Snatch

Snatch
1,1,1,1,1,1,1

95, 115, 125, 135, 135, 145(f), 145(f)

Got the bar up just fine at 145 but couldn't get under it quick enough

Afterburner
3 rds
250m row
10 Knee's to Elbows
15 box jumps (24")

Time: 7:50

Good day

A half a step is still progress

5 rounds
400m run
20 burpees
15 bent-over DB rows 50lbs.
Time: 36:26

Workouts like these are the bane of my existance. I fucking hate burpees! I especially hate doing a bunch of burpees a bunch of times. Workouts like these also are bad because mentally I have trouble staying in the moment and it really kills my motivation. I don't think just finishing longer workouts is an accomplishment. I feel like I should be better than what I am.

Nate reminded me that just by showing up I'm doing much better then most people. While that's not good enough for my competative spirit. It is something I need to remind myself when I start getting down on myself. My times and cardio may be shit, but they'll get better. I missed alot of time in the past, but I'm showing up now.

Times, weights, rounds, reps...that shit isn't important to me. What's important is that I show up and put the work in. Consistancy is my biggest problem, once I establish and maintain it, then I can worry about my weights and shit.

"...I'll accidentally drop my jerk on your head!"

Yes I did actually say this to a female at my gym....maybe this crossfit thing isn't so bad after all?

5 rounds of
30 sit-ups
5 push jerk (145lbs)

Time: 10:18

Pretty happy with my effort all around on this one. Did miss a rep of the push-jerk in the final round but overall I stayed moving consistantly and didn't take a bunch of breaks. Tried to do a GHD but I fucked it up and wound up tweaking my back. Man, that makes me feel old.

Run and Push-ups

15 AMRAP
200m run
25 push-ups

5 rounds + 200m run.

Had a harder time with this one than I thought I would because of the push-ups. After the first two rounds I was basically doing one or two at a time and it was more a reverse worm than a push-up. Running fast also becomes more challenging when you can't move your arms. Try it if you don't believe me.

Rankel

"Rankel"
20 min AMRAP
6 Deadlifts 225lbs
7 burpee pull-ups
10 KB swings 55lbs (rx'd is 70)
200m run.

4 rounds + 2 burpee pull-ups

Once again I'm reminded of how much my cardio sucks. I had no problem with the Deadlifts and the KB swings and my run would've been better if I wasn't sucking wind because of the burpee pull-ups. I've got to control my breathing better.

Still I hit my goal and that's three straight days of workouts. It's progress

Back to the Primative

Yesterday: 3 mile run
Today:
3 Hill sprints + 5 burpees at the top and the bottom of the hill.

Running today felt shitty, mainly because of the way I ate/drank last night. I swear I felt every beer and wing I ate as I was going.

So somethings have shifted and my original plans have to be altered. I was initially looking into hiring a personal trainer to build a program and work me through it. But unfortunately I can't afford one at the moment. So the best thing for me to do is to go back to Crossfit for the time being. I know I said I was done with it, but honestly it's probably the best thing for me right now. I failed my PT test and height and weight test again last week and right now all my focus is on passing it in February. If I don't, I'm out of the military and I can't afford that right now. I need to drop another 30 plus seconds off my 2 mile run and 2% off my body fat. And those are two things that crossfit will help me do, depsite my reservations about certain things they do.

Right now, it's not about what I want, it's about what I need to do to move on.

Iron Therapy

Squat:
220 x 5
235 x 5
250 x Max (7)
Est 1RM - 308

Split Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1
165-175-185-195(f)-195-205-215

15lb PR

Damn it feels good to lift again. All of the tension I was feeling earlier today is GONE!