So Fast So Slow

Push-Press, Heavy Single
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AMRAP in 7 minutes:

3 Thrusters, 45kg

3 Chest to Bar Pull-Ups

6 Thrusters

6 Chest to Bar Pull-Ups

9 Thrusters

9 Chest to Bar Pull-Ups

And so on...

 

Once again, not enough sleep. Not enough breakfast. Not enough grit. Blah, blah, blah... only got up to 75kg on push-press. Only made it through 11 pull-ups on round 15 before time was up. It's amazing how 7 minutes can seem to go by so fast AND so slow at the same time. I went ahead and finished out round 15 after the buzzer just to earn some self-respect back. Whatevs... a bad day at the gym is still a good day in life. A bad day at the gym is still a good day in life. A bad day at the gym is still a good day in life. A bad day at the gym is still a good day in life. A bad day at the gym is still a good day in life... I'm gonna keep sayin' that until it sticks.

 

***thruster efficiency is something I really need to work on, whether the bar is heavy or light I still feel out of my element with this movement and need to find some kind of baseline comfort/consistency.

Full Range Rovin'

24 Pull-Ups
24 Deadlifts, 100kg
24 Handstand Push-Ups
24 Deadlifts, 100kg
24 Pull-Ups

8:37 with 100 kilos and the fat-side 1 abmat... this was a fun one. Second round of deadlifts felt better than the first. Can't say the same thing for pull-ups. Gassed pull-ups is something I really need to work on. HSPU's I was able to stay with the one mat and rock-out 4's, 3's, and 2's.

After, did 15x reverse hypers at 0/25/50/60/70/80. Also did 2x13.5m yoke walks at 0(175)/355/399/443/443. Really had to focus on staying tight on that last set of yolk.

Hey Neighbor

A. Back Squat: 5,5,5,5,5; rest 3 minutes
B1. Ring Push-Ups x 20 reps; rest 1 minute
B2. 30sec Row Sprints; rest 3 minutes x 4 sets

a. Sets were 154|198|208|213|220 with the black band. Really trying to force those knees out and keep my hips "down" and in sync with my upper body.
b-uno. Done
b-dos. Kept the damper on high-7... pulled 176|171|169|168. Mediocrity is going to be the death of me.

Sled drags today were 8x60yds at 115#. Reverse hypers were 10x and I did sets of  0|25|50|60|70lb.

Gray Day

On the minute every minute for 15 minutes:
6 Kettlebell Swings, 2 pood AFAP
6 Burpees AFAP
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50 Toes-To-Bar @ a 2010 tempo

Really just tried to stay consistent the entire 15 minutes on this one. Ran rx'd on weight and focused on good form (my back was bothering me all morning) which meant I took my time on the burpees. Finished every round under 45sec. Nice long sweat on this one... maybe perfect for a post-holiday weekend Monday. The toes-to-bar I knocked out 5 at a time.

After, I did 3x20 on the reverse hyper with no weight and did a lot of stretching.

Good (HARD) Friday

Quarter Gone Bad

5 rounds for max reps of:
15sec, 135# Thrusters
45sec, Rest
15sec, 50# Weighted Pull-Ups
45sec, Rest
15sec, Burpees
45 sec, Rest

Rolled 62kg/136.4lb on thrusters and 24kg/53lb on pull-ups... 88 total. Think the break down was: 5,5,9|6,5,9|4,4,9|3,3,9|4,4,9.

I hit the same rep count that I did the last time I did this WOD (about a year ago), but I used more weight sooo I'm inclined to call it a PR although I'm still not happy with today's result.  Especially round 4... on one of the thrusters I caught the bar with my pinkies UNDER the bar and had to drop the barbell and reset. No excuse for the pull-ups on that round. Definitely want to try to keep 5 and 5 across the board next time and get into the mid-90's. On burpees it would be nice to get 10, but I don't think I can go much faster while keeping full ROM.

After, I did 10x50yd (a car was parked in the way of 60yd) sled drags with 135#. This is the heaviest I've gone at this distance and I felt it. Also did a quick 2x20 on the reverse hyper with no weight just to get loose.

Turning Up the Volume

A1. Deadlift @ 20X1: 3,3,3,3,3; rest 1 minute
A2. AMRAP HSPU (-1); rest 2 minutes x 5 sets
B. 10 minutes to find max box jump
C. 100 Med-ball Sit-ups with a partner

a1. Working sets were 286, 296, 308, 318, and 323. Focused on form and am happy to report that we kepts its tight although no PR. In due time. In due time.
a2. Went ahead and rolled with the low side of 1 abmat... was able to do 7, 6, 6, 5, and 5. Did 4 crown to crown after as well.
b. Didn't get to keep going due to time constraints, but was able knock-out 49.25" without failing
c. Done and done with a 20#

After I did 5 alternating sets of reverse hypers and sled drags. Reverse hypers were sets of 10 at 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90lbs. The first 3 rounds of drags I did at 135 and alternated going forwards and backwards. The final 2 rounds I did all forward with 157lb.
Finally, I did an alternating tabata with double-unders and push-ups. Not sure on all my set numbers but I stayed at 10 pushes for the last few intervals, and on du's 22 and 34 were repeating values for some reason. Today it helped to keep my feet touching one another during the du's.

Hot Sott's

5 sets for highest load:

Power Snatch

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Overhead Squat

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Hang Snatch

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Snatch

 

Did a nice kettlebell warm-up with goblet squats, unilateral overhead squats, and Sotts presses. Used a 26#. Also learned a new shoulder stretch using a racked barbell which really let me know how tight I am upstairs... especially in my left anterior delt. Also noticed my scalenes are tight as well.

On the barbell I did 88, 98, 110, and 120 before running out of time. The 120 is a 5lb PR for this complex. Form felt fairly good today. Started coming forward on the heavier loads when I didn't be sure to get full extension thru the knees and hips. Grip held up ok.

After, we did a quick little 20sec all out AirDyne followed by 20 AQAP lateral ball slams. We only did 2 rounds before class was over.

On my own I did 10x single "perfect" snatches at 88lb just to focus on technique. Then did some muscle-ups and handstand push-ups. Did 5x mu's and 5x hspu's for 2 rounds. My first set of hspu's I did unconsecutive with NO abmat! That's a personal best.

Finally, did 25yd (I measured it) yoke walks 2x with an empty yoke, then 6x with 180.

 

 

*really feeling the damage from yesterday's back squats, especially in my adductors and glutes. that knee band really works!