20100417 Training: Cashed!

Keeping up with the young guns is motivating,
but my 40-year old body can only do so much. There are limits to where my
physical capabilities can take me at the moment and it'll take time for me
to get there ... if I don't run out of time, that is ;)

So I didn't do grace today because�Diesel convinced me to do the Crossfit
Games online qualifier WOD with them. These guys are total beasts but I
loved it!�

Metcon: 5 rounds @ 7:00 something, I think
- 10 deadlifts @ 145lbs
- 10 box jumps @ 20"
- 10 toe-to-bar

I went light on the deadlifts knowing that I'd be doing tire flips later
(yeah right!). They were strung together unbroken in the first 3 rounds,
then in 5's the last 2 - slowish, but steady. My strategy in everything is
to take my time if I need to, but never stop. It tends to serve me well. I
thought I miscounted them in round 4, so I did an extra for good measure
(Miscounting is a v-bad habit of mine. What?! I'm the old bag training with
the young guns - something's gotta give, dude!)

My deadlift strategy was irrelevant. It was the box jumps that cashed me in.
By the time I got to the TTB in the 4th round, I was struggling. Interesting
because I tend not to struggle with those and can string them along nicely.
The WOD was awesome, but unfortunately, it cashed me out of Eric's big tire
flip WOD and Grace (30 C&J for time) for later today ... so I'll have to
return tomorrow for a double with sled pull. Ugh. Only 14 training days
left.