Jackie improvement

So I'm kind of excited about this next fact...I found my old Jackie time from 8/27 and it was 11:11. I improved by 2:11 this time around on Monday. I was pretty happy about that. Yay for improvements.

Friday WOD

So instead of having a play day like most i decided to subject myself to the fantastic fifty torture. Although it ended up not being that bad and I actually really liked it. Those workouts are great.

Warmup
15 pass thrus
10 Overhead squats
75 jump rope

WOD
Row 1000m
50- pushups
50- 2 hand swings- 35lb
50- jumping pullups
50- situps
50- med ball cleans- 20 lb
50- snatch each arm, 25 lb (I didn't switch arms until I was done with the first one. Apparently I could have, but I guess I just like making things more difficult.)
50- ball slams-16 lb
50- ring rows- I did 3 straight leg and couldn't go any further, so the rest were table top
250- jump rope

31:52

Thursday's WOD

Warmup

Band walk (who misses the old gym with its shorter distance for the band walk? I certainly do)
Monster Walk
Lunge walk
Skip
Big Skip
Bear crawl
Alligator (still gotta work on that one)


Skill

Push Press
2 warmup sets, then 5x3- 65/80/90/105/115x2- I grazed my chin/face on the last try and I think that just threw me off. I gave it two more tries, but wasn't able to get the bar up. I was still pretty happy.

Pullups- 1 dead hang, 4 negatives/1 dead hang, 4 negatives/1 dead hang, 4 negatives/8 kipping

WOD

Run 2 laps
then 30-20-10
DB deadlift- 20lb
DB Push Press- 20lb
run 2 laps

9:03

Rest Day

Apparently I missed out on a very tough workout. Sometimes sleep is more important.

No need for kettlebells...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/dietandfitness/4303781/Gym-has-human-dumbbells-to-help-customers-exercise.html

Thanks for courtney for the link. Pretty funny. Interesting concept. Hey, I should sell it to 24 hr fitness. Think of all the jobs it would provide for people to be the "weight."

A different take on the tabata

First off, late to the workout because people do not know how to drive in the snow. People, it is half an inch, stop freaking out.

Warmup
2x
Windmills- 5, 20 lb
1 arm overhead squat- 5, 20 lb
75 jump ropes

Skill
Snatch- 5, 25lb
Jacknife- 12
Tgu- 1 each side (didn't get through much skill because I was late)

WOD
30/30

Rope snap
Burpees
2-hand swings- 35 lb
5 meter sprints

We did six rounds staying at the same station. It was different, but I liked this new version. Although, the sprints at the end was very hard. Thanks to Tina for putting herself through a couple of sets of sprints with me to push me.

Monday's Workout

First off, I'm the crazy lady who likes snowboarding so much that I went up to the mountain with Katie after working 8hrs. It was worth it though cause the snow was alright. We went for about 2.5 hrs and then headed back home because I was supposed to work that night. Luckily I got comped, so then I decided to go the gym because a little bird or birds informed me that we were doing a benchmark workout. As much as benchmark workouts can suck, I like them cause they give me an idea of my increase it fitness. Plus, it was Jackie, and Jackie is geared towards me (aka no running involved).

Warmup
3x- 20 lb kb
10- Halos
10- goblet squats
15- swings

Skill
Front squat
2 warmup sets of 5, then 5 sets of 3- 65/85/95/105/120
5- spiderman

I had a PR on the front squat which is exciting for me. Katie told me that I had good form and good depth, which is exciting for me.

WOD

Jackie
Row 100m
50 thrusters- 33lb
30 pullups
9:00

I'm not exactly sure what my previous time was. I'll have to go back and research it, but I know for sure it was over 10 minutes. So i'm happy with taking at least a minute off my time.