Thursday 7/31/25

"You don't get stronger by doing what you can. You get stronger by doing what you thought you couldn't."

WOD TBD

Mike Pietragallo
Tuesday 7/29/25

"A seed that fears dirt will never become a tree. Comfort is the enemy of growth."

RX

Every 3:00 for 10 sets:
9/12-cal bike

INTERMEDIATE

Same as Rx’d

BEGINNER

Every 3:00 for 10 sets:
5/8-cal bike

SKILL WORK

Pre-workout
On an 8:00 clock:
Handstand practice

Mike Pietragallo
Monday 7/28/25

"Just because I carry it well, does not mean that it isn't heavy."

RX

AMRAP 9:
30 double-unders
3 shoulder presses (95/135 lb)

INTERMEDIATE

AMRAP 9:
15 double-unders
3 shoulder presses (65/95 lb)

BEGINNER

AMRAP 9:
30 single-unders
3 shoulder presses (35/45 lb)

SKILL WORK

Pre-workout
On a 10:00 clock:
1 shoulder press
– Take the bar from the floor.
– Build to a heavy single.

Mike Pietragallo
Friday 7/25/25

"Do not let process interfere with purpose."

RX

For load:
Deadlift
5-5-5-5-5

INTERMEDIATE

Same as Rx’d

BEGINNER

Same as Rx’d

SKILL WORK

Pre-workout
Banded stability work

Mike Pietragallo
Thursday 7/24/25

"Do not allow yourself to be incarcerated in the prison called precedence."

RX

6 rounds for time:
250-m row
12 hang squat cleans (65/95 lb)
12 burpees

INTERMEDIATE

6 rounds for time:
250-m row
12 hang squat cleans (55/75 lb)
12 burpees

BEGINNER

6 rounds for time:
150-m row
10 hang squat cleans (35/45 lb)
10 burpees

SKILL WORK

Pre-workout
EMOM 8:
1 power clean
2 hang squat cleans

Mike Pietragallo
Wednesday 7/23/25

"Respect is earned, not given."

RX

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps for time of:
Pull-ups
Handstand push-ups

INTERMEDIATE

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps for time of:
Pull-ups
Piked push-ups

BEGINNER

8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps for time of:
Jumping pull-ups
Push-ups from the knees

SKILL WORK

Pre-workout
EMOM 6:
2-5 pull-ups

Mike Pietragallo
Tuesday 7/22/25

"Always have a unique character like salt. Its presence is not felt but its absence makes everything tasteless."

RX

For time:
60 KB swings (35/53 lb)
25/30-cal bike
60 KB swings

INTERMEDIATE

For time:
60 KB swings (26/35 lb)
20/25-cal bike
60 KB swings

BEGINNER

For time:
40 KB swings (18/26 lb)
15/20-cal bike
40 KB swings

SKILL WORK

Post-workout
3 sets:
5 KB windmills/arm
5 KB Turkish get-ups/arm
– Build in load, but only as quality mechanics allow.

Mike Pietragallo
Monday 7/21/25

"If your presence costs me my peace, you're too expensive to keep."

“NANCY”

RX

5 rounds for time:
400-m run
15 overhead squats (65/95 lb)

INTERMEDIATE

5 rounds for time:
400-m run
15 overhead squats (55/75 lb)

BEGINNER

5 rounds for time:
200-m run
10 overhead squats (35/45 lb)

SKILL WORK

Pre-workout
5 sets:
1 power snatch
1 hang squat snatch
1 overhead squat

Mike Pietragallo
Friday 7/18/25

"Time is the only currency you spend without ever knowing your balance. Use it wisely."

RX

3 rounds for time:
9 hang power cleans (75/115 lb)
12 thrusters
15 lateral burpees over the bar

INTERMEDIATE

3 rounds for time:
9 hang power cleans (55/75 lb)
12 thrusters
15 lateral burpees over the bar

BEGINNER

3 rounds for time:
6 hang power cleans (35/45 lb)
9 thrusters
12 lateral burpee bar step-overs

SKILL WORK

Pre-workout
EMOM 8:
1 clean pull
1 hang power clean
1 thruster
– Build in load, but only as quality mechanics allow.

Mike Pietragallo
Thursday 7/17/25

"To offend a strong man tell him a lie. To offend a weak man tell him the truth."

RX

AMRAP 16:
200-m run
100-m double-DB farmers carry (35/50 lb)
1:00 plank hold

INTERMEDIATE

AMRAP 16:
200-m run
100-m double-DB farmers carry (20/35 lb)
1:00 plank hold

BEGINNER

AMRAP 16:
200-m run
50-m double-DB farmers carry (10/15 lb)
:30 plank hold from the knees

SKILL WORK

Post-workout
8 sets:
:20 double-unders
:10 rest
– Use this as practice for Saturday’s workout.
– Advanced athletes can try triple-unders or use a weighted rope.

Mike Pietragallo
Wednesday 7/16/25

"The people around you are either your circle or your cage."

RX

On a 20:00 clock:
Build to a 1-rep-max snatch

INTERMEDIATE

Same as Rx’d

BEGINNER

Same as Rx’d

SKILL WORK

Rest, stretch, recover.

Mike Pietragallo
Tuesday 7/15/25

"Warm the waters and the fish will thrive, chill the waters and the fish will die. Be careful of the culture you create."

RX

5 rounds for time:
12 KB goblet squats (35/53 lb)
1 legless rope climb (15/15 ft)
12 single-arm KB box step-ups (20/20 in)
6 strict pull-ups

INTERMEDIATE

5 rounds for time:
12 KB goblet squats (26/35 lb)
1 rope climb (15/15 ft)
12 single-arm KB box step-ups (20/20 in)
3 strict pull-ups

BEGINNER

5 rounds for time:
12 air squats
3 pull-to-stands
12 box step-ups (12/20 in)
3 ring rows

SKILL WORK

Post-workout
3 sets:
5 KB windmills/arm
– Build in load, but only as quality mechanics allow.

Mike Pietragallo
Monday 7/14/25

"Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery."

RX

For time:
400-m run
30 toes-to-bars
400-m run
10 wall walks
400-m run
30 toes-to-bars
400-m run

INTERMEDIATE

For time:
400-m run
30 knees-to-chests
400-m run
5 wall walks
400-m run
30 knees-to-chests
400-m run

BEGINNER

For time:
200-m run
20 hanging knee raises
200-m run
5 inchworm + push-ups
200-m run
20 hanging knee raises
200-m run

SKILL WORK

Post-workout
3 sets:
10 good mornings
– Build in load, but only as quality mechanics allow.

Mike Pietragallo
Friday 7/11/25

"Don't climb a mountain for the world to see you, climb it for you to see the world."

RX

7 rounds for time:
5 box jump-overs (24/30 in)
3 ring muscle-ups

INTERMEDIATE

7 rounds for time:
5 box jump-overs (20/24 in)
1 ring muscle-up

BEGINER

5 rounds for time:
5 box step-overs (12/12 in)
3 low-ring muscle-up transitions

SKILL WORK

Pre-workout
EMOM 6:
3 broad jumps for max distance
– Build in distance each minute.

Mike Pietragallo
Thursday 7/10/25

"Skill only looks like luck to people who don't have skill."

RX

For load:
Thruster
3-3-2-2-1-1-1

INTERMEDIATE

Same as Rx’d

BEGINNER

For load:
Thruster
3-3-3-3-3-3

Mike Pietragallo
Wednesday 7/9/25

"The more you are thankful, the more you attract things to be thankful for."

RX

3 rounds for time:
25/35-cal Echo bike
21 pull-ups

INTERMEDIATE

3 rounds for time:
20/25-cal Echo bike
15 pull-ups

BEGINNER

3 rounds for time:
12/18-cal Echo bike
15 ring rows

SKILL WORK

Post-workout
3 sets:
:30 side plank, right
:30 side plank, left
– Rest 1:00 between sets.

Mike Pietragallo
Tuesday 7/8/25

"Anger is the punishment you give yourself for somebody else's mistakes."

RX

AMRAP 15:
10 push-ups
20 AbMat sit-ups
30 single-unders

INTERMEDIATE

AMRAP 15:
8 push-ups
15 AbMat sit-ups
20 single-unders

BEGINNER

AMRAP 15:
5 push-ups from the knees
10 AbMat sit-ups
15 single-unders
– Rest 1:00 between rounds.

SKILL WORK

Pre-workout
1 round:
:30 single-unders
:30 rest
:30 single-leg single-unders
:30 rest
:30 single-leg single-unders
:30 rest
:30 running step single-unders
:30 rest
:30 running step single-unders
:30 rest
:30 running step single-unders
:30 rest

Mike Pietragallo
Monday 7/7/25

"Your life is your story. Write well, edit often."

RX

5 rounds for time:
250/300-m row
5 power cleans (125/185 lb)

 

INTERMEDIATE

5 rounds for time:
200/250-m row
5 power cleans (95/135 lb)

 

BEGINNER

5 rounds for time:
150/200-m row
5 power cleans (35/45 lb)

 

SKILL WORK

Pre-workout
On a 10:00 clock:
Build to a heavy set of 2 touch-and-go cleans

Mike Pietragallo