Proper Pacing

My neck and shoulders are pretty sore from yesterday, but I’m also sore in my lower body. Didn’t have time for the Engine Builder workout early in the day, so it’s a late one today. Rushed to cut the lawn before the gym due to a chance of rain rolling in and rain most of the day tomorrow. Went to the 4pm class.

Warm-up

2 Rounds

• 1:00 Assault Bike (24 total cals)
• 15 PVC Passes
• 10 Hand Release Push-ups
• 5 Strict Pull-ups

Conditioning

25:00 AMRAP

• 20 cal Assault Bike
• 10 DB Bench Press (50#)
• 50 Double Unders
• 15 Pull-Ups
• 1:30 Rest

We were supposed to use our slowest time for the whiteboard so it’s key to pace properly. My round times were 2:50, 3:03, 2:56, 3:02, and 3:02. Happy with the consistency, only ranging 13 seconds. I had 10 reps left in 6th round, so finished 5+85. Missed too many dubs or I might have been able to finish. I wore gymnastics grips, did 3×5 pull-ups every round, and didn’t let myself rest much between sets. Should have tried 8-7 because they’ve been feeling really good and it’s time to take a chance. I was around 72 RPM on the bike.

Accessory

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

• Kroc Rows (50#, each arm)

Cruised through these pretty quickly. Already had a 50 pound dumbbell out from the metcon so that’s what I used. I stayed after to do some posterior chain work.

3 Sets

• 15 Reverse Hypers (90#)
• 10/10 Lateral Step-ups (30″)

Out in the garage a couple of hours later…

Engine Builder – Interval

8 Rounds

• 500m Row
• 30s Rest

A couple of weeks ago for 8x 1:30/0:30 I did a 1:49/500m pace and thought I could have gone faster. With the slightly longer time domain my goal was that same pace, especially so late in the day after a tough workout. I wasn’t excited to get started, but I ended up feeling great! After four rounds I knew I could pick up the pace. My splits were 1:48.9, 1:48.7, 1:48.8, 1:48.9, 1:48.5, 1:48.2, 1:47.9, and 1:47.3.