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The Evolution:
1st:
5000 # accumulation OHsquat
2nd
500 ski simulations
then
200m sprint
25 kb swings
(8 rounds)
3rd
"last man standing"
hand stand
"Make No Mistake
it is the belief
in mistakes
that leads one
to mistakes"
- zen monk
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1st: 9:24. 50 lb., 100 reps. It took longer than I anticipated. I pinched a nerve early and am still dealing with that. Again, my upper body gave out long before my legs ever would.
2nd: 33:13. 20 lb. ski sims, average 8.1 on the tread mill, 35 lb. KB. It took me a bit to find the right rhythm for the ski sims. I chose a slower pace than I should have. That said, the only time I stopped to rest during the whole experience was during the 5th turn of KB swings (and once to wait my turn to swing either turn 6 or 7).
3rd: Opted out. I didn't want to exacerbate my pinched nerve. I really wanted to try it, but I'd rather miss one event than miss a few weeks in rehab.
1st: 5:34 (I think, I lost my sheet at some point), 44 reps @ 115 lbs. Basically, I decided right off the bat that since I'm better at strength than endurance that I would simply use the heaviest load I could manage and just get it over with.
2nd: Less success here, at the 40 min cutoff I was just about to pick the kettlebell (35 lbs, or whatever the yellow ones are worth) for set #5. I was consistent, but very slow on the ski sims (though I increased the weight right before we started). I had a couple of runs of bad luck that ate a little bit of time, from choosing a too-heavy kettlebell at first (my first five reps were with the 44 lbs) to picking a tredmill that wasn't working. Still, I felt like i was working fairly consistently throughout.
3rd: Because I can't quite do a handstand, I did a plank hold instead. 1:02, I believe.
Having missed a couple of sessions, I was worried about tonight, but I felt really good and solidly focused. The big thing was realizing that any single movement isn't all that hard. Ski #283 isn't that much harder than 282, so why stop? Feels good to be back.
1ere: 4:03 @ 75#
2eme: 27:53 @ 35# kb
3eme: 1:55
1st: 3:13 @ 115#
2nd 32:36 w/ the band and 28kg bell
3rd: 1:02
Now, I understand everything is relative to our own experience. That being said...feels like I've been stuck in this morass of mediocrity over the past few months. I haven't been able to meet my own performance standards. Sick of it to be honest. So I've been trying to find those places where I can really start kicking past my current performance level. Little rests that need elimination. Lifts I can tack an extra 5# or 10# onto. It's starting to come along. Kills me that I hardly broke a minute on the last man standing handstand. That's not going to happen again.
Feels like I'm waking up. And I'm hungry.
I really loved the experience and the warm welcoming to rookies from the "team". Definitely worthed and definitely will be back.
THANKS
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