Posts tagged weightlifting

I thought I was going to die at Crossfit today.

12 thrusters, 45#
12 pull ups (I did body weight inverted rows because the coach thought my pull ups were unsatisfactory, even with the band)
12 sumo deadlift high pulls, 45#
12 burpees
24 kettlebell swings, 12 kg

5 rounds for time: 35 min.

I looked like a large, sweaty tomato afterwards.

But I learned some stuff and got some corrections AND I wasn’t the last one done so I’ll call it a victory.

today, in the spirit of crossfit, I decided to do a shorter, more intense workout without breaks instead of the long workout with lots of breaks I usually do. The WOD on the crossfit website would have been awkward to do at my gym so I made up the following:

400 m run
400 m row
20 kettlebell swings, 20#
20 pushups on kettlebells

6 rounds in 45 minutes plus 5 sets of 1 power clean + 5 thrusters at 45#. I feel good about it. I’m going to try to do pushups every workout because they’re such a weak area for me.

As soon as I turn in my last midterm paper on Monday I will be a free bird for a few weeks, so lots of time to go to crossfit in indy and the gym here. That will be nice.

I just bought a Groupon for three intro Crossfit classes and 12 workouts at a Crossfit gym in Indy. I didn’t know such a place existed until just now. Hopefully I can get some guidance on my Olympic lifts. Also it was only $40 at like a $350 value so hooray.

I’ve lost 5 lbs this week and I PRed on both the squat and the deadlift at the gym. Getting really close to bodyweight on both. In a couple weeks when I have lost a few more pounds I will be at bodyweight.

I just want to be freakishly strong and compete in weightlifting competitions. That would be exciting.

What I really really want is to be able to do an unassisted pull up but my stupid weak fetus arms won’t cooperate!

• Cycling (stationary):
  • 0:10:00 || 0 mi || 0 bpm || 0 % (+12 pts)
• Dumbbell Bicep Curl:
  • 15 lb x 5 reps (+28 pts)
  • 15 lb x 5 reps (+28 pts)
  • 15 lb x 5 reps (+28 pts)
  • 15 lb x 5 reps (+28 pts)
• Arnold Dumbbell Press:
  • 15 lb x 5 reps (+40 pts)
  • 15 lb x 5 reps (+40 pts)
  • 15 lb x 5 reps (+40 pts)
  • 15 lb x 5 reps (+40 pts)
• Weighted Hyperextension:
  • 10 lb x 10 reps (+10 pts)
  • 10 lb x 10 reps (+10 pts)
  • 10 lb x 10 reps (+10 pts)
• Two-Arm Kettlebell Swing:
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+33 pts)
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+33 pts)
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+33 pts)
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+33 pts)
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+33 pts)
• Bottoms Up Kettlebell Clean and Press:
  • 10 lb x 10 reps (+88 pts)
  • 10 lb x 10 reps (+88 pts)
  • 10 lb x 10 reps (+88 pts)
  • 10 lb x 10 reps (+88 pts)
• Tricep Dumbbell Kickback:
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+28 pts)
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+28 pts)
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+28 pts)
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+28 pts)
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+28 pts)
• Goblet Squat (dumbbell):
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+39 pts)
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+39 pts)
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+39 pts)
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+39 pts)
  • 15 lb x 10 reps (+39 pts)
• Barbell Squat:
  • 30 lb x 20 reps (+48 pts)
  • 30 lb x 20 reps (+48 pts)
  • 70 lb x 10 reps (+57 pts)
  • 70 lb x 10 reps (+57 pts)
  • 70 lb x 10 reps (+57 pts)
• Barbell Bench Press:
  • 45 lb x 10 reps (+55 pts)
  • 45 lb x 10 reps (+55 pts)
  • 45 lb x 8 reps (+53 pts)
  • 45 lb x 8 reps (+53 pts)
• Clean and Jerk:
• 50 lb x 4 reps (+72 pts)
• I did clean and jerks for the first time today. I only lifted the bar and I could only do 4 reps. Kind of embarrassing. I need to get stronger.