CrossFit Day 67
Today’s workout is a new hero workout, named “Badger” in memory of Chief Petty Officer Mark T. Carter (Navy SEAL), who died on December 11 in Iraq. After opting to push yesterday’s workout to Friday due to the triple threat of the sniffles, the rain, and sore legs from Sunday, I decided, after some hemming and hawing, to get off the couch and not miss two workouts in a row.
I also didn’t want to overdo it, so I grabbed the 25 pound dumbbells and headed out to the nearby park. Here’s today’s work (scaled back):
Three rounds for time:
- 30 squat cleans (2×25# dumbbells)
- 30 assisted pullups
- 800 m run
The first round of squat cleans reminded me of how amazingly sore I am after that 450 meter walking lunge. Oh, goodness. I used monkey bars near the track to do my assisted pullups as some bewildered soccer players looked on. And, of course, the track I usually run on was half flooded.
On the second and third rounds, I was too sore to do full squat cleans, so I substituted power hang cleans. Even with the easier substitution, each round took me almost 12 minutes. I felt like garbage doing this workout. But, I toughed through it with numbers that legally constitute a crying shame. I expect much better results next time.
My results: 35:55, 9:48 zone (hard); HR: 172 avg, 191 max; 546 cal
Fair winds, Chief Carter.
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