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Without the Push-up

Feeling pretty good this morning. Open gym at noon.

Warm-up

3 Sets
- 12 cal Assault Bike
- 10 Reverse Hyper (90#)
Bench Press
- 10×45#
- 5×95

Conditioning

20:00 AMRAP

20 Bench Press (115#)
20 No Push-up Burpees
20 Box Jumps (24″)

I wrote this one with 200 meter runs, but it started raining out right before we started, so I substituted the burpees. The no push-up variation was so they wouldn’t interfere with the benching. I had no idea how to pace out the bench press. I felt good in the first set so did 11-9. Felt a lot different in round two so I did 7-7-6 for five rounds and then I was able to get 11-9 at the end to score 6+20. Was 140 reps on the bench press. Felt really good on the burpees and box jumps, so it seems like the conditioning work is paying off.

Accessory

3 Sets

50/50m Single Arm OH Carry (53#)
1:00/1:00 Single Leg Stand (70#)

After each single leg stand I was really feeling off-balance. Must have been from standing so long with the weight on one side of the body

3 Sets

Dumbbell Curl 21s (30#)
30 Side Plank Jumps
20 Weighted V-ups (20# DB)
10 Supermen (3s pause)

Haven’t done weighted v-ups in a long time. Forgot how hard they get.

Out in the garage in the evening.

Engine Builder – Max Aerobic Power

20 Rounds

45s Row
15s Rest

I had 18 rounds of this about a month ago and starting at just under 1:48 was too fast that day where my average pace ended up being 1:49.9. Today my plan was to start at 1:49. I felt much better and could have gone even faster. 207-208 meters every round.

27 Calorie Rounds

The gym workout for this morning was a partner workout with a lot of lifting and after so much snatching yesterday I felt it was a good idea to stay home. Need to be smart with the lifting due to my back. My body feels good after yesterday’s workout though. I warmed up doing 750 meters in 3:00.

Engine Builder – Anaerobic

6 Rounds

45s Row
3:30 Rest

Was getting up to 2,200+ cal/hr by the 4th pull. I got exactly 27 calories each round and 262-262-263-263-263-262 meters. That is 3 calories and 15 meters better than two months ago after the disappointing drop last month, when my back was really tight and affected my power.

Conditioning

25:00 AMRAP

5 Strict Pull-ups
15 Sumo Deadlifts (53# KB)
25 Double Unders
15 C2D Push-ups
15 Bear Hug Squats (20# MB)
25 Double Unders

I came up with this gem as something to keep moving through; wasn’t trying to set any records today. I used one of my old ropes since I was jumping on the concrete driveway. It felt like the wind was affecting the rope in my first two sets and I missed several times. After that I moved away from the tree, turned 90 degrees to face the wind, and never missed again! Didn’t expect that with a rope I haven’t used in years. I got through 7 rounds, the pull-ups, deads, and five dubs, so 7+25. Everything was unbroken except those first two sets of dubs. I was surprised my push-ups didn’t slow down at any point with the deeper depth and fifteen at a time.

Pull-up Comfort Zone

I rested yesterday after coming back from the quick trip up north. Knowing it would be cold today and I wouldn’t golf was really the deciding factor. I did something to my wrist last week and have no idea when. My guess is one of the overhead barbell workouts after not having done anything like that in a month. It’s a little painful if I try to bend it too far either way. Out in the garage before lunch.

Engine Builder – Interval

5 Rounds

2:30 Row
30s Rest

Thought about a 1:50 pace, but settled on 1:48 after looking at previous workouts. Got exactly 695 meters each time.

Went to the 4pm class.

Warm-up

2:00 Airdyne AD2
2 Rounds
- 20s PVC Pass Thrus
- 10s Rest
- 20s Air Squats
- 10s Rest
- Jumping Jacks
- 10s Rest
- Bottom Squat Hold
- 10s Rest
2 Rounds
- 5 Good Mornings (PVC)
- 20/20s World’s Greatest Stretch
- 6 Plyo Lunges

Strength

Back Squat

10×35#
10×65
5×85
5×105
5×125
20×145

I jumped in with Brandi and Ashley since I wasn’t going heavy. I haven’t had a bar on my back in over a month. Still not easy doing 20 reps even at a light weight though. Hard to believe I did 20×285 before!

Conditioning

15:00 AMRAP

30 Double Unders
15 Wall Balls (20#, 10′)
30 Double Unders
15 Pull-ups

We did this exactly four weeks ago and I scored 5+30 doing 3×5 pull-ups. My notes say I had to go slower than normal on the wall balls because it was only a couple of days after the last minor back tweak. I decided to try 8-7 on the pull-ups today to push my comfort zone like I was talking in a post last week. Just before starting I got an idea to start with kipping instead of butterfly, but they were so slow and my pull felt weak. I switched to butterfly after the first (or maybe second) round. Was able to do every round of pull-ups 8-7 as I hoped. Wall balls were unbroken and I missed in almost every set of dubs. I think it’s time for a new cable on my rope because the coating is wearing off in several places and it’s getting some permanent bends. My score was much better today, getting 5+82, so I only had 8 pull-ups left to finish the 6th round.

Update: I actually had a spare cable for my rope in the garage, so it’s already replaced!

Running Still Sucks

I’m still a little sore today. Out in the garage before lunch.

Engine Builder – Max Aerobic Power

18 Rounds

1:00 Row
30s Rest

Goal was 1:46/500m, which I held. Got 283 or 284 meters every time. Probably could have gone a little harder.

Went to the 4pm class.

Warm-up

5:00 Assault Bike (3km)
Front Rack Stretch
10 Pause Squats (45#)
5 C&J (45#)
5 C&J (95#)

Conditioning

6 Rounds

400m Run
10 C&J (95#)

This was programmed as 10-8-6-4-2 with increasing weights (pick your own loads) and then max out with any remaining time. Or there was an option to stick to sets of 10, which was up my alley because of my back issues. I ran the true 400m route today since I was scaling the weight and need the running work. I did 2×5 on the C&J for five rounds and finished with 10 unbroken. Took me in 17:27. I still am no good at running, but maybe I was tired from the rowing. Sounds like a good excuse. 😉

Midline

4 Sets

10 Barbell Sit-Ups (45#)
15 Barbell Reverse Sit-Ups (45#)
20 Russian Twists (53#)
30s Rest

Accessory

3 Sets

Dumbbell Curl 21s (30#)
10/10 Single Leg Hip Thrusts (30#)

Proper Pacing

My neck and shoulders are pretty sore from yesterday, but I’m also sore in my lower body. Didn’t have time for the Engine Builder workout early in the day, so it’s a late one today. Rushed to cut the lawn before the gym due to a chance of rain rolling in and rain most of the day tomorrow. Went to the 4pm class.

Warm-up

2 Rounds

1:00 Assault Bike (24 total cals)
15 PVC Passes
10 Hand Release Push-ups
5 Strict Pull-ups

Conditioning

25:00 AMRAP

20 cal Assault Bike
10 DB Bench Press (50#)
50 Double Unders
15 Pull-Ups
1:30 Rest

We were supposed to use our slowest time for the whiteboard so it’s key to pace properly. My round times were 2:50, 3:03, 2:56, 3:02, and 3:02. Happy with the consistency, only ranging 13 seconds. I had 10 reps left in 6th round, so finished 5+85. Missed too many dubs or I might have been able to finish. I wore gymnastics grips, did 3×5 pull-ups every round, and didn’t let myself rest much between sets. Should have tried 8-7 because they’ve been feeling really good and it’s time to take a chance. I was around 72 RPM on the bike.

Accessory

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

Kroc Rows (50#, each arm)

Cruised through these pretty quickly. Already had a 50 pound dumbbell out from the metcon so that’s what I used. I stayed after to do some posterior chain work.

3 Sets

15 Reverse Hypers (90#)
10/10 Lateral Step-ups (30″)

Out in the garage a couple of hours later…

Engine Builder – Interval

8 Rounds

500m Row
30s Rest

A couple of weeks ago for 8x 1:30/0:30 I did a 1:49/500m pace and thought I could have gone faster. With the slightly longer time domain my goal was that same pace, especially so late in the day after a tough workout. I wasn’t excited to get started, but I ended up feeling great! After four rounds I knew I could pick up the pace. My splits were 1:48.9, 1:48.7, 1:48.8, 1:48.9, 1:48.5, 1:48.2, 1:47.9, and 1:47.3.

Moving the Bar Again

I was still very sore yesterday, but managed to walk 14 holes of golf before it started raining. I think that helped me loosen up actually. Got a solid 9.5 hours of sleep last night. Was out in the garage before lunch.

Engine Builder – Max Aerobic Power

24 Rounds

30s Row
30s Rest

The goal was to get near a 1:36/500m pace, which I did a few times. My average distance was 155.17 with a range of 157-153, slightly down from 1.5 months ago when I did 20 rounds with a 155.25 average and a range of 156-154. That difference in average only amounts to two total meters though. My distances were:

157-157-156-156-156-154-156-156-
155-155-155-155-153-155-155-155-
154-155-154-155-154-155-155-156m

Went to the 4pm class. It’s been 3.5 weeks since I picked up a barbell and today seemed like a good day to try a few things. Scaled back the weight to keep it light.

Warm-up

3:00 Machine
3 Rounds
- 10 Russian Kettlebell Swings (44#)
- 5 MB Cleans (20#)
Power Snatch
- 6×45#
- 6×75
- 3×95

Weightlifting

10:00 EMOM

3 Power Snatches (115#)

Felt good to move some weight.

Conditioning

E3M – 6 Rounds

10-15 Push Jerks (95#)
10-15 Toes to Bars
10-15 Hang Power Cleans (95#)
10-15 Handstand Push-ups

The Rx weight was 115 pounds and the notes said Rx+ should add 1 rep to the movements each round. My plan was to stick to 10s, keep the barbell movements unbroken and split up the gymnastics to 2×5 for each movement. I cruised through the first round in under 90 second and then Kinde says, “You guys should do Rx+.” I figured since that round went so well and I had scaled the weight I would give it a try. The first three rounds weren’t too bad, but after 13 got nasty!

After my first clean I went for the quick bounce method and my back did not agree, so I had to take the bar down to the knees on every rep and do a proper hang clean, which is much slower. I split all of the T2B up in 2 sets, 5-5, 6-5, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, and 8-7. Was a bit surprised those felt so good and I wasn’t wearing my grips. Cleans were all unbroken. For HSPU I think I did 10, 11, 6-6, 5-4-4, 5-5-4, and 5-5-5. I missed the 3 minute clock in the 5th round, after finishing the HSPU I had to go straight to the jerks and split that 8-7, otherwise every other round of jerks was unbroken. I got through the cleans a few seconds before the 18 minutes was up and then finished off my HSPU, which was probably in the 19:00-19:30 range.

75 HSPU is a lot, especially combined with 75 push jerks!

Kind of Like Murph

Set my alarm and got up to get to the 9am class.

Warm-up

400m Run
Dynamic stretching

Conditioning

1 Mile Run
100 Pull-Ups
200 Push-Ups
300 Air Squats
1 Mile Run
300 Sit-Ups
200 Double Unders
100 Pull-Ups
1 Mile Run

Paired up with TJ. Tom was the odd man out, so he joined us and worked at the same time as me. We decided to go through this like a chipper and thankfully even the runs were able to be split up. We did 200 meter runs, sets of 5s for pull-ups and push-ups, and 15s for air squats. Then we did sets of 15 sit-ups most of the way with 2 or 3 sets of 10s. Dubs were sets of 25 (no misses for me) and 5s for pull-ups again. I was able to get through ever set of pull-ups in both rounds doing butterflies and I did wear grips. There was a 35 minute time cap, which we hit right around the end of the sit-ups. We decided to finish and it took about 45 minutes.

After cleaning up the last of the tree branches and running a bunch of errands throughout the day, I hopped on the rower. With the long workout this morning I decided to put off the week 9 endurance piece on the Airdyne until tomorrow.

Warm-up

5 Rounds

30s Row
30s Rest

Increase the pace each interval. Ended up with 131, 137, 143, 150, and 158 meters.

Engine Builder – Anaerobic

8 Rounds

30s Row
2:30 Rest

Going to stop paying attention to the calories for such short intervals like this. There just isn’t enough variance at a high pace like this. So my goal pace shifts from > 2,200 cal/hr to < 1:25/500m. I went 178, 178, 179, 181, 181, 181, 181, and 182 meters. This was 33 overall meters more than a month ago and 56 better than two months ago. Today’s first interval matched my best distance from last time. I think the warm-up definitely helped. There was still a bit of warm-up up at that high pace as you can see from the first four intervals.

Perfect Splits

Didn’t get up until after 9 yesterday and 10 today, so you could say the Utah trip exhausted me (mostly mentally). I went to see Endgame last night and then stayed up until almost 2. Tonight I need to get back on an Eastern time zone schedule.

Was out in the garage by 1pm without having eaten anything yet.

Engine Builder – Speed

3 Rounds

6:00 Airdyne
2:00 Rest

Wanted to hold 80-82 RPM and was able to. I got an idea today… whenever I fix my Pi-AD2 I should add a display of the average RPM over an interval. My calories were 207-207-209 and the distance was 2.43 miles each interval.

I’d have to modify a movement in every part of today’s gym programming, so I stayed home to catch up on Engine Builder. Can’t wait for some improvement with my back so I can lift again.

Engine Builder – Interval

6 Rounds

1,000m Row
1:30 Rest

My goal was a 1:49/500m pace and I was able to average 1:48.6 every time for exact splits of 3:37.3 on all six.

Even my stroke rates were exact!

Back From Utah

Yesterday was a long travel day. My back didn’t seem to improve over the week away. I don’t think sitting on flights and working from couches, kitchen chairs, and patio chairs helped though. Mowed most of the lawn today but didn’t feel like doing an Engine Builder workout. Went to the 4pm class though.

Warm-up

400m Run
Line Drills
- Ankle Rolls
- Walking Lunges
- Hug Knee to Chest
- Quad Stretch
- Lunge & twist
- Side Lunge
- High Knees
- Butt Kicks

Conditioning

10 Rounds

10 cal Assault Bike
10 cal Row
10 DB Floor Press (50# DBs)
10 Wall Balls (20#, 10′)

This was a good one to come back to, even though the notes said not to go hard. I held a pretty good pace though and smoked everyone. Took me 26:22 with a few short waits on for our one AB to open up and then for Weston to get done with the dumbbells we were sharing.

Accessory

5 Sets

20 Russian Twists (53#)

Last Day in Utah

Another 7am drop-in at CrossFit St. George.

Engine Builder – Anaerobic

5 Rounds

400m Row
5:00 Rest

My goal was < 1:34/500m and I ended up 3.2 seconds faster overall. Last time 1:15.0 was my fastest and these are my times: 1:15.1, 1:14.7, 1:14.8, 1:14.6, 1:14.5.

Conditioning

15-10-5 Strict Handstand Push-ups
15-10-5 Toes to Bars
45-30-15 Air Squats

Came up with this one last night. Thought I might be able to keep all sets of five, but wasn’t able to using the AbMat and 25# plates compared to my big mat at home. I think I did 3×5, 5-3-2, 2-2-1 on the HSPU. All sets of fives on the T2B. Squats were slower than I’d like, but had to recover a bit before going back to the HSPU. Finished in 7:20.

Midline

3 Sets

60 Hollow Flutter Kicks
30 Plank Jumps
20 Floor Wipers
1:00 Rest

This took me 7:34.