Jerry Hill's CrossFit Oldtown Alexandria VA
Team Competition
Fight gone bad variation
5 rounds, 5 stations, 5 minutes on, 1 minute off
3,2,1 Go!
Had to shuffle my schedule and go to class 0900. I bounce back and forth between that class and 1230 - and I like them both. Sometimes I just can make one and sometimes I can make the other. One of these days, I will go after work again as well. Since I am now 40, I can admit that I am sore and creaky in the am, and sometimes after work, I feel more ready to tackle the WOD. But today had to be 0900 and the team competition - creaky or not.
There were 5 guys and 4 girls in class 0900. Most of the regular suspects, although a few people shuffled around. I volunteered to start with the weight vest in round 1 and split time with the rower and push press.
Once again, lack of experience did me in a little. I went out really hard and had a huge row and then 45 push presses in round 1 - all with the vest. Pretty sure that I should have held back.
Round 2 I did not even want to do any push presses - does that sound like me? The rest was steady but really tired. I did 110 PPs during rounds 1,3,5 and bounced around the rest. Lot of box jumps too. As I looked around, I saw everyone really working hard. No one took any significant breaks save for a few second of gasping for air. And yet team 0900 came in dead last. Perhaps better strategy would have helped us.
Anyway, this workout really blasted me from the weight vested round 1, all the way to the end. I was useless at work today. So I know that I gave it all I had. Last place or not, it was a great workout.
5 rounds, 5 stations, 5 minutes on, 1 minute off
3,2,1 Go!
Had to shuffle my schedule and go to class 0900. I bounce back and forth between that class and 1230 - and I like them both. Sometimes I just can make one and sometimes I can make the other. One of these days, I will go after work again as well. Since I am now 40, I can admit that I am sore and creaky in the am, and sometimes after work, I feel more ready to tackle the WOD. But today had to be 0900 and the team competition - creaky or not.
There were 5 guys and 4 girls in class 0900. Most of the regular suspects, although a few people shuffled around. I volunteered to start with the weight vest in round 1 and split time with the rower and push press.
Once again, lack of experience did me in a little. I went out really hard and had a huge row and then 45 push presses in round 1 - all with the vest. Pretty sure that I should have held back.
Round 2 I did not even want to do any push presses - does that sound like me? The rest was steady but really tired. I did 110 PPs during rounds 1,3,5 and bounced around the rest. Lot of box jumps too. As I looked around, I saw everyone really working hard. No one took any significant breaks save for a few second of gasping for air. And yet team 0900 came in dead last. Perhaps better strategy would have helped us.
Anyway, this workout really blasted me from the weight vested round 1, all the way to the end. I was useless at work today. So I know that I gave it all I had. Last place or not, it was a great workout.
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Comment by markdavis on August 4, 2009 at 10:17am -
Christine, I am sure that the only way I would see the 0515 class is if I was still up from the night before. You guys are amazing, but I cannot do it. I will continue to keep pushing it all all reasonable hours starting at 0900 and later.
I am happy with my 6 month progress, but it is very clear to me that my stamina and skills are
not equal to most vets. Hopefully with time.
Then again, the day it feels easy is the day I am not working hard enough.
Thanks for your support and keep at it.
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Comment by Christine on August 4, 2009 at 8:02am -
Mark... when we back squatted this morning, the ladies getting the best effort were those whose joints were popping. Welcome to the creaky club. Come stretch with me at 0515 sometime. I swear it is often round 3 of 5 before I get full range of motion sometimes. And it is August in DC! Ha!
Gotta love that weight vest yesterday... especially taking it off! Which of course you've slowly done over the last 6 months. Very, very cool.
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