cesimpson

This morning’s workout, as the title suggests, consisted of a little bit of everything.

2x

4x 20 sec. row + 10 sec. rest. I tried to hit 100m each 20 sec. interval, and succeeded 6/8.

30x (15x ea. arm) 16kg KB Snatch

2 min. rest

Overhead Squats

5x @ 45# barbell

5x @ 115#

4x @ 130#

4x @ 135#

3x @ 140#

2x @ 145#

1x @ 150#

1x @ 155#

0x @ 160#

I loaded up 160# - just a bit above BW - behind-the-neck jerked it up over head with a good wide snatch grip. Just didn’t feel solid, so I lowered the bar and lived to lift another day.

Clean + Front Squat + Hang Power Clean

3x @ 75#

3x @ 95#

3x @ 115#

3x @ 135#

Really focused on pulling myself down hard and fast, catching the bar low and going down into a full squat. This has always been a problem with my cleans. It’s hard to convince my body it’s OK to go low. Part of the problem is I have neither bumper plates nor a reasonable place to dump the bar should I get into trouble. Of course, most of it is just bad habits and poor technique and I need to fight through both of those.

3x

20x (10x ea. side) 16kg KB TGU

15x pull ups / chin ups

10x (5x ea. direction) lateral hops over a bench

To be honest, on my third set, while I was doing the pull ups, some guy came over and sat on the bench. I did 20x knee-to-chest hops instead, to finish the circuit.

I moved pretty quickly this morning, and my heart was pumping pretty solid for the full 1:15 or so I was working. Not bad.

Locker Room Nakedness Rules

• The locker room is not your own personal naked time. Showering naked is, of course, perfectly normal. Even walking to and from the shower, naked, is OK. I’d prefer you cover with a towel, but, whatever. To each one’s own. However, brushing one’s teeth, shaving, and other grooming tasks should be performed wearing, at least, one’s unders.
• Under no circumstances is it OK to introduce one’s self and offer hand for shaking while naked. None.
• When sitting on the bench, make sure something is between your bum and the bench - a towel, your unders, something. I don’t care, really. Just don’t sit your naked ass on the bench.

I’m sure there are more, but all three of those rules were broken this morning - to my significant dismay - as I was getting ready for work. It annoyed me. I’m no prude; I have no problem with nakedness. Let’s just keep in mind a locker room is, at least, a semi-public place. Be considerate of others.