Hacking up a Quarter....BAD!

Hack Squats yesterday. These are the funky things - kind of like a trying to do a deadlift with the barbell at your heels instead of your toes.  Weird, yes.  Last time I did these, I kept getting the bar stuck on my thighs.  This time, not as much - not that the last couple were spectacular, but it wasn't quite the issue.  Did I suddenly lose 8 inches off my thigh circumference or something??? Hardly.  But - the form part of it clicked a bit more.   We did these 5/5/5/5/5  I did 115/125/135/145/165.  I got nowhere near Patty's 210....but I at least beat my last weight by 20 lbs.  Nice job Patty!

Today was Quarter Gone Bad - 5 round - 15 sec work/45 rest of Burpees, Dead hang pullups (supposed to be weighted, if you can pull your ass over the bar without being strapped into a bouncy band), and Thrusters.  With this one, because the actual work time is 15 seconds, the point is to go bigger, badder and heavier for the 15 seconds.

Burpees - well, burpees are burpees - no need to make them any more difficult - because they suck enough the way they are.   I got in 3 the first round, and 4 the remaining.

Pullups - well, HA!  My pullups are still off, but they are getting a tiny bit closer to where they were before vacation.  I ended up doing these in the red bands - from a complete dead hang - no floor action once I went up.  I got 4 the first round, and the next 3 rounds and 2 the last (I had a 1/2 in there, but 1/2 don't really count!)

Thrusters - I went for the fully prescribed weight on this one - 95 lbs. This was the first time I've done 95lb Thrusters - I'm ok with them at 65 lbs, and last time I did this one, I did 75 lbs. Let me tell ya - 95 - not so fun.  Shockingly much heavier than 65.  I got in 5 per round, with one round hitting 6.

Overall - my score was 60, 5 less than last time, but last time was blue bands and 75 lb thrusters.  So - pretty good.