First off, thanks to Dave and Wladi for not letting me wuss out and drop the weight on this workout. I had a feeling I could Rx this one when I saw it posted on the blog. That changed a little when I got to the gym.

I loaded the bar up with 135lbs and tried a clean. Not too bad. It was heavy but not too bad. Then Dave says “you know… Rx is just 10 more pounds…. that’s just like 5 more on each side” (whilst grinning).

I agreed to give it a go.

The workout was:

6x{

• 10 cleans (from the ground, 145lbs Rx)
• 10 pull ups (Rx)

}

My time was 27:11.

It was weird to be working out when everyone was done. That isn’t usually normal for me, but then again, I am just getting into doing workouts at their Rx’d weight. I think I was still going for a good 10-15 minutes after everyone else finished.

Usually I would feel sort of self conscious about people watching me struggle with this 145lbs. I had quite a few wasted reps that I did pop on or get the technique just right. I didn’t count those. I did get frustrated a few times during this WOD. If there’s anything that I am not happy with, it was my internal attitude at a few points.

There were some times where I really wanted to drop the weight, but Wladi wouldn’t let me. I really appreciate the encouragement that they let me borrow tonight because there were certainly times where I didn’t have the will to keep going at that weight.