The answer was no today but will a little more running you could shave time off that pretty easily.
I didn’t feel terrible but it also sucked the entire time. I was breathing heavy but recent training has improved my ability to cope with that.
I’m not really going to train for running. I try to run once a week and I don’t care what it is - sprints, intervals, or this. I’m varying my conditioning based on how I feel and what I want to do that day. Luckily, it’s been a solid variety so far. Steady state, intervals, CrossFit type stuff.
I want to make sure I have the ability to run but I’m not worried about my times. Today was a baseline test. I might use this ACFT as my standard moving forward. I think I can put together all the events at my wife’s school. The sled is the only thing I haven’t seen there.
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Now you sound like my wife
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No clue if it’s true, but read he used to cut lacrosse balls in half and chew on 'em so his jaw muscles would grow in proportion with the rest of him. That obviously adds nothing to your question, just thought that shit was wild.
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I’d heard abut Platz chewing something to develop his jaw muscle, so lacrosse balls wouldn’t surprise me. A high school friend took up chewing an entire pack of Bubble Yum once a week to imitate Platz. After a month or so, he quit when his jaw started getting goofy-big 
I have a naturally large pitbull head and jaw. I’d look like a fucking idiot if I did that. Well, more of an idiot 'cause there’s probably not a cool way to chew on lacrosse balls or whole packs of Bubble Yum🤷🏻♂️.
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Never even noticed his jaw before (too busy looking at his legs!) Now I’ve looked - what the heck is that about, why would you want your jaw muscles to stick out that much looks deformed!
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Only noticed after I’d read that, but couldn’t ever unsee it again.
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Don’t think I’ll ever see his legs again!
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9.1.20
I will not be training today. I’m back to work and I think our bosses are providing Mexican food for lunch. That ought to help me heal up. My knees hurt by bed time last night from my run. I’m going to limit the actual running and keep doing what I’ve been doing. Sprints didn’t bother them, HIIT doesn’t bother them, and the elliptical doesn’t bother them. I think I’ll use the elliptical to push my steady state cardio. I know I need to go past 20 minutes if I’m going to use the two mile run as the PT test standard.
Also, my coffee cup has a slow leak in the bottom. 
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Maybe it’s a Red Riding Hood thing - “the better to bite you with, my dear!”
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9.4.20 C1 W2 D4 - OHP
Work has been busy so I haven’t trained since Monday.
ELLIPTICAL
20 min interval
PULL UPS
BW x 10, 10, 10, 6+2+1+1
SEATED OHP (warm up sets SS with pull ups)
45 x 10
95 x 5
115 x 5
135 x 3 x 5 sets
DB INCLINE
75 x 5 x 3
with
UNDERHAND ROW
185 x 5 x 3
Boulder Shoulders
2 x 12 with 25s
- DB lat raise
- DB front raise
- DB reverse fly
- DB OHP
Time: 38 minutes for lifting. I ran out of time and had to get ready for work. I was worn out by the end of Monday. I had five days in a row of good training. I don’t think the three days off hurt me but I’m still not pleased about it.
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Do you do these With a back rest or just sat astride a bench ?
No back rest hoping to imitate the standing version.
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9.5.20 C1W3D1 - Squat
CONDITIONING
Outdoor Warm Up
Fartlek Runs - 3x25 sec x 3 rounds with 2 min rest
SQUAT
45 x 5
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
265 x 1 x 5 sets
POWER CLEAN
185 x 2 x 2
205 x 2
225 x 1, 1
240 x 1 x 4 sets
185 x 3 x 2 sets
My knees hurt after running. Cleans were garbage. I was supposed to do five singles. I did the last couple sets with 185 just to feel something move fast.
Overall, it was a good conditioning day and a total crap lifting day.
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9.6.20 - Conditioning
OUTDOOR WARM UP
ISABEL
30 snatches with 135 - 6:21
Unfortunately, my legs are fatigued from yesterday and I’m not great at these. My HR was up by I couldn’t do more than five in a row.
REST 5-10 MINUTES
GRACE
30 clean & jerks with 135 - 7:30
Same as above. Strength is an issue. Luckily, I’m on the edge of the beginner times which is exactly where I belong.
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You did both of these? Are you mental? Ahahahah
Does it have to be full cleans and snatches?
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Yes, I did both. They do stuff like that in the Games. They call them chippers and I definitely took more rest than they do.
Any snatch and any clean which means power cleans and snatches for me.
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Finished off the day with more lifting - throwing my seven year old daughter in the pool. Push presses and some sort of overhead back throw. I managed to get her to do a back flip by grabbing her under the arms and throwing her over my head. My shoulders are spent.
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Yeah doing these on the same day is just plain gross and now I feel unfit you asshole hahaha
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