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WOD 8-29-14: The Swing Set Grip Challenge

"Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall." -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. APK WOD 8-29-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Grip training/ Core conditioning Find a "bipod swingset" at a playground, the taller, the better. They have only 2...

WOD 8-28-14: Shoulder Mobility and Sprints

"Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe APK WOD 8-28-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Shoulder Mobility and Sprints First, hit some shoulder mobility with some band dislocates. Be sure to pick up a band training kit if you...

WOD 8-27-14: 4 Holds

"Be careful going in search of adventure - it's ridiculously easy to find." -William Least Heat-Moon APK WOD 8-27-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up 4 Holds L-Sit - 2:00 Planche - 2:00 Front Lever - 2:00 Handstand - 2:00 Perform the appropriate progression for each static...

WOD 8-14-14: Running Conditioning

"If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one." -John Galsworthy APK WOD 8-14-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Running Conditioning These runs are timed rather than measured in distance, so pace accordingly. The exercises can/ should be broken into sets to...

WOD 8-13-14: One Arm Push Up Strength Skill

"The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by." -Felix Adler APK WOD 8-13-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up One Arm Push Up Strength Skill One-Arm-Push-Up : For 30 minutes, work the...

WOD 8-12-14: OHS

"To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible." -Robert Southey APK WOD 8-12-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Learning the Overhead Squat. is a fantastic way to build flexibility in the...

WOD 8-11-14: Plyo Testing

"Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." -Marilyn vos Savant APK WOD 8-11-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Parkour Plyos Plyometric training is a great way to increase jumping ability. In parkour, we refer to "plyos" as...