workin' with some ripped hands!

Deadlifts - 3/3/3/3/3 
With my newly ripped, but not all the way callous, I wasn't sure what my grip would do.  I wrapped my hand to be safe though.  I started light, because the deadlifts were feeling heavy, but I did have  the intention of going up quick.  I started at 225, which was heavy, but fine.  Then 245, ok...still heavy, but ok.  265 - this one hurt the paws, and felt heavy.  Next round I went with 275.  I got in 1.  Partly because of my hands, but another part of me has a bit of a block on the 275 number.  275 is the number I was going for (I think) when I pulled my back muscle. Last round, I strapped on a weight belt, for that mental crutch, and sure enough - pulled the 275 three times. 

Saturday - Fight Gone Bad.  This was the real one, the charity event,  the full monty!  FGB is  5 stations, 3 rounds, 1 minute each, and 1 minute between rounds.  Stations are wall ball(14#), SDLHP (55#), Box Jump (20"), Push Press (55#), row.  We went to Foothills Crossfit, across town.  It was relatively early in the morning, but not bad.  There were about 25 people or so who showed up.  It was going to be a good day.    Off the bat, we had a quick training on the rower, none of us had really used one.  Then off to the warmup from hell - it was alot of running and weird running type things.  Just before the warmup, I did something to my right calf, not sure if it was a charlie horse, or a big knot - but it wasn't quite happy.  I wasn't going to let that get in the way.  We paired up, and Patty went first.  She did awesome, but let the box jump get to her.  I so wanted to help her get up the there, but I just didn't know how.  After that first attempt, my main job was to get her mind off of it.  When she had completed all three rounds, it was my turn.   I was going to start at wallball, so I could just progress down the line, but that station had already been taken.  Next option - I decided to start with the row, since that takes longest to get into - I could be prepared as time started.  That was the plan.
I started with rowing -took off like a banshee, and it felt good, I felt strong, and holy moly, I was rowing away the calories.  Of course, I was good for a minute MAX! When time was called, I was done. I had hit 20 on the row! YAY!   Next came wallball, I thought I would have no issue with these, since I'm used to using the 16 lb ball, and I think I usually get in about 15-20 per round.  I was wrong.   The main issue was 1. getting out of the rowing machine!! It was a contraption that locks you in...and it's not the easiest to get out of   2. To get to the wall ball position, you had to run to the other side of the gym.  By the time you got to the wallball station a good 20-30 seconds had passed.  So, I didn't get much time in to work the wall balls - I did manage to get 12 in.  Next stop, SDLHP - I got in 20, I did them in two sets of 10.  By this time, I was out of breath....sucking wind.  Then onto box jumps.   It takes alot of energy to jump on a 20" box....I got in 8. Not great.  Push press, again, I did in two sets of 10, for a score of 20.   Rest - 1 minute is a very, very short time. 
Round 2 - Rowing only lasted about 45 seconds, so I got in 15, a sad 8 on the wallball, 17 on the high pull, 6 for the box jump, and 20 on the push press.  The scores were going on a downhill slide! 
round 3 - Rowing lasted about 30 seconds, I got in 10, SDLHP - 18, Box jump  7, Push press - 17.  My final tally was 210, which is not bad. I'll take it.