Quick note of celebration as I did not blog after Saturday's WOD. At the end of the workout- which was really fun and kick-ass btw - I decided to try some pull-ups... without the band! First pull-up = jumping from 45 lb plate on the ground, under the bar. Second and third pull-ups = kipping and pull. I haven't been this proud of myself in a long time!! Really just grinning ear to ear. I worked so hard and earned every bit of those pull-ups. In the words of a very smart, blonde legal eagle: ME!! As for the WOD, it included 5 rounds, 90 seconds to complete 5 heavy back squats and AMRAP box jumps - I maxed out at 155 on the squat and I believe got between 30 and 35 box jumps each round.
Now onto today:
WOD
Crossfit Total
1 rep max Back Squat, Deadlift and Press (in that order)
RESULTS
Back Squat 170
Deadlift 225
Press 75
Total 470
ANALYSIS
I really enjoyed this WOD. I missed it last time so I didn't really have a comparison. I also didn't have a one rep max to use as a base for lifting, but had a couple sets of 3 and sets of 5 to choose from. All in all, I am very happy with my lifts. I definitely could have gone heavier on the squats but 170 felt heavy and was a clean lift. The deadlift ... maybe could have gone 5 lbs higher, maybe. 225 was a heavy lift for me. And the press. Ahh, the sweet press. After the squat and deadlift I was feeling so strong. Leave it up to the press to remind me of my weaknesses! Such a humbling lift. I joked that I could have lifted 77.5, but was really only partially joking. I couldn't get 80 lbs above my eyes.
I look forward to looking back on this benchmark WOD after 30 days on a Paleo diet. Better see a difference or else! LOL :)
