100
Thrusters are one of those movements that not too many people love. They are not as flashy as a clean and jerk yet they punish you fiercely for attempting them with bad form. They gas you like a burpee yet they leave you no place to rest. And they go so much better strung together like a kettlebell swing. They are truly an evil creation. Today, we have 100 of them. No big deal, except every minute, we get to revisit our old friend, the burpee. This WOD is simple enough on paper, but stings worse than it looks like. Make sure to be ready mentally first and foremost and don’t let the cap cut you short. 3,2,1…
STR:
Front Squat
5-5-5
WOD:
100 thursters (95/65)
*start with 5 burpees and repeat every minute on the minute
FS: 125#
WOD: 18:52 @ 45#
Sweet. Jesus. That’s all I have to say about that workout. But I’m happy to be its cover girl (that photo is a blast from the past).
Impressive job all around by the Longwood/Kenmore crew this morning!
FS: 235# PR
I remember last year when this used to be my 1RM, and now I can hit it for 5. Awesome.
WOD: 16:44 RX
Two words: existential crisis. I hope we never do the inverse of this- 100 burpees for time with 5 thrusters EMOM…
this looks ‘fun’
FS: 135#
WOD: 15:40rx
Holy Shit. This is the first wod that’s left me on the ground for awhile… ouch. But I actually did like it. I mostly liked that if I just snuck in an extra rep or two each minute I’d be over faster!
Nick encouraged us to take planned rests. I think I did my thrusters in sets of: 10-5-10-5-8-7-5-5-6-5-5… etc.
Does anyone know when the last time we did this Workout of Hate before? I know Ive suffered at its hands once before, but I must have wiped all relevant details from memory.
High Fives and hugs,
Erin
When one gets bored waiting at doctor office … Here ya go
http://crossfitsomerville.com/2012/04/12/the-proof-is-in-the-pudding/
I wish I could of done this one again. Last time it left me curdled up in a ball afterwards.
this looks gross in the best way. sorry to have missed the agony-fun.
FS: 135# (this is only 10lbs shy of my previous 1 rep max)
WOD: 19:52, 35# Geesh. I completely sat out minute 13, I just had to catch my breath. Did 10 the first round but tried to maintain at least 5 reps per round.
How do I feel so good after something so awful? Endorphins are a beautiful thing.
I was trying to take it easy, still fatigued from an 8 hour mountain hike on Saturday.
FS: 85#
WOD: 93 @ 35# at the time cap. With 3 burpees emom. Considering how red in the face I was for how long afterward, I guess that was the right scaling. Many thanks to Ben S. for egging me on through those last few thrusters (and wearing an inspiring pink Lydia shirt).
that really was for you, you know!
FS: 135# same as last 5RM
WOD: 18:43 … I scaled like a jerk. 2 rounds at 65# got me to 14 reps ish then went to 55# until the 50th rep. Then stripped the entire bar and went to 35#. Amy, you weren’t kidding – I could not breathe.
In other news I did my first (4) bar muscle ups tonight. Yay! I’m going to squeal like a little girl when I get one on the rings.
I feel like ring muscle ups are easier than bar muscle ups: at least, I got my first one more than a year earlier. I think the bar gets in the way of the kip, which probably means I’m not doing it right. 🙂
Nick has a theory that bar MU’s are easier for girls and rings are easier for guys. He then revised that to say maybe only for former gymnast girls. Yesterday when I got one he said “I would have thought you’d get the rings first” I simply need to practice the violent ring kip because as I displayed Sat I can fight my way up from chest to ring. Anyway… http://kingstcathospital.com/files/2012/10/soon-cat-turkey.jpg