Re-read message from Alma (the lady with cancer that I'm climbing Denali
for) and this article on the CrossFit Journal... totally put things into
perspective going into my last 52 days before the expedition. http://journal.crossfit.com/2008/05/the-hard-routine-by-jason-doug.tpl Oh yeah, Alex's blog (http://theunbrokenone.blogspot.com) is a great one to
read too. He is, as Tucker would say, poetry in motion when he trains...
although he was the first one to tell me that there's a lot going on in the
head even though the outside says different. He's a great athlete and a
great guy. Back to business. Strength: Overhead Squat 5x1
OHS 93# felt good. Wanted to go heavier, but I'd like to correct
inconsistent depth and balance issues first. Knee hurts. Metcon: 12 min AMRAP
5 burpees
10 pull ups
15 sit ups yeah so a 30# weighted belt seemed like a good idea at first, but I realised
it was poo after rudy wanted to see my pullups unbroken... the light turned
on and the belt came off ... burpees and situps were steady. Strung pullups
in 4/5's throughout. Ended with 6 rounds, 7 situps if I don't count the one
buggered while taking the belt off. Post WOD skill - 3 x max handstand push ups with 1 controlled negative at
conclusion of each set (90 sec rest) Didn't have it in me today to do post WOD - not getting enough sleep,
calories, or mental downtime. We'll try again tomorrow. Good news is that
Coach took a few minutes to help me understand how metcon and body weight
specific movements don't need to integrate with strength. Why put on the
weight belt for pull-ups when I can't do 10 at a time unbroken? I might be
able to do the burpees and situps unbroken, but it seems I need to get
unbroken overall ... not 2/3 of the way. He also showed me some interesting
endurance drills to do that were movement-specific for my sport (aka pulling
lots of weight up for 8 hrs, digging/building snow shelters,
crevasse/rescue, storm work, and vertical climbing). It was a productive,
but tiring day. Sleep: 7hrs
Mental Energy: 7
Physical Energy: 7
Stress: 4 (significantly lower now that my condo is closing!!!)
Diet: not enough protein, need to remember to pack more food for the day.
It's so hard to prep so much food every day.
for) and this article on the CrossFit Journal... totally put things into
perspective going into my last 52 days before the expedition. http://journal.crossfit.com/2008/05/the-hard-routine-by-jason-doug.tpl Oh yeah, Alex's blog (http://theunbrokenone.blogspot.com) is a great one to
read too. He is, as Tucker would say, poetry in motion when he trains...
although he was the first one to tell me that there's a lot going on in the
head even though the outside says different. He's a great athlete and a
great guy. Back to business. Strength: Overhead Squat 5x1
OHS 93# felt good. Wanted to go heavier, but I'd like to correct
inconsistent depth and balance issues first. Knee hurts. Metcon: 12 min AMRAP
5 burpees
10 pull ups
15 sit ups yeah so a 30# weighted belt seemed like a good idea at first, but I realised
it was poo after rudy wanted to see my pullups unbroken... the light turned
on and the belt came off ... burpees and situps were steady. Strung pullups
in 4/5's throughout. Ended with 6 rounds, 7 situps if I don't count the one
buggered while taking the belt off. Post WOD skill - 3 x max handstand push ups with 1 controlled negative at
conclusion of each set (90 sec rest) Didn't have it in me today to do post WOD - not getting enough sleep,
calories, or mental downtime. We'll try again tomorrow. Good news is that
Coach took a few minutes to help me understand how metcon and body weight
specific movements don't need to integrate with strength. Why put on the
weight belt for pull-ups when I can't do 10 at a time unbroken? I might be
able to do the burpees and situps unbroken, but it seems I need to get
unbroken overall ... not 2/3 of the way. He also showed me some interesting
endurance drills to do that were movement-specific for my sport (aka pulling
lots of weight up for 8 hrs, digging/building snow shelters,
crevasse/rescue, storm work, and vertical climbing). It was a productive,
but tiring day. Sleep: 7hrs
Mental Energy: 7
Physical Energy: 7
Stress: 4 (significantly lower now that my condo is closing!!!)
Diet: not enough protein, need to remember to pack more food for the day.
It's so hard to prep so much food every day.
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