This morning was a lot of snatching…
12 minutes to find a heavy 3 Hang Snatch. These were full depth snatches starting from the hang position (barbell just above the knee).
I was able to hit 95lbs which was a 50lbs PR for the Hang Snatch and matched my Snatch PR.
Then for the MetCon we did an 11 minute AMRAP:
12 pull ups
10 deadlifts
8 power snatches
I did 6 pull ups per round and lifted 65lbs (Rx was 95).
I completed exactly 4 rounds, getting the last power snatch at the last second.
Today was a doozy and a bit complicated.
We did 16.2 which is the second workout from the 2016 CrossFit Open. As written it is a little complicated to explain. So here is what I did:
In 16 minutes I completed one round and 78 reps. The round:
25 hanging knee raises
50 single unders
15 squat cleans at 65lbs.
The 78 reps were
25 hanging knee raises
50 single unders
3 squat cleans at 85lbs.
The squat cleans were brutal and the scaled weight was supposed to start at 95 and go up 20lbs each round for 5 rounds. The Rx weight started at 135 for 15 reps and ended with 7 reps at 315. More details about the workout can be found here.
The average athlete completed the first round but not the second. Beyond the Whiteboard has some interesting analysis here.
I’ve been a fan of boxed collections since back in 2013 when StrideBox launched as the go to boxed collection for runners. I wrote about my experiences with StrideBox here and on their 1st and 2nd Birthdays. During the time I got them it was a great value and I got some cool gizmos. It was really nutrition (gels, energy drink tablets, etc) focused so when I got injured I stopped getting it.
Then I found Cairn, which is more broadly focused on “outdoor adventures.” They had lot of cool gizmos and gadgets for an outdoor lifestyle – camping, backpacking, etc. Some of the items were things I would never have bought because I don’t see the value in them – but sometimes it was amazing and worth every penny!! I had to end this box set to help ease the family budget last year!
My wife gets MightyNest which is kitchen gadgets. And my dog gets a BarkBox. You get the idea right… we like getting boxes of goodness each month!!
I’m kind of all over the place with fitness lately – running, road biking, mountain biking, CrossFit, Cyclocross, skiing, bouldering, etc… I had looked at several different boxes related to CrossFit things but none of them really caught my eye or seemed like a good value. I’ve heard about Gainz Boxes for awhile, but it wasn’t until CrossFit Athlete Cole Sager posted about them with a discount code that I decided to pull the trigger and get one.
It arrived this past week and I finally opened it up. It happened to be the Emily Bridgers box with lots of cool stuff. From FitAid was a hat, shirt, can of LifeAid, and socks! It also included some Roasted Broad Bean Crisps from Enlightened and some wristbands from Victory Grips. Plus some kind of discount code or coupon for all the companies mentioned.
Not a bad deal overall.
12 minutes to a Heavy 1×3 Overhead Squat
I completed 3 reps at 85# I attempted 95# and did 1 full rep and maybe 2 that were about 1/2 the correct depth.
Then
As Many Rounds as Possible in 12 minutes:
20 Power Snatches 65#
20 Lateral Burpees over Barbell
20 Overhead Squats 65#
20 Lateral Burpees over Barbell
20 Full Snatches 65#
I completed 0 rounds and 90 reps, so I got half way through the snatches before time was over.
We are getting ready for the CrossFit Open, so…
For time:
1500m row
200 single unders
50 Wall Balls 20# 10ft
200 single unders
1500m row
THEN…
EMOM 5
3 kipping pullups
My time for the first part was 20:47 and the last row almost made me puke.
When I got home I had to snow blow and shovel!