2k with the boy! He had a blast. The fresh snow was very sticky so it wasn’t easy going. He did great on the downhills!
12012018 – Ski
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11302018 – CrossFit
Talk about a rough ending to the workday. I’m glad I was able to go straight to the gym and work it out!
We are in a new cycle and are doing tripod stands. 7×15 second holds. I did the first couple in a pike position before getting my knee up onto my elbows at least partially for the rest.
We did a longish MetCon for time of:
200 single unders,
50 situps,
10 deadlift at 185,
150 single unders,
40 situps,
8 deadlift,
100 single unders,
30 situps,
6 deadlifts,
50 single unders
20 situps,
4 deadlifts
We did a lot of drilling on the jump rope before we started and then warmed up to our deadlift weights.
I finished in 11:57. This was Gold with single unders instead of dubs! It was a lot of jump roping!
11252018 – Bike
25 minutes on the trainer watching some TED talks. Nothing too exciting! My back is still really sore/stiff.
11242018 – Run
It was a nice morning to run. Maybe the last warm-ish morning at 37f and pretty foggy. It had rained most of the night so it was pretty soggy on the trails so I was surprised to still see some ice on the trail. It definitely felt more like a spring run than a fall one! I was pretty stiff and sore from all the working out on Weds and Thursday but running actually felt good!
I ended up with 3.6 miles in 34:58.
11222018 – CrossFit and Climbing
Happy Thanksgiving!! The climbing gym was open this morning so I saw that as a good time to finish out testing my Fall Challenge lifts. We ended up going as a family so I climbed a few routes afterwards too. The family climbed around and did some cool climbs through hula-hoops!
My last two lifts were Snatch and Shoulder Press.
I had pretty much done 0 shoulder presses throughout the cycle. I really wanted to improve my deadlift so I made sure to make those lifts up as needed. But not so much the other two and it showed! My pre-test came in at 95# which is actually where I ended today as well. After hitting 95 I tried once at 105 and once at 100. I was able to get both just barely out of front rack but no where else. I really wanted to dip and drive to get it up, but I held back!
I took a little break and watched the kids so my wife could climb a little bit before coming back for the snatch. I drilled a little bit before adding some weight and snatching away! In the pre-test I ended up with 95#. Today I was able to get more and hit 105# which is just under my lifetime max. I tried 2x’s to get 110 up but couldn’t get under the bar!!
Based on these lifts here is my Fall Challenge 2018 data:
| Lift | Beginning | Ending | Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solcana Total | 435 | 500 | 65 |
| Deadlift | 245 | 300 | 55 |
| Snatch | 95 | 105 | 10 |
| Shoulder Press | 95 | 95 | 0 |
| Jackie | 13:45 | 12:06 | 1:39 |
We will have to wait and see what the final results show!!