12 & 14/08/25 Newstart
- Aaron Marcelino
- Aug 9, 2025
- 2 min read
Tuesday
Warm-Up Flow
General Prep
2 Sets:
1:00 Bike
10 Down Dog Toe Touches
10 Dual Dumbbell Deadlift
10 Dual Dumbbell Front Squats
5 No Jump Burpees
Specific Barbell Prep
2 Sets:
3 Tall Muscle Cleans
3 Front Squats
3 Press in Split
3 Hang Power Clean
3 Hang Squat Cleans
3 Split Jerks with 1 sec Pause in the Catch
Then Add loads and Build to ~lightweight for Set 1 of complex
Weightlifting
Clean and Jerk Complex
Every 2:00 x 7 Sets
Power Clean
Rest 10 seconds
Squat Clean and Split Jerk
Starting @ lightweight Clean and Jerk and building to a heavy for the day
Workout of the Day
"The Derivative"
3 Sets:
:45 Second On / :15 Second Off
Station 1: Calorie Echo Bike
Station 2: Dual Dumbbell Squat Cleans
Station 3: Abmat Sit-Ups
Station 4: Line Facing Burpees
Dumbbell Loads: 12.5/7.5kg
“The rate of change is the real test.”
Stimulus and Objectives:
Stimulus: Threshold Conditioning / Mixed-Modal Interference
RPE: 8.5/10
Primary Objective: Maintain consistent pacing across all 3 rounds without drop-off
Secondary Objective: Prioritize positional control on the dumbbell squat cleans and abmat sit-ups
Mobility
PRVN Recovery #3
1:00/1:00 Couch Stretch
1:00/1:00 Single Leg Forward Fold
1:00 Updog Pose
1:00 Saddle Pose
Thursday
General Prep
2 Sets: For Quality
:30 second Jump Rope
10 Alternating Scorpions
Specific Barbell Prep
3 Hang Muscle Snatch
3 Hang Power Snatch
3 Overhead Squats
3 Hang Squat Snatch
Then..
3-5 Sets Building
1 Power Snatch + 1 Squat Snatch, adding weight gradually to reach lightweight for first working set
Weightlifting
Snatch Complex
Every 2:00 x 7 Sets
Power Snatch
Rest 10 seconds
Squat Snatch
Starting @ Lightweight and building to a heavy for the day.
Workout of the Day
"CrossFit Open 14.1"
10:00 AMRAP
30 Single‑Unders
15 Hang Power Snatches
Barbell: 20/15kg
Stimulus and Objectives
Score: Total Reps
Goal: 5+ Rounds (225+ reps)
Stimulus: Classic Open Test / Light Barbell Cycling & Jump Rope Efficiency
RPE: 9/10
Primary Objective: Move consistently with the goal of unbroken double unders and smooth cycling of the barbell. A note that the barbell should be done in cycled sets of 5+ per round with the goal of maintaining a good rhythm throughout.
Secondary Objective: Maximize transitions—minimize time between rope, barbell, and reset
Level 1:
Mobility
PRVN Recovery #2
1:00 Childs Pose
1:00/1:00 Low Dragon Stretch
1:00/1:00 Scorpion Stretch
:30/:30 Thread the Needle Stretch

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