Thursday 12 Jan 12

CFDC

Pressing snatch balance 3 x 3 @ 65#

Metcon: 15-12-9-6-3 reps of:

Overhead squats (95#)
Burpees with lateral jump over bar

8.14

Notes: My energy level was extremely low tonight, but I mustered up as much energy as I could for this workout. I was really tight on the overhead squats due to the floor press, Pendlay rows, dips, and pull-ups on Tuesday. The pressing snatch balances basically served as a warm-up for the metcon. The metcon was absolutely horrific. Looking at the set-up beforehand, I figured the most challenging part would be sets of 12 and 9 overhead squats. I completely underestimated the burpees. My quads were on fire to the point that I couldn't move without taking a pause between each segment of the movement. I would drop, stand, jump, stand, drop, etc. rather than flowing through the movement. Tom was yelling at me to just keep dropping to the floor, but I couldn't force my body to do it. I also had trouble snatching the bar up overhead to begin the squats. I guess this workout just destroyed me in a bunch of ways. I'm happy to have pushed through and gotten the most out of my body.

I'm a little concerned that my body, legs mainly, feels generally heavy and fatigued. I'm trying to decide whether it's best to push through right now and then taper next week or whether it's best to allow my body to recover right now and then play it by ear next week. Plan for right now is to take MC's 1200 yoga class in an effort to restore some movement in my body. Depending upon how I feel afterwards, I may hit Balance Gym for either some rowing or some skill work (handstand push-ups/ring dips). I have a full days of Oly, metcon, and interval running planned for Saturday, so I need to be smart. After Sunday's CFDC class, things will really quiet down before Charlottesville.