Tom and I have been having so much fun making movie clips in the gym. He caught my PR 42-kg press (95 lbs) and 115-kg deadlift (253 lbs), also a PR, with the camera so as usual I couldn't resist posting them. The older I get the more I'm going to enjoy these--the activities AND the video documentation. Hopefully I'll be able to press 44 kg by my 44th birthday this year.
Benchmark: March 2008 Archives
21 thrusters (weight: 65 pounds)
21 pull-ups
15 thrusters
15 pull-ups
9 thrusters
9 pull-ups
Time: 5:34
Last time (a couple of weeks ago) I did "fran" all alone in the gym and I was slower with less weight. Yesterday I was well rested and there was a noisy room full of people working out. I was really glad to be that much faster and heavier, and had no shoulder problem.
I had been unusually tired the previous two days after doing a lot of snatch practice followed by heavy squats to a new max (96 kg) on Monday. I wasn't sure that should have made me feel totally spent for two whole days, but Scott told me he experienced the same thing when he was doing more O-lifting practice.
21 pull-ups
15 thrusters
15 pull-ups
9 thrusters
9 pull-ups
Time: 5:34
Last time (a couple of weeks ago) I did "fran" all alone in the gym and I was slower with less weight. Yesterday I was well rested and there was a noisy room full of people working out. I was really glad to be that much faster and heavier, and had no shoulder problem.
I had been unusually tired the previous two days after doing a lot of snatch practice followed by heavy squats to a new max (96 kg) on Monday. I wasn't sure that should have made me feel totally spent for two whole days, but Scott told me he experienced the same thing when he was doing more O-lifting practice.
Tom and I had so much fun in the gym today, making videos of each other lifting weights. We have already learned a lot from seeing ourselves. I felt strong on the squat and ended up getting a new 1-rep max of 95 kg (209 pounds), which Tom got on video. I just love being able to do this stuff! And then to go home and cook some steaks. Life is good.
Rainier CrossFit hosted the CrossFit Total event. The CFT gives you three attempts at three lifts (squat, press, deadlift). Your heaviest of each are totaled, in pounds, for your score. I squatted 192, pressed 89, and deadlifted 242 for a total of 523. My old total, last August, was 496 so I was happy with yesterday's result, but I need to practice deadlifting. My deadlift had not gone up.
My squat and press were new personal records. I can now press two-thirds bodyweight overhead--rewarding, because I had specifically been working on that.
My eyes should be looking straight ahead. It sure is hard to break habits such as where your eyes are pointed.
My squat and press were new personal records. I can now press two-thirds bodyweight overhead--rewarding, because I had specifically been working on that.
My eyes should be looking straight ahead. It sure is hard to break habits such as where your eyes are pointed.
