WOD - Class Programming

Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Monday, July 24

“To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.”

- Socrates


Strength 

Back Squat

55% / 4 

65% / 4 

75% / 5 x 4

Metcon

2 rounds 

AMRAP 2:00 

SA DB Devil press 

Rest 1:00 

AMRAP 2:00 

SA DB OH lunge 

Rest 1:00 

SA DB thruster 

Rest 1:00 

XT

Jerk 

50% / 3

60% / 3

70% / 6 x 3

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Saturday, July 22

“Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.” - Plato

Rebuild

4 rounds 

Triceps 8

GHDSU 8

3 rounds 

Lat pulldown 12 

Calf raises 12

3 rounds 

Lateral raise  12

GHD Back ext. 8

2 rounds 

Curls 20

Shrugs 20 


Community WOD 

AMRAP 30

Run 400m 

10 Deadlifts 

60 Double unders 

20 Pull-ups 

*everything split 


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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Friday, July 21

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.” - Confucius

Strength 

Bench Press 

50% / 6 

60% / 6 

70% / 4 x 6 


Metcon 

5 rounds 

1:00 each 

D ball cleans 

Push-ups 

Bike 

Rest 


XT

Clean 

50% / 3 

60% / 3 

70% / 4 x 3 

30 dips


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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Thursday, July 20

“When in doubt, don't.” - Benjamin Franklin

Rebuild

Landmine: 

3 sets of 8 each 

Deadlift 

Highpull 

Step back press

Metcon

3 rounds for time:

Medball Run 400m 

30 Box jumps 

30 wall balls 


Rebuild

4 rounds

Lateral sled 50/50’

Cyclist squats 

8-10

D ball carry 100’


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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Wednesday, July 19

“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.”

- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Strength 

Back Squat 

50% / 6 

60% / 6 

70% / 4 x 6 

Metcon

For time: 

100 double unders 

50 sit-ups 

100’ handstand walk 

50 sit-ups 

100 double unders 

*sub 10 wall walks for HSW 

XT

Jerk 

50% / 3 

60% / 3 

70% / 4 x 3 

Hanging leg raise & Back ext. 

2 sets of 20-30 each 

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Tuesday, July 18

“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.” - Josh Billings

Rebuild

3 sets of 8-10

Tempo 31x1 

DB SL crossbody RDL 

½ kneeling DB press 

DB front rack Front elevated split squat 

Metcon

10 rounds for max reps:

:30 Burpees 

:30 Rest 

:30 Cal Row 

:30 Rest 

Rebuild

3-4 rounds 

Reverse sled with handles 100’

Dead bugs 10 each 

SA farmer carry 100’ each

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Monday, July 17

“We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.” - Sigmund Freud

Gym Happenings

Hey Ya’ll, Jacob here, someone stole my phone so if you need me just email Jacob@pisgahfitness.com, very sorry if I’ve missed your messages!

Strength 

Bench Press 

50% / 6

60% / 6 

70% / 4 x 6 

Metcon

AMRAP 15 

15 cal bike 

10 pull-ups 

5 snatches 95/135 

XT

Snatch 

50% / 3 

60% / 3 

70% / 4 x 3 

30 Pull-ups 

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Saturday, July 15

“The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.” - Daniel J. Boorstin

Rebuild

Landmine: 

3 sets of 8 each 

Deadlift 

High Pull

Split squat 

Step back press  

Split switches 

Community WOD 

AMRAP 5:00 

1 Rope Climb 

5 burpees 

Rest 5:00 

AMRAP 5:00 

KB, 1 rep each:

Clean 

Press 

Squat 

Rest 5:00 

AMRAP 5:00 

Row for meters 

Rest 5:00 

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Friday, July 14

“Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” - Will Durant

Strength 

Back squat  55% / 3 reps EMOM for 10:00 

Metcon 

5 rounds for time: 

50 double unders 

9 deadlifts 

7 hang cleans 

5 push jerks 

75/115 

XT

C&J 55% / 3 reps x 10 sets

Accumulate 30 strict dips 

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Thursday, July 13

“Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.” - Stephen Sondheim

Rebuild

3 sets of 8-10 Tempo 31x1 

SA Landmine press 

DB Front foot elevated split squat 

SA DB Rows 

Metcon

Accumulate 1000’ of farmer carry sled drag AHAP In increments of 50’ 

Rebuild

Accumulate 1000’ of farmer carry sled drag AHAP In increments of 50’ 

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Wednesday, July 12

“You are remembered for the rules you break.” - Douglas MacArthur

Strength 

Bench 55% / 3 reps EMOM for 10:00 

Metcon

5 rounds for max reps 

1:00 each 

Bike 

Burpees 

DB snatch 35/50

Rest 

XT

Snatch 55% / 3 reps x 10 sets 

Back extensions x 2 sets to failure 

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Tuesday, July 11

“Adventure is worthwhile.” - Aesop

Rebuild

3-4 rounds tempo 31x1 

KB windmill 6/6 

Reverse sled drag 100’ 

SL glute bridge 8/8 

Metcon

Amrap 15:

Run 200m 

20 Med Ball step-ups 20/24” 14/20lb 

Run 200m 

20 Med Ball ground to overhead 14/20


Rebuild

3-4 rounds 

Med Ball step-up 20 

Med Ball overhead carry 100m 

Med Ball front rack carry 100m 

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Monday, June 10

“People only see what they are prepared to see.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Gym Happenings

New Cycle Alert! We Will be starting a Bench Press and Back Squat cycle this Week! The cycle will be 12 weeks with 2 month long waves and a mini peak in the final weeks! Today we are establishing a base line, then doing a mini-deload the rest of the week. If you miss testing day today, feel free to just test on Wednesday or Friday this week. Also, if you have movement limitations and these exercises don’t feel great on your body, feel free to discuss other movement options with your coach (deadlift, good morning, strict press… etc). Lets go!

Strength 

Bench - Heavy single 

Back Squat - Heavy single 

* Suggested Build-Up: 

50% / 5 

60% / 4 

70% / 3 

80% / 2 

90% / 1 

100% / 1 

Metcon

For time: 

50 pull-ups 

50 toes to bar 

XT

Accumulate:

30 strict pull-ups 

30 straight leg raises

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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Saturday, July 8

“I don't go by the rule book... I lead from the heart, not the head.” - Princess Diana

Rebuild

3 sets 

KB SL DL 5/5 

KB windmill 5 each 

3 sets 

KB turkish sit-ups 5 reps

KB front rack reverse lunges 10 reps each (light)

3 sets 

KB torso row 10 reps each

KB hip to halo 5 each 


Community WOD 

For time: 

300 double unders 

*while someone hangs on pull-up bar 

2000m row 

*while someone holds a plank 

100 cal bike 

*while someone holds the bottom of a squat 

*30 min time cap


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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Friday, July 7

“Natural beauty takes at least two hours in front of a mirror.” - Pamela Anderson

Strength 

Back squat - EMOM

50% / 2

60% / 2 

70% / 8 x 2 


Metcon 

Amrap 12 

5 Left arm KB push jerks 

10 left arm KB 

Front squats 

100’ left arm KB farmer carry 


5 right arm KB push jerks 

10 right arm KB front squats 

100’ right arm KB farmer carry 



XT

Jerk - EMOM

50% / 2

60% / 2 

70% / 8 x 2

*30 ring dips


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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Thursday, July 6

“I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.” - Auguste Rodin

Rebuild

3 x 8-12 

Tempo 31x1 

SA DB bench 

SA DB row 

Bulgarian split squat 


Metcon

4 rounds for time: 

10 Devil presses 35/50 

20 walking lunges 

30 sit-ups 


Rebuild

4 rounds Tempo 31x1

Jefferson curls 2-4

Curtsy lunges 6-10 each

v-ups 8-12


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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Wednesday, July 5

“If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.” - Thomas Fuller

Strength 

Deadlift - EMOM

50% / 2

60% / 2 

70% / 8 x 2 


Metcon

AMRAP 20:00

Run 

Or 

Bike 

Or 

Row 

*pick one, two or all three for max meters or calories. 


XT

Clean - EMOM

50% / 2

60% / 2 

70% / 8 x 2

*do clean first during class and Clean deadlift second. 

*30 pull-ups


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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Tuesday, July 4

“May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” - Peter Marshall

Community WOD

“Whitten” 

5 rounds for time:

22 KBS 

22 box jumps 

400m run 

22 burpees 

22 wall balls


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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Monday, July 3

“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” - Mark Twain

Strength 

OHS - EMOM

50% / 2

60% / 2 

70% / 8 x 2 

Metcon

Amrap 15:

5 pull/ups 

10 push-ups 

15 air squats 

20 double unders 

XT

Snatch  

OHS - EMOM

50% / 2

60% / 2 

70% / 8 x 2

*do snatch  first during class, then OHS second. 

*Hanging leg raise & Back Ext. 2 sets, each to failure 


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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson

Saturday, July 1

“Cure for an obsession: get another one.” - Mason Cooley

Gym Happenings

Tuesday July 4th we will be hosting a community workout at 10am! This will be the only class that day, and like all community workouts it’ll be free for everyone so bring your friends and family!

Rebuild

4 rounds 

Reverse sled drag

100’ 

Landmine press 8/8

4 rounds 8 each 

GHD hip ext. 

Landmine row 

3 rounds 12 each

DB twist curl 

DB crush tri ext.

3 rounds 12 each

DB ext. Rot. 

lateral raise 

Tall kneeling pallof press 

Community WOD 

AMRAP 25:00 

200m SA farmer carry  

*while buddy does AMRAP push-ups

400m run 

*while buddy does 

AMRAP KB SDLHP

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