5-4-3-2-1-2-3-4-5
Muscle Ups
Deadlifts, 315#
I wasnt underestimating it - i was definitely nervous about doing 29 muscleups and i had already decided that i wasnt going to Rx the deadlift and go for just 285# - i was excited because it was going to be a good, challenging, technique intensive workout. I also "liked" the fact that the 9 rounds descended down the ladder only to ascend it at the end - a very different component that we dont usually encounter. one of the many great ways to constantly vary things.
I wanted to go to Bville to do it because i hadn't seen Griffin in a while but decided that in order to help Jared out for onramp at 715p (so we could both be on time for endu at 820p) that i needed to do the 630p motown class. I get there and its a full house - about 13 people and we only have 4 sets of rings where muscle ups (for taller people) can be performed. i decided to do the bar muscle up to not further clog the rings up. first two rounds went fine - i was really paying attention to my form on the deadlift as i ended up doing 295# - got to round three of the muscle ups and i just couldnt get that third one done. I must have had over 10 failed attempts. very frustrating to see people get two, three, four rounds ahead of you and i seriously contemplated stopping once i got to round 5 (the 1 muscle up / 1 deadlift round)...
i figured no one would notice - i would be way more coherent when helping jared coach - and i did at least half the workout - which, according to the rationalization that was going on in my head, was nothing to be ashamed of. luckily i reminded myself of the only time that i quit during a wod (first month of crossfitting in bville - did 4 rounds of something instead of 5) and how much i still regret not being able to say that ive never quit a workout. i thought about leading by example and how disappointed i get when im coaching and people just stop putting in the effort. i decided to drop my deadlift weight to #275 after round 5 - and i ended up going to jumping muscle ups in rounds 8 and 9 - but i kept on truckin through the wod and while everybody was wrapping up their cool down stretching and jared was starting his onramp class - i finally finished with a time of 24:42. i was as happy with not quitting as i was appreciative that most of the athletes stayed to cheer me on until i finished. and im pretty sure it was 24 minutes and something - i wasnt really paying too much attention to the time as i was tired. oh, that and during the jumping muscle ups i clocked myself in the face with the rings and gave myself a slightly blackish eye
For the remainder of the onramp class and the endu class - i was walking around with a cold beer can compressed to my face. since then ive come up with better stories that sound believable and are more masculine in nature than getting roughed up by gymnastics rings - clearly not to be confused for the more user friendly gymnicetics rings that i should have been on... Had a good time at Tashmoo after.
Friday was terribly unproductive at my other 9-5 as it was the first official friday back at work and i was still on "fridays off" mode. came home took a nap (awesome!!!), went to the box to get one of the llocfme caught up on her speed powerlifting (tight form = great job), had some chipotles for dinner (always good times), and i am looking forward to getting a PR in the 5k tomorrow. im also anxious about the nifty little surprise jared and me have in store for the endoers afterward...
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