#drama

8:30am at River North CrossFit

3 Continuous Rounds
30 seconds Row/30 seconds off
30 seconds HH Power Snatch/30 seconds off
30 seconds Free standing shoulder touches/30 seconds off

NOTES: I liked this warmup. It was quick and it kept me moving. I was able to get 40+ UB free standing shoulder touches each round. I love those things. My row is getting a little better with Andy's guidance. The cue that finally worked for me was "use your hips like a stripper dead lift". I guess that clicked.

Snatch

NOTES: It was awesome to practice with Andy and Terry. Terry was brave enough to sacrifice his body for the sake of my snatch: He stood directly in front of me and told me to snatch. That quickly solved my 'jumping forward' problem. I also loved that Andy used "Coach's Eye" on me today. It helped a lot of be able to see myself move in slow motion. I thought this was a productive day.

OH Squat
Find 1RM
1 x 125
1 x 155
1 x 175 (fail, fail, fail)

NOTES: I wasn't even able to back jerk the bar today. It was awful. I didn't even get to attempt the squat. I was totallly distracted by about a million things. I got so frustrated that I literally threw the clip into the wall. #roidrage #notmyfinest Disclaimer: I don't actually take steriods - so don't freak out.

Back Squat
1 x 175
1 x 215
1 x 235 (ehhh, this wasn't really low enough, but I still stood it up...)
3 x 175 (work on depth)
1 x 235 (fail)

NOTES: I have a problem hitting depth when the weight gets heavy. When I get to the bottom, I lose the tension in my legs, lose the tightness in my core, and collapse my shoulders. Once I do all these awful things, it's pretty much impossible to stand up 235#.

Push Press
Find 1RM
1 x 125
1 x 145
1 x 160
1 x 165 (fail)

NOTES: I was trying to work on perfecting my dip. It felt pretty good until I got to 165#. If you couldn't tell, I was super distracted today and lost focus when the weights got heavy. That's just not acceptable. Ever.

WOD
3 Rounds:
5 OHS (105#)
12 T2B
2 Rounds:
5 Power Clean and Jerks (135#)
12 C2B Pull Ups
1 Round:
5 Front Squats (165#)
12 MU

TIME: 12:05
NOTES: I really liked this WOD. I thought it was a good combination of a ton of heavy-ish skills. I got to the MU at about 9:00. The MU were NOT a good time. I went 3-2-1s. For whatever reason, I did not adjust the rings to an appropriate height. I literally had to jump about 12" off the ground in order to catch the rings. This was hard at the end of the WOD. Andy told me to squat clean the first front squat and I almost died (or at least it felt like it). I don't think I've ever done that heavy of a squat clean in a workout? But that could totally be a lie. I muscled my way through all of the front squats UB because there was NO WAY that I was going to squat clean that bar again.

Bike
5 x 1min on/1min off

NOTES: This was just about as enjoyable as it was the other night. Quads. Quads. Quads.


If you can't tell by my snarky tone, I had a less than wonderful day.

I don't like when everyone doesn't like me :( That's about all I want to say on this matter...



Cheers to evening stroll!