Worked out with my buddy Alex Cardiasmenos so it was a good night!
Shoulder press: 65x5, 75x5, 95x5, 105x5, 110x5
3 RFT:
15 pullups
15 burpees
1 chateau ct hill run.
9:32
Nothing hard/heavy in this and did the pullups and burpees unbroken, just a good lung burner. I was going to do the pullups as C2B but when Alex did it with a respectable 10:15 first (even though he's out of cardio shape for him) I decided I needed to try to beat him with regular pullups. Maybe I should have tried to beat him with c2b but that's a good mini-goal to strive for in the future.
10.28.10
Did the tactical strength challenge today! Joe's idea for all of us to try this November. I'll try it again sometime in late Novemeber. Great fun!
Deadlift:
1: 320#
2: 335#
3: 350#
deadhang Pullups:
15
24k Kettlebell Snatch in 5 minutes:
75
Total score: 76
(((325/440) + (15/20) + (75/100))/3 )*100 = 76
Thoughts on the challenge:
-Joe suggested we try a different kind of challenge each month and this was a great one to start off with rather than creating one ourselves which we all love to do! Joe, Jerrod, Lisa, Amanda, and Jake will be the competitors, although Jake is too tweaked right now to be able to do this much upper body work this month. Next month we'll do something that is all or predominantly lower body so he can join in the fun!
1: 320#
2: 335#
3: 350#
deadhang Pullups:
15
24k Kettlebell Snatch in 5 minutes:
75
Total score: 76
(((325/440) + (15/20) + (75/100))/3 )*100 = 76
Thoughts on the challenge:
-Joe suggested we try a different kind of challenge each month and this was a great one to start off with rather than creating one ourselves which we all love to do! Joe, Jerrod, Lisa, Amanda, and Jake will be the competitors, although Jake is too tweaked right now to be able to do this much upper body work this month. Next month we'll do something that is all or predominantly lower body so he can join in the fun!
-Definitely room to improve on the snatches. I have pretty sloppy form and don't drop under the weight much so I know I can get to 90. I hope to have close to 100 by the end of Novemeber!
-On the deadlift I was not at my max even though it was a 20# pr! The bar came up pretty quickly so I think I have about 20# more in me.
-The pullups were interesting since the standard is a COMPLETE deadhang with NO kipping at all. Joe correctly called one rep no good because I slightly kipped using my shoulders (and maybe my hips some too). Also with the full range of motion being touching your neck or chest at the top it takes a bit more out of you too. Interesting. Certainly makes it a straightforward standard to judge.
-Fun stuff!!! Below is the video of me. Also, Bergen is included in the video, and he is just learning the movements so did lighter snatches and we weren't strict on his pullup form. Also included is my 10# pr on the clean and Jerk at 195# and some nice failures at 200#. Once I get to 175# and higher I can't clean it...I just go into a power clean. Got to work on that since I'm easily getting it high enough on the pull!!
-On the deadlift I was not at my max even though it was a 20# pr! The bar came up pretty quickly so I think I have about 20# more in me.
-The pullups were interesting since the standard is a COMPLETE deadhang with NO kipping at all. Joe correctly called one rep no good because I slightly kipped using my shoulders (and maybe my hips some too). Also with the full range of motion being touching your neck or chest at the top it takes a bit more out of you too. Interesting. Certainly makes it a straightforward standard to judge.
-Fun stuff!!! Below is the video of me. Also, Bergen is included in the video, and he is just learning the movements so did lighter snatches and we weren't strict on his pullup form. Also included is my 10# pr on the clean and Jerk at 195# and some nice failures at 200#. Once I get to 175# and higher I can't clean it...I just go into a power clean. Got to work on that since I'm easily getting it high enough on the pull!!
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=axlebear1#p/u/0/-XE3IgZW3UU
Joe mistakenly didn't include my pullups on the first video. The interesting thing is that not only is my 10th rep no good, but Jerrod pointed out the first 5 are not true deadhangs either. Questionable. Good thing I'm doing this TSC again! Here they are ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG17_0zgQjc
Joe mistakenly didn't include my pullups on the first video. The interesting thing is that not only is my 10th rep no good, but Jerrod pointed out the first 5 are not true deadhangs either. Questionable. Good thing I'm doing this TSC again! Here they are ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG17_0zgQjc
