Training Day 8

1st WOD:

AMRAP 20 Min:
25 Burpees
25 Dips
25 Kettlebell Swings @ 25lbs

Results - 2 Rounds + 10 Swings

So yeah....this workout sucked. From previous posts you all know I don't like burpees. But I was able to go all the way to 25 each round without resting this time. So that's progress right? Dips - SUCKED. If I had been fresh and just did dips by themselves, I'm sure I would have been able to crank out 10-15 reps easy. Nope, not with this workout. I ended up doing 2 at a time and resting for a 4-count all the way to rep 25. I did find out some new information on the kettlebell swings. Turns out CrossFit doesn't do the standard Russian swing where the kettlebell doesn't come higher than chest level. They do a high swing(not sure if it has a proper name(I'm sure it does)) where the kettlebell comes all the way up over the head. So I gladly dropped the weight from my last kettlebell workout from 50-something lbs to 25lbs so I can work my way up.

2nd WOD: AKA My Wake Up Call to Re-Think My Programming.

Practice Handstand Push Ups for 20 Min

Sounds simple enough right? Just practice a skill for 20 minutes. Now I've done these before and I can do HSPU(Hanstand Push Ups) in short pulses but never all the way down to the ground. So today I decided to give it a try and immediately my body and I were having a conversation:

Me: Okay arms, push me up
Arms: No, we're alright.
Me: But these are handstand pushups, I need you to "push" me "up"
Arms: Do you realize how much of a jerk you sound like right now?
Me: No, please explain.
Arms: You just put us through a workout earlier today that not only had us supporting you through burpees, but dips and kettlebell swings as well. You even said yourself they sucked. So why on God's green earth would we have energy to push you up?
Me: Point taken, we'll call it a day.

So 5 minutes in I decided to call it quits. I know in any CrossFit workout that we should be prepared for anything, but if I'm going to improve upon my skills I need to practice when I'm fresh. So starting next week I'll change my programming up to where I'm practicing a skill in the morning, then doing my "Rounds for time" workout, then finish up with my "AMRAP" workouts.

There you go! Another day of discovery and another day of hard training.

Until Tomorrow,

Pat