The posted WOD for 3/14 is again Filthy Fifty, with a reminder link to compare back to October.
In a wonderful turn of events, the WOD my box schedule for today was Filthy Fifty, so I was able to finally make an attempt to finish this WOD and get a baseline time.
It turned out pretty ugly. But I got it done.
I probably wouldn't have felt so beat down if I hadn't attended a 1 hour swimming class just prior to doing this WOD. And also if it wasn't my first time back in the pool in about 6-7 months.
Oh well, that's definitely a "varied stimulus" that should produce some bad ass adaptations! :-D (Yes, I have been studying my CrossFit manual for the cert this weekend.)
"Filthy Fifty"
50 reps of each movement, for time:Results: 41:25, Rx'd
Box jump, 24 inch box
Jumping pull-ups
Kettlebell swings (24kg/16)
Walking Lunges (50 total steps)
Knees to elbows
Push press, (45lbs/25)
GHD Back extensions
Wall ball shots (20/14)
Burpees
Double unders
I definitely dawdled a good bit during this WOD. Probably enough to take off 5 minutes. I was feeling decidedly beat down and wussy.
In bullets:
- Box jumps: It felt good to jump the 24'' box -- seems like all I've been doing lately is the 20''. I like the big one better.
- Jumping pullups: felt weird! I haven't done one of those in a very long time.
- KB swings: 2 sets of 25. Cake.
- Lunges: Could've been a lot faster, and in larger sets.
- Knees to elbows: Done in sets of 5. I'm still using a good bit of kipping at the bottom to get my knees up. But I do try to engage the shoulders and get my back parallel to the ground when I get to the top. These really hurt my hands!
- Push press: Sets of 25, 15, 10. 25# felt super light after the 55# for Fight Gone Bad.
- Back ext: Started with 25 straight, not sure of the rest of the breakdown. Felt fine doing them, but OWWWWWW, my back was one big ass spasm when I was finished. I could barely climb off the GHD.
- Burpees: When I got in my groove, I was pumping these out. Tried to do sets of 10. The last 10 were really brutal... I actually took some pointers from that video of the Guvernator at the CF Games Ohio Sectionals, where he's watching a deadlift-burpee WOD. The girl doing burpees in that video had a great technique.
- Double unders: THANK GOD I can do these now. Got the first 40 in sets of 10-ish. Last 10 were ridiculous. My shoe came untied and that laces were getting caught in my jump rope, so I just ripped it off so I could do the last one. That got a laugh out of my spectators. My anger amuses them. :-p
Oh, I love Filthy Fifty! I haven't done it in a good long time either. Hopefully it'll be posted at our gym soon.
ReplyDeleteA good tip on the knees to elbows, that helped me a lot, is lean your head back and try to look at the wall behind you (or whatever is behind you).
Good job!