Day 3: The status is quo

I feel like patience is they key to achieving my goal.  Patience, hopefully, will provide some rewards:  adequate time to recover; less potential of burn out; and, less potential of injury.  In that spirit, I remain at 1 DHPU. . .

I intentionally have not set a date certain to perform 20 DHPUs.  I am trying to take a long-term view of my overall fitness, and the 20 DHPUs are just a part of that.  If each month I can incrementally see improvement, then I will eventually get to the goal.  In theory.

This weekend, I did not get to see my girlfriend of almost three years.  She lives a couple of hours away and had family obligations another few hours away from her house.  Thus, I devoted this weekend to fitness and the Olympics.  On the latter, point, I am so thankful for the MSNBC Olympic feed as the NBC prime time coverage has been frustrating, to say the least.

Yesterday, Saturday, 8/4:

AM:  Strength + Conditioning

Front Squat:  3 x 5 @ 175# (no belt).

Romanian Deadlift:  3 x 5 @ 185#.  

Pull Ups:  5 x 1. 

The front squats were rough, but I got all of them.  I just started RDLs as a trainer friend pointed out -- correctly -- that my pulling strength is pathetic.  The pull ups were no problem.   I haven't tried 2 yet but I'm sure I'm close.

Conditioning:  5 rounds:  (a) 15 burpees; and, (b) 60 meter farmer's carry with 75# dbs.

I didn't really push, just trying to work through without stopping and didn't keep time.  I worked slowly through the burpees but did them unbroken.  

I also worked in a PM conditioning session with the Butcher.  I wedge it into the back of my small wagon, and drive it around the corner where the scraping won't annoy anyone.  The place I push it has a slight incline, making the Butcher quite a bit heavier uphill and lighter downhill.  I did 2 up and backs of 30 meters each way at 90#, then 2 up and backs (on these, resting at the top for about 60 seconds) with 160#, and 1 more up and back at 90#.

Today, Sunday, 8/4:

AM:  Strength + Conditioning

Back Squat:  5 @ 190#; 5 @ 200#; and 7 @ 210#.

Power Cleans:  5 @ 135#; 5 @140#; 8 @145#.

The last sets of squats and cleans were max rep efforts.

Conditioning:  10 min. AMRAP:  6 Hang Power Snatch @ 75#; 12 AbMat  Sit Ups; 24 Double Unders.

I should have gone a bit heavier on the HPS, but the rep scheme worked pretty well for me.  Happy to get one set of the DUs done unbroken.  Add to my list of things I suck at:  Double Unders.       

PM:  Oly games

Front Squat:  5 @ 95#; 3 @135#; 2 @145#; 155#; 165#; 175#; 185#

Clean and Jerk:  75#; 95#; 115#; 125#; 135#; 145# 

No missed lifts.