Today’s workout was all barbell work.  We started, like usual, with a strength workout.

2-2-2 Back Squat (90%)

I did a few warm-up sets, then tried 133#.  I’ve done that weight before for one set of 3, so I knew I could do it.  It didn’t feel like 90%, so I jumped up to 155#.  I did three sets with this weight and felt good about it.  New estimated 1RM is 172#.

On to the WOD.

8 Tabata Intervals Each of:

Push Press (75# / 45#)
SDHP (75# / 45#)

Just yesterday, we did a bunch of deadlifting and I was not happy to be doing more.  Hillary wrote down my splits, but I forgot the paper at the gym.  This one was tough, but I was able to do it Rx without running out of gas or having my heart and breathing shoot through the roof.

Total: 43PP + 43SDHP = 86

Today’s workout:

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 of:
Burpees
Knees to Elbows

The warmup today included 50 sumo deadlift high pulls.  My back isn’t as strong as it needs to be, so i didn’t have a good curve to my spine.  I also tend to dip/drive on deadlifts, which is very wrong.  I need to focus on getting some tension on the bar and explosively push with my legs.  Don’t think about pulling the bar up; think about pushing the floor away.

I went into the workout saying to myself that there would be no cheating.  No knee-burpees, no knee-raises.  In actuality, I was pretty close.  I had to push off the ground a little bit in order to get the knees to elbows, but my burpees were good.  Final time- 14:52