Thursday
May062010
WOD 5.06.10
Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 7:30AM 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Reps for time of:
Deadlift, Bodyweight
Push-Ups
Post time and Rx to comments.
compare to 3.13.10
Skill Work
Clean Technique complex:
Tall Clean
Mid Hang Power Clean + FSQ
Power Clean + FSQ
Scott L Hangs
Happy Birthday, Coach Jeremy!
Happy Birthday Malcolm!
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Reader Comments (27)
That 4 weeks went by fast...
In college I read Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics wherein he laid out an idea of happiness based on contentment. The concept always resonated with me, but was in practice elusive. You have all given me so much that I can only hope that I give you some of the same.
Thank you.
Malcolm: Nice Aristotle reference. If you still have your copy, see if you can spot the logical fallacy in the first sentence of the Ethics!
"Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim."
Backatcha, Malcom. Happy Birthday, boys.
I like deadlifts, by boy does it suck to sit all day after 'em. I need one o' them standin' desks.
I'm not proud of the fact that I love workouts like this that just require will and not skill. I have plenty of the former and not so much of the latter.
7:15 for this 'un. Took it easy-ish.
Malc - I wish I could speak as you do.
Jer - I wish I could lift as much as you do.
When did Tamson go all Gowanus Hillbilly on us?
and....
**ATTENTION TOUGH MUDDERS**
this past weekend was an AMAZING experience and i had a blast with Joey Way-Too-Short-Shorts and Sameer No-You-Can't-Wear-That-Hat. those of you that chickened out really missed out on a great and challenging experience.
GOOD NEWS - the next Tough Mudder race in our area is November 20th and i am SIGNING UP!
if you are interested in joining the team - please EMAIL ME at shpaddock AT gmail DOT com. please do not just respond on the blog!! teams can be at most 20 participants and i think we should really represent!
i'll be creating the team and will give you the info to sign up when you email me!
when is the taco tour?
I took cues from coach/birthday boy jeremy who did it in like 2 minutes and change. Just don't put the bar down and don't stop. Keep going.
WOD@1702:30
5 RFT7 Deadlifts 275lbs30 Air Squats7 Handstand push-ups
13:59
My body is asking why the hell I did this WOD on a back-off week. The deadlifts and squats weren't too bad. I'm sure my time would have been cut in half if I were any good at handstand push-ups.
if I knew I was going to come close to sub 3min, I would have gone faster.
it seemed to be more about firing neurons than flexing muscles.
Happy B daysplease report on best local tacos.
Clean technique work:-Really great coaching by Shane. A lot of great cues that I'll definitely be keeping in mind for the upcoming cycle.
Wod @ 155lbs (about 15lbs above bw)5:54-I only scaled up because I wanted to compare it to the last time I did it. Ended up shaving about 90 secs. :) The pushups definitely slowed me down, though. Need to practice these more.
Cooldown:-foam roll and torture ball goodness.
-Then coach fox and I carried a sectional sofa up to our 3rd floor apt. That was so much harder than the wod and my deadlift form was awful. Glad you all didn't have to see that!
And finally, happy birthday Malcolm and Jeremy!!!
I loved yesterday. I learned SO much from the cleans technique, thank you Coach Shane. Loved the ladder WOD. I agree w/ Carlos, it was about neurons firing. I kind of sandbagged the first couple rounds out of fear of pain--need to get over that. (It was crazy to have Fox lapping me about three times next to me...)
5:53 with 155#, about 5lbs OVER bodyweight, BOO-YA, no more baby weight!