Forever BBB - c7w1d1
Sunday - 19 December 2021
Workout: Extra conditioning, 1540-1610 (30 minutes)
Jump rope tabata - 4x40/10 - 1 round
21-15-9, for time
a) Devil’s press - 2x30 lbs
b) Chin-up/pull-up (strict, various grips)
Time: 12:54
5 devil’s presses - 2x30 lbs
7 chin-ups/pull-ups (strict, various grips)
Jump rope tabata - 4x40/10 - 1 round
Okay, that’s pretty wicked: devil’s presses are always hard, and so are chin-ups and pull-ups—put 'em together and it’s even worse.
My time was pretty bad. Don’t think I was sandbagging, just not moving quickly. The chin-ups/pull-ups were strict, rotated among 4 different grips, so I ended up doing 13 of each across the entire session—52 total, which exceeds my daily goal. Likewise, with the 5 devil’s presses following the 21-15-9, I got my daily 50 in.
Also, JR tabata immediately following work that already has your HR pegged is a great way to keep it pegged.
Edit: Kids finished up their Christmas invitational swim meet this afternoon. I’ve gotta say, I’m super proud of them both: there were some amazing swimmers at this meet—several kids from 6-8 hours away even—and the hard work was qualifying in the first place. So, although their races weren’t great, it was an awesome experience for them and a great lesson in the benefits of hard work. My son actually shaved a few tenths off of his 50-yard freestyle, though, so that was a cool little bonus.