Thanksgiving punishment...

It's been a strange week.  I'm not certain if things are getting better, or not, but my mood definitely has, so that's something!  Strength isn't quite there yet, but I'm hoping it will come back.  If it doesn't then I'd best have a much smaller ass soon, or the whiney Ellen may come back!!
Let's see, here's the last week or so:
Wednesday:
Turkish getups 1-1-1 followed by Overhead lunges 10-10-10
These were by no means my best lifts of all time! I started the TGU's with a 50 lb barbell, this was ok, although my shoulder was feeling very unstable - probably a bit toasted from "Barbell Hell".  Next round I went to 60 lbs.  Started with the left arm, got up - was a bit wonky, but was able to hold it all in. On the way down, not so much....I failed at the half way point.  Started at the top again, and came down ok. Right arm went off without a problem.  Last round I decided my goal was to get in a good one at 60 lbs.  This time I was able to stabilize a bit better and it came off ok!  Still 10 lbs below my TGU PR, but with the arm stability issues, I was ok with that.
Onto overhead lunges.  Somehow I ended up pairing up with Michael - ZOWIE!  He loads the barbell up with 95 lbs.  I give him a look like he's nuts, but of course he talks me into it.  I'm so freaking gullible!!   I gave it the old college try, and was able to get in 3 lunges with 95lbs overhead.  Actually pretty darn good for a girl if ya ask me!!  Of course on my third one I stumbed, and then I did give my crazy look.  At that point we did the smart thing and changed the weight to 75lbs.  Finished these off ok.  Next round I went up to 85 lbs.  It's freaking heavy, and it wasn't exactly pretty, but I did it.  Last round, we went to one armed overhead lunges at 55lbs.  I got through these, but they were "not so good".  To say I was toast by this time would be the understatement of the millenium!

Thursday was a 2 hour mish-mash of all around fun things.  The first hour was spent working overhead presses/push press/push jerk.  Press till you can't press anymore, then push till ya can't push any more, then jerk it away! I pressed 95, then 105.  Tried the 115, didn't go so well, so push pressed that then push jerked 135.  No PR's, but with all the overhead the last couple of days, I was quite content with that.  The 2nd hour we played with strongman stuff: Car pushin', tire flippin, and sandbag carryin'.  We worked in teams and mixed it all up.  It was hard, but fun!

After the gorge fest that was Thanksgiving, I decided at the last minute, that yes, I would like to workout - contrary to my plan of taking Friday off!! Friday's workout was a stations.  A new stations.
3 rounds x 1 minute stations of:
- Feet-to-sky  - This was an ab-killer, but I was able to get in alot of these.  First round I got in 24, then my goal was to beat that in the subsequent rounds, which, I was actually able to do - I think I hit 25 round 2, and 28 round 3.
- Front squats (65 lbs) - I did ok on these too.  My goal for each round was to hit at least 40 for a count, and I made that each time.
- Pullups  - I did these kipping in a single red band. These were a bit slower....My goal each round was to get to at least 50.  Goal: achieved.
- Ring dips - these were using a blue band assist.  Goal each round was to get to 60 - I think I got there each time, but I'm not 100% certain of that.
- KB swings (16 kg) - These were the toppers, like the feet to sky, I got in about 25 each time.
My scores each round were - 84, 86, 87 for a total of 257.   I actually feel pretty good about this one, I did something I've never done with stations before....I actually increased each round.  That is quite shocking.


Saturday:
3-5s of Squats, Bench press, Power cleans.
I didn't feel bad, but I think my muscles were a bit fatigued after this whole week.  I tried not to go for broke because I just didn't foresee good things.
Squats - I did sets of 5 at 155, 175, and 185.  I still have the wonky knee issue which is driving me BATTY!
Bench Press - I started at 115 for 5, no problemo.  At this point I decided to push it a bit, I know I was able to do 145 for 4 about 6 months ago....so I went with 135.  I got in 4, failed on the 5th.  Third round, my goal was 3 at 145.  one.  I got in one stinking bench press - that is it.  I could only get one in at 10 lbs lower than my PR.  SCARY! 
Power cleans  - we got in 2 rounds of sets of 5.  Round 1, I started with 95lbs, not certain how my cleans were gonna be.  Apparently they were good!!  Round 2, up to 105.  Again, no big critiques, so I must be getting the hang of these, at least at the lower weights.

Monday - "Heavy Fran" 15-, 12-, and 9-rep rounds of: 95# Thrusters, and weighted pullups for time.
My "weighted" pullups were doing them dead hang in a red and mini.  The "additional weight" would be the 5 lbs I gained from the Thanksgiving weekend.  The thrusters were hard, but were by far the quickest and easiest part of this workout.  Round one I did 10, then 5.  Round 2,  I did 7, then 5, round 3, 5 then 4.  On the pullups, round 1, I got in the first 3, then they came one or two at a time...very slowly. Round 2 and 3 were 2 in the beginning then one at a time....again, VERY slowly.  I didn't want to get halfway up and just keep pulling, I wanted to actually get over the bar, or at least close to over.  I could have used stronger bands, but I really need to get a pullup.  I figure this is the only way to work them - hard! No matter how long it takes.   I finished in 15:53.  Not exactly a stellar time, especially considering at least 10-12 minutes of it was spent on the pullup bar.  Oh well.  I did them, and I'm ok with that!



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