Pump Everything

Glad I took it easy yesterday. Haven’t been getting the sleep I need, so something to work on. Went to open gym at 10am.

Warm-up

  • Bottom Squat Hold
  • PVC Passes
  • Shoulder Stretching

Conditioning (upper body)

“J.T.”
21-15-9

  • HSPU
  • Ring Dip
  • Push-up

With the way my push-ups felt from the get go I wasn’t sure I could beat the 8:04 I did back in March. I went 3×7, 3×5, and 5-4 on the handstand push-ups. Ring dips were 7×3, a double, and then all singles. I did 7×3, 5×3, and then whatever I could do to finish the push-ups. New PR by five seconds with 7:59.

For the Girls

3 Sets

  • 7 Hammer Curls (35#)
  • 7 Hammer Curls (30#)
  • 7 Hammer Curls (25#)

So much upper body pump after those first two pieces.

Conditioning (lower body)

42-30-18

  • Russian KBS (70#)
  • Pistols
  • Walking Lunges

How about some work on the legs?! I put on my lifters and knee sleeves. Felt pretty good and I really liked this one. Finished in 10:33.

After lunch it was time for a bunch of yard clean-up.

Easy 50

My body is feeling good after going to four classes this week. I want to get back to more partner workouts on Saturdays, but if I went in this morning tomorrow would be 4 days in a row. There was also a bunch of dumbbell snatches and burpee deadlifts; I did enough bending over with DBs this week. I went out to the garage after 10am.

50:00 Airdyne

Went 1,161 calories and 27.07 km. Wasn’t even trying and went 3.12 km more than I’d done for 50 minutes.

4th Class This Week

My hip flexors have been wrecked all week from those 120 toes to bars. Went to the 4pm class.

Warm-up

2 Sets

  • 10 Lateral Raises (5#)
  • 10 Front Raises (5#)
  • 10 Bent Over Lateral Raises (5#)

3 Rounds

  • 10 Jumping Jacks
  • 10 Air Squats
  • Worlds greatest stretch
  • Front rack stretch
  • 5 Ring Rows

I also did 10×45# front squats.

Strength

5 Sets

  • 10 Front Squats (95#)
  • 10 Hip Thrusts (50#, 4 @ 60#)
  • 2:00 Rest

These were supposed to be max rep sets at about 50% but these days I don’t like doing max reps with anything that’s going to affect my back. So I took it easy, especially with the squats cleans coming up in the metcon.

Conditioning

12:00 AMRAP

  • 5 Squat Cleans (95#)
  • 10 Pull-ups
  • 20 Double Unders

All single cleans export two at the end. Kept picking the bar up without extra rest though. I did 5-5 on every round of pull-ups and was having a hard time getting the rhythm of my butterfly. Didn’t miss any dubs until two in the last round! Finished 8+2 and slowing down on the cleans like that turned out to be a nice steady pace.

My back has held up well this week and I’ve been to 4 classes.

Easier Round Two

Still pretty sore from early in the week. Went to the 4pm class.

Warm-up

  • 2:00 Echo Bike (22 cals)
  • 2 Rounds
    • 10 Air Squats
    • 10 H2H KBS (44#)
    • 5 DB Shoulder Press (35-40#)

Conditioning

2 Rounds

  • 2:00 Plank (on hands)
  • 1:00 Rest
  • 2:00 AMRAP – DB Thrusters (50#)
  • 1:00 Rest
  • 2:00 AMRAP – Double Unders
  • 1:00 Rest
  • 2:00 AMRAP – Devil Presses (50#)
  • 1:00 Rest
  • 2:00 AMRAP – cal Echo Bike
  • 1:00 Rest
  • 2:00 AMRAP – cal Row
  • 3:00 Rest

I easily did the plank unbroken both rounds. Then 5-5-5-7 (22) for both rounds of thrusters and the second time through them was actually easier being warmed up. The first time through dubs I did sets of 30 reps at a time, getting 150 and the second time I just went until I missed, getting 172. The devil presses were at a controlled pace with an extra breath at the bottom of the burpee, getting 12 both rounds. I did 32-28 on the bike and 45-48 on the rower.

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It’s kind of nice only doing one session right now. I need to start the back isolation stability stuff soon.

Another Bench PR

My body is pretty wrecked from the last two workouts and I have some nice bruises on my legs from bouncing all of those cleans. Out in the garage before 4pm. Warmed up on the Airdyne for five minutes, getting 106 calories and 2.59 km.

Strength

Bench Press

  • 2x6x45#
  • 2x6x135
  • 4×185
  • 2×225
  • 3×250
  • 3×255
  • 3×260 (PR)
  • 1×270
  • 1×275
  • 1×280

Last cycle I did 2x3x245 and 1x3x250 and then I starting losing all of my gains the week after. Today called for 3×3 @ 245-250. In week 3 of this cycle I did 240-240-245-250-255 for triples, so I was looking to push that and set a new 3RM. Small success and I was still able to hit 280. Just wasn’t feeling it today, especially with the 270 being the hardest single of the three.

Accessory

3 Sets

  • 10 Reverse Grip Bench Press (155#)
  • 10/10 Tricep Kickbacks (25#)

Bounce Muscle

I slept great again, but am already pretty sore from yesterday. Went to the 4pm class.

Warm-up

  • 3 Rounds
    • 10 PVC Pass Throughs
    • Front Rack Stretch
    • 10 Air Squats
    • World’s Greatest Stretch
  • 7 Hang Power Cleans + 7 Front Squats + 7 Push Jerks (45#)
  • 5 Hang Power Cleans + 5 Front Squats + 5 Push Jerks (95#)

Conditioning

30:00 EMOM (alt)

  • 1: 7 Hang Power Cleans + 7 Front Squats + 7 Push Jerks (95#)
  • 2: 12 T2B
  • 3: REST

I scaled way back from the Rx weight of 135#. 210 reps with the barbell is a lot! I also cut back from 15 toes-to-bars to 12 and did 5-4-3 each round. 120 T2B in one workout is insane, let alone 150. I was double bounce muscle cleans, kept a really quick pace on my frost squats, and kind of a combination between push press and push jerk. Was able to complete the barbell complex in under 30 seconds each round. In round 7, the feel of it completely changed, especially with the overhead, but I kept up the pace. I work grips for the T2B and they felt pretty good throughout. I was able to do 15 unbroken at the end, so probably could have done all 15 with something like 6-5-4.

I have a feeling my body is going to be hurting for a few days after this.

Back From Miami

Was busy with the wedding all day Saturday and then was hungover and traveled home yesterday. So I only had the hour long run since Wednesday and wasn’t sure how I’d feel today. Took a nap after lunch and went to the 4pm class.

Warm-up

  • 2:00 Assault Bike (22 cals)
  • 2 Rounds
    • 10 PVC Passes
    • 10 Good Mornings
    • 10 Air Squats
    • 5 HR Push-ups
  • 5 Power Snatches (45#)

Weightlifting / Conditioning

E2M – 8 Rounds

  • 200m Row
  • 2 Power Snatches

Rowed at a 1:35/500m average through each round and went 75, 95, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, and 165# with all touch-n-go reps.

Conditioning

  • 50-40-30-20-10 DB Hang Power Snatch (50#, alt)
  • 10 Wall Balls (20#, 10′)
  • 50 Double Unders

The Rx was regular dumbbell snatches from the floor, but I wasn’t about to do 150 of those and blow up my back. They were hard enough from the hang. The weight on the wall balls was 30#, but the normal weight is just fine, with no rest for the shoulders in this workout. I went 20-15-15, 20-20, 15-15, 20, and 10 on the snatches. I missed a double under in 2 or 3 rounds. Finished just under the time cap at 14:59.

Max Chins

Last night my legs were really tired from the squats. Woke up with my upper body being sore again. Out in the garage before lunch.

Year of the Engine – Time Trial

20:00 Airdyne

Started fast for a minute, settled in to 80 RPM, and picked up the pace over the last four minutes. I could average a quicker pace through this whole thing next time. Did 685 cals and 12.99 km, which is 0.05 km better than last month.

Went to the gym at 4pm

Warm-up

  • 2:00 Echo Bike (25 cals)
  • 3 Rounds
    • 10 PVC Passes
    • 10 Good Mornings (45#)
    • 5 Ring Rows
    • 10 Air Squats

Strength

5 Sets

  • MAX Strict Chin-ups
  • 10 DB Bench Press (60#)
  • 2:00 Rest

Was planning to do this work before or after class to keep the gains going until I can bench again next week. Decided to do it in place of the 3RM snatch that was programmed. Again, not risking getting hurt before I leave for the wedding in the morning. I got 16-10-8-8-8 for the chin-ups.

Conditioning

  • 60 cal Row
  • 30 T2B
  • 20 Wall Balls (20#, 10′)
  • 10 Deadlifts (185#)
  • 5 Muscle-ups
  • 10 Deadlifts
  • 20 Wall Balls
  • 30 T2B
  • 60 cal Row

I did 10×45# and 5×135# deadlift to warm-up. The workout was 40 calories on the bike, but I did enough of that today, so subbed in the 60 calorie rows. I scaled the deadlifts back from 225# to be cautious. First T2B were done in 3×10, wall balls were 2×10 both times because I was weak sauce after all of those squats yesterday and I needed some air. I did 2×5 on both sets of deadlifts, unbroken muscles, and 6×5 on the second 30 T2B. Finished in 16:16, I think, but it may have been in the 16:40s.

Not the Chief

Yesterday was a rest day, except for shoveling the driveway twice. Way too fucking early for this much snow! My shoulders, and in general my upper body, still feel smoked. I stepped on the scale this morning for the first time in awhile and was at 202 pounds. Out in the garage during lunch.

Year of the Engine – Polarized

40:00 Airdyne
** Endurance pace with 7s sprint @ 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36

The last time I did one of these engine workouts was last Wednesday! Accidentally sprinted at 28:00 instead of 30, so also brought up the final one from 36 to 34. Got 1,092 calories and 23.22 km. Before this, 20.54 km is the most I’d done for 40 minutes.

Went to the gym for the 4pm class.

Warm-up

  • Bottom Squat Hold
  • Dead Hang
  • 3 Sets
    • 15 Reverse Hyper (50#)
    • Hip Stretch
  • 2:00 Row (530m)
  • 2 Rounds
    • 10 PVC Passes
    • World’s Greatest Stretch
    • 10 Air Squats
    • Front Rack Stretch

Strength

5 Sets

  • 5/5 Single Arm Front Rack KB Squat (35-44-53-53-53#)
  • 10/10 Single Leg Glute Bridges

I did these instead of tempo back squats and barbell hip thrusts. Trying not to get hurt before I head to Miami for a wedding.

Conditioning

“Hanging Chief” – 5 Cycles

  • 3:00 AMRAP
    • 3 Hang Power Cleans (135#)
    • 6 Push-ups
    • 9 Air Squats
  • 1:00 Rest

**Restart each cycle from the beginning of the AMRAP

When the gym workout said it was a climbing version of “The Chief” benchmark, I didn’t even look back to verify the movements were correct and it turns out the power cleans are supposed to be from the floor. Last time I did it, I got 5+3 or 5+2 every round. Turns out that’s a power clean from the floor though, not the hang and explains why I was so much faster today. I went out hot and was done with 2 rounds in about 45 seconds! Was worried I made a horrible mistake getting 6+9 in that first cycle. In my head I was comparing to the real version with cleans from the floor, which are slower! My pace did fall off some due to the squats and me being worried I’d crash and burn, but I was able to make a come back when I knew I could get through the last two cycles. Final scores were 6+9, 6+3, 5+14, 6, and 6+6. Total of 99 hang cleans, 189 push-ups, and 266 squats!