Diane

Warm-up:

3 x laps around FCC, pushing the pace to ~10mph or so.  Need to time these.
Active Stretching
20 Burpees

"Diane"
21-15-9 for time:

185lb Deadlifts
Handstand Push-ups
Total time: 10.54

10 Dead-hang Pull-ups

7:00 Exercise Bike

Gone Fishing

Jesse and I headed up towards Mount Vision, NY to scope out a new spot on the Otego Creek.  Despite fishing our way up and down the creek for 5 hours, we came away empty handed.  Still, nothing beats spending a day hiking a mountain stream.  Really, the fishing is more of an excuse to get out there.  After that, we stopped by Gilbert Lake to try our luck on the rainbows, but the brutal wind made our stay pretty brief.

The highlight of my day was that I took my first step towards my summer goal of learning to fly fish.  Jesse let me mess around with his fly rod for a while to try and get a feel for it.  The gusty wind and my lack of experience made it a little tricky, but it wasn't as hard as I thought.  Don't get me wrong, actually being a skilled and accurate caster with a knowledge of what flies to use and how and when to use them is an art form in and of itself, but just getting a fly out there on the water in the basic vicinity of where you were aiming wasn't too difficult, as long as you're not aiming more than 15 feet away.

Jesse lent me one of his dad's old rods and I found an old Pfluegger Medalist reel at the house, so my next step will be to clean up the reel, get some line and a leader on there, and start practicing!

30-Yard Dumpster

I spent 5 hours loading a 30 cubic yard dumpster with construction debris.  Filled the thing to the brink, with a little help from my pops-in-law.  Best guess is that it was over 3 tons of debris, but we'll see once they haul it away.

Construction debris to be moved.

The main pile.

The dumpster, mostly empty except for some contractor bags I hauled off the front porch.

All filled up.

No more pile.

A look into the dumpster.

KB Swings, OH Squats, Deadlifts

Warm-up:

30 Burpees
Active Stretching
10 Pull-ups (switching grips between 5+6 while on the bar)

WoD:
21-15-9 for time:

Kettlebell Swings, 25lbs
Over Head Squats, 20lb dumbbells
Deadlifts, 155lbs
Total Time: 12:28

5:00 Exercise Bike

5 x Suicides

That was short-lived...

Figures.  24 hours after deciding this blog had no point, and I need to search it to come up with a workout that involved deadlifts.  That, and apparently there are a few individuals crazy enough to actually read this thing (thanks for the encouraging words, guys).  Maybe it's not what it once was but maybe that's OK.

Indefinite suspension

This blog has become pretty sad in recent months and so I think it's beyond time to shut it down.  I originally started it to inspire my teammates and to hold myself accountable to them.  Many of them asked how I trained and this was the easiest way to show them.  And to those few who say that only those lucky few talented individuals excel through no effort of their own, this is my refutation.  Not to say I am or was exceptional in any way, though I did have some small success playing a game that once only mattered to a few.  Who knows?  With the AUDL and ultimate on Sports Center it looks like that's all changing for the better.

At this point, I'm nobody's teammate and I'm accountable only to myself; not to mention that who the hell really wants to read about home remodeling, ping pong, and fishing trips (and perhaps the occasional workout cribbed from Crossfit.com).  And so I am indefinitely suspending my blogging campaign to pursue other interests.

Burpee Challenge, Day 100

For the final day of the Burpee Challenge, I figured it warranted more than a few rounds of burpees on the bedroom floor.  So, to mark the occasion, I headed to Healthlinks to use their floor.  After a warm-up of jumping rope and active stretching, I set the stop watch and began.  My goal was 7 minutes and I came in just under.

100 x Burpees in 6:59.6 seconds

And for the record, all 5,050 burpees in this challenge were chest to the floor up to hands clapping over head.

Burpee Challenge, Day 99

99 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 98

98 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 97

97 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf