2021.8.12
82,5 kg
Morning — Round 3, Week 1, Day 1: Push Ladders
After such a long hiatus, there was a chance that today would be awful. I feared that it would be awful. I hoped that it wouldn’t be awful. It was awful.
Fortunately, kleinhound’s words today were ringing in my ears:
I should point out that the work he is doing is light-years harder than I what I set out to accomplish today. But his words really helped me get through mine. I’m grateful to him for that.
Warm-up
7,5-minute timer for each ladder
(Previous rounds’ attempts in brackets)
Military press with hands on floor
1 + . . . 3 + 2 + 1f + (hands raised on chair from here on) 2 . . . + 6 + 5 + timer expired (9 + 25 = 34)
(1 + . . . + 4 + 2f + 2f + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1f + failure (19))
(1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + failure . . . (11))
Push-ups
1 + 2 + 3 + 2f + 1 + 2 + 2f + 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 4x1 + 2 + 3x1 + timer expired (30)
(1 + . . . + 6 + 5 + . . . + 1 + 1 + 1 + failure (38))
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + failure . . . (27))
Close-grip push-ups
1 + 2 + 3 + 3f + 4f + 3 + 2f + 3x1 + 2f + 1 + 1f + timer expired (25)
(1 + 2 + 3 + 3f + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + timer expired (31))
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1+ 1 + 1 + failure . . . (27))
Seated dips
1 + . . . + 6 + 5 + . . . +1 + . . . 4 + timer expired (45)
(1 + . . . + 8 + 7 + . . . 3 + timer expired (61))
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + timer expired (43))
The only way is up, right? Right?
Afternoon: PLP
P & P explosive up, pause at “top”, slow eccentric (roughly 8 seconds for each rep); L pause at bottom (roughly 8 seconds for each rep)
Day 4: Pronated grip: 5 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 2 (18)