This was fun. As we jogged in place, they played "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC and everytime we heard the word "thunder" we had to drop and do a burpee.
Skipping
100 running skips - I did these unbroken.
75 double unders - This took me three or four sets, which is pretty bad.
25 crossovers - I'm pretty sure I look awkward and spazzy when I do these, but I got through them.
This took me 13:52. I think my technique fell to shit on the snatches by the end. Also, my sissy hands were starting to hurt.
**Bonus** I did a tremendously ugly muscle-up at some point in the warm-up portion. That brings my lifetime total to nine. I thought about going for another one after the WOD was done, but I thought I would be courting disaster. I'm thinking I should probably try to do at least one or two everytime I come to CFR.
I've been eating everything that comes within arm's reach, so I made myself do this. I don't really know why, but "Hellscape" seemed like a fitting name.
40 cal AirDyne
40 double unders
30 cal
30 DUs
20 cal
20 DUs
10 cal
10 DUs
B. Squat cleans
10 x 135
8 x 155
6 x 175
4 x 195
Done, except for the last ones. I only did two, and they were ugly power cleans, then front squats. I felt like I was probably courting disaster, so I called it.
For a warm-up, we did some upside down stuff (handstand push-ups, shoulder touches, wall shuffles)
Then, on a whim, I did a couple of muscle-ups. My first ones in months, bringing my lifetime total to 8. Good to know I'm still capable of doing them. They were a bit ugly, and I had to work to get locked out, but felt pretty good overall. I need to remember: One big swing, look up, then go!
“Kelly Sprints” 4 separate rounds: 300m Row 20 Box Jumps (24″/20″) 20 Wall Ball (20/14lb to 10′/9′ line)
Rest two minutes between rounds.
My rounds were 3:00, 3:15, 3:35, 3:38.
I thought that was pretty lousy, but looking on the whiteboard, it wasn't all that bad. I felt slow on both the jumps and the wallball, though.
This was an idea I got from the twisted mind of Steve Volke.
Four rounds (actually, I think he wanted me to do five, but fuck that shit) of:
250m row
500m AirDyne
Go hard on both. Rest four minutes or so between rounds.
I didn't time each round, but the row took me under a minute each time, and the AirDyne took me around 90 seconds. I was left sucking wind and questioning my very existence.
Between rounds 3 and 4, I messaged Steve.
Tyler - I'm doing the row/AirDyne WOD you suggested. Three rounds in and I hate life
I didn't sign up for the CrossFit Open this year. Somehow, Greg Glassman is going to have to manage to fuel up his Lambo without my $20. I'll probably end up doing most of the WODs though.
I did 14.1 in Steve's garage.
10 min AMRAP:
30 double unders
15 ground to overhead (75lbs)
I think most people decided to snatch the 75lbs. Since Steve said clean and jerk was also within the rules, I decided to do that after the first round. It may have been a bit slower on each rep, but I think I was able to minimize my breaks that way.
I ended up with 4 rounds, plus 30 DU plus 5 G2Os for a total of 195. That's around what I thought I would get.
This is basically a workout journal that I use to keep track of my workout results. I started Sissy Hands in 2009, a few months after I started going to CrossFit Regina. I find this is better organized and more convenient (for me, anyway) than a notebook. I'm under no illusion that this blog would be interesting to anyone else, except perhaps for the people I work out with.
These days, I work out when I can at B Squad Fitness , the Regina Boxing Club and OPEX Regina. I regularly do workouts with my buddy Nickin my basement or one of our garages. When motivation strikes, I also exercise on my own as a weird grunting loner.
I'm not an elite athlete or a certified fitness professional. I'm just a dude who learned that exercise had a place in my life, and then became less fat and weak than I was. However, I still binge on crappy food and skip workouts more than I should. Yes, I really do eat 7-11 nachos on a semi-regular basis.
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Annie: 8:04, (Feb. 24, 2012) Previous was 8:53 Angie: 22:25 (Nov. 18, 2009) Barbara: 3:39, 5:20, 5:54, 5:32, 5:28 = Total work time of 25:45 (Dec. 22, 2009). Previous was 26:44 total work time on Sept. 9, 2009 Christine: 13:40 w/185lbs (Aug 1, 2012) Cindy: 17 rounds plus 5 PLU + 10 PU + 4 SQ (Nov. 30, 2009) Diane: 10:47, with 185lb DLs and kipping HSPU (August 24, 2009) Elizabeth: 12:49 (August 4, 2010) Fran: 4:50 (Sept. 14, 2012) Previous 5:03 (Sept. 10, 2010) GI Jane: 18:25 (Sept. 29, 2009) Helen: 9:24 (Sept. 27, 2010). Previous: 9:42 (Aug. 31, 2009) Isabel: 6:45 (Aug 22, 2012) Previous: 8:16 Jackie: 8:16 (Dec. 12, 2011) Previous: 8:35 Karen: 8:15 (October 22, 2010. ) Previous: 9:55, (June 17, 2009) Kelly Overboard: 33:17 (Dec. 2009) Nancy: 15:47 (Nov. 11, 2009) Rhiannon: 420 (Dec. 30, 2014) Tabata This PLU, PU, SU, SQ: 333 (Dec 10, 2011) Petranek Fitness Test: 4:16(July 22, 2013) Previous 4:23 Filthy 50: 31:33 (July 2, 2012) Previous: 33:14 Fight Gone Bad: 318 (Sept 26, 2009) Previous: 291 (July 18, 2009), 256 (Sept 27, 2008) Bear: 130 lbs. (May 16, 2012) Tiger: 14 rounds + 5 DL + 1 HPC (Oct 20) 400m run: 1:17 (Nov 16, 2009) 800m run: At CrossFit Regina 2:57 (Nov 6, 2009), On puddle-spotted Usher track 2:55 (May 26, 2012) 1km run: 4:01 (Sept. 3 2010) Previous: 4:17 (May 15, 2010 - post-workout) 5km run: 24:55 500m row 137.7 (Oct. 18, 2011) 1km row: 3:30. 2 (Nov. 16, 2010) 100 calorie row for time: 5:34 (Oct. 10, 2015) Consecutive Kipping Pull-ups: 33 (May 4, 2010) Consecutive Deadhang Pull-ups: 16 (Nov. 9, 2013) Consecutive Double Unders: 98(Nov. 5, 2014) CrossFit Total: 705 (Dec. 7, 2009) Bench Press: 190x1 (April 7, 2015) 165 x 3 (Aug. 17, 2012) 155 x 5 (July 12, 2010) Deadlift: 315lbs x 1 (Dec. 7, 2009) 295x5 (Jan. 8, 2013) PowerClean and Jerk: 215lbs (July, 8, 2013) Squat Clean and Jerk: 205lbs (Jan 14, 2013) Power Clean 225 x 1 (Jan. 19, 2013) 205 x 3 (Sept 10, 2012) Hang Power Clean: 175x3, 205x1 (July 5, 2011) Squat Cleans: 185lbs x 3, 205lbs x 1 (June 11, 2012) Power Snatch: 165 (May 26, 2012) Hang Power Snatch: 135lbs x 3, 155lbs x 1 (Oct. 24, 2011) Squat Snatches: 135lbs x 3 (April 23, 2012) 150lbs x 1 (April 23, 2012) Back Squats: 280 x 5 (June 20, 2012), 290 x 3 (March 14, 2012) 300 x 2 (March 6, 2012) 310 x 1 (Oct. 25, 2012) Front Squats: 225 x 5 (Jan 10, 2012) 225 x 3 (May 11, 2011), 255 x 1 (Sept. 12, 2012) Overhead Squats: 165lbs x5 (July 13, 2011) 180lbs x 3 (Feb. 3, 2012), 190lbs x 1 (May 14, 2012) Push Press 190 x 3 (Jan. 8, 2013) 200 x 1 (Jan 16, 2013) Rack Jerks 195 x 2, 215 x 1 (Oct, 2011) Shoulder Press: 135lbs x 1(Nov 4, 2011), 130 x 5 (May 10, 2010) Weighted Pull-ups 55lbs x 2 Total Muscle-Ups (Lifetime): 32 (Most recently: 2 on April 23, 2015.) 30 Muscle-Ups, Vol. 2 Start Date:April 23, 2015
World-Class Fitness in 100 Words:
Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc hard and fast. Five or six days a week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports.