12/18/2014

For reps (GRID 1):
:80 muscle ups
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For reps (GRID 2):
20 thrusters, 95
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For 16:00
evens: 15 wall balls
odds: 7 unbroken toes to bar
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3 sets:
:40 row @97%
4:50 rest

12
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:47
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complete
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199m
199
199


Very happy with both of my Grid scores. Going into the muscle ups, my goal was 12. Last week I only got 11 in :90 and I wanted to beat that. Before I started Stephen told me to try and do 4 reps every :30. That worked really well, I knocked out 4 right away, had about :15 rest, then hit another 4. I didn't have as much rest after the second set and I was only able to get 3 before I had to drop off the rings. Stephen told me I had time for one more so I was able to hop up and get in one more rep right at the buzzer. I'm really happy with this, especially since my muscle ups felt pretty bad last week. First grid score in the books!

I was a little disappointed that I paused so much on the last few thrusters. The first 10 were pretty fast but it got tough around rep 13. I lost my balance on rep 16 and had to pause so I didn't fall forward. I also had to rest the bar on my shoulders for a second on reps 18-20 and that wasted some time, but there was no way I was going to put the bar down so I guess resting it on my shoulders was better than dropping the bar. While I was doing the thrusters, I noticed my grip was really wide and I'm not sure why. I couldn't really do anything about it because I didn't want to stop but it was just uncomfortable. After I was done I asked Stephen if my time was okay and he said the fastest time anyone would be able to get would be :40 so in the end I'm okay with :47, I just wish I didn't have to pause on the last few reps. Second grip score done!

The EMOM went well today, breathing was good. I had to drop the wall ball on one or two sets because the ball didn't hit the wall so it just fell to the ground. Other than that, the rest of the sets were unbroken. Toes to bar are getting faster and easier. 

Rowing was consistent again this week, 199 meters for all three and 1:40 pace. I would have liked to get the pace a little faster but my legs were pretty tired from the thrusters and wall balls.