Friday, May 29, 2015

Kalsu: One Of The Hardest CrossFit Workouts


CrossFit workouts in general are not easy. Then you have the ones that make you sweat, or better yet nauseous, just thinking about them. The Kalsu WOD is one of those. What is Kalsu? Kalsu is a Hero WOD. The workout is done by starting with 5 burpees followed by thrusters with 135/95. The burpees are done every minute on the minute. The thrusters are done until 100 are completed. The Attack Plan Since Kalsu can be overwhelming once you realized what’s really involved, a strategy on tackling it is needed before you start. Below are three tips that may help: 1. If this is your first time doing Kalsu we recommend you scale the weight down. Especially if you’re new to CrossFit. Choose a weight that’s challenging, keeping in mind that you’re doing 100 reps. Your coach can help you determine what weight to scale down to. 2. Crank out as many thrusters as you can in the first 2 rounds then start doing a low number of reps. For example, do 10 thrusters the first two minutes (after the
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