http://www.mt-olympus.com/apollo/archives/2007/09/30/crossfit-day-10/ Snippets from the life of Apollo Lee Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:57:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.mt-olympus.com/apollo/archives/2007/09/30/crossfit-day-10/#comment-35753 CrossFit Day 13 at The Oracle of Apollo Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:45:52 +0000 http://www.mt-olympus.com/apollo/archives/2007/09/30/crossfit-day-10/#comment-35753 [...] Today’s workout, like Sunday’s deadlifts, was technically impossible without an Olympic barbell weight set. Lacking that, I decided to do something. So, I got my dumbbells and kettlebells out, put each pair up on my shoulders, and attempted the back squat with progressively increasing, albeit very very light weight. While the real workout called for 3 reps per set, I decided to do ten. Back squats with a 53 pound kettlebell require balance. [...] [...] Today’s workout, like Sunday’s deadlifts, was technically impossible without an Olympic barbell weight set. Lacking that, I decided to do something. So, I got my dumbbells and kettlebells out, put each pair up on my shoulders, and attempted the back squat with progressively increasing, albeit very very light weight. While the real workout called for 3 reps per set, I decided to do ten. Back squats with a 53 pound kettlebell require balance. [...]

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