Monday, 25 November 2013

Monday, November 25th 2013

I don't think it was a good idea to go to the gym this morning.  I had my first soccer game of the season last night from 10-11pm, so I got home at 11:30 and couldn't fall asleep until after 1.  I barely got up on time but I did drag myself there.

Strength: 
5 Rounds of:
2 Split Jerks at 70-75%
Rest 90 secs
5 Front Squats at same weight ^
Rest 90 secs

Then 4-4-4-4 Deficit Deadlifts

I worked at 70%, which was 175lbs for me.  Jerks were alright and I got to work on some technique.  Common comment from coach Howard was to bend my back leg and I will have to keep practicing that.  The front squats felt tough this morning, but I blame that partially on my sore legs from running around late last night.  I forewent the deadlifts because my legs were already dead and I saw that the WOD was not going to be foregiving.

WOD:
8 min AMRAP
Ascending ladder 2-4-6-8-10-12 etc. of:
Squat Cleans 135lbs
Burpees

So this WOD is basically get as far up the ladder as you can in 8 minutes.  I knew it was going to be painful, as just the volume of squat cleans alone is tough.  I managed to keep pace quite well with Botch, he was just a couple of reps ahead of me.  I finished the round of 10 and got 7 squat cleans in the next.  The squat cleans were not easy, from start to end.  As time elapsed, I found myself doing singles just from being tired of squatting the weight.  The burpees were no fun at all but I kept a slow and steady mentality for those.  Overall, not the most fun WOD ever but I think I could have gotten a much better score if I had gotten an appropriate amount of sleep last night.

Not sure what the future plan will be for Monday mornings.  Tough to workout after playing late at night and I want to go 100% if I'm going to be at the gym or else it's just wasting time.

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