Angie AS RX'd
100 Pull ups (8:48.)
100 Push ups (14:53)
100 Sit ups (5:08.)
100 Squats (3:23)
(misc milliseconds omitted)
32:13
My research executive (Metric) and I can't find a fully rx'd Angie in my excruciatingly detailed records. This is the first time I have not modified the push ups either by reducing the reps or using a box for part of them.
So...YAY!
(next time will break 30!)
3 comments:
(next time will break 30!)
Yep, I'm picking you will too.
You're playing in the big leagues across the board now I think.
Well done munchkin :-)
Hi. Awesome results! However, I don't get how you can have more trouble with the push-ups than the pull-ups. Perhaps I'm odd but I can barely do one pull-up, but 40-50 push-ups in a row probably wouldn't be a problem. So, this may sound like an odd question, but basically I'm just wondering if we're referring to the same exercises. Pull-up and push-up.
Anyway. Great work!
Hi, Johan...thanks for your comment. Yes, we are speaking of the same exercises.
First of all, I have always struggled with pushups. Starting in crossfit with a mere 3 strict, honest, tricep pushups to my name, i have increased to a max set of 21. However, in a longer workout such as Angie, I find myself falling back down to sets of 5, 4, 3 and eventually 2 and 1. It's quite difficult for me due to muscular fatique.
While I could not do a pull up in any manner, three years ago, I can do sets of more than 10 fairly easily when I'm fresh. Introducing other metabolic things like thrusters and running...well that throws a monkey wrench in, but on Angie, my time has decreased from doing the pull ups in abotu 17 minutes to teh 8:48 time listed in this post. I'm looking for a time closer to 6 or 7 minutes to get my angie time down to a more 'respectable' number. Although, 32 and changes is pretty nice.
One thing to note about the pull ups is that in CrossFit the kip is king. It allows you to do a high number of pull ups, quickly, while exacting more of a metabolic cost than a muscular one. In push ups, the muscular fatigue is what slows me, while in the pull ups, having to rest due to out of breath and grip factors is more pronounce. Hope that helps.
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