The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storn and hidden from the sun. It is the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scroching sun.

BB Gymnastics

1)  5XME UB Hang Power Cleans @ 225/155# – rest 60 sec.

    Did this at 135#

2a) 5X1 Press Cluster (PP, PJ, Split Jerk) – heaviest possible, rest 

    60 sec.

    Did this at 125#
2b) 5X1 Non-Heaving Snatch Balance – heaviest possible, rest 60 sec.

    Did this at 95#

Conditioning

4 rounds for total working time of:

Row 500m
12 Pistols (alternating)
24 Pullups

Rest 1:1

Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.

BB Gymnastics

1) 5X2 1 Hang Power Clean + 1 Push Press + 1 Front Squat + 1 Push 

   Jerk @ 65% (of 1RM Clean & Jerk) – rest 75 sec.

   Did this at 115#. The last few sets of the push press/jerk felt

   hard.

Strength

1) 12 Minutes to establish a 1RM High-Bar Back Squat.

   Tried for 265 but failed twice. Managed to get 255#
 

2) 3 X ME Strict HSPU – rest 2 minutes.
   forgot to do this

Conditioning

3 rounds for time of:

100 Double-Unders
20 Pistols (10l/10r – apportion in any way)
10 Push Jerks 155/105#

Did the push jerks at 115# at the end of the 2nd round I was at about 12 minutes but the clock was reset by someone.

Didn't feel anything in the knee during the back squat but felt it during the pistols. I think the knee was aggravated during the snatches yesterday when my form was bad. One scenario is if my knee caved in instead of being pushed out.

You get credit for what you finish, not what you start.

Morning Track

2x800

2x400

2x200

1x100

Jonathan tried not telling us the workout other than what we had to do next and it worked. We put out on all the runs and did considerably better.

Evening WOD

BB Gymnastics

1) 5X2 Snatch @ 75-85% – rest 90 sec.

2a) 5X3 Snatch Pulls – heaviest possible, rest 60 sec. 

2b) 5X2 Tempo High-Bar Back Squat @ 75% – rest 60 sec. tried for 220 

    but had to go down to 185#

Conditioning

For time:

Run 400m
3 rounds of the BB complex-
5 Deadlifts 135/95#
5 Hang Power Cleans 135/95#
5 Push Jerks 135/95#
Run 400m
2 rounds of the BB complex
Run 400m
1 round of the BB complex

100 Double-Unders

Midline

1a) 3X5 (5l/5r) TGUs @ 24/16kg – rest 45 sec. didnt do all the TGU
1b) 3×20 UB T2B – rest 45 sec. broke things up

felt tired after the track workout.

Winners don't quit and quitters don't win.

Morning WOD (Saturday)

21-15-9 rep rounds of:
Clean (135/95)
GHD Sit-ups

6:10. Clean was mostly squat cleans.

12 Days of Christmas

1 Thruster (135/95)
2 Front Squats (135/95)
3 Rope Climbs
4 Hang Cleans (135/95)
5 Kettlebell Swings (70/53)
6 Burpees
7 Box Jumps
8 Back Squats (135/95)
9 Wall Ball Shots (20/14)
10 Deadlifts (135/95)
11 GHD Sit-ups
12 Racked Lunges (135/95)

Used 115 instead of 135. Man this was hard. 41:39

Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay it's price

Morning WOD 

12m AMRAP

10 Deadlifts 65
8 Hang cleans 65

6 Push presses 65

10 rounds.

Evening WOD


Resting 60 seconds between sets:
Bench press 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2

165-165-135 for remainder