July 15th - 0 days to go

This is it...last day of training. Tomorrow is the first day of Competition.

11:00am - Crossfit Longbeach

Took it easy today, mucked around with HSPUs and C2B pullups to warmup

then

3 rounds
500m row
10 Thrusters @ 50kg

*untimed - It's HOT! absolutely drenched with sweat

finished with

3x
10 RDs
10 KB swings @ 32kg

Thanks again Gina for your hospitality. Crossfit Longbeach is a neat little gym.



Above - Another Picture of Chris and I at CF Longbeach with Gina the owner.
Below - Maria and Amy with Gina.

June 21st - 24 days to go

Have fallen off the wagon a little - Nutrition, Sleep and Intensity are a bit crappy of late. Feeling fatigued.

Spent the day at LinFox's Australian Automotive Research Centre (AARC), learning to drive this huge truck, followed by some four wheel driving on various tracks at the facility in the afternoon. Heaps of fun. Just what I needed. Thanks Jess.



5:00pm - Schwartz's with Amy

Northeast Regional WOD 4
30 cal Row
30 Thrusters @ 95lb
3 Rope Climbs
30 KB Swings @ 24 kg
20 cal Row
20 Thrusters @ 115lb
2 Rope Climbs
20 KB Swings @ 24kg
10 cal Row
10 Thrusters @ 135lb
1 Rope Climb
10 KB Swings @ 24 kg

time - 16:59 (6th place)

*Swings unbroken. Thrusters very broken...

then

4 rounds at casual pace
max L-sit
15 Toes 2 Bar
20 GHD situps

Happy days.

June 16th - 29 days to go

9:00am - Run
25 min light jog. ~2.5 laps of Caulfield park


5:00pm - WOD
3 rounds
500m Row
10 Clean and Thruster @70kg

*Cleans and Thrusters felt good.


5:30pm - Press
Strict Press
worked up to 8 x 50
55 x 6,5,6
60 x 3
Push Press
65 x 3 x 2

*I really gotta stop running out of time!

June 7th - 38 days to go

 6:00pm -"The Seven"

Seven rounds for time of:
7 Handstand push-ups
135 pound Thruster, 7 reps
7 Knees to elbows
245 pound Deadlift, 7 reps
7 Burpees
7 Kettlebell swings, 2 pood
7 Pull-ups

43 minutes something

Brought undone by HSPUs and Thrusters. Mildly disappointed at this stage of the game...

Mikko did it in 19:19... amazing.