Shout out to my good buddy Elliot from the 6:00 class...an inspiration to say the least...
Warmup (x2):
500m row
20 PVC Overhead Squats
8 Handstand Pushups (scale to pike pushups)
10 GHD situps
10 Hip Extensions
I finished the rowing in 1:59 and 2:11 respectively. I'm really starting to be able to feel the warmups as exactly that. I used to feel like I would do two workouts per session, but now my body is starting to gain strength and capacity I didn't have before. Two months ago this warmup alone would crush me. Today it got my blood pumping and I broke a sweat, but it was completely manageable. I stopped the 2nd round of GHD situps because I used my upper body too much 1/2 way through, and paid the price...almost pulled something. I think I'm going to ask for more help on form with those. I'm most excited to get GHDs happening almost daily.
WOD (as RX'ed):
3 rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
30 Overhead squats, 75 pounds
21 Pullups
I scaled to 65 lbs. for the squats and ring rows for the pullups. I walked some of the way on the runs, once after I ran through a random lady's cigarette cloud...nice...good morning to me...
Time: 32:05
Sometimes it's the smallest changes that make the biggest impact. I completed today's metcon, scaling and all. Was it one of our hardest? No. Did I give it everything I had? Yes. Did I finish and collapse to the floor like a weeping, sweaty pulp like after most of the past metcons? No. I didn't. I just took a knee for a few seconds, got up, grabbed my bag and hit the showers. There...that was IT. Did you see that?
I'm getting stronger. I can feel it as I get deep into the WOD. The ring rows were hard for sure. But I did five at a time in the third round...even a month ago on the third round of anything I would be doing one at a time.
It feels great to really start seeing the difference.
More to come tomorrow...
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