Split by the Run
Description
Two short couplets of overhead and thruster work, then high pulls and burpees, split by a pair of 400m runs.
Workout
Warm-up
5 min- 5-minute easy walk plus a few shoulder rolls and bodyweight squats.
For Time
- 2 Rounds: 15 Ruck Ground-to-Overhead, 15 Ruck Thrusters.
- 400m Fast Ruck.
- 2 Rounds: 15 Ruck High Pulls, 15 Burpees Over Ruck.
- 400m Fast Ruck.
- Complete as fast as possible.
Cool Down
5 min- Easy walk, then stretch your shoulders and hips.
Movement Breakdown
Ruck Ground-to-Overhead
- Start with the ruck on the ground in front of you.
- Pick it up however is most efficient for you and bring it to your shoulders.
- Press or push it overhead until your arms are fully locked out, then return it to the ground with control.
Ruck Thrusters
- Start by holding the ruck close to your chest with both hands.
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Lower into a squat by bending your knees and pushing your hips back, keeping your chest up and weight on your heels.
- As you come up from the squat, press the ruck overhead, extending your arms fully.
- Lower the ruck back to chest level as you descend into the next squat.
Ruck Run
- Keep the ruck snug against your back with minimal bounce.
- Run at a pace you can hold for the full distance, this isn't a sprint.
- Maintain an upright posture, don't let the pack pull your shoulders forward.
Ruck High Pull
- Stand holding the ruck with both hands in front of your thighs.
- Pull the ruck straight up along your body, leading with your elbows, until it reaches chest height.
- Lower back down with control to the start position and repeat.
Burpee Over Ruck
- Stand with the ruck on the ground beside you.
- Drop into a burpee, hands on the ground on one side of the ruck.
- After the push-up and jump, hop both feet over the ruck to the other side to finish the rep.
- Alternate which side you jump over each rep.