Here's what the workout looks like:
- 50 pull-ups
- 400-meter run
- 21 thrusters (95 lbs / 65 lbs)
- 800-meter run
- 21 thrusters (95 lbs / 65 lbs)
- 400-meter run
- 50 pull-ups
I didn't make it to the gym at 5 a.m., but showed up for the noon class, where I was joined by two other hearty souls with no July 4th lunch plans. After warming up, we set up our barbells and got to work.
My first 50 pull-ups went fine. I did 30 in a row, and then broke up the remaining reps into sets of 10 and 10. And the first 400-meter run wasn't too bad, either. I finished the first set of thrusters without much trouble.
But as I finished the 800-meter run and started cranking out my second set of thrusters, the fatigue hit me like a ton of bricks. My quads and hammies were burning, and I had difficulty ripping out more than 4 or 5 thrusters at a time. And when I headed out for the final 400-meter run, I was reduced to shuffling slowly out the roll-up door. Yeesh.
The 50 final pull-ups at the end were a sight to see. I think I did the last twelve as singles; not surprisingly, it took forever to get through them.
Result: 21:11 as RXed -- 49 seconds slower than last year.
Crap.
