May 2, 2018

Daily score: 7 (I don't want to be tired but I know I am a little tired)

Workout:

A. Snatch balance; build to a max

135 (95, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135)

B. Overhead squat; 20 reps for time (from floor) @115# x2; rest 2 min

20 at 105= 2:30 (11/9)
20 at 115= 20 mins (3/7/7/3)

C. Back squat; 10 sets of 3 @80-90% 1rm (increase load as you go); rest 2 min

3 at 150# x 10 sets

+
Double under skill work 15-20 min

about 2 mins, 40 du's

+
Row 500m for time

1:47

I had no idea how far I'd get on the snatch balance, frankly surprised the heck outta me.  Then part 'B'...I'll admit when I looked at this days ago I was pumped to see if I could snatch 115 enough times to get through it.  Since I've only ever snatched more than that once and not for over a year...it seemed an exciting challenge.  And damn if I didn't get bull headed stubborn about it.  It could have been more of a display of 'single-mindedness to the point of destruction' than it was if I hadn't decided to do the first 20 at 105 after failing four attempts at 115.  The two 105 snatches felt light and easy and I did 11 and 9 on the OHS.  Rested 2 mins, put 115 on the bar.  I hit the first attempt but only got 3 OHS.  Hit the second attempt after resting a couple minutes and got 7 OHS.  Then I failed one.  Rested.  Got a third rep and 7 more OHS.  SO SO SO irritated that I couldn't hold on and get 10.  Then I proceeded to fail and fail and fail...4 reps, to be exact, with lots of rest in between.  I just could not quit.  They weren't sloppy reps, they were so close, I just wasn't stabilizing the bar in the catch.  I got the 5th try and did the final three OHS and melted into fatigue lol.  I still don't know if I should be entirely proud of my determination or ashamed of my stupidity and full of gratitude I didn't break myself...probably a combo.  I fought.  I can say that.  The back squats at 150 all felt like all I had.  So I stayed there.  Right calf started to get a little funny on the 8th set of squats, the same twinge it gets from du's.  Never had it flare up doing anything else.  I think I just pushed my knee too far forward on the last rep.  So I started cautiously on the du's and bailed as it started to get worse.  I didn't have a whole lot of 'gusto' for the row but I gave what I had and was just a second off my PR.  Live to fight another day.  Thanks!