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  • MN5M Online
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    [quote name='Kirwan']That the one that Barnya rocked up to? We should have a few more of those in Wellywood, they were pretty regular in London. <br />
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    I think the Push Press is coming along because of all the thrusters and wall balls I've had to do recently. Lot so overlap in the WODs, so when you get a chance at the strength stuff you can see some real gains. Squats are not going anywhere at the moment, so hopefully they pick up again.<br />
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    Out of all the exercises, I find the Push Press the easiest. With that momentum you only have to half lift it, then lock out with your arms "behind your ears".[/QUOTE]<br />
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    Coulda been yeah. I stayed for a couple then took off. Couldn't hear a word anyone said cos of the crowds. Definitely keen for a few cheekies with everyone during some WC games in the nations capital, Tighthead Ted ( anyone know where he has gone ? ) and I proved we literally couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery so I'll leave that side of things to someone else. Yeah I love the Push press too but have stalled lately as I suppose everyone does.

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    Kirwan
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    Had to test the motivation today, a busy week means I'll probably have to do three 6am sessions with the first one being today. Thanks for the f-ing ice Paraparaumu.<br />
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    We've changed the warmups now, with instead of skipping/rowing we do an 800m run. Nice small distance to build up some strength in my dodgy calfs, and for the hell of it I went at quick pace today instead of a jog. No issues at all, was a good feeling.<br />
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    Strength was 3 x Thrusters, got the PB up from 62.5kg to 70kg (another one joining the trainer at the top of the board). WOD was 21-15-9 15kg Dumbbell from floor, squat and assisted ringdips.<br />
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    I'm not too far from the dropping the rubber band assisting me with the ringdips. And finally, we started the session with pullups progressions, ending with your max pullups. I hit my first target for this and hit 10 kipping pullups. Hello double figures <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

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    #466

    good work on that calf K. Nothing better than being able to run, as opposed to jog, and have no worries with any twinges. (Touching wood right here for you at the same time as typing this)!!

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    Kirwan
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    I figure if I can go at 60% at 6am in the freezing cold as my warmup, with no stretching, then I'm good to go. Touch wood.<br />
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    I took two months off running, did one 5km, and are keeping the distances low. Seems to be working so far. Something had to.

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    Kirwan
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    Interesting morning session. 800m warmup run again, no probs. Tweaked my shoulders doing a Jerk at 75kg, lost form and tried to recover to far forward and my shoulders bore the brunt of that. Completed 70kg previously though, and that was a PB.<br />
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    I had to re-gig the WOD because of the shoulders, so ended up doing 4 rounds of 50 squats, 7 x 80kg deadlifts, 10 stupidly high box jumps. Took just over 10 minutes.<br />
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    Have a rest day tomorrow, so have two days for my shoulders to recover from whatever they are complaining about.

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    Kirwan
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    Another 6am job today, no strength work just technique work on the overhead squat so we could use that in a WOD.<br />
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    Then it was 21-15-9 of 30kg OH Squat, Pullups and 400m run. I got lazy, I should have done 35kg (I finished all my sets in one go) and dropped the the pullups to 15-9-6 because my hands weren't handling it. Flat workout really, and I skipped dinner last night because of kid dramas so that didn't help.<br />
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    Allowed one low intensity workout <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> At least the running is coming on, all at fast jogging pass, 800m warmup, and 3 x 400m. All good.

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    Kirwan
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    Missed Friday's update, that was a lunchtime session made interesting because a new couple turned up. The guy was a military guy and super fit, and his girlfriend was awesomely hot. I've never seen the guys work so hard in class <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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    For strength, we did 3 x Front Squat, I got my PB up another 10kg to 90kg (happily matching GI Joe). And the WOD was 3RFT of 10 x 50kg Clean and Jerk, 15 Ring Dips (I did them assisted) and 20 x 20kg Kettlebells. Think I took just over 13 minutes for that one, was a good workout.<br />
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    GI Joe did 60kg for the C & J and unassisted ring dips and was just under a minute quicker than me. Interesting to peg yourself against someone new, when they are clearly seriously into fitness.

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    mate - 6am today? Would be cold there, cold enough here in the tropical north!!

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    Kirwan
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    Hell no! Off in 20mins. I'll ask how many people turned up this morning. I will be tomorrow, and it looks just as cold the forecast!

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    Kirwan
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    And that would be three, had 9 or 10 last week.<br />
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    Really tough workout today, am shakey shattered right now. Strength work as 5 x Snatch, which I got up to 40kg. Just a difficult exercise this one technically as well as effort wise. We were all blowing after this. Then it was 400m run (in the snow!), 21 x 20kg Kettlebell, and 12 x Pullups for three rounds. Took 15:12, stalled big time on the last round. Nothing left in the tank though, and very sore forearms.

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  • BartManB Offline
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    brilliant work K, in the snow, love it. Must be global warming.

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    Kirwan
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    It's barely snow here, nothing has settled. Just running in some snowflakes <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

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    Kirwan
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    Very cold this morning, and only three of us turned up and one left early. The danger of working out when it's this cold is the risk of injury, and sure enough I've tweaked something in my pec. Hurts to raise my arm above my head, so will need to rest that.<br />
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    Before that, we did a new warmup because of the cold, 400m run then two rounds of 10 Burpees, 20 x 16kg Kettlebells, and 30 x Squats.<br />
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    Strength work was 3 x OH Squat, which I just got to 50kg again. Wasn't feeling great, was struggling to get my shoulders in the right place, everything was pretty tight (warning signs!).<br />
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    Did the injury in the first few reps of the WOD, so did 20 Box Jumps and 20 x Squats for three rounds. Had plenty of earmups sets before hand too, so wasn't cold by then either.

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  • BartManB Offline
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    BartMan
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    bugger, at least a tweak is not a tear!!

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  • KirwanK Offline
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    Kirwan
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    #478

    Yeah, and the pain is more in the shoulder now too. So the twinge I felt on Friday and bothered me in the weekend was the real start of this. <br />
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    Nothing too bad, and I can still run and work the legs, might just push Thursdays workout to Friday and give it some rest too.

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    Kirwan
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    #479

    Flat workout today, been focusing on a cleaner diet this week which turned into just less food. Fine when I'm not exercising, less fine at 6am on an empty stomach.<br />
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    Our warmups have gotten a bit harder than the old stretching regime. 800m run, then two rounds of 5 x Inch Worms, 10 x Burpees, 20 x 16kg kettlebells, 30x squats.<br />
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    Strength was 3 x Deadlifts. Got the PB up to 122.5kg and had more left in me, was just going through the motions really. I think that was more than 1 rep max though, have to search through here to check that.<br />
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    WOD was modified for my shoulder, was 15mins AMRAP for 200 single under skipping and 10 x 100kg Deadlift. Something weird happened after the 200 skips, I got a severe headache (7 out of 10 bad) which then went away. I have no idea why, I'm guessing not breathing or tensing my neck or something. That ruined me for the WOD, I struggled through the deadlifts, had to drop the weight for the next rounds and got through 3 rounds in all.<br />
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    Kept getting the headache for each 50 reps of the skipping. Stop, and then it would go away. Fucking annoying.<br />
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    To end on a positive, the shoulder is fine, no pain at all.

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    Kirwan
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    Trainer was off today, so the class was subbed by his girlfriend (who competed in the Australia regionals for Crossfit). Tough, tough workout.<br />
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    We had two WODs today, all races <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> First was 500m row, one min rest 400m run, did that in 1.42min and 1.35min, had nothing left for the run! My best 500m row by far (first time I've ever seen 1.35 split on the rower!). <br />
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    Second WOD was 10,8,6,4,2 of 50kg Front Squat and Pullups. Front squat was easy, pullups fell away badly after the first 18. Completed that in 7.28min.<br />
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    There is talk about putting a team together for the Aussie regionals early next year. I'll have to improve a hell of a lot, but it is tempting. I'm completely addicted.

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  • BartManB Offline
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    you are hooked now mate, and you now have something to train FOR - go hard and rip into it.

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  • KirwanK Offline
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    Kirwan
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    Have had a bit of a set back. I bought a skipping rope over the weekend to start working on my double unders and get the continuous reps of those going. I got the same problem as earlier in the week and got a blinding headache around 200 single unders (the warmup part!). Thought I might be tensing my neck, so relaxed that, did a few 100 reps sets, and some pushups, box jumps, burpees, etc. All completely fine.<br />
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    Went back to do 200 again and pretty much collapsed with one of the worst headaches I've ever had (and I get migraines), which went away after a few minutes.<br />
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    So obviously went to the doctors, and it seems like I have benign exertion headaches. Whatever that is when it's at home. It seems bizarre to me that I can do squats, rowing, running, high volume weight lifting, and all that cross fit jazz, but can't skip.<br />
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    Anybody had anything similar?

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  • PaekakboyzP Offline
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    Paekakboyz
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    #483

    Crazy! I knew skipping was intense cardio but I would have thought your crossfit training was pretty similar... Maybe something about the vertical movement? bouncing etc? At least you've worked out a rough boundary on when it seems to occur.

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