June 5, 2020

Daily score: 6 (tired, low energy)

Workout:

A. Hip to bar tech work 10-15 min.  Sets of 3-5 trying to get hips as
open as possible

done

B1. Barbell hip thrusts; 6-8x5; rest 1 min (heavy as you can take
them, 1 sec pause at top of each rep)

135x8
145x8
155x8
165x8
175x6

B2. Band assisted front lever hold (one leg straight or flat tuck
position depending on band tension/set up you have); 30 seconds x5;
rest 1 min

25
30
30
30
20

C. Kipping CTB pull up (get as high as you can on each rep and touch
bar as low below sternum as you can per rep); amrap unbroken x3; rest
2 min

4, 4, 4

+
8 min amrap:
21-15-9
TTB
Row cals
 (if you get through the whole workout go back to the start)

finished at 7:22 then did 6 TTB prior to 8 mins

The mountain bike trip was well timed as I tore my right palm on the snatch and clean pulls right before we left and it was all healed up and ready to go for this workout.  I'm definitely noticing a certain baseline level of fatigue I haven't been able to kick.  I know I have a lot going on but it's time to focus on managing the stress better.  I'm going to start meditating and practice focusing on one thing at a time.  I've been noticing a lot of distraction and phone checking and insomnia.  I'm totally happy, just mind constantly going.  And I have a to-do list that I get a little obsessed about.  None of those things are directly related to this workout or working out but obviously they all effect my performance and quality of gym time.  Not asking for anything different at this point, just wanted to share.
So, this workout...I took lots of video in the hopes they would reflect the effort I was putting in...but alas- I look like I'm barely trying!  I'm not sure if it's a strength problem or a timing problem but I can see I am ineffective and straight arm pulling/activating my lats.  I watched the video you sent a few times and it helped, very well described, I just can't seem to replicate it.  I felt my lats work in the banded front levers though.  I couldn't quite get 30 seconds the first and last time.  My right shoulder gives about 5-10 seconds before my left, right shoulder pinches a bit trying to straight arm pull on the hips to bar too.  Couldn't believe how heavy I could go on the hip thrusts, thanks for pushing me there.  It also helped that I had a foam pad to use and I had watched your video where you went super heavy and thought I better step it up ;).  WOD was actually pretty good, first set of TTB unwinded went 7/6/5/3 and felt great.  Thanks!