With
Tim on vacation,
Trish led us through the workout yesterday. Afterwards, she remarked that the 5 a.m. class was extremely "coachable" -- i.e., we follow instructions well.
"It's 'cause we're not awake enough to fight back," I told her.
Strength Skill:
- Strict Presses (3-3-1-1-1)
Despite a couple of attempts at setting a new PR, I failed. It appears my max is holding firm at 120 pounds for a little while longer.
Metcon:
AMRAP in 15 minutes:
- 9 deadlifts (155lbs / 100lbs)
- 12 Games push-ups
- 15 box jumps (24" / 20")
This was a reprise of
the second workout of last year's CrossFit Games Open, and I did nowhere near as well as
some of the firebreathers who tackled 11.2. The deadlifts were fine -- I made sure to tap 'n go to keep momentum on my side. The box jumps weren't too bad, either. But the push-ups? Not so much. I cruised through the first few rounds, but early in the fifth round, I suddenly hit a wall and couldn't muster more than two or three push-ups at a time.
At coffee after class with Trish and
XFitMama, I griped about my strict presses and push-ups. "Do a 100 push-up challenge," Trish suggested. It was a great idea, and we all signed on. The rules are simple: Do one push-up on Day One, two push-ups on Day Two, three on Day Three, and so on. One more wrinkle: I'm going to try to do 'em all at once rather than spacing out the push-ups throughout the day. This shouldn't get hard until Day 50 or so, but I'm fine with starting at 1 for now. I need a few weeks to get my stress levels down anyway.
