The December Challenge

by Jason

Coming off a month full of crazy challenges, pushups and Thrusters…Viv has two new challenges ready to go for December.

The Pullup Challenge:  Over the course of December you must complete a minimum of 1000 pullups.  No bands allowed.  If you can't do a pullups without a band you must do jumping pullups with a kip.  There will be a prize to the person that completes the most pullups as well as prizes to anyone that nails their first pullup in the month of December. 

The goal of this challenge is to improve our pullups and to get as many athletes doing pullups as possible.

The Squat Clean Challenge:  Just like November's Thruster challenge we will be hitting 9, 15, and 21 reps over the course of the week, preferably on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule but you can make it work as needed for you.  Week 1: 95 Men, 65 Women, Week 2: 115 Men, 75 Women, Week 3: 135 Men, 85 Women, Week 4: 155 Men, 95 Women. 

Like any WOD this is scalable in both directions.  If you need to go a little lighter, that is fine, and if you want more of a challenge you can go a little heavier.  The goal is to improve our squat clean technique and get stronger.  These will be full squat cleans, meaning, your hip crease must pass your knee in order for it to count.

Who's in?

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Which ACF athlete is this doing L-Pullups as a baby?

Pie?  What Pie?  19 athletes did awesome at this 5 round heavyweight fight!  After a quick recap of all the movements everyone was ready to go.  Using both rooms we were all very organized and moved without any confusion, great work everyone!  Lots of hard work, especially with the thrusters and burpees! 

Awesome form Steve from Fort Worth, Dave, Ernie, Pat you guys were kicking butt with the rx'd weight, great job!  Emilie, Alana,  Erin, Marcia, Sam, Christina, Emilie and Erin you guys all did a great job, you were working really hard and it was very impressive.  Great depth on your thrusters and good form on your high pulls.  Katie, Kelly, Kia, Andrea, Sue and Laura you girls kicked butt today!  Great intensity and form all around awesome job!!  Fred, Ryan, and Chris you guys did awesome as well.  Great depth on the those thrusters!  Overall everyone did amazing and showed great intensity for a Sunday!!

Nothing is worth more than this day. –Goethe