Team Endorphine Junkies!

Me, Paul and Ron- all high on endorphins post WOD!

Felt strong this morning for the team WOD at NCCF. Am super glad I teamed up w/ Paul and Ron to handle the absolutely humbling workout of:

100 Deadlifts

80 Hang Power Cleans

60 Front Squats

40 Jerks

20 Thrusters

*one athlete works at a time. EMOM stop and all 3 must do 5 burpees. 

We started with #155 on the deadlifts then stripped it down to #105 for the rest of the movements. I dont know how many reps we did, but it felt pretty equitable between the 3 of us. I cranked through the burpees pretty fast and tried to jump on the bar as quick as possible. Due to the way we ran out of steam and were constantly doing burpees- we all struggled on some movements. It took us about 22 1/2 mins to complete. Those burpees kept the heart rate way high the whole time and totally upset any chance of a rhythm of work.   On the thrusters, after 2-3 reps, my whole body felt like it wad filling up with boiling fire, starting at the legs and working tis way up. No wonder Fran is such a beast benchmark.

Always heartening to see such great camaraderie at the gym. The last 2 teams were still cranking out reps and burpees while most everyone else stood around and cheered them on. That's the way a community supports each other with strong encouragement. Pound for pound and scaled by gender, the last 2 teams  lifted more weight than our team, a testament to their level of fitness and power & completed many more burpees. In many ways, they gained more from the WOD than we did. Certainly, training for endurance under heavy loads- The last to finish are really first in the benefits they reap.

1 feeble muscle-up attempt was made, but the WOD had taken its toll on my strength. In other news, I've been doing much cogitation on goals, training plans and events for the coming year. With a plethora of choices and a rest day ont he books, perhaps tomorrow I can lay out the issues and gain some clarity developing a strong plan for the coming months.