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230128

Workout of the Day

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Back squat 5-5-5-5-5 reps

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Scaling:
Experienced athletes should build to a heavy set of 5 and plan to go as heavy as possible across all sets. Newer athletes should start light, focus on mechanics, and slowly add weight as they are comfortable.

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Manchild Manchild
April 8th, 2025 at 11:56 pm
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E4.5MOM


165 x 5

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Clint Michael
August 23rd, 2023 at 6:10 pm
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225, 225, 225, 225, 225

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Antonio Alves
February 10th, 2023 at 10:28 pm
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Modified:

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Back squat @ 25kg

12+15+18+21+25 reps

3' rest btw sets.

..

Peace.

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Amedeo Alessio Cerea
February 10th, 2023 at 8:54 am
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Kg 50-60-70-80-90


Accessory:

4 Strict C2B

10 Bradford Press

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Patrick A
February 2nd, 2023 at 8:57 am
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Still sore from the open workout I did yesterday.

5x5 Squat 265lbs

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Allan Fleck Jr.
February 2nd, 2023 at 2:41 am
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295,305,315,325,325

M/42/195/5’7”

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Steven Dasti
February 1st, 2023 at 3:35 am
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225

225

235

235

245 ( 3 reps )

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Lynette Vrba
January 31st, 2023 at 5:49 pm
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5-145

5-145

5-150

5-155

5-160

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Dan Morris
January 31st, 2023 at 1:55 pm
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185-185-195-205-205


44 / 6’0 / 190

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Ralph Keeley
January 31st, 2023 at 5:30 am
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M/37/6’/180#


255/265/275/265/275


Deo gratias

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Ki deok Park
January 31st, 2023 at 1:11 am
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225-245-265-285-305

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Chris Galloway
January 30th, 2023 at 8:20 pm
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Back squat 

5 X 95

5 X 115

5 X 135

5 X 155

5 X 175

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Marcin Majda
January 30th, 2023 at 12:31 pm
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Begginer

today I had a clean session so I did a front squat

kg

60x5, 70x5,80x5,90x5,102x5 - my PR 💪✅

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Zac Price
January 30th, 2023 at 12:23 am
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Rx, kg

Air squats, 60x10 100x6

120x5, 130 x5, 135x5, 140x5, 140x5, 

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Jon Wilson
January 29th, 2023 at 9:37 pm
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5x5 @ 225

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Nate Gordon
January 29th, 2023 at 7:26 pm
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245-265-285-305-320!


compared to 235-255-275-295-315!

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Joseph Loija
January 29th, 2023 at 6:15 pm
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Warm-up:


Bar x 5, 135 x 5, 225 x 5, 275 x 2


WOD:


5x5x315

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David Whiteman
January 29th, 2023 at 4:48 pm
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225#

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Matthew Letarte
January 29th, 2023 at 1:53 pm
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Back squat, 5 x 5

135/185/225/245/225

Pressure in my knee on set 4 so backed off the weight

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Tom Hunt
January 29th, 2023 at 11:05 am
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As Rx: 110, 120, 110, 100, 115kg. A good gauge of how far off my normal numbers I still am, but also of how much I've gained back in a few short weeks.

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Coastie Nick
January 29th, 2023 at 3:16 pm

Good work. Recovering from injury?

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Damien Leroux
January 29th, 2023 at 9:15 am
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5 - 103kg v

5 - 106kg v

5 - 110kg v

5 - 112.5kg v

5 - 115kg v


(= Elastique vert rogue)


https://youtu.be/CQXKIM9axZY

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Daniel Steinemann
January 29th, 2023 at 6:23 am
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95, 100, 105, 110, 112.5 [kg]

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Michael J
January 28th, 2023 at 11:20 pm
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255 x 5 x 5

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Jeff Gillette
January 28th, 2023 at 11:09 pm
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5x155#

5x155#

5x165#

5x165#

5x175#

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Coastie Nick
January 28th, 2023 at 10:57 pm
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205-225-245-265-285 (PR for set of 5)


220923: 205-225-245-265-280


210725: 205-225-245-265-275


210215: 205-225-245-265-270

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Sam K
January 28th, 2023 at 10:33 pm
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Back Squat (5x5)

225, 255, 275, 275(x3), 275

Legs were hurting today


220923

225, 255, 275, 285, 285


Son(15)

135,165,175,185,205(x2)

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James Gentile
January 28th, 2023 at 10:17 pm
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225-235-245-255-260


Looks like I am back to early '21 shape! 260 is the max at the home gym, next weight up would be 275 which would be an injury risk. Do feel like my form is improving and really deep range of motion every rep!


220923 - 225-245-245-225-225 (lower back pain limiter)

211110 - 225-245-255-255-260

210725 - 225-235-245-255(Fx2)-NR (injured hamstring)

210215 - 225-235-245-255-260

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Mike Andridge
January 28th, 2023 at 9:20 pm
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155

185

205

220

220

m/52/175

compare to

185

195

200

205

215


From other compare to's this is the most I've done in about 5 years---Pretty happy.

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Michael Arko
January 28th, 2023 at 8:42 pm
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Tweaked my back Thursday in Open WOD. (I think I did a bad clean.) I kept the weight low and focused on technique. The back tweak forced me to keep the bar in perfect position and travel in a perfect, vertical line: stray just a little and feel the pinch.


120-145-170-170-170 all with awesome technique

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Albert Kombe
January 28th, 2023 at 6:50 pm
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185-225-235-245-245lbs

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Troy Bruun
January 28th, 2023 at 6:46 pm
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225-235-245-255-265

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Lincoln Kerger
January 28th, 2023 at 6:43 pm
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SLIPS then

BS x 5: 135-155-175-195-215-225#

Compare to 210215: 135-155-165-185-195-205-215-225#


Didn't get to this Rx the last several times programmed for varying reasons. Wasn't really feeling it today - not terribly motivated, knees were sore to start, etc.

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Mark Yates
January 28th, 2023 at 5:04 pm
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5x5 back squats, all at 225# after warmup sets.

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Jonathan Elmore
January 28th, 2023 at 4:41 pm
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135-165-185-215-235(drop set)-235(ds)-255(ds)

With a little SLIPS and jump rope

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Damian Truchel
January 28th, 2023 at 3:15 pm
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90-110-130-145-156kg (fail 3/5)

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Steve Day
January 28th, 2023 at 1:33 pm
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SLIPS

4 set Back Squat @ 225lbs x 5

1 set @ 235 x 5

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Christian Simpson
January 28th, 2023 at 1:13 pm
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Today: 185#/205/225/255/235

9/23/22: back strain...up to 235#

11/10/21: up to 265#

7/25/21: 215/245 (3 reps)/275 (2 reps)

2/15/21: up to 250#

8/27/20: up to 235# (8 reps)

12/27/19: up to 225#

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David Hawtin
January 28th, 2023 at 12:57 pm
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5 @ 70kg

3 @ 80kg

2 @ 90kg

1 @ 100kg

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Luis Oliveira
January 28th, 2023 at 12:47 pm
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100 kg (220 lbs)

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Stacey Thompkins
January 28th, 2023 at 11:08 am
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M/48/6'2"/185#


Test driving new toys at the gym 5 x 5 belt squats

180/200/210/220/230#

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Lee Robinson
January 28th, 2023 at 9:41 am
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105-105-105-105-105 Kg


Up from 100Kg on 23/09/22

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Bakhtiar Aslanov
January 28th, 2023 at 7:56 am
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Done it yesterday before the WOD of Thursday 230126

5x5 75kg (appr. 165 lbs)


Probably, will play safe today and do my cardio 💪

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Matthew Chan
January 28th, 2023 at 5:04 am
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Did this 5x5 back squat workout with 60kg (approximately 135 lbs)

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Brandon Teague
January 28th, 2023 at 4:50 am
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Yet my physical medicine doctor just told me to stop squatting, my chiropractor told me the same for squats and deadlifts despite no back pain. Don’t know what to believe

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Steven Thunander
January 28th, 2023 at 3:50 am
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Globo wod: Most Globo gyms have a barbell, plates and a rack so you can do this. Just kick out the squat rack arm curlers and get busy. If you are using iron plates today use spotter arms or pins in the rack or get a spotter for the top end sets. If you only have a Smith machine (Planet Fitness type gyms or cruise ships) or one of those Max rack things let's load it up. It's not the best but it will have to do today. Cash out with some single leg unilateral work if this is the case. If dumbbells are all you have you can do either bulgarian split squats or weighted pistols (if your pistols are proficient). Do 5 reps on each leg for the weight, then go up. If you max the available dumbbells do AMRAP sets.


The Open is coming. What does that mean to the Crossfitter who does their workouts in a regular gym or at home? It means that the test is coming. My recommendation is to find an affiliate near you and see if they will let you join them for these workouts. Check out map.crossfit.com for the nearest affiliates, and reach out to them. Doing the Open workouts at an affiliate is the easiest way to make sure your setup is correct, have a judge, and have a supportive community around you. Also you may find that you want to join the affiliate. Now if an affiliate isn't near you or you can't make it there will be setup recommendations and scaling options here. Remember to sign up for the Open at Games.crossfit.com .

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Chris Sinagoga
January 28th, 2023 at 3:45 am
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Champions Club Scaling Notes


RANT

Nothing to rant about


WORKOUT THEMES

Weightlifting. High output followed by full recovery. Squatting, not major upright torso demands. Stamina playing a factor in our strength output.


SHORT MEDIUM LONG


LIGHT


MEDIUM


HEAVY x


TECHNIQUE SCALE

Same format, 10+ reps per set


STRENGTH SCALE

Doesn't have to be 5 in a row - give yourself like 1:30 or 2:00 to do all 5 reps


POWER SCALE

Time each set of 5 and don't let it fall under whatever time you feel is fast enough


MY STUFF

Didn't get to this one. No good excuse.


GENERAL FEAR LEVEL: 6

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Charles Meyers
January 28th, 2023 at 2:05 am
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Charles Meyers

September 22nd, 2022 at 5:41 pm

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Back squat 5-5-5-5-5

215-215-215-235-235

Back squat 5-5-5-5-5 reps

150-155-160-165-172.5

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