Tag: Steamboat

450 Jumping Reps

I’m still feeling my left calf/achilles. My back is pretty tight from yesterday. Out in the garage at 11.

Warm-up

  • 10:00 Airdyne (5.1 km, 205 cals)
  • Steamboats
  • 6/6 Seated Single Arm Shoulder Press (25#)
  • 6/6 Seated Single Arm Shoulder Press (40#)

Strength

10:00 EMOM (alt)

  • 45s HS Hold
  • 6/6 Seated Single Arm Shoulder Press (50#)

Planned on 5 power snatches here, but decided to substitute with my back feeling how it does from yesterday. No pain, but no reason to risk it by cycling a barbell.

I focused on pushing through my shoulders in the handstand holds to help translate into walking. It was terrible and I nearly failed the shoulder presses in rounds four and five. Got the stimulus I was looking for though when I designed this combo.

Conditioning

150x

  • Squat Jump
  • 2 Plyo Lunges

This is “LEGS GONE BAD” Volume 2 from Craig Richey. One of the worst workouts I’ve ever done. Over the course of the first 25 times through you can get an idea for how bad it’s going to be. I did singles nearly the whole way, with a brief pause before my next squat. I had six poker chips out and moved one every 25 reps, so got a slightly longer break there, but I tried to get right back in to it. When I got done with 75 reps the clock was at 6:30. I was able to pick up the pace over the last 25 reps and even did a fair number of doubles, which were absolutely horrible at that point. Snuck under 13 minutes with a time of 12:50. I have a feeling that walking will be a challenge for a few days.

Accessory

5 Sets

  • 8 Tricep Press Downs (rope handle on cable pulley, 35#)
  • 10 Barbell Curls (65#)

Invested in Calves

Yesterday I walked my first 18 holes of golf for the year, which was over 6 miles. Was nice to be outside for so long. Out in the garage at 1:30 today.

Warm-up

  • Monster Walks
  • Steamboats

Strength

4 Sets

  • 10/10 Step Downs (15″, 40# vest)
  • 10/10 Calf Raises (40# vest)

Big jump adding 40 pounds to the calf raises, so I’m sure I’ll feel those.

Skill/Gymnastics Conditioning

E2M – 12:00

  • 50 Double Unders
  • 10 HSPU

This was a good combo. I think I missed 3-4 dubs total. Was able to do every set of handstand push-ups unbroken. Averaged about one minute per round.

Midline

4 Sets

  • 6 Strict Toes to Rings
  • 20 Alternating V-ups
  • 45s Rest

First two rounds unbroken and then 12-8 on the v-ups to finish in 5:51.

First Back Squat Since December

Another early night in bed and another night getting a lot of sleep. Maybe I’m on to something. Out in the garage at 4pm.

Warm-up

  • Steamboats

Strength

  • 10 Back Squats (45#)
  • 5/5 Landline Rows (45#)
  • 10 Back Squats (95#)
  • 5/5 Landline Rows (65#)
  • 5 Sets
    • 10 Back Squats (135#)
    • 5/5 Landmine Rows (75#)

I haven’t done a back squat since December 23rd! Body didn’t know what to do, especially for 10 reps.

Update: not entirely true because I did light Bear Complex two weeks ago, which involves a thruster from the back.

Conditioning

3 Rounds

  • 20 Push Jerks (75#, from the rack)
  • 20 Russian KBS (53#)
  • 20 HR Push-ups
  • 20 Plank Jumps

I did the jerks unbroken in the first two rounds and then rested it on my back after 10 reps in the final round. The push-ups got a lot harder than I expected. I think I started out 2×10 and then 4×5 the other rounds. Finished in 8:42.

Also did some floor and banded rehab, which I’ve been slacking on.

10 Max Sets

Another really solid sleep. My body feels good. Out in the garage at 4pm.

Warm-up

  • Steamboats
  • 20 PVC Passes
  • Dead Hang

Strength Conditioning

10 Rounds

  • MAX Strict Pull-ups
  • 2:00 cal Airdyne

Took 30-31 minutes, which is kind of what I expected after writing down my scores each round and transitioning between stations. Much harder than I expected though. I was doing 73+ RPM on the bike throughout. I got 15-11-10-9-8-8-8-7-7-7 pull-ups (90 total) and 54-55-55-56-57-58-58-58-58-60 calories (569 total). Can’t believe I didn’t look up my strict pull-up PR, because I matched it here with the 15 and know I could have squeezed out one or two more. Damn it!

Accessory

5 Sets

  • 10 Seated Horizontal Rows (40-40-50-75-75#)
  • 6/6 Kroc Rows (70#)

Take it Overhead

Not feeling sore anywhere. Out in the garage just before 4pm.

Warm-up

  • 10:00 Airdyne (190 cals, 4.9km)
  • Steamboats
  • Shoulder Press
    • 10×45#
    • 10×75
    • 5×95
    • 5×115

Strength

5 Sets

  • 5 Shoulder Press (125#)
  • 10 Lateral Raises (10# plates)

First time lifting a barbell overhead in over two months! Really tightened up my core and the weight felt good. I would have been struggling with 135#.

Conditioning

5:00 AMRAP — 1-2-3-4-5…

  • Burpees
  • HSPU

I’d done this one four times back in 2015 while following a gymnastics program. My best on 2015/12/23 was 6+5. I got through the round of 6s with two 2:09 on the clock, so I smoked it, getting 7+10 today. Unbroken through 6, then 3-2-2 on the set of 7, and I fell off the wall after the first HSPU in 8 and struggled through a second rep. Would like to give it a try without lifting first.

Accessory

4 Sets

  • 8/8 Kroc Rows (53# KB)
  • 6 Evil Wheels
  • 30/30s Single Arm Overhead Hold (53# KB)

I haven’t done any rows like this through the rehab. They felt really good. Evil wheels felt great compared to about a month ago at the gym, when I couldn’t go all the way down. On my final set I was even doing two second pauses all the way at the bottom. The OH holds felt good too! It was a really good session.

I knocked out some banded PT exercises and will get my core work done after finishing up something for work work.

Midline

McGill Big 3

  • 10-8-6 Curl-ups
  • 10-8-6 Side Planks
  • 10-8-6 Bird Dogs

Damn Sleep Again

On Sunday I woke up at 5am and couldn’t fall back to sleep. My ass and quads were starting to feel sore, as well as my chest. Tried to take a nap in the late morning, but it didn’t work. It was a beautiful day so I raked the front yard in the afternoon, which ended up being a higher WHOOP strain score than most CrossFit workouts! Last night I woke up for two hours in the middle of the night but luckily got back to sleep. Quads and ass aren’t nearly as sore as I expected them to be. Out in the garage at 4.

Warm-up

  • Monster Walks
  • Steamboats

Strength

4 Sets

  • 12/12 Step Downs (15″, 35#)
  • 12/12 Single Leg Calf Raises

Felt rough on the legs starting out, but got easier as I loosened up.

Conditioning

30:00 EMOM (alt)

  • cal Row
  • Pull-ups
  • cal Ski
  • Goblet Squats (35#)
  • Rest

My Black Diamond Bear KompleX grips are much better on my pull-up bar with a little chalk; they stick like they were on the Spealer bar without chalk. On my pull-ups I did 2×5 each time and then finished the rest with a third set. Split most rounds of goblet squats with a short break in the middle except the final set where I went straight through. Those squats burnt a lot more than I was expecting.

2020-04-06-scores

Got in my floor PT exercises later in the evening.

Achy Breaky Legs

My legs were so wrecked last night already and ache today too. Especially in my hips. Made sure to get in the core stability work during lunch.

Midline

McGill Big 3

  • 10-8-6 Curl-ups
  • 10-8-6 Side Planks
  • 10-8-6 Bird Dogs

The bird dogs were the hardest they’ve ever been because I was shaking trying to hold up my leg! Out in the garage at 4pm.

Warm-up

  • Monster Walks
  • Steamboats

Strength

4 Sets

  • 10/10 Step Downs (15″, 35#)
  • 10/10 Single Leg Calf Raises

The step downs were rough with the increased weight and how my legs felt.

Conditioning

5 Rounds

  • 3:00 AMRAP
    • 500m Row
    • MAX Push-ups
  • 2:00 Rest

I did the 500s in 1:48.1-1:48.2 every round, which felt good considering I haven’t rowed since February 8th, 2-3 days before my back tweak. I did sets of five push-ups and finished with nine to get 39 in the first round. I didn’t expect to get that many when I came up with this workout. I didn’t expect it to continue, but then I did the exact same thing three more times, before finally hitting 40 to finish. So 196 total push-ups! I really liked that workout. 😀

After cooling down I did my anded PT exercises.

Strict Breather

Still no pain in my back. I decided to skip PT and core work again yesterday and didn’t really do anything all day.

Warm-up

  • Monster Walks
  • Steamboats

Accessory

4 Sets

  • 10/10 Bottoms Up KB Presses (25#)
  • 10 Hanging Knee Raises

Tried some toes to bars and I could feel the tightness in my back so did these instead.

Conditioning

  • 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Strict Pull-ups
  • 20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 Dumbbell Reverse Lunges (35# DBs)

Got me breathing much harder than I expected. Finished in 10:16.

More Accessory

10:00 EMOM (alt)

  • 30s Ski Erg (triceps only)
  • 15 OH Banded Triceps Extensions (red)

The burn is so bad when you get to round three!

Then I did my floor PT exercises.

Oh No

After the workout yesterday I squatted down and leaned over the box. When I got up, I felt a little something in my back. Woke up without any pain this morning, which is a good sign, but I can feel a little something there, so I’m not going to push anything for a few days. Out in the garage at 11am.

Warm-up

  • Monster Walks
  • Steamboats

Conditioning

5 Sets

  • 2:30 Airdyne
  • 20 Shoulder Taps
  • 20 HR Push-ups
  • ~30s Rest

This was a modification to be able to share the bike. Got 20-40 seconds of rest after each round and I was also adjusting the seat before and after I was done and recording my calories and distance before kicking up to the wall. Was harder than I expected. Took me about 24 minutes with 89-93-92-91-92 cals and 1.64-1.67-1.67-1.65-1.68 km.

I crouched down for a bit after the workout and when I stood up I could feel that tightness in my low back. Shit Balls! Decided to skip the PT work again because of it.

New Farmer’s Carry Handles

My triceps aren’t sore yet, which is surprising. I did my banded PT exercises and three sets of 15 step downs at 14″ on each leg before lunch. Out in the garage at 4pm.

Warm-up

  • Monster Walks
  • Steamboats

Strength

5 Sets

  • 12 DB Bench Press (50#, on exercise ball)
  • 12 Lateral Raises (10#)

That was a new challenge on the ball!

Conditioning

10:00 AMRAP

  • 10 MB Cleans (20#)
  • 20 OH Plate Lunges (35#)
  • 30 Double Unders

Tried to stay controlled and use good movement patterns with the cleans. Got through 4+30.

These handles from Titan Fitness are pretty sweet. Can’t wait to try them out in a workout.

On April 11th it will have been two months since my back tweak, so that’s the goal date for picking up a barbell again. It’s hard to be patient, but I want to make sure I give it all plenty of time to heal and it gives me another 2.5 weeks to correct my imbalances.