Countdown to D-Day: T minus 13

Workout 1
"Hansen"

Five rounds for time of:
2 pood Kettlebell swing, 30 reps
30 Burpees
30 Glute-ham sit-ups (substituted weighted situps w/ 25# plate, arms locked out)

Marine Staff Sgt Daniel Hansen died February 14th in Farah Providence, Afghanistan when an IED he was working on detonated. Daniel is survived by his mother Sheryll, his father Delbert, his younger sister Katie, and his twin brother Matthew (also a Marine).

Time: 33:33

Workout 2
"The Chief"
Max rounds in 3 minutes of:
135 pound Power cleans, 3 reps (substituted 115#)
6 Push-ups
9 Squats

Rest 1 minute. Repeat for a total of 5 cycles.

Post rounds completed for each of the 5 cycles.

Total rounds completed: 3,3+1PC,3,3+2PC,3+2PC

Countdown to D-Day: T minus 18

Workout 1
21-18-15-12-9-6-3 reps of:
Overhead Squat (95#)
Box Jump (24")

Run 400 m at the start of each round.

Time: 29:51

Overhead squats @ 95# felt great today. Real stable, hit full depth without any problem each time. Running into a strong headwind, on the other hand, sucked balls. Am looking forward to a week of hard workouts. I have only myself to blame -- it was my turn to plan WODs this week! ;)

Workout 2
Clean & jerk - 75% x 1 x 3 (115#)
Snatch pull - 97% x 3 x 3 (100#)
Snatch deadlift - 105% x 3 x 3 (110#)
Front squat - 81% x 3 x 5 (145#)
Stiff-legged DL - 3 x 5 (145#)

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“Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.”
- John Wooden

Countdown to D-Day: T minus 20

Twenty days... ooosh. Thinking about it gives me an edgy feeling in the pit of my stomach that makes me wanna leap out of my chair right now, load up my bar and bumpers, and crank out a good hard CrossFit WOD. Bring it on!

Workout 1
I
4k Row

II
"Fat Helen"
5 rounds of:
400 m Run
21 American KB Swings (24 kg)
12 Pullups

Time: 20:06

Countdown to D-Day: T minus 34

Workout 1
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps of Full Squat Clean and Jerk (105#)
Alternated with:
20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 reps of Pushups

Time: 26:13

Countdown to D-Day: T minus 39

Workout 1
5 rounds of:
5R/5L 1-legged DB Deadlift (2 x 35# DBs)
20 2-for-1 Wall Ball Shots
30 Double Unders

Time: 21:06

Workout 2
I:
Max Pushups in 1 min
Rest 1 min
Max Situps in 1 min
Rest 1 min
Max Squats in 1 min

II.
100 Barbell Thrusters for Time
== Perform 5 burpees (as a penalty) each time you set the bar down ==

I used a barbell loaded with 95# and this ended up being the breakdown:
10 Thrusters/5 burpees; subsequently, 5 thrusters/5 burpees through the rest of the workout.

Time: 27:15

Workout 3
CrossFit Main Site WOD
Walking lunge 100 ft.
21 Pull-ups
21 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
18 Pull-ups
18 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
15 Pull-ups
15 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
12 Pull-ups
12 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
9 Pull-ups
9 Sit-ups
Walking Lunge 100 ft.
6 Pull-ups
6 Sit-ups

Walking lunges are gnarly! I think we ended up doing 125 ft. of lunging each time. Oh well.

Time: 21:02