CrossFit Day 69
Today’s workout was called “Barbara.” Barbara is not nice. Barbara, over the course of a whopping hour, gathered up what I thought was my ass and handed it assertively back to me. I tried to refuse, but she latched on and would not let me go. I am done. Barbara is not easy. If you want her, you have to work for it. What do you have to do? This:
Five rounds each, for time:
- 20 pullups (total: 100)
- 30 pushups (total: 150)
- 40 situps (total: 200)
- 50 squats (total: 250)
(Rest exactly 3 minutes between sets.)
I saw a bunch of people posting that they got through a set of one of those in a matter of 3 or 4 minutes. Seriously? My goodness.
Set 1: Since it was raining and 40°F outside, I set up the pullup bar and did assisted pullups from the floor. Even in a seated starting position, it still took me nearly 8 minutes to get through the 100 pullups required. Oh, this is not going to be pretty. Time elapsed: 7:37.
Set 2: My most recent APFT pushup score was 46 in 2 minutes. This workout calls for 150. I subdivided my rounds into 5s and later into 3s. This took me an eon and I had to shake out my arms frequently. Time elapsed: 14:08.
Set 3: Situps. I did 54 of them yesterday on that APFT. This set contains 200. Can you hear me whimpering yet? I subdivided these into 20s, then 10s, got up midway through and adjusted the towel under my tailbone several times to avoid chafing and rubbing in a very sensitive place. Cramping hips and abs that screamed caused this set to go on and on. Time elapsed: 16:38.
Set 4: Squats are the easiest for me, although I have to adjust my foot position frequently to avoid the creaking, crackling joints. I subdivided this into 25s, then 20s, then 10s. Around the middle of this work, I knew I was not going to get it done faster than one hour, so I aimed to finish in less than 64 minutes. The squats gave me no love. I was panting and exhausted. The end couldn’t come fast enough. Time elapsed: 15:54.
If I can walk tomorrow, I’ll attempt the 5 km run assigned, unless it’s raining. If it’s raining, I’ll ride 10 miles on the bike trainer in my heated, non-rainy sun room.
My results: 1:03:27, 4:40 zone (hard); HR: 125 avg, 155 max; 545 cal
Note: Time includes prescribed 3 minute rest periods between sets.
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