 Unbroken Front Squats

20 Double-unders

7 Burpee Lateral Jumps

*Scaling for double-unders- the rep range may vary anywhere from 5-15 reps.  This will be an opportunity for many of you to work on unbroken sets, reps under fatigue.  You want to scale the reps to be able to move through these consistently.

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Reader Comments (7)

1a) 155#x3 - 185#x3 - 205#x3 - 220#x3 - 235#x2 PR! (big jump)

1b) 40#x6

2) 3 rounds + 5 PC + 12 DU -- Rx

Pretty good morning for me :D

September 23, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterDanielle D # 2

1a) 125x3- 145x3-155x3-165x3(PR)

1b) 30#x8

2) 3 rounds + 2 DU

Today was not a good clean/DU day, but it still rocked. Also congrats Danielle!!

September 23, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterRachel

1a) 140#x3, 170#x3, 190#x3, 210#x3
1b) 50#x8
2) 3 rounds + 1FS, 95#

September 23, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterDoug J.

BS: 225 x3 - 245 x3 - 255 x3 - 275 x2

DB Row: 65# x 8

WOD: 3 rounds plus 10 DUs, RX

Great lifting workout today.

September 23, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterNate

1a. 145 (3) - 175 (3) - 195 (2) - 210 (1)

1b. 45# x 8

WOD: 3 rds plus 20 DUs @ 105#

September 23, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterCameron

good to be back after two weeks...

BS: 115 (3) - 165 (3) - 185 (3) 205 (3)
DB Row: 35 (8) - 35 (8) - 35 (8) - 25 (8)

WOD: 2 rounds plus 5 Power Cleans

September 23, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterRobert/Bobby

155x3, 185x3, 225x3, 245x2, 255x2
WOD: 3 rounds + 1 burpee, rx

September 23, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterMaloney

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