Goes by the Toes

My shoulders are tight and my legs are tired from the workout yesterday. Went to the 4pm class.

Warm-up

  • Crossover Symmetry Activation
  • 5 Rounds
    • 30s Row
    • 30s Rest
  • 2 Rounds
    • 10 PVC Passes
    • 10 Overhead Squats (PVC)
  • 10 High Pulls (45#)
  • 10 Muscle Snatch (45#)
  • 10 Overhead Squats (45#)

Weightlifting

Squat Snatch

  • 10×45#
  • 3×75
  • 3×95
  • 2×115
  • 2×135
  • 1×145
  • 1×155
  • 1×165
  • 1×175
  • 1×185
  • 4 misses @ 190

Was hoping to get up near 200 today, but hit the same number as last week. Just couldn’t get the bar locked in place overhead when I got under it. Could definitely feel the roughness in my shoulders from yesterday and then after I start missing, I could feel by back extending.

Conditioning

10:00 AMRAP

  • 1 Power Snatch (155#)
  • 10 T2B
  • 10 Push-ups

The snatch was programmed to be at 75%, which would come out to be just under 140 and way too light for me doing singles, so I went with 155, which would be 75% of 205. It was a good choice. This workout is all about your toes to bars and I was able to hold 2×5 through round 8. I was trying to rush at the end so had to do 5-3-2 in round 9 and then quick singles in round 10. Didn’t wear any grips today. Push-ups were no issue and all unbroken. Finished with a score of 9+7.

I’m pumped about doing 96 toes to bars in 10 minutes, which never would have been possible two months ago. Before the workout, Weston asked how many rounds and I jokingly said 10. My first round was done at 43 seconds and then I fell in to a pace of about 1:00 per round for the next four or five before fading.

Forgot a Set of Twelve

Thought about doing gyms programming before I hit the road on Friday, but rested instead. Got to it today in the garage after getting home.

Warm-up

Went 3:00 Ski Erg for about 680 meters.

Strength

Back Squat

  • 10×45#
  • 5×115
  • 5×165
  • 5×205
  • 5×235
  • 5×255
  • 5×265

I put on the belt for 235 and above. Was close to failure on those last two sets. I completely spaced out and forgot to do 12×195 (75% of heaviest) at the end. Saw it in the list after I had already put the jerk blocks away and unloaded the bar. Probably enough struggle for my back today.

Conditioning

5 Rounds

  • 8 C&J (135#)
  • 12 Pull-ups

I warmed up my clean and jerks with 5×45, 3×95, and 2×115. Did a few pull-ups too.

This was programmed as 6 muscle-ups, which I haven’t been able to add back to my repertoire yet. I don’t have a place to do them at home anyway. I can’t do chest-to-bar pull-ups at home either, so it was scaled to pull-ups for me.

I did all singles with the barbell and 3×4 for my pull-ups, without wearing any grips. Finished in 9:49. Today was my first test of the mat setup and it worked great for the metcon. I really need to get my new rack on the wall though because squatting off the blocks is getting really old. I stacked up a couple of plates on the blocks today so I didn’t have to do a half squat to get the bar off of them.

Free For a Reason

The workout at the gym is long cardio with core cash-out, so I decided to make my own version and stay home. Out in the garage at 1pm.

Warm-up

  • 400m Ski Erg

Didn’t really plan a warm-up, but I was going to use the treadmill for the workout and when I hopped on it, it slowed right down from my weight. I guess that’s why I got it for free! Seemed like the motor might just be having a hard time keeping up under load, which could be bearings or any number of things. Will have to fix it soon so I can get in some running throughout the winter. Hopefully it’s an easy fix.

Conditioning

6 Rounds

  • 400m Ski Erg
  • 1:30 Airdyne
  • 25 Burpees

My pace on the ski erg was < 2:15 / 500m and on the Airdyne I kept pretty steady around 72 RPM, which came out to about 42 calories or 0.55 miles. My burpees felt consistent throughout and were definitely the movement that raised my heart rate the most. Finished at 31:16, which was what I was looking for over 30 minutes.

Midline

4 Rounds

  • 10 Hollow Rocks
  • 10 V-ups
  • 10 Tuck-ups
  • 10s Hollow Hold
  • 1:00 Rest

First two rounds unbroken and then 2 breaks in each of the last two rounds. Finished in 6:32.

Three Centuries

Definitely feeling my shoulders from yesterday’s workout. Went to the 4pm class. Pretty sure it’s colder in the gym than it is outside.

Warm-up

3 Rounds

  • 30s Assault Bike (Easy)
  • 30s Assault Bike (Hard)
  • 10/10 Single Leg/Arm KB Deadlifts (44#)
  • 30s Handstand Hold

Strength

Deadlift

  • 6×45#
  • 6×135
  • 6×185
  • 3×225
  • 3×255
  • 3×285
  • 4x3x305

I put the belt on for 285+ I think. Just feels weird moving the weight. I’m not sure if I’m just scared of what. Still able to keep a neutral grip without any issues. Nice to build up that grip strength at the same time, which I’m sure has some carryover to the gymnastics stuff on the bar.

Conditioning

3 Rounds

  • 1:00 HSPU
  • 1:00 Rest
  • 1:00 cal Row
  • 1:00 Rest
  • 1:00 DU
  • 1:00 Rest

I went 10-10-5, 4×5, and 4×5 on the handstand push-ups. I started off pulling over 1,700 cal/hr on the rower, quickly realized that would be too fast, and backed off to an average of 1,500-1,550 the rest of the way. Ended up with 25 calories each round. My only miss on the rope was after my first two reps, so I ended up with 108, 110, and 111 double unders! It’s been a while since I did a hundred unbroken dubs, so doing it three times felt great. Made for consistent rounds of 158, 155, and 156 to total 469 reps.

Hold On

My glutes are a little sore from the lunges. Went to the 4pm class.

Warm-up

  • Bottom Squat Hold
  • Dead Hang
  • Shoulder Stretch
  • 5 Rounds on the Rower (went about 1,250 meters)
    • 30s Easy
    • 30s Hard
  • 10 Muscle Snatch (45#)
  • 10 Overhead Squats (45#)
  • 10 Snatch Balance (45#)
  • 10 Snatch (45#)

Weightlifting

Squat Snatch

  • 10×45#
  • 3×75
  • 3×95
  • 2×115
  • 1×135
  • 1×145
  • 1×155
  • 1×165
  • 1×170
  • 1×175
  • 1×180
  • 1×185

As I got to 170+ I really started thinking about punching the bar in to position. My only miss of the day was the first attempt at 180, but I got it on the next try. Last time I snatched 185 in the squat was during 17.3 over a year and a half ago! Shoulders and back are still getting used to the weight. With my last few attempts I had to make sure I was stable in the hole before standing up.

Conditioning

5 Rounds

  • 5 T2B
  • 5 Pull-ups
  • 5 Bar Muscle-ups
  • 250m Row
  • 1:00 Rest

I thought this was going to get nasty and it ended up going much better than expected. My bar work has improved more in the last 1-2 months than it ever has. I’m still not attempting butterfly pull-ups, which would speed things up too. Coming off the bar between movements allowed me to stay unbroken when I was up there. I rested a little extra before the bar MU and was able to hit every set of 5. Coasted a bit on the rower in the 1:55-1:58/500m pace range for the first 4 and then kicked it in for the final pulling a low 1:40-ish pace. I finished at 14:16 with rounds times of 1:58, 1:59, 2:04, 2:04, and 2:11.

An Easy Sweat

Did a bunch of walking at Cedar Point on Friday night and took a needed rest day yesterday. I was so tired from the trip I was in bed by 10 last night. Went to open gym today.

Accessory

4 Sets

  • 3/3 Turkish Get-ups (35#)
  • 10/10 Single Arm/Leg KB Deadlift (53#)
  • 15 Lemon Squeezes

Conditioning

30:00 EMOM (40s work at a recovery pace)

  • Walking Lunges
  • H2H KBS (44#)
  • Double KB OH Hold (35#)
  • Bicycle Crunches
  • Lateral Box Step Overs (14″)

An easy sweaty one to get the heart up a bit and keep it there.

Stringing Toes to Bars

Set my alarm to make sure I was up this morning for the 9am class. Feeling good after yesterday’s workout.

Warm-up

  • 2:00 Assault Bike
  • 2 Rounds
    • 10 PVC Passes
    • 10 PVC Overhead Squats

Weightlifting

  • 5 High Hang High Pulls (45#)
  • 5 Muscle Snatch (45#)
  • 5 Overhead Squats (45#)
  • 5 Snatch Balance (45#)
  • 5 High Pulls (45#)
  • Squat Snatch
    • 5×45#
    • 3×95
    • 2×115
    • 1×135
    • 1×145
    • 1×155

10:00 EMOM

  • 1 Squat Snatch (155#)

Conditioning

5 Rounds

  • 5 Power Snatches (115#)
  • 15 T2B
  • 60 Double Unders
  • 1:00 Rest

Supposed to be unbroken snatches, so with all of the toes to bars I scaled instead of fighting with 135 pounds. Was able to do 3×5 T2B every round and never died out. My endurance with the movement has improved significantly in the last month. 60-80 reps is no longer an issue in a workout. I even got all of my DU unbroken today! My rounds were 1:40 – 1:50 – 1:48 – 1:56 – 1:46, so I finished at exactly 13:00. That was a good one with all grip and shoulders.

Time for a road trip to Cedar Point!

Hop-Hop

Tuesday night after getting home I was feeling beat already. Shoulders were rocked, legs were smoked, and even my abs were feeling something. Maybe abs are from the T2B yesterday in addition to using them a lot in today’s bar muscle-ups? My shoulders were still rocked yesterday and they didn’t feel great doing some dead hangs today either. Went to the 4pm class.

Warm-up

  • Bottom Squat Hold
  • Dead Hang
  • 3:00 Assault Bike (1 Mile)
  • 10/10/10/10 Leg Swings
  • Stretch

Strength

Back Squat

  • 10×45#
  • 5×115
  • 5×165
  • 5×205
  • 5×225
  • 5×245
  • 5×255
  • 10×185

The program was to work up to a 5RM, but I’m just trying to progress on what I’ve been doing and stay safe. Last squats were 3x5x235 so I wanted to get 245-255 today. Not too much of a struggle and back felt good. I wore my knee sleeves because I wanted them for the burpees.

Conditioning

  • 70 cal Row
  • 600m Run
  • 50 Bar-facing Burpees

Averaged somewhere between 1,200-1,300 cal/hr and got off the rower before 3:30. Tried to run at a steady pace but nothing crazy, knowing I could make time on the burpees. I pulled up my knee sleeves when I got in the gym, but forgot to look at the clock until I was 6 or 7 burpees in, which was at about 7:00. I had been thinking if I could keep the same 3:30 pace on the run I’d be happy with that and seems I was somewhere around 3 minutes.

I added in a little stagger to my jump forward today and that allowed me to turn all the way around during the jump over. During the stretch of reps 20-35 I slowed when my hop-hop turned into step up, hop over, and then turn for probably 8 of those middle reps. I finally told myself to move and get the rest done. Pushed to the end and finished at 10:01.

Use the Holes

Took the day off work since I finally got my Model 3!!! Drove around all day, but made it to the 4pm class.

Warm-up

  • 400m Run
  • 10 High Pulls (45#)
  • 10 High Hang Muscle Snatch (45#)
  • 5 Pause Overhead Squats (45#)
  • 5 Snatch Balance (45#)
  • 5 High Hang Snatch (45#)
  • 5 Squat Snatch (45#)
  • 4 Squat Snatch (75#)

Weightlifting

2-2-2-2-2 Snatch

  • 2×95#
  • 2×115
  • 2×135
  • 2×145
  • 2×155
  • 2×160
  • 2×165
  • 2×170

Still not comfortable on the bottom position. I think I’m getting my feet too wide for the squat. Happy to for no misses again though and 10# more than the triple with 160 last week.

Conditioning

5 Rounds each – I go you go rounds

  • 12 Push Jerks (135#)
  • 6 Bar Muscle-ups

Alternated rounds with Weston who was doing different combinations of bar MU, C2B pull-ups, and box bar MU. I did the push jerks unbroken for 3 sets and then had to go 7-5 for the last two in order to survive. I was able to do 2×3 MU every round. I did miss starting the second set of round one, but made sure to get in big kips the rest of the way.

I started, so know the first round took me 1:18, but know knows after that. Don’t know the exact time I finished but was around 13:15. Weston finished us off at 14:31.

This was pretty fucking terrible on the shoulders. The dips on the bar muscle-ups even started to get tough after the fatigue from the jerks. I didn’t use the holes on my grips for two rounds and realized I was slipping more. So after the push jerks I put my fingers through the holes for the other rounds and my MU were smoother.

Ton of gymnastics reps on the bar over the last three days. Time for a rest day!