Monday, January 11, 2010

Kettlebell Swings, Wall Balls and Box Jumps

Started off the morning with front squats. Still a bit sore in the hammies and shoulders from last week's workouts.

Front Squats 1,1,1+ at 85%, 95% and 100% of single rep max.

Front Squats at 110k from Garth Huckabay on Vimeo.


Warmed up with 10 at 20k, 5 at 70k and 3 at 80k. Then I went with 2 at 93.5k (xtra credit), 1 at 103.5k and 2 at 110k. I really wanted to get 3 at 110k but my legs turned to jello on the 3rd attempt and couldn't drive with my elbows. Still fatigued from last week.

After taking a 10 minute break, I stepped up to the kettle bell to kick off the WOD.

3 rounds
20 Kettle Bell Swings at 24k
25 Wall Balls at 20lbs
30 Box Jumps at 24"

Finished 9:47

I figured this WOD wouldn't be too bad going in - seemed like a short one. I was WRONG! After the front squats, kettle bell swings and wall balls, the box jumps were tough. I did all three rounds of kettle bell swings unbroken but fell apart on the wall balls and box jumps in round two and three.

1-11-2010 GYG from Garth Huckabay on Vimeo.



Stayed up too late last night. I'm hoping to have a hearty, meaty dinner tonight and to bed early!

2 comments:

  1. Old martial artists like me have trouble with squats. Any other suggestions?

    Rick
    http://martialarts808.com/index.php/topic,152.msg191.html#msg191

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  2. Practice makes perfect! We drill squats non stop calling it squat therapy. Grab a door jamb and get low - work out the kinks. Make sure your using proper squat form too - here's an online video that'll help -
    http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFit_SquatFlawHeels.wmv
    Here's another one
    http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/SquatTherapy.wmv

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