So I really have no idea what my 1RM is for squats anymore since I haven't done it in a while, so I made a guess to work with 205 today. Looking back I wish I had gone a little heavier, but this drill and rep scheme is for speed, not for raw strength.
I find that with squats I can tell how the day is going to go just by how heavy the bar feels when I first step away from the rack with it on my back/shoulders. For some reason, it felt really light today.. This pleased me.
Got through all 8 doubles with good hip explosiveness and solid power getting out of the "hole" from the box.
Best squats have felt in months.
WOD - "Giddy Up"
4 Rounds
5 TGU RH (1.5 pood)
5 TGU LH
10 T2B
Time 14:00 Rx'd
I programmed this one because frankly I have never seen Turkish get ups in a WOD and wanted to do it, and these are an awesome drill in general because they help with shoulder stability and overcoming one-side dominance.
I managed to go unbroken on the right hand throughout and only had to break once on the left side during the 3rd round because I thought I was going to drop it on my face on the descent. These are funny (much like lunges) in that you can't really do them all that fast, and the heart rate isn't jacked up like sprinting but you sweat like a complete beast since you have to stay so tense and so focused the whole time..
Looks to me like someone is getting into the winter spirit of heavy lifting.
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