2018 – Page 11 – Nick Momrik's Fitness Logs

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My quads are a bit more sore today and my outer chest is pretty sore. Maybe from pushing away on the pull-ups? Or maybe from the push-ups on Sunday? Went to the 4pm class.

Active Life – Shoulder Abduction 8

3 Sets

10/10 Single Arm High Pull (26# KB)

Skipped ahead because I wasn’t doing extra overhead holding before class.

Warm-up

3 Rounds

30s Handstand Hold
20 Jump Rope
20 DU
10 Air Squats
5 Box Jumps (24″)

Conditioning

10:00 AMRAP
- 50′ Double Overhead Walk (50# DBs)
- 5 T2B
- 5 V-ups
5:00 Rest
10:00 AMRAP
- 50 DU
- 5 Burpee Box Jumps (24″)

Decided to scale back from 10 toes-to-bar, especially after all of the pull-ups yesterday and my back was feeling tight when I practiced a few. Awful lot of bar work these two days for my first time back on it in over 4 months. It was a nice change of pace sub in the v-ups and it allowed me to do every set of 5 T2B unbroken. Got through 9 rounds plus the entire walk.

I missed after five reps in my third round of double unders and somehow did every other round unbroken. Only one miss! My shoulders didn’t even start feeling the fatigue I often get after a lot of double unders. Weird, but I love it. Kept moving on the burpee box jumps, trying not to fall behind Tom too much and then was able to pass him when he started missing on the rope. I felt good in this one considering the shoulder fatigue from the first AMRAP. Was able to do 7+53. I might have been able to push it more on the burpees, but that may have caused a bunch of misses, so hard to say.

Accessory

3 Sets

12/12 Kroc Rows (44#)
45s Handstand Hold

Looking forward to golfing tomorrow because I need a rest day.

72 Pull-ups

Went to the 4pm class.

Active Life – Shoulder Abduction 5 & 6

4 Sets

10 Knee Supported Shoulder External Rotation (5#, alternate sides each set)
30s Supinated Bar Hang

Warm-up

1:00 Assault Bike
20 Air Squats
1:00 Assault Bike
5/5/5/5 World’s Greatest Stretch
1:00 Assault Bike
10 Front Squats (barbell)

Weightlifting

Squat Clean

5x20kg
3×40
3×50
3×60
2×70
1×80
1×90
1×100
2x1x105

Holy shit my squat is weak. I could barely stand it up so I stuck with 105 for a final rep. I put on my belt for the last one, which helped my midline and did feel better. I can power clean that shit all day long, but can barely stand it up now.

Conditioning

30-24-18 Pull-ups
100-75-50 Air Squats

After the swings and T2B felt okay yesterday I figured I’d give regular kipping pull-ups a try today. Wasn’t going to do butterfly and put all that strain on my shoulder though. The last time I did pull-ups was on April 1st, so over 4 months ago! It had been so long when I pulled out my grips I remembered I hadn’t been able to completely break them in.

The reps are a 2x scale from the Rx of 15-12-9 muscle-ups. Maybe doing pull-ups when there are 72 reps wasn’t such a good idea, but I’ll find out how the shoulder feels over the next few days. Going in I thought it would be a good goal to be able to do three even sets each round and surprisingly I was able to do the 3×10, 3×8, and 3×6 without any trouble. My air squats were slow but controlled and I kept moving through each set. Finished in 13:06.

After class I jumped up and did a bar muscle-up, which felt fine too. Something is still going on in my shoulder, but if I can do movements without pain I’ll try.

Light Wall Balls

Got a bit of a headache again a few hours after the workout on Friday night. Could have been from hitting the redline again or maybe from doing HSPU. Decided to take a rest day yesterday since I’ll go to the gym tomorrow instead of golfing. Plus it was hot and I just wanted to kick back, relax, and watch the CrossFit Games after being out-of-town to play in a golf scramble.

11-12-13…20

Wall Balls (14#, 10′)
Sit-ups

The goal was to go unbroken and it wasn’t that hard to do. Nice to go light for a change. Finished in 11:08.

Tabata Work

4 Rounds Push-ups
30s Rest
4 Tabata Double Unders
30s Rest
4 Tabata Hollow Rocks
30s Rest
4 Tabata Double Unders
30s Rest
4 Tabata Push-ups

Bit of a false start when I set my phone app to reverse tabata. Had done 13 push-ups in those 10 seconds, which obviously affected things the rest of the way after resetting and starting over. I was able to do 17-17-12-11 on the push-ups, 36-30-35-36 dubs, 23-22-22-19 hollow rocks, 36-35-29-35 dubs, and 15-15-13-10 push-ups. Looks like missing a double under costs about 5-6 reps. This was harder than the wall balls.

Accessory

Wanted to get in the 4th shoulder abduction workout which was 3×10 single arm presses. Went with something a little more challenging and added the back work.

3 Sets

10/10 Bottoms Up KB Press (26#)
10/10 Suitcase Deadlift (28kg)

Gymnastics

3×10 Kig Swings / Bar Taps
3×5 T2B

First T2B I’ve done in months. Meh.

2x3x400

Went to the 4pm class.

Warm-up

2 Rounds

200m Run
10 Hand Release Push Ups
50′ Walking Lunge

Conditioning

3 Rounds

400m Run
25 Hand Release Push-ups

Pushed the runs and felt good. Did my push-ups in sets of 5, trying to keep rests short. Finished in 7:59. Got about 5 minutes of rest before the next one.

3 Rounds

400m Run
25′ Right Arm DB Overhead Walking Lunge (50# DBs)
25′ Left Arm DB Overhead Walking Lunge (50# DBs)

**Use two dumbbells, holding the second one on the other shoulder.

Felt like I was able to do the first run about the same as the first workout. Then came those lunges, which I thought I would be able to go down and back without dropping. Oh boy was I wrong! They really jacked my heart rate and my last two runs were so fucking slow. Took me 10:35 to finish.

That was a lot of running yesterday and today. Happy I was able to run had for four of the six.

Gymnastics Strength

4 Sets

2×5 Strict Rope Pull-ups (alternating high hand each set of 5)
2×5 Strict HSPU

Would have liked to do 10 handstand push-ups unbroken each round but there was no way after those metcons. Glad to be able to get all of the reps in though.

I have a golf scramble in the morning, so not sure if I’ll exercise tomorrow.

Ugly Reps

I know I pushed it on Tuesday because I got a headache a few hours later. My plans for the week changed a bit and I walked 18 holes yesterday, so didn’t get to the gym. I’m subbing in a league tonight, so I did yesterday’s gym WOD during lunch.

Warm-up

5:00 Airdyne (1.47 miles)
Power Snatch
- 5×45#
- 5×75
- 3×95
- 2×115
- 2×135
- 1×155
- 1×165

Conditioning

10 Rounds

200m Run
1 Power Snatch (175#)

I’m thinking these were supposed to be squat reps, but that’s a no go for my shoulder. I took the 80% off my all-time max though, which I haven’t hit in years. Really wide feet on every catch, but was able to go 10/10 and finish in 13:54. During my last run I realized I wasn’t doing the 3-step breathing.

Active Life – Shoulder Abduction 3

3 Sets

10/10 Single Arm High Pull (25# DB)

These are cool. Especially concentrating on slower down than up.

In other news, I got a treadmill for the garage gym!

I Found a Limit

Walked 18 holes yesterday and went to the 4pm class today.

Active Life – Shoulder Abduction 2

Accumulate 2:00 Pronated Bar Hang

4 Rounds

30s Dead Hang
30s Rest

Warm-up

2 Rounds

15 Push-ups
10 Shoulder Rolls (PVC)
20 Calorie Row

Strength

Bench Press (5×1)

10×45#
10×95
6×135
4×165
2×185
2×205
1×215
1×225
3x1x235

A long way from my 290 max.

Conditioning

21:00 EMOM (alt)

15 Calorie Row
10 Bench Press (155#)
15 Kettlebell Swings (70#)

I’ve been feeling good on the rower, so I said the hell with it and went for it, doing 2,000 cal/hr for the first two rounds, finishing each in about 28 seconds. I was able to do the bench press unbroken for those two rounds too. Then I started to crash and burn! I think I did 1,600+ for a round or two and then tried to keep it over 1,200. Did 6-4 on the 3rd set of bench and then the final 4 rounds were a struggle to finish in the minute by doing 4-3-3 and almost failing on the last 2 rounds. Especially not being able to start on time because the rows were taking longer and I needed a few breaths. My hands were so fucking sweaty I even had to put the KB down and scaled back the reps to 12 with 7-5 for the final 3 rounds.

What a fucking disaster! I found my limit on the rower for an EMOM like this though. I think it would have been a much different story if I had just gone out at 1,600-1,700 cal/hr.

Walked 400 meters to cool down a bit.

2018 Regional Event #4

Believe it or not my quads were still tight yesterday. Went to the gym at noon today.

Active Life – Shoulder Abduction 1

2 Sets (per arm)

50m Single Arm OH Carry (50# DB)

Accessory

10 Sumo Deadlifts (45#)
10 Sumo Deadlifts (95#)
10 Sumo Deadlifts (135#)
3 Sets
- 15 Sumo Deadlifts (165#)
- 45s Bent Hollow Body Hold

Had planned on four sets, but my back was feeling tight and I knew there were all of the snatches and burpees coming up, so cut back to three sets.

Conditioning

2018 Regional Event 4 (Using the women’s weights!)

2 Rounds
- 10 Snatches (125#)
- 12 Bar-facing Burpees
2 Rounds
- 10 Snatches (75#)
- 12 Bar-facing Burpees

Warmed up my snatch with 5×45, 5×75, and 3×105. All singles with 125# and 6-4 on both sets with 75. I wanted to go unbroken on the lighter weight so bad but just didn’t have it. I tripped over the bar on the very first burpee, but felt good after that. Was actually able to speed through the last set of 12. I finished the first 2 rounds at about 4:40 and it took close to 30 seconds to pull the 25# off each side. Finished in 8:35 and was feeling pretty good about my effort until I checked the Women’s Regional leaderboard, where I would rank #256. Those athletes are fit!

Midline

4 Sets

10 Hollow Rocks
10 V-ups
10 Tuck-ups
10s Hollow Hold

Haven’t done this in a really long time and it showed. The goal is unbroken, which I’ve never been able to accomplish and today was no exception. I got the first two rounds unbroken and then took several breaks. Finished up in exactly 5:00.

Early Run Before a Day Trip

Went to bed early last night (for me) and set an alarm to get up for a run before heading down state to spend the day with my brother.

I actually got out of bed at 6am because I couldn’t sleep. Gave me time to have a cup of coffee and wake up before putting on my shoes.

Conditioning

2.05 Mile Run

Goal for the day was a < 10:00/mile pace and the three step breathing. Accomplished both, finishing in 19:36.

Active Life – Shoulder Flexion 11

2 Sets

10 Yoga Push-ups
10 Wall Walks (2s pause)

Back to Ring Rows

Yesterday I walked 18 holes on the golf course and was still pretty sore. Guess what… still sore today! It can’t all be from Sunday, so there must have been some compounding soreness from the Tuesday workout. Quads should feel normal tomorrow. Went to the 4pm class.

Active Life – Shoulder Flexion 12

2 Sets

5/5 Thoracic Rotation
10 Evil Wheels

Skipped around again, so I just have the 11th one to finish up. I’ve already done the test and pass so I’ll move on to the Shoulder Abduction corrective action program next.

Warm-up

2 Rounds

200m Run
15 Shoulder Rolls (PVC)
30s Handstand Hold

Strength

Split Jerk: 2-2-2-2-2 @ 70-80%

10×45#
4×95
4×125
2×155
2×185
2×205
2×215
2×225
2×235
2×245

Really happy with that! The range based on my old 300# split jerk (almost 2 years ago) was 210-240, so I was right in the ballpark. Everything from a rack too, which is a lot harder than on blocks. Didn’t use a belt.

Conditioning

20-16-12-8-4 Ring Rows
80m Farmer Carry (32 & 28kg KBs)

Would have loved to try the 10-8-6-4-2 muscle-ups, though it would have taken me a long time to get through on the rings. I split up the ring rows to 4×5, 4×4, 3×4, 2×4, and 4. Quickly put down the kettlebells at 40m so I could turn around and swap hands since I was doing an uneven carry. Finished in 7:25.

After recovering a bit I did some dead hanging and then 3 sets of 10 kip swings (bar taps), which I haven’t done in some time. Shoulder is feeling better, but still something there when I get through the bar. I should get out my Crossover Symmetry bands too.

Forgot How To Wrap

My quads are still pretty damn sore, but a big improvement over yesterday. Skipped out on the shoulder flexion stuff before class since they were going to get their work in. Went to the 4pm.

Warm-up

2 Rounds

200m Run
5 Rope Pulls
50′ Walking Lunge

Conditioning

4 Rounds

5 Rope Climbs (13′)
50′ Overhead Walking Lunge (45# plate)
25 Sit-ups

I was all geared up for this one! Had on calf sleeves for the rope climbs (which I haven’t used in at least 2 years), knees sleeves for the lunges, and the AbMat pad for the sit-ups. When I went to do a rope climb before the workout it had been so long I couldn’t remember how to wrap my feet. Anytime I’ve done a rope climb in the last couple of years it has been legless since I never do many reps. This was easily the most rope climbs I’ve done in a day and it went well. Was alternating on the rope with one other person most times when I got there, which worked out for rest time. I finished in 14:22.

Have I mentioned I’m loving this Ben Smith affiliate programming?!?!

Accessory

3 Sets

7/7 DB Shoulder Press (40#)
12 Kroc Row (40#)