FAIL blogger.

Ok, I am failing at keeping this up to date. I have been working out 3-4 times/week but its hard to fit in logging it here - to be fair, I am genuinely, really really busy. Like "barely have friends left" busy!  BUT we all like to track (and most importantly SEE) measurable progress.  So I will try my hardest to get back into a pattern here.


WOD
Jerk
1-1-1-1-1-1-1
8 Minute AMRAP:
3 Overhead Squat (95/65)
3 SDHP
3 Push Press
6 Overhead Squat
6 SDHP
6 Push Press

RESULTS

115# jerk

4 rounds + sets of 3 OHS, SDHP, PP

ANALYSIS

Jerk weight was still light for me but I was lifting with folks with a lower max. Still not sure what to do in these situations. Classes are big so not enough racks to have my own/couple with other, stronger people. Also hard to ask them to jump up in larger increments. Anyway, still did the work and enjoyed split jerking this morning :)  I was happy with my WOD. Chased the lady in front of me and it really helped. She never stopped!  Will definitely be sore tmrw - love these lifting complexes.

I'll pass on the row, and take 45 sumos instead.

WOD
Thruster
1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Then...
For Time:
21-15-9
Rowing (Calories)
Behind the Neck Thruster (60%)

RESULTS
100# thruster

SDHP @ 45#, BTNT 60#

7:32

ANALYSIS
I wasn't engaged with lifting or working out at all today.  Maybe its the spring weather, maybe its the exhaustion I am feeling lately.  Need to work on getting 8 hours sleep ... 100# thruster was easy, seriously. but we ran out of time so I didn't push heavier. For the WOD we had one extra person (ie. one more than we had ergs).  So I volunteered to sumo deadlift high-pull.  The SDHP was too light... and because of that I got a bit lazy on my thrusters.  Finished quickly but didn't feel taxed at all - which is the exact opposite of last week's efforts.  So that's my fault - I should have pushed heavier and/or faster.

PS. I really don't like WODs or lifting that requires multiple reps where the rest is behind the neck. I always finish feeling a slight neck tweak... uncomf.  K, enough complaining. Bring it tmrw!

Day after my pull-up WOD... yeah, still celebratin' !!

WOD
Back Squat
5-5-5-5-5
Then..
3 Rounds:
1 Minute: Power Clean (75/55)
1 Minute: Front Squat (75/55)
1 Minute: SDHP (75/55)
1 Minute Rest

RESULTS

155# - Andrew told me to get there, and I did.  It wasn't feeling too taxing at this weight but I imagine 5reps much heavier would have gotten real hard, real fast.

rx'd 146 (?)

ANALYSIS

I was somewhere in the 140's but I didn't take a pic of the whiteboard so can't remember exactly what.  I was kinda confused when we got started with the power cleans... I was full squatting out of habit and the weight was so light I was just lifting it... but then got in my groove. The cleans were my high reps.  By the time I got to SDP my arms were burning.  This was a deceptively hard WOD... aren't they all.

Tmrw is my fourth day on but I can't make it in Saturday so I am going to go.  Body is definitely sore and asking for rest... looking fwd to two days off... and Out of the Box Bakery tabling at the NoVa Open Saturday!!  YIPPEE!!

"So, how did that feel?"

"Like a fight gone bad!"

WOD

FGB  Three rounds of:
Wall-ball, 20/14 pound ball, 10 ft target (Reps)
Sumo deadlift high-pull, 75/55 pounds (Reps)
Box Jump, 20″ box (Reps)
Push-press, 75/55 pounds (Reps)
Row (Calories)
Rest 1 minute
RESULTS
Rx'd. 201


ANALYSIS
Figuring that its the first time I have done FGB and having just walked off about 4 hours sleep after a cross country flight - I'll take it!  I went in wanting to break 300 but after having my ass handed to me (literally, since the day before I scarfed on at least 3 doughnuts and a cuban!), I was pleased with 201.  I thought I rocked every movement EXCEPT the box jumps. I just couldn't cycle through and after the first round was getting about 12.  Also, I started with ROW. Probably not the best idea, but we had a full house so we had to stagger.  I didn't realize that row was supposed to be the rest (according to Christy, no matter how hard you row its not enough time to do damage on points, but enough to kill your lung capacity - row light and make up reps faster during the other movements).  So I blew my first row bringing in 34 calories - yeah, should have been more like 12-15.  


This WOD was the kick-off to the spring paleo challenge so I will be doing it again in 50 days. Looking fwd to seeing a difference in score, especially since I am not travelling in between then and now and will actually have some consistency (ie. at least 4 days/week) in getting to the gym.  Also, not participating (ie. paying) formally in paleo challenge, but am trying to do a 50 day cleanse.  Sooo, we'll see how that goes - oh, and exceptions when baking for OOB, like tonight.  I am making fig newtons!