Showing posts with label squat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label squat. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Swole Goals

THURSDAY 1.19
Almost didn't go, but willed myself beyond the tired. Glad I did. But wooosah, it was a doosie.

Power
For Time (25 min cap):
Buy-in: 800m Run
30-20-10
Back Squat OR Overhead Squat
OTB Burpees
Cash-out: 800m Run

Choose a color for Back Squats:
Black: 135/95
Blue: 125/85
Orange: 115/75
White: 95/65
Grey: 75/55 or less

Record exercise, color, and time to complete (e.g. Back Squat, Black 23:33 >>).
Back Squat, Orange, 19:57

Then we had a Goals Workshop. Pretty cool. Makes me even more determined to keep on improving.

FRIDAY 1.20
Power
A. 15 min to perform 5 sets of the following complex:
1 Pos. 1 Cleans
2 Pos. 2 Cleans
*Build to heaviest weight throughout.

B. For Time (8 min cap):
20-15-10
Dumbbell Snatch
Handstand Push-ups (pike push ups)

Choose a color for Dumbbell:
Black: 70/55
Orange: 55/40
Grey: 40/25 or less

Record heaviest weight for part A, color and time to complete for B (e.g. 225, Black 6:02 >>).
Kate 95, Grey 25#, 6:00
Chad 215, Orange, 6:13

WEEKEND
Definitely put back on my weekend pants Friday through Sunday. Tried to be mindful at times, but not exactly my finest showing. Then, after Sunday Football, I was a tired, tired girl. I didn't get up to go to the gym. And, I was just too tired after work. I almost went, but almost doesn't count.

TUESDAY 1.24
Just couldn't get up despite going to bed early. My silly FitBit says I'm very restless and makes me think I get less sleep than I do. Harrumph.

Power
For Time (23 min cap):
2000m Run (400 x 3, 800 x 1)
150 1-Arm Russian KB Swings (26# 30 x 5)
100 Sit-ups (20 x 5)
50 Handstand Push-ups (20# DB presses 10 x 5)
*Partition any way

Choose a color for KB:
Black: 70/53
Orange: 53/35
Grey: 35/26 or less

Record color and time to complete (e.g. Grey 18:18 >>)
Kate Grey #26, 22:20. *Was one of the few to complete, but I definitely scaled as I used 20# DBs for presses instead of HSPU. I also think I may have messed up a little of my KB swings - might have done 20 instead of 30 one of my rounds. I know I would have finished, either way. Time would've been closer to the 23 minute time cap.

My method was 400 m run, 30 SA RKBs, 20 SU, 10 DBP for the first 3 rounds. Then, I did 800 m run so I could focus on the last few rounds of everything else. So I just did 30 SA RKBs, 20 SU, 10 DBP for the last two rounds. Definitely harder than it looks on paper. I was dragging in my run, though. Everyday can't be the best day, but it's all working towards a better me!

I worked on DUs after - trying to get rid of my little split kick. I can do them, but I have to get rid of that darn thing and relax and not be so tensed up when I do them, too. I got to a little better state, but knew I should give it a rest as I had intentionally not done them for awhile due to injuring my calf awhile back.

I think I tweaked my knee somehow today. I felt it during the warm-up and run. Had planned on going on Wednesday, but wanted to give it a day to be sure. I iced it when I got home and tried to stretch and massage it a bit, too.

Push
5 rounds of the following (25 min total):
30 sec of work/30 sec rest/rotate for each station

Station 1: max Calories Assault Bike

Station 2: max rep Supinated Grip Strict Pull-ups (bicep ring rows)

Station 3: max rep Double-Unders (mixed SU and DU)

Station 4: max rep V-ups (bent leg)

Station 5: Rest

Record highest round for Assault Bike, total reps from station 2-4 (e.g. 18, 274 >>).
Chad 25, 207. YEP - he did 25 cals! Insane. His first round was 23, and Steph said to equal or top it by 2 cals in the last round, and he did. He's a big strong boy.

Since I drove to class, Chad walked as we are a 1 car family. However, he was going to ride his bike, until he discovered it was stolen. LOVELY. Someone stole it from our parking garage and it was on the top floor, locked, and amidst several other bikes that still remain. JERKS!

Chad said he felt like he was going to puke after the workout as he didn't finish the last little bit since he went to hard on the bike, and, he had to walk home. I tried to stay during the remainder of the workout to drive us both back, but he said to leave. But, once he got home he said he didn't think he'd make it on Wednesday, either. He had to stay up late to work, so I had a feeling. Alas, we both are taking another rest day.

WEDNESDAY 1.25
Feeling so tired and my tummy is bothering me a bit. Blah. But, back to it tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday (is the plan). Oh, I failed to mention we reordered Fresh 'n Fit meals for the week - 3x 3 meals to get another little jolt of good nutrition going. Have some yummy recipes I want to try, too. Got a good bit o' grocery shopping done on Sunday AM, too.

So I have been on the hunt for these shirts/tanks I saw years back with SWOLE MATES on them. I cannot find the exact ones, and I'm getting a little peeved. Maybe I'll make them instead. Gotta live up to the SWOLE GOALS! #swolemates #swolegoals #bollardwodsquad

Woop. Holla Atcha Boy. See yins on the flipside.

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

First Full Week of April Part 1

Monday, April 6

K
Rowed 3 min

3 Rounds
10 25# slam balls
Rope Slams

C
5 min stepper

Tuesday, April 7
Slow Jogged back home

Wednesday, April 8 - Happy Rex Manning Day!
K
10 Min AMRAP
10 box jumps 20"
10 AKBS 44#
10 wall balls 10#
1 farmer's carry 35# kbs
3+ 26

1 Bear Complex @35#
Cleans (Power and Hang Power)
55/75# (no count)

Back Squat Light
5/5/5/5

AMT Open Stride
15 minutes

00:00:56 running lap (7.5 laps = 1 Mile)

C
Elliptical 30 min
Hang Cleans 3x10 @115#
Push Press 3x10 @115#

Crossover Cables 3x10 @50#
50 sit-ups

What is it about gyms with old men who clear their throats like old judges? They are inundated with them! So annoying!

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Better than Nothing

Chad played kickball last night and I watched (I played the past two years but am sitting this one out), so he at least did something physical yesterday as opposed to me missing a Monday. Not proud, but it is what it is. Woke up right at my 5AM alarm after sleeping through the night, but that probably only equated to about 5-6 hours total. Used the latrine and then felt warm and tired, so I laid back down again and Chad followed suit. I knew we needed to go and planned on it, but was just being dumb.

Finally hopped to around 6 and we were on our merry way, a little less motivated than usual. But hey, better late than never, right?

Did a little warm up in the training room and headed upstairs to lift a little.

Skill/Strength

Kate
Back Squats
5/5/5/5/1
45/95/105/125/135#

Chad
Bench
10/7/5/3
115/135/175/195

WOD

"BRB"
21-15-9
Box Jumps
Rope Slams
Burpees

Chad's knees were bothering him so he did step-ups until he had to literally run to the bathroom to take care of business. I kept going, but have no idea how long it took me because instead of using my trusty WOD phone timer, we attempted to use the clock in the Synergy room, but it stopped after 30 seconds. Chad came back when I was nearly done and called it a day since his knees were still bothering him. My left foot (problem one) and knee are now bothering me as well. At least I got my early morning sweat on.

Certainly not our greatest showing, but it's better than nothing.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

2fer Tuesday

We got going a bit late, but even after all of the excuses Chad threw out there, I said, "Who cares? We are going." Ran into our buddies Matt and Gary and I also ran into a former colleague who had just joined the RAC a week ago. All in all a good morning.

Skill/Strength

Smith Squats
3 x 5
K 95/105/125
C 185/195/215

Incline Squat
K 2 x 10 @ 160
C 2 x 10 @ 230

WOD

Pump It Up
3RFT
10 bench presses (65#/135#)
20 dumbbell goblet squats (30#/55#)
:30 plank hold
10 bodybuilders
K 10:45
C 11:09

Planning on doing the Fleet Feet Pub Run tonight; it's been since before the Blue Ridge Half Marathon! We usually go quite regularly as they are certainly fun events. The ol' left foot/ankle/tendons/muscles are still giving me grief, but hoping to pound it out anyway.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Great Way to Start the Day!

First Official P2P (Gary missing from photo)
So the first official Park To Park (P2P) was this morning at 5:30AM. It was great time! There were 15 of us - comprised of folks from RVCF (current and former) and the RAC (current and former) - and we couldn't have asked for a better morning for a little run by the river! The temperature was perfect.

We started at Rotary Park in Salem, ran to Moyer Park, did 30 air squats, 30 push ups, and 30 burpees, and then ran back to Rotary. It's just shy of a 4 mile round trip.

We will be doing this again. Thanks to Mark Harrell for organizing this! You can find us on Facebook if you're interested in joining up with us.

Here's a link to my run (I did not stop my watch while I did the 30/30/30 just to keep time).

Happy Friday and Long Holiday Weekend!!

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Chad's BDay

31 on the 13th


Warm Up
Dynamic Stretches
(During which Chad let out a toot while squatting and I couldn't help but giggle!)
K push ups
K ball sit-ups/extensions

Skill/Strength
Front Squat 3 x 3
K 115
C 205
Back Squat (Smith) 3 x 3
K115
Kate needs to build up on her squats again. Haven't gone heavy in awhile and it shows.
Hamstring pull downs
K Abducut/Adduct


Thirtyone.doh
3.1 RFT
31 air squats
31 sec plank
31 rope slams
(0.1 was 31 bonus squats)
K: 7:52
C: 8:00

Finisher 
31 Burpees
2:32
3:13

Wasn't feeling it today, but at least we went!

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Tired Tuesday

Warm Up
Dynamic stretching
Push-ups
K Ball back extensions/sit-ups
K 5 min on Octane Lateral X *this thing was kind of neat!
C 6 min on Elliptical

Skill/Strength
Squat 5-5-3-2-1+
K 115-125-130-135-140
attempted 155 before the 140 and nearly broke my balk while only halfway down. foot also bothering me.
C 205-215-225-245-
didn't do last set as someone was loitering and Chad's knee was bothering him
Dumbbell Snatches 3x7 each arm
K 25/22.5, 22.5/25, 25 
oops, I grabbed two different ones and realized after my first set that one side felt easier than the other!
C 70, 75, 75

Chad wore his Mercer County/Lawrence County Basketball All-Stars (PA) and an older gentleman approached him and told him he was from Greenville, PA! Name is Kevin Foust. I asked out loud why that sounded familiar and another guy working out near us said he is ex-FBI and currently the Chief of Police for Blacksburg. Pretty neat.

Metcon - nope, not an official WOD today
LSits
K Banded pull-ups
K TRX abs
Rowing
Rope Slams
K 12# Tramp ball throw
Boxing
This foot really needs to chill the F out so I can get back to the DUs, jumps, and high-impact workouts and finally try Xtreme!!

We also did 40 Birthday Burpees for one Mark Harrell when we got home!! Happy Birthday, DUDE!!

This is my last day as a 30 year old - more Birthday Burpees tomorrow!