day 33/45

Training:
Dead Lift - build quickly to a heavy 1; not a 1RM effort
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Hang Power Clean - build quickly to a heavy 2; not a 2RM effort
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Press - build quickly to a heavy 3; not a 3RM effort
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Grace practice - power clean and overhead touch and go reps
(choose a weight you can perform 5 manageable but challenging reps; rest 1 min; repeat 6 times; work on speed and good reps!)

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DL: 130 kg (1RM 140 kg)
HPC: 65 kg (1RM 70 kg)
Press: 50 kg (1RM 57 kg)
Grace practice @ 45 kg

DLs felt pretty light at 130. Cleans were a bit off today, smashed my knee yesterday and it is still a bit tender. Went for a lower weight on Grace practice, figured this was a good opportunity to practice push jerks, still the movement that I the most difficulty with. Starting to feel a lot better, but flexibility still limiting me overhead.

day 32/45

Training:

7 sets for total time:
10 chest to bar chin ups
15 ring dips
20 box jumps - 20/14"
25 air squats
rest 2 min b/t sets

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goal is high speed; try not to fraction

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1:41/1:56/3:00/3:18/*4:45/2:28
Total: 20:15

*clip broke on rings while in the middle of dips, took a nice tumble. Spent 1:30 trying to fix it but, got frustrated and switched to bar dips for the rest.

Everything unbroken until round 3. Everything eventually got broken up except PUs. Box jumps are just my goat, I can't get a rhythm on them, made squats tough.

day 30/45

Training:

A1. Medium Grip Bench Press @ 40X0; 4-6 x 4; rest 30 sec
A2. DB Walking Lunges @ 1010; 6-8/leg alt'ing x 4; rest 30 sec
A3. Supinated Strict Chin Ups Unweighted @ 52X1; amrap x 4; rest 30 sec
A4. DB Back Extensions @ 4022; 8-12 x 4; rest 120 sec

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A1. 135x6,140x5,140x4,140x4
A2. 35/hnd,40,40,40
A3. 7,6,5,4
A4. 25x8,25x9,25x9,25x8

Chins were more difficult than I expected. Should have gone up in weight in the lunges. Bench felt good and challenging. Arms got tired holding up the weight on BE before I could feel any fatigue in the lower back.

day 29/45

Training:
Power Snatch/OHS/Snatch Balance - 1.2.3
(start where you wish, take only 45 sec after each set, add no more or no less than 5# per set; how far can you go?)
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Split Jerk - 3,3,3,3,3; rest as needed b/t sets
(moderate effort; work on landing)
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"Annie"
50,40,30,20,10 rep rounds for time;
Double Unders
Anchored Sit Ups

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PS/OHS/SB: 20 kg - 34 kg.
Up in 4.4 lbs increments, no 2.5 lbs plates. Failed on 3rd SB on 34 kg. OHS and SB feeling better and better
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SP: 50 kg/52/55/57(sloppy)/50
Think I went too heavy on these. Still not to happy with depth.
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Annie: 6:46 (PR), All unbroken (PTS sit-up standard)
Last time I did Annie was in March of 09 (had been doing about 1.5 years of .com up to this point), it took me 14 min and I only did 1/2 of the Rx'd DUs. After just 4 months of OPT I did double the DUs in half the time. Thanks Coach, this programming rocks!

day 28/45

Training:

3 sets:
12 SDLHP - 60% BWT
Row 90 sec @ 2K row race pace
rest 2 min
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3 sets:
12 thrusters - 50% BWT
60 sec double unders
2 min rest
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3 sets:
15 chin ups unbroken
20 box jumps - 20/14" unbroken
rest 30 sec

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BWT: 139 lbs

SDLHP @ 84 lbs, unbroken
Row: 152.5/1:54.3/1:54.3
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Thruster @ 70lbs, unbroken
DUs: 64/59/53
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Chins: unbroken butterfly
BJs: 15 reps unbroken on 24" box (no 20" available)
round times: 50/1:01/1:04

This one surprised me, really kicked the crap out of me. Thrusters feel much better, but really had to dig in on the last set. Great WOD!

day 26/45

part 1:
A1. 3 position power clean - 1.1.1 x 5; rest 120 sec
notes - high hang, knee cap, floor
A2. Close Grip Bench Press @ 30X0; 2-3 x 5; rest 120 sec
notes - concentric is explosive; 14" grip
B1. Dead Lift Cluster - 1.1.1.1.1 x 4; rest 120 sec
notes - 10 sec count b/t reps
B2. Ring Dips - 15 x 4; rest 120 sec
notes - unweighted, work on speed
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A1. 60 kg, 62, 64, 64, 62
A2. 60 kg, 61, 62, 63(2+f), 63(2)
B1. 100 kg, 110, 120, 125 (2+f)
B2. all unbroken and strict

Did really long warmup, definitely made a difference, felt really strong today. Turned down weight on last set of cleans, previous set was pretty sloppy. Hand position a bit higher up on the rings, helped with speed.

rest 8+ hours

part 2:
Row 3000 m @ damper 7
Score = ave watts over 3000m divided by your body weight in lbs
(ex. 340 watt ave/170 lbs = score of 2.0; high score wins)

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Figured many people will be gunning at GC's score on the row...thought I'd estimate it for everybody's benefit while he is out hunting:

Power = 2.8*(5/6*(500/109)^3+1/6*(500/98)^3)
=287.2 watts

Score = 287.2/180 = 1.62

...this is just a rough estimate, but should be good within +/- 0.05

day 25/45

part 1:
A1. OHS @ 32X1; 4-6 x 4; rest 120 sec
notes - ass to grass
A2. Mixed Grip Chin Ups @ 41X1; 3-5 x 4; rest 120 sec
notes - switch grips per set, one hand supinated, one pronated
B1. BB Forward Lunges @ 10X0; 4-5/leg alternating x 3; rest 90 sec
notes - push through heel to get up, alt legs/rep
B2. 1 arm KB Power Row @ 4022; amrap with 1.5/1pd x 3; rest 90 sec
notes - elbows high at top, one hand on bench/support, body in tripod position

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A1. 20 kg, 22, 26, 30, 32.5 All sets 6 reps. Felt really good today, tempo helped my form a lot.
A2. 6(0), 5(12 kg), 4(16), 4(16), 4(16)
B1. 40, 40, 45. 5 per leg. Outer part of right foot hurt a lot, this has been bothering me for while...
B2. 4,4,4 Tempo was brutally difficult

rest 8+ hours

part 2:
light jog - 30 sec
90% high effort run - 30 sec
walk - 30 sec
repeat 10 times
maintain same high output speed for run for middle 30 sec

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4.5 hrs rest (slept the entire time, guess I needed it).
Runs felt amazing. Managed really close to the same distance each time. The light jog really helped, 1 min rest intervals would've been a lot worse...tHink I am going to put some light jogs in my rest time during interval running.