It was sort of a partner workout, sort of solo. Brandi started on the rower and I did the three different movements before we switched. I was getting 500 meters each round, having to go faster and faster to get it. Then B went TURBO in the 5th round and finished at 22:48. I kept going to get my 500 and ended at 23:05.
Big surprise, thrusters and pull-ups for 22.3! You would think that after 10+ years of the Open they’ve give it a rest and come up with a new combination.
Warm-up
80′ Lateral Monster Walk
80′ Monster Walk
10 Monster Squats
10 Monster Toe Touches
20 Trunk Twists
Dead Hang
7 Thrusters (45#)
Conditioning
21 Pull-ups
42 Double Unders
21 Thrusters (75#)
18 T2B
36 Double Unders
18 Thrusters (75#)
15 C2B Pull-ups
30 Double Unders
15 Thrusters (75#)
I sure as hell wasn’t going to do bar muscle-ups on our low bar like last year and I wasn’t going to the outside rig. So I put in toes-to-bars. Also not going to waste time switching the weight on the bar, so stuck to one weight and went light because we never really do thrusters due to our backs. I went 8-7-6 on the the pull-ups and then realized I haven’t done a double under in months! I missed many times in every round and my heart rate kept spiking. I went 8-7-6 on the first round of thrusters. Then 7-6-5 for both the T2B and second thrusters. Chest-to-bar pull-ups are my nemesis, so I did all kipping triples. Finished with unbroken thrusters at 11:49, taking a lot of too long breaks along the way. Was still wrecked after! Most importantly I made it out of the Open injury free this year without any stress.
Arms
3 Sets
12 In & Out DB Curls (20#)
12 DB French Press (45#)
Those French presses were hard after all of the thrusters.
My glutes are really sore from yesterday, which must have been the Bulgarian split squats. It was really cold in the garage so we tried to get warmed up with the workout first.
Conditioning
4 Rounds
50 Jump Rope
30 DB Floor Presses (25# DBs)
25 Hang DB Cleans (25# DBs)
20 Lunges
10 Burpees to Plate (45# comp)
We modified (due to B’s back) an IBEX piece here. I split the floor presses in half each round and went unbroken on the other movements. Finished in 14:38.
Biceps
3 Sets
20 Barbell Curls (35#)
30 alt DB Curls (15#)
40 Banded PVC Curls (red)
90s Rest
Another IBEX workout, though we didn’t do a 4th round.
B was not feeling well, so we rested yesterday and got in a quick one today.
4 Rounds
400m Run
40 Bicycles
30 alt Side Crunches
20 alt V-ups
10 OH Leg Lifts (60# DB)
I let B set the first pace and was surprised to come in at 2:00. I felt good so got a bit faster each run, with the goal of pulling back so I could break 16 and I did with 15:36.