I haven’t been on a long run for a LONG time. Next Saturday I’m running the Spartan Beast race in Midway, Utah, so I figure I better put at least a few miles in. So, I woke up this morning and ran for six miles. I’m not gonna lie, I felt terrible. My time was 46:55. [...]
Tags: six mile run, spartan beast
Deadlift, Burpee Tabata Mashup
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Strength: I skipped my strength workout today because I felt pretty fatigued. Conditioning: Today at the gym I did a deadlift, burpee tabata mashup. That means that I did 20 seconds of deadlifts @ 185 pounds, rested for 10 seconds, did 20 seconds of burpees, rested for 10 seconds, and repeated for a total of [...]
Deadlifts, Pull Ups, Front Squats, 400 Meter Runs
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Strength: Deadlifts I did sets of three at these weights: 135, 225, 315, 405. I’m feeling pretty good deadlifting, but I need to stay committed to it. I have maintained strength on this lift for a while but haven’t been working on it. I think that I can really improve on this. Conditioning: 21 Pull [...]
Tags: conditioning, deadlifts, front squats, pull ups
Shoulder Press, 800 Meter Runs, Russian Kettlebell Swings, Double Unders
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I’m really wanting to add in a strength element to my workouts and am planning to get to the gym 30 minutes early to do it. Strength: Shoulder Press I’ve really wanted to get stronger at this lift and have wanted to start working on my upper body strength for a while now. I did [...]
Tags: 400 meter run, 800 meter run, conditioning, double unders, russian kettlebell swings, shoulder press
CrossFit Fight Gone Bad Tabata Style
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Today at the gym we did CrossFit Fight Gone Bad, tabata style. It was honestly way harder than the regular fight gone bad. So, it’s the same movements as the regular fight gone bad: Wallballs @ 20 lbs. Sumo Deadlift High Pull @ 75 lbs. Box Jump @ 20″ (for reps) Push press @ 75 [...]
Tags: box jumps, crossfit, crossfit fight gone bad, push press, rowing for calories, sumo deadlift high pull, wallballs
Handstand Push Ups, Pull Ups, Kettlebell Swings, Burpees
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Today at the gym we did a chipper. We had to finish each movement before we could move on to the next one. It was mostly body weight stuff which made it pretty difficult for me. It was a great workout though: – 30 Handstand Push Ups – 40 Pull Ups – 50 Kettlebell Swings [...]
Front Squats, Kettlebell Snatches, Box Jumps
Today at the gym we did heavy front squats. We did 5 sets of 3, trying to establish a new 3 rep max. My previous 3 rep max was 290 on front squat – I was hoping for an improvement. I got one. My sets were 185, 225, 275, 305, 325. I made all of [...]
Tags: box jumps, crossfit, front squats, heavy lifting, kettlebell snatches
Hose Drags, Deadlifts, Ball Slams
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Today at the gym we did a pretty good partner workout. Only one person worked at a time. You had to tag your partner when you were finished and then he would complete a round and tag you back. For each round, you completed: – 1 fire hose drag across the gym – 5 deadlifts [...]
Whole 30 Journal for June 11, 2012 (Day 29)
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8:15 a.m. 4 whole medium sized eggs 8 oz. ground turkey 1 tsp. macadamia oil 32 oz. water 1:00 p.m. 1 small Mexican taco salad: – 4 oz. ground beef – 1 plate of spinach – 1/3 avocado – mini tomatoes – green salsa Small bowl of homemade chicken soup: – 1/2 chicken breast – [...]
800 Meter Runs (yikes) and Push Up/Squat Tabata
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Today at the gym we did 4 runs of 800 meters for time. We rested about 4 minutes in between each run. For me, this kind of workout is crazy tough. My legs wanted to explode. But, it’s probably the best thing I can do. It felt good after. My times were: – 2:55 – [...]
