It was hot and humid in Perth last night and as soon as I
looked at the board I knew it was going to be a tough WOD. I really didn’t need the strength portion of
the class and didn’t really find the motivation to push myself too much.
Strength
8-8-8
Front squats
40-40-45
There was a large class tonight (as is typical of Monday
evenings) and we were to use the racks however there are only 4. Kayla and I both (independently) did the
squats from the ground on the other side of the room. We probably should have paired up which might
have pushed us both a bit more – I needed it at least. Helps being able to clean a heavy amount in
situations like this.
As I mentioned above, I would have preferred to just WOD –
to not have such a short (and mostly unachievable) cut-off time and to just
force us through it. I think overall I
would have built up more mental strength – as it was it nearly broke me so had
it continued it just well might have…
WOD
12-6-12-6-12-6
15 minute cut-off
Cleans (40/60kg)
Front squats
Burpees
15:36 Rx.5 (had 6
squats/12 burpees and entire final round of 6 remaining – 36 reps)
The first round I did sets of 6 cleans though rested before
the final one each time so I could then clean and go right into the
squats. It’s probably not hard to
realize that the squats were horrible. I
struggled with 45kg in sets of 8 before
the WOD so 40kg in the WOD hurt. I
really only managed sets of 3 and 4 throughout which really slowed me down but
for some reason my legs just weren’t cooperating. I loved the burpees. LOVED.
I actually looked forward to them each round and was sad when they were
over. If this could have been a 15
minute amrap of burpees I might have been ok.
Seriously. The weight felt twice
as heavy tonight. Might have been the
heat. No idea but I have to get used to
it again. Summer is upon us and 30+
degree days are going to become the norm.
Hopefully the humidity goes away soon though.
This WOD nearly broke me.
There were many times throughout that I really wanted to quit. Did not want to pick up the bar again. Stared at it with meanacing thoughts. But every time I picked it up again, even
with 10 seconds to go I got in another two squats. I definitely think being forced to finish
this out (without a cut-off) would have been a real struggle (I would have
though) and would have built up more of my mental capacity to keep on pushing
even through the suck. After the WOD was
over I wanted to die. Perhaps not quite
die but vomit at least. I hurt.
Regarding the cut-off…
I think that sometimes it’s a bit of a cop-out and I hate that we so
often have them especially on heavy weight days. It’s a function of 45 minute
classes I guess but maybe on days like this there isn’t a need for a strength
portion especially when the weight for the strength (sets of 8!) are so similar
to the weights in the WOD (sets of 12). It’d
be nice to have to push through a hard/ heavy WOD without thinking about
scaling the weight to meet the cut-off or not completing all the work because
of going heavier – seems both options are lacking. I’m not a coach though so this is just my
opinion on things. Last night though
everything just seemed too rushed with the number of people and the amount of
work to be completed.
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