"Grace" land - 1/13/10

Grace - 30 Clean and Jerks for time

Grace 1-13-10 from Garth Huckabay on Vimeo.

Went RX'd at 60k and finished in 3:14

PR'd by 50 seconds since when I last took on this WOD October of 2009.

I was disappointed in my performance. I went into the workout planning to hold onto the bar throughout but lost it at 14 reps - put the bar down and never really got back into a groove. I should have sucked it up and kept going. It was a tough WOD but I didn't feel completely trashed in the end. I still had more gas in the tank. Sub 3 next time for sure!

More Deadlifts - brutal! 1/12/10

push press 3-3-3+ at 70% - 80% - 90%

Garth 60k, 70k, 80k - Single rep max is 95k

4 rounds of
10 Pullups
15 Burpees
20 Deadlifts (80/55 or 50% of single rep max)
25 Double Unders

finished 15:29

I kept up with Tom into round 3 and then fell apart on the burpees and deadlifts. My head started to spin and my only thought was "Let it be over!". That 4th round was a grind. My back started to ache in round 3 and was an agony in round 4.

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!

A week of WODs

Stick a fork in me - I'm done! I have the rest of Saturday and all of Sunday before kicking it off again Monday morning. I'm fighting off the urge for a margarita to dull the discomfort.

Finished Saturday team challenge this morning, 1/9/10, partnered up with Pete. It was a perfect end to a brutal week.

7 rounds
7 burpees
7 box jumps 24"
7 dumbell hang squat cleans

We took turns at each round, both completing all 7 rounds in just over 12 minutes. I went RX'd with 35lb dumbells. Pete grabbed 45lb - didn't want to make it too easy for that beast! The cleans were by far the toughest part of the WOD. They would land on the points of my shoulders and I know I'll have visible bruises as a result.

**** Friday 1/8 ****

Hang Power Cleans 2,2,2,2,2 60k, 70k, 80k, 85k, 85k - mostly worked technique

Tabata Deadlift/Burpees
20 seconds of deadlifts at 120k
10 seconds rest
20 seconds of burpees
10 seconds rest

11-9 / 9-7 / 8-7 / 8-8 / 8-7 / 7-7 / 5-6 / 5-7
Repeat 8 times and total your reps - 119 for me

**** Thursday 1/7 ****

Cindy

As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of
5 pullups
10 pushups
15 squats

Finished 18 rounds, 5 pullups and 6 pushups

The pullups and squats were easy but the pushups killed me. I kept forgetting to squat and ended up doing 10 extra pullups too - ouch! A bit disappointed but I know that I have 19+ rounds in me on the next go around.

**** Wednesday 1/6 ****

Push Press 5,5,5+ 50k, 60k, 70k x 6 - had a 7th in me but dropped the bar - save strength for the WOD!

50 Hang Power Snatch at 30k
500m Row
50 more Hang Power Snatch

Finished 9:42 - thought my time was good until the evening class came in and crushed me by 2+ minutes across the board. Oh well!

**** Tuesday 1/5 ****

Front Squat 3,3,3 80k, 100k, 2 x 110k - the strength went right out of my legs on that 3rd attempt at 110k.

5 rounds
5 Box Jumps 36"
10 Kettle Bell Swings 24k
15 Sit Ups

Finished 6:01 - the box jumps were intimidating for the first 2 rounds but not so bad there on out. My kettle bell swings and sit ups are SLOW!

Took Mckenzie in after work and drilled muscle ups for a bit while she was hard at it. Got my first official muscle up! Very exciting.

**** Monday 1/4 ****

Power Cleans 5,5,5,3,3,3 50k, 60k, 70k, 80k, 90k, 90k - a few of those 90k power cleans were ugly - working on getting under the bar at heavier weights.

3 rounds
20 double unders
20 thrusters at 30k
20 knees to elbows

Finished 8:57

Double unders were unbroken. The thrusters started to get tough in round 2. The knees to elbows were by far the hardest part of this WOD and my grip started to give out in the third round. I couldn't string together more than 2 knees to elbows for fear of falling off the bar and landing flat on my back.

Kenzie's Winter Guard performance

WinterGuard from Garth Huckabay on Vimeo.

Lilly's Littlest Pet Shop Video

Putting the new camera to good use. I spent Sunday putting this video together with Lilly and Audra. Lots of fun!

Lost in Space - A Littlest Pet Shop Adventure from Garth Huckabay on Vimeo.

Enjoy :)

My first CrossFit video!

The Graveyard Gang 11-11-09 from Garth Huckabay on Vimeo.