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Murph Prep Twist

I didn’t golf yesterday because a demolition crew was over removing the concrete slab that had been the sunroom floor. I spent some time on the outside of the house in the evening. Had to cut the lawn today in between meetings because it’s growing even though we haven’t been getting rain. Out in the garage at 4pm.

Warm-up

  • 3:00 BikeErg (1,282m)
  • 40 PVC Passes

Conditioning

  • 850-400-200m Run
  • 30-20-10 Pull-ups
  • 60-40-20 Push-ups
  • 90-60-30 Air Squats

I set a goal to go unbroken on every set of pull-ups and easily did it. I did all sets of 10s for the push-ups and just kept grinding through the air squats, which seemed to go forever. Finished in 20:38. Interesting and challenging twist on Murph prep.

Legs

4 Sets (each)

  • Glute Bridge
  • 20 Plyo Lunges

Running AMRAPs

Hit the workout around 10:30 in the garage.

Conditioning

  • 12:00 AMRAP
    • 200m Run
    • 10 Strict Pull-ups
  • 2:00 Rest
  • 12:00 AMRAP
    • 200m Run
    • 20 Push-ups
  • 2:00 Rest
  • 12:00 AMRAP
    • 200m Run
    • 30 Air Squats

I did two pull-ups at a time and got through 5 + 200m + 2 pull-ups. I started out way too conservative by doing 4×5 for the push-ups, because of my struggle during the workout a couple days ago. I was able to do 2×10 in my last two rounds and did exactly 7 rounds. I also was a bit conservative with the squats but that third AMRAP is kind of a shitty combo. I did 5 + 200m + 9 squats.

Now it’s time to work on the outside of the house for the afternoon.

Mayhem Murph Prep

Yesterday I walked 18 holes since I was supposed to have a demolition crew coming over today. That got pushed back to Monday though. It’ll be a week tonight and my upper abs are still sore! Mowed the lawn during lunch today and out in the garage at 4pm.

Warm-up

  • 2:00 BikeErg (1,018m)
  • 15s Dead Hang
  • 40 alt Arm Circles

Conditioning

  • 500-400-300-200-100m Run
  • 5-4-3-2-1 Rounds of “Cindy”
    • 5 Pull-ups
    • 10 Push-ups
    • 15 Air Squats

Jumped around it the Mayhem daily workouts to get up to the Murph prep stuff. Of course I went out hot on the run. My shoulders felt really tight for several rounds of “Cindy” and the push-ups started to get hard near the end of the 4 rounds. Finished in 20:43. That was tough and I had some “Fran-lung” going on afterwards.

Tabata 300

My body is beat. We worked out at 10:45 today.

Warm-up

5x400m BikeErg, done in between chest sets.

Chest

3 Sets

  • 10 DB Bench Press (60# DBs)
  • 10 Seated DB Pec Deck (20# DBs)

3 Sets

  • 10 DB Fly (30# DBs)
  • 10 Standing Plate Press (25#)

Conditioning

Keep going until 300 reps are completed

  • 20s Pull-ups
  • 10s Rest
  • 20s Push-ups
  • 10s Rest
  • 20s Reverse Lunges
  • 10s Rest
  • 20s Air Squats
  • 10s Rest

I got 16 pull-ups each full 20 seconds and they felt great! My push-ups actually gave out in the last 2-3 sets, but I’m 99% sure that’s because of the chest work. Lunges and squats are just slow. I finished by getting my last eight pull-ups nine seconds in to round 21, so 10:09. This was a pretty cool workout, with barely enough time to remember what you were doing next before the clock beeped.

Midline

20-20-10

  • V-ups
  • Plank Knee to Elbow
  • Reverse Crunch
  • Side Plank Pulse
  • Side Plank Pulse
  • alt V-up
  • Big Hollow Flutter Kick (single leg raises)
  • Oblique Heel Touch
  • Russian Twist
  • Lying Leg Lift (w/o hip raise)

Were stepping it up from two rounds of 20. I finished the first 20 at 3:57, the second 20 at 8:24, and 10 at 10:23.

Then is was back to my living room project until almost 9pm.

Test One

Yesterday I walked 18 holes for the first time this year and it was so nice to be out there. I’m feeling fine after my first shot of the vaccine, other than my arm being really sore. My quads are still really sore though. Out in the garage at 4pm.

Warm-up

  • 3:00 SkiErg (622m)
  • 10 Calf Raises
  • 40 Lateral Hops
  • 10 Calf Raises
  • 24 PVC Passes
  • 10 Shoulder Press (45#)
  • 50 Jump Rope (singles)
  • 5 DB Hang Power Cleans (25# DBs)
  • 5 DB Push Jerks (25#)

Conditioning

2021 Quarterfinals Test #1 – 10:00 Time Cap

  • 3 Rounds
    • 10 Strict HSPU
    • 10 DB Hang Power Cleans (50# DBs)
    • 50 DU
  • 1:00 Rest
  • 3 Rounds
    • 10 HSPU
    • 10 DB S2OH (50# DBs)
    • 50 DU

Since the Mayhem workout didn’t have much for us today I was planning to do machine intervals. Might as well try out some of the Quarterfinal workouts when I can in case the AGOQ workouts are the same or similar. The last time I did handstand push-ups was a workout with 30 strict on November 17. My plan was to break them up in sets of 5 all the way, even the kipping ones and see how far I could get in the workout. I figured the second half of the workout would get pretty nasty with the back-to-back overhead movements.

Well, I had to call an audible in round two, going 5-3-2 and then 3-2-2-2-1 in round 3. Finished the first part in 5:40. My kipping push-ups felt good so I went 6-4, was tempted to go unbroken, and remembered I had shoulder to overheads next. Oh shit, those were the worst part of the workout. I had to go 5-5 and almost missed a bunch. I went 6-4 again on the kipping HSPU and got 5 more S2OH for a total of 295 reps before the time cap. Fun workout that I’d like to try again once I get some shoulder endurance back.

15:00 AMRAP Partner

  • 1 Rope Pull from Laying (each)
  • 10 Push-ups

This was written as 1 rope climb or 5 strict pull-ups each, but I don’t have a tall rope (yet) and we’ve done plenty of strict pull-ups lately. It was also supposed to be synchro push-ups, but that doesn’t really work with a M-F team. We did do our push-ups as the some time though before going to the rope again and Brandi did 7-8 each round. I think I did three rounds unbroken and then went 6-4 the rest of the way. We got through 19 rounds!

Stretching

2 Sets

  • 30s Dead Hang Partner Push

Mayhem Daily

Yesterday was a rest day, but we went for a nice 3 mile walk in Rogers City. Drove back home this morning, took an hour nap, and worked out after 4pm.

Warm-up

  • Dead Hang
  • PVC Passes

Conditioning

  • 27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-3 Push-ups
  • 20 Squat Jumps

Going to follow the Mayhem Daily WOD for awhile to try something new and ramp things up over these four weeks before the Age Group Online Qualifier. Went back through the archives to start with January 1 since they often skip a bunch of days and some of the workouts repeated within a month. Since this was a New Years workout it was designed for athletes to do from home. It sure was effective! I split my push-ups in two sets from the begging, so 14-13, 12-12, 11-10, 9-9, and 8-7. Then I went unbroken from 12 down. Once the push-up reps decreased it became all about the squats so I started pausing on the first 10-12 reps each time. Finished in 9:52.

Midline

4 Rounds

  • 40s Sandbag Bear Hug Hold (100#)
  • 20 DB Pull Through (50#)
  • 40s Plank
  • 20 Seated Leg Lifts

Not for time. Was a good combination though, especially the pull throughs right to a plank.

Accessory

  • 2x30s Dead Hang Partner Push
  • 2×30/30s Eagle Arms
  • 2×30/30s Single Leg Balance Board

Burpees and Push-ups

My chest, lats, and shoulder area is all still sore from 21.3. My legs are a bit tired too. Calves are getting sore from yesterday. Out in the garage after 11am.

My chest, lats, and shoulder area is all still sore from 21.3. My legs are a bit tired too. Calves are getting sore from yesterday. Out in the garage after 11am.

Back

3 Sets

  • 10 Pendlay Rows (supinated, 95#)
  • 8/8 Kroc Rows (62# KB)

I also did 10×45# Pendlay rows to warm-up.

3 Sets

  • 10 Lat Pulldown (115-126-131#(
  • 10 Seated Bent Over DB Back Fly (30-35-35# DBs)

3 Sets

  • 10 V Pulldown (double handles, 126-126-131#)
  • 8/8 Single Arm Pulldown (handle, 60-60-65#)

3 Sets

  • 10 Straight Arm Pulldown (71-71-76#)
  • 10 Dumbbell Shrugs (60#)

Conditioning

6:00 EMOM (alt)

  • 15 Burpees
  • 20 Push-ups

I wrote this as 10 minutes with 25 push-ups. LOL. After having to do 10-5-5 it quickly became 20. In the third round I had about 10 seconds left after barely being able to get my self up from the bottom of the burpees and then barely made the push-ups, having to do 10 sets of 2. Ended the workout there.

Twelves for Back

My back is still really tight, but at least the low back is all muscle soreness and not pain. Slept about 9 hours each of the last two nights to help with recovery. Out in the garage after 10am.

Back

3 Sets

  • 12 Seated DB Bent Over Fly (30#)
  • 12 Seated DB Bent Over Row (30#)
  • 12 Face Pull (rope, 54-60-60#)

3 Sets

  • 12 Incline Straight Arm Lat Pulldowns (60-71-71#)
  • 12 Incline Forward Facing Lat Pulldowns (93-104-104#)

3 Sets

  • 12 Standing Offset Row to Chest (double handle, 71-76-82#)

I liked the 12 reps sets and going a bit lighter I tried to bust through everything and not take breaks. Good pump!

Conditioning

5 Rounds

  • 20 cal Row
  • 20 Push-ups

Pulled an average of about 1,400+ cal/hr over the course of the workout, with the last two rounds being my fastest. Went 10-10 on every round of push-ups. Finished in 7:55.

Complete Set

My kettlebell collection is complete.

I’ve been sleeping past 7am all week. Finally! Out in the garage after 10am.

Warm-up

  • 2:00 Row (520m)
  • 10 Thrusters 45#

Conditioning

30:00 EMOM

  • 16 cal Row
  • 15 Thrusters (45#)
  • 20 Push-ups
  • 30 Russian Twists (45# plate)
  • 20 alt Strict Hanging Leg Lifts
  • 10 Evil Wheels

I’m easing my way back in to movements that hit the shoulders so I don’t come back too quick on this left one. The row + thruster combo was nasty and even then the push-ups added to it. I’d spend the next 3:30 after those three movements trying to get my heart rate back down. Good sweat session after not working too hard this week in the gym.

Another Brutal 30 EMOM

My shoulder seems to be getting worse.

Warm-up

  • Crossover Symmetry Activation
  • 3 Rounds
    • 5 Burpees
    • 10 Kip Swings
    • 20 Jump Rope Singles

Conditioning

30:00 alt EMOM

  • 20 cal Row
  • 50 Double Unders
  • 15 Weighted V-ups (20# DB)
  • 25 Push-ups
  • 25 Air Squats

Going from roughly 40 seconds of 1,800+ cal/hr rowing to double unders was brutal. I was dying in the last two rounds. I missed at least once on the rope in every round. I was able to do every round of push-ups unbroken, but that last round was a struggle with slight pauses at the top. Felt good on the air squats taking about 28 seconds to do them each round.

Midline

4 Sets

  • 12 Low-Pulley Knee-In (pause, 27#)
  • 12 OH Plate Crunches (pause, 55#)
  • 5/5 Hip Abducted Evil Wheels
  • 160′ Goblet Carry (53#)

Was supposed to be sandbag carry but I subbed in the goblet instead after the rowing and so many squats.