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Holy volume…

Bigg Dave had a ton of stuff for us to do last night. Honestly, I am surprised that we were able to leave when we did:

  • Stretches
  • 50 GHBE (25#)
  • 50 GHD Sit Ups (Full range)
  • 3 minute KB AMRAP (5 snatches R/L, 5 Cleans R/L, 5 Swings R/L) – got 2 rounds + 2 swings with RT with 1 Pood.
  • 3×3 Hang Squat Snatch (95#, 115#, 125# (2))
  • 3×3 Clean Pulls (185#, 225#, 275#)
  • 3×3 Rack Jerks (185#, 205#, 215#)
  • 1 StoF of Strict Press (up any way needed) – 10 reps @ 135#
  • 3×5 Seated (on the floor, legs out) Dumbbell Press (50#, 60#, 60#)
  • 3×5 Strict Pull Ups @ Bodyweight
  • 4x {5 Bulgarian Split Squat (each leg), 10 Renegade Rows, 10 burpees} Record splits, rest in between – 1:50, 1:50, 2:33, 2:27

Rough Week

This week was rough for me. Ever since the workout last Friday, I have had some really bad soreness in my legs. I have only experience soreness to this degree a handful of times since starting crossfit, but this one was a doozy.

By Wednesday of this week, I was still really stiff and sore, but decided it was time to get in there and move a bit. The workout was mostly OK except for the lunges. We did it “Fight Gone Bad” style:

3 rounds, 1 minute at each station – score reps:

  • Lunges
  • Pull Ups
  • KB Swings
  • Sit Ups
  • Row (count meters)

It’s typically pretty hard to “take it easy” at crossfit, especially when people are constantly egging you on to “go go go”. I made out with a total score of 818. Here’s how my reps came out:

  • Lunges: 21, 20, 18
  • Pull Ups: 16, 13, 10
  • KB Swing: 18, 20, 16
  • Sit Ups: 24, 21, 17
  • Row: 192, 209, 203

I ended up using lighter weights that I normally would. For the lunges, I used 20lb dumbbells and for the KB swings, I used a 25lb KB. I felt a bit less stiff after this workout but it was still bad.

Thursday night, I went to tai chi class. I got a good review of some of the lower ranked material, which I really did need. My legs we letting me know they were there pretty much the entire time.

Tonight’s workout looked like it was written for me in my current condition. I was really excited when I saw this one posted on the blog:

Shoulder to overhead any way: 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3

I went a few more than 5 sets on this b/c I got close to 200lbs. At that point, Dave wouldn’t let me NOT try 200lb. My set broke down like this:

95 – 115 – 135 – 155 – 175 – 185 – 195 – 200

This was followed up by 3 rounds of:

  • 250m row
  • 15 burpees

I finished it in 7:13 and was gassed pretty much the whole time. It did work really well to loosen my legs up. They feel a lot better now. Hopefully they will be back to normal in a day or two.