Grip WOD; then Helen...

3.7.2010 - Grip WOD

Here's a quick recap from yesterday's grip WOD. I was able to get out for a ride on my fixed gear in the afternoon, so that pushed my grip WOD back to the evening after dinner, after the kids were asleep. Since I needed to be as quiet as possible, I did some different work with the Rolling Thunders. I have 2 heavy tool bags filled with old window weight (the counter weights that would hold the window up). I have 2 large carabiners and 2 Rolling Thunder handles. Normally I will do a farmer's walk with them, that's fun. But this time, I just did a luggage style deadlift:

5 sets (10,10,8,8,8) - luggage style deadlift (a bag on each side of my legs)

85lbs, 95lbs, 100lbs, 100lbs, 100lbs
(weights are for one bag)

4 sets of 6 reps - Ironmind Blockbuster grip - 40lbs

2 sets of 8 reps - Ironmind Pinch Hub grip - about 27lbs

3.8.2010

'Helen' was in the house today. I would typically row Helen, but since I 've been doing a little running here and there, I decided to run it.

Helen is:
3 rounds for time
400m run
1.5 pood kettlbell swing, 21 reps
pullups, 12 reps

It went fairly well, however, after my grip WOD yesterday, I was really feeling it in my forearms after the pullups. Grip is pretty much toast.

I was able to get through Helen at 13:46:24. It would probably be about a minute less if I row'd it at 500m.

Pretty solid start to the week!