After PRing your deadlift, it’s kinda difficult to ruin your day. I went on to do the day’s WOD after all that excitement. It was the following:

21 min emom
1 : 15/12 calorie row
2 : 10 burpees over bar
3 : 5 thrusters (135/95)

I finished all 21 minutes, which gave me an RX for the wod! 

I haven’t PRed my deadlift in YEARS. As in, back in the old gym years. So naturally, I didn’t think I’d do it today either. I went in early for deadlift work with Bre, with the intention that we’d do the WOD afterwards, too.

I pulled 315, which I was excited about! I hadn’t done that in a long ass time!! And then I went for 345. A 10lb PR for me. I pulled, and missed. Noooooo.. So defeated!!! Tom says from across the room, “you didn’t want it enough. If you wanted it enough, you would’ve gotten it..”

Which of course pissed me off and it’s what he was trying to do. So I asked if a belt would help, because I’ve never DLed with a belt (or done anything with a belt for that matter). I went over, strapped one on nice and tight, and then… I fucking picked it up. 

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I still hurt, but I’m still coming back. Today we had resisted push ups, which I didn’t want to do. I did regular push ups instead. Totally cool.

First we had a bunch of strict and kipping pull up drills. I did like, a fraction but I still did some. I wish my hands were stronger/tougher, and you know, I was 50lbs lighter..

WOD
15 min amrap
10 resisted push ups (reg)
ME ring rows

I did 80. Sweet.

So yeah, what do I do when I hurt myself? My muscles are sore, I can’t really turn my head, that sort of thing.. I go back. For more. I always go back for more. Because if I don’t, I feel like absolute garbage. Mentally, physically. I just, need to do something with my body.

So I figured this would be a safe one. No turning, no heavy squats, whatever.

5 sets of ME bench press (225/100)
followed immediately by ME shoulder press (45/35)
*rest as needed*
then
4 min amrap
5 ball slams
7 kettlebell swings
rest 1 min
4 min amrap
7 ball slams
10 kettlebell swings

RX of course. First set of scores, bench and shoulder press. 39/102
and the amraps totaled 172 reps. RX bitches.

The worst part about hurting yourself is not knowing how exactly you hurt yourself. There was no particular moment where the hurt happened, it just.. started happening. And it was well after the workout. I had nothing to go off of. Sucked.

The WOD:
12 min amrap
200m run
5 strict burpees
10 push press (135/95)
15 deadlift (135/95)

So.. I RXed this shit. All the way down to the running and strict burpees.  Planky plank legit push up burpees. They were actually pretty great, because I personally couldn’t bang through them, so they didn’t wear me out. Yes, please!

200m run, yes I ran! Wow..

The push press at 95 was actually a little difficult for me, but I did it anyway. I’m used to jerking when the weight gets a little heavier, but jesus, my push press PR is like I dunno, 50, 60? 70? lbs more than this. What’s the problem? Whatever.

And the DL weight was a joke. EASY PEASY.

So of course I hurt myself. How? No idea. But after the WOD I felt a tightness in my left trap, sharpness around the left side of my spine, down to my shoulder, so awesome. There was nothing I could do except wait it out. It got so tight that I couldn’t turn my head very far left or right, and any weight on that part of my spine (hanging my head a certain way) was sharp and excruciating. Sleep was also lots of fun, as every time I moved, I obviously had to bring my head with me.

Here we are, I write this literally 10 or so days later and I actually still have the pain (but I didn’t stop working out.. hmm..)

Anyway, I RXed that shit. And well, you know, that’s all that matters.

Hey cool! Let’s do some shit we don’t like, awesome.

20 mins skill work
then
for time:
1000m row
30 overhead squats (95/65)
30 chest to bar pullups
500m row
15 overhead squats
15 chest to bar pullups

I just love OHS……

 I finished in 18:17. I used a band, I did the RX weight, and I rowed. Gasser. Put rowing in a wod and it’s an instant gasser, kinda like burpees, except you never really recover from rowing. At least I don’t. And it’s not even hard! wtf.

So I mashed this one up, what a surprise.

10-1 descending ladder

wallballs (20/16)
weighted pistols (25/15)
*8 ring push-ups after every round*

I used a 20lb wall ball, I did double air squats because pistols are stupid, and I did 8 regular push ups. thug life.

So… 10 wall balls at 20lbs, 20 air squats, 8 push ups. 9 wall balls at 20lbs, 18 air squats, 8 push ups, and so on.. (8, 16, 8; 7, 14, 8……)

Yeah. 20lb wall balls are no joke, but they’re also really freaking awesome. I killed that shit. Finished in 15:05, none of it was RX, but the wall balls were RX+ so there.

Mid air during my 20lb wall ball excitement.

I love PRs, especially when they are on movements I’m not so fond of, like… HANG SQUAT CLEANS. Really? Not a fan. I’ll do hang cleans, I’ll do power cleans, I’ll do squat cleans, but… hang squat cleans? Sigh.

1 Power Clean – 1 Hang Squat Clean – 1 Push Jerk – 1 Split Jerk

I was doing alright with this, and then I missed 155, as in I missed the hang pull. I was determined to get 155, but I really hate failing, to the point where I want to quit and be like, nevermind, I’ll get it next time (I know, that doesn’t really make sense.) My friend Bre ended up recording my set and encouraged me to try again. 🙂 So I did! And I got it. 155lbs! Highest weight for the girls that day. HELL YES. and, higher than some of the boys’ weights too. I’ll take it.

then
3 rounds for time:
50 double unders
25 toes to bar
10 clean and jerks (135/95)

I did double singles, I did 25 knees to air, (my hands thanked me) and then the 10 C&J were no big deal, those were beautiful!

I finished in 14:52. Wee!

As I prepared for my trip to Madison, WI, I of course made sure I did one more WOD before my trip! It was as follows:

12 min amrap
10 front rack lunges (115/75)
12 wall-balls (20/16)

My friend Bre and I decided to step it up and use the 20lb med balls instead of the measly 16lb ones, pshhhhhh….

holy fucking hell. My ass.
AND WHAT THE HELL TWO DAYS IN A ROW, NO BOARD PICTURE. Good thing I complained about my reps enough that I was able to dig up my score out of a text message…

66 75lb front rack lunges and 72 20lb wall balls

That means I did 6 rounds plus 6 reps.

Seriously, I couldn’t walk right for a few days. But it was amazing. 

Bre and Me! We CUTE.

I always smile for the camera..

5×5 bench press
then
15 min amrap
10 ring dips
12 dynamic pushup (2×45/2×25)
14 kettlebell swings (55/35)

So.. I have no idea what I got cause nobody posted a picture of the board. DAMN IT. I remember finishing with a great rep count though!

I did banded ring dips, I did regular push ups (wrecked my shoulder, awesome) and KB swings were great. As usual!