On Sept. 20, 2022, six-time Particular person CrossFit Video games Champion Tia-Clair Toomey shared a video of her first Staff coaching session with Brooke Wells on her YouTube channel. The pair will compete collectively within the Groups division on the upcoming 2022 Down Below Championship on Nov. 18-20, 2022, in Wollongong, Australia. Ellie Turner is the duo’s third teammate.
It’s an in-depth take a look at the primary steps for Toomey and Wells earlier than the Australian contest.
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Toomey and Wells’ coaching session adopted a pyramid rep scheme — the place the reps carried out in every train enhance, peak, after which lower because the exercise progresses.
Right here’s a rundown of their full exercise, which happened over three rounds:
- 9 bar muscle-ups
- 18 energy on the ski erg
- 36 GHD sit-ups
- 18 energy on the ski erg
- 9 bar muscle-ups
- Relaxation one-for-one — which means an equal work-to-rest ratio
Notably, when Wells diagrammed the exercise on a whiteboard, Toomey admitted to not having carried out any muscle-ups since her historic efficiency on the 2022 CrossFit Video games. Whereas not explicitly acknowledged, the pair additionally labored by some barbell overhead strolling lunges and time on an Assault bike, and closed their routine with 40 minutes of “straightforward” cardio on a stationary bike. The aim of the cardio is to assist Toomey acclimate to her goal coronary heart fee as she tries to get again into top-notch form following a while off after the Video games.
Publish-workout, Toomey famous she felt a level of fatigue. Which may have been associated to each her day off and restoration from a again damage.
In accordance with a current September video testimonial, Toomey’s look on the 2022 Down Below Championship will likely be her first in a Staff competitors in over 5 years. Most of Toomey’s current focus has been on profitable the Particular person CrossFit Video games for a report six consecutive occasions, surpassing five-time Fittest Man On Earth® Mat Fraser. For the 25-year-old Wells, who completed in fifth place on the 2022 CrossFit Video games, will probably be her first Staff look since a fifth-place Regional outcome with Staff 540 Beefy in 2014.
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Toomey is the defending Rogue Invitational Champion, and the 2022 version of that competitors is scheduled for Oct. 28-30, in Austin, TX. Nonetheless, on the time of this writing, the athlete has not confirmed she would defend her title in Texas.
Regardless of the close to future holds in retailer for Toomey as a Staff competitor, her previous Particular person precedent says she and her teammates may placed on a present in Australia.
Featured picture: Tia-Clair Toomey & Shane Orr on YouTube
