Nice, I’m on an equipment purchasing moratorium until I move across the country but will be in the market at that point.
I’ve never seen an in n out in the flesh, but have heard great things. Is there any other chain you could compare it to for a lame north easterner?
@heretolog Hope it pans out well for you dude!
@boilerman Nah, it’s such a California thing. It’s just a really good fast food cheeseburger. When you isolate all the parts nothing is all that great, but put all together it is special.
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Had some sick bruises on my forearms for several months while doing Kettlebell cleans every week. My solution was to grip harder so it wouldnt crash as hard lol
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Rejecting technique in lieu of brute force does tend to make you stronger and tougher. It might also make you more conditioned. A lot of people put a lot of effort into making things suck less - myself included - but letting things suck more is pretty effective too.
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Nice work on those burpees with the 80lb vest. I’m pretty sure my vest is only ~50lbs and wearing that for a 20min walk has my traps on fire. I could not imagine adding burpees into the equation, let alone adding another 30lbs to it…
Also, is that the sound of your wife running on a treadmill in the video? That sounds like my 20s sprint speed that she seemingly maintains for the full 16mins…
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@flappinit Definitely a big fan of that approach, haha.
@littlesleeper It was for sure not the most fun thing I’ve ever done. And yup: that’s the Mrs tearing it up. We’re in my in-laws basement, where there’s a treadmill and some open space. Been nice just kinda getting back to basics.
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I love your understated humble response. Really glad you are still able to get some basic hard work in and enjoy some family time. I just wish we could travel again so I can actually see my family
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I can’t post the link because it’s off site but Dan John has a whole thing about inefficient movement for weight loss/cardio. It makes sense, you bleed more energy when you’re crap at something.
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@simo74 Always appreciated dude. This is the first time we’ve been able to travel since moving to our new home 2 years ago. It’s been pretty mindblowing. And basically a world tour of fast food, haha.
@rroo I think this is in line with what you’re talking about.
AM WORKOUT (0900)
Brian Alsruhe’s push up ladder
Start from standing. Do 1 push up. Stand up. 2 push ups. Stand up. Repeat until 10, then work back down to 1. Total of 100.
PM WORKOUT (1500)
1 burpee
1 KB snatch per side
Add a burpee and a snatch per side until 5 total, then restart at 1
4 waves w/80lb weighted vest (time: 22:53)
1 wave unweighted (total time 27:29)
Notes: That Push up workout is a sneaky one. Great little trick to make 100 push ups suck a little more. That burpee/snatch ladder thing I’ve come up with is diabolical. Sucks much more than the 100 burpees. Really felt like I was dying toward the end and could not wait to shake off that vest.
Travel day tomorrow, then back on the normal schedule.
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If you dont mind me asking, is that because of travel restrictions or just work and life getting in the way ?
Pandemic. We’ve wanted to travel much earlier than this.
Understand. I last saw my parents in 2019 when the visited us down here. Last time I went back to the UK was 7 years ago and it looks like it will be at least a couple more before I go again. I am not usually the sort of person who feels like he misses people or feels the need to visit, but this pandemic and the fact that I can travel even if I want to has definitely made me think about and miss family more than ever.
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@simo74 For sure man. I’m a major introvert and even I felt a longing to be among humanity at one point. Extreme circumstances indeed.
PM WORKOUT (1800)
Axle Grace
3:00
Transition immediately to 5 round circuit of
10 chins
4 standing ab wheel
10 dips
8 reverse hypers
25 pushdowns
50 pull aparts
30 GHRs
11 neck bridges each way
Notes: Got back from an 8 hour drive and hit a quick one. Worst showing in Grace in a while, which is an awesome showing in general. My belt is fitting loose and I definitely lost a little fluff over the week. Looks like I did one of those mini-cuts I heard so much about. Already had my traditional evening meal and am back on pace. Deep Water Week 3 starts tomorrow.
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DEEP WATER BEGINNER, Week 3, Workout 1
AM WORKOUT (0520 wake up via alarm, 0700 workout)
Buffalo bar squats 325
10x10 (2:45 between sets)
SSB lunges 125
3x10 (2:00 between sets)
SUPERSET (hyper-wheel) no rest between movements
Reverse hyper 230
3x20
Standing ab wheel
3x7
AM WORKOUT II (1030)
12-9-6-3
Deadlifts 275
Dips
Pull ups
Time: 5:23
Notes: Final set was tough on the Deep Water squats, and breaking into it I felt pretty shaky. Just coming back from downtime. Was a solid workout, but squats are still crazy for me. Second AM workout was a way to get in the 30 reps of deads and some daily work. Stole it from a different Crossfit WOD and modified it a bit for my needs. May get in a quick thruster workout before work.
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The machine is back
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@ChongLordUno Shedding skin succumb defeat/This machine is obsolete…
LUNCHTIME WORKOUT
30 thrusters w/135lbs in 4:23
Notes: Really liked that. Bit of a different take on Grace. Gotta keep that in the mix.
Back from break and I can see visual improvement in leanness just from undereating and high activity. It bodes well knowing that, when all of this is done and the time comes to strip away a little fluff, it won’t take much/long. That said, a break from all of this eating will be welcome. Still got some time to go though.
I have to travel mid-month, which would put me right in the thick of Deep Water. I may end up just running all of beginner back to back to knock it out before I travel, then spend that week hitting crazy stupid workouts in the weightroom before hopping onto intermediate. I actually considered using it a week to work up to heavy singles/triples so I could remember what heavy weight felt like. I remember that was one of my issues spending 12 weeks on Deep Water beginner/intermediate.
Thinking about my ideas for running DoggCrapp and I realize it’s missing the element of Overhead press focus that has been driving me for a while, but there are still avenues available for me. I may adapt it, steal from it, still run it entirely, etc etc. 5/3/1 has lots of ways to mold to it, and Brian Alshrue has some solid programs out there as well. Never any issues when having an abundance of successful avenues.
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There aren’t too many folks like you around, but Brian may be your brother from a different mother.
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I like to think of myself as the “Berry Colossal Crunch” to Brian’s Captain Crunch, haha. My wife says Brian and I aren’t allowed to meet because we’ll get into too much trouble…
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You’d probably just disappear into the wilderness and end up lifting trees for the rest of your lives
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