So my last post I talked about being strong and getting it done this year.
I was serious by the way.
And then I saw yesterday's workout posted and it made me regret those words: 7 rounds of 7 overhead squats and 7 burpees.
Damn, damn, damn, damn it all.
That's a brutal workout. One of those that messes with your mind beforehand and your body afterwards.
Of course for strength we were doing front squat, just in case you thought that you were going to start the WOD with fresh legs, think again.
I had an excuse not to go too. Had a work obligation at Akaku with the boss at 7 p.m. I could have gone home and had dinner or stayed at the office and got some stuff done.
But instead I got in the car and drove to RFM for a hellish workout.
DMeyer was there along with Kats and Lori, Alex and Tito.
And Bruce. He's new but he is a beast. Bruce feels no pain.
I say this because Bruce is about 5 years older than me and hasn't squatted in seven years. But he gives it his all every single time.
During the WOD I know his legs were hurting but he kept going and didn't rest. He was a machine. A beast machine.
(There was one funny part though where Bruce thought he was on round six but he was actually on round five and he was like "FAACKKKK I GET TWO MORE ROUNDS TO GO!!!")
My only saving grace is that we were paired up with a partner to help keep count and to my horror it was DMeyer.
Derrick is a slave driver, he'll push you and he's relentless. At least he gave me five seconds to rest between overhead squats and burpees though.
I needed that though, otherwise I might have given up. But believe it or not the WOD wasn't the worst part.
The worst part was afterwards, as I was laying on the floor and realized with horror that I was expected to count for D while he did his WOD.
D was all ready to go and I couldn't even stand yet. I had to drag myself to his side of the gym and I counted from the floor. Kinda hard to push someone while you're wasted physically yourself.
But I did try. D was on his seventh round and the clock hit 5 minutes and I was like, "Finish before you hit 5:30, DO IT !!!"
He did it, and with 95 pounds as his weight too. (Rest of us used 65 pounds or the bar).
DMeyer and Bruce, you guys is the bestest. Please continue to inspire and push me so that I may feel like crap every day after the WOD.
On another note, has anyone noticed having PERFECT posture after doing overhead squats WOD's?
My back gets straighter, my shoulders more erect and my legs super stiff so that I'm standing in a perfectly straight line from head to toe.
I'm just sayin. Anyone? Let me know if OHS affects you like this too.
Adios gang,
Rod
I was serious by the way.
And then I saw yesterday's workout posted and it made me regret those words: 7 rounds of 7 overhead squats and 7 burpees.
Damn, damn, damn, damn it all.
That's a brutal workout. One of those that messes with your mind beforehand and your body afterwards.
Of course for strength we were doing front squat, just in case you thought that you were going to start the WOD with fresh legs, think again.
I had an excuse not to go too. Had a work obligation at Akaku with the boss at 7 p.m. I could have gone home and had dinner or stayed at the office and got some stuff done.
But instead I got in the car and drove to RFM for a hellish workout.
DMeyer was there along with Kats and Lori, Alex and Tito.
And Bruce. He's new but he is a beast. Bruce feels no pain.
I say this because Bruce is about 5 years older than me and hasn't squatted in seven years. But he gives it his all every single time.
During the WOD I know his legs were hurting but he kept going and didn't rest. He was a machine. A beast machine.
(There was one funny part though where Bruce thought he was on round six but he was actually on round five and he was like "FAACKKKK I GET TWO MORE ROUNDS TO GO!!!")
My only saving grace is that we were paired up with a partner to help keep count and to my horror it was DMeyer.
Derrick is a slave driver, he'll push you and he's relentless. At least he gave me five seconds to rest between overhead squats and burpees though.
I needed that though, otherwise I might have given up. But believe it or not the WOD wasn't the worst part.
The worst part was afterwards, as I was laying on the floor and realized with horror that I was expected to count for D while he did his WOD.
D was all ready to go and I couldn't even stand yet. I had to drag myself to his side of the gym and I counted from the floor. Kinda hard to push someone while you're wasted physically yourself.
But I did try. D was on his seventh round and the clock hit 5 minutes and I was like, "Finish before you hit 5:30, DO IT !!!"
He did it, and with 95 pounds as his weight too. (Rest of us used 65 pounds or the bar).
DMeyer and Bruce, you guys is the bestest. Please continue to inspire and push me so that I may feel like crap every day after the WOD.
On another note, has anyone noticed having PERFECT posture after doing overhead squats WOD's?
My back gets straighter, my shoulders more erect and my legs super stiff so that I'm standing in a perfectly straight line from head to toe.
I'm just sayin. Anyone? Let me know if OHS affects you like this too.
Adios gang,
Rod
