Another week of training done! I had a couple of good days and a couple of bad days. But the best thing was that on Friday, I finally was able to do a WOD with the listed weight! There was another part of that WOD that I started to scale after a few rounds, so I didn’t technically RX the workout, but it still felt good to finally be able to lift the weight that was called for. It was a great way to end the week!
Monday, June 13
Strength:
Back squat 5×5 at 78% – I used 95lbs. My true 78% would have been 98lbs and I opted to round down rather than up to keep it simple. It wasn’t until I checked my notes from the week before that I realized I did 95lbs last Monday, so I should have rounded up today.
WOD:
20 high hang clean and jerks
20 high hang snatches
I finished in 5:54 and used 55lbs. I’m not sure what my 1 rep max for clean and jerk is because we haven’t tested it in a while, but this weight is only 10 lbs lighter than my 1 rep max snatch. The coach told us to choose a weight that would be a bit of a struggle during the snatches, though, so that’s what I did.
I mentioned last week how I generally don’t like doing lifts from the high hang position, so this workout was just okay for me. But I did like that it was only 6 minutes long and still kicked my butt!
Tuesday, June 14
Strength:
Power cleans 5×1 – work up to heavy singles for the day. Do each set as a complex: 1 high hang power clean, 1 knee-high hang power clean, 1 power clean from the floor. I got up to 85lbs, but it was a struggle. There have been days in the past where 85lbs was no problem for me, so it was frustrating to not hit it so easily today.
WOD:
10 rounds
10 DB thrusters
10 pushups
I ended up not finishing this one. We didn’t have a time cap per se, but our class had run over and I was only 8 rounds through when people for the next class started showing up. I was already over this workout by that point, anyway, so I stopped after the 8 rounds. Although I’m slow, it’s not often that I end a WOD early, but today I just wasn’t feeling it. I wish there was something else thrown in there to mix it up (like a 200m run every 3 minutes or something) because this workout seemed endless and kind of boring.
Wednesday, June 15
Unexpected rest day. I woke up, started getting dressed, then decided that a workout was just not going to happen, so I went back to bed.
Thursday, June 16
Strength:
Push press 5×5 at 76% – I used 65lbs
WOD:
20 min AMRAP
50 double unders or 100 singles
100m farmer’s carry
200m run
I really liked this WOD, but it had to get cut a little short because it started pouring. I finished 3 total rounds and then for anyone who didn’t want to keep doing the farmer’s carry and run outside in the rain, we started doing kettlebell lunges inside instead. I used 35lb kettlebells. I’m still working on my double unders, so I did a pattern of “single-single-double-single-single-double” until I reached 50.
At skills/gymnastics class later that night:
We worked on ring holds (holy crap those are hard), freestanding handstands, back bridges, and practiced using the false grip on the rings to eventually help us with muscle-ups.
Friday, June 17
Strength:
5 rounds of 25 second ring holds, with weight if you are able to
WOD:
12 minute EMOM
5 front squats 95/65
Box pushups in the remaining time
I was really looking forward to this workout, and it turned out to be a good one! I love EMOM workouts, and I was so excited that there was finally a WOD where I was able to lift the weight that was given! This workout got tough really quick, though, and I’m pretty sure I almost started crying at one point. After the 5th or 6th minute, I started doing pushups on my knees.
Saturday, June 18:
My husband and I stayed with my in-laws who live at the Jersey shore this weekend. I considered running on the beach, but I didn’t want to have to deal with sore calves for the next week, so I just took the dog out for a 35 minute run/walk around their neighborhood.
Sunday, June 19
Rest day, but I did this yoga video in the morning.
