Thursday, February 21, 2013

Spartan WOD

Spartan WOD for Thursday, 02.21.13

A human being is a being who is constantly ‘under construction,’ but also, in a parallel fashion, always in a state of constant destruction.
— Jose Saramago

Pyramids: Ascending and Descending Rep Counts
Dynamic warm-up
Warm-up stretching
Ascending
1 pull-up
1 push-up
1 burpee
2 pull-ups
2 push ups
2 burpees
...
5-10 pull-ups
5-10 push ups
5-10 burpees
Then, descending:
5-10 pull-ups
5-10 push ups
5-10 burpees
4-9 pull-ups
...
1 pull-up
1 push up
1 burpee
Cool-down stretching
The intensity of this Spartan WOD can be increased or decreased by limiting or extending your recovery time between each set of exercises.

WOD Intensity Scores

Strength Endurance Speed
Strength: 4 Endurance: 3 Speed: 2

*1 = least intense, 5 = most intense

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