I was planning to take the day off, but felt good and was itching for a workout, so I went in to the 5:30pm class. I’m glad I did, because we worked on a bunch of new stuff and some things I really need work on.
Warm-up
3 Rounds:
- 1m Sledge Hammer Slams
- 1m Ring Push-ups
- 1m Touch Jumps for Height
- 1m Plank
- 1m Wall Squat
- 1m Prison Squats
- 1m Rest
This was a nice switch-up from the norm and several new things.
WOD
- 10-20-30-40-50 Pistols
- 5-10-15-20-25 HSPUs
- 100m-100m-200m-200m-300m Run
I’ve never tried more than 1 or two pistols in a row, so I grabbed a 12″ box to assist me when I couldn’t do them anymore. The round of 10 was kind of rough and I was falling all over the place, but as the rounds went on pistols actually got easier and easier because I learned how to control my body for them. Balance is huge for these one-legged bastards. I made it all the way through the workout doing them Rx on my first day doing them. Total of 75 per leg, which I’m sure to be feeling tomorrow. I started off doing Rx HSPU and knocked out the first 5 strict for a new PR. Next time around I got 9 in a row with a few kipping, blowing away the PR I just set. I think I had to add in an AbMat during the next round and was using 2 AbMats by the end. I was kind of slow, but kept pushing and finished with a time of 31:52.
Strength
Some people stayed after class and did some OHS. I did a set of 5 at 85#, a set of 3 at 105#, a set of 4 at 115#, and then went for a 1RM at 130#. I failed on the first attempt, but tried again and slowed myself down to keep steady. Got it up for a new PR.
If I had taken a rest day I would have missed out on a lot of great stuff today.
