Friday, October 15, 2010

10/15 WOD

Snatch balance 1-1-1-1-1-1-1

Um, never have done this one before. Looked simple enough. Well, factor in working all day on a Habitat for Humanity project and then falling asleep just before starting this WOD, it was going to be tough to rally my body. Somehow got myself out there and did it.

110-120(F)-115-120-125-130-135

I tried three times to get 140 but no luck. Not sure I did these exactly right as I don't think I received the bar in a low enough squat position.

Warmup: 100 jumping jacks, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx1 (mods 45# OHS, ring dips)
C/D: ring pullups, can't remember how many - was doing them between snatch balance attempts too.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

10/14 WOD

Handstand walk 100 meters

If you fall, restart at the point of contact furthest from the finish.


Well considering I can't do a handstand, I figured I would work on one of my weaknesses (one of many) - handstand pushups. Left shoulder is cranky but managed to do 3x5. Certainly nothing impressive and something I need to really work on. Time to grease the groove...

Warmup: 100 jumping jacks, shoulder mobility stuff
C/D: skipped

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

10/13 WOD

400 meter Walking lunge

30 minute break

100 Burpees


Well, traveling without access to a good gym, so did this in my hotel room. More competition. Have done them both separately but never together so closely. The 400m walking lunges WOD I did on my 8th WOD after a long hiatus and it wiped me for four days. This time felt better and went faster - hopefully the recovery won't be as bad. 11:20 this time vs. 13:04 last time - big improvement!

100 burpees for time always sucks - but to do them after that lunge WOD with such a short break really sucked. Only other time I did 100 burpees was in Hartford and I did 7:36. But that was the only workout. So this time I knew it was going to be slower, not to mention I was close to my peak fitness then. Came in at 9:32 so I am happy with that. Crushed my friends times in both!!!

Warmup: 100 jumping jacks, 10 air squats
C/D: sprawled out on floor fell asleep

Monday, October 11, 2010

10/11 WOD

Front squat 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

Again, has been some time since I did this. Looked up my old lifts and saw low 200's for this lift. So that gave me a decent starting point. My strength seems to be good so I was hopeful...

Turns out things went GREAT!!! Lifted some heavy chit for me:

178-200-220-244-254(f)-249-251.5

PR on the 3rd rep!!! Hell I think my back squat was only around 265. Very excited!!! Gotta come down now to get to sleep to catch that 6:15am flight tomorrow... :(

Warmup: 500 jump rope barefoot, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx1 (mods-OHS@45#, ring dips), front squats 20kg x 8, 60kg x 4
C/D: stretched out wrists which were really cranked on in the last three sets.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

10/09 WOD

21-15 and 9 rep rounds of:
Left-arm Kettlebell snatch, 1.5 pood
Right-arm Kettlebell snatch, 1.5 pood
Pull-ups


Okay, continuing the two straight cycles with no rest. Traveling during the week so want to get as much in as possible. This one looked interesting. I didn't study the kettlebell snatch, so I really was doing kettlebell swings. Oops. I scaled to 1-pood (35#). The 100 pullups the night before wasn't a great idea. This one was rough on the grip. But I'm happy with my time:

5:46

Again, not legit snatches, but I got the weight overhead one handed. Not sure what the time penalty would've been. Anyhow, happy. Body is tired. One more WOD and then it is rest for a few days.

Warmup: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff including presses, CFWUx1 (mods - 45# OHS, ring dips, only 5 pullups). Kettlebell swings too.
C/D: shoulder stuff and some ab stuff.

Friday, October 8, 2010

10/08 WOD

Resting 60 seconds between sets:
Bench press 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2


Looking forward to this after that nasty squat rope climb WOD. Have always enjoyed the bench press but have never done it like this. No spotter but setup some buckets to act as my spotter should I fail. Overall I was pretty happy with this:

177-187-192-197-202-207-212-214.5(1)-212-212(1)

Buckets came in handy on the last one - rolled it down my torso a bit and squeezed out... :)

Was feeling particularly strong so decided to chase this down with 10x10 pullups. I felt super light they were totally easy. Weird. Must have been all the rope climbing.

Warmup: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx1 (mods 45# OHS, pushups)
C/D: well the pullups I guess...

Thursday, October 7, 2010

10/07 WOD

For time:
95 pound Back squat, 50 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 5 ascents
115 pound Back squat, 40 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 4 ascents
135 pound Back squat, 30 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 3 ascents
155 pound Back squat, 20 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 2 ascents
175 pound Back squat, 10 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 1 ascent


Why did I not scale this one? Well, the squats were okay (not great), but the rope climbs did me in as expected. Someday I'll learn how to climb a rope. Problem is starting seated regardless is tough. I actually spent more time climbing the rope than I did squatting.

Totally wrecked afterwards. 44:54

Warmup: 100 jumping jacks, shoulder mobility stuff, shoulder presses, CFWUx1 (mod - ring dips)
C/D: fell asleep face first on the floor

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

10/06 WOD

"Jerry"

For time:
Run 1 mile
Row 2K
Run 1 mile


Okay, figured this one was going to hurt badly, especially considering my lack of running. Plus, the last time I ran a 5K, it was nearly 34 minutes - pathetic really. And to make this more interesting, my friend and I competed on this one. She is a runner so had a huge advantage over me (and didn't take 3 months off from working out). We talked about what kind of times we were hoping for. 25 minutes was the goal. I figured I would go 8 minutes for the first mile, 8 minutes for the rower, and 9 minutes for the second mile. Seemed plausible...

Well, I felt pretty darn good running (on the treadmill), and ran a 7:06 first mile! Much better than the 11 minute pace from just three weeks ago. Unfortunately I think that was too hot, as I was fried for the rower. Came in at 9:39. I was going to have to make up time on the second mile... Didn't happen and came in at 8:57. Mix in some transition time and my time was 26:10. Wonder if I had conserved a little more energy on that first mile if it would've helped my row. Hadn't rowed since before the summer, so maybe I was expecting too much. Oh well, happy about getting my fitness back. Definitely felt better than during that 5K.

My friend's results? She kicked my butt and came in at 25:09. Nicely done! Next time I will prevail... :)

Average HR - 176, max HR 193

Warmup: 100 jump rope, 250m row, 0.25 mile run on treadmill
C/D: a little foam roller action

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

10/05 WOD

Snatch, 1 rep
Clean and jerk, 1 rep
As many rounds and reps as possible in ten minutes of:
55kg Squat clean, 6 reps
12 Pull-ups
24 Double-unders

Add together the best snatch (in kg), the best clean and jerk (in kg), and the total reps performed in the triplet for your final score
.

Okay took an unplanned rest day but needed it - not enough sleep and feeling tired. This one looked interesting, guess I did a little preparation with the heavy/metcon couplet I did a few days ago.

Snatch for me isn't a great lift. But oddly, I was able to better my PR by 8 lbs. despite not doing this lift for quite some time. 125 lbs./56.5kg. I tried 135 and then 130 but no luck. I think had I done the 135 on the 125 lift I woulda got it - that one seemed like the perfect lift and went up nicely.

Clean and jerk - overhead stuff continues to be my nemesis. Didn't help that my left shoulder is tender due to the previous WOD's muscle-ups. Didn't think I was going to do very well but matched my PR @ 176 lbs./79kg. Blasted my chin but was able to still hit the lift successfully. So overall pretty pleased. My strength seems where it was before this summer, just need to get the metcon back.

Speaking of metcons, did the 10 minute jobber and sucked wind. Double unders got really slow at the end - was fried. Did 3 full rounds + 6 squat cleans + 11 pull-ups. Total score for the metcon - 143

Overall total score = 278.5

Warmup: 250 jumping jacks, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx1 (mods 45# OHS, ring dips); bunch of snatch work; some clean and jerk work.
C/D: more laying down... I gotta work on my cool down...

Sunday, October 3, 2010

10/3 WOD

"Ryan"

Five rounds for time of:
7 Muscle-ups
21 Burpees

Each burpee terminates with a jump one foot above max standing reach.


I scaled to 3 rounds. Jumping that high for the burpees keeps things legit - that really changes the pain level of the burpee.

13:41 (3:55 - 4:22 - 4:24)

Warmup: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx1 (mods - 45# OHS, ring dips)
C/D: shoulder mobility stuff, ice of left shoulder - little tender from MU's

Saturday, October 2, 2010

10/02 WOD

5x3 Deadlifts

"Jack"

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
115 pound Push press, 10 reps
10 KB Swings, 1.5 pood
10 Box jumps, 24 inch box


Not sure why I was talked into doing heavy deadlifts before the Jack WOD but I did. Okay so a little competition perhaps... :). Anyhow I haven't done any heavy deads for awhile so was excited and a bit nervous too. I used to have a pretty good 1RM for my BW (374# @ 158 BW). I did some warmups and felt pretty good. So I started at 275. Increased weight 10 pounds each time. Things felt good. Last set at 315 felt very good, I think I could have definitely gone heavier. But considering that I haven't lifted heavy, I'm totally happy!

Jack WOD was scaled to 80# push presses, 35# kettlebell swings, and 20" box jumps. Did 11 rounds + 5 push presses. Gassed afterwards but pleased with the volume. Continuing to make progress... :)

Warmup: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWU x1 (mods - 45# OHS, ring dips), 135# x8 deadlifts, 225# x4 deadlifts
C/D: foam roller action

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

09/29 WOD

10-20-30
Toes to Bar
Kettlebell Swings @ 1.5pood (53#)


Well, today was supposed to be a rest day - however, my friend, apparently not thrilled by the fact that I crushed her on yesterday's WOD, threw down a challenge. I am not one to back down from a challenge. It was game on despite this WOD being horrible following a tough cycle that included palm ripping pullups and then high volume deadlifts.

I was trying to figure out in my head how long this would take. I thought 6 minutes was plausible but not likely (1 minute for each set of 10 T2B's and KB's). The time was set - 7:14 was her time (she did scale the KB swings to 25 vs. 35 for women). I did full RX'd so I will take that thank you very much.

My grip and forearms failed me on this WOD - too many re-grips needed to get the T2B's done. KB swings were done pretty easily in sets of 10 with very brief breaks in between. I think with full grip capability I could hit the 6 minute mark. But this time no way... 8:17

I say it is a draw on this one since I was fully RX'd and she wasn't... :)

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

09/28 WOD

Ten rounds for time of:
135 pound Deadlift, 15 reps
15 push-ups

Okay thought I might do okay with this one but not sure anymore. A friend did this WOD and gave me a time to shoot for. I figured I should easily beat her time (but then again, that uncertainty kept creeping in). I wore gloves to protect my ripped palm. Had a good warmup and went at it. Felt pretty good, paced myself a bit, and never got super deep in the pain cave until the last round. Pleased with my time and happy to have finished it!!! Oh and I crushed my friend's time... :)

15:55

Warmup: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx1 (mods ring dips, 5 pull ups), 135# dead lifts x4
C/D: mop up sweat on gym floor

Monday, September 27, 2010

09/27 WOD

With a continuously running clock do one pull-up the first minute, two pull-ups the second minute, three pull-ups the third minute... continuing as long as you are able.

Use as many sets each minute as needed.


Okay, was seeking redemption on this after my last two metcon WODs sucked donkey. I set a goal of 15 rounds. Wasn't sure if I could make it, but seemed possible. Had a good warmup and felt good.

Disaster struck on round 12 - I ripped my palm and scrambled to find a glove to cover it to finish the round. By the time that happened it was time to move to round 13. Crap, no rest for the weary. The glove helped but was also slippery, so that made things challenging. But I got it done. Round 14 just finished again with no time to spare so did my best to get round 15 done. Couldn't quite make it dayamn!!! 14 rounds + 12 reps

I'm certain I woulda made it to 15 had I not had the rip. Oh well, it happens. Should make future WODs fun... But at least this was better than the previous WODs... Thank goodness.

Warmup: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx1 (mods OHS @45#, ring dips, no pullups)
C/D: clean up rip, some shoulder mobility stuff

Sunday, September 26, 2010

09/26 WOD

"Fight Gone Bad!"

Three rounds of:
Wall-ball, 20 pound ball, 10 ft target (Reps)
Sumo deadlift high-pull, 75 pounds (Reps)
Box Jump, 20" box (Reps)
Push-press, 75 pounds (Reps)
Row (Calories)

In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute.The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. On call of "rotate", the athletes must move to next station immediately for best score. One point is given for each rep, except on the rower where each calorie is one point.


I was defeated by submission 10 wall balls into the 3rd round. What the eff is going on? That is now two WODs in a row I have not been able to finish. Had horrible pain in both sides and breathing was extremely painful. I certainly wasn't on a record pace or anything either. First round score was 103. But then faded big time in round two at 73. PR is a lowly 255 and I couldn't even get there. Metcon WODs are crushing me right now. Can I have a do-over for this summer? :(

Warmup: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx1 (mods-ring dips)
C/D: more laying on the ground trying to breath without pain

Friday, September 24, 2010

09/24 WOD

Shoulder Press 3-3-3-3-3-3-3

Well, I totally spaced on this and thought this was a 5x3 setup so that's all I did. Shoulder press is pretty weak - probably my weakest lift (among many).

115-117.5-120-122.5(2)-122.5(1)

Wow, only 95 lbs. to go to catch Jason Khalipa. :)

Warmup: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx1 (mods ring dips), 45lbs.x8 shoulder press, 65x4 shoulder press
C/D: shoulder mobility stuff, 10 pull-ups (not sure why). After seeing it was 7x3 I tried another set after cooling down - not smart.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

09/23 WOD

The Dirty Dozen

For time:
25 Walking lunge steps
20 Pull-ups
50 Box jumps, 20 inch box
20 Double-unders
25 Ring dips
20 Knees to elbows
30 Kettlebell swings, 2 pood
30 Sit-ups
20 Hang squat cleans, 35 pound dumbells*
25 Back extensions
30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
3 Rope climb ascents


I'm fast forwarding to get closer to the regular main page schedule. Thought this WOD looked great and figured would start here. I had been on a business trip and didn't get much rest due to sleeping on funky beds in hotels so have been tired. But went for it and set a goal of about 25 minutes.

Turns out the Dirty Dozen for me became the Terrible Ten. I was gassed and tried the wall ball and got it to the 9' mark and said no effing way could I do 30 of these. So I shut it down. I really don't like not finishing but that was it for me. So yes, still have a way to go.

21:56

* subbed 75# barbell

Warm-up: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx1, and some hang cleans, wall ball, kb swings
C/D: lay on the floor in misery wondering why I subjected myself to that

Sunday, September 19, 2010

09/19 WOD

"Fran"

Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of:
95 pound Thruster
Pull-ups


Okay back on 04/08/10 I managed to do Fran in sub-5 minutes - 4:53 to be exact. An exciting day as I think that is a pretty significant milestone. However, knowing how far I've gone since then, I knew getting close to that PR wasn't going to happen. My goal was somewhere in the 6 minute range - even that might have been a longshot - I wasn't sure.

I warmed up with some thrusters and realized that 95# felt pretty darn heavy overhead. This wasn't going to be good. It has been awhile...

But to my surprise I hit my goal - 6:11. I'm not that far away from getting back into the 5 minute range. So that is exciting.

I'm going to take the next few days off from the WODs and then re-start back on the regular schedule instead of being so far behind. Conveniently I miss some really heavy thruster WODs... :)

Warmup: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx1 (mods 5 pullups)
C/D: more wind suckage

Friday, September 17, 2010

09/17 WOD

Five rounds for time of:
Row 250 meters
135 pound Front squat, 10 reps
15 GHD Sit-ups
20 Box jumps, 24 inch box


Well, stomach not totally 100% but close. Scaled the front squat to 95 pounds, probably could've gone up to 115 it still hurt nonetheless. Did everything else RX'd.

22:56

3:24 - 4:34 - 5:23 - 5:19 - 4:26

Warm-up: limited 250m row, 8 front squats @45 pounds
C/D: laying on the floor sucking wind

Thursday, September 16, 2010

09/16 WOD

Overhead Squat 3-3-3-3-3 reps

Stomach still a bit dicey but felt the need to get out there. It wasn't a high potential puke metcon WOD so I felt pretty safe about it. I haven't done heavy OHS in quite some time. Never could do super heavy anyhow. Watched the WOD demo video and was off. Unbelievable how easy they make it look. The key was holding your breath - I didn't on two and three and failed. Did a bonus round to make up for those.

49kg - 59kg(F) - 59kg(F) - 59kg - 63.5kg - 68kg

So not bad, almost bodyweight. Felt pretty good to tax that core.

Warm-up: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx2 (mods ring dips), 8x20kg OHS, 4x40kg OHS
C/D: massage of back with taped lacrosse balls (mobility wod). I think something flew into my eyes...

09/15 WOD

"Severin"

50 Strict Pull-ups
100 Push-ups, release hands from floor at the bottom
Run 5K


Scaled to 35 strict pull-ups and 70 push-ups, same style.

Well I haven't run in months. This was going to be sucky. My 5K PR is 21 and change. Was hoping to stay under 30 this time. Did it on the dreadmill because I didn't want anyone to see my pathetic running... Turned out worse than I thought - 33:54 for the 5K. Knee was bothering me and I couldn't push it. Turns out I got some weird bug because in the morning I felt like death warmed over. So at least maybe I have that to fall back on some. The pullups and pushups were okay.

44:14

In honor of:

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Severin W. Summers III, 43, of Bentonia, Mississippi, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), headquartered at Jackson, Mississippi, died August 2, 2009 in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan, after his vehicle was struck by a command wire improvised explosive device. Summers is survived by his wife Tammy Fraser and his daughters Jessica, Shelby & Sarah.

Monday, September 13, 2010

09/13 WOD

"Linda"

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps of the triplet:

Deadlift: 1 1/2 body weight
Bench press: body weight
Clean: 3/4 body weight

Set up three bars and storm through for time.


Okay I have done this before as RX'd (most recently on 11/28/09), but considering I haven't deadlifted in months it didn't make much sense to try this at full RX. Especially because at full RX I remember this WOD about doing me in. For several days.

So I decided to scale to 80%. My weights were:

DL: 190#
BP: 130#
SC: 95#

The deadlifts were okay, but my low back is toast now. The bench press was easy, the only real break during the WOD. Squat cleans seem to hurt regardless of the weight due to the dynamic lift. Overall I'm pleased with how it went and how I felt. About 23K pounds moved vs. 29K when I did it previously. Almost 11 minutes faster, but that is a lot of extra weight. Still was sucking major wind at the end for awhile. Body should feel it pretty good over the next couple of days. Feels good to deadlift again!

26:33

Sunday, September 12, 2010

09/12 WOD

Split Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

Feeling a bit sore in the low back from the previous WODs and hauling toilets up and downstairs. But at least I do have a reference point for the last time I did this on 12/07/09:

122 - 142 - 152 - 162 - 172 - 182(F) - 176

So actually I am pretty happy with today's results:

143.5 - 153.5 - 163.5 - 168.5 - 171 - 173.5 - 176(F)

I'm still amazed to watch those folks get 300+ overhead. For me, overhead stuff is the worst. If I can hit 200 someday I'd be happy.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

09/11 WOD

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
95 pound Thruster, 5 reps
95 pound Hang Powercleans, 7 reps
95 pound Sumo Deadlift High-pull, 10 reps


I scaled to 65 pounds.

Okay here is what I did previously on 9/27/09:

Scaled to 65# like last time. Did 11 full rounds + 5 thrusters + 7 hang powercleans last time this workout showed up (8/25). This time felt pretty good and pushed hard. Did 12 full rounds + 5 thrusters + 7 hang powercleans + 3 Sumo deadlift high-pulls. Good improvement in volume.

So a year later I'm a little behind where I was as I did 11 full rounds + 5 thrusters. Amazing what a few months off can do. But I'll get it back!

Warm-up: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx1 (mod: ring dips)
C/D: none, hopped in shower went to dinner

Thursday, September 9, 2010

09/09 WOD

With a 45 pound barbell, 21-15- and 9 reps for time of:
Turkish Get-ups, alternating arms
Sots press


Scaled weight to 26.5 pounds.

17:09

Sots presses suck. Talk about lack of shoulder mobility. Sciatic pain reared it's head on this one a bit during the turkish get-ups too.

Warm-up: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff (which I clearly need to do more of), CFWUx1 (mod - ring dips)
C/D: piriformis stretch, planks (front and sides), lacross ball on sciatic area kill me now

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

09/08 WOD

Back Squat 3-3-3-3-3 reps

First heavy WOD since I've returned. A little scared to see how far gone I was. Looked up my previous performance on 12/15/09:

156 - 176 - 196 - 216 - 231 - 241

Well, I figured no way I was getting to that final number, but at least I had an idea of where to go. Been battling some sciatica issues which made it really tough to drive out of the hole. Moderately pleased with the results (probably could've gone a little heavier without the sciatica pain):

164 - 184 - 204 - 214 - 219

So nothing spectacular but felt good to do a non-metcon based WOD.

Warm-up: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx1 (mods 45# OHS, ring dips); 8 squats @ 45#, 4 @ 134#
C/D: bunch of leg/hip related mobility stuff, piriformis stretching, lacrosse ball to sciatica pain area

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

09/07 WOD

21-18-15-12-9-6 and 3 rep rounds of:
Sumo deadlift high-pull, 75 pounds
Push jerk, 75 pounds


Scaled to 65 pounds.

Was challenged by a friend on this one. She scaled to 45 pounds from the women's weight of 55 pounds. So I scaled down the same 10 pounds (I was going to do the pack scaling at 55 pounds). I actually felt pretty good on this one but in the end I was hurtin' big time as usual.

9:46

So crushed her time and have bragging rights for this WOD. Of course, it is still slow in comparison to others I follow but progress continues to be made. Could've done this one fully RX'd but that definitely would've slowed my time.

Warm-up: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWUx2 (mod-ring dips)
C/D: lay on floor trying to breathe...

Monday, September 6, 2010

09/06 WOD

For time:
21 Pull-ups
21 Handstand Push-ups
18 Pull-ups
18 Handstand Push-ups
15 Pull-ups
15 Handstand Push-ups
12 Pull-ups
12 Handstand Push-ups
9 Pull-ups
9 Handstand Push-ups
6 Pull-ups
6 Handstand Push-ups
3 Pull-ups
3 Handstand Push-ups
Handstand push-ups are "nose to floor" and pull-ups are "strict" or non-kipping.


My scaling:

Pack:
For time:
21 Pull-ups
21 Handstand Push-ups
15 Pull-ups
15 Handstand Push-ups
9 Pull-ups
9 Handstand Push-ups


I decided to use the squat rack set to the highest spot for the HSPU's. Feet just over the bar. Some pull action on the later rounds for sure. Lot of volume still building up the fitness.

13:30

Warm-up: 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, modified CFWUx1 (sampson stretch, OHS 10@45#, 20 GHD situps, 20 GHD extensions, 10 ring dips, 5 pull-ups)

C/D: bunch of the mobility WODs.

Friday, September 3, 2010

09/03 WOD

"Test 3"

Tabata Squat
Max reps of Muscle-ups in 4 minutes

The Tabata interval is 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest for 8 intervals. Tabata score is the least number of reps performed in any of the eight intervals. Begin time for muscle-ups immediately after the last 10 second rest interval. Test score equals Tabata score multiplied by number of muscle-ups completed.


Yay. Legs still not super happy with me, but almost back. Needless to say the overuse of them in the 400m lunge lap and subsequent time off didn't help with my fitness. Oh well, thought I did okay on this one.

21-21-20-20-19-18-16-16
15 muscle-ups

16x15 = 240

I did full extension at the top of each squat, touched down to a med ball.

Warm-up: 500 jump ropes, shoulder mobility, CFWUx1

Thursday, September 2, 2010

09/02 WOD

Tie a five-pound plate to hang an honest 18" above your tiptoe reach and complete 5 rounds for time of:
50 Jump and touch
40 Squats
30 Sit-ups
20 Push-ups
10 Pull-ups


My scaling:

Pack
Tie a five-pound plate to hang an honest 12” above your tiptoe reach and complete 5 rounds for time of:
30 Jump and touch
25 Squats
20 Sit-ups
15 Push-ups
10 Pull-ups


Okay, next time I take 3 months off from working out, I cannot do that 400m lunge workout within the first two weeks of my return. That thing wrecked my legs for 4 days and during this workout they were still hurting. Pace was slow. And now I'm even further behind. I should just skip some workouts and just catch up and get back on the schedule. We'll see... Which ones look particularly awful? :)

25:53

3:04 - 5:47 - 5:59 - 5:50 - 5:13

Anchored abmat situps.

W/U - 500 jump rope, shoulder mobility stuff, CFWU x2