Heavy Day

AM: Squats
Back Squat
1x5 135 lbs
1x5 185 lbs
1x3 225 lbs
1x2 250 lbs
1x1 285 lbs
1x1 315 lbs (PR)
1x1 325 lbs (fail)

Front Squats
1x3 135 lbs
1x3 165 lbs
1x3 195 lbs

Well, anytime I get a PR its a great feeling, especially since I exceeded my previous PR by 10 lbs (305). However, I was a bit disappointed because on my attempt for 325, which I thought I was gonna get, I started my squat incorrectly (bending my knees first instead of leading with my hips), immediately ruining my attempt. I just brought the weight down and put it on the rack. This upset me but I got over it.

PM: 3 rounds
800m run
21 power cleans, 155 lbs

21:50

Tough workout. I feel my time was a bit slow due to a few factors. 1) We ran on treadmills that A) probably slowed my running down due to the fact that a speed must be designated making it hard to speed up or slow down and B) the gym was packed and we were forced to wait at least once during the WOD, for about a minute, for a treadmill to open up. 2) Our barbells were set up downsatirs (about 50m away from the treadmills with a flight of stairs to scale), without bumper plates and a gym employee chirping in our ears "please don't slam the weights," this forced us to use energy to cautiously lower the bar to the ground on every rep, during 63 reps, this takes a toll on the ol' body. 3) The WOD was just flat out difficult. 155 lbs is pretty heavy and I predict that there is a chance that I could have got sub 20 minutes in perfect conditions, i.e. at Balance. Regardless, we were soaked, we all (CMo, Lou and I) did it rx'd and were drained at the end. My runs were about an 8 minute mile pace for the first round, a 7:30 mile pace for the second round and a 7 minute mile pace for the third. The cleans were approximately broken up 11-5-3-2 in round 1, 11-4-3-3 in round 2 and 11-8-2 for round 3.

These workouts were followed by "Cheat Night Gone Right" that included but was not limited to pizza, carne asada, fro-yo, pastries, pie, cookies and a Caps 8-2 victory over the Fagadelphia Cryers. Probably the best cheat night to date.