Happy, happy, Friday!!
For those who don’t know, I do finance/accounting as my “real” job, and for those who are in the industry I am sure you can map my blogging schedule based on accounting periods; busy times of the month my social media life is about non-existent and slow times, all of a sudden I have so much to say. 😉 Let’s catch up, shall we?
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Tomorrow will mark the end of my first complete cycle since starting The Outlaw Way, and I am pushing myself harder than ever and my body is amazing me every day.
I have PRed my power clean, squat clean, and can clean as much from the blocks as from the floor; I lifted my max power snatch for reps and PRed my snatch from the blocks; and what I am most proud of- adding ten pounds to my jerk!
(Tank: JekyllHYDE Lift [no longer available], Capris: Fabletics, Oly Lifters: Reebok, Belt: Harbinger Fitness).
Aside from feeling so much stronger and more comfortable in my Oly lifts (and doing a ridiculous amount of pause front squats all of the time..), I have made progress outside of the barbell.
I rowed three 2ks consecutively with minimal rest in between and PRed my 400m run. I have so much rowing and running it is taking me back to my Crossfit Endurance days, which I secretly miss, but will never admit.
I did weighted pull-ups (7.5# but did 3 reps in a row!), and did a WOD with ring dips RX. My strict HSPU are getting stronger and I am down to only one ab mat. I have started using the “green” KB (24kg) for WODs, and did sixty reps with a 20# wall ball, coupled with pull-ups.
(Tank: C9 from Target, Shorts: Old Navy 5 years ago)
I finally (though not consistently), can string toes-to-bar together and have reclaimed my chest-to-bar pullup that seemed to only materialize during the Open.
(Tank: JekyllHYDE KB Burnout, Shorts: Under Armour from Zulily, Shoes: Nike Lunar Cross Element from JD Sports)
Despite having a bout of tonsillitis this past week, I am feeling STRONG. And for the most part, I am happy with my little Outlaw family.
I admit I do miss doing the class workouts. This program takes about an hour and a half to two hours every night and just cannot find a way to balance the two. I have been bypassing the programmed conditioning on Saturdays and leaving time to do the team workouts after my lifting session which has helped me to stay part of the community. And these workouts have been no joke.
Overall though, I am loving the results, loving the structure, and love feeling stronger everyday!
Your turn..
How long are you in the gym each day?
What progress have you made recently that you are really proud of?
Do you have a nemesis movement?
Are you following your box’s programming or a different plan?
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Congrats on all your PRs! It sounds like a great program and a lot like Invictus. In fact, I did C2B pull-ups and wall balls with the 20# ball last night. P.S. that dang ball is so heavy!
You’ll be ready to crush the Open come Spring. Keep up the hard work!
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Thanks, Shelly!! Love feeling so strong!!
I follow my gym’s program then accent it with CF Gymnastics 5x a week along with some stuff from Ben Burgeron’s Competitors Training blog. The gymnastics work has made a huge difference
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That’s one thing that’s in Outlaw that we didn’t do much of in the regular class programming; a lot more focus on HS, HS holds/walks/pushups, lot of bar/ring work.. I have a long way to go but def love the increased challenge.
How long are you in the gym daily?
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September 27, 2014 at 3:21 pm
I’ve been happy to find a balance the last couple of weeks in my school/work/WOD balance. That means making my weekends – which used to be at least one rest day – a WOD day. I don’t love getting up on Saturdays for it, but I have been taking advantage of a free Saturday WOD that a box by my house (5 minutes, vs. my 20 minute drive to my box) and that’s made it easier. Even though I slightly feel like I’m cheating on my box …
Anyway, nice job kicking some ass! Love it :).
P.S. I am SO close being able to kip a hspu. Right now I’ve been working on consistently getting full range with stricts and two abmats, and it’s going well, but I want that kip!!
Those PRs are AWESOME! I love that feeling. Nicely done.
My next marathon training schedule starts on Sunday. While I’m excited for it, I’m also nervous that it’s going to suck up so much of my energy that my Crossfit workouts will suffer. My plan is just to do my best and listen to my body. Weightlifting PRs are so damn fun though that I’m sure I can find it in me.
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It is up to about an hour and a half since I started doing the LSUS lifting cycle. I’m so excited about doing this programming to gain strength, and really hope to do the Outlaw Way at another point in time! I miss our regular WODs, but still get to come in during class time, so I see all my normal people!
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I just started a new training cycle last week. Somehow I was talked into doing an oly meet in November….so, my programming is oly specific. I am already missing WODs (though, not running or rowing), but hope to add back in one or two a week next week to maintain the community connection you have described and keep my endurance up. After all, CrossFit is what got me fit and strong in the first place, I would hate to lose that all! But yeah…I’m at the gym for at least 90 minutes at a time. Hard to add WODs on top of that :/
Sounds like Outlaw is really working for you! Congrats on all of the PRs. Are you doing another full cycle?
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