Workout:
18.3
2 rounds: (14 minute time cap)
100 du's
20 OHS 80#
100 du's
12 ring muscle ups
100 du's
alternating db snatches, 35#
100 du's
12 bar mu's
225 reps, through 5 ring muscle ups
I really can't complain about a thing because doing ring muscle ups in the open is a dream come true. So no matter what, this was a huge success. However, this one made me want 'more' more than any of the others. If my body could handle doing it again, I would, just because I believe I have better in me!
Here's how it went down: First set of du's went great! I did 40, 20, 20 or something around there, and then somewhere in the 80's my right calf blew up. That same sharp shooting pain. It wasn't as bad as the time it happened right before Open Camp though (or maybe just more familiar). Finished that set but I could feel the calf was pissed off on the OHS. I did 12/8 on the OHS just to save my shoulders. I could have done those unbroken. But didn't seem like a good reason to. The second set of du's was stupid. My body basically wouldn't let me use the right leg and the calf was all seized up anyway so not sure it would have been much help. I wasn't getting any 'danger' signals though, I just knew it was gonna hurt for a week probably. And to be honest, nothing was going to stop me from getting a shot at the rings.
So...it's so frustrating but I was at 8:28 by the time I got to the rings! First set of dubs took me 2:05, second set 5:20!!! It was not pretty. I know I broke an ankle and I probably wouldn't have my muscle ups if I hadn't, so I really am not trying to be a whiny bitch. But I really wanna fix my double unders this next year because this did not feel good and I never want to feel that way again...being held back...and feeling wounded! Grrrr. I added the video to show what some in the first set look like. It's been forever since I saw myself do them and I do not look like what I think I look like! I can see a lot of room for improvement.
Anyhow, moving on, the first mu was way more difficult than doing them well rested during the week. I FOUGHT for it. I got 5, failed 3. This next sentence I know is a waste of mental energy but it's mostly just a confession that the Open got to me: I just think that if I had the 3 mins back from the shitty second set of dubs and if I hadn't failed the 3 reps, I maaaaaybe could have gotten 12 mu's! (That girl is annoying, ignore her). Okay, back to reality and what's worth one's mental energy: this was fun, I achieved a goal AND a dream, I did not injure myself, and I am now more motivated than ever to get better at basically everything, specifically du's and ring muscle ups :). Sorry this is going on and on haha. So much passion tied up in this one! The good news is I really am okay. My right calf is unhappy but not as scary as the first time it happened and now I have a good idea of how it recovers and what to do. It'll be fine in a few days. My left calf is super sore from doing 100 single legged du's lol. But just tight and sore. So I am definitely funny to watch walk. Shoulders feel great. Thanks to you and all your progressions and all the work to build healthy stable shoulders, even the reps I failed on the mu's didn't feel scary or risky. Scotty judged me and that was super helpful too. An exciting day. Thanks!
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