WOD Type: “Strength & MetCon”
WOD Warm-Up:
- 100 Calorie Row Warm-Up
- Shoulder & Leg Mobility Work
WOD Particulars:
Strength: Deadlifts (5 x 3)
- Warm-Up 135# @ 10 Reps
- 185#, 225#, 265#, 285#, 305#
MetCon: 20 Minute Max of…
- 5 Burpees
- 10 Dips
- 15 Sit-Ups
Today’s WOD was abuse! Just plain abuse to the body and I am glad tomorrow is a day off! I completed 8 full rounds which is 240 reps in 20 minutes. I’ll take that. Earlier in the morning, I went up on deck and walked around the helideck for right at an hour with winds reaching up to 30 mph. Yeah, it was pretty windy and I did get a bit too much sun. As I am walking around the deck, I can see the last of the land we will see until we reach our final destination of South Africa. End of an era…
NUTRITION:
I ate pretty good for most of the day… Although I did fall off the peanut butter wagon again! I also ate a cinnamon roll too… I know, not helping for the weight loss I know! Anyway, sometimes its okay to fall off the band wagon and indulge. I’m just glad I don’t do it every single meal like most of these guys do out here. A few of the guys are really getting a bit bigger since we’ve started this trip. Oh well, it’s there life and I’m not here to judge anyone and what they do…
Book To Read:
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…