A Bucketful of Fail

Made it to another 6 a.m. class. 

A.Snatch Complex

Snatch push press + OHS + snatch balance, x2(reps) x3(sets), 65-75% of Snatch

I used 115, which falls nicely between 65 and 75 per cent of my max snatch of 165.   But it was probably too much for me to use today. 

First set - made it through until the snatch balance on the second rep. 

Second set - I think I dropped it on the overhead squat in the first rep. 

Third set - Completed

Fourth set - made it through until the snatch balance on the second rep. 

A bucketful of fail. 

I was a little pissed off about this right after it happened. Then I had to move on to the other parts of the WOD, so I didn't really think about it again until I was home in the shower.  I started to get mad again. 

Then I gave my head a shake and remembered that if I don't fail every now and then, then I'm probably not pushing myself as hard as I should.  It's actually probably a good thing that I failed. 

Hey you can just call me Little Johnny Brightside.

 

B. Weighted pull up 2-2-2-2

25-35-45-57.5(FAIL)

I was trying to break the 55lb PR I set recently.  I didn't have a lot of confidence, though, as 45 was a struggle.  I got one rep at 57.5, if you're feeling generous.  

C. “If Annie and Karen were sisters…”

AMRAP in 20mins:

30 Double-Unders

20 Situps

10 Wall Ball 20/14lb

  Not a lot of surprises on this one.  Because the reps in each exercise were pretty reasonable, there wasn't a lot of excessive resting.     

My DUs were fairly good.  I think there were only a couple of the rounds where I didn't do 30 straight, which is better than I would have expected.   

Sit-ups got tough.  Once that happened, I broke sets up into three-ish.   

Wall balls were done in sets of 10.   

Thanks to a strong push in the last round, I was able to finish my 10th round and get another five DUs in before the clock stopped. 

10 rounds plus five double unders 

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Back squats and "Karen"

A.  Back Squat 3-3-3, start at 81% and increase

225x3, 255x3, 275x5(PR)

I decided to do the two extra just to finally do it. 270 had been my five-rep squat number since 2010. Back when I was doing Strength training, I worked up to 275 twice and each time I hurt my back doing the warm-up (225 both times). Since then, I have been reluctant to put more than 265lbs on the bar.

Well, reluctance isn't gonna make me any fucking stronger. Putting more weight on the bar is. Some days it will go up and some days it won't. I need to remember that it's okay to fail. The trying is the thing.


B. Benchmark Girl “Karen”
150 Wall Ball for time

8:15

“Karen and Grace’s Playdate”

A. Skill = Deadhang Pullup Ladder
Do 1 DHPLU, come off the bar, Do 2, etc and see how high you can go.

I did 7+ 5

B. Workout = “Karen and Grace’s Playdate”
10 rounds for time of:
3 Clean + Jerk – 135/95lb (Grace style so can be power cleans)
15 Wall Ball – 20/14lb

17:38 as rx'd

Bench Press / "Karen"

Part A: Bench press 3-3-3-1-1-1

The good thing about bench press is that it keeps my self-esteem from getting out of hand.

3's - 135-155-165(1)
1's - 175(f)-170-175(f)


Part B: "Karen"

150 wall balls for time.

Karen: 8:15 (PR)

That's actually a hell of an improvement since the last time I did Karen. Of course, before I start puffing my chest out too much, I should keep in mind that Nolan finished two minutes faster