"Inner Circle"

7.26.2023

[Part 1]

Bench Press

5 Rep Max

"Inner Circle"

AMRAP 15:
5 Chest to Bar Pull-ups
30 Double Unders
10 Push-ups

Daily Mindset

“What is important is seldom urgent, and what is urgent is seldom important.” - Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower lived one of the most productive lives you can imagine. It comes with no surprise that his methods for time management have been studied by many.

He creates for us a divide between two categories – urgent tasks, and important tasks.
Urgent tasks are things that you feel like you need to react to. Emails, phone calls, texts, “the news”. Meanwhile, important tasks are things that contribute to our long-term goals.

Said another way, urgent things often distract us from important things. They attempt to pull the veil over our eyes and seem like the things we should be doing right now.

If we can cut the fluff – the wasted minutes – and apply those towards what actually moves us forward… we’re in for a great ride. The opposite is also true. If we get caught up in only the urgent tasks, we can go through a whole day, busy-as-ever, and feel like we got nothing done by its end.

Let’s take note of what we do today with a critical eye. Let’s cut the fluff.

Coaches Notes

General Warmup [0:00 - 5:00]

3 Rounds:
20 Second Standing Calf Raises
20 Second Down Dog
20 Second Single Unders
20 Second Down Dog to PUsh-Ups
20 Second Active Samson
20 Second Active Spiderman

How to Run the General Warmup

WOD Brief - Stimulus [5:00 - 8:00]

The prescription is the stimulus, not necessarily what is written on the board.

  • Category: Threshold
  • Score: Rounds + Reps
  • Chest to Bar Pull-Ups: Variation we can complete 20+ in under a minute when fresh.
  • Push-Ups: Variation we can complete 20+ in under a minute when fresh.

How to Run the Whiteboard Brief

Specific Warmup & Teaching [8:00 - 12:00]

BENCH PRESS

  • Feet flat on the ground.
  • Shoulder blades pulled down into our back pockets.
  • Eyes under the bar when in the rack.
  • Try to bend the bar throughout the rep.

Bench Press Teaching Video

Part 1, Bench Press [12:00 - 27:00]

Allow 15 minutes to build. If you want to put it on a clock, allow attempts on the…
0:00, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 9:00, 12:00, 15:00

Teaching, Part 2 [27:00 - 32:00]

CHEST TO BAR PULL-UPS
10 Scap Retractions

  • Cue ears in front of biceps.
    10 Kip Swings
  • Cue pinky knuckle on top of bar. The kip is generated by the shoulders, not the feet.
    2-3 Strict Pull-Ups
  • Cue pulling elbows to the floor.
    5 Kipping Pull-Ups
  • Cue full control throughout the kip. Never just falling. Scap engaged position throughout.

PUSH-UPS
20 Second Top Of Plank Hold
5 Push-Up Negatives
5 Push-ups
Push-Up Teaching Video

How to Run the Teaching Portion

Strategy [32:00 - 33:00]

  • Unbroken on the pull-ups.
  • Steady on the double unders.
  • Break the push-ups early before they get slow.

How to Discuss Strategy

Practice Round [33:00 - 34:00]

5 Chest to Bar Pull-Ups
30 Double Unders
10 Push-Ups

How to Run a Practice Round

Bathroom, Water, Questions [34:00 - 36:00]

Break for members to use the rest room as well as ask any final questions. This is also an opportunity for the coach to go around the room and chat with athletes regarding volume, loading, and modifications.

Bathroom, Water, Questions Video

Workout [36:00 - 51:00]

It is the coach's responsibility to bring the energy in the room for the workout. This may be the most important job of the coach, to make the class fun. There should be a big loud countdown to start the class, and every member should hear their name loud by the coach. This lets the member know the coach is watching them, and also creates a good feeling by hearing their own name. The coach should work the room and there should be no doubt, if someone walks in the room in the middle of the workout, who the coach is.

How to Run a Workout

Community Building [50:00 - 60:00]

Use this time to give the class a talk on how we should eat, move, think, connect, or sleep.

Or this could be a time for the coach to make 1-on-1 connections on a deeper level.

This may be some of the most important minutes of the entire class. Build your community here.

Community Building Video

Modifications

CHEST TO BAR PULL-UPS

  • Chin Over Bar
  • Banded
  • Ring Rows
  • Bent Over Rows

DOUBLE UNDERS

  • 1.5x Single Unders
  • Plate Hops
  • Jumping Jacks
  • 5 Calorie C2 Machine

PUSH-UPS

  • Box Push-Ups
  • Banded
  • Floor Press
  • Dumbbell Press

Home WOD

AMRAP 15:
5 Bent Over Rows
30 Double Unders
10 Push-ups

After Party

3 Giant Sets:
12 Alternating KB Z-Presses (8/Side)
12 Banded Ketllebell Lunges (6/Side)
32 Banded Face Pulls

Rest 2 Minutes Between Sets