Enlightened

Pretty straight forward. I hit my new 3RM PR by 5#s. Super stoked. Felt strong. I liked it. Of course, I <3 back squats, so not a big surprise. 

I knew this morning, I was planning to do a 10 min version of Jack. Not really sure what the RX'd weight is for ladies, but I kept it light. My left shoulder was acting all wonky during the shoulder prep, so I was a bit concerned, but it warmed up by the 2nd round in. 

(I JUST NOTICED THAT I FORGOT TO WRITE THAT I GOT 3 PUSH PRESSES- HA!)

For push press I used 45#s, for KB I used 3/4 pood and a 18" box. I'm happy with my results. I went hard the last round. I really wanted to complete 4 rounds and get some PP in, and I did it, but not without taking myself to that edge of "Oh shit!" I collapsed at the end of the 10 mins. I started to walk around and clean up, but found out too prematurely. I had a strong desire to "puke." I went outside by the bushes and just sat there. I felt the blood rushing to my face and heat just coming off of my body. I stayed like that for about 10 mins. 

Now, I'm home completely gassed and relaxed. Not really excited about working tomorrow. But I do have something to look forward to: Coaching the KIDS!

PS- the hip flexor strain seems to have worked itself out. 

Joshie

"Joshie"

Complete three rounds for time of:

21 Dumbbell snatches, right arm

21 L Pull-ups

21 Dumbbell snatches, left arm

21 L Pull-ups 

(I did a scaled down version of 15 reps each with 10#db, with strict pull up with band, and a 15 sec hold in the chair position)

My time: 38:16

Yikes, this was yucky. Dumb bells are my nemesis. Lots of problems with my form: 1. Legs too far apart; I was have depth issues when my stance was narrower, so I seemed to land wide. 2.) Depth issues in my squat; my back was really tight in the first 2 rounds. 3.) Getting the dumb bell behind me; I had mid-line stability issues. 

The strict pull ups were doable, but very difficult after a set of 4. 

This was a doozy. 

Tomorrow I start Paleo-Zone with alcohol as a cheat, or one cheat meal that is Zone portioned. So if i'm going to have fries, it will be 2 blocks of fries. If I have a burger, it will be 2 blocks by weight; none of this willy-nilly of me eating copious amounts of food  in one day and making me sick. Of course, alcohol will not be moderated :) We will be following this regiment until Labor Day. 

My buddy in all this Courtneyrose. I love that girl. We're going to get lean, mean and become beasts in the box... Grrr!!!