WOD x 2

I thoroughly enjoyed the Crossfit seminar with Coach Glassman yesterday. Getting to listen to and meet him is an experience I will never forget. Not to mention, getting to see and workout in a gym like CF Fairfax! I was absolutely in love with their layout!



Please notice the pull up bars that extend the full length of the gym along the left hand side, the olympic lifting platform floor and the amount of rings! Not pictured are the 20+ barbells, 10+ racks, kettle bells and hundreds of pounds (maybe over 1000lbs) of bumper plates. They had about 6 stacks that were each 3+ ft high.

Overall, it was a great experience, but you know me, I was hoping to get in a little tougher workout. I was expecting Fran and instead I got 200 reps in 20 minutes. I didn't even work up a sweat. I felt I needed to make up for it by doing two WODs today.

AMRAP 20
12 snatches, 65 lbs
10 push ups

14 rounds + 4 snatches

What a "sneak-tip killer" this WOD was. On paper I see 65 lb anything and I think "hmmm maybe I should increase the weight?" Then I thought, "well, I can probably get 20 rounds, I cant see myself not doing all the snatches unbroken." then I talked to my brother who informed me that this WOD really knocks you down a few pegs. He said when the 20 minutes ended, he collapsed in a pile of his own sweat and vomit (minus the vomit). He told me to shoot for 15 rounds, I did. Right off the bat this workout sucked, I got to 8 snatches and I started to doubt myself. It was pretty pathetic. I don't think any of the sets of snatches were done consecutively. I squeezed in some sort of rest throughout. All of the push ups were unbroken, which always makes me happy. This WOD was totally serial.

***15-20 minutes after***

Continuously running clock pull ups. Increase amount of reps by one with every consecutive minute.

18 rounds + 11 llups (PR)

Needless to say, after 100+ pull ups on Saturday and a AMRAP that just kicked my ass, I wasn't particularly excited about attacking this WOD. Although, once I started, I knew I had it in me to PR. I really thought I was going to get 20 rounds, and I think I could have if it wasn't for my hands/skin failing me. After my 11th rep in the 19th minute, I looked at my hands and decided that it was enough. Two of my callouses were hanging off. The pain then started to come. I am sure if I wouldn't had looked I could have possibly got 20 rounds, but I am still satisfied. I feel like I have been hit by a train. I am really looking forward to tomorrows rest day!



Vadim, feel free to comment on the hairy ape chest or the Jaredesque double chin.