Thursday

happy post cinco de mayo!
so for cinco de mayo yesterday we had chinese food! lol
better this am than yesterday. up and out. no going to tell ya i was happy about it but i was up and out!
making up yesterdays wod. thought about doing a double but didnt end up with enough time.

treadmill
run 2 miles
felt really good here. surprising. left knee still tight in the am but warms up after a few minutes.
kept the pace high and felt strong

strength warm up
3 round
10 pullups
10 push ups
10 squats
focused on full rom on the pull ups and got them all unbroken. kept the speed down but went for the true full extension.
pushups were no real issue and the squats opened up the legs.
little sluggish on this but might have been from the effort on the run.

cinco WOD
5 rounds

5 db deadlift
5 db hang squat clean
5 push press
5 squats
increase weight each round. rest as needed

45
50
55
60-f
60-f

so it calls for a bear type dumbell complex. you cannot put the dumbells down once you begin the round and you are to increase weight each round
the 45 were good. no real issue. little tight maybe but range of motion was good and the round was clean
the 50 were similar to the 45's but it took a little more effort. getting heavy toward the end of the round
the 55 got really hard on the hang squat cleans. my left arm sags at the elbow and forces the dumbell forward off my shoulder. this was fatiguing both my grip and in general.
the first round of 60 i got to the push presses and couldnt hold on. the hsc's were ugly. again left arm thru me off. i picked up the dumbells and finished the set
figured i'd give it a go with the 60's again. got almost thru the cleans and failed. need to work the form on these. dont think it's the weight as much as the form here. the push presses are hard after everything else and the squats you just have to hang on to.

much more difficult than i would have imagined bbut them ain't that the beauty of it!

got my head wrapped around a bunch of personal bs and need to clear it out.
soon. soon. hopefully soon. make some changes in direction and that should help.
have to stay at the gym, on the run, or on the bike though. keeps my head somewhat clear and helps me sleep at night!

peace!