Catching Up

So I have been computer-less for my last cycle. Here are my workouts for the last three days.

Friday

AM: 6.77 mile run (10,895 meters), in the snow, wind and cold
1:08:00

PM: Power Cleans
1x5 135#
1x5 155#
1x3 175#
1x3 185#
1x3 195#
1x2 205#
1x1 215#

*15 minute rest*

5 rounds
10 push ups
10 ring dips
10 toes to bar

7:52

This may have been the most exhausting day of my life. This is the furthest I have ever run by nearly 4 miles. My heart rate was low the whole time and I was able to control my breathing quite well. I never felt too tired to continue, in fact, if it wasn't for the disgust for running that I kept dwelling on, I probably could have ran more. Oh, and the fact that I rolled each ankle twice during the run due to the inability of seeing where the path dropped off. Thanks snow. Luckily, only one roll was bad enough to actually bruise and cause discomfort, and that was during the last mile. It pays to have played hockey my whole life.

I think that a 225# power clean would not have been surprising to complete, I wanted to save something for the met-con that I knew would be tougher then it looked. I have the kip on the toes to bar down well so those didn't take me very long, I basically can do them until my grip fails, usually around 16 or so.

Saturday

Shoulder Press
1x8 95#
1x5 115#
1x5 120#
1x5 125#
1x5 135#
1x5 145# (PR)

*15 minute rest*

"Randy"
75 power snatches, 75#

4:46 (PR)

I felt strong on the shoulder press. I have gained about 4lbs and I know its all muscle, I feel stronger on all my lifts. The 145# press was the first time I established a PR, again, I think I could have gone up to 150#. "Randy" sucked. We forgot chalk and wound up foraging through cracks in the wall where chalk was once kept. We found enough to chalk up once, but if we needed chalk during the WOD, too bad. This almost caused me to quit! I got to 30 reps and my hands were sliding on the bar. We also did this WOD at a big box gym, so, we had to use 10# plates that were about 7 inches in diameter. We just brought the bar to mid shin. Unfortunately, I think this made it more difficult because we were not given that instant of rest at the bottom of each rep, or a bounce! We were forced to use our back to lower the bar and snatch it. Regardless of all my excuses, I set a PR by 14 seconds. When I did this WOD several months ago, it was done with ideal equipment, in ideal conditions, with plenty of chalk. Another sign that my training is working

Sunday

AMRAP 10 minutes
1 rope climb
10 burpees

9 rounds in 9:42 (I should have climbed one more time but I am a bitch)

*15 minute rest*

AMRAP 10 minutes
2 muscle ups
4 head to floor HSPU
8 kettlebell swings, 2 pood

5 rounds + 2 muscle ups

It was extremely cold in Balance Gym for some reason today. I usually like it cooler then normal but it was damn near the same temp inside as it was outside! Needless to say, it was hard to get the body warm. The first WOD went well, I was shooting for 9 rounds and I could have got another climb if I wasn't such a chump. Within five minutes of completing the first AMRAP, I was ready to do the next, I decided to wait the entire 15 minutes (an let my body get cold again, idiot). I could tell my muscles were a bit fatigued in this WOD. The muscle ups were harder then normal, I even failed on one. The HSPU's, again, were the time consumers. I am much better at them n then I was say, a month ago, but I am not good enough to excel if I am not fresh. The KB swings were cake and done all unbroken.