Today I decided to try one of the workouts from Ithaca CrossFit: 5×3 weighted pull-ups, followed by Grace. This meant a shorter more focused workout, which is something I’m gonna need to get a handle on. The weighted pull-ups were fun, though, and a nice variation that I plan to revisit.
BW(body weight)+25 x 3
BW+35 x 3
BW+45 x 3
BW+45 x 3
BW+35 x 3
My form started to slip on the two sets that I had 45 lbs chained to my waist, but overall it was solid. Most days, that sort of thing would be it. But today I took a quick breather then moved on to Grace.
“Grace”
85lb clean and jerk x 30
Last time I did this one, I went for full squat cleans and didn’t feel gassed at the end. But I noticed in most of the videos for this WOD people were doing power cleans, and thus moving faster and getting more of a metcon workout. That’s what I did this time, and it worked: as noted, I did more weight, but finished in 6:48. And I certainly felt gassed after this go-round.
I may have to swing down once a week or so to workout with Clea at Ithaca CrossFit. I’ve been hearing great things, and this workout was great.
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