Monday August 8

SWOD - SDLHP 5x3

I have quite literally never done these for strength before, only as part of a WOD, typically around 75-95 lbs, so I hadn't a clue where to start with these for heavy weight. I got loose with 75 and 95 just to get a feel and then started my first set at 135. Felt pretty good so I hopped up to 155. I didn't pull with enough speed/explosion my second set so I stayed at that weight to try to drill it into my head that this movement is all about creation of speed/power at the bottom so that your arms are more or less a guide from the belly button on up to the top of the rep.. I then finished with 2 sets at 165, once I had the speed as the focus these felt good, no issues.

WOD - 

"Hells Bells"

1 Thruster @135

1 Rounds Cindy

.... continue pattern until

10 Thrusters @135

1 Round Cindy

I was inspired by something I saw Spealler and Khalipa do as a WOD at one of their Certs for this.. I really liked the idea of doing something heavy then a round of bodyweight stuff, and then right back to heavy. I also know that I struggle with thrusters so I wanted to get something in that hit on a weak spot.
I'll be honest, this totally sucked. I am so surprised how quickly that weight got shockingly heavy. The first 4 rounds or so I pretty much cooked through, but once I hit the round of 5 or 6, the wheels more or less came off. Any pace I had going to that point was completely abandoned and I just basically rested until I was comfortable enough to do a set of at least 3 thrusters at a time. (I didn't want to kill myself doing singles and have to clean it up every single time.) This waiting game I played proved to ruin my time because once I got into the round of 8 I was basically walking around like a scared puppy for 45 seconds at a time in between every set of thrusters afraid to get back under it.. Shitty, really really mental.. The last time I did a WOD like this where I legitimately did not want to finish it was WarPig 6.

Time: 26:30 RX'd

Lovely little Monday.

For anyone who reads this, I am going to start doing a little additional programming ("2-a-days") to address a lot of my weaknesses and try to build up some more capacity for things like competitions and such. 

I am also considering posting some of my nutrition if anyone is curious. I currently tend to eat 85% Paleo with some little throw-ins like sweet potatoes, peanut butter, whey protein, and some feta cheese on my salads.. stuff like that.. If people want more meal ideas, definitely approach me at FCF or send me an email and I will gladly post anything you would like.