Burnin’

When I woke up and started moving in bed I was feeling some pretty good pain in my shoulder. Or maybe that was a dream because I seemed to be fine after actually getting out of bed. Legs feeling a little fatigued.

Warm-up

  • Crossover Symmetry Activation
  • 2 Sets
    • 5s of StrongFit Tricep & Bicep Openers (10#)
    • 10 Wall Squats
    • 10 Reverse Hyper (210#)
  • 10 Close Grip Bench Press (45#)
  • 12 OH Walking Lunges (55#)
  • 10 Close Grip Bench Press (95#)
  • 12 OH Walking Lunges (55#)

Strength

E3M – 5 Sets

  • 10 Close Grip Bench Press (135#)
  • 12 OH Walking Lunge (55# plate)

Accessory & Midline

5 Sets

  • 5 Pendlay Rows (155#, supinated)
  • 5 Evil Wheels

Conditioning

10:00 AMRAP

  • 5 Bar-facing Burpees
  • 5 Power Cleans (95#)
  • 5 Push Press (95#)

Some similarities to 16.5, but felt much better without the big sets and without the squat part of thrusters. Was holding steady at under a minute per round pace and picked it up at the end to finish exactly 11 rounds with a second to spare. Everything unbroken and was able to stick with push presses all the way.

Bonus!

Tabata

  • Bottom to Bottom Squats

Did sets of 10 for the first 6 rounds and took the extra “rest” in the bottom position. Then kept moving in the final 2 rounds to get 13 and 14. Finished with 87 for a 9 rep PR. Coming out of that bottom hold for the final 4 rounds really is a hell of a burn.

Finished with Crossover Symmetry Plyo and will do ROMWOD at some point.

Knuckles Down

My ass is still sore. Wanted to get in early to snatch but wasn’t moving very fast this morning so got them in after class.

Warm-up

  • Crossover Symmetry Activation
  • OHS Bottom Holds w/ PVC inside rack
  • 3 Sets
    • 4 Wall Walks
    • 300m Row

Those bottom holds were kind of cool. Little idea I had and did while waiting for the kid’s class to finish up.

Conditioning

  • 20 Box Jumps (24″)
  • 30 S2OH (75#)
  • 40 MB Cleans (20#)
  • 30 S2OH (75#)
  • 20 Box Jumps (24″)

All jump and step down on the box for both sets. Went unbroken with push presses in the first set of overheads. Knew the medicine ball cleans would be the nasty part. Did them in 15-10-8-7 and was really burning in the legs by the end. Mixed in a little bit of a jerk action on the second set of overheads and went 20-10 with a short rest on the back. Finished in 6:12.

Carries

  • 3 Sets
    • 150′ Suitcase Carry (70#)
    • 150′ Waiter’s Walk (62#)
  • 2 Sets
    • 150′ Suitcase Carry (62#)
    • 150′ Waiter’s Walk (70#)

It was raining out so we skipped prowler sprints and did these with some little laps in the gym. Switched arms in the middle of each 150 feet.

Weightlifting

Muscle Snatch + OHS

  • 3x20kg
  • 3×30
  • 3×40
  • 3×50

Squat Snatch

  • 3x50kg
  • 3×60
  • 3×65
  • 3×70
  • 3×75

I’ve been noticing Mattie Rogers‘ knuckles a lot lately and then saw Jared Enderton post about the knuckles yesterday too. First learned about it at a Kendrick Farris seminar a couple of years ago but over time I forgot about it. I focused on it with the snatches today and it felt like the bar was snapping right into the slot like butter.

Finished with Crossover Symmetry Iron Scap. Having to use the yellow (one of the purple is broken) makes this a lot harder! Will do ROMWOD at some point today.

Faster Slow

2016-05-06-hr-zonesGlutes are sore today, either from the plyo lunges (only 60 total reps though!) in the warm-up, trying to fire muscles in squats, or firing has already carried over to activating more in deadlifts. My bet is on the lunges, though I wish it was the latter.

Went for a 2.81 mile run that took 29:13. Average pace was already over 30 seconds per mile faster (and very steady through the run) than the two similar runs last week, with average heart rate actually a hair lower at 126, and I felt good to go when I was done. In fact I went straight into mowing the lawn.

Will hit up a long 45 minute ROMWOD tonight.

Civil War

My upper back and traps are sore. Maybe from the plank walks? Or maybe pulling the cleans since I haven’t done much of them lately?

Warm-up

  • 2 Sets
    • 5s of StrongFit Tricep & Bicep Openers (10#)
    • 15 Reverse Hyper (210#)
  • 3 Sets
    • 10 Squat Jumps
    • 10 Band Pull-aparts (green)
    • 20 Plyo Lunges
  • 9 Back Squats (45#)
  • 8/8 Landmine Rows (45#)
  • 9 Back Squats (135#)
  • 8/8 Landmine Rows (55#)

Those squat jumps and lunges got the legs burning!

Strength

E3M – 6 Sets

  • 9 Back Squats (185#)
  • 8/8 Landmine Rows (60#)

Tried to activate my hamstrings and glutes again. Bumped up the weight on the landmine rows. Drenched by the end of these.

Conditioning

Regional 11.3
21-15-9

  • Deadlifts (315#)
  • Box Jump (30″)

Wasn’t sure if I would go Rx on this, especially since I haven’t pulled over 300 in about 7 weeks. Felt ok warming up and knew I’d be good if I broke it up. Warmed up with 5×185, 3×225, and 3×275 on the bar. I’ve only done this once before (8:32) and completely underestimated the deadlifts, so today I went with all sets of 3. Worked much better and finished in 7:56 (36 second PR) not feeling nearly as bad as I did 2 years ago.

Gymnastics Strength

  • MAX Push-ups
  • Rest 2:00
  • 2 Drop Sets w/ 2:00 rest

Started dying in the low 20s but held on for some more slow reps and ended at 35, which is far from my best. Was going to shoot for 15 in the drop sets, but breezed through that so did 20 both times. That extra rest time after the “max” set I think helped to recover more from the metcon.

Will do ROMWOD this afternoon (and did end up doing Crossover Symmetry Iron Scap in the evening). Movie time tonight for Captain America: Civil War!

All of the Burpees

Feeling good. Nothing sore or achy other than the continued shoulder issue.

Warm-up

  • Crossover Symmetry Activation
  • 3:00 Bottom Squat Hold
  • 3 Sets
    • 10 Close Grip OHS (45#)
    • 10 V-ups
    • 5 Burpees

Weightlifting

  • 3 3-Position Clean Deadlifts (45#)
  • 3 3-Position Clean Deadlifts (95#)
  • 1 C&J (95#)
  • 3 3-Position Clean Deadlifts (125#)
  • 1 C&J (125#)
  • 2 3-Position Clean Deadlifts (155#)
  • 1 C&J (155#)
  • 1 C&J (185#)
  • 1 C&J (205#)
  • E45S – 10 sets
    • 1 C&J (225#)

All full squats on the cleans and split jerks. No belt but had on lifting shoes.

Conditioning

  • 100 Burpees

Hadn’t done this in almost 18 months, when I did a 5:37. I was on a good steady pace throughout, maybe slowed a touch in the middle, but picked it up a little for the last 20 reps. Only 1 rep away from setting a PR, but I’ll take a 5:39.

Midline

4 Rounds

  • 14 Plank Walks / Plank Push-up
  • 14 Russian Twists (55# plate)
  • 14 Sit-ups

Those plank walks got nasty in round 2. Tried to rotate more than usual for the Russian twists.

Been slacking on the post workout Crossover Symmetry protocols. Will do some ROMWOD later.

Lift Like A Woman

Yesterday I walked 18 holes of golf for the first time this year. The app I use to track my game said it was about 6.25 miles. My back likes to act up sometimes on the course, probably from all of the twisting and how hard I swing. I did a ROMWOD before heading to bed.

This morning I was planning to do some light snatches every 30 seconds to get in reps. Then they announced a couple of Regional workouts and the snatch ladder looked fun, but at the women’s weights!

Warm-up

  • Crossover Symmetry Activation
  • 2 Sets
    • 5s of StrongFit Tricep & Bicep Openers (10#)
    • 10 Reverse Hypers (210#)
  • Snatch
    • 3×45#
    • 3×95#
    • 3×115#

Weightlifting Conditioning

2016 Regional Event #1 (women’s weights)

Squat Snatch

  • 10×135# by 2:00
  • 8×145# by 4:00
  • 6×155# by 6:00
  • 4×165# by 8:00
  • 2×175# by 11:00

With the one miss at 165# it took me 9:11. I was taking my sweet ole time changing the weights because I needed the breather. I had about 30 seconds to spare after the first 3 weights, but the miss set me back on the 4th. I was happy to finish and make all of the time splits. Can’t wait to see a bunch of fit women destroy this!

Here is Rich doing the workout in 6:09. Looks so easy.

Needless to say, I skipped the class warm-up and tried to catch my breath.

Strength

E2M – 6 Sets

  • 9 RDL (185#)
  • 8 GHD Sit-ups (20#)

Was feeling tired from the snatches, so I only did 8 reps on the GHD. Warmed up with 9×45# and 6×135# I think. I’m getting low on the RDLs right away now with my hamstring flexibility improvements. Maybe need to start standing on plate.

Gymnastics

8:00 EMOM

  • 7 Ring Rows (feet elevated)

Conditioining

  • 2 Mile Run

Knew it wasn’t going to be anywhere near my PR time, but I felt much better than I have during the slow 3 mile runs I’ve been doing. I wouldn’t call it anything near a 100% effort either. Took me 17:07 with mile splits of 8:43 & 8:24. My average heart rate was 156 compared to sub-130 on my slow runs. Just gotta keep running and it’ll improve.

I’ll do some ROMWOD tonight.

Sunday Extra

Still seemed a little sore this morning but didn’t feel it by the time I got to the gym and was moving around.

Warm-up

  • Crossover Symmetry Activation
  • 3:00 Jump Rope
  • 3 Sets
    • 5 ATYs (5#)
    • 10/10 Monster Walks (small red band)

Midline

8 Rounds

  • 20s Hollow Hold
  • 10s Rest
  • 20s HS Hold
  • 10s Rest

I expected this to get tough, but it was really no issue. My hands were up really close to the wall and felt like I was barely using the wall for any support.

Strength

Warmed up with 6 reps of each using 45# and then 95#.

5 Sets – Every 2:30

  • 6 Pendlay Rows (135#)
  • 6 Good Mornings (135#)

I was supposed to go with a supinated grip this week but once I got into my warm-up sets I completely forgot. Whoops!

Worked up the hang power cleans with:

  • 3×135#
  • 3×155#
  • 3×175#
  • 3×195#

Conditioning

6 Rounds – E3M

  • 3 Heavy Hang Power Clean (205#)
  • 100m Row Sprint
  • * Rest additional 4:00 b/t sets 3-4

Based off some OPEX stuff again. Wore my belt for these and loosened or threw it off while moving to the rower. In the second set I tried going too fast and didn’t get the bar high enough so had to bail. After that I took an extra second to reset between reps and do the hang closer to my knees instead of such a high hang. Didn’t have intervals set on the rowing monitor, but the rows were taking me about 16-17 seconds.

First day golfing with the guys tomorrow so had to restructure my week. Didn’t want to miss pressing strength so added in a PM session. Did a ROMWOD after lunch.

Warm-up

2 Sets

  • 5s of StrongFit Tricep & Bicep Openers (8#)
  • 9 Shoulder Press (45#, 75#)
  • 6/6 OH Weighted Reverse Lunges (45#, 75#)

Strength

E3M – 6 Sets

  • 9 Shoulder Press (95#)
  • 6/6 Overhead Reverse Lunges (95#)

Haven’t felt any discomfort in my wrists with this combo and it’s now been 3 or 4 weeks. Press reps will keep increasing for a few weeks, but should still be ok. Imagine all of this overhead time should help with jerk stability too.

Murph Prep

  • E30S – 10 Sets
    • 8 Air Squats (40# vest)
  • E30S – 10 Sets
    • 4 Push-ups  (40# vest)

Set the clock for continuous intervals, so no extra rest going from the squats to the push-ups. Had no idea how this would go, so was a bit conservative with the rep counts.

Some Sore

My legs are sore in many places, but nothing deep or painful anywhere. More annoying than anything.

2 Sets

  • 5s of StrongFit Tricep Openers (8#)
  • 5s of StrongFit Bicep Openers (8#)

The eight pound dumbbells feel much better than the tens I use at the gym, because I think fives would be too light for me. I could go heavier but I think I’d lose some control and it’s about the quality of the positions.

Ran a similar route to Wednesday, just in the opposite direction. Went 2.88 miles in 32:32 and the Garmin data is nearly identical. Heart rate steadily rose over the run and averaged the same 127. Cadence started out in a decent area, but dropped off as I got tired. Going to try and get in 2 runs per week like this on my recovery days and hopefully I’ll feel a lot better by the time Murph is here.

I’ll get in ROMWOD later today. I’ve been doing it daily for over 2 weeks now and really enjoying it. I’ve liked some of the other yoga routines I’ve done in the past but they were always too much of a workout. With this yin style of yoga I feel more relaxed and the long deep poses feel like they are actually making changes.

A Lot of Dubs

Really didn’t want to get up after being out late for drinks, but wanted to get in my workout with a bunch of stuff to take care of at work the rest of the day. Made it to 9am though.

Warm-up

  • Crossover Symmetry Activation
  • 3 Sets
    • 10 PVC pass thrus
    • 10 Russian KBS (44#)
    • 10 Hollow Rocks
    • 10 Supermans

Strength

5 Sets

  • 12 DB Bench Press (40#)
  • 5 Strict HSPU

Could tell I haven’t done handstand push-ups in a few weeks.

Conditioning

  • Buy-in: 200 DU
  • 10 Rounds
    • 15 Air squats
    • 10 Push-ups
  • Cash-out: 200 DU

Started with 91 unbroken I think. Took me just under 2:30 for that first set of dubs. All air squat sets were controlled and unbroken, making sure to hit full range of motion. I 8 sets of quick 5-5 push-ups and then finished with 2 unbroken sets. Moved on to double unders before the 10 minute mark and finished at 12:37. I know I started with a set of 50 and finished with 4 sets of 20, with whatever else sprinkled in the middle. Shoulders were really burning at that point so sets of 20 was all I could handle. We were going to run 600m but adjusted with the rain.

Midline

  • 60 Side Bends (44#)

I did 10 per side and swapped sides without stopping until I was done. Little extra oblique work while a few people finished up the workout.

I’ll do some ROMWOD tonight.

Parter Chipper with Birthday Bryan

Did a ROMWOD in the middle of the day. Went in early to snatch and finished up, so skipped the warm-up but did the rest of the 5:30 class.

Warm-up

  • Crossover Symmetry Activation
  • 2 Sets

Weightlifting

Snatch (all full squat)

  • 3x20kg
  • 3x40kg
  • 3x50kg
  • 2x60kg
  • 2x65kg
  • 2x70kg
  • 15:00 EMOM
    • 1x75kg

I missed twice in round 3 and didn’t try a 3rd, then missed once in the final round but got back on it for a make.

Strength

E3M – 6 Sets

  • 8 Back Squats (185#)
  • 8/8 Kroc Rows (53#)

Didn’t even do any warm-up reps since I had done all of the squatting with the snatches. I work up a hell of a sweat with this combo, even in round 2 already. Must be from that bent over position being harder to breath. I really am taking my time with the rows, resetting every rep and not doing any kind of bouncing. Tried to focus on engaging my hamstrings and glutes in the squats too, which felt different, but good. Might as well work on this with the light weights for the next few weeks.

Conditioning

Partner with Bryan

  • 100 cal Row
  • 90 Wall Balls (20#, 10′)
  • 20 Curtis P (135#)
  • 80 cal Row
  • 60 Wall Balls (20#, 10′)
  • 16 Curtis P (135#)

Took us 20:12. We evenly split everything with 25-25 cal, 25-20 wall balls, singles, 20-20 cal, 30 wb, and singles. Those Curtis Ps took forever. Don’t remember the last time I did a set of 30 wall balls. I thought I was in trouble when I got to rep 14. Need to push through like that more often.