Tag: Pull-up

Altitude Angie

Still in Colorado. We went roller skating last night, which was awkward at first compared to roller blades, but got the hang of it. Could really feel different things getting stretching out, especially around the ankles. Also shot some hoops, where I dominated a game of HORSE. 🙂 Up to hit CrossFit Estes Park at 7am again.

Warm-up

  • 400m Row (1:39)
  • 15:00 Stretching & Mobility
  • 4 Rounds NFT
    • 10 American KBS (35#)
    • 6 Wall Balls (20#, 10′)
    • 2 Burpees
    • 2 Good Mornings (PVC)

Conditioning

“Angie”

  • 100 Pull-ups
  • 100 Push-ups
  • 100 Sit-ups
  • 100 Air Squats

I did sets of 5 pull-ups until 80, then switched to triples and doubles. Finished them at 7:03, which is about 1:30 faster than I’ve done before. Was able to do 5 push-ups at a time until 40 or 45, then switched to 3s and 2s and finally 2s after 80. Split was 13:04. Sit-ups were slow, but no stopping. Clock was about 17:14 when I moved on to the squats. I can’t believe how much these burn! Finished at 20:40, which is a 2:02 PR and done at 1.5 miles above sea level!

Jumped on the rower for 500m (2:38) to help flush out my legs. Going for a hike in the mountains this afternoon.

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Went on 3.46 mile hike in Rocky Mountain National Park (more pics) in the afternoon for about 2 hours. Beautiful!

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Full of Grace

Enjoyed the extra hour of sleep, even though I was in bed by 11. Feeling better about myself now that I’m waking up at a decent time again. Super Sunday at 11am.

Warm-up

  • 1000m Row (4:21)
  • 2×50 Band Pulls (red)
  • 5×45# C&J
  • 5×95# C&J

Benchmark Test

“Grace”

  • 30 C&J (135#)

Last August I did a 3:03. Was hoping to get under 2:30 today. Did 10 unbroken and then all singles. Had 15 reps in at 1:00 and finished in 2:17, which is a 46 second PR! I attribute a lot of that to the Thruster Attack, but also to the combination of Kevin’s CFi programming and the extra work I do. I’ve been making huge progress the last few months.

Gymnastics

1/2 of “Tabata Something Else”

  • 4 Tabata Pull-ups
  • 4 Tabata Push-ups
  • 4 Tabata Sit-ups
  • 4 Tabata Air Squats

I did 43 pull-ups, 45 push-ups, 42 sit-ups, and 58 air squats for a total count of 188. Originally had planned on doing the full benchmark workout, but when several people showed up late to delay Grace I adjusted. At the end of the day it turned out to be a great call.

Strength

5 Sets

  • 10 Good Mornings (95#)
  • 4/4 Barbell Step-ups (95#, 20′)

Went right from the good mornings into the step-ups since the bar was already on our back. Nothing super heavy.

Monostructural Conditioning

4x

  • 250m Row
  • ~3:00 Rest

I busted ass on the first one, seeing a new low of 1:15/500m on the pace at one point. Couldn’t keep up that pace for the remaining 3. Times were 40.4, 43.3, 43.5, and 43.8. Quads and ass were burning up at the end of those last two intervals.

Nowhere for any body part to escape today. Walked out feeling pretty beat.

2nd Date with Fran

Rested yesterday and spent all day watching friends in a weightlifting meet over in Lansing. Was feeling pretty nervous about hitting Fran today.

I got on the rower for 1,000m in 4:40 to loosen up after some rolling and stretching. Then did 10×45# and 5×95# thrusters.

“Fran”

21-15-9

  • Thrusters (95#)
  • Pull-ups

I’ve only done this bitch Rx once, back in August of 2013 and it took me 4:50. I knew I could crush that, but I was still nervous about the hurt Fran causes and about how the thruster attack and all of the pull-up work would transfer to the workout. I did 21-21 unbroken, then 15 thrusters unbroken and 5-4-6 on the pull-ups because my pull was giving out. Finished with 9 unbroken thrusters again and 5-4 pull-ups for a time of 3:30! How’s that for a PR?!?!

I still have a cough from the bug I dealt with for over a week, so when Fran Lung kicked in, it was extra brutal and still was, hours later. Somehow I smacked my nose on the bar on my 19th pull-up. Hurts! Happens at about 1:20 in the video. I lose my rhythm, but don’t drop from the bar.

Took a pretty good break, including jumping on the rower for a really easy 500m.

4:00 AMRAP

  • 30 Unbroken DU

Dubs were really pissing me off today. I kept missing my first one! Managed to get in 6 sets.

25 Rounds

  • 2 Burpees
  • 2 T2B

When I wrote this I thought it would be pretty easy, but damn was I wrong! Took me 6:08. I was throwing a poker chip after every 5 rounds to keep track, but I guess I could have easily just counted up to 100 total reps. Simple programming, but really nasty after Fran. My hips didn’t want to do those toes to bars.

Down for the Count

Had every intention of making it to 9am this morning and was even in bed at a decent time. But didn’t wake up until almost 8. So went to 5:30 class instead.

Warm-up

2 Rounds

  • 5 Strict Pull-ups
  • 10 Push-ups
  • 15 Air Squats

Strength

Bench Press

  • 10×45#
  • 5×95#
  • 5×135#
  • 3×185#
  • 3×205#
  • 3×215#
  • 3×225#
  • 3×230#

Not too much of a struggle, but I think it was a good decision to only jump 5# for that last set. It wasn’t too long ago that I would ask for help unracking 230# for 1 and now I have no problem unracking it myself for a triple.

Gymnastics

8:00 EMOM

  • Muscle-ups

Can tell I haven’t been doing these! I got 4-4-3-2-3-2-2-2. The push away at the top seemed to wear me out more in those early rounds. I haven’t done too many reps with that method of cycling. About halfway through I switched back to reversing the dip and then dropping into the next rep. Was feeling pretty out of breath already at this point.

Conditioning

3 Rounds

  • 1:00 Wall Balls (20# MB, 10′ target)
  • 1:00 Ball Slams (25#)
  • 1:00 Burpees
  • 1:00 Rest

I got 27-26-26 wall balls, 26-20-19 ball slams, and 13-14-14 burpees. Going from wall balls to ball slams was brutal. I had to take some breaks during the second and third set of slams. I was out of it after this one, feeling a little light-headed and shit.

Back at it

Still a bit tired from the trip. Knew I needed the rest day yesterday though. Went in for the 5:30pm class at CFi. Was good to be back!

Warm-up

  • Foam Rolling
  • Shoulder Stretching

Accessory

  • 100 American KBS (44#)

Did it with two sets (65-35) in 3:39.

Strength

Push Jerks

  • 5×75#
  • 3×110#
  • 3×135#
  • 3×165#
  • 3×185#
  • 3×205#
  • 3×225#
  • 3×235#

I don’t ever remember doing 235# for one even. It’s never been a lift I’ve tried to max out on. I’d done 225# before though. So getting a triple was pretty big.

Conditioning

10 Rounds

  • 1:00 “Cindy”
    • 5 Pull-ups
    • 10 HR Push-ups
    • 15 Air Squats
  • 1:00 Rest

We continued each round where we left off. I ended up with 14 rounds plus 1 pull-up. Push-ups got a little slow and I think I took 2 short breaks somewhere on them. Last summer I did 12 rounds of this exact same workout at SF and my score was 14+1!! I’d say that’s getting fitter. 🙂

Alex was still doing jerks and was at 235#, so I jumped in for some singles. Hit 235# again, then 245#, then 255#, all for PRs. Missed 265# because I wasn’t tight in the middle. Had the weight locked out overhead no problem. So now my push jerk and split jerk are equal. Tells you where I need some technique and confidence work.

The 240 frames per second on the iPhone 6 is pretty sweet!

No Hike

I kept staying in bed this morning and then finally around 7:30 got moving. Decided I should get out for a hike. Got downstairs and saw it was raining, so I hit the fitness center instead.

Warm-up

400m speed walk on treadmill

Gymnastics / Midline

5 Rounds NFT

  • 7 Strict Pull-ups
  • 7 Strict Bar Dips
  • 1:00 Plank

On the ghetto stand again, almost tipping over, but it worked. I pulled my hands in to a normal grip today.

Thruster Attack (Week 6)

4 Rounds

  • 4 Rounds
    • 20s Thrusters (25# DBs)
    • 10s Rest
  • 1:00 Rest

I stuck to 8 reps all the way again and seemed to have a lot more time left in the 20s when I got done with them. Did 11 reps in the final interval. I think I’ve adjusted pretty well to the altitude.

Conditioning

Ran 1.5 miles on the treadmill in 14:40 and then walked about 200m.

No Excuses When Traveling

Slept better last night, finally finding a sweet spot with the temperature in my room. We are staying at the Canyons Resort, which is really nice. I’m in the Grand Summit Hotel and they have a decent fitness center, which I hit up at about 7am. No excuses while traveling; you can get in a workout anywhere. Do something!

7 Sets

  • 10 Incline DB Bench Press (45° incline, 20-25-30-35-40-45-50# DBs)
  • 10 Russian Twists (35#)

5 Rounds NFT

  • 5 Strict Wide Grip Pull-ups
  • 5 Strict Bar Dips

They had one of those dip/pull-up/push-up/ab stands, which wasn’t very stable or very tall, but it got the job done.

5 Rounds

  • 15 Push-ups
  • 20 Lunges
  • 25 Air Squats

My legs were burning something fierce during the air squats after the first round. Brutal combo with the lunges. Never really stopped moving and finished in 9:18.

Running the Show

I got to CFi a little after 8 to hit some stuff on my own. Kevin has been out-of-town so I ran the 9am class for him. I did Crossover Symmetry Activation and then got after it.

Gymnastics

5:00 AMRAP

  • 3 Strict Pull-ups
  • 3 Strict Ring Dips

Was a fun was to get in some reps without taking all day. I got 10 rounds.

Weightlifting

  • 5×45# Muscle Snatch
  • 3×75# Muscle Snatch
  • 3×95# Muscle Snatch
  • 2×115# Snatch
  • 2×135# Snatch
  • 2×155# Snatch
  • 1×165# Snatch
  • 1×175# Snatch
  • 4x1x185# Snatch

Felt so money today! No misses. It was one of those days where I would have loved to keep going, but class time was starting, so I had to end it.

I didn’t do the warm-up with class (already plenty warm) or really the skill work of double unders either because I was trying to help people out with them. I warmed up a couple of quick shoulder press sets with 6×95# and 6×115#.

Strength

6 Rounds (Every 1:20, alternating)

  • 6 Shoulder Press (130#)
  • 6/6 Kroc Rows (62# KB)

I missed a set of Kroc Rows in the middle when I was screwing with the music.

Conditioning

4:00 AMRAP

  • 15 Wall Balls (20#, 10′)
  • 10 T2B

Rest 2:00 & Repeat

I got 3+15 and 3+12. All wall balls were unbroken sets. I think I did my first set of toes to bar unbroken and then 6-4 for all of the others. Should try to push myself more with those. Grip on the bar felt good with them today.

Eat Like Shit

Feeling good. Went to the 10am class at CFi and then stayed for some open gym time to row. While Alex was teaching the class cleans, I took a spot on the platform.

Weightlifting

  • 3 Hang Muscle Cleans (95#)
  • 3 Muscle Cleans (115#)
  • 3 Muscle Cleans (135#)
  • 2 Power Cleans (155#)
  • 2 Cleans (175#)
  • 2 Cleans (195#)
  • 2 Cleans (205#)
  • 2 Cleans (225#)
  • 2 Cleans (235#)
  • 2 Cleans (245#)

Conditioning

EMOM 16:00

  • Odds: 5 Hang Power Cleans
  • Evens: 30s Plank

I had 155# on the bar for the first round and it was way too easy, so I went to 175# for the next 5 rounds, then 185# for a round and finished with 195#. I held the last plank for 1:15.

3 Rounds

  • 2,000m Row
  • 8:00 Rest

The goal was to try to keep a 1:45/500m pace and PR on the first attempt. Then hold a 2:00/500m pace for the other two attempts. I was holding the pace up until about 750m left. Managed a 7:01.6 for a 9.5 second PR. So close to sub 7! Probably didn’t need to take so much rest in between, but I wanted to make sure I was recovered enough. Rowed 7:58.6 and 7.54.3 on the other attempts.

2k Row History

I looked back through my records and put all of my 2k rows into BTWB so I could see the improvement over time. I’ve dropped nearly 40 seconds! Today my average pace was faster than my opening 500m pace when I first attempted this distance in December of 2012.

My shitty diet doesn’t seem to be negatively affecting my performance in the gym. Doesn’t make much sense. Or would I be performing a lot better with quality food?

Later in the afternoon I figured I’d test out a set of strict pull-ups. I got 13, which is actually a PR by 1 from May of 2013. Would be a lot easier if I was 5-10 pounds lighter.