More Snow?!?!?

I am really sick and tired of all this snow we've been getting! Despite the bad weather, Justin and I stuck it out and did "Nancy" this morning. What's "funny" is that the last, and only other time, that I did Nancy, it was the day after the last, and only other time, that I have done the "Filthy Fifty".

I nearly took the day off. My back is killing me from where I dropped 105# snatch on it in February. (Maybe I should go see a chiropractor!) My hip flexors are super tight, I think from the meet on Saturday. Other than that, I feel okay, except I am just tired.

I decided instead that I would do "Nancy", because I'm going to have to get used to working out in less-than-ideal physical condition. Plus, I wanted to practice my overhead squats. I knew from the get-go that I wasn't going to be able to hit her at 100% intensity, but I was hoping that doing a WOD, even half-heartedly, would loosen me up and make me feel better afterwards.

Buy-In: Gymnastics kip, Chest-to-Bar pullup practice

"Nancy"
5 Rounds for time of:
400m Run
15 Overhead Squats, 65#

12:54

PR by 1:30

I was hoping for under 12. I did have a snafu with the dog in the first round. I decided to take Mikey on the run with me, on a leash. He kept running in front of me, which was rather annoying. Then, when we got back, he decided the best place to park it was directly in front of me. I was squatting pretty slowly, afraid of dumping the bar on his head. And THEN, my brother took off on round 2, and of course Mikey took off after him. I had to bail, run after the dog, throw him in the office, and go back to squatting. I doubt I would have been sub-12 even without all that commotion, but I think I could have dropped a good 20-30 seconds at least.

Last time I did this it was in 14:24, so I guess this is a good improvement, especially considering how I felt today. AND, it was snowing, which always makes an out-and-back sprint extra fun. Nothing like a good reaction-time test at the 200m mark.

Next time I do "Nancy", I'm not doing the Filthy Fifty first.

Get back on the bar and snatch it

Okay, as promised, here is the video of my OHS/burpee WOD, in which I was brought to both tears and a temper tantrum. Actually, it was in the reverse order. Tantrum first, then tears.

I'm not proud of it. In fact, I'm pretty embarrassed. For one, I forgot the camera was on. For another, I had group of people watching including some good friends/clients. I did this WOD during our "open gym" hour on Sunday, and I was hoping to just kind of blend in and hopefully nobody would be paying attention. For some reason, they were all watching.

But, I decided to post this video anyway, because I'm sure that every one of us has felt this way during a workout, or a race, or something. I usually stay pretty calm during workouts, but I was super tired before this workout, and I think I was just a little vulnerable. This will be a lesson to me that I should 1) Rest More, and 2) Not try to do a skill-intensive WOD if I am tired but am working out anyway. Oh yeah, and 3) Make sure I don't have an audience if I am trying to concentrate during a WOD. As you can see, when I turn away from the camera, I didn't really appreciate having an audience. I guess I might have to get used to it if I am going to compete in the games qualifiers!

Oh yeah, this video is really long. I ran out of time to edit properly, and I also don't have a fast-forward function in my video editing software. I'll have to find something new. The tantrum happens in round 5. This video is really long, but if you have 10 minutes to kill....go for it.

OHS/burpee WOD looonggggg video from Jenna Rettenmayer on Vimeo.