August 27, 2011
Saturday 110827
Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of:
15 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
15 foot Rope climb, 1 ascent
Pat Sherwood 10 rounds, Miranda Oldroyd 9 rounds + 13 wall ball (14lb ball).
Post rounds completed to comments.

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Aaron McKinney.
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Posted by Pukie at August 27, 2011 5:00 PM
7 Rounds + 7 Wallball
Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of:
15 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball (8 foot wall)
15 foot Rope climb, 1 ascent (Beginner rope climb scaled 3:1)
I will not be doing this tomorrow. My rope is outside and Irene is hitting here tomorrow....
Can someone give me a good sub for this wod please. I'm @ a globo in the sticks. Help
Saturday 110827
Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of:
15 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
15 foot Rope climb, 1 ascent
8 rounds at 9:57
Wallball hell. Big goat work for me. I needed it, I did not like it but I needed it.
Rope was a bump, to fast to getting back on the ball. No real long breaks, allthough I had to look at the ball first befor i picked it up, so some lag inbetween the rope and ball, but no lag from ball to rope.
I hoped for 10 rounds but I had to push to get to 8, after two rounds I was on target at 2 min, but wallball got SLOW but unbroken.
Comment #3 - Posted by: jstick911
sub for rope is towle pullups, or pullups if you do'nt want to use a towle. Most guys I know sub 5 pull per rope climb.
Sub for wallball is thrusters. Sub a light weight thruster. 15 reps. What ever you feel comfortable with. 20 to 30lbs DB should do.
m/43 200/5'11"
row 500
amrap 10
15 Wall ball shots, 16 pound ball
5 jumping pullup
7 rounds in 10:36
downstairs/upstairs transition between ball and bat
Wall balls!!!!
GRRRRRRRRR!!!!
Quote-As Mr. Lee would say...
Cortland, NY (31 - 190lb - 5-9")
10min - AMRAP
35lb DB Thruster
10 Pullups
8Rds in 10m 2sec.
Aaron McKinney should win "Airman of the Universe" for this piece of awesomeness.
Sweet Pic Aaron!! Way to go bro!!
Saturday 110827
Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of:
15 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
15 foot Rope climb, 1 ascent
8 rounds at 9:57
Wallball hell. Big goat work for me. I needed it, I did not like it but I needed it.
Rope was a bump, to fast to getting back on the ball. No real long breaks, allthough I had to look at the ball first befor I picked it up, so some lag inbetween the rope and ball, but no lag from ball to rope.
I hoped for 10 rounds but I had to push to get to 8, after two rounds I was on target at 2 min, but wallball got SLOW but unbroken.
Forgot to say it was a breathy mess!!
@ #3 ...
15 thrusters with twice the weight
15 towel pull ups
It's in the FAQs...
I'll be doing 25 lb dumbbell thrusters
And I'll have one hand high, one low for the towel pull ups, switching every round.
Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of:
10 thruster 20kg (44pounds)
10 pullups
7 rounds of both + 4 thrusters
I love these "Behind the Scenes" clips! Mikko is such a champion. But looking back at the beach event at the Games, is it just me or do the waves look exceedingly gentle and no where near strong enough to blow out an eardrum? I just have this sneaking suspicion that Mikko is blaming the water rather than someone's kicking him on the head so as not to cause some controversy.
"31" today with "The Heir" and Lil'bingo. Details to follow.
M/39/170/5'10"
6 rounds + 15 wall balls
6 rounds + 15 wall balls, rope climb on thin tree, climbing with legs and slow decent. wallballs mixture of squat throw and basketball style jump throw, can't open vid, which is correct?
Thanks.
AMRAP 10, 15 wall-ball shots, 22 lb ball; 15 towel pull-ups: 6 rounds, 15 extra shots, 12 extra pull-ups.
As rx'd: 8 rounds + 3 WBS
Amrap 10 mins: 15 wallballs 1 rope climb 15'(performed 2 rope ascents)
7 rounds + 15 wallballs--I didn't think my rope was long enough so I performed 2 ascents. Measured the rope afterwards and was 15 feet.
Note: Completed Wod, 10 mins after doing a wod of :800m run, 21 dl, row 800m, 21 db thrusters, run 800
Well the gym I'm deployed to doesn't have wall balls or a rope climb so I sub'd the wall ball with a 14lb med ball and sub'd the rope climb with 5x rope pullups per arm per ascent so 10x rope pullups per ascent
8rnds wall ball + 7rnds rope pullups
6 rounds, 15 WBS. 12' rope done knees to butt. 2 touches on ceiling.
10 rds. + 15 WB
m/37/6'1"/200
rx'd 5 rounds-wallball target was a slanted oak tree. Wanted to get 6, next time...
28/m/5'11"/180
As rx'd
8rds + 11 WB
First 3 felt great. WB killed me
9 rds + 5 wallballs (14#)
10 rounds
Subbed 20lb dumbell thrusters for WB shots, 5 pullups for each rope climb.
just ripped a fat chunk of sole out of my nb minimus trails from the rope climbs. i've only had them since the end of may and have done a few rope climb wods with them, but didn't expect them to wear out so quickly.
has anyone else encountered this problem before? what shoes are best suited for rope climb wods?
thanks for any help.
2011-08-27: 8rnds@9:20. (:46-1:20). Lclimb chin to 8'. Cool down 10 more rnds slow.
Subbed thrusters w/ 25# db's for wb's and 8 towel pu's for rope climb
5 rounds + 6 thrusters
5 rnds + 10 thrusters (empty bar)
age 21 bw 170
9 rounds + 10 wallballs
as rx'd. quads are fried for some reason
5 rounds. Sub'd wall ball with 25lb dumbell and rope with 15 towel pullups per round. Had to get some jump pulls in, I need to work on my grip strength with the towel.
5 rounds + 13 WB's
16 lbs Dynamax
15 towel pulls for each rope climb, alternating high hand and low hand. WB's quick and unbroken; 15 towel pulls gets tough real quick, esp using high hand/low hand grip.
Afterward, did 5 RFT of:
-Bodyweight power cleans, 5 reps
-Bodyweight incline presses, 5 reps (after reading the shoulder girdle strength article in the Journal)
5:46 using 135 for each (BW 133.8)
Subbed 40 lb dumbell thrusters for wallball since my rope hangs 15.5' from a tree in my front yard and I have no wallball at my home. Why do I always read the WODs and think they will be easy, then when I do them they wreck me?
5 full rounds in 10 minutes. My wind just couldn't quite keep up in the 90 degree heat with high humidity. Great WOD!
f/41/178/5'11"
10 min AMRAP
15 wallballs (well... airballs with 20#ball,to a 9 foot height)
13 foot rope
7 rounds 1 wallball.
Didn't have 20 lb ball used 15lbs. Completed 3 rounds of 3 wall ball shots. For pullups used the chains from the crossover machine and linked them together. Threw it over the bar on the squat rack and did pullups there.
M/51/153/1-1-06
"31" in honor of the recently downed SEALs
AMRAP 31:00 with partner
8 Thruster 155# (scaled to 95#)
6 Rope Climbs
11 Box Jumps 30"
Partner runs 400M with 45# ruck/sandbag/plate and team exchanges roles after each run.
Done with Rick S ("The Heir" and Lil'bingo were teammates)
6 Rounds 8 Thrusters 6 Rope Climbs 8 Box Jumps
Fair winds and following seas to our fallen warriors.
7 rounds
fast rope climbs - probably because they were NOT wall balls!
best shoes for rope climbs? (#35) red high top Chuck Taylors
sub 45lb thrusters 15 rep
5 towel pull ups.
7 rounds + 5 thrusters
Subbed 45 lb. thrusters and rope pullups
4 rounds - crapped out on rope pullup round 5.
Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of:
15 Wall ball shots, 20# ball
5 Strict Pull-ups for rope climb
5 rounds
M/53/210
8 rounds
45 lb thrusters
3 pullups on a swinging bar ( weird! ) that's new in my gym
8 rounds plus 11 WBS
15lb wall ball/15 towel pull ups alternating
Would like to see how I could do on a rope WOD with an actual rope.
M.36.173
Sub
15 jumping p/u
15 wall ball 10lb
5rnds + 15 wallball + 5 jumping p/u
Bring back Pukie the Clown!
5 Rounds + 3 Wallball Shots
Subbed Jumping Towel Pull-Ups for Rope Climb (15 Pull-Ups = 15 ft. Rope Climb)
8 rounds
SUBs:
45lb thrusters
5 towel PUs
20lb wall ball shots
20 ft on 190lb weighted rope machine
9 rounds in 10:02
M/26/185
9rds 5balls
Jon Rivera: M/26/155
9rds
Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of:
15 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
15 Towel Pull-ups
9 rounds
As rx'd: 8 rounds + 3 WBS
2nd week back from vacation.
Subbed 45 lb. thrusters for wall balls, and 15 pullups for rope climb.
3 1/2 rounds
M/65/187-Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of:
15 Wall ball shots, 15 pound ball
15 foot Rope climb, 1 ascent
4 rounds plus 15 WB shots.
Temp 102F
6 rounds. After 6th rope climb I got off rope and it was 9:58.
1st two rope climbs were hands only.
6 rds + 6 wb
Avg HR 170, peak 179. Should be pretty easy for Carole and Kevin to top. Great job bingo, Julie and peejay2.
Good luck to all you east-coasters with Irene.
16# ball to 10' target
6 rounds and 12 wall balls. Should have had 7+ rounds- time to get the game face back on.
Thanks for the help!! Next time I'll check the FAQs.
M/35/6'/260
10 min amrap
10 20lb dumbell thrusters
10 pullup assist
6 rounds
#68~thanks you! After all this prep Irene had better not fizzle out!
Phil: 2 rounds of 15 thrusters w/ 2x20lb dumbbells & 15ft rope climb; 3 rounds of 15 thrusters w/ 2x20lb dumbells & beginner rope climb + 6 thrusters
Ali: 5 rounds 15 thrusters w/ 2x10lb dumbbells
28/m/5'11"/180
As rx'd
8rds + 11WB
9 rounds + 15 WB
After 3 hours of awesome hurricane surf... thanks Irene!
9 rnds
Sub 40lb db thruster
Sub 8 pullups
M/35/150/5'4"
7 rounds
10 25lbs DB Thrusters
10 towel pull downs
I think I might go for a second round though.
Did 45 # thrusters, 15' rope climbs- 10 rds in 9:21. NAFTA use my phone for a stopwatch and didn't know how much time I had left.
7rds + 6 shots, globo gym's walls were too nice so I just tossed a 20# ball in the air about 10', and subbed 5 towel pullups per rope climb.
2 ascents to 10 ft.
25# wall ball
@ home
6 rounds + 5 wall balls
40M/5'10"/171#
W/U: strict weighted bar dip, 3x3 at 30-40-50.
Sub'd rope pulls for climbs: 10 rnds + 2 wallballs.
C/D: Foam roller.
For the rope pulls, I tied 180# of plates to one end of a 1.5" thick polypropylene (slippery) rope and pulled it, hand-over-hand, 15 feet.
5+15, had to sub thruster for WB and 15 pullups for each rope climb, done at home. Already 110 out, no relief in sight from AZ heat.
Sub 45 thrusters & 6 towel pullups
9 rds plus 3 thrusters
7 rounds 8 WB
Gassed out on round 5. MUST...GET...FASTER...
NEVER QUIT!!
rx'd 8 rounds + 2 wall ball
M/42/5'8"/156
7 Rds as RXd
#25 WB 10 rounds with 4 sec to spare
Liam: 8 rounds & 4 WB (5 pullups & 8 #25 WB)
#25 WB 10 rounds w/ 4 sec to spare
Liam 9/M/62/4'6": 8 rounds, 4 WB (5 pullups & 8 WB #25)
3 rds, plus 7 legit towel pullups
08/27/2011
sub'd dual rope pullups x 5:
7 rds + 8 WB
Did 10 min AMRAP 25 squats, 30-sec plank, 10 cal stationary bike = 5 rounds exactly.
Traveling & giving arms a week or two off to see if can lick nagging elbow pain. Kills me that gym here has a new C2 rower I can't use...
6 rounds as Rx'd, probably could have done more, but storm was imminent.
22/m/5'11"/171
Subbed:
10 jumping squats with 20kg stone sack (44pounds)
1 19ft rope ascent (6meters)
12:07
The interview with Mikko in BtS4 was superb... both interviewer and interviewee. Excellent.
@ the house. Two trips up the rope.
7 rounds
did:
15 wall balls 20#
5 strict pull ups
7 rds, 15 wall balls, 4 pullups
finished 10 rounds (ie Karen) in 14:00
later.
7 rds sub towel alt pu's for rope climb.
7rds sub towel alt pu's for rope climb
AMRAP 10 min:
15 wall ball (12 lb- heaviest at my gym)
15 towel pull ups (with small hop)
# Rounds = 5
M/34/5'4"/146lbs
As RX'd
9 rounds
Subbed 3 hspu for rope climb
16 lbs med ball
6 rounds + 14 wall ball
CFWUx3 (pullups first round only)
BWU
3RDS + 8 rope pullups
sub'd 15 rope pullups for 15' rope climb
Ernest 41/M/61"/170
2nd day at Crossfit workouts. Did this today(Monday, 8-29)b/c couldn't do 1RM for today that was scheduled. Did a 12# medball and two rope ascents in place of rope climb.
10 sets in 10 min. f/38/5'4"/153. Only bad thing, threw ball up on first wallball and came down on my face. Not pretty! :( Oh well. My hubby called me a bulldog for not quitting. LOL!
25 / M / 5'9" / 135lbs
Subbed 11lb wall-ball and 12 towel pull-ups per ascent.
3 rounds plus 15 wall-ball shots plus 14 towel pull-ups
Had to waste a lot of time running between stations on a hurt foot... bad times.
m/43/5'6"/150
25# ball/9 foot target
6rnds + 15 wallballs
30/M/135
Subbed two rope climbs of 10' for the single 15' climb.
7 rounds.
Did my first jump this same day in Maine at 11,000 feet. It was beautiful out and could see the clouds rolling in from Irene. Awesomeness.
M/40/187
Subbed AMRAP 10 minutes
15 Wall Balls
15 SDHP (1.5 pood)
5 rounds plus 7 wall balls. With those subs, AMRAP 12 minutes next time would be better.
9 rounds even
All hands on a 12'6" rope
CFWU x 3 with ring dips and walking lunges
10 rds
20# Wallball x 15
20 pulls on Marpo Rope contraption on "6"
18:58
Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of:
15 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball 9'
15 jumping towel pullups
10 rds + 4 wall balls
M/28/5'10"/170
9 Rounds Rx
3.5 rds 15 20lb wbs, 15 pull ups. 1k run wu 4:39. abmat x 17 after.
Finally got to do this! Subbed 40lb DB thrusters, and 10 towel pullups for each ascent
4 rounds + 15 thrusters + 7 pullups
pullups were the major factor here! My hands could barely hold on!
Subd 3:1 towel pulls for rope. 9.5 rounds.
Sn work to hvy single: 3x135,155 2x175 1x185 195(f) 195(f)
Bs 3x5 285
then
8 rds+ 9 wall ball
subbed 15 DB (10k) thrusters + 15 pull ups
6 Rnds + 15 Thrusters
M/ 37/ 134 lbs/ 5'-6"
As Rx: 7 complete rounds
This was an early AM WOD... it takes me a lot longer to warm up and get ready to do a WOD early in the morning. I'm always thinking I'm not really ready and I'm going to pull a muscle.
High rep wall balls are a weakness of mine so I kind of am looking forward to these type of WODs. I found that out in one of the Open WODs. I went unbroken until round 4 or 5. then I was going 10 or 11 + 4 or 5 with about 8 seconds rest. The rope ascents were not bad, but it did wind you a bit to go back into the wall balls.
GOOD WOD.. I would like to see what this would be like for 20 minutes. I think I could maintain almost that pace for 20 minutes. This was a complete WOD where really your whole body should be pretty taxed/ tired.
I am also really feeling better when I kind of wait on the wall ball to get FULL extention with the hips and legs. I am short so I kind of mini hop it up as well. The wallball I use is 18 lbs but I try to make up for that by throwing it up a little bit higher. The ball is also pretty solid, so frequently my heands are alittle sore from the catching of the 18 lb hard ball from about 11' over and over again.
Fun stuff.. I need to also concentrate on my ball accuracy... in that I mean I need to try to focus on projecting it up and out.. not just straight up. My weight is good on my heels for the most part but if the ball is not thrown out and up it will hug the wall too close and usually you'll need to start over .. wasting time and energy.
6 rounds, 15# ball and subbed 5 pull-ups for one rope climb.
10 Minutes
(10) 25# Dumbell Thrusters
5 Pull Ups
5 Dips
7 Rounds in 9:52
Then
50 Weighted Sits
6 rounds, 9 WB, after 3RM romanian DLs; the heat beat me today
Ben 4 rds + 15 (rope climb/14lb mb)
Rachael K 6 rds + 15 (3 K2E/14lb mb)
Joe 6 rds + 12 (deadhang/14lb mb)
Noah 6 rds + 15 (rope climb/10lb mb)
Murley 6 rds + 15 (rope climb/14lb mb)
15 wallballshots
5 pull-ups
5 rounds
15 wallball shots
5 pull ups
5 round
8/29...142/154
Sub towel p/u's from knees w/ alternating grip for rope climbs
Got through 5 reps of towel p/u's in 4th round. Forearms fried.
m/37/5'9/183
CFWU-3 @ Triangle. Burgener. Row 500m.
6 rounds + 8 WB.
WB worst part. Need to work on tech w/Dynamax ball. Hands closer?
Rope not bad, just slow. Tried to focus on getting good jump. Look up at top to see beam to make it easier to touch.
Subbed 15 chest to bar pull ups instead of rope climb
5 rds + 12 wb
Subbed 5 towel pullups for 1 15' ascent.
7 rounds even (had 10 sec left but gave up)
7 rnds, 1 pull-up
10lb ball, 5 towel pull ups
M/46/164
7 rounds -Rx
@ Aermio,
Vibram FiveFinger KSO, work just fine for me (3 years).
Subbed in towel pulls for rope. Completed 8 rounds.
M/173/5'7"/31
10 rounds. I was trying to remember the workout and I got the wallball number wrong. I only did 10 wallball shots per round.
Rope climbs as per usual - to 12.5' deck, starting with hands at eye level.
9 rounds + 3 wall ball.
Rope climbs were fun, wall balls were a grind. Managed to stay unbroken, but it was spicy in later rounds. Failed once on rope climb, but right at the bottom - couldn't get the wrap, so dismounted and reset. Happy with this - wanted to get at least 8 rounds, and knew 10 would be a real stretch.
For rope climb subbed:
5 rope puulups left hand high & 5 right hand high
5 rds + 13 wbs @6K' elevation
4r + 15 thrusters + 7 pull ups
sub 15 35lb db thrusters
sub 15 pull ups (kipping)
getting back in after break
subbed 10 pull-ups for climb
5 rounds
m/33/5'8"/170lb
subd 5 towel pull ups for rope climb and 45lb thrusters for wallball
- 8rds + 9 wallballs
7 rd's
12 lb ball, 12 foot rope
5 rds
Sub towel pullups - the climbing rope was down at KG :(
6 rounds
22 lb dumbbell thrusters and 15 towel pull ups (alternating high hand each round)