Wake up call (as if I needed another one)

06-23-09 (Local)



OK, so I go walking into this workout thinking I'm pretty-kinda OK when it comes to upper body......maybe? What a bunch of crap! The good news is my cardo felt great, the bad news is I felt like every muscle in my arms was crapping out of me way, way, WAY too soon! I was like, "I'm not done yet, arms stop failing on me!" LOUSEY! Yeah so here’s the stats, I kicked off the bench with too high a weight for my ability.....shocker coming from Mr. Over Confident here.....so some time was taken up by mending my pride.....and the dropping weight down to something that I could manage before I reached failure again....and again....and nearly once more. All in all, IT WAS A WAKE UP CALL.

WOD:
21 reps, 15 reps, 9 reps
Arch touch vertical jump (Completed as Rx - not pretty but Rx)
Bench Press - Body Weight (What a joke, I started at 132lbs and after 7 reps I knew where this was going so I dropped the weight to 88lbs. That drop in weight allowed me to pick up the speed of the reps significantly. I did push to failure a few times before the WOD was over but eventually after some impromptu rest breaks all reps were accomplished.)
Clapping Pushups (And again, I completely forfeited the "clapping" after about...umm...number TWO. I had to stop several times to give my arms a chance to recoup as they literally were giving out on me. All were pushups were completed but again many a rest break was needed. )

Time: 10:30

Weight: 200.5lbs (Lightest I've been in over 5 years I think - Still trying to break under 200)