WOD Type: “Strength & MetCon”

WOD Warm-Up:

• TRX Standard Warm-Up @ 5 Minutes
• 15 Squats
• Arm Swings
• Shoulder bands
• Wooden Dowel for shoulders

WOD Particulars:

Strength: Squats (5, 3, 1 Strength Program)

• 1 x 10 @ 135# Warm-Up
• 1 x 5 @ 160#
• 1 x 5 @ 185#
• 1 x 5 @ 210#

MetCon: 10 Round of… 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

• Overhead Squats @ 45#
• Pistols
• Pull-ups

Today’s WOD was thigh destroyer! My legs hurt so bad that I think I will have a hard time sleeping tonight… Might as well take an Advil PM! Getting a lot better with overheads ever since I decided to go back to square one and work solely on form.

Video of the Day:

 

No video today…

Olympic Weightlifting By Greg Everett… Absolutely KICKASS!!!

Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches

419 pages that breaks down each move and adds all the supplemental exercises too. There is even a section that covers nutrition. I really like the content of the book. It covers Olympic Lifts and that’s it! Everything that will improve your snatch and your clean & jerk. You really need to pick up this book…