Those pesky Dumbbells!!
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Photo Credit: Angela Clancy.

WoD - "Dumb & Dumber"

With A Clock Set For 12 Minutes:

1 Min, Box Jump (24" / 20")

1 Min, Alternating Dumbbell Snatch (22.5 / 15 kg)

2 Mins, Box Jump Overs (24" / 20")

2 Mins, Alternating Dumbbell Snatch (22.5 / 15 kg)

3 Mins, Dumbbell Box Step Overs (22.5's to 24" /15's to 20")

3 Mins, Alternating Dumbbell Snatch (22.5 / 15 kg)

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• After the technicalities of yesterdays awesome WoD its time to spend a couple days hauling butt!!
• We are back on our old friend the Dumbbell, We LOVE "DB" training as it makes your body & brain think outside the box. By having to use each limb independently it creates better neural pathways which in turn develops your fitness in a magnificent way!!
• People hear the word "odd object" and assume that can only mean a sandbag or dead-ball or something. The fact is an odd-object is whatever you view it. If you predominately use barbells and pull up bars then using Dumbbells can be viewed as an odd-object.
• Couple that with the fact a DB always feels heavier than its Barbell equivalent, you KNOW you are getting stronger every time you pick them up.
• ANNNNNNNND lastly, using the DB's also allows us to train our "Unilateral" strength (this means single leg/single arm strength), which is great for addressing muscular imbalances between left and right. That alone makes the DB's blimp' awesome tools to  use.
• Hold the standards. Form is priority as always.
• Modify as needed.

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Some people ask why we value Dumbbells so much. Well take a road again at the blurb above and have a little watch of this "golden Oldie" Journal video.