"A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be." - Wayne Gretzky
June 4th- June 9th
Monday: 3 Rounds:
15 Burpees
15 Wall Balls
15 Power Snatches with 105 lbs
100 Meter Sprint (more like hobble, but whatever.)
11:09
PM: Every minute on the Minute:
2 Power Snatches with 210#'s
Got to 3 or 4 minutes
Tuesday: Max Effort Day with max Push Press (245 lbs PR), max deficit Deadlift (455), Yell after missing 475, finish off with Reverse Hypers, then Sled work.
Wednesday: "Kettlebell Wednesday"
LOTS and LOTS of snatches, cleans and swings.
Thursday: AM: "Death by Atlas Stone" and "Death by Ring Hand Stand Push Ups" 9 rds + 7 reps on first part and 8 rds on seconds part.
PM: Endurance WOD:
10X50m sprints 30 sec rest in b/t
10X100m sprints 45 sec rest in b/t
10X200m sprints 1 min rest in b/t
Friday: Dynamic Day with banded box squats and banded dead lifts.
Then: 4 rounds:
20 Squat Jumps
15 Push Ups
10 Push Jerks w/ 135#
4:47
Saturday: CrossFit for "Hope"
3 Five minute rounds with a minute rest in b/t rounds of:
Burpees
75 lbs Power Snatches
Box Jumps
75 lbs Thrusters
Chest to Bar Pull-ups
= 235 Reps
So this week brought its own set of unique challenges. For one, I did not lift as much this week as I usually do, partly because I bruised my pelvis pretty bad at the beginning of the week. But here is my break down:
Monday I had the urge to workout with the morning class at my gym which made it really fun, I hate working out alone. As far as the snatches go, I was shooting for 10 minutes - 15 minutes, but my pelvis hurt so bad that every time my hips made contact with the bar I would cringe in pain. So I made the smart decision to throw in the towel 4 minutes in.
Tuesday had its rewards, I got a 10 pound PR on my push press which made me ecstatic. Then the deficit dead lifts came in to play, I made the error to jump from 455# to 500#, missed 500# and dropped back down to 475#; missed that then promptly threw my belt shouting "dang it" lol.
Wednesday was a testosterone fest full of guys throwing around kettlebells. I felt good at the beginning, every clean, snatch, and swing felt smooth; then I decided to get ambitious and decided to snatch the big 96# kettlebell... first rep in my hand promptly tore and I couldn't grab another on of those Russian death tools.
Thursday was terrible. I love Atlas Stones. Anything awkward, big and heavy, for some reason, I automatically know how to move. A lot of the Strongman movements are very natural for me; as a result, I will do these type of movements often. In the evening I decided to run. If you know me, you know how much I hate running. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I look like a wounded bear when I run.
Friday was filled with squats. I said before that back squatting was a big weakness of mine. However; from training this movement often, squats are becoming more comfortable and one of my favorite movements. Just goes to show how weaknesses, when attacked, become strengths.
Saturday was the fundraiser workout called "Hope" for St. Judes Hospital. Its always a privilege to do a workout in honor of someone else. Its times like these that I really love CrossFit. That being said, I did not take this workout seriously at all lol. One of my teammates judged me during this WOD, and it is incredibly difficult to take anything seriously when this guy is making some smart comment while your doing burpees. None the less, the experience was memorable and I really liked the lay out of the workout. I'll have to try it again (seriously) and see where my score ends up.
All in all, this was a fun week of training with a lot of attention to weaknesses.
No time to go eat a massive whole wheat pizza at California Pizza Kitchen..... Yum :)
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