Day 34 : Virtual Shoveling

I think I learned a lesson today. I need to listen to my body ... I probably shouldn't have done the workout today ...

My back is completely shot ... rest day tomorrow.

Good night.

Day 33 : Mission Workout

Here's what I had to do today ...

The recent earthquake in Haiti has devastated an already deprived country, leaving many dead and countless others without even the most basic resources for survival.

FULL MISSION PROFILE

Situation:
While working as part of an relief mission in Port au Prince, Haiti, your search and rescue team was approached by a group of NATO forces and locals who stated that a large amount of rubble was lying on top of what used to be a pharmacy. The medical supplies, they said, were badly needed to resupply a nearby aid station that had been over-run with the injured. They also stated that an ambulance would be coming to collect the medical supplies in 20 minutes with a medical team to load the supplies.

Objective:
As quickly as possible, remove by hand all rubble, without damaging the badly needed medicine and supplies. Once all debris is removed, a medical team will collect supplies and load on to ambulance. You will have 20 minutes to remove all debris. Because the ambulance is also transporting injured, they will not be able to stop if debris is not cleared.

FMP Workout
Each member must:
Deadlift – Males 10,000 lbs / Females 7,000 lbs
Clean – Males 5,000 lbs / Females 3,000 lbs

-then-

Males – Clean 135 lbs and walk 100 Yards
Females – Clean 95lbs and walk 100 Yards

Notes:
- Scale your bar for what you can safely lift multiple times.
- Timer does not stop for any reason.
- If you don't complete the task in 20 min, you fail the mission.

This is by far the worst and best thing I've ever done ... it was SOOO much fun ... and SOOO horrendous all at the same time. I know this sounds cheesy but I really felt that people could die if I didn't finish in time. Kinda got emotional towards the end.

I really wanted to RX this one ... but with my feet issues I think Casey made a good call and had me drop the weight down from 135lbs to 65lbs.

Deadlift: 185lbs x 55 = 10175 lbs.
Clean: 65lbs x 77 = 5005 lbs.
Walk: 65lbs for 100 yards

18min 20secs

Sooooo much fun!

Day 32 : Front Squat

Today's workout completely sucked! I have like zero flexibility in my hands, wrists and fingers.

I did the following:

5 - 95#
5 - 105#
5 - 115#
5 - 125#
5 - 140#

And it sucked ... the legs could have done soooo much more but the hands just didn't let it happen.

Looking forward to tomorrow nights WOD. It's gonna be something different.

Day 31 : Pullups

Because I'm a fatty I can't do actually pullups ... but I did do very good and ring rows tonight. I did the following:

10 Rounds of:

3 - 90 degree ring rows
5 - 120 degree ring rows
7 - 130 degree kipling ring rows

Took 22mins 30secs ... my forearms were permanently flexed. They are going to be sore tomorrow.

Can't wait for tomorrow night.

Day 30 : The "Holy Crap That Was Long" Workout

Today's workout was more about time ... 7 weeks ago I couldn't go more then 2 or 3 mins without wanting to pass out.  Today I did 34mins and 37 seconds of intense workout.  Here's what I did:

- 800m Row
- 60 Sit-ups
- 30 Calorie Row
- 50 Step Ups (18")
- 25 Calorie Row
- 40 Ring Rows
- 20 Calorie Row
- 30 Dips
- 15 Calorie Row
- 20 Deadlift (185 pounds)
- 10 Calorie Row
- 10 Pistols (5 ea leg)
- 5 Calorie Row
- 5 Modified Handstand Pushups
- 2.5 Calorie Row
- 800m Row

This was the longest one I've done by nearly 10 mins ... and it feels awesome!

Day 29 : Hang Power Clean

This was a tough one for me ... but kinda fun.

95 - 95 - 95 - 105 - 110 - 110 - 110

The last 3 were ugly ... but I think I'm getting there.

Looking forward to getting back to some intense WODs ... I miss the real sweat! :-) Took Friday off to try and recover from my cold.  Will be hitting it hard on Saturday though.

Day 28 : Deadlift

I think I did pretty well today especially for not feeling well.  Have a stupid head cold that I just can't kick.

Here's my numbers:

Deadlift:
3-3-3-3-3
155-175-195-205-230

I think I started too low, but this is the first time I've done any real weight so this was to gauge where I was at.  I was very comfortable at 230 but had more trouble hanging on to the weight.  Need to develop my forearms.

Marcy did deadlifts today also ... and did VERY well.  She topped out with 5 reps at 105 pounds!  That's awesome!