Today’s workout was one I’ve attempted once before. The instructions were simple—start a clock and do one pullup the first minute, two the second minute, and so on, increasing sets by one per minute until you’re unable to finish a set in a minute. I was able to do seven sets (of jumping pullups) last […]
Today’s workout was the return of the five. Run 5 km for time. Just five words, right? So, let’s do it. It was really chilly when I got out to the track tonight. I set my bottle near the fence under a light to mark my lap in a different place and set off, aiming […]
Today’s workout was “CrossFit Total”, a standard benchmark that requires three barbell exercises for max. I don’t have a barbell, so I’m substituting the entire workout. Today, like last time, I’m substituting the APFT. This will be the third in the series. I started out with pushups this time, setting a timer on my computer […]
Four months ago today, I got on the scale and was disturbed by the number facing me. It disturbed me enough that I decided to do something about it. I’d been checking out some workouts here and there, reading what friends of mine were trying to do. I implemented my initial plan based on my […]
Today’s workout was seven rounds of weighted pullups (1 rep for max load per round). Unfortunately, I have only two or three real deadhang pullups. So, this is what I’m doing instead: Seven rounds for time: 10 assisted pullups10 pushups10 bench dips The pullups weren’t too bad, primarily because I had my feet on a […]
Yesterday, as I was wandering around in my car, which I drive about once a week, I decided I should swing by Bicycle Outfitter for the first time in about 8 months, and buy a cyclometer that works with my back wheel and counts cadence. I picked up the feature-rich Cateye Astrale 8, so that […]
Today’s workout was a “girl” named Elizabeth. Elizabeth wasn’t too evil, but I didn’t have the equipment to do the full prescription. Here’s my work. Three rounds (of 21, 15, and 9 reps) of: Clean 60 pounds (2×30# dumbbells)Chair dips I was really surprised at how fast I got through this workout. The first set […]
Today’s workout humbled me quite a bit. It was a fairly straight forward session, which I thought I’d get through with heavy weights and a good time. Yeah, I was quite mistaken about that one. Here’s what we’re up to this evening: Five rounds for time: 400 m runOverhead squat – 15 reps At first, […]
Today’s workout scared me a little bit, but I decided to see if I could increase my numbers over last time. It’s not a complicated workout. For those of us unable to do muscle ups, it simply asks for 120 pullups and 120 dips. Just before sunset, I headed over to the elementary school nearby […]
Today’s workout wasn’t too bad. It was “Helen,” a standard benchmark workout that consists of three events. To wit: Three rounds for time: Run 400 m21 Kettlebell swings12 pullups I’m still doing jumping pullups and I used the 35 pound kettlebell I had in my car from the other day. The running was the fastest […]
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