After another long day at work, I head to the gym. It's easier to just force myself to workout right after work, so if I get side tracked I don't miss a workout. I decided today to revisit a workout that I really like, DT. The best time that I did this workout in was 19 min. and some change back when I was crossfitting a lot. I did this workout a little while back when I was starting to get back to working out. I added 8 minutes and it took me 27 minutes. I was really disappointed. Today would be different, I just knew I would improve.
DT is a great strength and cardio workout. It is 5 rounds of 12 deadlift, 9 hanging power cleans (HPC), and 6 push press/jerk, whichever you want. The entire workout is done with 155 lbs., which sucks. I load the bar up and get myself in the right mindframe. 3,2,1 go! I rip through the deadlifts no problem, now on to the HPCs. Holy crap is this heavy. I do 5 reps, then 4. I'm able to press 155, so I do push presses. Those I break in to 2 sets of 3. 1 round down, and I still have 4 to go. This is not going to be fun. It wasn't a cardio issue for me during this workout. Don't get me wrong, I was tired. My forearms were on fire from doing the HPCs and I was having a hard time holding on to the bar. Not only because my forearms were tired, but I did not have any chalk, so my grip would slip. I push through the rounds and approach the final round at around 15 min. I knew that I would finish under 20 min. I finish my last press and drop the bar, Time! I look at my watch, 18:50. I had beat my best time from a while back and took 9 minutes of my last time!
Besides being ecstatic about my time, I realized that I do need to get some lifting chalk. It will help me with my grip. I am sure that I could cut another minute off my time if I had some chalk. I will revisit this workout in the future, and I will be sure to have some chalk.
Today's WOD:
5 rds w/155 lbs.
12 deadlift
9 hanging power cleans
6 push press/jerk
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