What A Weekend!

Friday

whew!

Strength

• 1RM Standing lunge with bar in front rack

WOD 

EMOM 10'

3 rounds of:

• Clean
• Right Lunge
• Left Lunge
• Push Press

Kirsten has been wanting me to do this WOD from CFE for a while.  Her back was out of whack, so it was a perfect time for me to try it. The bar loaded lunge was unfamiliar.  The balance was different.  I tended to rise up into the split position, then move the leg back.  Perhaps I should consider my ability to generate enough momentum to return to the back leg as part of the correct form.

My 1RM was 105#.  I DNF'd the WOD, making 6 rounds before the clock caught up with me.  The bar was 45#.  I would have done better with 35#.

 Saturday

We found a deal on hats.

Shootim type stuff

After driving all day Friday to Madison WI, we spent Saturday at the Midwest Horse Fair.  There were 5 arenas with demonstrations, clinics and classes.  We also had a chance to shop for show stuff for Shootim and me.  Lance Treptow had several presentations on showmanship.  I'll be using that info with Shootim.  

My other most favorite classes were by two Austrailian guys, both named Dan.  They call themselves Double Dan.  They were showy and made the women swoon, but I liked the training techniques they had.  Their riding style might be different, but the techniques would apply to any riding situation.  I'm really looking forward to trying it out with Shootim.  

 Sunday

Stealing a look at Kirsten's lower bits.

Strength DE

EMOM 10

• 2 x Deadlifts @ 65%

WOD

4 rounds

• 400m Run (500m Row)
• 1 Rope Climbs
• 2 HSPU
• 4 Front Squats
• 5 Push Presses

Sunday was to be our day off.  We didn't make it all the way back to Ishpeming like we'd planned.  After stopping at midnight in Iron Mountain,  we got up for church the next morning, then drove to Ishpeming.  Once there, we took a half-hour nap that lasted three hours.  I guess we were pooped.

Once awake, we did the only thing I had planned that day, a trip to CF906.  I did deadlifts at 135#.  For the WOD, I rowed while Kirsten ran.  My heels still hurt from trail running last Fall.  Add to that driving a lot, and standing in socks for a couple hours at a time tuning pianos.  They're not as bad as they were, though.  My time was 19:15, Kirsten's was 19:25.

 Monday

No pictures of the rower, so here's one of our cat.

Indoor Rowing

I got in 4500 meters.  As usual, drills on the 500s.  The drills that made the best difference in smoothing out my technique this time were pause at arms and back away, and pauses at 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 slide.  5km next time!