Training Adventures

My personal fitness log. Advice, support, constructive criticism, motivation, and other feedback welcome!

Monday, August 20, 2012

Deadlifts; pull-ups and dips, air squats, runs

Deadlifts:
5 x 65% (145#)
5 x 75% (175#)
5 x 85% (185#)

Met con: 3 rounds
12 dips (blue band) + 12 pull-ups (Rx'd was 6 mu's)
40 air squats
400m run

13:53

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Deadlifts, box jumps, sit-ups

5 rounds rx'd
5 deadlifts (185#)
10 box jumps (20")
15 sit-ups

7:25

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

deadlifts; The Chief

Deadlifts: 5 sets of 3
185 - 185 - 185 - 195 - 195

The Chief: 5 rounds of
AMRAP in 3 minutes:
- 3 power cleans (85# rx'd)
- 6 push-ups
- 9 air squats
Rest 1 min

Rounds per round: 5, 4+3, 4, 4, 4+3

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Monday, August 13, 2012

Deadlifts; Heavy met con

Deadlift - 7 singles at 205#

Met con: 3 rounds, as rx'd!
800m run
10 cleans (105#)
10 kb swings (24 kg)
10 toes-to-bar

21:02

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Run; Deadlift; Front squats + burpees + swings

Ran to and from the gym, with Clark in his stroller. 4 miles round trip.

Strength: deadlifts
185# x 3
195# x 3
205# x 2
215# x 2
225# x 1

Met con: 3 rounds
12 front squats (95# rx'd)
12 burpees
12 kettlebell swings (16 kg)

7:45
(Burpee pull-ups were rx'd, but I subbed swings so I could stay near Clark.)

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Front squats; FGB-ish met con

Front squats: 155# x 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Met con: 3 rounds
45 s Handstand push-up practice; 15s rest
45 s thrusters (65# rx'd); 15s rest
45 s pull-ups; 15s rest
45 s deadlifts (155# rx'd); 15s rest
1 min rest between rounds

R1: 11/10/9 = 30 reps
R2: 11/10/11 = 32 reps
R3: 12/10/12 = 34 reps

Handstands -->
R1 walked up the wall, walked out a few "steps" and back again
R2 kicked up to the wall, lifted hands one at a time
R3 handstand hold

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Friday, May 11, 2012

Strict press; deadlifts, pike push-ups, box jumps, shuttle runs

Strict press:
85# x 2, 2, 2, 2, fail
75# x 2

Met con: 6 rounds
6 deadlifts (155# Rx'd)
6 pike push-ups (feet on 20" box) - HSPU's were rx'd
6 box jumps (20")
1 shuttle run (10 - 20 - 30 = 120 m total)

10:16

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Saturday, May 05, 2012

AMRAP: deadlifts, burpees, toes to bar, run

12 minute AMRAP
- 5 deadlifts (155#, rx'd)
- 7 lateral bar burpees
- 9 toes to bar
- 100m run

5 rounds + 5 deadlifts

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Deadlift; thrusters + burpees

Deadlifting - worked up to 235#, did 5 singles

Met con:
4 min AMRAP
2 min rest
4 min AMRAP

2 thrusters (85#), 2 lateral jump burpees; 4, 4; 6, 6; 2... 4... 6... 2... etc.

Got 41 reps both times. Good workout - heavy thrusters!

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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Jerks, deadlifts, double unders

Split jerks: 6 singles at 125#

Met con: 7 rounds
7 deadlifts: 155#
21 double unders

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

400s & deadlifts

20 min AMRAP
400m run
21 deadlifts (105# rx'd)

I finished 6 rounds in ~19:30. Not as hard as yesterday's.

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Monday, November 07, 2011

CFT

Back squat: 185, 205f, 205
Press: 75, 95f, 85, 90
Deadlift: 205, 225, 245

Total: 540

(In January, while pregnant, I lifted 235 - 100 - 245.)

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Deadlift, double-under met con

5 rounds:
3 deadlifts (185#)
6 OH squats (75# 1st round, 45# thereafter)
12 push-ups
24 double-unders

12:04

Rx'd was 195# / 95#
Push-ups were slow. All double-under sets were unbroken!

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Deadlifts, light sprint

Deadlifts - work up to a 3RM
185 x 3, 205 x 3, 225 x 3
(I bet I could have done 225 x 4 though!)

Sprint met con: 1 round
50 box jumps (20")
200m sprint
30 weighted sit-ups (25#)

4:02

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Friday, August 19, 2011

Deadlifts, running met con

Deadlifts - heavy singles
185 - 185 - 195 - 195 - 205 - 205 - 215

Met con: 3 rounds:
800m run
10 cleans (95# - rx'd was 105#)
10 KB swings (20kg - rx'd was 24kg)
10 toes to bar

24:32

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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Deadlifts

45# x 10, 95# x 10, 135# x 7

2 x 185#, 195#, 205#

How on Earth did I once lift 287#?

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Deadlifts 5 x 3 @CFD

225 - 235 - 245 - 255 - 275

3RM PR!

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Deadlifts & back squats @CFD

Deadlifts: 3 x 5
255 - 255 - 255
Heavy, but not bad! (5RM PR?)

Back squats: 3 x 5
185 - 185 - 185
Was not feeling quite so confident on these, so stayed under 200 pounds.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Deadlifts 5 x 3 @CFD

Deadlifts, triples:
225 - 245 - 255 - 255- 265

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Sunday, March 06, 2011

Deadlifts 5 x 5 @CFD

Warm-ups: 5 x 45, 95, 135, 185

Work sets: 5 x 205, 205, 205, 215, 225


I was cautious going into it, because I tweaked my back on 5x5 deadlifts last week. But they felt really good today! Yay!

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