Spring semester is finished and I'm free until June 4th. I finished with an A and B, I'm really happy with that since A&P is a pretty difficult course. I'll be taking the second half of that class this summer in an 8 week class, so it's going to be tough! But I'm ready for it. After my brain was fried from a 200 question final Monday night, I headed to the gym.
Our Strength and Wod were combined, and this is what it was:
Push Press 5-5-5+
Jerk 3-3-3-3-3 (work up to a have triple)
PP: 85-95-105(10 reps - i think?)
95-105-115-125-130
Haven't worked push press in awhile, so I wasn't really sure how accurate my 125 srm was. But I went with it anyway. Last few reps on the 5+ set were kind of ugly and I felt it in my back. Definitely didn't keep my core tight enough.
Wasn't sure how far to push it with the Jerks since I just got 145 a few weeks ago as my srm. And my arms were a little tired from the PP. But 125 felt pretty good and I felt like I could go up a few more pounds. The last rep at 130 I came out front, so I had B clean it and I repeated that rep. But I felt good overall.
Tuesday
Strength: Back Squat 5-5-5+ (base #s off 90% of TM. TM=176)
115-132-150(7)
I was a little delayed in starting my strength as I was talking to someone about the gym, so I had to rush through these sets. Hips are tight as usual, mom helped me with some stretching after. Gonna try to do that every day and see how that helps.
WOD:
3 Rounds for time of:
400m Row
10 Push ups
400m run
10 Pull ups
16:31
I actually underestimated this one. I forgot that the reps of 10 would be rather quick, so this would be more of a cardio workout. Which is something I needed. My pull-ups have been struggling lately, but I've added in extra work on dead hangs again, so they improved during this one. The first set was unbroken, second was 5-3-1-1, third was 5-2-2-1. I was pretty stoked with my first set, so I was hoping to do the same for the last two rounds. I fell short, but there's improvement. The row and push-ups gassed my quads like no other, so that slowed down my runs. However, I'm glad I finished this around 16.5 min!
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Press and Couplet
I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. But sometimes it's hard not to question WTF, why?! It's been a rough couple of days emotionally, but we'll get through this. Yesterday's constant support on Facebook was so overwhelming, but kept a smile on my face all day.
Strength:
Press: 4-4-4-4-4 @ 80% of 1RM - 76#
Not much to say here. Press is a hard movement. I haven't increased my press in over a year. hopefully that'll change next week..
WOD:
5 rounds for time of:
10 Push Press 65#
40 Double unders
5:59
-My goal was under 6:00...I beat that by one second! :)
-All push presses were unbroken, never dropped the bar.
-First round of double unders unbroken, second and third were 25-15, fourth and fifth were pretty spastic.
-Got me breathing heavy and the shoulders were smoked
Strength:
Press: 4-4-4-4-4 @ 80% of 1RM - 76#
Not much to say here. Press is a hard movement. I haven't increased my press in over a year. hopefully that'll change next week..
WOD:
5 rounds for time of:
10 Push Press 65#
40 Double unders
5:59
-My goal was under 6:00...I beat that by one second! :)
-All push presses were unbroken, never dropped the bar.
-First round of double unders unbroken, second and third were 25-15, fourth and fifth were pretty spastic.
-Got me breathing heavy and the shoulders were smoked
Monday, April 16, 2012
2 days 2 PR's!
Lots to catch up on again. I'll be writing about 3 days worth of wods! Life...it's just so hectic.
Thursday - front squats were our strength. Tight hips...go figure.
WOD: "Helen"
3 rounds for time:
400m run
21 KB swings 35#
12 pull-ups
11:15
-My previous time back in August was 11:30, so my one and only goal was to beat that time. I was hoping for around 11 minutes, but knew I would really have to push it. My first run was probably my best 400m run in almost ever at 1:40, second and third runs were definitely slower.
-All KB swings were unbroken every round. Third round my back started to tighten up, so I was glad it was almost over.
-Pull-ups, sucked. We haven't done too many wods with pull-ups lately so these were definitely rusty. The first round I did 3 sets of 4 and the second and third round was a mix of 3's, 2's and 1's.
-15 second PR...I'll take it.
Friday: Went to CF VisOne over lunch with a co-worker that goes there. I've been wanting to go for awhile, and plus, it was a nice long break from work! :)
Press 5x5 45-55-65-75-80
-Debated on my last set being 85 or 80 given that my 1RM is 95. I'm glad I went with 80 since the last 2 reps were hard faught.
Push Press 3x5 75-85-95-105-110
-Haven't done push press as strength for a long time, so it was hard to figure out what weights to use for these sets. My old 1RM from almost a year ago is 120.
-Felt really strong on these and probably should've finished at 115 or 120 for the last set.
-I thought these sets would really tire me out once I got to the Jerk, but felt great going into it.
Push Jerk (could use split) 1x5 95-105-115-125-135-140-145PR-150fail
-In the past I have absolutely despised this movement every time it came up. Mainly because my shoulder were give me issues. But I've been givinig it a new approach!
-I remembered how much I struggled to get 140 up the last time, so I was eager to get it again.
-Was going to finish at 135 because of time, but Brandon said hell no, it looked too easy.
-140 went up with ease, felt super light. Again he said you aren't stopping there.
-145, failed the first attempt, my right arm was a little loose and just didn't lock out.
-145 second attempt, went up with ease again, and Brandon said it looked easier than the 140.
-150 it is...made an attempt, didn't feel right, so I caught it in the rack position and tried again. Got it over head but was weak on the lock out. I think at this point I was starting to fatigue.
-150 is happening in the VERY near future! :)
Sunday: Oly and Team wod.
I've been an extreme funk/state of depression the last week. Lots going on in life and in my head and I just can't escape it... But I was deteremined to go in and get a workout in. I was coaching, so I wasn't sure if I would be able to jump in or stay after. Kristina has been battling this stomach thing for quite awhile, so she offered to takes pics etc. during the team.
I worked on some cleans during the open hour. I probably shouldn't have because my head was not in the right place. And given that I haven't really worked on these in awhile, they felt really off.
Team WOD:
Teams of 3, complete:
2,500 m Row
200 walking lunges
150 Box jumps (24/20)
100 burpees
400 m team run
100 burpees
150 box jumps
200 walking lunges
2,500 m row.
*2 people work at a time except on the rows and run
*must complete one movement before moving to the next
*Teamed up with Kristy and Colin
42:something
I came up with this wod and I knew it would be quite a long one. CT and B both agreed that it would be a god one and we should do it. But I also got many middle fingers and "I hate yous" from them during the wod.
I was afraid this would get kind of monotonous with so few movements, but I think it went pretty well. I never really got bored with it.
The box jumps coming off the walking lunges were ridiculously hard. My legs felt like they weighed 100# each. I biffed it on the box 3 times. One I completele biffed and landed on my stomach on the box and I have no idea how!
Over all it was a great wod, one of those you just have to keep moving and pushing yourself. Just gotta push past the suck. I'm glad I got to take part in my torture! :)
Thursday - front squats were our strength. Tight hips...go figure.
WOD: "Helen"
3 rounds for time:
400m run
21 KB swings 35#
12 pull-ups
11:15
-My previous time back in August was 11:30, so my one and only goal was to beat that time. I was hoping for around 11 minutes, but knew I would really have to push it. My first run was probably my best 400m run in almost ever at 1:40, second and third runs were definitely slower.
-All KB swings were unbroken every round. Third round my back started to tighten up, so I was glad it was almost over.
-Pull-ups, sucked. We haven't done too many wods with pull-ups lately so these were definitely rusty. The first round I did 3 sets of 4 and the second and third round was a mix of 3's, 2's and 1's.
-15 second PR...I'll take it.
Friday: Went to CF VisOne over lunch with a co-worker that goes there. I've been wanting to go for awhile, and plus, it was a nice long break from work! :)
Press 5x5 45-55-65-75-80
-Debated on my last set being 85 or 80 given that my 1RM is 95. I'm glad I went with 80 since the last 2 reps were hard faught.
Push Press 3x5 75-85-95-105-110
-Haven't done push press as strength for a long time, so it was hard to figure out what weights to use for these sets. My old 1RM from almost a year ago is 120.
-Felt really strong on these and probably should've finished at 115 or 120 for the last set.
-I thought these sets would really tire me out once I got to the Jerk, but felt great going into it.
Push Jerk (could use split) 1x5 95-105-115-125-135-140-145PR-150fail
-In the past I have absolutely despised this movement every time it came up. Mainly because my shoulder were give me issues. But I've been givinig it a new approach!
-I remembered how much I struggled to get 140 up the last time, so I was eager to get it again.
-Was going to finish at 135 because of time, but Brandon said hell no, it looked too easy.
-140 went up with ease, felt super light. Again he said you aren't stopping there.
-145, failed the first attempt, my right arm was a little loose and just didn't lock out.
-145 second attempt, went up with ease again, and Brandon said it looked easier than the 140.
-150 it is...made an attempt, didn't feel right, so I caught it in the rack position and tried again. Got it over head but was weak on the lock out. I think at this point I was starting to fatigue.
-150 is happening in the VERY near future! :)
Sunday: Oly and Team wod.
I've been an extreme funk/state of depression the last week. Lots going on in life and in my head and I just can't escape it... But I was deteremined to go in and get a workout in. I was coaching, so I wasn't sure if I would be able to jump in or stay after. Kristina has been battling this stomach thing for quite awhile, so she offered to takes pics etc. during the team.
I worked on some cleans during the open hour. I probably shouldn't have because my head was not in the right place. And given that I haven't really worked on these in awhile, they felt really off.
Team WOD:
Teams of 3, complete:
2,500 m Row
200 walking lunges
150 Box jumps (24/20)
100 burpees
400 m team run
100 burpees
150 box jumps
200 walking lunges
2,500 m row.
*2 people work at a time except on the rows and run
*must complete one movement before moving to the next
*Teamed up with Kristy and Colin
42:something
I came up with this wod and I knew it would be quite a long one. CT and B both agreed that it would be a god one and we should do it. But I also got many middle fingers and "I hate yous" from them during the wod.
I was afraid this would get kind of monotonous with so few movements, but I think it went pretty well. I never really got bored with it.
The box jumps coming off the walking lunges were ridiculously hard. My legs felt like they weighed 100# each. I biffed it on the box 3 times. One I completele biffed and landed on my stomach on the box and I have no idea how!
Over all it was a great wod, one of those you just have to keep moving and pushing yourself. Just gotta push past the suck. I'm glad I got to take part in my torture! :)
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Open Wod 12.3
Another beautiful Sunday it was. Not only was it because of all the great performances, but the weather was amazing too! So glad we decided to have a cook out after the wod was complete
12.3
18:00 ARMAP
15 Box Jumps (24"/20")
12 Push Press (115/75)
9 T2B
8 rounds + 15 box jumps
My goal for this wod was 8+, maybe 9 rounds. So I met my goal and I'm really happy with that. So far I've been making my goals with all of these wods, so I can't be unhappy. When it comes to competition wods, I just get in this zone and go. I've definitely changed since Open wod 11.3 last year.
I went into this with an idea of 2:00 per round. the first few rounds I was right on track. And obviously I knew this was going to be hard to keep up as time went on. I finishe the first two rounds in 1:45ish.
All box jumps were unbroken. I believe I only had one rep where I lost control at the top. Other than that re-do, all reps were clean.
Push Press/Jerk, my goal was to drop the bar as few times as possible. First 3 rounds I split the reps 6-6 and rested the bar in the rack postion. Next 3, I dropped the bar after 6 reps, but kept the split 6-6. 7th round was 6-4-2 and last round was ugly and heavy, 4-2-4-2.
T2B, I knew would be my weak spot. Once I fatigue, I can't keep the kip going. I was alternating between narrow grip/wide legs and wide grip/narrow legs, switch grip with my hands. I was doing everything just to keep moving and not stop. My first 2 sets were 5-4, next 2 were, 3-3-3, next few were 3-2-2-2, last set was all singles. Took everything out of me to get those up. Then it was directly to the box and I finished the 15th box jump, right at the last second.
This one was all about pacing, but keep moving. Don't quit. The second you get that thought in your head, it's game over.
Shout outs to Kelly and Hannah who went through this WOD feeling like crap, but still putting up awesome scores. And to Hannah for going back 5 hours later again, and doing better! I can't even imagine what you would get if you were healthy, definitely 9+.
Jer did an outstanding job as well. True hard fought score there. Heavy weight for him and he gutted it out. Just gotta drop under that bar!
Kristina, awesome work on staying with it even though you hated every bit of the T2B. You showed what it takes to be a leader and not give up!
Same with Julie, kept fighting through the suck and moving with all the motivation and determination she had. She's been downright awesome to watch during this Open competition.
And to everyone else, you guys continue to amaze me every Sunday. And I couldn't be more proud to be part of it!
12.3
18:00 ARMAP
15 Box Jumps (24"/20")
12 Push Press (115/75)
9 T2B
8 rounds + 15 box jumps
My goal for this wod was 8+, maybe 9 rounds. So I met my goal and I'm really happy with that. So far I've been making my goals with all of these wods, so I can't be unhappy. When it comes to competition wods, I just get in this zone and go. I've definitely changed since Open wod 11.3 last year.
I went into this with an idea of 2:00 per round. the first few rounds I was right on track. And obviously I knew this was going to be hard to keep up as time went on. I finishe the first two rounds in 1:45ish.
All box jumps were unbroken. I believe I only had one rep where I lost control at the top. Other than that re-do, all reps were clean.
Push Press/Jerk, my goal was to drop the bar as few times as possible. First 3 rounds I split the reps 6-6 and rested the bar in the rack postion. Next 3, I dropped the bar after 6 reps, but kept the split 6-6. 7th round was 6-4-2 and last round was ugly and heavy, 4-2-4-2.
T2B, I knew would be my weak spot. Once I fatigue, I can't keep the kip going. I was alternating between narrow grip/wide legs and wide grip/narrow legs, switch grip with my hands. I was doing everything just to keep moving and not stop. My first 2 sets were 5-4, next 2 were, 3-3-3, next few were 3-2-2-2, last set was all singles. Took everything out of me to get those up. Then it was directly to the box and I finished the 15th box jump, right at the last second.
This one was all about pacing, but keep moving. Don't quit. The second you get that thought in your head, it's game over.
Shout outs to Kelly and Hannah who went through this WOD feeling like crap, but still putting up awesome scores. And to Hannah for going back 5 hours later again, and doing better! I can't even imagine what you would get if you were healthy, definitely 9+.
Jer did an outstanding job as well. True hard fought score there. Heavy weight for him and he gutted it out. Just gotta drop under that bar!
Kristina, awesome work on staying with it even though you hated every bit of the T2B. You showed what it takes to be a leader and not give up!
Same with Julie, kept fighting through the suck and moving with all the motivation and determination she had. She's been downright awesome to watch during this Open competition.
And to everyone else, you guys continue to amaze me every Sunday. And I couldn't be more proud to be part of it!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Catch up
Little behind on the blog. Been crazy busy with school work, work, and the gym. So catching up on Monday and Tuesday’s work at the gym.
Monday Strength
Push Press 3(63% of 1RM)-3(70%)-3(77%)-3(85%)-3(93%) *Current 1RM = 121#
76-85-93-103-113
Haven’t worked on push press as a strength in a long time, so the heavier weights were a little difficult. Up until the fourth set everything felt good. Kept the core and butt tight and everything engaged, small dip and drive. The last two sets were pretty hard. Mainly the last one, definitely had to take a couple breaths in between reps and get situated. Failed on the 3rd and final rep in the last set, so only ended up with 2. I used CT’s wrist straps and they really helped with the heavier sets. I think I’m going to have to invest in a pair of those.
Monday WOD:
21-15-9
Box Jumps (24”/20”) *I used 24”
Pull-ups *I cut the reps in half to 11-7-5 and did dead hangs on the blue band
9:09
Pretty embarrassing. I’m trying to use the 24” box in most WODs, since that’s what HQ has been leading towards for the females in competitions. Pull-ups are a completely different story. Like I said in a post previously, during pull-up wods I’m trying to cut the reps in half and do dead hangs. Trying to work on gaining some more strength in my shoulders, but geez is this pathetic and embarrassing. I think I got 4 on the first set then it was maybe 2 then it was 1’s and I called myself on plenty of no reps, and probably should’ve called myself on even a few more. So I did quite a few of extra pulls in all the sets. I definitely wish I would’ve started this sooner, or have been dedicating the time I need to, and done them before or after class. Regardless, I’m glad I’m doing it, my height on my kipping pull-ups is better and I’m stringing along more, so I’m getting there.
Tuesday Strength
Snatch 3(63% of 1RM)-3(70%)-3(77%)-3(85%)-3(93%) *Current 1RM = 110#
69-77-85-94-102
I have to say, I’m really happy with how my technique has improved over the months on this lift. I feel like I’ve got a pretty solid form down and now just have to get some more weight overhead. Going to have to really train my squat. First 4 sets were great. Tight bar path, everything was coming up together – not my butt first, high pull, and dropping under the bar really quick. The last set my first two attempts I failed. The first one I was forward and caught it on my toes. The second I caught it really far back and fell backwards. Then finally the next 3 were right in between those and perfect lifts. A couple of them I felt a little wobbly at the bottom, so I made sure to steady myself, then stand it. Excited to get after a new PR with this one!
Tuesday’s WOD
500m row then,
3 rounds:
5 ring dips *purple band
10 Toes to Bar
15 Wall Ball Shots (20/14)
Then, 500m row
9:53
My strength took a little while, so I was in the last heat for this one. My main goal was just to get after it. I knew my T2B were going to slow me down, so I had to make sure my dips and wall balls were unbroken, which they were. Toes to bar definitely slowed me down, but I was able to get more of a kip going today than usual. So that was a good thing. The last row Brandon was on my tail and caught up to me even though he started 30 seconds behind me. So I went after the first 300m hard with a 1:50 pace and crashed the last 200m with a 2:05 pace. Ugly. Oh well, I felt pretty good with the time. Just need to get that kip down and one of these days get my unassisted ring dips!
Monday Strength
Push Press 3(63% of 1RM)-3(70%)-3(77%)-3(85%)-3(93%) *Current 1RM = 121#
76-85-93-103-113
Haven’t worked on push press as a strength in a long time, so the heavier weights were a little difficult. Up until the fourth set everything felt good. Kept the core and butt tight and everything engaged, small dip and drive. The last two sets were pretty hard. Mainly the last one, definitely had to take a couple breaths in between reps and get situated. Failed on the 3rd and final rep in the last set, so only ended up with 2. I used CT’s wrist straps and they really helped with the heavier sets. I think I’m going to have to invest in a pair of those.
Monday WOD:
21-15-9
Box Jumps (24”/20”) *I used 24”
Pull-ups *I cut the reps in half to 11-7-5 and did dead hangs on the blue band
9:09
Pretty embarrassing. I’m trying to use the 24” box in most WODs, since that’s what HQ has been leading towards for the females in competitions. Pull-ups are a completely different story. Like I said in a post previously, during pull-up wods I’m trying to cut the reps in half and do dead hangs. Trying to work on gaining some more strength in my shoulders, but geez is this pathetic and embarrassing. I think I got 4 on the first set then it was maybe 2 then it was 1’s and I called myself on plenty of no reps, and probably should’ve called myself on even a few more. So I did quite a few of extra pulls in all the sets. I definitely wish I would’ve started this sooner, or have been dedicating the time I need to, and done them before or after class. Regardless, I’m glad I’m doing it, my height on my kipping pull-ups is better and I’m stringing along more, so I’m getting there.
Tuesday Strength
Snatch 3(63% of 1RM)-3(70%)-3(77%)-3(85%)-3(93%) *Current 1RM = 110#
69-77-85-94-102
I have to say, I’m really happy with how my technique has improved over the months on this lift. I feel like I’ve got a pretty solid form down and now just have to get some more weight overhead. Going to have to really train my squat. First 4 sets were great. Tight bar path, everything was coming up together – not my butt first, high pull, and dropping under the bar really quick. The last set my first two attempts I failed. The first one I was forward and caught it on my toes. The second I caught it really far back and fell backwards. Then finally the next 3 were right in between those and perfect lifts. A couple of them I felt a little wobbly at the bottom, so I made sure to steady myself, then stand it. Excited to get after a new PR with this one!
Tuesday’s WOD
500m row then,
3 rounds:
5 ring dips *purple band
10 Toes to Bar
15 Wall Ball Shots (20/14)
Then, 500m row
9:53
My strength took a little while, so I was in the last heat for this one. My main goal was just to get after it. I knew my T2B were going to slow me down, so I had to make sure my dips and wall balls were unbroken, which they were. Toes to bar definitely slowed me down, but I was able to get more of a kip going today than usual. So that was a good thing. The last row Brandon was on my tail and caught up to me even though he started 30 seconds behind me. So I went after the first 300m hard with a 1:50 pace and crashed the last 200m with a 2:05 pace. Ugly. Oh well, I felt pretty good with the time. Just need to get that kip down and one of these days get my unassisted ring dips!
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