In at 10am. Feeling a bit fatigued from the strength work and WODs yesterday, but Kevin and I planned for an easier day today anyway.
Warm-up
5:00 Air Dyne (easy pace)
PVC Pass-thrus
Strength
5 Rounds
MAX Pull-ups (strict)
90s Rest
MAX Ring Dips (strict)
90s Rest
Originally we were going do to this as a 10:00 EMOM, alternating between the two, but after the 2nd round of pull-ups it was clear that wouldn’t work. So we started taking more rest after the 2nd round. I managed 12-5-7-7-6 on the pull-ups and 14-10-11-10-10 on the dips. Much harder than expected and I was breathing like I just finished a metcon.
OLY
15:00 EMOM
Power Snatch
Snatch
I used 95# for the first 3 sets, then 115# for 7, 125# three times, and finished with 135# for the last two rounds. Got it all on video except for the first set of 95#. Was feeling pretty good about a few things, but still have a lot to work on. Need to start doing a lot more Olympic lifting like this.
Here’s the rounds of 135# in slow motion.
WOD
2k Row
My goal was to keep a 1:50/500m pace, which I was able to do for 600-700m and then it was a struggle just to keep it at 1:53 or so. Pushed it for the last 200m or so to finish in 7:23.8, beating my old mark of 7:38 back in December.
Had a couple of rest days, so feeling good. Went in at 10:30 and trained with Kevin and Monica. Matt did his own thing.
Warm-up
500m Row
3/3 Turkish Get-ups (35# KB)
2/2 World’s Greatest Stretch
Strength
Back Squats
Last week of the 6 week volume squat program and it’s a challenging one. Warmed up with 5 @ 45# and 5 @ 135#.
6 @ 235#
6 @ 250#
4 @ 265#
3 @ 280#
2 @ 300#
6 @ 235#
Just like last week, those first sets were harder than the end. After the 3 with 280# I didn’t think there was a chance I’d hit both with 300#, especially since I’ve only ever done it once and 315# once. I even asked Matt and Kevin to spot me on the ends of the bar, but I got both reps no problem. This program is working!!
Push Jerks
Worked up to a heavy triple. I went 135#, 145#, 165#, 175#, and 195#. Knocked out each triple fast except for the last one where I reset on each rep instead of going right into the dip.
WOD #1
8:00 AMRAP
5 C2B Pull-ups
10 HR Push-ups
15 Wall Balls (20# MB, 10′ Target)
Push-ups held me back, but I did all C2B and WB unbroken. Finished with 5+15.
WOD #2
5 Rounds
20 Unbroken DU
20 Wall Ball Sit-ups
Messed up on my first round of DU, but then was solid. Those wall ball sit-ups added up fast after a couple of rounds. Finished in 7:27.
Some solid strength work and a couple of short WODs, which were a nice change of pace after doing a bunch of longer metcons last week.
Went golfing and walked 18 holes yesterday for the first time since getting back from Arizona. Was nice to have a day away from the gym. Went in at 10am this morning and trained with Kevin, Monica, and Kinde.
Warm-up
500m Row
PVC Pass-thrus
2 Rounds of “Cindy” with strict pull-ups
Strength
The end of squat week 5, one more to go. Front squats today. Warmed up with 5 @ 95# and 3 @ 135#.
5 @ 185#
5 @ 200#
4 @ 215#
4 @ 230
3 @ 240
5 @ 200
Felt really solid today.
Midline
3 Rounds
10 Evil Wheels
20s Ring L-sit (knees up)
30 Russian Twists (35# KB)
Brutal!
OLY
6:00 EMOM
1 Hang Snatch (95#)
2 Snatch Balance (95#)
I missed on the first snatch, but felt pretty good with my technique after that.
WOD
“Nancy Grace”
5 Rounds
15 OHS (95#)
6 C&J (95#)
400m Run
One benchmark girl isn’t enough, right? Pretty rough on the wrists after the previous work. Did 10-5 each round on OHS and had to fight for it. All C&J were unbroken. Running got progressively slower. Finished in 20:42.
In at 10am on short rest after doing 8pm last night. Trained with Kevin and Monica.
Warm-up
500m Row
PVC Pass-thrus
This has become my go-to warm-up when doing our own programming. Need to start switching it up some.
Strength
10:00 EMOM
Evens: 5 Weighted Dips
Odds: 5 Weighted Pull-ups
I went 20-25-25-30-35 on dips and 20-20-20-20-25 on pull-ups. The pull-ups were a real struggle today.
10:00 E2M
4 Clean High Pulls
6 Pendlay Rows
I stuck with 135# throughout and tried to work on some technique during the high pulls.
OLY
10:00 EMOM
High Hang Squat Clean
Hang Squat Clean
Squat Clean
Split Jerk
This was pretty brutal doing the 4 reps every minute. Not much rest time. I used 135# for the first set, then 145# for 4 sets, 155# for 3 sets, and finished with 2 sets at 165#.
WOD
5 Rounds
8 HSPU
12 American KBS (53#)
400m Run
Went unbroken on everything, but my running kind of sucked after the 2nd round. Finished in 12:01.
Planning to take a rest day tomorrow and go golfing as long as the weather is nice.
Feeling pretty good after the 30 minute AMRAP yesterday. Went in at 8pm for Open Gym to do the following gem I concocted. Brent did it all with me and then Kevin joined us for the WOD when he was done coaching the class.
Warm-up
400m Run
PVC Pass-thrus
Strength
Back Squats
Week #5 of the squat program. Things are getting heavy! I warmed up with 5@95#, 5@135#, and 3@185#.
6 @ 220#
6 @ 235#
6 @ 250#
4 @ 265#
3 @ 280#
6 @ 235#
The 6 reps at 250# might have been the toughest part of this and I was wondering how in the world I was going to get the next two sets done, but they were actually easier.
Push Press
5×5 @ 165# and then did MAX reps on the 5th set, getting 7.
These felt really heavy, especially with my calves getting more sore from 153 box jumps yesterday. Glad we picked this weight though.
WOD
21-15-9
Row calories
Goblet Squats (53# KB)
T2B
Went out a little too hot on the rower and had to back off. Never set the KB done during my goblet squats. Kept my T2B around sets of 6 so I didn’t rip. Finished in 6:57. Pretty good WOD where you could keep pushing the whole way. Got a little rest during the T2B before jumping back up.
In around 10 this morning and trained with Laura and Kinde. I came up with most of the programming for the day and Matt added the explosive work.
Warm-up
500m Row
PVC Pass-thrus
3/3 Turkish Get-ups (35# KB)
2/2 World’s Greatest Stretch
XWOD
7:00 EMOM
2 Sumo Deadlifts (Fast reps and reset at the bottom, no bouncing – 205#)
2 Broad Jumps for distance
Was supposed to use 40% for the deadlifts, but I didn’t want to calculate so picked 205#. Should have been closer to 180# I guess, but these weren’t hard so heavier was better I think.
Strength
Finishing up week 4 of the squat program. The back squats were pretty brutal, but the front squats weren’t too bad. Lot’s of volume though. Warmed up a bit with 135#.
5 @ 160#
5 @ 175#
5 @ 185#
5 @ 200#
4 @ 215#
4 @ 230#
Rested about 2 minutes between each set. I think this program is really paying off. The last two weeks look pretty brutal so we’ll see how it goes.
Olympic Lifting
7 Sets
Power Clean
Hang Power Clean
High Hang Power Clean
Rest 90s
I started at 115# and went up 10# each set, ending at 175#. Wasn’t easy there at the end, but I felt like I was staying over the bar pretty well and getting decent hip extension.
WOD
15-10-5
Power Clean (155#)
Bar-facing Burpees
I had to switch collars after about 5 reps because they kept popping open and flying all over the place. Smacked myself in the chin on a jerk about halfway through the round of 10. 155# didn’t feel too bad today. Finished in 9:20.
Finisher
Tabata Air Dyne
This was pretty terrible after all the other work. I only managed to get 72 calories.
Getting back to a schedule now that the flooring project is wrapped up. Went in at 10:30am.
Warm-up
2:00 Jump Rope
PVC pass-thrus
Olympic Lifting
Snatch Balances
5 @ 45#
5 @ 95#
5 @ 115#
2 @ 135#
1 @ 155#
1 @ 165#
F @ 175#
1 @ 175#
Matched a snatch balance high I did a few months ago. Didn’t feel the greatest dropping into position today.
Snatch Technique
10:00 EMOM
Power Snatch (115#)
Snatch (115#)
Felt pretty solid here and the weight allowed me to focus on good technique. Was getting some decent triple extension and started concentrating on knees out. I’ve had a bad problem of my knees caving in with both snatches and cleans on the knee rebend. Everything felt a lot smoother when I was able to eliminate that. Receiving the bar for the squat snatches felt pretty darn good.
WOD
10 Rounds
5 Deadlifts (185#)
10 Pull-ups
15 Sit-ups
First metcon since Friday. Finished in 13:58, doing it by myself.
Finisher
15:00 Row
Just an easy row, keeping my strokes per minute around 20. Traveled 3,280 meters.
This weekend was all about home improvement projects. My Dad came down and we got a lot accomplished. Took all day Saturday to tear out a deck and two walkways. Then on Sunday we scraped up glue from a floor I removed, laid down luan, and started laying new flooring. I did a bunch more work on the floor yesterday and only have one closet to finish up. So while I had 3 rest days from CrossFit, my body got plenty of work; my knees feel like someone hit them with a baseball bat.
Old deck
Looking from the kitchen to the front door
Looking from the kitchen to the bathroom and garage
Ready to get back at it today. Missing Monday kind of screws up my week because I had to fit in back squats today, but I’ll adjust. Worked out in my garage around 11am.
Back Squats
Week 4 of the squat program and things are getting interesting! I warmed up with 5 @ 45# and 5@ 95# and then went right into the working sets. It was a big jump, but I knew it wasn’t going to be easy so I didn’t want to burn out by doing another warm-up set.
10 @ 185#
8 @ 205#
6 @ 220#
6 @ 235#
6 @ 250#
4 @ 265#
Last two sets were brutal. A couple of months ago 255# was my 5RM, so I think this program is working.
Push Presses
I knew I wanted to push press today, but had no idea what I would do. After finishing the back squats, I came up with this on the fly. Something new to try. I didn’t originally have the MAX set on there, but once I got about half way through and was feeling ok, I figured I’d give it a shot. Warmed up with 5 @ 45# and 5 @ 95#.
7 @ 105#
7 @ 115#
7 @ 125#
7 @ 135#
7 @ 145#
MAX @ 155# (8 reps)
Overall this session felt better than I expected considering the shit I put my body through the last few days. During my warm-up squats I wasn’t sure I would be able to do much because my knees were feeling pretty messed up.
Went to Survival Fitness for open gym at 8pm for a second session of the day.
Warm-up
500m Row
10/10 Leg Swings (F-B, S-S)
Strength
10:00 EMOM
Evens: 3 Weighted Pull-ups
Odds: 3 Weighted Dips
I used a weight belt for both, with a KB attached. For pull-ups I went 25-25-25-30-30 and should have pushed it a little higher on the last two sets. Wasn’t easy, but should have struggled more. On dips I used 25-30-35-40-53. Could have pushed more there too.
WOD
I loaded up the small sled with three 45# plates, attached some straps around my shoulders and did a bunch of long drags with it. In between, I was doing some jumps into the middle of 2 big stacked tires and exploding out of the middle for a 2nd jump right away. Not a super intense night, but I was pretty much on my own and got to try a couple of new things.
Finishing out week 3 of the squat program with front squats. Did a few sets to warm-up and then did the prescribed 5 working sets.
5 @ 45#
5 @ 95#
3 @ 135#
5 @ 160#
5 @ 175#
5 @ 185#
5 @ 200#
5 @ 215#
Felt pretty good, but got tougher at the end. I’m liking this squat program, but it’s about to get real interesting next week, moving up to 6 sets and starting to hit some serious loads.
OLY with XWOD
3-2-2-1-1 Cleans (135-165-185-205-225)
2-1-2-1-2 Kneeling Jump
Cleans felt ok, but didn’t want to push it after all of the frost squatting, when that last one at 225 wasn’t the easiest rep. I only jumped up to my feet on the kneeling jumps, but probably should have gone for broad jump distance or something.
WOD
21-15-9
OHS (95#)
Ring Dips
A few of us were originally going to do “Elizabeth” but calves are sore from all of the box jumps yesterday and then did those heavy cleans, so we switched it up to OHS instead, which we all need more of. My kipping ring dips need some practice. I finished in 6:56.
That was 4 solid days of training in a row. Will be working on projects at the house all weekend so probably won’t do any workouts. Should be well rested to hit it again on Monday.
Going for a 1RM today since it’s been ages and I wanted to see where I was at. 10 @ 45#, 5 @ 135#, 3 @ 185#, 1 @ 215#, and then failed on two different attempts at 235# to match my PR. My left arm was not having any trouble, but my right was way behind and couldn’t catch up. Then I dropped down for 5 @ 185#. On these, my right arm was still trailing behind. Kevin noticed my elbow was a lot more flared out then the left, putting me in a bad position. Something to work on.
Disappointing bench day. I haven’t PR’d a lift in a couple of weeks and need that rush of beating a record soon!
Snatch Pulls
6 x 2 @ 185#
First time using lifting straps. The first set felt super heavy and awkward getting used to the straps, but it got much easier as the sets went on and the pulls felt pretty good. I still have a hitch where I kind of stop and almost dip back down in my Olympic lifts. Need to fix that.
Pendlay Rows
Something new to try out. Not exactly sure we were doing them right, but they felt like they were working something. Did 5 reps each at 95#, 105#, 115#, 125#, and 135#.
We were close…
WOD
18:00 AMRAP
50 DU
40 Air Squats
30 Push-ups
20 T2B
10 HSPU
Much harder than I imagined because you hit muscle fatigue in so many of the movements. I was 10 HSPU short of completed 3 full rounds, so 2 + 140. Lot’s of resting in this to give the muscles time to recover and keep from hitting failure until that last round.
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