Thursday, July 26, 2012

Wednesday 25 Jul 12

Balance Gym

Chest-to-bar pull-ups 3 x 10

Dips 3 x 10

Then, complete 3 rounds of:  15 hollow rocks/15 supermans

Metcon:  EMOTM for 15 minutes of:

30 double-unders

Notes:  No Olympic weightlifting today, so I decided to build up some bodyweight/skill volume.  First time working chest-to-bar pull-ups since the Open, and they felt pretty good.  There are so many CrossFit workouts where it's important to stay on the bar for a large volume of pull-ups.  My goal is build up to three sets of 25.  Dips were okay, but my arms were still sore from Sunday's ring dips and Tuesday's thrusters/burpees.  First time experimenting with the EMOTM protocall.  I enjoyed it for three reason:  (1) it allowed me to focus on improving one skill; (2) it allowed me to build volume on double-unders without taxing myself too badly; and (3) it provided an aerobic stimulus because heart rate was elevated for the full 15 minutes.  I imagine this would also work well with movements such as kettlebell swings, box jumps, and possibly some gymnastics movements.

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