So my last blog talked about handstand push-ups and how I love them. Well true to form on Friday the Raw Fitness Maui workout included three of my most hated enemies. Thrusters, pull-ups and double unders. Damn them.
Thrusters are bad enough and no, it is not a Kama Sutra move. Think squat plus overhead press. It basically punishes your legs until they're worthless pieces of spaghetti noodle. Then there's the pull-ups. In college an old workout buddy and I used to do weighted pull-ups. And just earlier this year I used to be able to crank out 12 but ever since my pec tear I can only do 8. But at RFM all the girls there can rip 'em out like nothing. Okay, sorry, I meant WOMEN. It's very humbling.
And double unders are a jump rope technique where you get that rope under your feet twice on one jump. I can do 3 in a row but the workout called for reps of 12. That's right, 12 thrusters, 12 pull-ups and 12 double unders. For four sets. I did it but I just couldn't do all 12 reps for all of the thruster sets. My legs were cabbage after the first one.
No Crossfit today. Well, there is a Saturday class but I've got some work to catch up on. I'll probably go for a run on the beach and then attempt swimming a bit in the ocean at some point. I need to buy a long board. Anyone got one for sale?
