SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12TH, 2011

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12TH, 2011


WOD
Rest Day


RECAP Thursday/Friday


Sorry for the lack of posts but life has been pretty busy and we hit a big road trip Friday. 


For anyone keeping score, Thursday was a rest day. As Friday rolled around Louis and I headed to Alabama for what promised to be a day full of work and meeting many awesome people. As Friday was Veteran's Day, CrossFit Huntsville hosted a Wod For Warriors event. This was a tandem WOD meaning one athlete would do a set of work while the second rested. Upon completion of the first set the roles reversed. This went on for 11 movements and 11 rounds. Adding reps at home, this comes out to be 665. Each. Louis and I got through this in 42:02. Check out the website for the workout, rep scheme, etc.


WOD 2 at CrossFit Impulse was full of energy. We jammed two strength components into a one session. The first lift was a strict shoulder press (5 x 5RM) with a quick warmup. My shoulders were toasty from the first WOD and just simply didn't want to work as I managed just 125 x 4 three times (- 10 from PR). Louis on the other hand looked strong and hit 150 x 3.


We then went right into the deadlift. Due to my history with the lift I went backsquat 5 x 5. Louis worked up to right under 300# but sixty some odd deadlifts earlier in the day cooked his midline and he made a wise decision to stop in the third round. My backsquat got to 245# but shorted the very last rep by a hair so I'll give it a "no go" on the x5. 


I'm calling Saturday a rest too for a few reasons but mainly due to the fact that my hip impingement is barking a little and rest is probably better than pushing through at this point.