I like creating things. I don’t always like what I create, but it’s the process, the refinement that brings me satisfaction as a coach and trainer.
Today I came up with a CrossFit variant that I felt had good balance between leg and upperbody metabolic conditioning.
4 rounds for time:
- 20 Handstand Push-ups
- 20 Kettlebell (24kg) Squat Cleans
- 20 Ring Dips
- 20 18″ Box Jumps
Couple notes about me – I can barely do one real HSPU, maybe two. I pulled out the blue band for assists.
Ring dips, now I can do a set of 20, then I’m done – for the day. I pulled out the blue band on this as well.
Everything was OK. Until the end of the first round. Then it just got ugly.
final time was 29:53
First round was finished in 4:30. Subsequent rounds languished with me stumbling around mumbling and dripping sweat. The last round I seemed to have pulled myself together to finish it in 4 minutes.
Now it was also warm outside and I did run a mile to CrossFitSanJose, and back. The workout was definitely outside my comfort zone…
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