Snatchy Athletically

4/30: rest day

5/1: rest day

WOD 5/2: As many rounds in 20m of:

• clap pushups x 10
• clap pullups x 3

performed 13 rounds.
(clap pullups x 39 and clap pushups x 130 = 169 total reps)

good god am i sore!!! it is now monday 5/5 and i am still sore! my chest/shoulders/upper back/triceps/forearms. all sore. to the touch.

WOD 5/3: snatch (hang, power)

• 85lbs x 4 reps
• 95 x 4
• 105 x 3
• 115 x 3
• 120 x 2
• 125 x 2
• 130 x 1
• 135 x 1 - PR!!!!!!!
  

felt great after i snatched the bar with a 45lb plate on each side. that was difficult and took some balls to do in a globo gym. i'll give myself props :) i am ~170-172lbs at this point tho. but hey. i'm still happy. the heavy snatch takes a helluva lot of power to perform. :)

5/4: rest day

I Love the Rack

WOD 4/28: thrusters

• 135lbs x 5 reps
• 145 x 3
• 155 x 3
• 160 x 3
• 165 x 2
• 170 x 1 - PR!!!
  

WOD 4/29: front squats

• 135lbs x 8
• 155 x 5
• 170 x 4
• 185 x 4
• 205 x 3
  
• 225 x 3 - PR!!!
  

i ...finallly... figured out the rack position! i ended up placing my hands a bit wider than i would normally grip, and things sort of snapped in place. that and my shoulder flexibility must have increased. i have a couple small bruises from laying the bar on my upper chest/shoulders, but hey, a small price to pay.

i love front squats now, and i never thought i'd say that, because i could never do them. now that i have the rack position figured out, i can see how beneficial front squats can be! the balance, coordination, agility and athleticism required to correctly perform them is awesome. thank ya!

Spin, Spin, Spin the t-bird away...

4/25: rest day - meant to go but fell asleep after work and gym closes at 9p on fridays

WOD 4/26: spin class w/liz :)

once again we spent a lot of time in the 8-10 resistance zone, but this time for longer duration periods. next time i need to bring the seat up 1 more notch. my knee did not fully extend so it put undue stress on my quads...but oh well. lesson learned. felt pretty good afterwards. thanks liz for making this session more anaerobic. ;)

time: 1 hr

4/27: rest day - planned on going yet again but didn't happen

Flowers are blooming...

4/23: went hiking for 1hr 15m on m&m trail in holyoke - started at rt.141 entrance and headed south for a couple miles. they relocated a big section of the trail so liz and i spent a while trying to find exactly where the relocated section started. we eventually gave up because the sun was going down and the bugs were relentless!!!

4/24: did a quick hike (~40m) on the blue/red trail off rt.47 (past skinner state park). took the blue trail to the red trail and hiked to where it intersected the paved road in skinner state park. then ran back down the mountain and ended up rolling my ankle. whoo. not too bad tho. it happened when i got distracted. otherwise def got a workout - legs feel worked in a different way...different but good (except for my ankle!)

A+ comin up....

4/18: rest day - had to help move furniture for lil sis

WOD 4/19: 2-a-day:

shoulder press:

• 135lbs x 3 reps
• 145 x 3
• 150 x 3
• 155 x 1;135 x 2
• 135 x 3

ehhhh, ok performance. i ended up knotting a muscle up in my right trap/rhomboid. i wasn't warmed up enough. i wanted to get outside!

hiked for 1 hour and 30m on m&m trail in north leverett. started down the street from the n.leverett coop and hiked into the wendell state forest. ended up at the same spot i ended up last year - the tree in the middle of the woods w/multiple ppl's names carved into it. was a beautiful day all around.

4/20: rest day

4/21: rest day - had to study for A+ cert exam on 4/23

4/22: rest day - studyin for A+ exam

Stiff quads make lethargic boy

4/16: hiked for 30m on the robert frost from puffers pond north for a couple miles towards leverett

WOD 4/17: nancy (mod'd)
5 rounds for time of:

• overhead squat 65lbs x 15 reps
• lunges x 40
  

time to complete: ~19min (forgot watch)
total reps: 275
uhh yea. didn't have metcon in me last night.
def wiped me out - my legs are feeling nice and stiff. in particular my quads.
have i plateaued again??? bah!

Post #50 - whoo!

4/13: rest day

4/14: rest day

WOD 4/15: With a continuously running clock do one pull-up the first minute, two pull-ups the second minute, three pull-ups the third minute... continuing as long as you are able.

got to 9 rounds and 8 pullups. came soooo close to 10 rounds. all pullups were strict.

total: pullups x 52