Warmup
1 km Row
*Never really rowed before, found it harder than I should have
Workout 1
AMRAP 10 Mins
30 x Double Unders
15 x KB Thrusters (16kg)
5 x HSPU
Result 1 rd + 30 DU+ 15 Thrusters + 1 HSPU
* Jesus Christ. Never done KB thrusters before but the real problem is weak hips. No drive meant my shoulders were smoked during the 1st round of thrusters. Thought I would breeze through the HSPU but my left arm collapsed on my 1st attempt. I knew it was going to be a long night as I was wrecked from this.
Short break
Chipper - Scaled
35 SDHP
50 Box Jumps
35 Push Press
50 Squats
35 Toes to bar
50 KB swings
35 m weighted lunge
50 Burpees
Time 25 mins cutoff with a handful of burpees to go. Maybe more than a handful
* I demonstrated a SDHP with 40kg and Ben politely told me to scale the weight. Besides SDHP I am OK at most of these exercises but was too wrecked to attack any of them, I struggled through the workout and was absolutely spent by the time I had finished.
Notes: Heres the take home from my first session. I have spent years at home doing exercises that I like, have had no instructions, no one pushing me and lack of accountability. So in many respects I am a beginner in a lot of things. Its hard admitting that but I am excited about finally doing things properly.
Schwartz is a cool place. Its got a good balance between being hardcore but fair and friendly at the same time.
This is very cool to see. The only group WOD I've ever done was for Pete T's fund-raising day, and although the coaching wasn't spot on (something I believe they've been working super hard on improving), and the fact that I didn't know anyone it was great. Different. Better.
ReplyDeleteIf I had the money, and a painted, rewired house, and a new camera, and a road bike ... I think I'd really like to sign up with an affiliate gym.