Ughh, so until about my 6th set I didn't realize that we weren't supposed to be building up to max. My max was 155 which I did hit, but I didn't PR today (kinda got frustrating). 140 was what I should have been doing which I would have been able to hit all the way across. Oh well.
Well this was a nasty girl that really wasn't all that nasty. Actually, after all the bullshit yesterday this didn't feel like a full workout. Don't get me wrong, DUs were a pain and sit ups suck hairy donkey balls but overall it was a breeze compared to Suck Fest 2009.
3 rounds of
Row 750-Meters for time, never slowing more than three (3) seconds from best interval.
*Foul, if you slow more than indicated: 100 walking lunge steps (per foul!)
I was excited about this when I saw it on the blog. Looked therapeutic for my back, not long enough to make me pukey. Just a nice day at the gym since the last two I actually attended have sucked so bad. Since I skipped out on yesterday, I was a little worried that Jason would have me make it up but he didn't say anything and I sure as hell didn't say anything. Then Rob and the Baconator come strolling in later than me and are all "We are going to do yesterday's work out." Thanks guys, you dicks.
So today's work out was the bullshit from yesterday:
AMRAP in 12 minutes of
Push Press @ 63/95, 8 reps
KBS @ 16-k/24-k, 16 reps
(Now named "Suck fest" because everyone bitched about it so much)
Result: 5 rounds + 5 kbs at a pathetic 65 lbs and 20k bell
Pukey scale: 3
Sadism scale: 5
Seriously this is three in a row of sadism @ 5. So first of all, fuck you Jason for inflicting all types of punishment on your CFFM crews. I kind of pussed out on this in two way: my back was still so sore from Monday so I didn't come in yesterday, running some cop out laps instead and this morning I was scared so I did really light weight as to not aggravate the back anymore. Look Stuntman may be my first name but my job is to sit in front of a computer for 8+ hours a day. I can only have three injuries that can affect my performance at work: A) brain/head injury 2) hand injury D) back injury. My horrible commie swing form tends to do bad things to my back anyways so "Suck Fest" looked like a possible career ending injury.
Oh and by the way, I will continue my rant from this morning. NEVER TELL JASON HOW MUCH THE WORK OUT SUCKED. This one will happen again because everyone hated it. This is how his mind works. He is a sadist, remember that. If you hate the workout the proper protocol is to tell him that it wasn't bad at all. Although this may also lead to harder ones... just don't give him feed back at all.
Anyways, I felt guilty so I stuck around and did today's WOD as well. As I thought, the rows actually HELPED with my back. I firmly believe that rowing is the best and safest form of cardio. I hatez me some rows when mixed with a work out but individually I think it is great, I really should do that as my warm up more.
So results on that one: 3:05.1, 3:03.0, 3:05.0... no lunges for me!
Result: Well I didn't actually time it but I will calculate this from the songs I listened to...
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) - 5:13
Arcade Fire - The Well And The Lighthouse - 3:57
At the Drive-In - Pattern Against User - 3:18
At the Drive-In - Rolodex Propaganda - 2:56
At the Drive-In - Cosmonaut - 3:23
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic - 3:33 (Half)
~20:35
So while I was bored out of my mind on my run (seriously I don't know how you CFE freaks do it) I was thinking about this blog post and when the last time I ran two consecutive miles was. I think the answer is never... I don't think I have ever attempted such a preposterous feat.
Actually that probably isn't true because in May of 2008 I tried to go running with my LSD Aunt and Uncle in NYC. (That is Long Slow Distance for those not up with the lingo, not acid, although it would have been a very different trip, OH!) I made it just shy of a mile before I started to walk, had I left it to them it would have been a 6 mile morning.
But I digress, even in my youth I don't think I ever did more than the mile required in 4th grade so as I started out on my run tonight I decided it was the night I bust my cherry.
Overall it wasn't bad at all, my calves got a little tight but I never really got out of breath and probably could have ran longer if it wasn't so fucking boring. Maybe this should be the test for ADD, if so I would FAIL or pass depending on how you look at it.
Results: Round 1 in 12ish (didn't remember exactly), round 2 was slooooow. No round 3 for me.
Pukey scale: 3 first round, 4 second
Sadism: Solid 5
I knew this one was a straight up 5 on the sadism scale before I walked in the door. Seriously, when ever you see the word "optional" in the WOD its an automatic 5. Jason uses some mental mind fuck action on these because he could easily stick this all in under the WOD and you just do it because you have to. There doesn't seem like a choice, but the word "optional" appears next to it and you either want to keep going or feel like you should keep going. Put me in the latter. Everyone was enjoying a tasty chilled beer while I was working round two of this suck-fest. What did we get for our efforts? A smiley face next to our names. WTF? Are we in third grade? If I have shitty form on my wall balls do I get a check next to my name? If we get 3 checks do we get sent to time out (I would totally exploit this)? I tell you what, AP handed me one of his Amstel Lights after the WOD and all was right with the world again. I love CFFMHH.
I got invited to the CFE WOD at lakes Park this weekend. I was going to do it till I found out it was 3 x 1.5 miles. You people are crazy but I salute you. Lots of football watching this weekend even if most of the games sucked. And then...
Today's shitty ass WOD:
Triple Mod Monday ~ WMG
For time:
Deadlift @ 135/225lbs, 20 reps
Run 800-Meters
20 Box Jumps
20 Burpees
Run 800-Meters
20 Box Jumps
20 Burpees
Results: @185, 20ish (forgot again... I need to get better at recording it)
Pukey scale: 2
Sadism scale: 5 (a sneaky 5)
The actual workout isn't that bad... then how did we get to a 5? Heavy dead lifts on a triple mod, to START the week. This one is partially my fault, I was going for RX'd and didn't warm up properly. If I am going to be gunning for 90% of my 1RM then I need to really work into it. So I ended up settling for 185. Got through the workout ok but definitely felt the dead lifts. Now sitting in my chair at work in front of my computer I REALLY feel them. I don't think the second half of the workout had anything to do with it, just the deads. +1 Jason.
Since we have been getting a heavy dose of sadism here, I saw something this morning for the ultimate masochist...
For those of you that don't know what you are looking at, it is a sex toy for men. This is based on the "Fleshlight" which is a normal mouth that men are supposed to use to... well you get the idea. My hand works plenty fine for me so I see no point in complicating matters with a device such as this. I guess the Halloween theme is cute. I am not into this vampire fad currently going on but whatevz. Then I saw what was on the inside:
If you put this on your dick you seriously hate yourself. WTF!!!! That shit has thorns on the inside!!!! Jason may be a sadist but I don't think even his evil ass could dream up something like this.
