Has anyone tried this Crossfit Style Workout aimed at strength athletes/powerlifters?

Inspector Coptoor

It's called Valeria.Tim Henriques came up with it
has different levels of depending on how strong you are and looks something like this

Bench Press:x 21 reps
Deadlift: x 21 reps
Pull-ups: x 21 reps
EZ Bar Curls: x 21 reps

weights determined by the level you are at.

The pull ups would be the part that's destroy me, particularly seeing as they are strict/non-kipping pull ups.

anyone tried it or have any thoughts on it

full article available here

http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/test_your_metal_introducing_valeria

amazingemmet

No but I think we should have a little contest with it

Inspector Coptoor

I'd love to be able to do it but the 21 pull ups, even at BW would take me ages.
my best pull ups workout at BW so far has been 4 sets of 4 reps.

Transform

tnation seem to be doing quite a bit of borrowing from crossfit these days

Looks grand really - depends on the weight as if it was body weight on some of those it would be fairly quick to be honest

amazingemmet

Liam Henners257 wrote: »

I'd love to be able to do it but the 21 pull ups, even at BW would take me ages.
my best pull ups workout at BW so far has been 4 sets of 4 reps.

I think in crossfit broken sets are ok, ie you just need to be able to do 21 for the workout not in a row, 7x3 etc

@transform: well it is getting ripped season and crossfit is in fashion

Barry.Oglesby

You could write that any way you wanted. How's about this workout:
Bench press 3x7
Pull ups 7x3
Deadlift 3x7
EZ Curls 3x7

Suddenly it looks less "Crossfit" doesn't it? It's all the same really. In any given workout you're either doing "a few", "some" or "lots" of reps. Sexing it up by giving it a name like Brangelina doesn't change the laws one bit.

d'Oracle

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

Sexing it up by giving it a name like Brangelina doesn't change the laws one bit.

:DFunny stuff.

My only opinion on any of this.