Monday 5 Mar 12

Balance Gym

Handstand push-ups (AMRAP in 5 minutes)

10

Then, perform 2 max handstand holds (facing the wall)

Metcon: For time:

10 power cleans (60kg)
Row 250 meters
9 power cleans
Row 250 meters
8 power cleans
etc.

21.00

Notes: My positioning is improving on the HSPUs, but the strength is just not there. One of two things will need to happen in order to improve on these: (1) I maintain the same bodyweight but gain a lot of strength; or (2) I lose weight and maintain the same level of strength. Since I'm unlikely to lose a lot of weight, I'm going to need to get stronger in my shoulders and triceps. I plan to tackle this issue once the Open is over by emphasizing gymnastics. The metcon turned out to be brutal on the grip. The bar was basically slipping out of my fingers on ever rep after the set of 9. It was good to work in a longer time domain, however, as it's likely that a longer time domain will appear on one of the remaining Open workouts.