Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Deadlifts, push ups, box jumps

 2000

A. Dead Lift - 3 x 3 @ 80%; rest 2 min
B. Clap Push Ups - 10 reps x 3; rest 1 min
C1. Dead Lift @ 10X0 - 155#/100# x 6; rest 2 sec
C2. 9 push ups; rest 2 sec
C3. 12 box jumps - 24"; rest 3 min x 3
D. Row 1 min @ 90%; Row 1 min @ 50% x 5
(control your breathing in row work - practice keeping breathing high and pace high without redlining)

For loads: A. 315, 335, 345 
For pace: D. 90% @ 1:38 +/- 2 sec; 50% @ 2:10 +/- 5 sec

Daily report
  • Body: A bit sore, but good.
  • Sleep: Not enough; 2 hour nap at 4pm
  • Nutrition: Fine. Could be a little cleaner
  • Notes: Good to run through 11.2; I wasn't sure how games standard pushups were going to fare. They felt good, my three rounds through were quick. Will be running through this WOD full pace on Saturday in the cities.
  • Cool link of the day: Thought this was pretty neat. Solar System Scope

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Snatch complex

 1700

5 sets:
Power Snatch x 1
Snatch Balance x 2
OHS x 3
Hang Squat Snatch x 2
rest 3 min - weight must go up per set
+
Dips - 2-3 wtd; rest 20 sec
Chin Ups - 2-3 wtd; rest 3 min x 3
(wtd = weighted; last set toughest set)
For loads: 135, 145, 155 (Fail HSS#2), 155, 165 (Fail HSS#1)
Dips/Chins: All sets w/ 2 weight vests ~ 45 lbs

Daily report
  • Body: Sore.
  • Sleep: Not enough. Very tired.
  • Nutrition: Okay.
  • Notes: Last two hang squat snatches were a grind. Probably should have started with lighter than 135 and worked up to 155 slower. Good effort all around.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

TGU

 2130

100 TGU for time -- 1.5 pd

 38:33

Daily report:
  • Notes: This was torture.

Bench press/row

7 sets:
AMRAP BWT Bench Press (185#)
rest 10 sec
Row 200 m @ maximum effort
(rest by sitting 6 min inactive)

For reps: 5, 6, 7, 5, 5, 3, 4 = 35

Daily report
  • Body: Lower body is sore. Good otherwise.
  • Sleep: Enough, but low quality.
  • Nutrition: Last night was poor. Better so far today.
  • Notes: Rarely bench press -- this was a good test. All reps were legit touch and go; ass stayed on the bench. Good session, overall. TGU later.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Morning metcon, afternoon sprints

  1000
for time:
10 unbroken double unders
50 unbroken wall balls
20 unbroken double unders
40 unbroken wall balls
30 unbroken double unders
30 unbroken wall balls
40 unbroken double unders
20 unbroken wall balls
50 unbroken double unders
10 unbroken wall balls
8:08
1615
Run 15 min @ Z1 warm up
(include hip mobility drills)
+
Hill Run 30 sec up @ 90% pace and speed
Walk down recovery 2:30 x 5
+
Run 15 min @ Z1 cool down
Daily report
  • Body: Stiff. Sore calves.
  • Sleep: Good. Solid 8 hours.
  • Nutrition: A little starch yesterday, otherwise good.
  • Notes: Fun metcon earlier. All unbroken last try until last set of DU's that broke at 16. Runs were smooth.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

AM barbell work, PM recovery

  0800
part 1:
3 sets:
5 tough DL touch and go
8 burpees AFAP - jump explosive/high at top to touch something
rest walk 5 min
+
3 sets:
5 tough hang power clean
8 burpees AFAP - work on speed up and down, barely off ground
rest walk 5 min
+
3 sets:
Bike 20 sec @ max effort
rest 4:40
For loads:
A: 315, 325, 335
B: 185, 195, 205
16:00
part 2:
Run 45 min @ Z1 really easy pace
+
rolling/mobility work after - 75 min
+
ice bath - 16 min

Daily report
  • Body: Sore this morning, fine after mobility/rolling work.
  • Sleep: A little short. 6 hours.
  • Nutrition: Too heavy/too late of a meal last night. Good today.
  • Notes: Good weights for deadlifts, and strong burpees. Could have gone a little heavier with the power cleans, or at least done 205 for all three sets. Run went very smooth; ~4-5 miles. Overall, great day of training -- this was a lot of fun.
  • Cool link of the day: Physiologic Effects of Insulin

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Morning skill, afternoon chin ups

  1230
part 1:
Row 10 min @ Z1 warm up
+
30 unbroken double unders
(breathe 10 times through belly in place)
x 6
+
300 sec static ring hold accumulation
+
Row 10 min @ Z1
  1900
part 2:
30,25,20,15,10 rep rounds for time:
Chin Ups COVP
Back Extensions
10:48

Daily report:
  • Body: Arms/shoulders are wrecked.
  • Sleep: 8 hours.
  • Nutrition: Good.
  • Notes: DU's were solid. Took me almost 900 seconds to get 300 seconds in static hold. Underestimated that one... needs practice. Afternoon chin ups were good too. Would have been sub 10, maybe sub 9 if I wasn't working in on the pullup station. Not many rounds unbroken, but breaks were only a few seconds. Good effort.
  • Cool link of the day: The Aurora

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Cleans, ring dips

2100 (yesterday)

 Treadmill climb @ 15% elevation
45 minutes @ 3.5 MPH

1500 (today)

part 1:
A. Power Clean x 1/Push Press x 2; rest 4 min x 5
B. Squat Clean - 5 x 2 reps @ 90% effort; rest 5 sec b/t reps; rest 3 min
C1. KBS - 15 heavy x 4; rest 90 sec
C2. Anchored Sit Ups - 30 x 4; rest 90 sec
For loads:
A. 185, 195, 205, 215 (F), 205, 205
B. 225 all
C1. 70# db
C2. ub 
2100
part 2:
for time:
12 db squat clean - 45#/25#/h
36 ring dips
24 db squat clean - 45#/25#/h
24 ring dips
36 db squat clean - 45#/25#/h
12 ring dips
19:01 
  
Daily report
  • Body: Chest/shoulders sore.
  • Sleep: Woke up with sore throat at 7am; postponed first workout. Stuffy throughout day. Will sleep well tonight.
  • Nutrition: Good.
  • Notes: Smooth barbell work. Strong effort on cleans. Wasn't feeling great for the 2nd workout -- effort was ~70%. Squat cleans slowed me down... dumbbells are very uncomfortable for high reps of that movement.
  • Cool link of the day: Forging Elite Relationships 

Monday, March 21, 2011

Right back to it

2100 (last night)

10 tire flips
15 ft rope climb
9 tire flips
15 ft rope climb
8 tire flips
15 ft rope climb
...
3 tire flips
15 ft rope climb
2 tire flips
15 ft rope climb
1 tire flip
15 ft rope climb

For time: ~25 minutes @ 80% effort

0715 (this morning)

(via OPT)
3 rounds for time @ 85%:
20 goblet squat - 2pd
15 ring dips
rest 10 min
3 rds for time @ 90%:
Row 250 m
12 KBS - 1.5/1pd
rest 10 min
3 rds for time @ 95%:
15 wall balls
15 chin ups
rest 10 min
3 rds for time @ 100%:
10 burpees
15 box jumps - 24"
For times: 9:34, 6:15, 4:01, 3:24

Daily report
  • Body: Well recovered.
  • Sleep: Woke up at 5:30 AM 100% rested. 7 hours of slumber.
  • Nutrition: Good -- still fasting.
  • Notes: Solid workout last night. Good to get back to rope climbing -- it's been awhile. Another solid effort this morning. By the fourth couplet I was dragging but managed to get through with little rest. Later today I will walk/run/bike/swim at moderate effort for 45 min.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Crossfit Open 11.1

Warm up (Row 1k, Spealler ~ 10 minutes)

AMRAP 10 min:
30 DU
15 Power snatch 75#

For reps: 7 rounds + 41 = 356

Daily report
  • Body: Great.
  • Sleep: So-so. Groggy this morning.
  • Nutrition: Pre-wod fuel was spot on: 2 small potatoes mashed with 2 eggs and 2 tsp of coconut oil. Washed down with coffee. Rest of day was cheat/not so clean. All day fast tm.
  • Notes: Missed goal of 360 by 4 reps. Definitely have that in my wheelhouse but I wont do it over. Placed 1st at the meet, and currently top 50 for my region. Top 60 is invited to the Regional tournament, so I'm in the running. 5 more weeks; off to a good start.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Open WOD run-through

1700


Warm up (500 m row, burgner, power snatches, lunges)

AMRAP 10 min:
30 DU's
15 Power snatch 75#

For reps: 308

Daily report

  • Body: A little sore from a few days ago, otherwise good. Shoulder is not an issue.
  • Sleep: Enough, but almost too much. Need to start getting up earlier.
  • Nutrition: Fine. Tried a great restaurant downtown; Brasa. Great rotisserie chicken and pulled pork.
  • Notes: Very interesting WOD -- I fly through the double-unders but after about 3 rounds of Power snatches, the movement gets very tough. The run through did help though, I now know what it takes to put up a good score on Saturday.
  • Cool link of the day: "Professor Splash" Breaks Guinness Record -- Insane jump from 36 ft into 12 inches of water.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

REST

No training today.

Pretty stoked about the announcement of the Crossfit "Open" WOD. I have been working on my double unders for awhile, and 75# for power snatch is something I can move through quickly. That said, I have never paired those two together -- it will be interesting to see how it goes.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Snatch work + CFSP

17:00

Power snatch
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3

Snatch balance
3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3

All sets @ 135#


Four rounds of the following with 2 min rest between bouts:

3 rounds of:
2 back squats 225#
4 burpees
8 power snatch 95#

Aggregate time: 20:41

Daily report
  • Body: A little sore; good overall.
  • Sleep: Enough.
  • Nutrition: Not much, but good.
  • Notes: Good session at CF St. Paul today. Really enjoy working out at such a well outfitted box and with a group instead of just myself.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Snatch + skill work

12:00

1RM Snatch
135x3, 145x3, 155x2, 165, 175, 185, 205(F)

4 RFT
3 muscle-ups
6 hspu
9 burpee box jumps (24")
12 pistols

For time: 14:05

REST 6 HOURS

Swimming:
Front crawl -- 30 minutes
For distance: ~1250

Daily report
  • Body: Sore.
  • Sleep: Slow to wake up, stayed up late. 6 hours.
  • Nutrition: Too many nuts, too big of a dinner. Still paleo; no grain.
  • Notes: Pure 185, but have more in the wheelhouse. Skill work was difficult. Muscle ups were difficult; felt week out of the bottom. Burpees and pistols were smooth all 4 rounds.
  • Cool link of the day: How moral are you?

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Sunday met con

12:15

7 RFT
15 kb swings (1.5 pd)
15 power cleans (95 lbs)
15 box jumps (30")

For time: 13:50

Tabata Rowing (+2 rounds)
For distance: 1300 meters

Daily report
  • Body: Great.
  • Sleep: Enough.
  • Nutrition: A little Saturday fun, but otherwise pretty good. All day fast, today.
  • Notes: Strong effort. Goal was 2 min/round but could have been faster. Took a few unnecessary breathers in transition. Tabata was fun, went 10 rounds for 5 minutes instead of the standard 8. Form was solid.
  • Cool link of the day: Downhill bike race in Chile.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Saturday Testing

13:15

AMRAM 20 min:
10 wall ball 20#
10 box jumps 20"
10 deadlift 205#
10 burpees

For rounds: 10 + 1 wallball

Daily report
  • Body: Strong. Shoulder is finally back to normal.
  • Sleep: Enough.
  • Nutrition: Good.
  • Notes: Solid WOD today. Could have gotten maybe another round or two in hindsight, but I was pretty gassed after this. Strong effort.

Rest

No training today.

Shoulder is finally feeling well. Diet was not so good today, but that will keep me honest in the homestretch.

Will be logging all food intake via FitDay as well as detailed training/recovery notes all week.

3, 2, 1, GO!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Recovery WOD

10 min treadmill climb @ 15% elevation
+
25 TGU/arm slow and steady - 16 kg
+
20 GH sit ups; rest 1 min x 3
+
100 lunges slow and steady
+
10 min treadmill climb @ 15% elevation

Daily report
  • Body: Good. Shoulder was on and off today. TGU on hurt shoulder were uncomfortable. That said, it is getting better.
  • Sleep: Good. Well rested
  • Nutrition: Couldn't be better. Good week; hope to keep it up for one more. Wish I was staying at school... it's more difficult to eat well at home.
  • Notes: Strong effort today. Not much, but just enough.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Main site

17:45

Warm up (jump rope, lunges, squat hold, dynamic swings)

Main site WOD:

AMRAP 12 min:
3 bench press -- 185 pounds
5 back squats -- 225 pounds

For rounds: 8 + 1 bench press

Daily report
  • Body: Good. Shoulder is starting to feel better.
  • Sleep: Enough, but very tired during the day.
  • Nutrition: Good. Still no grain.
  • Notes: Interesting WOD today. Squats were easy, but bench press got very difficult after the 6th set. I do not bench press very often, so no surprise that's what held me back. Strong, solid effort.
  • Cool link of the day: Are Carbs More Addictive than Cocaine?

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Recovery squats

09:40

Dynamic warm up (10 minutes, jump rope, arm/leg swings)
A. back squat @ 20X1; 3,3,3; rest 5 min
B. snatch balance - 3 x 3 @ 80%; rest 1 min b/t sets
For loads:
A. 225, 245, 275
B. 135, 135, 135

Daily report
  • Body: Good. Shoulder is on and off. At one point the pain was almost unbearable. Full ROM, even strength in the joint... just odd discomfort. Will keep an eye on it.
  • Sleep: Good. 8 hours.
  • Nutrition: Great. Zero grains/sugar in 3 days.
  • Notes: Very conservative lifts today; just seeing what was possible with the injury. I didn't feel like this was too much. My shoulder kept up with the snatch balances quite well.