Thursday, December 18, 2008

19 Dec 08
Friday
WOD
"Test Day"
400 meter run for time
rest 2-3 minutes
100 pull-ups for time (do not exceed 5 minutes, once you hit the 5 minute mark stop and record number of reps)
rest 2-3 minutes
100 ab mat sit-ups for time (do not exceed 5 minutes, once you hit the 5 minute mark stop and record number of reps)
rest 2-3 minutes
500 meter row for time
rest 2-3 minutes
100 push-ups (do not exceed 5 minutes, once you hit the 5 minute mark stop and record number of reps)
See you guys next week and have great weekend.MP

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are CRAZY!!!!!
Love it!
C U next week.
Cin

Anonymous said...

This was fun! I did the run in 1:35, got 84 pull ups (that part was harder than we thought, coming off the run, even with the 2 minutes in between), did all 100 sit ups in 3:51, managed a 2:04 on the row (I hate being a slow rower!) and got 65 push ups (and I really hate being terrible at push ups--this was truly the best I could manage--my arms still hurt!) We had a really good time with this one, though, and it was great to see you yesterday!

Wabbitt

Anonymous said...

What it is Mike. This one was great fun, even though it hurt a little. My times were as follows:
RUN: 1:16 (YEA!!!)
PULL UP: 71 (booo!!!)
SIT UP: 4:12
ROW: 1:50
PUSH UP: 80
Not bad, but still lots of room for improvment. So, did I beat Wabbit? We'll go with yes.

Great to see you yesterday, hope to see you again next week. Have a splendid trip. And dont forget to check out this site, kettlestack.com. Cindy and I think they look pretty inovative, but I want your prfessional opinion before I invest.

A good weekend to all.

H.

Anonymous said...

Mike -- Welcome back to civilization!!!
So last night was my first day back in 5 days, I had a horrible sinus infection. You know I was right about to take my week off, I had been going for four months and had not been sick or injured once. I thought I could push it one more week -- in that week I managed to tweak my knee, pull my chesticle, and then to top it off I ended out with 5 rounds of 10 sinus infection headaches and 10 feel like craps (those are technical exercises, new to crossfit!).
But I think I managed to make more progress in 4 months than I had in the previous year. I did 4 weeks of a starting strength mutation recently, and then the last 2 weeks have been heavy WODs with some strength work thrown in.
Yesterday I started back in with 5 sets of 2 Thrusters at 185 across. In between I worked in my snatch work. I was watching a video of Josh Everett training and he was split snatching. I had never seen that before but it made sense to me as it limits the amount of relative shoulder flexibility (my weakness/injury) due to the upright torso angle. So yesterday using the split snatch I did 5 sets of high hang snatch, mid hang snatch, snatch, and overhead squat. I worked up to 115 and it felt great. So I threw on 135 and did 2 without any problem. That was the easiest PR I have ever done! I am pretty excited about finding the split snatch because I was getting frustrated with not being able to get over 115 with a squat snatch. It would be great to get together with you to work on developing it.
Today I came back and tried todays WOD. I was thinking it would be a nice body weight focus day a good recovery/light day. Yeah I got smoked like cheap crack. We did it as a timed WOD with exactly 2 minutes after each exercise and then you had to start your next set and had 5 minutes to do it. Looking back I'm not sure if that was your intention, but it was fun.
Sorry for the long post, I have been stacked with language and haven't had time to chat in a while.

Anonymous said...

Glad you guys enjoyed the WOD, we'll have to do it again in a few months to see if we are making any progress. I have to admit I was pretty impressed with both the Wabbitt and the Hound, we'll have to devise a point system to determine a winner. For now, I'll just let you guys argue about it. Joe I have never used the Kettlestack before, but I did check out some reviews and they were positive. I'm not sure how it would treat your foreman with snatchs, but I did find anybody complaining about it. It would probably be a great tool to have around the house especially if you have to miss a workout or you are traveling. I found a great place for used equipment yesterday and I'll make a post about it in the near future.
Thomas, that is a serious split snatch and I believe Josh told me he went to the split because of shoulder problems. By the way, they are blast to do with dumbbells and there many variations. I should be in the Gym wednesday, if you get a chance drop in. See you guys next week. MP

Anonymous said...

Yes, we need a point system. I'm not buying this "Hound is the winner" thing at all. I did more pull ups and finished my sit ups earlier! Plus, I'm a stupid girl and can't row as fast as the boys. I pretty much hate it. And even if Hound were to be crowned the (very barely, almost nonexistent) winner, it would be okay, because soon enough I would resume my reign of terror and crush him.

Wabbitt