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Sunday, March 29, 2009
Sunday...did a workout as it turns out....
21-15-9
Power Cleans 95#
Push ups
~10 minutes
I hit the wrong button on my cell phone stopwatch utility and the timer cleared but I think it was either right under 10 or right over it. I did the first 21 cleans in under 3 minutes. 2:45 I think.
I need to workout today but I'm doing tile work in the kitchen instead.

This is a fringe benefit to the "one partner working at a time" stipulation on partner workouts.

I need to lean out more but muscle is there....still.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Wednesday - Helen (not a pr)
run 400m
21 kb swings 16kg
12 pullups
13:28
Last time - 15:43
Best time - 12:51
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Monday Mayhem
Buy in
2 x
Jump rope 1:00
200 M run
Then, in memory of a fallen soldier
“Maltz”
400m run
50 pull ups
200 yard farmer’s walk w/50lb dumbbells (25 for women)
50 dips (assisted by feet on floor)
[color=red]Got through dips in 20 minutes.
Did not do the following:
100 push ups
50 knees to elbows
100 sit ups
400m run[/color]
Cash out
1:00 Plank hold
1:00 side Plank hold
1:00 Plank hold
1:00 side Plank hold
Then CrossPit -- Fun!
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Zone Breakfast
Mission Carb Balance Soft Taco size flour tortillas, bland but nice and soft. 18g carbs (11 are fiber)
2 Scrambled eggs with a little red fat cheese.
Add them up and you get nice little breakfast burrito and carb block left over for some fruit! Mmmm black berries.
Protein 3, Carbs 3, fat 3 added for butter to scamble the eggs.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
FWD: ran a mile (9:17pr)
Ran a mile (9:17pr)
100 pushups (6:53 pr)
100 sit ups (5 somethin)
100 squats ??
Total time 26:23
FirmDancer - 21 March 2009 01:12 PM
LauraR - 21 March 2009 11:00 AM
Ran a mile (9:17pr)
Firmdancer: Did you just recently set a running PR? and now another one!
Yes, FD…I knew when I posted the 9:30 I had mentally not tried to run fast…I had 2 more miles to run. So today I tried to run faster and about halfway through had tired myself out and WALKED a good 15 to 20 steps…thinking I had killed my chance to beat 9:30. I checked the time before the last downhill stretch and the clock said 8:20. I sprinted down the hill hoping to beat 9:00 but was happy to beat the 9:30.
I will take that PR and break it soon…my 100 push up PR is by about 5-6 minutes….as GD predicted the Zone fixes a lot of things. I haven’t been 100% zoning but I have been a lot better. It’s showing in my workouts.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Hill Sprint Hell
Buy In
2 minutes
Forearm Walk to Plank Hold
WOD
Big Dawgs
3 x Sprint fm bottom of hill to end of second bldg walk back
Sprint fm bottom of hill to end of first building walk back (total 6, 3 long 3 shorter)
I reversed the first two…character breakdown in first sprint, made up for it on second sprints so I did
1 short, 1 long, 1 long, 1 short, 1 long, 1 short
I guess not really timed per GD…but the clock did say 26:05 when I finished.
Cash Out
Reverse Plank Hold 30 seconds
L Sit Hold 30 second
Elbow/forearm Plank Hold 30 seconds
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Monday, March 16, 2009
5 rounds 10 jump for
5 Rounds
10 Jump for height (jump 12” above your reach)
10 Hang Power Snatch, 45#
10 Burpees
13:45
CrossPit - Fighting Helen
3 rounds
180 punches on heavy bag
21 kb swings 35#
12 pull ups
9:45
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Brand X 5th Annual St Patrick's Day Highland Games.
Brand X 5th Annual Highland Games WOD
March 14th 2009
Get a partner 3-2- 1 Go
Buy In
200M Wheelbarrow Walk
WOD
200 M Partner Carry
10 Rope Climb
10 Skin the cats
100 Box Jumps
50 Planche to HSPU
50 Cartwheels
150 KB Swings 24 kg or 53#
100M Becks Burpees
100 Toes To Bar
200M Partner Carry
After : Irish Stew & Beer ( Thanks Debbie- lots of MEAT ! )
12:15 ish Highland Games
Shot Puts
KB Throw
Caber Toss
Keg OHS
Friday, March 13, 2009
Yes. It is Target. Sue me.
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Diane - some ramblings about my PR
When I looked at my stopwatch after the first 21 deadlifts (which were broken) it was about 3.5 minutes in. I thought it wasn't too bad and that I might could finish up the workout in under 10 if I pushed.
My first round of HSPU were with my feet on a low box and with my hands as far in as I could do. Sets were broken, but I don't recall how much...it was about 5.5 minutes on the stopwatch when I fell headfirst off the box.
Still thinking under 10, if I could crank out 15 deadlifts and 15 HSPU...Pushed the form envelope a little on the DLs to get them out in two sets. Then the HSPU in 3 sets.
7ish by then.
Then I did the last round of DL 4, 3, 2. Did the HSPU in 5,3,1.
Stopped the watch at 10:20.4...and cursed!
Then I did a search on this blog and found my last time....18:43 I think in October of 08...and the time before that 19:39. I had been happy to break 20 on that one. LOL.
I guess the HSPU challenge and the Barbell cert really helped me. Oh and maybe my diet is helping too. ;) And GD's private coaching. Well I have a lot of good things to thank for that PR I guess.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Diane - 10:20 -- apparently this is a pretty big PR
Diane
21-15-9
155# DL
HSPU - Feet on box
10:20
I would have liked to do better than that. Next time.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Wednesday - 3mi workout
Run 1 Mile
30 Squats
Run 1 Mile
30 Burpees
Run 1 Mile
30 Squats
This was the 6pm class as well.
My time was 36:44 - Miles were around the big block.
Mile splits were 9:30, 9:53, 10:15 I’m okay with those. I think the first mile time was a pr.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Monday Mayhem
Buy in
15 Knees to elbows
15 Squats
15 Toes to bar
15 Squats
Perform 5 rounds
25 Box Jumps
15 Dumbbell Hang Cleans
I cut myself off at 3 rounds. 15:56. Box jumps slow.
Cash out
3 Skin the Cats
Max Handstand holds
3 Skin the Cats
Then CrossPit Warmup: 3 rounds of run 200m, 3x each of side mount reversal with a partner.
Skill Work was combinations that included thigh kicks, straight punches and round kick to body.
Workout with Partner: Partner A rows 250 while Partner B runs 200m. Whichever partner finishes first gets a rest until the other finishes. Partner on rower does 3 side control reversals then they switch. After both have rowed and Run that is one round. AMRAP in 10 minutes. I’m slow. Jordan is fast. We did almost three rounds.





