Friday, April 22, 2016

4/20/2016

AM
30:00 assault bike @Z1, off every 5:00 for 1/side moderate Turkish get-up

PM
A1. Bear crawl, 3x15' forward + 15' reverse, very slow and controlled keeping hips level; :30 rest
A2. Deadbug w/hands pressed into wall, 3x10 alternating breathing out hard on each rep; :30 rest
B. Clean-grip deadlift, 8x2 @1RM clean, 11x1; begin a set every :60
C. Seated on floor DB shoulder press, 3x6-8, 21x1; 2:00 rest
D1. 1-arm DB row, 3x6-8/side, 20x1; :30 between sides, :30 rest
D2. Hollow rock, 3x :30, :30 rest
+
15:00 Assault Bike @Z2- goal is 105 total calories 

AM
complete
35# KB

PM
A1. complete
A2. complete
B. complete @225
C. 25-30-35(6)
D1. 40-45-50
D2. complete
+
130 calories


I'm really enjoying the way my programming is laid out right now!

Clean-grip deadlifts were a bit tougher than last week but still fine.

The seated dumbbell press is so hard! The sets at 25 and 30 weren't that bad but I was struggling to keep the tempo with 35 so I only did six reps. I could feel myself starting to rush on the way down. 

The 15:00 on the assault bike wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. My programming said the goal was 105 calories but I ended up getting 130. I held between 197-207 watts basically the entire time and had no issues, I definitely could have kept going. My breathing was fine, it was my legs that were burning. This felt like a very sustainable pace. I am definitely getting more comfortable with the assault bike.

Thursday, April 21, 2016

4/19/2016

AM
8 sets:
500m row @pace from 25:00 row/burpee test
2:00 walk rest

PM
3 rounds not for time:
45' handstand walk
:30 2-arm passive hang from bar
:10-:15/side bottom of pistol hold-cut if knee is still wonky 
+
6 sets:
200m run @90% aerobic
:60 rest
:60 burpee box step up/step downs, 20
:60 rest
50m Farmers walk, 70/hand
:60 rest
+
Crossover Symmetry recovery 

AM
complete
pace between 2:16-2:20

PM
complete, cut pistol hold
+
complete
+
complete


Went back to Balza today, he said my knee was better but I need to keep up with hip mobility and continue to roll out of the knots in my glute and quads. He dug his thumb in/around my knee and it hurt like a bitch but it feels much better now. I cut the pistol holds today just because my knee was feeling pretty sore. 

I am really enjoying aerobic Tuesdays. I got to run with the class today so that was fun. Burpee box step ups were pretty steady. Breathing didn't really get hard until the last set. 

Number of bugs swallowed on the runs: 1,547. 

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

4/18/2016

A. Front squat, 3x4-5, 40x1; 2:30 rest
B. Close-grip bench press, 5-5-5, 22x1; 2:00 rest
+
For time:
5 muscle ups
10 assault bike calories
4 muscle ups
10 assault bike calories
3 muscle ups
10 assault bike calories
2 muscle ups
10 assault bike calories
1 muscle up
+
For time:
10 strict pull ups
20m prowler push w/straight arms
8 strict pull ups
20m prowler push
6 strict pull ups
20m prowler push
4 strict pull ups
20m prowler push
2 strict pull ups
+
Crossover Symmetry recovery


A. 155-175-190(4)
B. 90-100-105
+
6:05
all muscle ups unbroken
+
6:38
140# on prowler
+
complete


Fun day!

Front squats were okay, I don't think I warmed up enough for these. My left hamstring got super tight on the second set which is weird because that never happens. 

Bench press was good, this is getting easier. 

The muscle up workout was really cool! I enjoyed this a lot. I tried to keep my transitions really short between muscle ups and the bike. All muscle ups were unbroken and felt great. I tried to keep the assault bike steady but fast. I'm pretty pleased with my time, Stephen said he didn't think I could go much faster than that. I moved pretty well on this. 

The strict pull up workout was rough. I thought I would be able to do some of the sets unbroken but I had to break at least once, sometimes twice, on all of them. I dropped the prowler weight from what I normally use (180) because I wanted to be able to move it more efficiently. It was still tough. Strict pull ups are so hard when you're out of breath! 

4/17/2016

Long, unplugged hike

DNS


Errrrr sorry Stevo. I didn't do this today. I woke up at 10:00 exhausted from the Festivus Games (is it possible to be drained from standing around for ten hours? I guess so) and had a lot to do so I skipped the hike. I did take my dog on a walk if that counts. 

4/16/2016

OFF for Festivus Games 

Great day watching two groups of athletes compete at the Festivus Games! I had three guys from MSC compete in the morning and four ladies from CFC compete in the afternoon. It was definitely a long day, I was there from 8:00 AM-6:00 PM, but it was worth it. Everyone did really well. I had one athlete win his heat on the first workout and place second overall for that event, everyone set a thruster PR, and I had one athlete make it to the final workout! Overall, a great day. I was very proud of everyone. 

Jay, Ben, and Brad from MSC


      Janice, Heather, Kim, and Emily from CFC



4/15/2016

AM
30:00 bike @Z1, off every 5:00 for 2 dead hang to inverted w/controlled descent-tuck 1 or both legs to scaps/shoulder to control the movement

PM
A. Back squat, 3x6-8, 3030; 2:30 rest
+
7-6-5-4-3-2-1
unbroken strict pull ups
unbroken strict handstand push ups
+
3 sets:
10 power cleans, 95
10 alternating front rack lunges, 95
goal is unbroken for all 20 barbell reps
500m row @high aerobic effort 20 airdyne calories @high aerobic effort 
2:00 walk rest
+
3 sets:
15 burpees
:60 rest
200m run @high aerobic effort 
:60 rest

AM
complete

PM
A. 145-165-175(7)
+
4:21
+
complete, everything unbroken
+
complete


I had a really weird stomach ache today so I wasn't able to fully enjoy my programming as much as I wanted. It was a really good day, I just couldn't concentrate. I kept getting waves of nausea that would come and go as I was training, it was really annoying and I have no idea why it was happening. ANYWAYS. 

The back squats are getting better, the tempo isn't as much of a shock as it was the first week. It still sucks though, I'm always winded after every set. 

The strict workout was fun! I definitely should have pushed the rest more before the strict handstand push ups, these felt awesome today. I did everything unbroken with no issues. 

The barbell workout was cool, I liked having to do everything unbroken. Power cleans were extremely easy but lunges got tough by the third set, mostly because I was breathing hard. Subbed assault bike for the row since the class was using the rowers. 

Burpees actually felt pretty good today, I was able to keep them very steady for every set. My stomach was feeling weird on the run. 

4/14/2016

OFF

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