Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

tuesday, march 10

A.

5 sets of 3 power cleans 

B.

3 sets: (HARD EFFORT!)

60s to complete: 4 C&J (135/95) + max reps DUs

90s rest

60s to complete: 4 C&J (135/95) + max cal echo bike

90s rest

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

monday, march 9

A.

6 sets:

sets 1-4: 2-3 reps strict press with 3s eccentric

sets 5,6: 5 reps push press with 3s eccentric (same weight as part A)

B.

5 sets:

In 90s, complete:

9 TTB + 9 thrusters (95/65) + max reps burpees over the bar

rest 90s between sets

score = total reps burpees over the bar

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friday, march 6

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

thursday, march 5

A.

4 sets:

2 sets of 10/arm, 2 sets of 8/arm SA DB press

10-12 DB bench press

B.

20 min amrap:

200m run

3 wall walks (Rx+ 5 wall walks) 

200m run

20 DBS (50/35)

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

wednesday, march 4

A.

5 sets:

2 power cleans + 1 squat clean 

touch and go reps

B.

“16.2”-ish 

for time: (12 min cap)
  25 TTB
  50 DUs
  15 squat cleans (135/85, 95/55)
  25 TTB
  50 DUs
  13 squat cleans (185/115, 11/75)
  25 TTB
  50 DUs
  11 squat cleans (225/145, 135/95)

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tuesday, march 3

A.
4 sets:

3 strict press 

B.

2 sets:

3-5 tempo push press @ 31X1
*same weight as strict press

C.

14 min amrap:

7 CTB pull-ups (Rx+ 3 RMUs)

14 single arm hang DB clean and jerks (7 L/7 R)

14/12 cal row

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

monday, march 2

A.

deload

Back Squat 8 sets of 2 reps @ 55% 

one set every 75s speed focus not load!

B.

“14.5” & “16.5” (15 min cap)

21-18-15-12-9-6-3

thrusters (95/65)

bar facing burpees (NO STEPPING OVER THE BAR!)

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

friday, february 27

26.1

for time: (12 min cap) 
20 WBS (14/20 lb) (9/10 ft)
18 box jump-overs (20/24 in)
30 WBS
18 box jump-overs
40 WBS
18 med ball box step-overs
66 WBS
18 med ball box step-overs
40 WBS
18 box jump-overs
30 WBS
18 box jump-overs
20 WBS

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

thursday, february 26

A.

4 sets: superset

10 SA DB press (or push press) 3s eccentric

12 DB bench press (3s eccentric every rep)

B.

20 min amrap:
15/12 cal Echo/Assault bike or 18/15 cal row
3 Rounds of “Cindy”
15/12 Cal Echo/Assault bike or 18/15 cal row
3 Rounds of “triplet”

“triplet”

4 hang power cleans  (155/105)

4 front squats

4 STO

"Cindy"

5 pull-ups

10 push ups

15 air squats

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wednesday, february 25

32:00 amrap:

2-4-6-8-10-12-… power clean (185/125) 

2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18..… burpee box jumps

4-6-8-12-16-20…and so on…TTB

400m run after each round 

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

tuesday, february 24

A.
4 sets: 4 strict press 

B.

1 set: 4-6 tempo push press @ 31X1
*use same weight as strict press

C.

EMOM for 8 mins (4 sets):
odd mins: max reps wall walks
even mins: 45s echo bike or ski or row

rest 2 mins

EMOM for 8 mins (4 sets):
odd mins: 15 STO (115/75, Rx+ 135/95)
even mins: 60 DUs

score = total reps wall walks

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

monday, february 23

A.

6 sets: back squat 

3 sets of 2 reps

3 sets of 1 rep

B.

21.3

For total time (15 min cap):

   15 front squats (95/65)
   30 TTB
   15 thrusters
Then, rest 1 minute before continuing with:
   15 front squats
   30 CTB pull-ups
   15 thrusters
Then, rest 1 minute before continuing with:
   15 front squats 
   30 bar muscle-ups
   15 thrusters 

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

friday, february 20

A.

5 sets:

segmented clean deadlift + power clean

B.

2 rounds of (4 intervals):

3 min amrap:

   500m row or 400m run + max reps burpees over the erg

rest 2 mins, then…

3 min amrap:

500m row or 400m run + max power cleans (135/95, Rx+ 185/125)

rest 2 mins

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

thursday, february 19

A.

4 sets:

2x12, 2x10 SA DB press

4x12-15 DB bench press

B.

for time:

800m run

then, 3 rounds of: 12 OH lunges (95/65) + 12 TTB

600m run

then, 2 rounds of: 12 thrusters (95/65) + 12 TTB

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

wednesday, february 18

A.

5 sets: 3 deadlifts (3s eccentric every rep)

B.

3 sets:

4 min amrap:

   9 deadlifts (155/105)

   6 hang power cleans

   6 burpees over the bar

   9 CTB pull-ups

rest 2 mins between amraps

pick up where you leave off

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

tuesday, february 17

A.
4 sets: 6 Strict Press

B.

1 set: 6-8 Tempo Push Press @ 31X1

C.

22.1-ish

15 min amrap:

4 wall walks

12 box jump overs

16 single arm DB hang C&J (50/35)

4 wall walks

12 box jump overs

16 alternating single arm DB snatches (50/35)

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Why Exercise Should Feel Uncomfortable (and Why That’s a Good Thing)

Real physical adaptation requires stress. Not injury or over training but real actual challenge. When your body is asked to do something slightly beyond what it’s comfortable with like moving faster, lifting heavier than last time, breathing harder than you want to, moving when you’d rather rest, it has no choice but to adapt. Muscles grow stronger. Bones get denser. The heart becomes more efficient. That’s biology, not motivation talk.

If your workout feels easy and totally comfortable, your body has already adapted to it. Easy movement has value, but it won’t drive meaningful change on its own.

This is why our classes are effective. Pushing yourself and lifting heavy, like in our CrossFit classes, is uncomfortable. Conditioning workouts (WODs) and Hyrox classes are uncomfortable in a different way - lungs burning, legs screaming, your brain telling you to stop. That discomfort isn’t a flaw of the program. It’s the mechanism.

There’s also a powerful neurological component at play. Challenging workouts trigger a surge of dopamine, endorphins, and other stress-related hormones. Dopamine reinforces effort and achievement, endorphins blunt pain and elevate mood, and cortisol, when managed through short, intense bouts, helps the body adapt and recover stronger. In simple terms: doing hard things trains your brain to associate effort with reward.

The magic happens because you’re uncomfortable and because you stay with it anyway. The payoff? Strength that carries into daily life. Conditioning that makes everything else feel easier. And resilience, the confidence that comes from repeatedly choosing challenge over comfort.

Discomfort in the gym buys you comfort everywhere else. Our CrossFit and Hyrox classes are not meant to feel easy. They’re meant to make you better in and out of the gym.

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

monday, february 16

A.

back squat 3,2,1,3,2,1

B.

EMOM for 8 mins (4 sets):
odd mins: 45s echo bike or row or ski
even mins: 20 Russian KBS (71/53)

EMOM for 8 mins (4 sets):
odd mins: 50 DUs
even mins: 20 WBS

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

friday, february 13

A.

5 sets:

1 segmented clean deadlift + 1 segment hang squat clean

B.

for time:

30 power cleans (135/95, Rx+ 155/105)

30 front rack lunges

30 TTB

30/24 cal row

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Danielle Rabkin Danielle Rabkin

thursday, february 12

A.

4 sets: superset

12/side single arm DB press (3s eccentric)

12-15 DB bench press (3s eccentric)

B.

EMOM for 12 mins (3 sets):
Station 1: 200m run
Station 2: 8 thrusters (95/65) + 5 over the bar burpees
Station 3: 6-8 burpee CTB pull-ups (rx+ 4 burpee MU)
Station 4: rest

At the 12:00 mark…

two rounds for time:
200m run
8 thrusters (95/65)
5 over the bar burpees
6-8 burpee CTB pull-ups

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