cesimpson

Let’s start by remembering a workout a week ago. I did Front Squats and Bench Press. I remember around my fourth or fifth set of presses, the oldies station they play in the weight room played Jim Croce’s Operator.

Radio

Operator, oh could you help me place this call…

CES

<sarcasm>Excellent</sarcasm> This isn’t what I’d call ideal bench pressing music.

Marathoner

~chuckles~

CES

It’s not even Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

~lifts off the bar, resigned to crappy music~

We’ll come back to that in a moment.

Workout

Warm Up

5x Power Snatch + 5x Overhead Squat @ 45#

5x Power Snatch + 5x Overhead Squat @ 70#

5x Power Snatch + 5x Overhead Squat @ 95#

Front Squat & Push Ups

9x Squat @ 205#

30x Push Ups (’close’ hand placement) @ BW

9x Squat @ 205#

30x Push Ups (’close’ hand placement) @ BW

9x Squat @ 205#

30x Push Ups (15x ‘close’, 15x ‘a little wider’) @ BW

9x Squat @ 205#

10x Push Ups (’close’ hand placement) @ BW

15 seconds rest

10x Push Ups (’a little wider’ hand placement) @ BW

15 seconds rest

8x Push Ups (’a little wider’ hand placement) @ BW

15 seconds rest

8x Push Ups (’a lot wider’ hand placement) @ BW

15 seconds rest

2x Push Ups (who cares…these sucked) @ BW

1-Arm Thrusters @ 16kg KB

10x Left Arm

10x Right Arm

Rest while partner does the same. Repeat.

Marathoner

~pant pant~ Two rounds is good for me. I’m done.

Radio

Well the south side of Chicago

Is the baddest part of town

CES

~laughing~ Oh no you’re not! If the radio is playing Bad, Bad Leroy Brown for us, we have to do at least one more set. It’s a sign!

Marathoner

~shakes his head~

1-Arm Thrusters @ 16kg KB (cont.)

10x Left Arm

10x Right Arm

Rest while partner does the same.

Swings @ 16kg KB

50x 2-handed

25x right hand

25x left hand

50x 2-handed

A Little Extra

3×6 Toes-to-Fingers

Snatch Ladder @ 16kg KB

10x right hand

10x left hand

9x right hand

9x left hand

…etc…

1x right hand

1x left hand

After that, I showered, got dressed and met my wife and my grandmother for breakfast. We had omelets and coffee (my grandma had a waffle) and we talked for a few hours. It was a very nice, leisurely meal. My grandparents are some of my favorite people in the world. I’m fortunate to have the fantastic relationships with them that I do.