Started the day out with some max effort squats and deadlifts. I was aiming to hit a max effort 5 reps in 2 or 3 sets, no more than 3. My sets looked as follows:
Back Squats
-5 x 225#
-5 x 275#
Deadlift
-5 x 325#
-1 x 375#
The set of 5 on the squat at 275# was tough but I think I could have finished higher. I was ok with this effort though considering it has been about a month since I've squated heavy. I actually felt pretty strong in the deads but hands are really tore up from "Cindy Hit the Wall" yesterday and decided to call it after one rep at 375#. In other words, I didn't pack my monistat today.
After the lift, I went after a CrossFit classic. "Grace" is 30 clean and jerks for time. This is a workout that's right in my wheelhouse. I haven't done this wod since February. Then, I gutted it out in 1:47. But that was doing power clean and jerks. Today I treated it a little differently. I did the following "Grace" variation for time:
-30 squat cleans and pushpress, 135#
time=4:43
This one wrecked me. I was shooting for sub-3 minutes. I ripped through the first 10 reps without letting go and was done with 15 in about 1:15. And then I gassed out. My body hurt.I had to bite and claw my way through the rest. Going into it, I was planning on taking a 5 minute break afterwards and then going after a normal "Grace." Wrong! I was fortunate to make it to my car. Definitely got humbled at the gym today.
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