“Tillman”

7 rounds for time

7 reps 315 lb deadlift

1 full gasser

15 pullups

45 second rest

23:49 as rx’d.

Hands took a beating on the pullups, although the pullups felt pretty smooth overall.  Deads got heavy, runs were certainly not sprints, but were all I had. All of the preceding is par for the course in this WOD.

Brutal hero WOD, worthy of Pat Tillman’s name.  I’m currently reading Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer.  When I heard Krakauer was writing this book, I had mixed emotions, but he really delivered on this one.  I’m a bit more than halfway through it, but I can say Krakauer does an excellent job of portraying the man for who he was.  The excerpts from Tillman’s own journal, as well as interviews with his wife, his friends, and his family convey the tremendous loss that occurred when Pat Tillman was killed by “friendly” fire in Afghanistan in 2004.

Breakfast: 2 hardboiled eggs, 1/2 avocado

Lunch: large salad, 2 oz deli roast beef, 3 oz deli turkey breast, 1 hard boiled egg, italian dressing

Dinner – large salad w balsamic dressing, 10 oz sirloin tips

Also of interest, a fairly conclusive article from Princeton University on the detriments of using high fructose corn syrup in lieu of real sugar.  Give it a read.

Galapagos Tortise at Busch Gardens

Been away from this site for a while, but have not been away from CrossFitting.

Starting a new regimen beginning today; updates will be more frequent, and there will be significantly more content being generated.  I’m planning to re-work the entire site as well, so stay tuned.

20090804

For time:
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 of:
SDHP @ 95 lb
Pistols (alternating legs)
GHD Situps
Burpee Box Jumps

16:22

20090803

Deadlift 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

405 / 465 / 495 / 515 / 535 (F) / 535 / 555 (F) / 555 (F)

Had the final attempt to about an inch below the knee, but couldn’t lock it out.

21 Shoulder Press
Run 800m
21 Push Press
Run 800m
21 Push Jerk
Run 800m

Used 135 for the weight.

17:04

20090801

Two Rounds for time:

100m Bear Crawl
100m Overhead Plate Carry (45) Walking Lunges
70 Kettlebell Swings @ 1.5 pood
55 Box Jumps 20”
55 Slamball @ 20 lb
55 Dumbbell Thrusters @ 40 lbs

53:06

20090731
10 rounds for time

10 pullups
10 pushups
10 situps
10 squats

17:35

Snatch 5×3

135 / 185 / 205 / 225 / 245

AMRAP 15 mins

3 power snatch @135
6 box jump 24”
40 yard dash

14 rounds, plus the snatch and the box jumps.