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CrossFit Day 39

Today’s workout was “Cindy”, which I did once before, about six weeks ago. This time, I went to a park with a low bar that’s slightly over my head. I gritted my teeth, set my heart rate monitor going and went after it.

Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as possible of:

1. 5 pullups (assisted)
2. 10 pushups
3. 15 squats

I knocked out my first five rounds in 10 minutes. As the clock was winding down toward the 20 minute mark, I pushed extra hard to get through the eighth set. I was even able to finish an extra five pullups before the timer hit the magic number.

My results: 20:00, 12:46 zone (hard); HR: 159 avg, 178 max; 274 cal

[…] Today’s workout was “Cindy”, which I did two months ago. Last time, I finished 8 rounds, but the pullups were assisted pullups. This time, I wanted to do real pullups. Setting a goal for myself of five rounds, I headed out to the park in the freezing cold. […]